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January 15, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembMarine delivers last of 6 ships to Taiwan firm
    THE last of a series of six container vessels built by SembCorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines was named and delivered last Friday.
  • Maritime royalty make history in New York
    Deborah D'Ambrosi can recite with ease the weight of each of the Queens - Elizabeth 2, Mary 2 and Victoria, which are among the world's most luxurious ocean liners. And she came all the way from her landlocked hometown, Olney, Illinois, on Sunday just to see 'the three girls', as she called them.
  • Dry-bulk rates may fall next year on vessel oversupply
    Shipping costs for iron ore, coal and other commodities may fall starting next year as vessel numbers outpace cargoes, KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl said as it cut the industry rating to 'neutral'.
  • Newcastle coal exports fall 20% to 6-week low
  • 10 charities share $1m donation from NOL trust
  • Greenpeace disrupts Japanese whale hunt

Sched Netweb site
  • US$6.8 billion private equity fund intends to boost Tianjin shipping
  • Singapore's NOL stays mum on reported merger plans with Germany's TUI
  • Yantai Port throughput surpasses 100 million tons in 2007
  • Yingkou Port up 27pc in 2007, surpasses 120 million tons
  • Northport joins the SMEs BrandLaureates in 2007 awards
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach to vote on third container tax since 2005
  • Needy to benefit from CWT Globelink's 20th anniversary in Singapore
  • Mississippi residents protest unsightly container port expansion
  • 'Aggressive pricing' deployed to enlarge Air India Cargo's global market share
  • Air New Zealand readies summer services from Auckland to Beijing and Shanghai
  • Singapore Airlines pulls freighters out of Dublin after 11 years

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NYK Line & HMM to start new NHX service linking Asia, SA & EC of S. America
  • Canada court resolves ownership question of ship under construction
  • IPBCC scraps Chennai surcharge
  • Maritime industry sizzling, but set to get even hotter in Asia
  • Maersk Line offers new FEW2 service
  • STL sets up Hong Kong office to open trans-Russia route for Asia cargo
  • OOCL Busan named at Geoje Shipyard in Korea
  • China to make Dalian a major shipping centre
  • OOCL switches to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • CSCL's board gives go-ahead to Yingkou port terminal investment
  • Liberia sets ship & tonnage records
  • Bien Dong Shipping raises Hong Kong-Haiphong sailing frequency
  • PIL & PSA to operate JV box terminal in Singapore
  • Tianjin port cargo throughput surpasses 300 m tonnes
  • Sikkim keen on trade ties with Thailand
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese Trimethroprim withdrawn
  • Great Going by GTI!
  • Blue Dart wins logistics' retail excellence award
  • ECo Rly on track to 3 multimodal hubs, rake optimisation
  • Govt mulls toll for using rail overbridges
  • Cabinet clears way for change in Rlys Act for easier land acquisition
  • Industrial production: growth at 13-month low
  • Govt plans to form valuers' regulatory body
  • Buoyant tax collections in April-Dec. 2007
  • UN report sees dynamic growth in India, insulated from global slowdown
  • 9-10 pc growth rate sustainable-PM
  • Ficci study estimates over 8-fold surge in imports from China
  • Trade with Greece in services sector holds promise, observes Kamal nath
  • PM lays out red carpet to Chinese entrepreneurship, investments, collaborations & goodwill
  • Re. rise drained exports worth $ 7 bn-Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Intermarine names customer service manager
  • Montreal increases handling volume
  • British Airways: sixth route to India
  • Thiel Road & Rail strengthens Eastern European network
  • NYK Logistics launches pharmaceutical centre of excellence
  • Air Cargo India 2008, Mumbai, 23-25 January 2008

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to "integrate Hapag Lloyd"
  • Coaster master fined for drinking
  • Ships in trouble around UK coast
  • Bandy takes over at Chemoil
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line keep service going

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Northrop Grumman to combine Newport News and Ship Systems
  • Naming ceremony for first Mid East jack-up rig newbuild
  • Kirby ups 4Q profits forecast
  • GAO reports on tanker security

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Jerry Oliver begins term on Vancouver, USA port board
  • OOCL moving to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • Portland Shipping Club calling for Old Salt nominations
  • Firms agree to pay $35,000 in oil record book settlement
  • NYK, Hyundai teaming up for new Asia/SAfrica/SAmerica run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Forth Ports shares surge as Babcock boosts stake
    AUSTRALIAN investment bank builds up a stake to 20.4%, prompting renewed takeover speculation.
  • BBI sets its sights on US and European bulk ports
  • FFA players blamed for Baltic Dry Index tumble
    FALLS in paper values help push rates down in the physical market; as index takes a further beating today.
  • Hooks, lines and sinkings
    IT seems curious that in the 21st century, coming up to the centenary of the Titanic's loss, that we are still arguing about lifeboats.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Fincantieri listing off, merger on?
    The anticipated listing of Fincantieri on the Stock Exchange might not be necessary any more, according to the latest news coming from Rome
  • Car carrier aground off Cromer
    YARMOUTH Coastguard was called to action when a large car carrier ran into trouble at 2am this morning
  • France to privatise cargo handling
    FRANCE is to is privatise stevedoring at major ports, the country's PM announced today, to a cacophony of union disapproval
  • Salvors to board drifting ship
  • Buyer beware, warns LR chairman
  • Coastal feeders make Brazil return
  • Are seven class societies too many?
  • NCC numbers show healthy signs
  • Suez Canal generates $4.6bn
  • Forth Ports in takeover moves
  • Ban to spur rise in tanker orders
  • Freight drives Scandlines higher
  • TUI tightens grip on Hapag

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Industry outlook not all gloom: Widdows
    Despite U.S. economic woes, APL chief executive says box carriers that control costs and price their services properly will prosper.
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach approve new fee
  • Growth ahead for southern U.S. box ports: Economist
  • Ports America Group formed
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent moves to block possible takeover
  • Virginia ports sign India rep
  • UK's Forth Ports sells stake
  • NYK Line exits Asia-South Africa-S. America service
  • IES to include 10+2
  • Amsterdam boxes up 21%
  • Concor trims empties fees

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • CP Rail facing strike threat
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk continue Asia / South Africa / South America service despite NYK withdrawal
  • P&O Ferrymasters orders new equipment to meet growth predictions
  • OOCL brings in cleaner trucks ahead of CTP ban at Long Beach
  • Varaumo outlines Kalmar's course

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to reel in Hapag
    Faced with calls to split off the German travel operator's container shipping arm, the chief of TUI says the parent should merge with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Erika ruling due
    A court in France is set to deliver a ruling Wednesday on the 1999 spill in the sinking of the Erika.
  • Line endures sans NYK
    Hamburg Sud and Maersk Line decide to continue joint service between Asia, South Africa and Latin America's east coast, despite NYK's pullout.
  • Magdalena fetches $38m
    The handysize bulker Magdalena Oldendorff is reportedly sold to Hong Kong-based buyers.
  • Ice Prince hopes fading
    List increases as weather closes in on abandoned Greek cargoship drifting in the English Channel.
  • Ionia back in court
    After $4.9m fine, Greek shipping company is ruled to be in violation of probation in a Connecticut federal court.
  • Ishwari deal tops $50m
    Brokers report $51m to $54.5m price tag on Essar Shipping's sale of the 155,000-dwt tanker.
  • Dry downer
    Stocks of bulker companies follow the Baltic Index down with losses across the board.
  • Scandlines soars
    Newly privatised Baltic ferry group enjoys strong 2007 driven by freight business.
  • PM wants private ports
    France will privatise port services in a bid to regain the number one container berth, Francois Fillon says.
  • Danaos takes HMM trio
    Greek owner snaps up three 2,200-teu units from Korean which takes them back on charter for 10 years.
  • Bite the bullet and buy new
    Canadian province is playing Russian roulette by failing to upgrade its ageing ferry fleet, expert says.
  • Piraeus auction begins
    PPA defies strike threat and opens the bidding for control of two container piers at Greece's biggest port.
  • Kirby to beat expectations
    US tank-barge giant has done better than forecast in strong fourth quarter market.
  • Lone detainee on HK list
    Hong Kong inspectors hold just one vessel in December, a Vietnamese general cargoship.
  • Dry day in Seoul
    South Korean owners and shipbuilders feel the pinch following Friday's 4.6% drop in dry bulk rates.
  • Access denied
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill will not be allowed to view Aker Drilling's books despite its willingness to pay handsomely for control of the company.
  • Japan finds fault with 16
    Port state checks ended with Iino tanker and Asiana Lines car carrier on list of shame for December.
  • Owners slam Seoul-Busan canal
    Over 75% of the nation's shipowners believe the cross-country waterway, a key election pledge of President-elect Lee Myung-bak, is a waste of time.
  • Gagasan thinking big
    Malaysian tanker owner expects revenue to double this year as new ships join fleet.
  • Cork-Swansea ship found
    Irish consortium identifies suitable Scandinavian ferry to restart link to Wales.
  • GOGL buys GOGL
    Norwegian bulker owner takes 2.5m shares off the market in $12m move.
  • Bulker sinks off Taiwan, 12 missing
    Bad weather claims handysize with some reports indicating three Chinese crew drowned.
  • No action
    Canada's BC Ferries won't discipline crewman who shut down ship engine with contaminated oil.
  • Green light for L&T
    Indian group wins state clearance to build new shipyard in Tamil Nadu.
  • STX Pan Ocean inks COA
    South Korean owner extends relationship with Chile's Graneles Group with one year deal to ship grain.
  • Mystery surrounds tanker fire
    Greek operator still unsure what caused blast as Nigerian police dismiss militant involvement.
  • Chemoil name new CEO
    Lead independent director Clyde Michael Bandy named as new head of Singapore-listed bunker firm.
  • Kim to take HMM hot seat
    Former vice chairman of Hankuk Glass Industries Co, Kim Seong-man, unveiled as new CEO of South Korea's second biggest shipping line.
  • Ice Prince adrift off UK
    Crew evacuated from Greek multi-purpose vessel after it loses power in the English Channel.
  • Hapag-NOL tie-up talks denied
    German boxhip line's owner TUI says there are no negotiations over merger with Singapore rival.
  • PCC aground off Norfolk
    The car carrier City of Sunderland is reported to have run into trouble off the UK's east coast.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine CEO resigns
  • Hapag-Lloyd, APL merger talks denied
  • Unfit vessels finding safe haven in India's smaller ports
  • Sea Star hiking bunker surcharges
  • Hamburg Süd, Maersk to continue Asia/South Africa/ECSA loop without NYK
  • UASC takes delivery of first of eight 6,900-TEU ships from HHI
  • Car carrier aground off English Coast
  • TACA's BAFs, CAF unchanged
  • Air China can't buy China Eastern stake until August
  • Worldwide Flight Services makes Garcia head of world sales
  • Infrastructure finance commission to release report this week
  • Deutsche Bahn to forge collaborative setup with Indian Railways
  • UPS Freight announces rate increases
  • SoCal air regulators threaten to sue EPA over emission standards delay
  • Singh meets Hu, free trade deal discussed
  • Industry coalition rails against Commerce's use of "zeroing"
  • U.S., Mexico review NAFTA impact to date on ag trade
  • Ex-Im Bank guidelines help fight loan fraud
  • Corpus Christi seeks bids for container facility
  • Port of Virginia establishes representative in India
  • Jacksonville's Ferrin optimistic on dredging
  • Guam port authority to restart Matson/Horizon crane negotiations
  • GPG volume on the rise with help from Nansha
  • New heavy lift dock in Houston

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Scandlines with record high numbers on the routes
    Scandlines achieved an increase of the number of cars and passengers on its 13 routes in 2007. All told the number of passengers reached 20.5 million and 4.5 million private cars. That was an overall increase of 3 ...
  • More money to Shtokman this year
    More investments are expected in the Shtokman gas project in 2008 after last year's budget was cut from RUB 17.1 billion to RUB 8.6 billion. This year the development of Shtokman and Bovanenkovskoe (on the Yamal peninsula) has ...
  • EUR 4.4 bn to be invested in Port of Murmansk
    The Murmansk Port Management Company ' established at the turn of the year ' will oversee the EUR 4.4 billion development of the Port of Murmansk to become the infrastructure hub for development Russian oil and gas fields in the Barents ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • California ups ship emissions ante
    State agency has federal government in its sights with lawsuit possibly looming.
  • Anti-pollution team 'monitoring' drifting vessel
    General cargo vessel with over 300 metric tonnes of bunkers on board adrift in the English Channel.
  • Biofuels 'damaging environment'
    European Union re-thinking its targets as doubts grow about benefits of biofuel.
  • Fujairah Refinery 'granted bunker licence'
    Vitol Group has promised 'to enhance Fujairah's role' in the regional and international energy markets.
  • Rotterdam barges remain tight
  • Asian bunker prices sliding to 30-day lows
    Chinese fuel demand shows no signs of reviving.
  • Singapore: December bunker sales up 8.3% on month
    Singapore remains the clear leader as the world's largest bunkering port.
  • OPEC blames speculation for high prices
    Cartel sees no physical supply shortages, but OPEC is on standby to increase output.
  • Air base chief fired over Chemoil CEO's death
  • Chemoil appoints new CEO
    New CEO to lead global marine fuel supplier after the death of its founder and former CEO.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
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