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August 3, 2010

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*Shipping News* Sri Lanka port invites investors Sri Lanka on Sunday said it would invite outside investors into its US$1.5 billion Hambantota port project, the keystone of a US$6 billion post-war infrastructure revitalisation drive. Oil services firm OEG wins Seadrill deal LOCAL oil services firm OEG Asia-Pacific PTE and its United Kingdom-based sister company - OEG Offshore (OEG) - have clinched a US$600,000 contract with offshore deepwater drilling heavyweight Seadrill. Supertanker glut climbs to a record The number of supertankers competing to haul 2 million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil climbed to a record, Imarex ASA said. Somali pirates seize Panamanian freighter Westports, OOCL launch direct service to Japan

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Shanghai trade value hits record high, up 39.5pc in first half Five 3,500-TEU ships to double Matson China-Long Beach service Maersk opens new Far East-West Africa loop August 12 CMA CGM appoints new group CFO US port clean truck bill debuts - viewed as threat to small business Samudera returns to profit, expand intra-Asia feeders US prosecutors move to withdraw Agility fraud charges Marseilles Fos port first half volume up 17pc to 510,819 TEU Lufthansa suffers first-half loss, despite record cargo profit Northwest to pay US$38 million fine for cargo price fixing Twin-engine prop C-123 crashes, bursts into flame in Alaska

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JULY 30, 2010
Agility: US authorities to partially drop charges The United States Attorney's Office is apparently going to dismiss the indictment against Agility Defense & Government Services Holdings (Agility DGS Holdings), a subsidiary of... Norbert Dentressangle: better results and new contract The French transport and logistics group Norbert Dentressangle closed the first half of 2010 with a 3.9% increase in sales, taking them to EUR 1.4 billion. The group's transport di... Hellmann Healthcare Logistics with new packaging solution Hellmann Healthcare Logistics, the new vertical solution of the Germany-based forwarder and logistics company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, has teamed up with temperature-controlle... CMA CGM Group names new CFO The French shipping group CMA CGM has appointed Olivier Dubois as its chief financial officer. He replaces Jean-Yves Schapiro who is taking on new challenges outside the shipping i... Charleston deepening scheme advances in US House A key US House committee recently agreed to speed up the studies of a harbour deepening scheme at the port of Charleston. The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) would lik... PD Ports welcomes JDR Cable Systems' expansion The British port operator PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock (UK). JDR Cable S... NOL wins IDC enterprise innovation award The NOL Group, a global container transport and logistics provider based in Singapore, recently won the IDC Asia Pacific's Enterprise Innovation award. The award recognizes Asia's ...

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Another $17 million for DDG 1000 Oman Drydock Company on track for March 2011 opening STX France to build sand dredge at Brittany yard Flex LNG signs MOU with SAIPEM LISCR names new London office GM Keppel ups stake in Subic Bay shipyard Pirates seize ship in "safe" corridor

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Oregon, Washington governors receive final report on new bridge Port Metro Vancouver sees tonnage increase at mid-year DHL bests TSA deadline for cargo screening Test show new Washington ferry has excessive driveline vibration Alaska Airlines bringing Honolulu flights to Bellingham

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Maersk in giant boxship order talks Broker says line has asked yards to tender for 10 ships of 16,000 teu Why lines are prepared to order new ships and leave others idle How to build a box giant in the middle of a crisis Box line angels follow the fools' order rush Albert Frere mulls stake in CMA CGM Line's bankers greet news of $500m investment with a mixture of surprise and... Qatar still favourite to bail out CMA CGM Cido sells pair of panamax newbuilds for $45m each Latest disposals from Asian shipowner were scheduled for delivery in September and... China Qinfa inks bulker pair at Guangzhou... Bangladesh breakers suffer court setback over ban on beaching Rates expeted to soften while Chittagong must put scrapping on hold until October Busy Bangladeshi breakers face court's safety...

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AUGUST 2, 2010
VLCC boat bomb suspected EXPLOSIVES inspectors are nearing consensus that a VLCC was damaged last week by a small boat blowing up near the hull, a US intelligence source told Fairplay today Operators fined for polluting TWO SHIP operators have received fines totalling nearly $3M for pollution in the US Spanish port hails new law SPAIN'S new port law is a "milestone" because it offers transhipment fee options that can result in cost cuts of up to 60%, AP Møller Maersk's Algeciras boss told Fairplay today Cosco Corp sees 85% rise SINGAPORE-listed Cosco Corp has reportedly increased profits for the three months to 30 June by almost 85% year on year Adani to import SA coal ADANI Enterprises reportedly plans to import 400,000 tonnes of coal this year from South Africa Maersk reacts to fire with ban MAERSK Line told Fairplay today it has temporarily stopped accepting containers of calcium hypochlorite loaded from mainland China and Hong Kong Saudi Arabia approves ransom OWNERS of a tanker seized by pirates in March have secured a ransom approval from the Saudi central bank for release of the ship and its 14-man crew, IHS Global Insight reported today

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AUGUST 2, 2010
USPS Names Vogel to Lead Shipping Service Diesel Prices Climb for Second Week Panama, Gulfport Sign Trade Development Pact West Coast Container Volume Jumps 15 Percent Freight Index Falls 8.6 Percent Trucking Association Opposes FREIGHT Act House Bill Calls for National Freight Policy TNT to Split Mail, Express Units US Manufacturing Growth Slowed in July Chinese Manufacturing Index Slows Celadon Full-Year Profit Soars 83 Percent Savannah Containers Hit Pre-Recession Level Expeditors Profit Soars to Record $90 Million Nippon Express Lost $24 Million India Averts Truck Strike Seacastle Changes Name to TRAC Intermodal Rail's Split Personality Swifter Change Warehousing Builds Buffer Zone Swift Rolls on Wall Street Capacity Bunch Montreal Back to Work North Carolina's Terminus Interruptus CREATE-ing Export Hopes Senate Bill Seeks 100 Percent Solution Putting Freight in Federal Policy Finding Pricing's Peak Letters - August 2nd Edition

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Hapag-Lloyd to start transatlantic shuttle Pirates seize ship from naval force corridor South African trade back in the black Liner turnaround at SCI Box surge at Saudi Arabia ports in H1 10

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Pride seals $720m credit pact Louis Raspino-led drilling giant inks amended credit facility complete with $30m 'accordion'. Cecon bondholders hit 'snooze' button Patrons grant eleventh grace period extension as Norwegian offshore outfit fights to stay afloat. Seadrill seals $90m drill gig John Fredriksen-led offshore outfit inks 'Herculean' drilling deal while CEO calls rate 'competitive'. Greek pleads guilty in US Transmar fined and chief engineer could face jail after 'magic pipe' case on New Fortune. Seaboard springs roro run US liner giant elects roro pair to jump-start 'fastest' South American shipping service. Navy defends M Star work Hull inspection of damaged MOL tanker handed to US Navy as "it has right equipment and expertise". Seaman saved in Gulf of Aden Spanish warship's helicopter swoops to pick up crewman of German boxship in serious condition. Lorient lands dredger deal STX Europe's French yard signs first newbuilding contract since 2008. Saudi denies $20m ransom claim Owner of hijacked Al Nisr Al Saudi says ransom of under $2m agreed with pirates but awaits government approval. BP keeps hold of VLCC pair Oil major's shipping wing renews contracts for two Independent Tankers' ships. Keppel splashes out to up Subic stake Singapore-listed Keppel Corp pays out over $60m to raise its holding in Filipino shipyard and a property company. Koreans eye Salalah terminal STX, Daewoo and Hyundai all said to be interested in bidding for new terminal at Omani port. Rio digs up African funds Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto secures $170m for port and rail development at African iron ore project. Beisland is new Uglands boss Bulker chief Oystein Beisland takes over from the retiring Hans Ivar Vigen as managing director of Uglands Rederi. Atlantska erases red ink Croatian bulker owner powers to first half profit as revenues rise, costs fall. Saudi ports increase volumes Cargo handling rises 7% in first half at Jeddah and Dammam. Egyptian ship hijacked Owner Red Sea Navigation hit for a second time as multi-purpose vessel Suez taken in Gulf of Aden. Cosco cautious after Q2 cruise Singapore-listed yard is not getting too excited about its future prospects despite a surge in second quarter profit. Lisin keeps order close to home Russian tycoon's North-Western Shipping building 10 dry cargoships at its own Nevsky Shipyard. Brazilian millions for Acergy Offshore shipowner clinches pipe-laying contract from Petrobras worth $220m. VLCC supply at record high Derivatives broker Imarex says 93 tankers chasing Persian Gulf cargoes over next four weeks. Neste's tankers earn more Finnish owner says crude rates jumped in second quarter as demand improved. Mega-deal to spur Dof order Norwegian owner to pen AHTS brace at STX in Brazil after netting mammoth charter pact with Petrobras. Offshore double for Daewoo South Korean yard nets $2.2bn worth of offshore orders to continue its recent good run. Shaky start for WSF ferry New $77m ship gives US owner bad vibrations in sea trials. Mining makes Mercator a mint Coal activities send numbers soaring at Indian owner in first quarter but tankers still hurting. WIS wins in first quarter India's largest shiprepair yard turns around last year's losses as revenue soars. BWO nets $150m from Batista Oslo-listed FPSO owner secures contract with Eike Batista's OSX Brasil. IHI gets off to fast start Japanese shipbuilder's first quarter profit surges, but full-year forecast down on previous 12 months. Matson in China growth Port of Long Beach set to see increased volumes as US liner operator adds second China US string. Silja Line ferry hit by fire Crew react quickly to extinguish blaze that started on car deck off Finland. German at fault for tragedy Rickmers heavy cargo ship held to be 70% at fault for Yellow Sea collision that killed 13 seafarers. India in demo overdrive Frantic week of buying with Indian cash buyers taking seven ships, but TMT cape goes to Pakistan. Costs clobber SSC in the first Ow Chio Kiat-led Singapore Shipping Corp has seen year-on-year profits slip by two-thirds.

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Maersk expands chassis program in Southeast SCI, MSC to start Med service Bulk carrier attacked by pirates Northwest hit with $38 million fine British Airways upgrades to 747-8 freighter UPS expands into Oregon facility WRDA bill neglects inland waterways Seacastle revives TRAC name Plane crash closes Alaska Railroad section Mass., N.H. lobstermen seek trade help Agility opens Cambodia office McAleenan rejoins CBP in Field Operations Panalpina pays $375,000 fine DHL adds Shenzhen to Aarhus, Helsinki LCL links New shortlist for Nhava Sheva box terminal Charleston dredge study advanced

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AUGUST 2, 2010
DFDS re-brands the whole fleet Following the acquisition of Norfolkline the DFDS Group has decided to re-brand the whole fleet. All seaborne traffic will sail under the brand DFDS Seaways in the future. Subsidiary Read more Maersk Line bans agent Maersk Line has issued a ban on the disinfection agent Calcium Hypochlorite after the dramatic fire on board the container carrier Charlotte M'rsk off the coast of Malaysia in July

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AUGUST 2, 2010
Prices firm strongly in Rotterdam NYMEX gains more than $2 in early trading. Markets start the week firm Tight barge schedules for prompt deliveries Exclusive: Maersk gives details of Houston low-sulphur fuel switch initiative Expecting about 95% reduction in SOx emissions, will use Bunkerworld data to calculate cost of switch from regular bunker fuel to distillate. Brightoil acquires two more tankers Vessels will support its bunkering and oil products trading operations. Maersk says ship fire was in generator Container line says fire on vessel was in an auxiliary generator, not a lubricants container. Bunker tanker ransom approved by Saudi Central bank Interior Ministry must still give permission for ransom to be paid. New trader appointed at O.W. Bunker in South Korea Company aims to continue growth and expansion within Asia. Prices generally up to start the week Plentiful bunker supply at all key Asian ports. Hambantota bunker sector closed to outside investors Sri Lanka Ports Authority chairman says: 'We will handle oil bunkering. We don't want to give it outside.' BP ex-staff contest search order Application against seizure of computers, mobile phones and data by oil major. Price differential between Tokyo Bay and Singapore may narrow Japanese bunker suppliers trying to clear current stocks.

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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

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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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