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BRIEFS

September 14, 2009

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*Shipping News* Conditions set to worsen for ship industry: survey Shipping companies expect conditions in the sector to worsen in the coming months with bank lending set to remain tight for at least 12 months, an industry survey showed.

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Maersk to raise Europe-W Africa rates US$217/TEU MOL ups north Europe, Med-West Africa rate US$218/TEU from October 15 MSC hikes rate Med-EC South America US$291/TEU October 1 Hapag-Lloyd said to qualify for state loan guarantees Dalian box volume flat, but up 12pc overall on oil Zhuhai's Gaolan Terminal launches first inter-provincial box shipping line Philadelphia added to MSC Atlantic west coast of South America loop TO Delta opens new trading and logistics hub at Trieste New Zealand IT firm devises molecular bio-threat monitor Kaliningrad volumes down 24pc in first seven months China Southern increases mainland to Hong Kong flights Volume declines narrow as air cargo slump eases in Japan Hi-tech products key to air cargo recovery: Emirates' Ram Menen Lufthansa Cargo volume falls 1pc, little sign of upturn

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MISC to launch HE2 service directly linking Far East to Nhava Sheva & Gulf Subdued crude prices pull down OSV rates Lloyd's Register steams into energy industry Pipavav Shipyard's IPO cast-off on Wed. South & East India too make a mark Hanjin Shipping joins INDFEX-2 service FCI seeks bids for coarse grains With FTP sops, tyre exports set to roll up again Ore exports may resume only after mid-October Cotton exports set to double August export performance sparks hopes of trade revival VPT cuts wharfage charges by 10-20 pc SICL sets new national 1-day record in loading thermal coal at Vizag Port TAMP notifies stiff charges for storing essential goods at Major Ports' godowns Kingfisher launches daily Hong Kong-Mumbai-Singapore flights FM sure of GDP growth, though at slower pace Power import policy to be amended Green SEZ policy being hammered out Fieo chief sees export turnaround only from January 2010 FDI surges by 56 pc in July Economy rises to 49th place in global ranking Meeting with ST chief at IMC

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Select insurance agency offers forwarders new insurance scheme Austria's Select Versicherungsberatung (insurance agent), based in Pasching near Linz, has developed a new insurance scheme especially for freight forwarders that allows the danger... MOL developing next generation car carriers The Tokyo-based Japanese corporation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has formed a concept for its next-generation vessels by building on and refining technologies it has already develope... Duisburg Kombiterminal building new facility The newly set up project company Duisburg Kombiterminal (DKT) is building a combined transportation terminal in the Logport. The facility will be equipped with a 65 m span gantry c... M&M founds Tajikistan branch The St Gallen-based Swiss company M&M Militzer & M'nch International Holding has founded a new branch office in Tajikistan, completing the logistics service provider's Central Asia... Hummel and 17111 extend European logistics contract The Scandinavian sports and fashion wear manufacturer Hummel and 17111 Transit, Transport & Logistik, based in Osterrönfeld near Rendsburg in northern Germany, are continuing their... Dallmayr delicatessen to be handled by Loxxess The Munich delicatessen enterprise Dallmayr has entrusted Loxxess, a complex outsourcing projects specialist, with its hamper dispatch activities for another five years. Loxxess wi... ICTSI names Manuel Fernandez vice-president EMEA International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) recently appointed Manuel Fernandez as its new senior vice-president for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Fernandez has experie... IRU calls on governments not to ratify Rotterdam rules The IRU has called upon governments not to ratify the new Rotterdam rules, as the provisions are very detrimental to the road transport industry and other means of land transport, ... SBB increases H1 profits The Swiss state railway SBB made a CHF 132.8 million profit in H1/2009, a 26.8% increase in comparison with the like-for-like period last year, thanks to some special items. SBB Ca...

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
MOL increases W Africa rates Arrests follow "pirates-for-hostages swap" Algoma laker sinks in Pacific Stranded crew go home

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
FDNY names boat for 343 firefighters killed on 9/11

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Port of Olympia calling for NorthPoint development proposals Freight transportation index up during month of July Wood products association releases 2008 production figures ACP to review bids for expansion project work Rail freight carload count reaches highest level since March

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Norton Rose survey paints bleak picture for shipping MAJORITY of firms predict that economic conditions will get worse before they get better. Global downturn 'to create new order' in shipping Hapag-Lloyd closer to securing €1.2bn aid LINE on track to fulfill conditions set by government, sources claim. Castalia and Navios Partners back Baltic central screen CASTALIA Fund Management rejects 'rival' screen mooted by London Metal Exchange. Inactive tankers hit highest level since 2003 NUMBERS soar as protracted slump in crude consumption pushes rates below operating costs. Piracy Contact Group confirms plans for international funds FIRST will help fund the cost of prosecuting alleged pirates and second to pay for better security measures.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Polish yards endgame starts WARSAW admitted today that Poland is nearly ready to hang up its welding torch and admit defeat on the Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards Minister backs Hapag aid plan GERMAN transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee has lent his support for Hapag-Lloyd's application for '1.2Bn ($1.8Bn) of loan guarantees from two German states Terminal 'hibernation' sought GERMANY'S Hamburg and Bremen state governments have asked for federal aid so they can temporarily close port terminals that are feeling the recession's squeeze No let-up seen in FFA debate SCREEN trading of drybulk FFAs won't work without a central screen, Castalia Fund Management's managing director Philippe van Abeele has warned FFA fears tightening rules EU AND US pushes to tighten oversight of derivative trading could crimp the FFA market, a shipping forum was warned yesterday US ballast rules bring relief BALLAST water regulations proposed by the US Coast Guard will bring relief to shipowners uncertain about the future cost of doing business in US waters, a maritime attorney told Fairplay today Agility strikes RasGas deal AGILITY said today it has been awarded a multibillion-dollar shipping contract by RasGas, Qatar's prime seller of LNG

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Amerijet Pilots Reach Tentative Contract DOT Recovery Spending Tops $2.6 billion LA/Long Beach to Drop Fee Shuffle for Clean Trucks Walmart Taps DHL Executive to Lead Asia Hapag-Lloyd Reported to Qualify for State Aid Corn Exports to Soar APM Terminals Opens Dubai Office APL Upgrades Miami-Central America Service Canadian National Opens Toronto Auto Facility Rockefeller to Introduce Rail Regulation Bill Global Economic Outlook Improves in July Traffic Slips at Large Railroads Canada Funds Montreal Port Truck Project FedEx Sees "Modest Recovery" Box Ship Crewman Falls into S.F. Bay, Dies Panama Canal Gets Bids to Dredge Atlantic Entrance London Heathrow Traffic Falls 8.4 Percent

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
In crisis The past month has seen a spate of interim results issued by the ocean carriers and it seems the red ink is getting deeper by the day. And while the losses mount and the drive of companies to secure fresh capital from their shareholders, help from Government and/or dispose of assets in a bid to survive increase, the forecasts get no better. Indeed most analysts covering the liner shipping market do not expect to see a recovery before the end of Q2 10, at the earliest Australia's Woolworths appoints K+N Mauritius Customs introduces Advanced Manifest rule Maruba bounces back after resolving trio of legal cases Eurotunnel gets new shareholder CMHI H1 09 results hit by downturn

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Yard gets $1.2bn Transpetro signs deals to order seven tankers at Atlantico Sul, while smaller Superpesa bags bunkering tanker trio. Norden drops four Danish owner pulls charter deal for post-panamax quartet, saving up to $70m. Windstar debt cut Cruiseship player Ambassadors International unleashes restructuring plan to reduce debt by $70.5m. Brazil to build 28 Petrobras boss Jorge Sergio Gabrielli says 28 drilling units are to be built in Brazil. Bank cuts Kirby Bank's asset management wing sheds 62% of its take of Pyne-led tank-barge owner. Three for Lee Ezra boss Lionel Lee talks up offshore market as company lands $152m contract. Fidelity cuts back Boston mutual fund slashes holding in New Orleans offshore vessel giant Tidewater by 80%. Tankers tied up Lay-ups will not bolster tanker market, says Drewry, as idle capacity reached six-year high. Ever upward Taiwan's Evergreen pushes up rates again in Atlantic to combat unviable levels. Loan pending Hapag-Lloyd on track for $1.8bn in state aid with both government support and auditors' approval in place. It's quotes time Sammy Ofer bids adieu to bitterly cold Monaco and Goldenport gets ready to send in the goons. Perking up? PSV market enjoys a welcome rise for larger tonnage as Farstad nets profitable Odfjell charter. Divi pledge John Fredriksen's Seadrill gets double cash injection amid promise of higher payouts in the second half. Death fall Crewman found dead after plunging from Evergreen containership off San Francisco. Arctic uproar Crew of Russian vessel threaten hunger strike over four-month wage arrears. More for MOL Japanese container line goes for another rate rise, this time from Europe to West Africa. Settled Greek shipowner Angelicoussis accepts cash payment and three new charters to settle score with Aussie miner. Hanjin presses on Korean shipbuilder still committed to building second yard in Philippines despite global slump. Output to drop Opec export cuts will take 280,000 bpd from market in four weeks to 26 September, analyst says. Lighter fire Veteran Norwegian vessel suffers brief blaze at quay in Syvdsneset. New5 in numb3rs Polys Haji-Ioannou and Nobu Su scrap VLCCs while Eitzen Bulk chases Indian's assets. Ferry beached Passengers evacuated safely as Fiji vessel grounds on reef after taking on water. Mind your head Latvian cargoship gets stuck under dock in Bilbao, Spain. Canada plugs in Port Metro Vancouver has becomes only the third port in the world to offer cold-ironing to ships. Booze crews Offshore operator Subsea 7 says it has fired up to 60 people this year for alcohol and drugs misuse. Oz gets tough Australia belatedly considering barring port workers linked to terrorism and conspiracy. Hallin Indo gig UK-listed offshore company seals two-year charter deal from Indonesia's Pertamina. Yard plot Indonesia seeks Chinese investment to boost shipyard capacity to 2.5m gt.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Lines lost more than $260 per TEU in first half Report: Delta in talks with Japan Airlines Atlas Air trains Obama pilots Calif. security official named TSA administrator Damco chief discusses Maersk Logistics consolidation Hazmat regulator called 'cozy' with industry Woolworths signs up K + N in Oceania region FMC urged to repeal terminal lease wait period exemption Chiquita berth reopens in Gulfport

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Viking Line might cancel newbuilding In its latest financial report, Viking Line states that the newbuilding for their Mariehamn ' Kapellsk'r service might be further delayed. At the moment, it is estimated Atilleros de Sevilla S.A Mærsk Group targets more female leaders A. P. Møller-Mærsk has signed the "Charter for more female leaders" launched by the Ministry of Employment and Gender Equality. The A. P. Møller-Mærsk group will actively work Norden sells another three bulk carriers Dampskibsselskabet Norden has sold another three bulk carriers in order to strengthen the company's financial position. The sale comprises three handymax bulk carriers, of which two are under construction at U.S. urges mariners to not surrender to piracy The Maritime Administration has issued new anti-piracy recommendations to mariners and ship operators, as piracy is likely to increase off the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean Suez Canal's revenues down The Suez Canal's passageway revenues for August were down USD 132.7 million, compared to the corresponding month last year. Revenues in July were down USD 11.1 million, reports Swedish Coast Guard and US Coast Guard expand collaboration The Swedish Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard are to expand their collaboration according to a new agreement. In practice, this will involve Swedish and US personnel and management

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Bear market to end Americas week Prices weaker as traders see a quiet day, oil futures predicted to fall. Petrobras Bunker appoints new general manager Important positions in good hands, says Brazilian oil company. Chance to voice opinions ahead of Copenhagen Government, industry and environmental experts gather in San Francisco to discuss shipping's future. Soft end to the week in European bunker market Biggest price drops seen in south Europe on Friday. Fos returns to normal after strike More strike action possible later this month and next. FCC outage boosts fuel oil exports Saudi Aramco's Rabigh refinery sees fuel oil surplus. Container line on course for state aid Hapag-Lloyd has 'fulfilled the criteria' for cash from the German government. Asian bunker markets soften Players report weak demand. Shipping industry believes crisis 'will get worse' Survey shows players expect bank enforcements on trouble loans 'to peak' in three to nine months time. Aramco sells another September cargo Cracked 380 cst fuel oil scheduled for mid-September loading from Rabigh. IEA revises 2010 oil demand Forecast of stronger demand from China and US.

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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

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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

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

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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