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May 16, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TUI posts higher Q1 loss of 166.8m euros
    TUI AG, the German tour operator planning to split off its Hapag-Lloyd freight line, reported a higher first-quarter loss after excluding earnings from the container shipping unit as discontinued operations.
  • Petrobras pushes oil rig rents sky-high
    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil company, leased about 80 per cent of the world's deepest-drilling offshore rigs to explore prospects including the Western hemisphere's biggest discovery in decades.
  • Hyundai Heavy gets 1.2b won in delivery bonuses
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, said that it received 1.2 billion won (S$1.6 million) in bonuses from clients for delivering vessels an average of about two months ahead of schedule.
  • Cosco Pacific eyes investment in US, Europe terminals
  • Economic slump, Internet challenge US Postal Service
  • Hyundai Merchant rebounds with Q1 profit

Sched Netweb site
  • HK's April up 1.3pc to 2.04 million TEU, Singapore up 12.5pc from January through April
  • ELAA supports EC review on consortia, new block exemption
  • NOL attributes 183pc quarterly profit rise to 'discipline' and 'cost focus'
  • Guangzhou Port Q1 box throughput surpasses Kaohsiung, Rotterdam
  • Schenker builds new freight forwarding terminal in Austria
  • PSA sets up scholarship fund for low-income families
  • Georgia Ports Authority holds Suez route meeting June 2
  • SBITC opens New Container Terminal-1
  • Jade Cargo made official carrier of aid to Burmese cyclone victims
  • Aloha pilots keep flying despite no pay
  • GOP senator wants aviation safety bill back without extraneous clauses

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Transworld's OEL undertakes another voyage
  • Now, containers & ships for US exports become scarce
  • DGS waives age limit for Indian ships!
  • IPBCC to cease from Oct. 17
  • Maersk Logistics emerges with flying colours at 1st Seatrade Asia 2008 Awards
  • US Exim Bank signs deals with 8 FIs to open loan window for aircraft purchase
  • Major German auto, aviation sector manufacturers coming to set up base
  • Lanco Infratech bags Vizhinjam box terminal project
  • Cyclone-hit Myanmar's major ports still closed
  • 132 pc jump in direct tax collections

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • BAWC announces key management appointments
  • Singapore Airlines raises profits
  • Estonia: SW Railway to carry freight again
  • FedEx lowers profit forecast again
  • Germany prolongs cabotage ban

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • High claims hit UK Club results
  • Skaugen,Teekay in sale & leaseback deal
  • Cosco arms ship still lurking off Africa
  • UK shipping welcomes government plans
  • Evergreen, COSCON split service

Marine Logweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Joint venture says $500 million still in place for NASSCO tankers
  • Conrad Industries ups its backlog
  • Trailer Bridge reports Q1 results
  • Foss hybrid harbor tug nears launch date
  • Hearing on Jones Act rebuilds
  • Fire breaks out on Bender newbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Port of Portland presents awards for airport recycling efforts
  • NOL numbers skyrocket during first quarter of 2008
  • Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal ready for business with upgrades
  • Freight services index falls during month of March
  • CKYH carriers bringing back All Water East Coast service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line stays in red
    AP Moller-Maersk container shipping arm loses $47m in first quarter despite higher cargo volumes and freight rates.
  • Analyst predicts two years in red for Maersk Line
  • Japanese owners in operating costs crisis
    SHIKOKU shipowner Sentoku Senpaku urges country's mega carriers to loosen stranglehold.
  • Thoresen Thai Agencies profit surges on dry bulk boom
    THE company is upbeat on the outlook for 2008, but has concerns about newbuildings joining the fleet in 2009.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Green recycling standard announced
    A GLOBAL ban on the beaching of condemned vessels by ship recyclers has been urged by Jim Puckett, a leading campaigner from the Basel Action Network (BAN).
  • Hansa Treuhand defies rate pressure
    HAMBURG KG house Hansa Treuhand is predicting another year of double digit returns for private container ship investors despite growing pressure on charter rates
  • UK MCA invites comment on transfer rules
    THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) launched a 12-week public consultation today on proposals for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfer operations in UK waters
  • USS newbuilds still firm
    USS Products Investor, the joint venture between Blackstone and troubled US Shipping Partners (USS), is publicly insisting that its newbuild programme at NASSCO remains on track
  • Teekay announces 1Q results
    TEEKAY Offshore today reports a net income of $0.5M for 1Q08, compared to a net income of $6.8M for the same period last year
  • Iranian shipping firms get tax back
    IRANIAN companies involved in international transport and shipping are entitled to complete exemption from taxes on transit and export of goods from or through Iran to other countries.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line trims losses in first quarter
    World's biggest container carrier cuts losses to $47 million from $198 million on higher rates and volumes, better cost controls.
  • Containerized exports surge at Los Angeles-Long Beach
  • Hapag-Lloyd net tumbles
  • TWIC sign-ups expanded
  • CMA CGM expands service to West Coast of S. America
  • Lines add Far East-ME loops
  • Legislation seeks to limit truck weight, size
  • New box ship for Seaspan
  • Six named to International Maritime Hall of Fame
  • Pioneer nuke ship Savannah moves to Baltimore
  • Trio bid for Greek port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line still struggling in Q1 as group prospers
  • Weak dollar hits RCL Q1 profit
  • COSCON and Evergreen double capacity on Far East/Middle-East service
  • French tugs back on strike offensive
  • Inchcape: 'still enough room for port agencies'

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Aegean profits grow
    Earnings pick up 14% at Aegean Marine Petroleum Network as sales boom.
  • FreeSeas estimates cut
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst ratchets down 2008 earnings projection by 23.1% as the dollar and lube costs are expected to cut into profits.
  • Trailer Bridge sees red
    First quarter swings to a $1.82m loss despite volume and revenue increases.
  • PSV order lifts Wilson net
    Brazilian shipowner, builder and terminal operator Wilson Sons sees profit jump 10% after an order at its shipyard.
  • US Shipping rebounds
    New York-listed Jones Act player regains some losses in its share price after three days of declines.
  • Teekay spin-off barely sable
    US-listed Teekay Offshore Partners barely ekes out a profit as non-cash charges piled up.
  • FreeSeas' revenue doubles
    Despite first-quarter revenues surge, derivatives losses shrink US-listed bulker owner's profits sink to a penny per share.
  • London calling dry investors
    Globus Maritime leads the charge of the bulker owners, boosting its market value by more than a tenth.
  • Teekay Tankers in line
    US-listed Teekay Corp spin-off earns $14m in profits, within range of analyst expectations.
  • Knightsbridge feeling flush
    Tanker owner cashes in on strong VLCC rates as first quarter profits rise 52%.
  • Maersk tops a billion
    Three months, $1.05bn in profit. Danish giant pulls in more first quarter cash as oil prices rise and freight rates improve.
  • HMM bulks up
    Korean owner back in profit in first quarter thanks to bulkers, while boxships also improve.
  • Guangzhou returns to ro-ros
    Hong Kong-listed shipyard confirms return to ferry building with $300m order from a Chinese owner.
  • Fesco buys VCT
    Russian box line splashes cash to take control of expanding Vladivostok container outlet.
  • Hafen packs a punch
    Operator of Germany's flagship container port sees profits rise 27% in first three months of 2008.
  • Sanoyas smashes forecast
    Japanese shipyard's full-year profit rises 280%, beating its own estimates by a fifth.
  • Evergreen, Cosco split Gulf run
    Taiwanese box line and Chinese rival to offer independent Persian Gulf loops after ending joint service.
  • STX builds profit
    Korean shipyard hikes first quarter earnings as revenues jump 54%.
  • Bonds boost Berlian
    Indonesian tanker owner sees first quarter profit soar as it revalues debt issue.
  • Costs and currency catch Wilson
    Shortsea specialist's net profit slumps despite higher charter income from its larger fleet.
  • Sasebo spot on
    Japanese shipyard sees full-year profits hit its own expectations, with cash tipped to keep flowing for the next six months.
  • Skaugen offloads another pair
    Teekay to buy more gas ship newbuildings from Norwegian owner with lease backs attached.
  • Meiji on upswing
    Japanese owner predicting more growth this year after increasing annual earnings to 31 March.
  • Teekay LNG slips to loss
    Foreign exchange and interest rate swap losses also take their toll at LNG player Teekay Gas Partners.
  • Teekay's profits plunge
    US-listed tanker owner takes a hit from unrealised foreign exchange and interest rate swap losses.
  • APL bolsters Vietnam links
    Neptune Orient Lines' liner subsidiary to launch new service linking Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore.
  • Solvang in Neu gas venture
    Gas owners team up on commercial management of two groups' fully refrigerated LPG vessels.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk sees improved results, reduces container losses
  • Hapag-Lloyd benefits from increased freight rates
  • New CMA CGM service on South America West Coast
  • ESPMC-WITASS to raise Guatemala THCs
  • Hanjin receives two 4,275-TEU ships
  • Hellenic Carriers receives bulker for charter to Hanjin
  • Germanischer Lloyd moves Scandinavia office to Copenhagen
  • Delta's Anderson embraces cargo
  • Deutsche Post's 1st quarter "on target" despite 18.4% net income drop
  • Congress urges pause in "first sale" change
  • Report: Credit crunch slows global transport, logistics M&A activity
  • HHLA makes impressive start to 2008
  • ICTSI inks Mindanao terminal concession

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • GL moved area office to Copenhagen
    Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the German classification society, has moved its area office from Stockholm to Copenhagen. GL wants to be as close as possible to its customers. ' The most customers in the Area Scandinavia are located in Denmark, said Rainer ...
  • Solvang and Neu forms gas company
    The gas carrier owner/operator Solvang ASA and Neu Gas Shipping have established International Gas Carriers (IGC) to be responsible for the commercial operation of the two groups' fully refrigerated LPG carriers. The ownership and technical operation of the vessels ...
  • Skaugen sells two gastankers
    I.M Skaugen Group (IMSK) has agreed to sell two multigas carriers, on 12,000 cmb, capable of carrying LNG, LPG and ethylene for USD 90 million to Teekay Corporation. The vessels are under construction with Skaugen Marine Construction (SMC) in China ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Crisis predicted following Russian single-hull ban
    95% of bunkering fleet in Russian ports could be taken out of service by the end of 2008.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Oil spill scare in Bay area
    Initial fears of a large spill after tugboat hits refinery wharf, damaging pipeline.
  • Bunker markets stay firm as oil rebounds
    Singapore and Rotterdam IFO prices down only once in last seven trading days.
  • Rotterdam barge market quiet
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuel rise
    Distillates stocks reach three month high.
  • Teekay Tankers Q1 net profit up
    Expects to expand fleet with more tanker acquisitions.
  • NOL profits almost triple
    Box carrier says volumes and revenues offset surging bunker costs.
  • Chinese fuel oil imports down
    Customs data shows fuel oil import volumes down 25% year-on-year.
  • Supply of 380 cst steadies in Taichung
    Barging problems had left port without the product earlier this year.
  • Singapore-Tokyo price spread narrows
    Tokyo's bunker price premium over Singapore at just $12.50 pmt on Wednesday.
  • Eitzen Chemical reports a loss
    Higher freight rates failed to cover surge in bunker fuel and other voyage related costs.
  • Aegean sees profits climb
    President E. Nikolas Tavlarios says company expects to capitalize on 'positive industry fundamentals'.
  • Chevron to double bunker capacity at Panama facility
    Terminal provides bunker fuel, lubricants and other derivatives for ships using the Panama Canal.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
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
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.
ACCIDENTS
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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
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.
PORTS
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
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
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.
ACCIDENTS
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
COMPANIES
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.
PORTS
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.
CRUISES
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.
PORTS
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.
TRUCKING
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.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
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%.
EDITORIAL
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.
SHIPPING
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
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
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
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
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.
SHIPPING
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%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
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.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
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.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
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%.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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.
TRADE
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
JOBS
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
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.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
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
PORTS
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
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
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.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
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.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
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.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
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.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
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
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
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
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.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
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
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPYARDS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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.
CRUISES
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.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
YACHTING
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
JOBS
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
YACHTING
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
MEETINGS
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
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