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BRIEFS

December 1, 2009

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*Shipping News* Step up fight against South China Sea pirate attacks: KL Pirate attacks in the South China Sea are increasing and Malaysia has urged the bordering nations to work together to fight the threat, reports said yesterday. Shipping demand in recovery: Cosco Shipping demand has recovered as the global economy has come through the worst of the downturn, the head of the world's largest dry bulk ship operator said yesterday.

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CN to keep Canadian trains moving despite drivers' strike Rotterdam terminals profit as volumes shrink in downturn Virginia ports box volume falls 15.7pc, revenue down 7.9pc Three more customs men busted in bribery at Chennai Airport Toll wins US$907 million Australian military household moving contract CEVA signs Goodyear logistics contract in Turkey ATA Truck Tonnage Index falls 0.2pc in October China's Capital Airports bids to build, operate air fields in Colombia, Peru DHL forges security alliance with Air India-SATS in Bangalore Lufthansa to open Frankfurt cargo facility, despite unsettled night flight rules

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K. Mohandas takes charge as Secretary, Shipping Bharati, ABG open bidding for Great Offshore to begin on December 3 4 notifications issued on coastal security after 26/11-Vasan Minister highlights cruise shipping's advantages FFFAI invites nominations for FIATA's 'Young Entrepreneur Award 2010' STX Pan Ocean offers 2 new services SSIPL offers records management services Rihita Cargo shines in logistics sector CMA CGM optimises 2 transatlantic services Coscon hikes Far East to S. America rates CKYH Alliance adopts seasonal adjustment programme in Asia-N. America trade MAERSK LINE & DP WORLD Callao sign terminal services agreement SWIRE SHIPPING adds fifth 1,100-TEU ship to Asia-Australia service Maersk Line launches Koper to E. Med. service China shipping shows signs of recovery Port of Houston to hike container, break-bulk fees MOL signs 10-year contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group ...strengthens ties with China's Baosteel Heavy arms vital to battle piracy, says Maersk Alabama mate MPA & NOL unit set up exchange plan HAMBURG SUD shifts terminals in Seattle Boxes Blown Off! Aries abandons box shipping to focus on bulk carriers Höegh St. Petersburg christened Exports now only at single-digit negative level Sugar imports may touch record 6 m tonnes Adanis, Sical, ArcelorMittal in fray to develop Orissa's Barunei port Indev Irungattukottai ICD dedicated to the trade Foreign airline services make 'Customs' airports richer Rlys to take PPP route for commercial use of vacant land Now, time-table for freight trains! Dismal credit offtake, high rates are wake-up calls-Fieo Panel formed to study impact of surging Chinese power equipment imports on Bhel Decision on rice import in 2 months Flora expo in Bengaluru from Dec. 5

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Full City officers bailed Greek-flag VLCC hijacked New IMO Council, mostly the old names Asian piracy reports GL's green scrapping course

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Samsung gets LOI for $1.1 billion cruise ship Boston Towing takes delivery of Neptune LNG tugs Tuna vessel fires back at pirates

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Port of Bellingham budget sticks to current tax rate Seattle Port Board sets budget plans for 2010 Holiday on the Bay event set for Port of Everett Marina Grant funds approved for Port of Port Angeles project Matson plans to increase Hawaii Service rates

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
London Gateway in calls for government aid Thurrock Council says DP World-owned project 'will not be viable without suitable government intervention'. EIB approves $490m loan for London Gateway Utopia orders $1.1bn cruiseship from South Korea Samsung Heavy Industries wins contract for a 105,000 gt cruise/residence vessel for delivery in 2013. CMA CGM will not sell cruise subsidiary Denies it is considering selling its Compagnie du Ponant as part of efforts to redress its financial situation. Pirates make bold strike on Greek tanker Maran Centaurus attacked 750 miles off the Somalia coast

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Pirates hijack Greek VLCC PIRATES have hijacked Greek VLCC Maran Centaurus in the Somali Basin DryShips retreats on buys DRYSHIPS has confirmed that it will not buy two second-hand Panamaxes after all UK port detains flooded ship A GENERAL cargo ship has been detained in southern England after it was flooded with 180 tonnes of water, Fairplay was told today CSAV to seek more capital CSAV IS planning a third, $360M capital injection Denmark plans anti-pirate fleet DENMARK is planning to build a fleet of African coast guard patrol ships to fight off Somali pirates Szczecin tender falls flat POLAND'S Szczecin yard lured no significant buyers to its auction

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Teamsters Seek to Organize Challenger Vancouver Warns of Rail Strike Impact Canadian Pacific Tests Biodiesel CSX Names Brown as COO Diesel Drops Fourth Consecutive Week Landstar Says Truckload Growing in 4Q Investors Eye International Lease Finance Corp. ProLogis Sees Stabilizing European Market Black Friday Weekend Total Inches Up Emirates Claims Strong Finances India Plans Automotive Logistics Hubs Global Air Cargo Decline Bottoms Out Canada May Intervene in CN Strike Cargolux Loss to Top $100 Million

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
CN strike to hit Canadian container traffic Barroso urges more ambition ahead of climate summit Maersk gets state loan Oil and stocks hold firm as Dubai fears ease Somali pirates take US-bound 'fully-laden' VLCC

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Dubai doubt Golar LNG finance chief says there's no sign yet that Dubai World problems will impact Golar Freeze deal, but there is a Plan B. No thanks George Economou's DryShips opts against double panamax purchase, TradeWinds understands. Deadline drama A striking night time photo of the grounded Full City floodlit by deck lighting is among the images competing in TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year contest. CCNI loss swells Chilean operator posts more than four-fold increase in nine-month losses. High stakes Dmitry Skarga reveals he has borrowed $17m from Yuri Nikitin to finance his legal battles. Hurdle cleared All three yards competing to build eight LPG carriers for Transpetro get technical approvals. Stena net soars Swedish owner reports jump in third-quarter profits as financial items reduce drag on bottom line. Tankers suffer loss. Privalov suicidal Backdated documents centre stage as Dmitry Skarga takes the witness stand in Sovcomflot corruption trial. Dry run Camillo Eitzen says dry-cargo market will remain strong over next six months but will then fall away. Sasco adds third Russian owner snaps up another second-hand boxship after cancelling newbuildings in China. Greek VLCC seized Angelicoussis group VLCC Maran Centaurus with 28 crew snatched by pirates 1,000 miles off Somalia. Red again Camillo Eitzen is still hopeful of BLT takeover as it turns in its fourth quarterly loss in a row. Chef vanishes Colombian authorities search for chef missing from Princess Cruises vessel. Siem's turn Oslo-listed shipowner nets most lucrative Petrobras PSV deal of late. Subsea sale Bergen-based EXS Subsea takes over Oceanteam's 60% stake in Oceanteam Subsea Services. Spot shift Greece's Tsakos confirms two-year charter deals for MR tankers previously trading spot. More for CSAV Loss-making Chilean container line plans $360m capital increase in December. False Dawn NCL's Norwegian Dawn cruiseship breaks down off Puerto Rico as next cruise cancelled. VLCCs targeted Greek tanker hijacking follows failed attacks on TMT, BW Shipping and Essar units. Cruise colossus Korea's Samsung pulls off major coup by clinching country's first cruiseship order, a $1.1bn giant. Tufton buys in Hedge fund spends $8m for 5% slice of Eitzen Chemical in $115m private placement. Engulfed Petrolimex tanker bursts into flames after collision with barge in Vietnamese river. Port plunder Russia's Novorossiysk port almost doubles nine-month profit as grain and iron ore volumes rise. Faith farewell Havila PSV on its way out of the North Sea after landing $26,000 per day deal with Petrobras. Ming Wah scraps Hong Kong shipowner sends second late 1980s-built aframax for scrap in Bangladesh, say brokers. Ringgits recede Malaysian boxship and bulker owner Swee Joo slipped to a loss in year to 30 September as rates fell. Business as usual Citi says Dubai World restructuring not expected to have immediate consequences for DP World. Jinhui profits drop Oslo-listed bulker owner sees third quarter profits slide 62% on a year ago due to weaker rates. Hellenic help Greek ferry owner Minoan Lines posts nine-month profit thanks to sale of stake in rival Hellenic Seaways. Slim pickings Poland sells only a fraction of assets up for grabs at Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards and will auction off the rest. CSIC looks up China Shipbuilding Industry, which plans Shanghai IPO, makes bullish revenue forecast. DFDS axes Anglia Danish owner lays off 20 officers as veteran ro-ro slated for sale. CSDC in JV Li Shaode-led China Shipping Development hooks up with electricity company Shenergy in $35m deal. Mermaid net falls Thoresen Thai Agencies' offshore arm sees bottom line hurt by financial items and a meaty tax bill. Thoresen tumbles Thai bulker owner sees profits collapse by 76% compared to a year ago on weaker freight rates.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Zim 3Q loss tops $200 million Zim to slow-steam two services Pirates capture a VLCC Asian airlines see tentative recovery Cargo plane crashes in Shanghai Leeds leaves Boeing, joins trade law firm DP World unaffected by Dubai debt meltdown N.C. governor makes port tour Koo heads Hong Kong ship owners group

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Crude oil tanker hijacked On November 29, the Greek crude oil tanker Maran Centaurus was hijacked 600 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles. The vessel was heading for New Orleans from Jiddah and has Passports returned to Full City officers A court in Norway has decided that the Chinese master and third officer of the bulk carrier Full City will have their passports returned, and have to each post bail Commission moves state aid from transport directorate-general A change in the new EU Commission could have significant implications for shipping and ports. In the new organisation, state aid competence in transport will be transferred from the present Torm sells another bulk carrier Dampskibsselskabet Torm has sold the bulk carrier Torm Charlotte to an undisclosed buyer, reportedly a Greek buyer. The price tag is USD 35 million, and Torm will make a profit Norway wants IMO to pursue emission targets The Norwegian government will not ask for any concrete emission targets for the shipping industry at the UN's climate change conference in Copenhagen, reports nrk.no. The Norwegians want IMO to

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Wallenius ready for fuel cell test Fuel cells part of long term emission reduction plan. Mixed start to the week in Europe Rotterdam bunker market sees good demand. Fujairah market firming Good demand and avails in Fujairah. Bunker volumes up but revenue falls Russian Black Sea player says work on new fuel oil terminal will go ahead. Former IBIA chairman leaves Hoegh Staff cuts sees company's bunkering department halved. Chinese bunker market will see 'growth slow' Chimbusco official assesses impact of global financial crisis. Cockett opens another Asian office Aims to 'further expand' business around the region. Weak demand in Singapore could last through December Other key Asian ports report low demand. Essar offers 180 cSt parcel Cargo to be lifted on December 17-19 from Vadinar. Restrictions choking fuel supplier's business Fort Lauderdale City Commission to consider fuel barge access in its waterways. Fuel oil prices under pressure Markets react to volatile crude oil prices and swelling fuel oil inventories.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

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.

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

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

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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

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

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

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

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

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

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