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October 12, 2010

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*Shipping News* Port strike hits French refineries A strike by workers at the French port of Marseille's oil terminals entered its 15th day, forcing the government to transport fuel by road and rail to avoid shortages as refineries in the region begin shutting. Brightoil to finish its global bunker network in a year Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd said yesterday that its global bunker sales network will be completed in a year and it is seeking oil and gas assets to expand its business. Dubai Logistics Corridor links sea and air trade The Gulf emirate of Dubai, home to the biggest port in the Middle East, yesterday opened a Dubai Logistics Corridor aimed at easing the flow of shipments between sea and air ports in the trade hub. Russia plans coal port in Barents Sea

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UN ship carbon emission ban stalls as rich and poor nations clash Lengthened Liaoning expressway runs more than 3,000 kilometres California inflates diesel smog stats 340pc, then passes tough rules US issues post-monsoon East African piracy alert Ships await berths 10-15 days as Chittagong strife persists Deep water Mundra to add CT to boost capacity 50pc US intermodal hits 2010 peak, but still off 1.9pc of 2008 high Vladivostok box volume up 50pc from January to September State governor kills bill forcing bidders confess Holocaust complicity Novorossiysk volume down 2.6pc, but containers up 80pc Azov Sea Port sees cargo volumes rise 37pc Wal-Mart bids US$4.3 billion for South Africa's big retailer United Continental sees higher load factor in September Inland airport developer sues LA for hogging freight at LAX AirBridgeCargo B747 delivers four aerobatic planes to China

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"K" Line spells out operational strategy ABG Shipyard-built 1st pollution control vessel commissioned for Coast Guard Alphaliner sees idled ships swelling to 1 m TEUs DAMCO India sets sights on rail freight sector, trucking tie-ups Shipping buoyant on waves of confidence?

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OCTOBER 8, 2010
Ekol transporting goods for Tadim Tadim, the leading Turkish producer of dried nuts, recently awarded a transport contract to the Turkish service provider Ekol. According to the pact Ekol will transport T... JF Hillebrand acquires John Crack Freight Services JF Hillebrand has strengthened its capability to provide dedicated wine and beverage logistics services with the acquisition of another specialist forwarder, John Crack Freight Ser... DP World opens new container terminal in Peru DP World, a member of the UAE-based Dubai World conglomerate, recently inaugurated a new USD 500 million container terminal in Peru. A ceremony to mark the opening of the port, kno... Kuehne + Nagel: another major project in port of Duisburg The German duisport group has allotted one of the last tracts of land in logport I to the international service provider Kuehne + Nagel, which will use the 65,000 sqm site for... K Line rejuvenates and enlarges fleet Kenichi Kuroya, the president of the Japanese shipping company K Line, has kept his word. He said «ordered is ordered,» and proudly underscored the fact that his company's fle... Italy: port reform reducing competitiveness The port reform schemes are meeting up with hurdles in both France and Italy. In the latter country the plan is about to be ratified, but before the ink is dry, the Italian port as... Safmarine: new regional executive for Indian Subcontinent The Belgium-based Shipping company Safmarine recently promoted Bimal Kanal to the position of new regional executive for the Indian Subcontinent (ISC). The region covers India, Sri... Delta Shipping Lines meets its clients in Dunkirk Representatives of Delta Shipping Lines, a Cypriot company specialising in short sea shipping, recently visited Dunkirk to meet their French customers and to be present when one of...

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Conrad Industries gets second ferry order from North Carolina Hawaii Superferries sold at bankruptcy auction Carnival inks ship repair agreement with Sembawang U.S. Caribbean ECA proposal moves along

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
New Washington ferry set to make first sailing Panama Canal Authority partners with Port of Algeciras Lightning strike closes Chittenden Locks in Ballard Evergreen Group Chairman named top newsmaker for year Swedish Club set to offer coverage of mobile offshore units

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
IRISL set to lead legal challenge over EU sanctions Papers lodged with European Court of Justice claim companies are being unfairly connected with nuclear proliferation IRISL crew stranded at Antwerp in sanctions row EU freezes assets of IRISL linked firms Iranian ships face EU ban German banks must tap other financing sources Shipping banks will need to share risks with other investors to counter falling... New form of ship financing enters fray Sembcorp unit wins FPSO conversion $263m job from Teekay Petrojarl Premier plans FPSO charter following bonanza... Shenzhen Chiwan container cargo up 13.5% in September to 520,000 teu A year of pain for box ports

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
French ports face closure CARGO handling is expected to cease again at all major French ports tomorrow Tanger-Med earnings rocket REVENUES at Morocco's port of Tanger-Med more than doubled year on year in the third quarter after the opening of its new passenger/ro-ro terminal Spill disrupts Spanish port SPANISH authorities are cleaning up an oil spill at Tarragona's port, according to maritime safety agency Sasemar Cuba cable to operate by July CUBA'S official press has revealed that an underwater fibre-optic cable linking Cuba with Venezuela will begin operating in July, IHS Global Insight reported today Shippers urge box exemption halt SINGAPORE'S block exemptions in the liner trade disadvantage the country against Europe and North America, according to shippers Belarus signs port oil deal BELARUS has signed a deal to ship Venezuelan oil through the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, IHS Global Insight reported today GDF, CNOOC sign LNG deal Two missing in Black Sea Three more breakers killed Gazprom: Europe's demand up WWF plays down ferry fears Cruise ship ordered arrested Pirate hijack cargo ship Polar navigation code urged

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Economists Forecast Slow Growth Through 2011 Rail Trailer Hauls Signal Intermodal Strength London Heathrow Cargo Growth Slows President Obama Urges Transportation Investment Carrier-Shipper Relationship Changed, says Drewry Joliet Intermodal Terminal to Open Next Monday Lufthansa Freight Volume Soars 20.5 Percent APL Growth in Volume, Revenue Level Off Railroads Haul Most Vehicles of 2010 American Airlines, Japan Airlines to Cooperate Faiveley, Amsted Rail Finalize Joint Venture FAA Issues Airline Battery Warning Reining in Rail Stoppages Teamsters 'Discretion' 'We Have Faced Unprecedented Challenges' Start-ups' Capital Venture Importers Scale the Peak Help Wanted at YRC Measure D Gets Failing Grade Tracking Rail Policy Locked and Loaded For Investors, a Road Less Traveled Thank You ' Now, What's Next? US-Mexico Blame Game Building a Better Export Control Program Déjà Vu at the FMC Brotherly Love in NY-NJ? Warning on the Waterfront Boxed Out? Cool Quality = Hot Profits Cool Cargoes: Briefs (October 2010) All Shippers, Great and Small Not Screaming for Ice Cream Keeping Cool Amid the Chaos COOL CARGOES: Are U.S. produce companies confident their exports will continue to grow? Food Safety Simmers In a Lame-Duck Session Keeping It Fresh, in Reverse Rails Stack Up Reefer Options Keeping the Trade in Exports

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Rickmers boxship arrives at Cape Town after engine room fire NYK ship falls foul of the pirates IMF talks: 'not a failure' Early peak points to declining US box imports US CEO confidence retreats in Q3

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Cut price duo for Erria Danish tanker owner secures $4.5m discount on Chinese newbuildings as delivery is pushed back. Vinashin changes chairman again PetroVietnam exec brought in to oversee debt-ridden shipbuilder's rehabilitation. Marie T held in Hong Kong Tountzis Shipping vessel could be sold unless owner settles management and crew debts. Newbuilding orders jump 200% Both bulker and tanker newbuilding contracts shoot up in the first nine months of 2010, Clarksons' figures show. DnB NOR hikes DESSC stake Norwegian bank has almost doubled its holding in Oslo-listed offshore shipowner since early-August. Crew missing after vessel sinks Rescue workers searching for three or four men after Russian cargoship goes down in Kerch Strait. NYK ship hijacked off Kenya All-Filipino crew onboard Panama-flagged Izumi taken by pirates as Norbulk tanker and Greek bulker escape. SPP celebrates 15 ship haul South Korean yard reveals newbuilding contracts worth $660m, including seven kamsarmax bulkers. Danica White four lose appeal Crewmen fail in fight for compensation from owner of Danish cargoship hijacked in 2007. Arpeni makes refinancing bid Indonesian shipowner facing bankruptcy suit lines up $130m bond and share sale. Fos-Lavera strike drags on More fuel shifted to road and rail as French dockers cause big build-up of tankers. PST orders MPP pair in China Newbuildings mark further diversification of asset class and charter base for PIL-linked shipping trust. Georg Otts passes ice test Russian ferry makes it through Northern Sea Route for floating hotel work in Vladivostok. Broker joins StealthGas board Allied Shipbrokers chief John Kostoyannis appointed a director of Nasdaq-listed shipowner. Investors grab SKIL shares Legal & General Investment Management and Audley Capital snap up over 10% of shares in newly quoted port group. Latvian mans the barricades Riga tanker owner puts up fence and barbed wire around HQ to deter rebel shareholders' meeting. African extension for BWO World's second largest FPSO owner secures additional work for Sendje Berge off Nigeria. African mission for VLCCs? Tankers could ballast to West Africa rather than head to Middle East to bag better rates. Micky picks Sembawang Micky Arison-led cruise giant Carnival pens long-term maintenance contract with Sembcorp yard. Stolt to lighter YM Uranus Norwegian-owned vessel to start cargo transfer from listing chemical tanker towed to port of Brest. Genmar sells VLs to Pareto Peter Georgiopoulos-led owner acts quickly to free up cash with sale-and-leaseback of VLCC pair, sources say. Boxship fire under control All crew safe after tackling engine room blaze on Rickmers vessel off South Africa. US imports to grow 11% Trade body says inbound US container volumes are expected to reach 1.3mteu in October. Anger over Sydney smash Passengers say they had no warning before Australian ferry slammed into sea wall, injuring two.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
NYK-Hinode Line ship hijacked FAA issues safety alert on lithium batteries CSX, N.Y.-N.J. port mark rail improvement U.S. presses Canada on softwood lumber U.S. poised to drop Agility fraud case DHS finds IPR violations at DHL hub China issues NVO freight filing guidelines Kuehne + Nagel expands in Duisburg DSV sets up in South Africa October container imports to climb 9% Toledo Port buys former Jeep property

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Cargo vessel hijacked in the Somali Basin The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Mv Izumi has been hijacked in the Somali Basin. In the early hours of October 11, the captain of the Mv Izumi made contact with DFDS ferry ravaged by fire ' 236 passengers evacuated DFDS Lisco's ropax ferry Lisco Gloria has been declared a constructive total loss after a devastating fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday on October 9 while

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OCTOBER 11, 2010
Bunker prices rise in Fujairah Limited availability on all fuel grades in Durban. MEPC 61: Steamships to be exempted from the North American ECA Ruling will impact those who live downwind until 2020. Markets mostly firmer following crude gains Buyers waiting for the market to fall in Hamburg. Fos strike threatens refinery closure Bunker player 'can do nothing' until strike is over. Fuel oil ban set to shrink Antarctic cruise activity Several cruise lines are said to be cutting the region from their itineraries after 2010. More container lines 'to back switch' to low-sulphur fuel Hong Kong initiative gathering momentum, say insiders. Bunker prices mostly higher Average level of enquiries at Asia's key bunker hubs, according to traders. Ferry fire triggers fear of bunker spill Blaze reported to be 'under control'. Brightoil sets aside $1.56 billion capex Intends to lift profit margin through 'vertical integration'. Mumbai receives first marine 'pollution control vessel' Vessel is equipped to respond to marine oil spills. Iran bunker supplier changes address Started bunkering operations in fourth quarter of 2009. Vermont UM to expand Singapore operations Set to take delivery of two 6,500 mt bunker barges by mid-2011.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Abu Dhabi

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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