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October 22, 2010

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*Shipping News* Typhoon shuts key China oil ports Several key oil and container ports in southern China were closed yesterday ahead of Typhoon Megi, stopping bunker fuel deliveries and forcing tankers to evacuate to calmer waters, industry sources said. Hopes fade for rebound in crude oil tanker market Growing vessel availability, sluggish demand and worries about the world economy are pressuring crude oil tanker earnings and hopes for a strong rebound in the fourth quarter are fading, analysts say.

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Maersk to cut Asia-Europe capacity 10pc mid-November Despite national strike, Port of Le Havre still in business World top ports see declines in September after August Intra-Asia trade best hope of box shipping: Evergreen chairman Antwerp container volume up 16.9pc in first nine months Fujian quarterly provincial box volume up 23.7pc DHL sees three self-made obstacles to emerging market growth Growing trade prompts Singapore to visit Jiangsu province India's Container Corp quarterly net profit grows 1.16pc APMT moves into Port of Monrovia, Africa Port of Charleston box volume best yet, buoyed by Asia Changi air cargo up 7.3pc in September, 14pc year to date Tianjin Airlines first international flight to Ulan Bator Frankfurt and Heathrow mark September in double digit hikes Lebanese Trans-Med starts cargo flights with EU, UAE focus

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Pinkcity Logistics adjudged Best CHA of Year at CONCOR's ICD-Kanpur Premium rating of all UK P&I Club members to be raised by 5 pc Tanker glut pulls down rates India & Kenya aim at $ 2.5-bn trade Iron ore exports slump in Sept. Le Havre port unaffected by French industrial action MPT provides Army 75-tonne crane to unload 2 battle tanks Airlines upbeat, but spot air pockets CONCOR's Q2 net up despite income dip Mundra CHAs dash off S.O.S. to Finance Minister CEPA with Japan in for delay Gems & jewellery exports post robust 56 pc growth in Sept. No diesel price decontrol for now-official Several excise duty exemptions may be phased out Sugar exports only after Diwali-Pawar Doors thrown open to skilled foreigners, but minimum salary fixed at $25,000 1 Hyderabad CHAA & National Academy of Customs hold informative 2-day training

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OCTOBER 20, 2010
Aslog congress scheduled for Lille in November The French logistics association Aslog's annual congress, which is taking place in Lille in northwestern France on 17 and 18 November this year, will focus on the question of wheth... Gazeley adding logistics space to its portfolio in Germany The global logistics real estate developer Gazeley is building a new logistics centre in Kandel near Karlsruhe (Germany) - without knowing in advance whether the entire building wi... Swiss and Austrian post offices join addressed mailing service forces The state-owned postal service enterprises from the two neighbouring republics, Austrian Post and Swiss Post, said recently that they have signed a deal which sees them consolidati...

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Failure to report steamship grounding brings civil penalty Keppel FELS gets LOI for two jack-up drilling rigs Guilty plea in R/V Gould pollution case Chevron moves ahead on massive deepwater GoM project Concordia Maritime takes delivery of P-Max tanker DSME Russian shipbuilding JV books $800 million order U.S. Barge delivers double hull unit to Harley Marine

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Port association pleased with latest round of TIGER grants NYK begins training program for Chinese maritime pilots EVA Air gives ride to endangered turtles Coast Guard fines shipper for failure to report grounding FreeSeas announces charters for eight company vessels

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Fos-Lavera to start turning away ships Anchorages outside terminal almost full but stoppages appear to have propped up tanker market Fos ship backlog grows as protests continue Tsakos and Maersk tankers hit by Fos strike Aframax earnings soar as Fos-Lavera strike drags on US to set up carrier-shipper working groups Best practice discussion groups will help in tackling space and equipment issues US plans mechanism for dispute mediation Bangladesh yard closures leave thousands jobless Ban on vessels with hazardous materials sparks demolition slump Chinese mill closures hit capesize fortunes Vale's giant ships 'to drive rates to 1977 lows' Planned 400,000 dwt Chinamax bulk carriers to push earnings down to $10,000-$12,000... Vale logistics plan hits Chinese wall

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Nautilus attacks UK cuts NAUTILUS UK expressed outrage today over the UK's severe spending cuts, under which the Royal Fleet Auxiliary would lose three ships LR reveals chairman-elect LLOYD'S REGISTER has announced that Thomas Thune Andersen has been chosen as its new chairman BDI losing streak stretching VESSEL oversupply was behind a fifth straight day of BDI drops, Brokers surveyed by the Baltic Exchange said today XL pipeline US support mounts THE US has signalled it intends to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would undercut tanker demand by transporting Canadian oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries Box ship evades pirates A GERMAN box ship was attacked by pirates off Tanzania today, its owner told Fairplay Ukraine to sell stake UKRAINE'S government-run property fund FGI has said it plans to sell a 25.1% stake in its wholly owned dry cargo shipping company Commercial Fleet of Donbass Qatar cancels Greek LNG plans A QATARI consortium has reportedly pulled out of a $4.9Bn LNG import terminal project in Greece $95M granted to US ports Seadrill raises $630M Normalcy for France? Not close OOIL revenues up by two-thirds 13 feared dead in capsize Typhoon shuts China facilities DFDS, C Ports acquire terminal Inquiry planned in ship mystery

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
STB Sets Hearing On Expanding Cargo Regulation YRC Worldwide Considers Closing New Penn YRC Worldwide, Lenders Extend $325 Million Loan US Grain Shipments Surge Waterfront Commission Probes Racketeering Rail Traffic Rebounded in Mid-October Port of NY-NJ Approves Design Work for Rail Hub Philadelphia Port Picks Developers for Southport Leading Indicators Point to Slow Growth OOCL Revenue Soars 65.5 Percent in Third Quarter UPS Profit Leaps in 'Moderate' Economy Global Crude Steel Production Grew Slightly in September Union Pacific CEO Sees Extended Intermodal Peak French Unions Eye Oct. 26 Strike Union Pacific Net Jumps 51 Percent to $778 Million Norfolk Southern Breaks Ground at Greencastle Celebration Set to Mark End of Columbia River Project CMA CGM's Figaro Heads to Far East Port of LA Receives $16 Million Grant

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
French strikes escalate 490,000 public sector jobs culled in UK austerity budget LA and LB post another good month: but how long will it last? Strong Q3 for OOCL on back of volume and rate surge NCC to resume control of Illichivsk's container terminal

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Bocimar boosts CMB Compagnie Maritime Belge posts third-quarter profit as Belgian bulker arm banks $12m from collapsed time charter and a handy sale. Trico Marine wins Tebma spat Embattled US offshore owner triumphs in $18m battle with Indian shipbuilder over refund guarantee. FreeSeas seals eight fixtures Ion Varouxakis-led bulker owner cashes in on new charters but rates are still lower than price tags reported in June. Time for shutter snapping again Capture a stunning image of ships and the sea and win a digital SLR in TradeWinds' annual Maritime Photographer of the Year contest. Coast Guard slams Interlake Authorities slap US bulker owner with fine after failing to report grounding. Heidenreich backs ro-ro alliance Jones Act stifles Connecticut-based maritime veteran's short sea shipping scheme. Dauntless deal caught on film QuickTime video trumps 8K filing in revealing Top Ships tanker sale as Evangelos Pistiolis rings Nasdaq bell. Dane gets high society job Former Maersk executive Thomas Thune Andersen confirmed as new chairman of Lloyd's Register. What's in Big John's sights? Seadrill collects $650m from the bond market but views are split on what its pending "growth investments" could be. Frank not counting chickens Sovcomflot boss Sergey Frank denies putting aframax dozen in one Zvevda-DSME basket but is to hatch "a couple" for $300m. German boxship in pirate attack ER Schiffahrt's Safmarine Zambezi damaged but survives armed pirate assault off Tanzania. Peru hands Bolivia keys to sea Landlocked South America nation awarded 99-year lease to build terminal near Ilo in Peru. Keppel Corp tops bets in Q3 Choo Chiau Beng-led firm notes rise in newbuilding demand as third quarter profit picks up. Abandoned ship starts leaking oil Slick from ditched North Korean vessel reaches shoreline in the Philippines after storm. Zhoushan bags Chinese loan Cosco shipbuilder pockets $92m from Bank of China for STX Pan Ocean bulkers. Mueller lands Wagenborg post Ven-Trafiken ferry boss quits to become head of Dutch owner's Swedish operation. Bulker crewman missing in US USCG launches search for missing seafarer from Canadian Provider in Lake Ontario. Triple whammy for WSF ships Three Washington state vessels put out of action with mechanical faults over the weekend. IPO lock-out to hurt tanker prices Crude tanker values tipped to suffer as owners are presently unable to press ahead with listing plans. Sovcomflot in $800m ship order Sergey Frank-led Russian tanker giant to take up to 12 ships at DSME with at least some being built at Russian joint venture yard. DFDS pens Swedish terminal deal Niels Smedegaard-led Dane hooks up with port company to splash out on Swedish terminal concession. Bulker grounds in St Lawrence Algoma ship towed to anchor west of Montreal after developing mechanical problem. Crew remain stuck on Lyubov Orlova Repatriation of Russians and Ukrainians delayed as sale of cruiseship being held in Canada comes closer. Fesco cutting first half losses Russian container line makes first half operating profit and reduces net deficit as revenues rise by $100m. Navig8 caught in bunker beef Million-dollar security payment sits in escrow while Singapore-based tanker operator fights Liberian owners' fuel efficiency claim. Haze returns to Singapore Maritime Port Authority issues navigational warning as region sees worst air quality since 2006. Numbers up at OOCL Hong Kong liner operator has seen a healthy jump in third quarter revenues; volumes were up 16%. Croatian yard sales "difficult" President Ivo Josipovic warns of job losses and social problems if subsidies axed. No change for BW rating Moody's leaves Norwegian shipowner's credit rating unchanged following LNG deal with Marubeni. Seadrill eyes $650m issue John Fredriksen's drilling arm looks to tap the bond market for the second time in less than a month. PST increases dividend PIL-linked shipping trust set to payout more to shareholders in the third quarter despite ordering spree.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Maersk to raise transatlantic rates in '11 Hyundai turns big Q3 profit Safmarine: ECSA to Asia, Africa drive growth UPS net profit soars 80% Aerologic adds Asia/Middle East services Iran airline refused fuel in Europe TIGER II funds benefit freight projects Maine to take over short line NYK rolls India car services into subsidiary Old Dominion expands China guaranteed service Pacer gives Killea new role New Bedford port goes from whales to wind Singapore grows, but Shanghai grows faster

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Norwegian ferry order to Remontowa The order for four 4,200 GT LNG-fuelled ferries for the Vestfjord crossing in Northern Norway has been awarded to Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The operation contract was won Major owners to run Gothenburg ro-ro terminal The Port of Gothenburg has signed a contract with DFDS and C.Ports, a sister company to Cobelfret S.A, to operate the port's ro-ro terminal for the next 25 years Fewer passengers for Sundsbusserne Sundbusserne A/S, which earlier this year inaugurated the service between Helsingborg and Helsingør with the ferry Pernille (ex Siletta Ace), has had fewer passengers than expected. In September, the Maersk withdraws Asia service ' temporarily Maersk Line has decided to temporarily withdraw its AE9 service from the Far East to Europe due to overcapacity. Most of the Christmas goods have been shipped and there is Kockums launches rebuilt submarine Swedish Kockums AB has launched the rebuilt submarine RSS Swordsman for the Singapore Navy. The price tag has not been undisclosed. The submarine is the second in the Northern Light

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OCTOBER 21, 2010
Prices firm in Fujairah NYMEX showing losses of more than $1.50 in early trading. Rotterdam prices climbing Steady gains in Hamburg. Two detained vessels had fuel leaks UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency carried out 178 vessel inspections in September. Sustainable Shipping conference looks at issues beyond compliance Bringing people together from all industries is paramount to moving toward a greener industry. IBIA seeks nominations for elections to its Board These elections 'are an opportunity for new people with new ideas'. Oil ports in southern China close ahead of typhoon Megi Shenzhen and Zhuhai halted operations early Thursday. Legal dispute hampers efforts to stop bunker spill Philippine coast guard says fuel is still leaking from typhoon damaged vessel. Singapore fuel oil stocks up 2.22% Distillates fall 9.89% to 14.190 million barrels, according to IE data. Bunker prices mostly gain amid slack demand Generally weak demand at key Asian bunkering hubs, according to traders. Strikes hit bunker deliveries again Our ability to supply bunkers changes hour by hour, says source at Fos-Lavera. US judge orders release of seized bunkers Navig8's bunkers and lube oil detained as part of a $1.378 claim by Makko Maritime and Darr Maritime. Super typhoon halts Hong Kong bunker operations Typhoon signal number three hoisted this morning. Senior trader exits Glencore Singapore Glencore looks to replace position internally, reports say. Fuel saving ultra-long-stroke engine in the works Able to achieve up to 7% fuel and CO2 reduction at lower revolutions per minute. Launch of the fifth Sustainable Shipping Conference Leaders from across the globe use networking opportunity in Miami to discuss key issues affecting the industry in a relaxed atmosphere.

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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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