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February 15, 2011

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*Shipping News* Vale's M'sia hub to handle 30m tonnes iron ore a year Brazil's Vale will spend US$1.3 billion in the first phase of its transhipment project in Malaysia's Perak state that can handle 30 million tonnes of iron ore yearly to meet global demand, a Malaysian official said yesterday. S'pore marine fuel sales hit new high Marine fuel sales in Singapore, the world's largest bunker port by volume, hit an all-time high of 3.64 million tonnes in January, up 4.3 per cent from a month ago, official data showed yesterday. China may build a rail 'canal' in Colombia China is in talks to build a 'dry canal' linking Colombia's Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was quoted as saying on Sunday. STX stock falls after missing cruise ship order Freight rates for LNG seen falling on warm weather

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Web, phone blackout biggest logistics problem in Egypt: GAC MSC charters old Maersk ships through Costamare Tianjin port box volume to reach 20 million TEU by 2015 Chongqing 33.5pc over budget in roadway fixed asset spending DP World's inland terminal 1,000 kilometres from Karachi Iran admits moving 13 arms-laden boxes through Nigeria Rival UK anti-piracy firms spark 'army-navy' tiff over market share US import box volumes rise 17.64pc in January TSA wants shippers to provide pre-departure air cargo data sooner Forwarders cut from TSA screening scheme for not screening Global Aviation opens sales office in Hong Kong

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Egypt port & shipping update Gujarat Junction 2011 symposium at Gandhidham (Kandla) on March 5 MAERSK LINE & Hapag-Lloyd agree to slot swap on MGX, WestMed service MANSA's international conference on Rotterdam Rules tomorrow MSC adds Seattle call to California Express string NSCSA subsidiary purchases two petrochemical tankers NYK LINE included in Global 100 for fifth consecutive year Zim launches Mexico-Tampa Express (MTX) service Vietnam sends back Indian corn, soyameal MoS plans funding body to aid port projects Port Authority of Antwerp delegation concludes productive visit DHL Global unveils India's 2nd free trade zone Ban on non-Basmati rice, onion exports revoked partly Engg exports to touch $ 120 bn by 2015 Gems & jewellery exports may surpass $ 30-bn mark India could become world's food basket, says Scindia Infra upgrading needed to boost exports: Khullar Exports on bumpy ride again

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Union Pacific Railroad invests USD 4 million plus in track upgrades The US rail transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad announced that recent track improvements will allow it to increase train speeds in western Wisconsin communities,... UK: Eddie Stobart orders 225 trailers The British transport service provider Eddie Stobart has added 225 new curtainsider trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The new units will partially replace the company's Irlam fleet,... IRU signs new agreement The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation of American States to improve competitiveness across its member states. The do...

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
BOEMRE budget request may face rough ride Pentagon budget request funds 11 ships in FY 2012 Christopher J. Wiernicki to become ABS CEO in April DHS budget seeks to push ahead with Coast Guard recapitalization Somali pirates hijack Iranian owned bulker Rand Logistics acquires two Jones Act ATB self-unloaders Seahawk Drilling to sell assets to Hercules Offshore in Chapter 11 sale

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
No appeal from City of Portland in River Plan/North Reach decision Washington Governer taps O'Keefe as Puget Sound Partnership director Last day to register for Maritime Commerce Club event Port Tracker report predicts jump in import cargo volumes Rand Logistics purchases two integrated tug/barge vessels

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Fresh tanker sales reflect falls in secondhand prices Elderly tonnage loses as much as 20% in value over last three months Supramax values plunge by a third as sales set lower benchmark The collapse of Korea Line Corp and a fall in bulk carrier charter rates drag prices downwards Dry bulk values to fall 20% with recovery in mid-2012 The price of bulk carriers is set to fall by 20% to levels last seen in the early 2000s, before the dry bulk boom Withdrawal of relets to boost rates for gas carrier fleet Very large gas carrier relets have kept the spot market well supplied with available vessels, but brokers now expect a pick-up as these are withdrawn from the market Round Hill buys Barbaro medium range tankers Round Hill Shipping has been linked to the purchase of two medium range combined chemical and oil tankers owned by Italy's Barbaro family for a total price of $59m-$60m Korea Line sells new capesize in bareboat deal Financially troubled Korea Line Corp appears to be behind the sale of a three-month-old capesize vessel, which achieved a price of $62.6m Colombia's Panama Canal rival dismissed as 'crazy' Engineers and investors say cost of transiting boxes through Atlantic-Pacific landbridge would be prohibitive Nordic American slips into red Posts $809,000 loss for 2010 as higher operating costs eat into bottom line Box lines make their case as renewal season sails into view Rate increases are being sought as shippers are told that demand is set to rise 7%-8% on transpacific trades despite overcapacity fears TSA looks to tie up Pacific profits Member lines' message is loud and clear in the run up to contract negotiations FMC steps up dispute resolution process Rapid response teams target contractual disputes in arbitration process that is much quicker than the traditional court system Seatrade sees hope for reefership trade Specialised reeferships not about to disappear despite losing market share Fredriksen to spin off Seadrill unit Plans to spin-off harsh environment drilling unit US ballast fantasies The absence of federal ballast water treatment laws in the US has left a regulatory vacuum into which state lawmakers have entered Terminal decline Projects to build container terminals in the UK should still go ahead even if their timelines are amended P&I Clubs aim to boost underwriting profits Clubs "raising their game" in terms of greater financial discipline Unions call for container safety laws Mandatory standards sought as new report identifies China as major weak spot US beefs up ships discharge regime US coastguard to assist environmental agency in enforcing regulations Danish warship captures pirate mothership Frees Yemeni vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and used as mothership Rickmers Trust upbeat on growth prospects Recent orders for new boxships offer expansion opportunities for shipping trusts Gulf Navigation to launch new VLCC venture Aims to net $310m over 10 years from new four-tanker subsidiary Singapore bunker sales hit 3.6m tonnes in January Up 4% from December's volumes Pirates seize Iranian-owned bulk carrier off Oman No word on condition of crew of 23, which includes 13 Iranians Keppel FELS Brasil wins $299m order Delivery of two FPSO topside modules scheduled for fourth quarter of 2012 Varun Shipping posts $2.5m third quarter profit Reverses loss posted in the year ago period Great Eastern scraps Greatship listing plans Company also reports 24% increase in third quarter profit STX wins order for four bulk carriers Company confirms contract worth $160m but silent on details Capesize rates edge up as owners hold back ships Owners staying out of the market until time charter rates claw to a point firmly above operating costs Hanjin Heavy shuts Busan yard Move designed to break impasse with labour unions in dispute going back to 2009 The Week Ahead Big ships post rates gains ending 2011 falls

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Aegean fights fraud claims NYSE-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum Network issued a stern rebuke today against class-action suits alleging securities fraud Pool partners spar in court OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has secured an emergency order against Korea Line, one of its partners in the Clean Products International Pool, in a dispute involving the tanker Blue Emerald Mississippi delays warned DRAUGHT restrictions on the lower Mississippi River might be tightened, which could severely hamper shipping, Fairplay was told today Seafarer holds on for dear life A SEAFARER has been rescued after he was found hanging on to the anchor chain of an LPG tanker off the UK, according to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency Rhine reopens after barge incident AUTHORITIES have reportedly reopened the Rhine to southbound shipping without restrictions, a month after an acid-transporting barge capsized near St Goarshausen Gulf Navigation VLCC plans reported DUBAI'S only publicly traded tanker owner reportedly plans to set up a unit in Saudi Arabia to operate a doubled VLCC fleet Russian millers await export boost RUSSIAN flour millers are waiting to see if the end of an embargo on flour exports will lead to surge in shipments out of the country Bulker split off Sochi STORM waves split a bulker in two while it was anchored off Russia's Black Sea port of Sochi, with two from its crew of 12 reported missing today NAT suffers huge earnings miss NORDIC American Tankers today revealed fourth-quarter losses that were drastically higher than predicted by Wall Street analysts Finnish tonnage tax action urged HELSINKI was urged today to enact a new tonnage tax law quickly, lest the Finnish flag suffer China foreign trade soars CHINA'S foreign trade surged nearly 44% in January from the totals of that month of 2010, IHS Global Insight reported today Two rescued after collision TWO MEN have been rescued after they were knocked overboard in a collision between a box ship and trawler off the UK Boskalis and unions brawl over Gorgon THE HOLING of a utility vessel working on Chevron's A$43Bn ($43.12Bn) Gorgon gas project in Western Australia has further stressed relations between unions and contractors Rickmers swings to losses SINGAPORE-listed Rickmers Maritime Trust unveiled net losses of $28.55M for 2010 today, reversing $40.7M in profits recoreded the year before Product tankers squeezed PRODUCT tanker owners playing the western spot market are being squeezed from all angles this week, Fearnley analysts said today

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Diesel Price Climbs For 11th Straight Week The price of diesel across the United States climbed an average of 2.1 cents last week to $3.534 per gallon... DOT Budget Jumps 66 Percent The Department of Transportation's budget would increase 66 percent to $128 billion under the president's proposed 2012 budget, compared with... Obama Would Cut Army Corps Budget $1 Billion The Army Corps of Engineers will have nearly $1 billion cut from 2010 expenditures for civil works, and what money... DHS Budget Increases 0.7 Percent The president's 2012 budget proposes a modest increase for the Department of Homeland Security, up 0.7 percent to $43.2 billion. ... Administration Wants $2 Billion in TIGER Grants The budget plan President Obama sent to Congress would sharply expand the Department of Transportation's discretionary grants program, which covers... Atlas Air Sales Rise 26 Percent in 2010 Fourth quarter and full year profit soared at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, fueled by strong air freight demand and tight... Rickmers Maritime Profit Surges 31 Percent Container ship owner-charterer Rickmers Maritime reported a 31 percent increase in fourth quarter net profit and said it reduced its... Survey Reveals Strong Support for Infrastructure Deal A strong majority of Americans want better roads and bridges, but they want someone else to pay for them, according... Obama Seeks Six-Year, $556 Billion Transport Plan President Obama is asking Congress for a six-year surface transportation spending plan that would spend $556 billion, including a $50... NY Delays Ballast-Water Rules New York state officials agreed to a 20-month delay of stringent rules governing discharge of ballast water from ships entering... China Proposes Colombia Rail Link to Rival Panama Canal China is in negotiations over the construction of a rail link across Colombia to rival the Panama Canal. The... Racing to Dig Deeper When Charleston, S.C., Mayor Joe Riley got a few precious moments in front of President Obama at a U.S. Conference... Trucking Dashboard Freight shipping demand showed resilience in the fourth quarter, as consumers opened their wallets wider and manufacturing activity picked up,... Truck Demand Remains Strong in 2011 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the nation's largest truck freight broker, says the domestic shipping market's momentum from 2010 is extending into... Has LTL Turned a Corner? The less-than-truckload industry is shrinking its way toward profitability as carriers struggle to emerge from three years of decline. ... Peak Contracting Season 'Tis the season. No, not that season, the container shipping service contract season! By now, carriers either have made an... Fearing the Slow Lane A year after the trans-Pacific slack season turned into anything but that, harbor truckers in Southern California are bracing for... China's Economic Fallout Trouble is brewing in the trans-Pacific trade in the form of Chinese inflation, especially in the main southern manufacturing centers,... Retail Sales Buoy Carrier Hopes American consumers are coming out of hibernation just in time for spring contract negotiations between trans-Pacific carriers and shippers. ... A Transportation Fix I am well aware that Washington and the American public have been focused on recovering from the deep recession. As... ACE's Winning Hand? A year ago, Customs and Border Protection promised to take a new route to completing the Automated Commercial Environment. Gone... Security Casts a Wider Net Janet Napolitano is taking her message about global supply chain security on the road ' and across the oceans. The... DOT Stacks Up for Intermodal Even before regulators consider bringing various "exempt" rail shippers under federal processes that allow them to file rate and service... Shippers, Rails Square Off Over Exemptions What do a crushed stone supplier in Texas, automobile producers across the U.S. and the Washington state potato industry have... A Little Help From GSP Two U.S. companies long embroiled in a fight with the Argentine government over its refusal to honor arbitral awards under... The M&A Outlook The last five years produced a high, low and then a rebound in merger and acquisition activity in the transportation... Southern Roots They are both good ol' boys from the Southeast who returned to native ground after years afield to take on...

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Who would want to be a modern-day seafarer? Going to sea was already much less glamorous post 9/11, with the ramping up of port-restrictive security measures; but now it seems a young seafarer must also be prepared to run the gauntlet of rocket grenade-toting Somali pirates in some of the world's busiest tradelanes - and in addition the blood-curdling prospect of months of inhuman incarceration and barbaric torture US share of global box trade declining Hapag-Lloyd to resurrect AES Textainer taps into the trade boom IRISL bulker pirated China pips Japan, sets sights on US

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Demolition destiny Tankers, bulkers and an FPSO chopped in Alang while a battleship gets carved in Turkey as brokers digest $32m worth of market chatter. Aegean fires back New York-listed bunker giant races to fight rising tide of investors who have joined a class action suit against the group and boss Peter G, among others. TBS issues warning Bulker blues forces US-listed owner to examine asset values as it prepares for possibility of $195m impairment charge. Boxships with benefits Are super-containerships helping your sex life, or is that just pants? HERO taps Seahawk US offshore owner coughs up cash and shares to seize drilling rigs from bankrupt contractor Seahawk Drilling. As good as it gets for P&I Rating agency says outlook is stable providing shipowner pressure for lower rates is restrained. OSG scraps tanker New York-listed tanker titan poised to pocket $5.5m as US-flag unit hits the chopping block. AHL remnants up for sale Parts of two tankers left unfinished by bankrupt US owner will be auctioned this week. Island gets the hump Broken-down Korea Line products carrier in trouble after entering Caribbean whale sanctuary. Golden eye Keep an eye on Hermann Billung-led Golden Ocean if you want to bag a bargain bulker, analyst says. Drugs found in box Backpack could have been placed on Greek-managed Ital Lunare in Panama, US customs agency says. Bulkers face 20% fall Asset values will plunge by one fifth as scrapping surge fails to prevent rate crash, Arctic Securities says. Seafarer clings to chain Man overboard from LPG carrier found hanging on for dear life off the UK. Probos sailing into history? Future of uniquely flexible ship type that proved a technical headache appears to be drawing to a close. Rand adds tug/barge duo US Great Lakes owner snaps up Jones Act vessels from KKIS for cash and shares. Rickmers recovering Singapore-listed trust sees fourth quarter bottom line buoyed by write-back on previously troublesome ship. Ro-ro, trawler clash Finland's Birka Exporter suffers minor damage in collision with Dutch boat off the Netherlands. NATS pays on loss New York-listed tanker owner still handing out dividend despite growing deficit in fourth quarter. It's a lockout at Hanjin Seoul-listed shipbuilder may stop taking orders after long-running labour dispute forces yard closures. Seadrill plots spin-off John Fredriksen-led driller turns to a familiar script with plans for harsh environment IPO.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Obama plugs export changes in Chamber speech The U.S. government's investment priorities need to be in innovation, education and infrastructure building so that the economy has the foundation for long-term growth, President Obama told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week. The government can... U.S. pursues WTO disputes with China The United States on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to establish dispute settlement panels in two cases against China. One case addresses China's imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of grain-oriented fl... U.S.-flag lakers move 3.4 million tons in January The Lake Carriers' Association reported U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 3.4 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in January, a 46 percent increaser over a year ago. The January float was also 18 percent better than the month's five-year average.... China rail minister removed in corruption probe China's Minister of Railways has been ousted in an investigation into government corruption, according to international media reports. Liu Zhijun has been suspended and put under investigation for "severe disciplinary violations" stemming from a co... AgTC's Friedmann, carrier execs at conference AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference Containerisation International'sannual Global Liner Shipping conference April 4-6 in London will discuss the issue of U.S. antitrust deregulation in the li... Hapag-Lloyd restarts AES, adds Hamburg call Liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it is restarting a transatlantic service linking New York with Hamburg and Antwerp. The German lineshelved its AES service(at that time a pure New York/Antwerp shuttle) in December due to slowing demand. The s... Coast Guard chief wants 'proficient' members Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp, delivering his first "State of the Coast Guard Address" on Thursday, said his service is "ready to meet mission demands, but facing real challenges." "We've had too many accidents lately -- we've had too many ... Exports looking up U.S. exports increase 1.8% to $163 billion in December The Commerce Department's December 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report, released Friday, showed that U.S. exports in December increased 1.8 percent from November to $163 ... USTR Kirk 'deeply concerned' Innovation, education, infrastructure building

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
TTS delivers to Viking Line ferry TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg has signed a contract with STX Finland worth EUR 5.7 million for delivery and installation of roro equipment. The equipment will be installed on Royal Caribbean orders from Germany Royal Caribbean Cruises orders its "Project Sunshine"-vessels from Meyer Werft in Germany. According to the letter of intent the first 158,000 GT cruise vessel will be delivered in the Esbern Snare destroys pirate vessel in Somalia On Friday last week the Danish warship Esbern Snare intercepted a fishing vessel, suspected of being a mothership used by pirates. It turned out that the information was correct. Equipment Bulk carrier hijacked off Oman The Maltese bulk carrier Sinin, 52,466 DWT, has been hijacked off 350 nautical miles East of Masirah, Oman, under a sailing from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore, EU Navfor

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Big price spreads seen in Fujairah, Suez Still no quotes for Durban as avails remain tight. O.W. Bunker's Swiss trading arm 'starts operations next month' Reports say unit may take storage space in ARA. Gulf Petrochem to build terminal in Gujarat 'Entry into India is very significant for the Gulf Petrochem group,' says MD. Analysts predict tougher environment for Maersk Bank warns of higher bunker costs and lower freight rates. Mixed price movements at major ports Demand below average at key Asian ports on Monday. Chemoil appoints new VP of Human Resources Latest appointment will 'facilitate' new business development and other strategic initiatives, says CEO Tom Reilly. Singapore January bunker sales hit 'all-time high' Orders 'brought forward' into January after 'relatively low' December demand. Third law firm files complaint against Aegean Denver-based Dyer & Berens LLP files class action suit on behalf of Aegean's investors. Lukoil subsidiary lifts fuel oil cargo from Latvian terminal Latvian minister had warned that the state could nationalize and sell the cargo. New ferry optimises fuel performance with CR engine technology System designed to operate with ISO 8217 specification bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel & Turbo. WFS shareholders buy, sell shares in the company Institutional shareholders declare their stakes in the company.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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

PORTS

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

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

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

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

CRUISES

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

Miami

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

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

PORTS

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

Geneva

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

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

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

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

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

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

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

EDITORIAL

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

Genoa

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

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

Rome

SEAFARERS

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

London

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

SHIPPING

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

Ismailia

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Hamburg

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

LOGISTICS

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

Schindellegi

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

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

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

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

PORTS

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

Paris

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

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.

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

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