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BRIEFS

November 2, 2010

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*Shipping News* Pacific Basin bullish on bulk-shipping Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong's largest operator of dry-bulk vessels, said the market will continue expanding at a 'relatively high pace' as growth in China and the rest of Asia stokes demand for steel. India poised to help local yards compete India may lift restrictions on local shipyards bidding for state contracts to build container ships and oil tankers to spur competition with Korean and Chinese makers, an official with direct knowledge of the matter said. The shipping ministry wants to drop a clause that requires yards to have prior experience building large vessels, the official said yesterday. Viet deputies grill govt over Vinashin scandal Vietnamese lawmakers yesterday demanded answers from the communist government in the case of state-run shipping group Vinashin, which has been driven to the brink of bankruptcy. Chinese trawler ramming Japan vessels on video

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Cosco, China Merchants each seek 40pc of Taiwan terminal Hanjin to cut one voyage per Asia-Europe loop from January Somali pirate attacks foiled off Aden and Indian Ocean Canada Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement hikes currency charge Seaspan suffers paper loss to cover fleet expansion: CEO Guangdong's container throughput up 20.8pc in first 9 months SITC International to open logistics park in Haiphong, Vietnam Vietnam's CICT secures loan to build new box terminal OT Africa Line refuses to ship used electrical goods South Africa's Transnet first half profit up 35pc to US$242.6 million US Global Port Tracker soon to cover European ports DB Schenker opens logistics centre in Czech Republic for ESAB CEVA renews Italian contract with appliance-maker Miele FedEx, UPS bomb finds raise concerns about screening costs EU, China to pay US$10.5 million for clean, green air research LAX quarterly air cargo up 13.3pc to 483,565 tons Minor glitches in 100pc US air cargo screening after 75 days British Airways World Cargo sales up 39.4pc to US$556 million

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APM TERMINALS moves into Port of Monrovia Box charter rates soften; early recovery unlikely CMA CGM adds Rotterdam call to FAL5 service CNC launches extensive intra-Asia service DIESL holds 4th 'Captains of Logistics' roundtable in Delhi Essar Shipping Q2 net jumps 5-fold! Fujian quarterly provincial box volume up by 23.7 pc GE Shipping Q2 net swells by 55 pc Hapag-Lloyd postpones GRI by month Horizon Lines buys thousands of boxes for Dec. transpac service MSC announces GRI MSC Emanuela named in Antwerp NYK LINE takes delivery of special-size ore carrier Port of Charleston's box volumes buoyed by Asia Rotterdam box volumes up by 17 pc Safmarine upgrades service to East Coast South America Samudera Shipping's Q3 sales up by 14 pc SCI net shoots up seven-fold in Q2 Settlement ends Hanjin, Sumitomo & Unitas' battle of the boxes 50 terminals handle 13 million TEUs in Q3 Most port & road projects take PPP route Port unions submit memo to Yechuri panel All Nippon opts for Indian IT solution 90 pc of cotton cleared for exports goes to textile competitors Growth slowest in 18 months, 5th straight month of decline Mauritius accounts for 42 pc of FDI inflows-data Raising 41 lakh cr. for infra projects not to affect fiscal gap-Pranab Soaring yarn prices hit export schedules Steel Minister favours iron ore export ban 5-day spices fair opens in NZ Economic powerhouse of Canada, Ontario's corporate tax rate lower than any US state European Parliament team here to learn! Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends - By M. Sreedharan

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Incat Crowther awarded crew boat design contract Gulmar Offshore gets $100 million cash injection K-Sea reports improved earnings Samsung model tests $1.1 billion residential ship COSCO books more bulk carrier orders

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
FedEx ground moving hub to Troutdale industrial park Navios Maritime Acquisition adding two ships to fleet Port Metro Vancouver earns environmental excellence honor Sea-Tac Airport receives FAA grant for emissions project NYK takes delivery of new ore carrier

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Yemen bomb plot puts box scanning on agenda again Spotlight expected to fall on shipping after failed air cargo terror attempt, Ports asked to explain failure to meet US box scans deadline US warned 100% box scans 'unworkable' Groups back proposal to scrap 100% box scans CSAV posts record $149m third quarter profit Sharp rises in volumes and freight rates sees quarterly revenue surge 133% CSAV continues bold charter course Rongsheng's listing plans take shape Chinese shipbuilder eyes $2.3bn in Hong Kong listing later this month Shipowner CC Hsu casts off youthful... Daewoo wins $510m offshore platform deal from Chevron Unit for Angola project will be delivered 2013 SBM acquires single-hull tankers for oil...

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Chinese coal tax changes seen CHINA is likely to make changes to the way it taxes coal, IHS Global Insight reported today BDI falls on Panamax rates THE BALTIC Dry Index has dropped a third consecutive day, dragged down by falling Panamax rates RBCT posts export record SOUTH Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal said today it broke its monthly export record in October Bulker newbuilding impact rises THE "TONNAGE tidal wave continues to build", cautioned JP Morgan analyst Jon Chappell in a drybulk forecast today Pirates take tanker, ditch bulker PIRATES have hijacked a tanker in the Somali basin, while a bulker has avoided capture after it was boarded by pirates off Oman, according to EU NAVFOR VLCC spot market pushes up THE VLCC spot market is starting the week with momentum, analysts said today Hanjin studies suspension SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Shipping is considering withdrawing one of its three Asia/Mediterranean box services during the slack winter season China Rongsheng ups IPO Seoul says exports jumped $15Bn BG plan detailed Grounded MSC ship refloated

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
UPS Raises Ground, Air Rates 4.9 Percent Diesel Retailers Hold Steady at $3.067 per Gallon 'New Victory Bridge' Serves Charleston Hamburg Sud Adopts IAS System UK Bans Freight from Somalia OOCL Launches Mobile Rates of Exchange Maersk Verifying Carbon Emissions Data MSC Won't Oppose End to Antitrust Immunity TNT Profit Shrinks 24 Percent New York-New Jersey Port Maintains Security Level TSA Heads to Gulf Region Markey Will Introduce New Cargo Screening Bill UK Freight Forwarders Urge Calm ABF Freight Sues Teamsters, YRC Carriers US Investigators Eye Earlier UPS Crash Manufacturing Growth Accelerates in October USA Truck Reports Smaller Profit, Rising Costs MSC Hikes Australasia Fuel Surcharge Hanjin Cutting Asia-Europe Capacity for Winter Marseille Oil Terminal Strike Ends Yusen Logistics Profit Soars Nearly Nine-Fold APL to Launch Weekly China-Southeast Asia Service UAW Workers Ratify Navistar Contract YRC Teamsters Approve Wage, Pension Cuts Delivering Service Scaling the Peak 'Refreshing' Truck Capacity LA's Driver Detour China's Inland Delivery Customs Sees Brokers Duty-Bound Dig This: Miami Heats Up 168-Hour Work week: Nice If You Can Get It NY-NJ Port Watchdog Barks Finding Cruising Altitude Marad's Advisory Void Obama Targets Truck Emissions Freight Bites Into TIGER II Customs' Targeted Approach Balancing the Scales Intermodal Imagined More Than LTL?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Maersk ramps up its Europe/Morocco network Air cargo security review to give 100% box scanning law new momentum CKYH alliance also cuts capacity from Asia to Europe 'Sticky cargo' for Salalah Yet another ship falls into pirate clutches

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Torm sells two bulkers at a loss Jacob Meldgaard-led owner will book a $16m reversal following the sale of kamsarmax newbuilding pair. MSC Basel refloats off Australia A German containership has freed itself after running aground off Moreton Island. Genmar selling aframax tanker? Genmar Alexandra is the latest ship touted to be leaving the New York-listed owner. Fire hits Dutch chemical tanker No injuries reported as Essberger vessel burns in port of Maaslius. Green Reefers sells to Wilson Green Reefers books small profit following sale of a vessel to another of chairman Kristian Eidesvik's listed companies. Pirates 'make a right mess' Frustrated pirates fire bullet holes into Greek bulker as crew ride out attack in safe room. Cargoship grounded after leak Cement cargo shift caused water ingress on Turkish cargoship near Canakkale. Davie in talks with investors Bankrupt Canadian shipbuilder wins another court extension to discuss new funding options. Orderbook strangles dry stocks Bulker owners' shares will struggle until newbuilding overhang is cleared, JP Morgan says. Taipan ten to be tried Suspected Somali pirates will face kidnapping charges in Germany after thwarted attempted on Komrowski boxship. Salvage begins after vessel grounds Turkish-owned Hakki Cillioglu dragged its anchor in heavy weather off Samsun. K-Sea loss still streets ahead New York-listed tank barge operator's first quarter red ink not as deep as Wall Street feared. Three more bulkers for Cosco Corp Singapore-listed company's Dalian shipyard to build three 57,000-dwt vessels for Asian owner. Fesco spill charges dropped Hearing in Spain clears Russian general cargoship of responsibility for oil slick. Crew extinguish boxship blaze Funnel fire quickly brought under control in bad weather as Eimskip vessel heads to Faroes. Rongsheng in $2.3bn IPO Chinese yard said to have jacked up the size of its IPO purse by almost 50%. Eitzen Chemical issue ahead? Oslo-listed owner will need to sell shares in 2011 if it continues to "burn cash", Pareto says. Pirates jailed for five years Yemeni court convicts ten Somalis of attempted hijacking of fishing vessel. IHI growth likely to slow Japanese shipbuilder predicts weaker second half after posting big interim profit. Crew hope as Lyubov Orlova sold 51 Russians and Ukrainians may now get back-pay after seized Russian cruiseship changes hands in Canada. YZJ and CSBC to team up China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding set to jointly build tonnage with Taiwanese competitor. Floatel eyes Oslo IPO Floating accommodation specialist says it is looking to raise $50m through initial public offering. Asian box numbers down Volumes at container ports in the region experience across the board declines in September. APL in new China link NOL's liner arm set to introduce new service linking People's Republic with Southeast Asia.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
SeaCube shares draw less than expected Hanjin outlines winter plans Hapag-Lloyd service drops Shekou call Bomb plot probe targets air cargo system Lebedyeva heads AMI's air carrier relations BA's 2Q cargo revenue up nearly 40% Teamsters ratify YRC Worldwide restructuring $2.4 billion awarded for high-speed rail projects Norfolk Southern earnings 47% higher Anham begins work on U.S. logistics support contract ICC warns G20 leaders over currency wars USGC: Indonesia, Vietnam ripe for U.S. sorghum DHL, Shanghai Lingang Group enter partnership China NVOs can choose insurance in lieu of cash deposit Toll forms new Nordics operation Seattle investigating old munitions Ex-Canaveral official faces corruption charges TOTE 'plugs in' ship in Tacoma

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
First of the SA15 freighters sold for scrap The Norilsk, the prototype vessel of the spectacular SA15 freighter, has been sold for recycling at Huangpu, China, for USD 415 per light ton, USD 4.49 million in total Egholm II safely salvaged On October 31 Danish JA Rederiet (Jens Alfastsen) carried out a successful salvage of the sunken ferry Egholm II. The ferry was removed from the sea bottom by the floating Tanker hijacked in the Somali Basin On the morning of October 30 the Panama-flagged tanker Polar, 72.825 DWT, was hijacked some 580 nautical miles East from the island of Socotra, Yemen, the EU Navfor

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
'No evidence' that H2S vapours are a growing problem FOBAS defends new bunker standard: 'It is only possible to set a H2S limit in terms of the liquid phase.' Maersk Line to offer vessel CO2 data Increasing transparency by making independently verified data available. Prices mixed in Rotterdam, Hamburg NYMEX showing gains of more than $1.50 on early trading. Bunker market softens in Fujairah 180 cSt product in Durban available between November 5-11 only. Unique bunkering event comes to London The Bunkerworld Business Exchange offers advice from industry experts on current hot topics and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings. Singapore oil-spill clean-up costs estimated at $5.4 million Shipping companies involved will have to pay, says MPA. Pirates hijack fuel oil tanker Vessel was en route to Singapore. Bunker prices move in contrary directions Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker hubs, traders say. Strike ends at Fos-Lavera Some 80 vessels waiting offshore to unload. Container ship runs aground off Brisbane No reports of fuel spill or damage to environment. Typhoon halts operations in Tokyo Bay Bunker deliveries were back to normal by Monday, say players. STX delivers dual-fuel LNG carrier Future in ship-propulsion technology is gas, says senior vice president of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. Fuel treatment 'not effective' in curbing H2S H2S can still be produced even after fuel is treated to meet requirement under ISO 8217:2010. Cockett expands bunker ops in South Africa Move to bigger office reflects commitment to the South African market and ongoing strategy of growth.

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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

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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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