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August 9, 2011

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*Shipping News* Capesize rents could rise 15% in Q3: consultancy HIRE costs for capesize vessels that haul dry bulk commodities could see a 15 per cent rise within the quarter, said Maritime Strategies International Ltd, after rounding out the first weekly gain in a month. Kuwait firm on new port KUWAIT has responded to threats by Iraqi militants by saying they will not deter the oil-rich emirate from completing the construction of a controversial megaport between the two nations.

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OOIL profit falls 86pc to US$236.59 million despite 6.9pc revenue increase TT Club supports 5-liner database reporting container handling incidents Seaspan charters last of five 4,500-TEU newbuildings to 'K' Line Hebei ports increase throughput 16.7pc to 346 million tonnes in half year Benin Navy drives off Nigerian pirates during ship-to-ship transfer operation UASC uses UAE's Khor Fakkan, cuts direct India, Pakistan calls from AEC1 Union says it still plans to bid for bankrupt SeaFrance ferry company INTTRA sets out to simplify dispute identification through eInvoices CN to expand Kirk Yard, relocate Chicago repair shop near Gary, Indiana Hong Kong airport initiates power savings planned to cut carbon emissions TNT sets up just-in-time, just-enough fashion logistics hub in Hong Kong Atlas Air quarterly profit falls 27pc, looks to receive new B747-8Fs

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Coast Guard does damage control as contingency plan is readied Hanjin Shipping orders five 13,000-TEUers NYK & Yusen Terminals receive 2011 Clean Air Action Plan Awards from Port of Los Angeles Oneworld Shipping Services opens own office in Mumbai Shanghai aims at world's No. 1 container port status in 2011 Sweden 24th nation to sign Rotterdam Rules Tanker sector facing biggest glut in 29 years Tata Steel arm floats new firm for tugging operations TSA to impose unspecified peak season surcharge from August 15 EEPC India holds seminar on 'Doing Business with Canada' IMU's KPT campus to have quota for wards of Port employees Marg Karaikal Port launches container handling services Truck rentals fall 3-4 pc in July Govt mulling relook of area ceiling for SEZs US downgrade bad news for exports: Fieo

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AUGUST 8, 2011
USD 40 million loan for Rift Valley Railways in Kenya The African Development Bank has approved a USD 40-million loan to finance the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) to significantly increase freight transport. The five-year USD 246-million... UK road freight industry forced to find extra EUR 1.5 bn to fill its fuel tanks UK road freight operators have had to find an additional GBP 1.3 billion (about EUR 1.5 billion) over a 12-month period to cover the rising cost of fuel, figures from the Freight T... Denmark: foreign lorries now require low-emission zone stickers As of 1 November 2011, foreign lorries and buses must display a low-emission zone sticker on their windscreen in Denmark before they may use the Danish low-emission zones. If it is... Booming Finnair Cargo starts joint venture Releasing its half year results last Friday, Finnair showed strongly developing cargo demand (+23%) and growing cargo sales (+18%) compared with the same period last year. Nordic G... Boeing, GECAS finalise order for 747-8 freighters and 777-300ERs Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, have finalised a firm order for two 747-8 freighters and eig... Minority stake in Turkish ACT Airlines acquired by Chinese HNA Group HNA Group Company Limited (HNA) of China, an integrated operator in modern service industry, and Bravia Capital (Bravia) announced that they have entered into an agreement to acqui... MOL and Höegh Autoliners create Euro Marine Logistics Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Tokyo) and Höegh Autoliners AS (Oslo) have set up a 50/50 joint venture in Europe, integrating the existing European short sea and logistics activities o... Port to prepare impact study on grain export facility The Port of Long Beach has begun preparing an environmental impact report on a proposal to build a grain export facility at Pier T on Terminal Island. The Port's "notice of prepara... ALC welcomes Brian Kruger as new MD The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) recently welcomed the announcement by Toll's board that Brian Kruger will become the company's new managing director on 1 January 2012. "... Hansa Heavy Lift plans to move to Hamburg In the course of its ongoing corporate development, Hansa Heavy Lift, one of the largest maritime shipping companies for heavylift and project transports, conducted a thorough asse... Dachser with new local subsidiary in Singapore The German logistics services provider, Dachser, is continuing on its global expansion course and opening its own local subsidiary in Singapore. This makes the centre of finance an... Turkish-Iranian border crossing Gürbülak to be upgraded for USD 3 million Under an agreement between the Turkish Ministry for Trade and Customs, which was newly established after the recent elections, and the Association of Turkish International Freight ... JadeWeserPort finishes main quay construction 80,000 cbm of concrete, 80,000 t of steel and 1 million stones for the dams were used to complete the main 1,725 m quay in the JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Work is thu... Samskip expands activities and invests Duisport will build the new intermodal terminal in Hohenbudberg for Samskip and its subsidiary Van Dieren. The investments for the 120,000 sqm bimodal terminal are EUR 20 mill... Poste Italiane with lower profits A difficult economy and increased competition hit profits at Italy's state-owned postal operator Poste Italiane in the first half of 2011, but operating costs also fell. The compan...

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Newport News Shipbuilding delivers Virginia class sub ahead of schedule Kirby exercises option for second AT/B from Signal International Noble to mobilize semi from GoM to eastern Mediterranean Interferry opens Brussels office Wärtsilä RT-flex engines to power "Bangkok-max" containerships BMT Nigel Gee to design all-electric ferry for China

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Port of Tacoma taps Francis as new real estate manager North Bend Coast Guardsman receives award for heroism Port of Coos Bay sponsoring Charleston Seafood Festival Corps' survey vessel joing Astoria celebration Panama Canal Authority renews Port New Orleans alliance

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Lack of buyers sends secondhand values tumbling 40% Secondhand values of 1,100 teu boxships appear to have fallen 40% in the last three months, with two vessels changing hands over the last week at levels around $6m, as a lack of buyers and weak charter rates put pressure on prices BW Gas buys VLGC pair as spot rates rise BW Gas is understood to have bought two very large gas carriers after acquiring a further two last month, signalling its confidence in this improving market that has seen spot rates for VLGCs hit a three-year-high VLGC freight rate rises to three-year high of $70/tonne Further rises anticipated on constant stream of Middle Eastern cargoes Chittagong breakers can import scrap ships until October Court extension allows time to implement tougher labour and environmental safety rules in Bangladesh Tidal wave of company failures remains unlikely Banks will do their best to avoid becoming shipowners and maritime law firms can help State of play Shipping bankruptcies Battle between Cosco and owners intensifies George Economou's Classic Maritime latest bulker operator to win security pending London arbitration Dog days bare their teeth Orderbook excesses continue to haunt the shipping markets as demand remains flat The causes of piracy still need to be addressed If the west had spent more money on development causes, we would not have half the piracy problems we face in Somalia and Afghanistan MOL and Höegh Autoliners in European venture Euro Marine Logistics has ambitions to become one the top three car carriers in shortsea sector Kiel Canal's decrepit locks raise questions over Hamburg feeders Competition with road haulage could suffer as construction of additional lock chamber in Kiel Canal is held back Strike ends at Luka Koper Pay dispute resolved Nautilus warns over training scheme SMarT scheme funding at risk Saadé dispels doubts over CMA CGM's future No retirement plans for box line chairman and chief executive as plots the company's next moves OceanSaver installs first high-capacity ballast system Höegh Autoliners car carrier will be valuable testing ground ahead of IMO changes Scanjet Macro fits fuel tank measuring system to Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship Work on Hapag-Lloyd vessel Hanseatic requires complete upgrading of electronic communication system transmitting data ShipNet launches YouTube channel First release is seven-minute video showing Voyage Estimator, part of chartering and operations product Help us in surveying the pace of innovation Lloyd's List wants to know how you rate the shipping industry's innovation efforts Omani announcement boosts Sohar joint venture All commercial import, export, general cargo and container activities will switch ports from Muscat Interferry opens Brussels office to boost lobbying of EU Ferry industry's body seeks to strengthen its voice on maritime policy and regulations ICS presses European Commission to keep shipping out of emissions trading Secretary-general Hinchliffe says CO2 'cannot be reduced effectively and meaningfully' through a regional financial instrument Rotterdam and Antwerp consider swapping shares Changing structure of European petrochemical sector encourages greater co-operation Political pitfalls Given the scale and dynamics of globalisation, European ports are going to have to become more closely integrated, but it also requires politicians' co-operation Box lines' new economics Revenues are down despite a rise in volumes Mitsubishi Heavy denies Hitachi merger talk MHI president quoted as saying discussions only concerned collaboration between, or integration of, specific business units OOCL parent's profits fall to $175m Orient Overseas Container Line warns of overcapacity and uncertainty over potential US consumer demand at Thanksgiving and Christmas China Shipping Group bond sale raises $620m State-owned parent of CSCL taps domestic market, but statement does not indicate how funds are to be used Nordic American Tankers posts $10m loss in weak suezmax spot market Second-quarter slide compares with $7.9m profit in same period last year

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AUGUST 8, 2011
OOIL struggles in first half OOIL, PARENT of Orient Overseas Container Lines, announced today that net profits for the first half plummeted by 86%, as it predicted "disappointing" full-year results Key copper strike settled WORKERS at the giant Escondida copper mine in northern Chile have voted to end a strike and accept a pay deal, IHS Global Insight reported today US approves Lake Charles LNG exports THE US Department of Energy has approved Lake Charles LNG's export application, making it the second terminal project to receive the government's blessing Sesa Goa buys Liberian stake INDIA'S Sesa Goa said today it is buying 51% of Liberian miner Western Cluster, which is developing iron ore mines and associated shipping infrastructure in the African country CMA CGM plans $100M Kingston scheme FRENCH liner CMA CGM has agreed to invest $100M in the Jamaican port of Kingston over the next three years, IHS Global Insight reported today NAT widens losses SUEZMAX spot player NAT reported higher losses than expected today and confirmed its increased emphasis on slow steaming LPG tanker robbed off Indonesia ARMED attackers robbed an LPG tanker off Indonesia today, according to ReCAAP ISC Why HHL is swapping Bremen for Hamburg NASCENT German breakbulk and heavy-lift carrier Hansa Heavy Lift is trying to make a fresh start with the move of its headquarters from Bremen to Hamburg Cigarette smugglers caught in Greece A TRUCK driver was arrested over the weekend in Patras on suspicion of trying to smuggle more than 11,000 undeclared cigarette packets out of Greece, Greek coastguards said today Drybulk rates remain sluggish WEAK ACTIVITY in the Northern Hemisphere summer is keeping drybulk rates low, according to Oslo investment bank Pareto Securities VLCCs seen capping upside SPOT RATES for VLCC tankers are low but steady as this week opens because of ample supply of tonnage Hyundai buys Oz iron ore SOUTH Korea's Hyundai Steel said today it has signed a deal to buy iron ore from Australian miner Fortescue Mumbai struggles with spill INDIAN coastguards are today co-ordinating an oil spill clean-up at the entrance of Mumbai's harbour, after two officers from a sunken bulker were arrested

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Matson Profit Plunges 75 Percent Higher fuel costs and weak trans-Pacific results caused Matson Navigation's second quarter operating profit to fall 75 percent to $9.4... Transportation Stocks Lead Market Dive Transportation stocks took a deep dive on Wall Street on Monday, riding a huge selloff in response to the downgrading... Matson Ends One of Two China Services Matson Navigation ended one of its China services, citing overcapacity and declining freight rates in the trans-Pacific, as well as... Rendell: "Super Committee" May Boost Transport Spending Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday a congressional "super committee" appointed to find ways to cut the federal deficit... Railcar Owners Idled 707 More Units in July North American owners of railcars parked 707 more of them in July, as many categories of freight rail traffic slowed... Obama Urges Transport Spending, Tax Cut Extension President Obama renewed his call for Congress to quickly approve a new transportation infrastructure investment program next month, and extend... CMA CGM Invests $100 Million in Kingston Hub CMA CGM will invest $100 million in a major container transshipment hub in Jamaica in exchange for a 35-year lease... Third-Party Logistics Providers Expand in Inland China Third-party logistics companies continue to invest in warehousing and other supporting capacity in interior provinces of China, as manufacturers look... FedEx Freight Hikes Rates 6.75 Percent FedEx Freight will raise its non-contract truck pricing 6.75 percent on Sept. 6, the nation's largest less-than-truckload motor carrier said... Teamsters Ratify Four-Year Car-Haul Contract Car-hauling Teamsters approved a National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement that will raise their wages $1.35 per hour over four years.... Obama Finalizing Truck Fuel Efficiency Rules President Obama is set to unveil final rules Tuesday that for the first time set fuel efficiency and carbon emission... MCC Begins China-Bangladesh Service MCC Transport, A.P. Moller-Maerski's intra-Asia shipping division, launched a 13-day transit service between China and Bangladesh. The Shanghai 1... OOIL Sees 'Disappointing' 2011 Outlook Profit at the parent of Orient Overseas Container Line fell 39 percent in the first half of 2011 on falling... Panama Locks Set for Maintenance Shutdowns Vessel traffic through the Panama Canal will be affected this month by maintenance and dredging. The east lane of... Japan Extends Punitive Tariffs Against US Japan on Monday extended for a year punitive tariffs on ball bearings and tapered roller bearings imported from the United... India Ports See Slight Container Uptick Container traffic at major ports in India grew a mere 2 percent from April through July compared with a year... En Route to Profit Truckload carriers seem to be traveling a different route than the rest of the sputtering U.S. economy. Many reported higher... Virginia's Clean Sweep The first half of 2011 hasn't been good for the Port of Virginia for reasons largely beyond its control. Although... Fast Track to the Heartland? Geoffrey Giovanetti has a favorite East Coast port gateway for seaborne imports of wine and spirits destined for the Midwest,... Calculated Savings Soon after Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding challenged ocean carriers to compete on the basis of sustainability in June, Danish... Red on the Horizon Horizon Lines says it is making "significant progress" on a refinancing announced two months ago, but the financially struggling container... United We Stand? Most U.S. ports implementing clean-trucks programs are attempting to foster compliance through subsidies to truckers and with public-private partnerships, but... Clean Trucks Take a Toll Ports from Oakland, Calif., to New York are adopting clean-trucks programs that will require independent owner-operators who in many cases... Shipping's Gold Coast Peter Tirschwell's July 18 commentary, "Season of the Switch," put a new twist on the East Coast vs. West Coast... A Road Museum's Lessons Who'd have thought that a museum in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley would point to issues now flaring in Washington about the... FMC's New Music Man Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero has a solution for the discordant state of Washington politics: music. "If we gather... Quiet on the Coalition Front The Longshore Workers Coalition, the intra-union group that has criticized International Longshoremen's Association leadership, was relatively quiet during last month's... A Family Man A two-month longshoremen's strike in 1977 left Harold Daggett so strapped he qualified for food stamps, but Daggett said he... Change at the ILA As Harold Daggett basked in the applause of union delegates after his election as International Longshoremen's Association president, loudspeakers came...

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Liners in the eye of 'The Perfect Storm' As severe tropical storm Muifa batters the eastern shipping regions of China - the worst atmospheric disturbance for decades and a reminder of the vulnerability of merchant shipping to the elements - ocean carriers appear to be heading for a manmade storm of mega proportions in H2 2011 OOIL's H1 profit tumbles due to 'rate deterioration' on major trades Markets start steady on ECB move - but volitility remains 'Market conditions' prompts Turkon 4th ship cull Mexican ports advanced strongly in first half period Some good news from the US

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Bodouroglou stays busy Michael Bodouroglou holds the helm as Box Ships declares debut dividend following profitable quarter while Paragon takes a hit on drop downs. Downgrade rips Wall Street Shipping stocks slammed by double-digit declines as news of S&P's US debt rating rocks New York markets. Greek scraps suezmax Callimanopulos group tanker wing torches 1992-built suezmax in $13.5m demolition deal, brokers say. MTM tipped as buyer Brokers link MT Maritime Management to $21m chemical tanker transaction with Japanese giant. PBA on the hunt Indonesian bulker owner transferred to state energy company PLN, which wants to renew fleet. ASC strike ends American Steamship Co officers return to Great Lakes bulkers as AMO hammers out new labour contract. Cosco hits new trough Global stock market struggles have dragged shares in China's largest quoted shipping company to a record low. Rocky rates sting CH Singapore-listed offshore owner ready to pursue expansion despite drop in 2010 profit. Cape hit a false alarm Fears a dozen pirate skiffs had targeted a German bulker have been dismissed as a misunderstanding. CSSC rises again Chinese shipbuilder and engine maker posts 2.7% improvement in first-half profit. Coscol inches up Chinese giant's listed heavy-lift arm pushes up first half profit a fraction. Wartsila wins Wenchong deal Finnish company to supply eight engines for "Bangkok-max" feederships being built in China. Woe won't burn BDI Negative economic headlines unlikely to have a strong influence on dry-cargo market, ICAP says. Vinalines posts first loss Dire markets cover Vietnamese owner's first-half accounts in red ink for only time since it was founded 15 years ago. Parental support for CSDC Hong Kong-listed owner secures loans worth more than $1bn from China Shipping. Glitch blamed for crash Report finds faulty dynamic positioning kit led to SBS Typhoon hitting two other offshore ships at Aberdeen. SSW surges against tide New York-listed boxship owner rises after Cantor Fitzgerald upgrade as other shipping stocks suffer. SNCM ferry robbed Purser tied up with electric cable on France's Ile de Beaute in Marseille. Shockwave strikes again Asian shipping stocks take another hammering after US credit rating chop. Port worker crushed 49-year-old killed after forklift hit by log from Chinese general cargoship at Manila.

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AUGUST 8, 2011
China warehousing expansions DHL expands China warehousing DHL plans to expand and upgrade its warehousing to take advantage of increased business in China's contract logistics market. Its Supply Chain division plans to add up to 200,000 square meters of facilities in China in... OOCL profit slides, cites overcapacity Liner carrier OOCL and subsidiary OOCL Logistics netted a combined $161.8 million in operating profit in the first half of 2011, a 45.7 percent drop compared to the first half of 2010, parent company OOIL said in a financial statement Monday. Firs... Ship owners support IMO The International Chamber of Shipping is applauding the International Maritime Organization's approach in reducing shipping's carbon dioxide emissions. ICS Secretary General Peter Hinchliffe said recently agreed amendments to Annex VI of IMO's MA... MOL-CKYH drop Halifax on Vietnam/U.S. East Coast A service linking Southeast Asia with the East Coast of North America will undergo a rotation change at the end of August, according to an operator of the loop. Liner carrier MOL said last week its SVE loop, which it operates with the CKYH Alliance... APL's transpacific services 94% on-time APL's transpacific services 94% on-time APL's transpacific services 94% on-time Singapore-based liner carrier APL said Friday in its mid-year report on 2011 vessel reliability that APL ships on westbound transpacific sailings missed their arrival ... Asia/Europe loop drops Hakata calls A New World Alliance-Grand Alliance joint Asia/Europe loops will drop two calls in September, according to a note Friday from Grand Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd. The AEX/NW1 loop, operated with 10 Hyundai Merchant Marine vessels, will drop calls in ... MCC revises calls on key intra-Asia loop MCC Transport, the intra-Asia subsidiary of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, has significantly altered the rotation of one of its key services in the trade, the line said Friday. From Aug. 12, MCC's IA-6 service will have a rotation of Yantian, Xiam... TNT flies food aid for Somalia A TNT Express plane on Monday took off from Liege, Belgium, with 45 tons of emergency food aid bound for Nairobi, Kenya, to help the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) feed thousands of children in neighboring Somalia. The Boeing 767 transport... CSX invests in Louisville intermodal terminal Class I railroad CSX last week said its Intermodal Terminals subsidiary is building a $15 million, 34-acre container transfer center in Louisville, Ky., that will be operational by early 2012. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based rail carrier said the Lou... DHL expands China warehousing DHL plans to expand and upgrade its warehousing to take advantage of increased business in China's contract logistics market. Its Supply Chain division plans to add up to 200,000 square meters of facilities in China in the next two years, in addit...

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AUGUST 8, 2011
Middle East markets firm Deliveries available for supply up to and including August 22 in Cape Town. Losses continue in bunker markets Very few enquiries in Piraeus. State shipping company records its first loss Vinalines point to high bunker prices and weak freight rates. Ferry industry in bid to boost its EU/IMO input Interferry to open a Brussels office in a bid to strengthen industry's voice on maritime policy and regulations. Back to bunkers Fritz J. Fredriksen returns to the bunker industry after a stint at WWF, joining DNVPS. Bunker spill triggers ban on vessels over 25-years-old Gujarat Maritime Board 'stops older vessels entering port.' ICS warns against rush 'at the cost of good legislation' Doubts that the UNFCCC or the EU can deliver sensible GHG regulations. US Navy defends focus on alternative fuels Alternative fuels 'critically important' as hedge against risks of a single source of energy. High court allows tanker's bunker fuel to be sold Purchase price agreed of $287 per metric tonne. Bunker prices largely soft as week begins Avails of bunker fuel generally good at key Asian ports on Monday. Asian feeder box vessels get electronically controlled engines Wärtsilä RT-flex60C engines chosen for Bangkok-max vessels. Singapore-based supplier moves to new office Moves to new office effective August 8. Tolson joins Noble Group To develop company's marine fuels business. Sunken bulk carrier leaking oil off Mumbai coast MV Rak Carrier leaking oil at 1.5 to 2 tonnes per hour, says India's defence ministry. OOIL posts higher revenues in H1 Despite 'poor short-term outlook, the group remains in good financial health,' says chairman.

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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

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

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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