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February 23, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China's oil imports seen to drive tanker market
    China, the world's second-largest energy consumer, may lead an increase in demand for tankers as its energy needs rise, Poten & Partners said in a report.
  • Cheaper anti-piracy actions needed
    The US says that it wants to find cheaper options to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia, as an international naval force has pushed the seaborne brigands from the one million square miles of the Gulf of Aden into an area twice that size in the Indian Ocean.
  • LME proposes joint venture with Baltic Exchange
    The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world's largest market for aluminium and copper, has proposed forming a joint venture with the Baltic Exchange to take trading of freight derivatives onto a new exchange.
  • Strike hits Bangladesh's ship-breaking industry

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Busan operator fined US$10 million for Frisco spill
  • Vladivostok Container Terminal throughput up 30.7pc in January
  • Indonesia to triple spending on sea and air infrastructure
  • MOL holds table-top drill to test shipboard emergency procedures
  • Singapore junior minister pledges commitment to maritime industry
  • Panalpina launches two new ocean freight services
  • Russia's TransContainer's cargo traffic down 17.6pc in 2009
  • Miami to invest to capture post-Panama expansion trade
  • Lufthansa issues strike flight changes to and from Hong Kong
  • Hactl stages Hong Kong airport computer disaster drill
  • Cathay Pacific to add fourth weekly cargo flight to Miami
  • TIACA sees cargo prospects brighten as global recovery begins

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Great Offshore plans to raise Rs 1,750 cr. from securities issue
  • Asia-Europe box volume surge in December signals upturn, observes ELAA
  • Tatas to beef up shipping fleet
  • Maritime sector budgets for infrastructure status
  • Arshiya International receives approval for Nagpur FTWZ
  • Shipping lines shifting focus from Asia-Europe trades to apply extra slow steaming on transpacific
  • MAERSK LINE launches 3rd Far East service from Hamburg
  • CSAV NORASIA follows Wan Hai, PIL in re-entering Asia-Europe trade
  • New Höegh Autoliners service to Longoni, Mayotte
  • Safmarine offers Far East-East Africa Mashariki Express from March 2
  • Caofeidian to be China's electric automated box port
  • Hanjin increases & upgrades services on transpacific
  • Hapag-Lloyd's new Asia to EC of S. America service
  • Delta Shipping Lines launches new feeder service
  • MSC & Maersk Line tweak services
  • UASC to implement GRI
  • ZIM implements ERC
  • Handicraft exporters exude optimism
  • Niraj Nabh Kumar takes charge as JNPT's Dy Chairman
  • VPT surmounts daunting hurdles to handle even more cargo in 2009-10
  • MoS to release more funds to complete 2 key port connectivity projects in TN quickly
  • Ponnani port, with technical panel's nod, awaits Kerala govt's go-ahead
  • Paradip Port sails past 50 m tonnes, hopes to post 27 pc growth in cargo throughput
  • CONCOR plans more Nepal-bound routes
  • Industry's spirits droop with stimulus withdrawal symptoms

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
  • Pacer reports higher revenue and net profit
    The US service provider Pacer International reported that its Q4/2009 net profit was USD 10 million, compared to a loss of USD 64 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Q...
  • Ceva Logistics: contract with Multiyork in UK
    SCM and logistics service provider Ceva Logistics has been awarded a three-year contract to provide a white glove two-person home delivery service to Multiyork, a manufacturer and ...
  • Loxxess AG investing EUR 5 million in Aurach logistics centre extension
    The German group Loxxess is investing EUR 5 million in extending its logistics centre in Aurach (Germany). The facility, which was constructed in 2003 and extended in 2007, will be...
  • A380 sets its wheels on African soil for the first time
    The Airbus A380 era has started in Africa. On 17 February a scheduled Air France Paris-Johannesburg flight, operated by the giant aircraft, touched down at 10.58 local time in the ...
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo strengthens partnership with WFS
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has extended its cargo handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK and Ireland. The new contract covers Dublin, Shannon and Cork. Thi...
  • For sale: Hapag-Lloyd's head office
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is selling its head office on the inner Alster at Ballindamm in Hamburg to an investor. The board of TUI AG confirmed that it has had defini...
  • Toll completes roll out of new information platform
    Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has completed the global roll-out of its information control platform iCON. The programme, which started in 2009, was finished with the deployment of ...
  • The Bosphorus was busy in 2009
    A total of 51,422 ships sailed through the Bosphorus (Turkey) last year. The number of vessels using the Dardanelle straits near Canakkale amounted to 49,453. Some 9,299 tankers ca...
  • European railways set up transport alliance
    Seven European railways have founded an alliance called Xrail for their wagon load traffic. Partners in the undertaking are DB Schenker, SNCB Logistics, CD Cargo, CFL Cargo, Green ...
  • RHA gets fuel duty gap into minister's report
    An all-party committee of UK MPs has backed the case for action to level the fuel duty playing field between the UK and the rest of the EU. The British Road Haulage Association (RH...
  • UK Rail signs up partner for rail project
    The British rail infrastructure company Network Rail has given a EUR 61 million contract for design and construction to Jacobs Engineering. The latter will lay 1 km (0.6 miles...
  • New iron ore rail service in Quebec
    Western Labrador Rail Services (WLRS), a newly formed subsidiary of the Canadian company Genesee & Wyoming, has entered into a long term agreement with Bloom Lake Railway ...
  • Port of Lille is satisfied
    Ports de Lille, the operator of the northern French port of the inland port of Lille, has described its result for 2009 as satisfactory, given the economically difficult situa...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Tsakos and Schoeller in ship management JV
  • Aker Philly eyes wind turbine installation vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Port of Port Angeles nets air services grant funds
  • FMC move allows TSC lines to discuss pollution reduction plans
  • Port of Seattle celebrates trade history with China
  • FMC Oks new rules to benefit NVOCCs
  • Freight TSI holds steady during month of December

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Middle East banks to finance UASC's first three 13,100 teu newbuildings
    Line inks $275m loan for first three of nine boxships on order at Samsung Heavy
  • LME says traders back exchange proposal
    Tremendous support for planned joint-venture with Baltic Exchange
  • Bangladesh shipbreaking protest slammed as fake
    Yards protest against new national import policy
  • Somali pirates attack tanker
    Suspects detained after failed attempts to hijack vessel and an unsuccessful approach to a boxship
  • China and intra-Asia can absorb extra boxship capacity
    Report advises operators to deploy excess capacity on those routes

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • FMC allows slow steaming talk
    CONTAINER lines in the Asia/US trade have received the go-ahead from the US Federal Maritime Commission to discuss slow steaming
  • Falklands cruise fallout feared
    CONCERNS have arisen that cruise routes could be impaired by Argentina's retaliation against Falkland Islands oil exploration
  • Finland dredging damage feared
    DREDGING at Finnish ports is causing more damage than a planned natural gas pipeline would, the Finnish Environment Institute reportedly said today
  • US Navy stops pirate attack
    EIGHT suspected pirates have been detained by the US Navy after an attack on tanker Barakaale 1 in the Gulf of Aden
  • Cosco Corp turnover falls
    COSCO Corp (Singapore), the publicly listed ship repair unit of China's giant group, today posted a 16.6% drop in turnover to $2.9Bn in 2009

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • BA Cabin Crew Vote for Strike
  • Damco Expands into the Horn of Africa
  • Investors to Acquire RedPrairie
  • U.S. Steel Exports Fell 31 Percent in 2009
  • Port Manatee Seeks Dredging Bids
  • BAA Losses Surge, Cargo Falls 7.7 Percent
  • NRS Launches China Retail Logistics Service
  • UASC Gets Financing For Three 13,100-TEU Ships
  • Schiphol Profit Drops 29 Percent in 2009
  • Automated Export System Changes ID Policy
  • Ship Operator to Pay $10 million for Oil Spill
  • Global Steel Production Surges 25 Percent
  • India Container Volume Inches Up
  • Hamburg Süd Revises Med-Caribbean Services
  • ProLogis Expands European Investment
  • TNT Profit Slumps 58 Percent
  • INTTRA to Test Forwarder LCL Bookings
  • CMA CGM Resumes Normal Haiti Calls
  • Rates of Change
  • Life, Death and Contracts
  • Intermodal Takes Separate Tracks
  • Retailing's Unsung Heroes
  • DHE Buys Locally, Grows Globally
  • Berkshire's BNSF Eyes the Horizon
  • Wicked Weather Snaps Operations
  • Con-way Seeks New Balance
  • Hapag-Lloyd Fights Back
  • Drawing the Line
  • Rail Bill Meets Big Chill
  • TWIC's Technology Challenge
  • Big Fish, Big Fight
  • JOC Logistics Career Guide
  • Hiring Freeze Starts to Thaw
  • Teaching 'Hands-on' Logistics
  • Angels to the Rescue
  • Reality, Check Again
  • Building Stimulus

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • TSA given go ahead to discuss slow steaming
  • UASC secures new ship funding plan
  • Port-au-Prince floating dock accommodates CMA CGM
  • Bad fuel down to 'poor handling'
  • BRIC demand to force oil above USD100

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Belgians buy
    Bocimar converts tanker order and reveals plans to splash out $410m on dry tonnage.
  • BW ship sold
    An LPG carrier has been sold and will be used for floating storage according to a recent market report.
  • Tanker attacked
    US Navy swoops on eight pirate suspects after sustained assault in Gulf of Aden as APL boxship also approached.
  • Norden sheds two
    Danish owner is in for $25m windfall after selling trading cape and handymax newbuilding. Panamax charter cut.
  • Eurotankers wins
    Charterer's claim that pollution certificate issues warranted repudiation of one year tanker charter is rejected by appeal court.
  • Crime and penalty
    Even if fraud by Yuri Nikitin, Dmitry Skarga and Tagir Izmaylov are crimes under Russian law, restitution may be another matter.
  • Tsakos in JV
    Listing in sight as joint venture between Tsakos and Columbia ShipManagement eyes Greek and German markets.
  • Aframax arrest
    Sempra Energy Trading targets pool players in a $1m dispute over the grounding of an aframax tanker.
  • Star buys cape
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Greek Star Bulk Carriers spends over $42m on Japanese-built bulker.
  • Ashika arrest
    Former Polynesia Shipping boss John Jonesse charged with forgery in relation to purchase of tragic Tongan ferry.
  • Cash clinched
    Container line UASC arranges $275m of finance for three 13,100-teu giants being built at Samsung.
  • MBC profit falls
    Robert Kuok's Malaysian Bulk Carriers sees 2009 profit fall, but it commends its own effort after remaining in the black.
  • Sembcorp soars
    Singaporean builder and repairer posts large profit gain on back of booming rig-building activity.
  • Tax drag
    Malaysian shipbuilder Boustead sees 2009 profit slip after tax charge reversed.
  • Coastal cruises
    Malaysian shipbuilder and offshore vessel player sees profit soar in 2009 as business booms.
  • Cargoships clash
    Wagenborg and Shipcom vessels suffer minor damage in collision off Finland.
  • Odfjell owns up
    Jan Hammer-led Odfjell confirms purchase of former Eletson Corp newbuilding at SLS.
  • Danes develop
    Danish fleet grew further during 2009, claiming fourth spot in EU thanks to tanker additions.
  • Bocimar pens cape
    Hanjin Heavy claims Benoit Timmermans-led CMB bulker unit signs up for capesize at Philippines yard.
  • Cosco stung
    "Thorny business climate" hurts 2009 profit at Cosco Corp amid bleak outlook for shipbuilding.
  • False start
    Malaysian boxship and bulker player Swee Joo increases losses in first quarter.
  • Modec nets more
    Japanese FPSO player reveals improved full-year profit and boosts its boardroom with election of Mitsui executive.
  • Daewoo confirms
    South Korean shipbuilder puts pen to paper on series of five suezmaxes for Angolan oil company.
  • Mainport dips
    Irish rescue vessel and tug operator sees annual profit slide, but revenues hold up.
  • PGS short
    Seismic shipowner Petroleum Geo-Services sees operating profit miss forecasts in the fourth quarter.
  • Odfjell buys
    Norwegian chemical tanker player linked to purchase of SLS 51,000-dwt MR tanker resale.
  • Tough year
    Rederi AB Transatlantic slumps to a full-year and fourth quarter loss as volumes and rates plummet.
  • Ferry grounds
    US commuter vessel Nathaniel Bowditch drifts on to beach due to steering problems.
  • Daiichi redelivers
    Japanese-listed bulker owner opts to hand back post-panamax unit early in bid to cut losses.
  • Tank trouble
    Fuel tank reported ruptured after CMA CGM boxship in collision with tug off Italy.
  • APL ups rates
    Neptune Orient Lines subsidiary has unveiled a general rate increase on the intra-Asia trade.
  • Aker Phil still red
    Reduced newbuilding contract value after legal spat with OSG sinks Aker Philadelphia Shipyard further.
  • LME courts Baltic
    London Metal Exchange makes second approach to Baltic Exchange over FFA joint venture.
  • Raising rupees
    Indian shipowner Great Offshore lines up securities sale worth as much as $378.86m.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Shippers seek clarity on Chinese rules
  • TSA welcomes right to discuss slow steaming
  • Hamburg Süd ends Med/Gulf loop
  • TIACA: Low inventories could aid air cargo
  • Southern Air raises profile with B777
  • European rail operators form alliance
  • Mich. grants help local shippers
  • Entry summary capabilities added to ACE
  • Commerce, UPS expand export partnership
  • Ecu-Line to pilot INTTRA for LCL customers
  • CLARIFICATION: FMC to end NVO tariff rate publication

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Heavy loss for Transatlantic ' offshore split postponed
    Sweden's Transatlantic reports a SEK 221 million loss for 2009, compared with a SEK 266 million profit the year before, the reasons being a substantial dip in the offshore market
  • Odfjell buys product tanker
    Odfjell, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has bought a 51,000 DWT-product tanker from SLS Shipbuilding in South Korea for USD 33.5 million for delivery in April 2010
  • Hope for reopening the Sundbuss service
    At least three operators have shown interest in reopening the Sundbuss service between Helsingør and Helsingborg. According to Per-Olof Jansson, CEO of the Port of Helsingborg, three operators are
  • Russians used rag to fix a hole in the hull
    The Russian registered cargo vessel Baltiyskiy 110 has been issued with a detention notice by the British Coastguard and Maritime Agency after a port state control inspector found a hole
  • Pirates hunt in the transit corridor
    Pirates continue to roam the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in search of vessels to attack, reports the EU Maritime Centre. A coalition helicopter has photographed suspicious skiff activity in

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Mixed prices movements in Northern Europe
    Rotterdam market, however, is firm.
  • Week starts firm in Fujairah
    No stock of 180 cSt in Durban and replenishment not expected before March.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints new bunker broker for London
    CEO says appointment will further strengthen broking team.
  • Hambantota will 'ease' Colombo congestion
    Demand for container handling leaves 'no space' for port related industries and services.
  • Fuel leaks suspected from old shipwreck
    Coast Guard to consider removing fuel from passenger liner that sank in 1952.
  • Russian ambitions at Dan-Bunkering
    Kaliningrad office considering expansion.
  • SGX fuel oil futures contract successfully launched
    First session sees 3,900 mt traded.
  • New office for Peninsula
    Experienced trader and broker heads up new Norwegian branch.
  • Competition authorities approve Chemoil deal
    European Commission asked third parties to 'submit observations'.
  • Bullish start to the week
    Bunker demand in key Asian ports were 'normal'.
  • Trafigura's Malaysia terminal to grow
    Two more expansion phases planned for the 400,000 cubic metres terminal.
  • India's Vinergy opens new Red Sea supply operation
    First bunker delivery made at Khor Angar at the south end of the Red Sea.

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PORTS
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
In the first half of 2026, Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona will remain at around 819 thousand TEUs: growth in the basin will come from Koper and Rijeka
PORTS
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
PORTS
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
PORTS
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
PORTS
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
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
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.
PORTS
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
SHIPPING
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
COMPANIES
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
PORTS
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
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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Arrival ports by:
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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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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
(Interfax)
››› 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
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