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BRIEFS

August 7, 2009

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*Shipping News* Panama Canal in pact with US port The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed an agreement with Port Everglades of the United States to generate new business, the manager of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced on Wednesday. America's Cup sails to UAE The next America's Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February 2010, defending champion Alinghi said on Wednesday.

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China's investments in road, water traffic to reach CNY1 trillion Kalmar RTGs increase HK's Buenos Aires CT lift capacity Coscon Logistics to start GPS-based shipment tracking in China TAL Intl. posts 2Q adjusted net income of US$10.9 million Cass freight index declines 0.5pc Ryder earnings down 64pc in second quarter Kaliningrad first half container volume plunges 67.9pc BA delays delivery of a dozen A380s as losses persist Continental's load factor rises 3.1 points in July Switch to sea freight continues as air cargo deflates

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Damco honoured with Target Corpn's Vice-President's Award 2008 ABG-LDA to start transloading operations at Sandheads from October Veg oil imports may surge Manning scale talks strike no breakthrough at New Mangalore Port Tyranny of 'Inspector raj' may end soon for India Inc Infrastructure tops state's agenda-CM

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Dr Stefan Kurrle new Fiege board member The board of the Fiege foundation is being expanded, with the addition of Dr Stefan Kurrle to the logistics corporation's board by 1 February 2010 at the latest. Kurrle will take o... Agility opens new logistics hub in Malaysia Agility has opened a logistics hub near Kuala Lumpur, boosting the company's warehousing capacity in Malaysia to more than 34,000 sqm. The new 13,000 sqm facility in Bukit Jelutong... GW starts operations in Maria Saal terminal Gebrüder Weiss' new logistics terminal in Maria Saal (Austria) started operations on 3 August, after a construction period of one year. A 30,000 sqm plot accommodates 2,500 sqm of ... Renault and Dacia endorse ECG operations manual Renault and Dacia have endorsed the operations quality manual of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), which was first introduced in 2007, with version 4 published i... German inland shipping industry feeling the crisis The financial and industrial crisis has also hit Germany's inland shipping industry, cutting the volumes transported in the first quarter of this year by around 25% to 12 billion t... HHLA employees undergo re-training during cut in working hours More than 300 employees of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) based in Hamburg will make use of the current cut in working hours to engage in training measures from the beg... MOL to set up Indian JV with Sical Logistics Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Sical Logistics in preparation for the launch of a joint venture to operate a completed car yard at Enn... Norbert Dentressangle appoints Joe Fogg head of UK sales Norbert Dentressangle has appointed Joe Fogg as Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK's head of sales. Fogg has held a range of operational, account management, commercial and busines... Panalpina: net profit dropped by 78% The Basel (Switzerland) based forwarder and logistics company Panalpina Group reported that its first-half net profit had dropped by 78%, as cost cuts couldn't make up for a slump ...

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AUGUST 6, 2009
TOP Ships secures RBS waiver Golar LNG Energy offering raises $110m

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Bollinger delivers 80,000 bbl barge Chouest to build new OSV series USCG gets new Vice Commandant ABS authorized to issue IAPP certificates Aker Philadelphia warns of counterparty risks

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Surgery center under construction on Port of Bellingham property US joins Republic of Philippines in anti-piracy joint agreement Schnitzer recycling program benefits from 'clunker' vehicles Port Metro Vancouver posts mid-year numbers APL nets environmental award from Port of Los Angeles

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Diana wary despite strong second quarter DIANA Shipping has cautioned against taking recovery in the dry bulk market for granted. Eagle Bulk set to pounce when time is right EAGLE Bulk has forged an alliance with Delphin Shipping to target "exciting purchase opportunities". Reefer crisis deepens as box lines bite into fruit REEFER vessel values fall 25% and crisis-ridden container operators offer 'distressed' rates to transport fruit. Top box lines axe Pacific capacity MAERSK Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co and CMA CGM are downsizing their transpacific network from three to two loops.

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Smit 'compensates' to profits MARITIME service provider Smit Internationale posted a 9% increase today in profits for this year's first half, despite the recession NOL loses $391M in first half NOL HAS slumped to first-half losses of $391M on reduced turnover of $2.9Bn 33 sought in ferry sinking HOPES are fading today that up to 33 passengers will be found alive from the sinking of an inter-island ferry last night off Tonga in the South Pacific Caracas controls key ports PRIVATE operators no longer control a range of key Venezuelan port functions, a maritime lawyer told Fairplay today GL raises wind energy focus GERMANY'S class society has decided to diversify deeper into the renewable energy sector in reaction to the slump in shipping markets Excel prices secondary offering BULKER owner Excel Maritime today priced a new offering of 6M common shares at $8 per share, for net proceeds of $45.1M Maersk's trans-Pacific shuffle MAERSK LINE said today it is making sweeping revisions to its trans-Pacific services

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Rail Traffic Strengthens Again Maersk Pleased With Start of Chassis Program DHL Pays $9.4 Million for Export Violation CP Sells Historic Montreal Building Seaboard Expands Capacity at Port of New Orleans i2 Technologies Earns $9.8 Million Video: Capt. Mike Lorino, President of the Associated Branch Pilots, discusses the warning signs pilots must look for when guiding vessels through the lower Mississippi River Seaspan Profit Jumps 32 Percent SAS Veteran Returns to Head Cargo Group Quality Distribution Posts Big Loss on Charges Union Chief Apologizes on STB Nod American Railcar Profit Dives 82 Percent China's Trade Surplus to Drop 23 Percent in 2009 Pacer Lost $7.3 Million Three Carriers to Merge Two Trans-Pacific Loops Box Fleet Growth Slows NOL Loses $146 Million in Second Quarter

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AUGUST 6, 2009
FedEx opens new forwarding offices Seaspan plays hardball with carriers Hansa Stavanger owners facing ransom payout backlash Drewry: carriers' schedule integrity improved

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Chouest builds 12 US offshore vessel building and operator set to start construction on 5,300-dwt, diesel-electric OSV series. Navigators gains New York insurer Navigators Group post improved quarterly profits but gross marine premiums slip. Positioned to buy Citing acquisition potential, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst hikes price target for New York-listed Diana owner after drop in quarterly earnings. Marinsa gets OK Shareholders of CSAV backer Marinsa approve issuing $166m worth of shares. Hungry for coal Eagle Bulk's Sophocles Zoullas says India's coal imports are poised to become a major demand driver for supramaxes. Lucky 13 Brazil's Petrobras has reportedly approved bids for 13 offshore vessel charters from six companies. Excel target cut After equity raise, Jefferies analyst lowers price target and estimates for Panayotides-led bulker owner but says there's still upside potential. Bulk bites Algoma Falling dry-cargo earnings hurt Canadian shipowner's second quarter profit. Mexican grounds Laden tanker Nuevo Pemex I is re-floated after running aground off eastern Mexico. Global turns black US subsea and construction vessel owner Global Industries returns to profitability with figures above Wall Street bets. Di one cent shy Dry-cargo troubles far from over says Simeon Palios as Diana Shipping's Q2 figures land just short of forecasts. Eagle eyes buys Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner in the hunt for ships as new private equity company established. Future clouded STX Europe still facing unknown losses from bankrupt Wadan Yards as first-half profit falls. Chemoil slips Downturn hits volumes and profits at Singapore bunker supplier and tanker owner. Recycle that! MSC boxship to return containers of rotting rubbish dumped at Brazilian ports to Britain. Excel eyes $50m New York listed bulker owner issuing shares to repay debt. Two out Australian ports group Asciano loses two top managers in shake-up following rights issue. Penguin cuts loss Singapore-listed offshore player remains in the red during the second quarter despite improved revenue. Balance boost Scrapping surge and newbuilding cancellations significantly improve supply and demand balance in the car carrier market, says WW. Aegean collision Greek cargoship and Hong Kong bulker damaged in clash off Greece. Job done New LNG spin-off Golar LNG Energy exceeds revised share issue target as it readies Oslo listing. Aker Philly fine Profit up at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard which warns, however, of possible risks from only customer. Aqaba slowdown Jordanian port workers protest over compensation for living quarters sold off by bosses. WW just short Ingar Skaug-led Wilh Wilhelmsen, which has laid-up 20 vessels, sees Q2 operating profit land $2m shy of forecasts. Costs hurt Eagle Soaring expenses clip Sophocles Zoullas-led Eagle Bulk's wings in second quarter amid strong revenue growth. Bad to worse Kansai Kisen, the Japanese ferry operator bailed out by MOL, almost doubles first-half loss forecast. Repair boost UK yard group A&P wins overhaul of SeaFrance ferry, safeguarding Tyneside jobs. Many feared dead Frantic search for at least 30 in South Pacific as ferry capsizes off Tonga, one body recovered. Smit inches up Dutch salvage and tug group defies economic downturn to post 9% rise in half year profits. No way, Jose US-listed boxship owner baulks at requests from CSAV and Hapag Lloyd to renegotiate charters. NOL runs red Singapore liner operator books $146m loss in first quarter taking first half losses to $391m. TBS tanks Effects of global stimulus packages yet to reach smaller bulkers says US listed handysize specialist. More at Mundra Indian port defies gloom with strong set of first quarter cargo numbers, plus 76% jump in profit. Tamai expects less Japanese bulker owner chops full-year profit forecast in half as first quarter returns a loss. Red to black Japanese shipbuilder Sanoyas turns around loss in first quarter, despite lack of new orders.

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AUGUST 6, 2009
NOL first half loss hits $391 million Drewry: Boxship schedule integrity nears 70% Big 3 carriers cut ships on transpacific Rasmussen becomes SAS Cargo president Averitt adds service to Mich., Pa. Government logistics revenue boosts Agility profit Pacer reports $7.3 million 2nd quarter loss U.S., Mauritius start investment treaty talks OHL in CBP broker self-assessment pilot APL, Con-Way extend OceanGuaranteed to Mexico FedEx forwarding unit opens Asia, Brazil offices Ontario teachers, CenterPoint team up on Va. Offer Port Everglades, Panama Canal sign agreement

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AUGUST 6, 2009
Two suspects after Norway oil spill Work on clearing up oil following the grounding of the Panama-registered bulk carrier Full City is in progress on the Norwegian south coast. The Norwegian Coastal Administration reports that Golar LNG Energy seeks Olso listing Golar LNG will apply for a full listing of Golar LNG Energy's shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange after an equity offering raised over USD 100 million. "Golar LNG Limited Foreign minister slams ransom The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has slammed Leonhardt & Blumberg Reederei for paying a ransom of USD 2.1 million for the release of their container vessel Hansa Stavanger Baltic Breeze I crew finally paid The crew of five Lithuanians on board the coaster Baltic Breeze I have now finally been paid and left the vessel, which is lying in Vejle, Denmark. The Swedish owner Lithuanian seamen kidnapped Armed men attacked Limarko Shipping Company's reefer vessel the Saturnas on August 3, when the vessel was anchored off Nigeria. Five crew members were taken hostage, the kidnappers left the

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AUGUST 6, 2009
GE Marine partnership will develop fuel saving technology Business agreement plans to offer fully-integrated marine propulsion systems. Prices soften in European bunker hub But prices continue to firm in southern Europe. Maritime group reports drop in demand Wilh. Wilhelmsen monitoring customers for signs of 'financial distress'. Chemoil reports strong sales in Europe and Asia Second quarter results show profits of $12.2 million. Asian bunker prices mostly firmer Thursday Demand slim as prices continue climbing. Bunker player restructures New structure means 'reduction of intermediaries' says Dan-Bunkering. Singapore residual fuel stocks at five-week high Bunker demand fell while arbitrage arrivals increased. Essar sells late-August fuel oil cargo Indian oil refiner sells 180 cst parcel. Bunkers removed from stricken carrier Bad weather disrupts plans to remove remaining 800 mt of HFO. WFS chief sells company shares Stebbins had entered into a stock trading plan in June. NOL sees low bunker cost recovery Average revenue per FEU in Q2 continues to fall. Cargo prices at 10-month high Price spread for 380 cst and 180 cst material narrows.

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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

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

SAILING LIST

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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

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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