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BRIEFS

June 30, 2011

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*Shipping News* Low freight rates are 'unsustainable': Maersk THE low freight rates that the container shipping industry has been seeing of late are 'unsustainable', Eivind Kolding, Maersk Line's CEO, told BT yesterday during his visit to Singapore. Brazil's govt, firms to invest US$18b in ports Brazil's government and companies will invest US$18 billion in ports by 2013 to boost cargo-handling capacity as demand surges for the country's iron ore, agriculture and oil shipments, Secretary of Ports Mario Lima said. S Korea unveils cost-cutting mobile harbour South Korean researchers yesterday showcased an invention which they claim could transform the shipping industry - a harbour which goes out to a ship.

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AADA to cut Far East-Australia bunker surcharge July 30 as oil price falls Greek dockers strike, blast EU austerity, vow disruption if ports privatised Seaspan takes second 13,000-TEUer for Cosco from Hyundai Heavy Industries Hanjin joins Emirates in slot swap to extend China-India service Drewry expects no rate rise as shippers fail to honour cargo commitments Somalia pardons pirate ransom deliverymen, but keeps the money Dachser opens new road freight hub in Bratislava, Slovakia North Korea allows China domestic trade cargo to ship via its port Chongqing's truck volume increases 20pc in first five months CSAV to move closer to Kwai Chung container port China Eastern cargo volume slides 12.6pc in May to 108,300 tonnes Korean Air to start Incheon-Irkutsk service on June 29 India to receive essential air infrastructure upgrades

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Kale Logistics opens office in New Delhi Rickmers takes delivery of final two 13,100-TEU vessels Business body to strive for FTA with UAE Free trade pact to be in place by March: New Zealand PM Cochin Port container trailer operators' strike deferred by 15 days PSA-led consortium close to bagging 4th box terminal at JN Port VCT registers 52 pc growth in cargo handling Rlys alters policy for handling third-party freight Govt notifies safeguard duty on rubber chemical Govt raises prices of LPG & diesel Karnataka second most preferred investment destination Providing credit guarantee for trade with EU a complex exercise: ECGC official

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JUNE 29, 2011
SDV and Eurocopter Deutschland want to reduce CO2 emissions Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and SDV have signed the Save Program charter at the Paris Air Show. This confirms their joint commitment to the voluntary reduction of CO2 emissions lin... Two biggest Spanish airports to be privatised The Spanish Government has selected the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to coordinate the privatisation of the country's airports, Madrid's Barajas and Barcelona's El Prat airports, t... DSV Air & Sea supplies General Motors with vendor parts The logistics provider DSV Air & Sea delivers vendor parts from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for the manufacturing base and spare part centres of General Motors (GM... USA invests USD 16 million for California's rail network U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, announced the state will give USD 16 million grant to California's rail network. The money will pay for the design of a Positive Train Co... UCL Holding unites railway assets under UCL Rail brand Within the implementation of development program of the group UCL Holding subsidiary subholding company UCL Rail BV, established in Netherlands for consolidation of railway assets ... Siemens to supply turnkey equipment for tunnel project in Turkey Siemens is to equip the Dorukhan Tunnel between Mengen and Devrek in Turkey with the latest power, lighting and ventilation equipment, along with the associated safety and communic... Akiem adds lease fleet Electro-Motive Diesel announced that it had delivered seven Class 77 locomotives to Akiem. The SNCF Geodis subsidiary will lease them to local operator Voies Ferrées Locales et Ind... China invests in its transport infrastructure China plans to upgrade its transport infrastructure by 2015. According to a report of Xinhua, China will construct 108,000 kilometres of highway and, by the end of 2015, the countr... Truck part retailer Europart sold to Triton The Europart Group is going to be sold to the private equity company Triton states the company. It was agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. As a retailer for spare parts... DHL provides CO2-neutral transport for all private customer parcels DHL Parcel will start offering CO2-neutral delivery for all private customer parcel items in Germany as of July 1 - at no extra charge. For every parcel item delivered within Germa... First vessels in the world with operational OceanSaver System The "Höegh Trove" of Höegh Autoliners is the first vessel in the world to have an Oceansaver Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) system installed. The system has been tested onboard two ... Düsseldorf signs with Run Air RFS network DUS Cargo Logistics - a 100% subsidiary of Düsseldorf International Airport - signed a contract on 17 June making it the exclusive air cargo partner of Run Air Network, the new ind... Dnata introduces reorientation of the brand in Switzerland Dnata, one of the world's biggest air transport service providers, introduced the company's new philosophy and the new logo on Monday in Zurich. The occasion is part of the new wor... Richard Margadant new managing director for Ratioform in Switzerland The Ratioform Group has appointed a new managing director for its Swiss location in Dällikon (Zurich). With immediate effect Richard Margadant is responsible for the business of th... "Nautilus International" calls for a media conference in Basle As of 1 July a new trade union is going to start in Switzerland: Nautilus International - the international union for sailors and boatmen on inland waters. For this occasion Nautil...

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JUNE 29, 2011
New Mississippi riverboat takes shape Keppel Singmarine Brasil lands two contracts BOEMRE raises civil penalties for OCSLA, OPA violations Sekimizu elected IMO Secretary-General Maersk orders 10 more Triple-E containerships Genesis Energy to acquire part of FMT fleet

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JUNE 29, 2011
Port of Seattle opens Jack Block Park beach New Washington ferry set to begin service Friday Mitsui ballast treatment scheme earns Japanese government certification Corps Portland District set for change of command Maersk Line places order for 10 Triple-E container ships

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JUNE 29, 2011
Global Ports makes strong London debut Russian ports operator's global depositary receipts opens 15% above offer price of $15.00 German owners eye further growth PwC survey reveals fleet expansion plans for many, while others face consolidation Maersk confirms it will pull out of Iran due to US sanctions Risk to carrier's other business if it continued operating feeder services at outlawed ports Kirby's $600m takeover of K-Sea makes progress Deal would unite two giants in US coastal and inland tank barge business EU calls for urgent climate change action Europe encourages industry to think global but prepare for regional action, as IMO prepares for MEPC meeting People's port hits out at Dover sale tactics Rival bidder joins criticism of Dover Harbour Board's plan to privatise port Eon secures six-year deal for MPI Offshore vessel Contract for jack-up ship under construction will help save costs in offshore wind power Keppel wins $113m Brazil deals Indicates more to come as it seals contracts for six tugs and one platform supply vessel Stena Line ferry service purchases cleared by regulator Sale by DFDS 'will not lessen competition' on Irish Sea routes Japanese yards' export deals fall by half Japan's shipbuilders secure 18 export orders totalling 551,270 gt, compared with 912,142 gt recorded for 22 deals in the previous month Safmarine commits to a revised cadet training programme Scheme is changed following recent death Box derivatives will not counteract rate volatility Eivind Kolding believes longer contracts are a better solution for shippers concerned with rate volatility Asia's confidence dip Owners' fortunes are linked to a global industry and hardly immune from the shocks PSA tipped to win bid for JNPT's fourth container terminal Singapore-based operator reportedly offered highest revenue sharing scheme Mitsui OSK beefs up tonnage on core trade route To replace nine 4,250 teu ships with 10 new 5,600 teu ones on Asia-East Coast South America service Front runner Shanghai Shipping Exchange's launch of the world's first electronic trading platform for box derivatives shows China once again leading the way in defining the future of shipping German marine component makers struggle on As sales for 2010 fall 6% to €11.1bn, rising orders prompt hopes of moderate growth ahead European deepsea box volumes 'depressed' by economic troubles Latest monthly Global Tracker report shows continuing weakness for its key six ports Globus raises $22m from downsized equity offering 'New class of investors' tapped as markets remain skeptical of fresh shipping issues Hanjin Shipping boosts intra-Asia offering Carrier to swap slots with Emirates Shipping as it moves to expand presence on Asia routes

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JUNE 29, 2011
Nokta jumps ship OMAR Nokta, the highly respected shipping analyst at Dahlman Rose, has resigned, a company spokesman confirmed to Fairplay today Greek vote points to port sales GREECE's parliament today narrowly approved austerity measures and state asset sales, which include the part-privatisation of major ports VLCC gloom returns VLCC RATE gloom is rising again, with the number of tankers open for fixing in the Persian Gulf increasing New US scheme focuses on port trucks CONTAINER-handling trucks are the focus of a fresh green initiative at US ports, according to the EPA UK approves two Stena service acquisitions STENA Line said today the UK's Competition Commission has approved its acquisition of two Irish Sea services from DFDS Shortsea cargo edge seen EUROPE'S shortsea box carriers today reported good progress in luring cargo off trucks IMO emission exemptions reportedly backed CHINA, Saudi Arabia and South Africa are reportedly backing the exclusion of developing nations from rules aimed at cutting carbon emitted by ships Green design index urged THE EC HAS turned up heat on the IMO to back green ship designs TORM massages credit DS TORM, the listed Danish product tanker company, has agreed with four banks to amend a $900M revolving credit facility Green breaking grows SHIPPING groups are increasingly thinking green at breaking beaches despite higher costs, the World Ship Registry Conference heard today AET to convert newbuildings MALAYSIAN Tanker operator AET said it plans to convert two Aframax newbuildings to service a long-term charter contract with US-based Marine Well Containment Beware tax shock TAX-SHOCK in Singapore is growing because shipping groups tend to overlook simple withholding practices, a tax adviser warned today With key vote today, Greek ports shut MAJOR Greek ports remain shut today as dockworkers continued to join the general strike against the government's financial blueprint, to focus of a crucial vote later today Opportunity wrapped in boxes RISING box congestion at existing Indian ports means opportunities for new terminals, Krishnapatnam port's managing director Chinta Sasidhar has told Fairplay Globus follow-on chopped GLOBUS Maritime has priced its first follow-on offering since relisting on NASDAQ - but the sale ended up being half the size first expected

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JUNE 29, 2011
NY-NJ Reports Strongest Volume of 2011 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey saw its busiest shipping month in nearly a year in May as... DOT Lends Amtrak $562.9 Million for Locomotives The Amtrak passenger system is borrowing $562.9 million, in what is the largest-ever credit issued by a federal rail loan... Business Praises Progress on Trade Agreements Business groups rushed to praise new efforts to approve long-stalled free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, and... FMCSA Courts Mexican Carriers for Pilot Program Opponents of a new cross-border trucking program with Mexico fear it will draw thousands of Mexican truckers into the U.S.,... Asia Air Freight Falls 9.8 Percent Cargo traffic carried by Asia-Pacific airlines fell at the steepest rate in nearly two years in May, sliding 9.8 percent... Supply Chain Management at Macy's Jeff Pilof, group vice president, transportation, at Macy's, explains how the retailer is tightening its supply chain. Pilot was interviewed... NAFTA Surface Trade Climbs 12.1 Percent The value of surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico... Connor Named WWL Chief Commercial Officer Christopher J. Connor has been named chief commercial officer for the global organization of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, and Raymond F.... Campbell Soup Retools Supply Chain, Cuts Jobs Food products shipper Campbell Soup is making a series of supply chain moves in the U.S., Australia and Russia to... PSA International Top Bidder for Port Nehru Project Global port-terminal operator PSA International is poised to win the contract to build and operate the fourth container terminal at... Truckload Rates Jump 5-15 Percent, Survey Says Shippers are paying more to move truckload freight as both large and small trucking companies hike rates, according to a... Marad, Customs to Expedite Jones Act Waivers The Maritime Administration and Customs and Border Protection are offering 48-hour expedited processing of Jones Act waivers for parties that... Shipping Survey Finds Confidence at Two-Year Low Overall confidence levels in the ocean shipping industry dropped for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May,... SSE Launches Container Futures Contracts The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched China's first forward freight container contract, allowing local exporters and shipping companies to manage growing... NOL Opens Qingdao Box Terminal Neptune Orient Lines opened its new terminal at the Port of Qingdao on Wednesday with the arrival of the APL... Hanjin, Emirates Swap Slots on China-India Loops Hanjin Shipping and Emirates Shipping plan to swap slots on two of their intra-Asian services in July. Hanjin will... Japan Hails Sekimizu's Election at IMO The Japanese government is hailing the election of Koji Sekimizu, a former Japanese transport ministry official, as the next chief... Ocean Carriers Line Up New Inland Services Ocean carriers are offering a menu of new services to improve the supply chain efficiency and reduce the cost of... YRC Worldwide Stock Takes Roller-Coaster Ride YRC Worldwide's stock took a wild ride on Wall Street this week, almost tripling in value on Monday on sudden... Horizon Lines Settles With Home Depot Horizon Lines struck a settlement with home improvement retailer Home Depot that will release Horizon from antitrust claims for price-fixing in...

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JUNE 29, 2011
Russian shares selling like hotcakes Panamax tonnage under pressure MOL ramps-up its boxship fleet Hanjin ups Far East/India exposure with slot charter deal US truck tonnage hits a 'soft patch'

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JUNE 29, 2011
Yinson closes in on FSO debut Malaysian shipowner on the brink of beefing up fleet with floating storage unit upon completion of $330m deal. Teekay leads assault on wind arena New York-listed tanker owner races to corner windfarm installation market with new vessel design venture. Hanjin hatches smartphone 'app' If you want to track a container or take a peek at a bill of lading, Hanjin has an app for that. Storage making a comeback? Gunvor, Glencore and Statoil fix tankers in the US Gulf as crude futures prices rise. Hurtigruten left hurting by decision Oslo-listed ferry and cruiseship operator stunned by order to repay the government for "overcompensation". Port inspectors nail Noah's Ark US Coast Guard floods Panamanian ro-ro operator with citations after failing inspection in Miami. Keppel Corp bets on Brazilian boom Asian yard giant lands $113m worth of Brazilian newbuilding deals while Rio wing pens PSV in anticipation of offshore appetite. Maersk dismisses derivatives Eivind Kolding says liner giant has no need for derivatives and claims he has never met anybody who uses them. USC eyes Vyborg Shipyard Russian shipbuilding holding company considers taking over loss-making Baltic operation. Stolberg still out in the cold German court rules former Beluga chief's assets will remain frozen as financial probe continues. Western winning again Lithuanian shipyard says profit expected to rise sharply this year as revenue improves. Veolia lines up ferry bid French group teaming up with Transfield to manage Sydney Ferries in Australia. Kolding calms capacity fears Maersk Line chief Eivind Kolding dismisses mounting concerns of capacity crunch amid flood of giant newbuilding contracts. Merger pays off at NCSP Russia's Novorossiysk port sees first quarter profit soar 74% after tie-up with Primorsk. Yard scoops 25-ship order Russia's Krasnoyarsk clinches big series of newbuildings for domestic owner Yenisei. Blaze extinguished on cargoship Firefighters bring fire on Carisbrooke multipurpose under control at Luanda in Angola. London Mining secures ships UK mining company brings in Lamnalco and Seabulk to supply barges and transhipment vessel for Sierra Leone exports. Don't get an itchy trigger finger Poten & Partners warns tanker owners not to be too cavalier as 2010 suezmax order run added two years to market recovery. Kiwi ferry masters missing Separate illnesses to captains means cancellations for New Zealand's Kaitaki. Crew threaten to leave ship Dispute over pay hits Global Wood woodchip carrier stuck at Northport in Malaysia for two months. Six figure joy for LNG owners One-year charter rates of LNG carriers tipped to top $100,000 daily for the first time in almost a decade. Mirach crew in the clear Remaining seven crew members from a sunken bulker released by Indian authorities. Hanjin strike comes to an end Seoul-listed shipbuilder says workers will return to work after six-month labour dispute is resolved. Algoma plans to hit notes Canadian bulker and tanker owner to sell long-term debt as part of refinancing deal with banks. Golar buyout nears an end John Fredriksen's Golar LNG set to complete takeover of spin-off in next few days after calling in remaining shares. More cheer for Horizon Lines New York-listed owner ends anti-trust brush with Home Depot.

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JUNE 29, 2011
U.S. Senate moves toward FTA approvals The Senate Finance Committee said it will hold a "mock" markup of the draft implementing bills for U.S. free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Thursday. Industry groups applauded the Senate committee's announcement. "This i... 2011 National Export Strategy report released 2011 National Export Strategyreport released2011 National Export Strategyreport released The White House, on behalf of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), Tuesday released to Congress the2011 National Export Strategy: Powering the Nati... COSTHA opposes DOT's special permit modification The Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles has filed a petition opposing the U.S. Transportation Department's Special Permit 9275 modification that will require two package markings, namely "company name" and "Contains Ethyl Alcohol,... EPA extends SmartWay program to drayage The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Coalition for Responsible Transportation and the Environmental Defense Fund said Tuesday they are starting an initiative aimed at reducing pollution from thousands of drayage trucks that service the na... FIATA sorts out air freight payment issue The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations said Tuesday it has been successful in alleviating a payment burden on forwarders tied to a standard air freight standard cash settlement system. FIATA had argued that forwarders were... Horizon Lines in deal with Home Depot Horizon Lines said it has entered into a deal last week in which Home Depot USA Inc. released the carrier, its affiliates and certain other persons from alleged antitrust claims asserted by the retailer. Horizon will continue to provide ocean trans... Hanjin, Emirates exchange China/India slots Hanjin Shipping and Emirates Shipping Line have cemented a slot exchange agreement on the China/India/Middle East trade, the South Korean container line said Wednesday. Beginning in July Hanjin will take 500 TEUs per sailing on Emirates' Hyper Gale... Maersk amends Asia/West Africa service Maersk Line has changed the coverage area of one of its loop linking Asia and Africa, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. A number of calls on the carrier's FEW3 service have been dropped as its rotation was shortened to only conn... MOL expands, adds partners on Asia/ECSA Liner carrier MOL has begun rotating in larger vessels on a service connecting Asia, South Africa and the East Coast of South America, the line said Wednesday. MOL also said it will charter space on the service, the CSW, to a consortium of lines -... Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates Maersk Line said this week it is raising rates on shipments from Europe, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the West Coast of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The increase, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot c...

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JUNE 29, 2011
Fujairah market firms Avails tight in Durban. European bunker markets firm 'Horror stories' of four to five waiting days at Rotterdam loading facilities. Crew 'to abandon' vessel held for bunker loan default Woodchip carrier has been in Port Klang since April. Rising bunker prices hit industry confidence Moore Stephens says confidence levels at two-year low. Falling prices leave suppliers 'reluctant to sell' 'Current prices are well below the cost of the oil they have in-tank,' says Singapore-based trader. Asian bunker prices rise mid-week Enquiries mixed at Asian hubs, traders say. Call to improve shipping efficiency The virtual arrival scheme allows vessels to adapt their speed if there is a known delay at the port. Sri Lankan officials 'unaware' of mega refinery project Ministry 'completely in the dark' about refinery plans. UK emulsion fuel 'moving rapidly' towards commercial testing Sea-based trial of Marine MSAR' to start in second half of 2011, says Quadrise Fuels International. French companies sign five-year marine services deal CGGVeritas in charter deal with six new support vessels from Bourbon for range of marine services. CPC buys LSFO parcels at strong premiums Amid lower inflows from the West to East Asian market.

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COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

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

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

PORTS

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

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

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

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

CRUISES

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

Miami

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

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

PORTS

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

Geneva

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

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

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

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

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

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

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

EDITORIAL

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

Genoa

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

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

Rome

SEAFARERS

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

London

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

SHIPPING

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

Ismailia

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Hamburg

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

LOGISTICS

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

Schindellegi

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

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

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

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

PORTS

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

Paris

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Gioia Tauro

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

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Zebbug

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

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPPING

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

Athens

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

PORTS

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

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

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

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

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

PORTS

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

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

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

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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

Livorno

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

SHIPPING

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

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Savona

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

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

Trieste

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

ECONOMY

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

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

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

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Chaff

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

DEFENCE

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

Trieste

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

LAW

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

River

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

PORTS

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

Taranto

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

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

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

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

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

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

Singapore

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

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

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