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BRIEFS

August 2, 2010

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*Shipping News* Cuba readies to dive into oil exploration A Chinese-built drilling rig is expected to arrive in Cuban waters in early 2011, likely opening the way for full-scale exploration of the island's untapped offshore fields.

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Maersk fined US$3.09 million for evading US Iran sanctions Steady recovery forecast for world trade 2010/11 NYK quarterly box revenue up 39.7pc, profit at US$131.9 million Tanker 'blast' investigators see other possible causes Maersk ups rates US$250/TEU-$500/FEU Mideast/South America NYK takes on TSK's intra-Asia business Tianjin-Haikou container shipping line launched Manzhouli checkpoint half-year trade volume up 17.6pc IMF scraps 'substantially' undervalued from yuan assessment Hamburg Sud to raise US west coast, Canada to Europe rates Canadian Pacific's quarterly profit hits US$161 million Canadian National Railway quarterly revenues rise 25pc TAL second quarter profit falls 661pc to US$4.7 million Major airlines face South African competition tribunal fines Air cargo processing accelerated by HK PolyU software Anchorage air cargo back to good old days: airport boss

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Promising fiscal for SCI with fair weather Q1 Lack of direct shipping services & stiff duties hamper trade with LatAm: Report TT Club continues support to FIATA's training initiative GE Shipping's Q1 net swells Dumping duty slapped on chemical used in toys Yellow fever swells gold import figures Dumping duties on VSF & PVC paste resin notified Onion MEP hiked by $ 20/tonne CSL delivers another PSV to Vroon Demands day observed at Major Ports Karnataka bans even transport of iron ore to ports Vizag Port betters unloading record More freight flown in June Govt asks truckers not to strike Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for MSMEs completes 10 years Petroleum Ministry wants govt to bear two-thirds of subsidy burden NMDC chief all for national ore policy Trade course with Japan Trips Core sector loses steam States insist on CST continuing under GST regime for some years Trade with UK to be doubled in 5 years KASEZ & EPCES hold open house to highlight issues of export conclaves ADB proposes pan-Asia FTA & Asian Monetary Fund

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JULY 29, 2010
DB Schenker helps Deutsche Bahn to make a profit Deutsche Bahn (DB) was able to improve its results from operations (adjusted ebit) by 26.1% to EUR 846 million in H1/2010 in comparison with the same year-ago figure. Freight opera... Hub Group reports higher income and revenue in Q2/2010 The US intermodal and logistics enterprise Hub Group Inc has reported its results for the quarter ended 30 June, generating income of USD 9.6 million in said Q2. This represents a ... Agility launches new service in Australia Logistics service provider Agility is set to launch a new domestic shipping service in August in Australia, running between Melbourne in the state of Victoria and Bell Bay, in Tasm... Greek transport industry strike The Greek transport industry, including its oil haulage segment, has gone on strike. The German freight forwarders' association has warned operators that loading or discharging con... Japan Airlines shifts to new terminal in New Delhi Japan Airlines (JAL) has relocated its flight operations at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi to the airport's new terminal 3. The construction of the modern termina... Airbus wins commitments worth billions at Farnborough Airbus received commitments for 255 aircraft worth around USD 28 billion at the Farnborough International Airshow 2010. These developments signal a clear upturn for the aviation in... AF-KLM reports Q1 results AF-KLM's activities in the first quarter of financial 2010/2011 saw a strong recovery in both passenger and cargo figures, in spite of the five-day closure of European air space fo... PD Ports creates two new managerial positions The British port operator PD Ports is bucking the trend and creating two new positions. One of the posts is entitled group IT development manager and this job will go to Jan Loland... Hamburg S'd and dbh cooperate in ENS system The German shipping company Hamburg S'd and dbh Logistics IT AG have agreed to work together on the pan-European Union's entry summary declaration (ENS). As of 1 January 2011, it w... RTL receives ferry with Ford cars in St Petersburg Russian Transport Lines (RTL) is expanding its activities in the St Petersburg Big Port (Russia). RTL received the first ferry with Ford automobiles at quay N37 of St Petersburg Bi... UN Ro-Ro establishes Istanbul-Marseille trailer service The Turkish company UN Ro-Ro has established a new liner service for unaccompanied trailers between Istanbul's Pendik and Ambarlin terminals and the French Mediterranean port of Ma...

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JULY 30, 2010
Small commercial vessels exempted from incidental discharge regulation ACL promotes Braman MOL investigates M Star damage

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JULY 30, 2010
Port of Kalama names interim Port Commissioner Matson Navigation expanding China/Long Beach Express run Genco Shipping & Trading receives new Supramax ship Port of Seattle truck registry now up and working Rail traffic numbers jump during week

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JULY 30, 2010
US shippers wary as box shortages continue Large shippers concerned about supply as back-to-school and pre-Christmas peak season gets underway European shippers face chronic box shortages South African crisis US rapid response teams to settle box shipping disputes Vale rejects fears of falling Chinese iron ore demand Miner assures investors over deliveries and sales Fears over capesize spot rates as Chinese... Wang to assess link between spending and demand Seaspan boss seeks to disprove assumption there is a close link between the two Box sector would have gained from more severe... Capital Product adds tanker as profit dips Company posts net profit of $5.1m for second quarter of 2010 Singapore maritime trusts look forward

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JULY 30, 2010
CMA CGM safety nearing? A FRENCH union leader told Fairplay this afternoon that a '500M recapitalisation ($651.23M) of debt-laden box shipping group CMA CGM looks "imminent". Maersk pays for sanction breach MAERSK Line Limited has paid $3.1M to settle violations of US sanctions that bar shipments to Sudan and Iran SCI profits jump 60% SHIPPING Corp of India today reported a 60% year-on-year rise in profits in the April-June quarter Box surcharges are only delayed DENMARK'S AP M'ller-Maersk told Fairplay today it has merely delayed additional peak season container surcharges on Asia/Europe routes, rather than scrapped them Port Klang charges filed MALAYSIA has charged a former minister with graft in one of its biggest-ever financial scandals, IHS Global Insight reported today Key Brazil ports stave off closure SISTER ports in Brazil have reached a deal with environmental agency IBAMA to allow them a further 30 days to submit compliance papers, IHS Global Insight reported today Philippines halts rice orders THE PHILIPPINES reportedly announced today that it is 'swimming in rice' and has stopped new import orders for this year

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JULY 30, 2010
Delta Fined $38 Million For Air Cargo Price-Fixing Group Aims to Reduce LA-Long Beach Terminal Congestion House Panel Approves Water Development Act SCI Profit Soars 60 Percent ANA Group Cargo Revenue Soars 94.5 Percent Vancouver Port Container Volume Up 12 Percent LA-LB Ports Honor Environmental Efforts NS Pushes Fast Track Work in Coal Country Debating Ideas Time Is Money in Claims Locking In Growth Empty Miles Great Lakes Carrier to Upgrade Bulk Ship Truck Tonnage Slips 1.4 Percent Acquisitions, Stock Sales Boost Universal Truckload GDP Growth Slows to 2.4 Percent BA Adding Three 747-8 Freighters to Fleet Groups to Host Air Cargo Pavillion Yusen Air & Sea Posts $13.4 Million Net Profit UP Names Fritz as Operations Chief Matson Profit Jumps 75 Percent Finnlines Profit Jumps on Ro-Ro Freight Recovery CMA CGM in Talks to Sell 30 Percent Stake Matson Adds Second China Vessel Service Greek Truckers Defy Order to End Strike Air Freight Rate Index Dives 10.3 Percent House Panel Backs Charleston Port Deepening Studies

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JULY 30, 2010
Will more VSAs be annulled? In many countries in the western world it is estimated that up to 50% of marriages end in divorce. Business partnerships can also degenerate, and in liner shipping VSA [vessel sharing agreements] are often a marriage of convenience that may not survive the 1st 'paper' anniversary. China's Hainan Pan enters transpac trade Philadelphia shortlists operators for new box terminal NYK takes intra-Asia carrier TSK Line back into fold Sines' first half surge CMA CGM helps Seattle to record

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JULY 30, 2010
Olsen repels NATS attack Fred Olsen secures suezmax resale hours after Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American issues arbitration warning. Cido Shipping banks $225m Smoke clears as sources shed light on five-ship spending spree tied to mysterious Middle Eastern owner. CPLP eyes acquisitions Evangelos Marinakis-led cartel snatches $32m from tanker arm as CPLP ignites Q2-inspired products play. Greek rebuffs products pact Byzantine Maritime denies it's in talks with Peter G to sell products quintet. Ultragas share offer declared 'fair' Chilean shipowner's tender that values Eitzen Bulk at $125m wins qualified endorsement. NATS warns Olsen on delay Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American could begin arbitration against Fred Olsen over suezmax resale delay. Quotes of the week IRISL brings a Butcher to London's High Court but there'll be no slaughterhouse for boxship owners. Amur snaps up Sovgavan Russian shipowner plans fleet expansion after taking over Okocha Bay bulker terminal. Cracks appear in M Star hull No water ingress as small breaches appear near 14-metre dent in MOL tanker at centre of 'explosion' probe. Georgia detains Ukrainian ship Akkord held for entering territorial waters of breakaway region of Abkhazia. New5 in Numb3rs Fantastic bargains in bananas and bulkers for breaking set the markets talking this week. Russian yard output down Major shipbuilders' production drops 15% in first half, but Sevmash, Krasnoye and Okskaya on the up. Liners liven up SCI earnings Indian owner's container shipping operations return to profit in first quarter, boosting overall gain. PGS wins second pay-out Oslo-listed owner says Spain's Factorias Vulcano shipyard to pay EUR 40m over cancelled order. Tanker crude storage declines Traders have shifted the equivalent of 16 VLCC cargoes from ships so far this year. Shinwa stronger in first Better tanker and bulker markets propel Japanese owner to higher profit. Oily origins of Maersk fire Blaze that injured two on Maersk Tukang thought to have started in lubricants container. Better times coming for Naiko Japanese coastal bulker player slips to Q1 loss, but forecasts full-year gain. Daiichi turns it around in first Japanese bulker owner set to fill coffers in financial year as first quarter sees it returns to black. Charges sink D'Amico Marco Fiori-led products tanker owner sees losses deteriorate further in the second quarter. Pride sees profits plummet Louis Raspino-led driller sees 54% fall in second quarter results as revenues decline across all segments. Finnlines feeling fine again Finnish ro-ro owner returns to profit in first half as cargo volumes recover. Meiji braced for profit drop Japanese tanker and bulker scrapes tiny profit in first period and expects full-year figure to fall. Condor hit by engine trouble Channel operator rejigs schedules after Condor Express develops technical fault. Mitsui braced for profit drop Japanese shipbuilder posts strong first quarter but looks set for drop in profit for the year. MHI erases red ink in first quarter Japanese shipbuilder back in profit to 30 June as revenues grow. Braskem fixes LPG pair Brazilian petrochemical player shakes up gas game as Eitzen arm ties up ethylene twins. Pipavav to reveal new identity Indian shipyard to change name as it focuses on oil and gas and naval shipbuilding. Kawasaki eyes small profit rise K Line ro-ro and bulker subsidiary posts profit in first quarter and aims for slight increase for year. Russia's USC brings in STX State shipyard giant signs deal with Korean group to develop arctic vessels in St Petersburg and Helsinki. MCC ends Haiphong charge The intra-Asian liner arm of Maersk is stopping surcharge at Vietnam port after congestion improves.

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JULY 30, 2010
Maersk fined over Iran, Sudan shipments Matson adds second transpacific string CMA CGM names Schapiro replacement BA Cargo 1st quarter revenue up 34.6% Cargoitalia expands to Shanghai World Airways adds two B747-400 freighters House committee calls for Great Lakes dredging Barge line says volumes down Industry applauds tariff bill passage Soybean shippers offer plan to grow exports Texas Instruments is export policy poster child Port trucking bill introduced Phnom Penh port to be expanded

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JULY 30, 2010
Little movement for bunkers this week Prices remaining good value relative to fundamentals. Markets slightly firmer Prices pushing upward in line with crude shift. Port awards recognise companies going above and beyond Crowley Marine Services and Matson Navigation Company implement initiatives ahead of regulatory requirements. Prices end the week firm in European hubs NYMEX showing losses in early trading. Fire in lubes container Two crewmen injured on Maersk ship. Gains in Fujairah 'Healthy' demand in Durban. 'Period of adjustment' for new marine fuel specification DNVPS will monitor uptake of 'more complex and demanding ISO 8217' and effect of new 1.00% sulphur ECA limit on quality. STS oil transfers 'must be properly regulated' UK legislator says 'no one in their right mind' would allow the shipping industry to regulate STS transfers. Lukoil makes first deliveries at Augusta Company sees demand at its new supply location. Management changes at Unicom New Bunker Manager appointed following Vitalie Davidciuc's departure after a decade. Baltic Exchange changes TCE assessments Bunkerworld will continue to provide prices for Baltic Exchange calculations. New Lagos office for KMC Marine Energy Move is 'part of expansion programme'. Week ends with upward price movement Demand in Hong Kong above average, while other key Asian ports saw few enquiries. News sales and marketing director for Chimbusco To oversee global developments for the Chinese company. Fuel oil stock in East China terminals drop 5% Volumes at 45% of total storage capacity. Brightoil to seek funds via 300 million share placement Funds earmarked for future business developments. South China fuel oil imports drop 37% in July China's tax on fuel oil imports dampening demand.

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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

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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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