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BRIEFS

March 20, 2012

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*Shipping News* Saudi Arabia booking more crude tankers to supply US Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is booking the most tankers in years to supply the US, a sign that the kingdom is fulfilling a pledge to compensate for a decline in Iranian sales, according to Dahlman Rose & Co. Iran smugglers thriving on banned goods Dozens of unmarked speedboats pulled into Oman's Khasab port, breaking the dawn silence and marking the start of a wet and treacherous work-day for Iranian smugglers on the Straits of Hormuz. China will ensure tankers can haul Iran oil: operator China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, will take steps to prevent European trade sanctions disrupting shipments from the Persian Gulf nation, said tanker operator China Shipping Development Co. Bumi Armada, MISC front runners for Hess deal Maersk Drilling will build its own rigs, says CEO Teekay Tankers sees stronger Q1 as rates rise

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Emirates Shipping to up rate US$200/TEU to East Africa from April 1 Evergreen returns to the Adriatic on revamped Asia-Med UAM service APM Terminals opens Hong Kong office to target top Asian decision-makers Asian shipowners say anti-Iran sanctions hit innocent as well as guilty Seaspan adds another 13,100-TEUer to Cosco's containership fleet Prepare for reduced container shipping growth rates, Maersk CEO warns 'Low-show' US$400,000-a-year dockers raise ire of NY-NJ employers ILWU Canada boss says ILA east coast talks to set west coast agenda Damco signs deal with agri business Syngenta to assure transparency Panalpina launches four LCL services that criss-cross Latin America CEVA adds LCL lanes to Australia expanding its intra-Asia LCL offerings INTTRA links to Tradeshift for standardised electronic invoicing World according to DHL: Range of scenarios forecast for the 2050s EU aviation carbon tax threat edges China into widening Airbus boycott Emirates SkyCargo sees flat India volumes despite much growth potential Guangxi airports February cargo volume increases 60pc to 8,430 tonnes

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Asia-Europe freight rates rule steady after recent rally Delight Logistics bolsters operations with powerful enterprise solution from Softlink Essar Shipping's fleet on long-term charter for higher yields Hamburg Süd & Aliança reconfigure North Europe-East Coast South America service ICTSI to buy controlling stake in Karachi's PICT MCC calls at Taiwan as part of revised intra-Asia loop Much fewer banks today lending to shipping industry OOCL raises rates for Asia to Australia-NZ cargo from April 15 Port of Houston offers Asian shippers new gateway to US Midwest SCI takes delivery of new AHTSV Shipping crisis to extend into 2013: Moody's Survey shows fiscal relief, cheap funds crucial for shipping firms Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement raises rates from April 15 Escalating shrimp trade may push seafood exports to $ 4-bn mark Gems, jewellery exports up 14 pc in April-Jan. India, Iran set $ 25 bn trade target by 2016 Budget facilitates another round of fund-raising thru tax-free bonds for ports M. I. Ansari does KPT proud at sports event in Thailand Port Finance International India from today Rlys may lose out to road on medium distance routes after freight rate hikes Budget proposes tax incentives for firms setting up cold stores, warehouses to handle farm produce Lot more needs to be done to diversify export basket: Survey

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MARCH 19, 2012
Volga-Dnepr delivered equipment for Biathlon World Cup finals Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines transported equipment for participants of the recent Biathlon World Cup 2011/2012 finals from Munich (Germany) to Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia). In additio... Air Zimbabwe may be resurrected Zimbabwe's flag carrier Air Zimbabwe Holdings, which is facing severe financial problems (see ITJ Daily of 27 February 2012), is ending more than 30 years of continuous service. Bu... Indian Railways see revenue earnings up by 10.17% Indian Railways reported that its total approximate earnings amounted to IND 92,985.50 crore (about EUR 14 billion) for the period from 1 April 2011to 29 February 2012. This equate... AfDB loan for Abidjan The African Development Bank has approved a EUR 58 million loan towards the financing of the construction, operation and maintenance of the 1.9 km-long Henri Konan Bédié Toll Bridg... Guide book to combat dearth of truck drivers Top Trucker, a special job market for HGV drivers, has published a free guide book to combat the lack of drivers. Companies can use the publication to discover successful strategie... Swissport wins prestigious UK award Swissport International, a provider of ground services for the aviation sector, has again been named "Best Ground Handling Company" by the UK's Institute for Transport Ma... USA: USD 17 million for rail line relocation projects The US transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced that twelve cities and states will share USD 16.9 million to relocate, replace, and improve segments of railroad track under th... Port of Felixstowe to get new rail terminal The port of Felixstowe (UK) held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the formal commencement of the new North Rail Terminal project on 14 March 2012 The new rail terminal will be th... Skandinavienkai in Lübeck-Travemünde turns 50 The German port company Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG) in Lübeck-Travemünde has reported that its Skandinavienkai will have seen 50 years of service on 28 March. From modest... Niedersachsen Ports appoints new head of supervisory board Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & C, the Lower Saxony port group based in Oldenburg (Germany), elected undersecretary of state, Helmut Heyne, as chairman of its supervisory board on 1... New managing director for Nicolas Industrie Nicolas Industrie, a heavylift transport vehicle manufacturer based in Champs-sur-Yonne (France), has chosen S'bastien Porteu as its new managing director. Prior to this Porteu hel... DHL investing USD 47 million in freight hub at Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Airport DHL is investing USD 47 million in the expansion of its airfreight hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport in the USA. The move will fulfil growing demand from international tr... WFS diversifies business A consortium led by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the tenancy agreement for the new HKD 8.156 billion (USD 1.046 billion) cruise terminal at Kai Tak by the Touri... Aramex: new alliance with CJ GLS in South Korea The Middle East-headquartered express and logistics company Aramex has entered the South Korean market through an alliance with locally-based CJ GLS. Aramex, which is based in Jord... Ceva Logistics opens new multi-user facility in Southern California Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has acquired a 42,735 sqm facility in Southern California (USA). Masco Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of brand-na...

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MARCH 19, 2012
LaHood announces Small Shipyard Grant recipients DOF Subsea sells under-construction newbuild to Australia Island Offshore orders advanced subsea support vessel Tug capsizes after dry dock sinks at shipyard USCG releases final rule on ballast water discharge standards

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MARCH 19, 2012
Coast Guard/Ecology monitoring sunken dry dock in Everett Horizon Lines alerts stockholders of New York Stock Exchange delisting California Maritime Academy names new Advancement VP Port of Everett slates public meeting to discuss Marina District development Hamburg Sud/Alianca changing service configuration

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MARCH 19, 2012
Banks turn their backs on shipping loan portfolios Lending institutions trying to quit the industry find potential buyers are unwilling to offer desired prices CMA 2012: Too many shipping rules, too little clarity Burden of new legislation unsustainable, says Intertanko Euromar acquires ninth boxship Euroseas' growing joint venture with private equity players emerges as buyer of 1999-built MOL Volta Euronav targets offshore business after tanker division losses High oil price boosts demand for quality equipment Sanko Steamship and the Zen of bankruptcy Troubled company's 1980s reorganisation led to early emergency from receivership Dry bulk investments aided Sanko's return to solvency Sanko's return to solvency involved both luck and benign treatment in court Rechargeable shipping Batteries could reduce ship fuel consumption and optimise engine operations Port-based ballast treatment to ease bottleneck Barges could help owners struggling to fit treatment systems on time NewLead scraps reverse stock split Nasdaq agreed change of plan after trading in Greek owner's share took off VLCC earnings to top $40,000 per day Peak expected midweek before oversupply of ships returns to market Exclusive: Iran P&I ban could weaken liability conventions Shipowner group argues credibility of IMO at stake SCI demands sovereign cover to trade with Iran Indian government supportive, says chairman IKK sells tonnage in restructuring drive Japanese owner sells 1999-built panamax tanker for near scrap value Iraq to strengthen oil export infrastructure Aframaxes set to benefit over VLCCs CMA 2012: US must toe the line over global emissions regulations ICS fears over-zealous stance in future UN tribunal sets precedent for maritime boundary disputes Bangladesh hopes for similar ruling against India Los Angeles is top US import gateway Inbound box volumes rise at 18 out of 20 top ports India clears lead as top shipbreaker Backlog of vessels to be recycled at Alang Anglo-Eastern Group plans to expand training Shipmanager aims to meet demand for quality personnel as world fleet expands Fate of Sanko VLGC newbuildings shrouded in uncertainty Cancellations would be good for oversupplied VLGC market Ransom ban threatens seafarers' lives, warns Nautilus Payment must stay legal, union tells Cameron Sanko's woes undermine weak secondhand dry bulk sales Tonnage could flood onto the market as Japanese giant fights to survive HCI Capital exposed to Sanko crisis German KG fund has chartered 14 vessels to Japanese tanker giant Chinese shipyard in delisting threat Dongfang Shipbuilding halts AIM trading after broker quits Bareli salvage operations start Large crack has opened up in 3,100 teu boxship's forebody and the vessel is at risk of breaking up Middle East Dredging wins Qatar's $1.2bn New Port contract Deal includes dredging the basin as well as the land reclamation for a naval base of about 4.5 sq km and construction of two outer breakwaters NZ ports strike starts to hit supply chains Court decision on redundancies expected shortly Grand illusion Grand China Logistics needs to come clean or lose credibility completely Pacific Drilling finally decides to buy drillship from SHI Ofer family-controlled offshore player exercises its much-extended option on a seventh vessel CMA 2012: Bleak outlook for shipping Large number of new ships will remain uneconomic says Paul Slater

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MARCH 19, 2012
Bangladesh wins border ruling BANGLADESH won a complex multi-year maritime border dispute with neighbouring Myanmar last week at The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Russian minister vs rail boss over ports RUSSIA'S minister of transportation Igor Levitin has proposed shifting control over railway links to ports out of the hands of state-owned Russian Railways, run by Vladimir Yakunin Pacific Drilling boosts orderbook PACIFIC Drilling of the US has confirmed that it has exercised an option for a seventh ultra-deepwater drillship at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung HI Firmer rates lift Euronav, Frontline shares A FIRMER tone on the tanker freight market has boosted the share price of Euronav and Frontline, two major crude carrier companies listed in Europe Thailand stops 'smuggling' ship ROYAL Thai Customs has seized an oil tanker allegedly being used to smuggle diesel oil into Thailand, according to a report in the Phuket News newspaper STX wins subsea vessel contract NORWEGIAN offshore vessel specialist STX OSV said today it has clinched a new contract for the construction of one advanced subsea support vessel for Island Offshore Conversions dominate tanker purchases CONVERSIONS dominated tanker buyers' minds last week, as notable deals were sealed for conversions to FPSOs or FSOs Cargotec to float in Singapore CARGOTEC, the Finnish materials handling equipment maker, is considering listing its marine business on the Singapore Stock Exchange, the company said in a statement DOF Subsea sells NB to RAN DOF Subsea, the listed Norwegian offshore vessel operator, has sold a newbuilding due for delivery in May from STX OSV to the Royal Australian Navy Market jitters impede bulker sales CONTINUING uncertainty in the freight market is holding off secondhand vessel sales, as buyers are increasingly inclined towards newer and more fuel-efficient tonnage WSS sales grew 14% in 2011 WILHELMSEN Ships Service's sales grew 14% y/y in 2011, despite the weak shipping market, the company's VP for Asia Pacific Bjorn Tonsberg told Fairplay Japan's nuclear shutdown hits LNG GLOBAL LNG markets are facing pressure a year after the devastating earthquake that triggered Japan's nuclear meltdown, said IHS CERA TPA puts rates up THE Transpacific Stabilization Agreement has succeeded in raising box rates

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MARCH 19, 2012
Diesel at Highest Price Since August 2008 Diesel prices across the U.S. hit the highest point since August 2008, rising 1.9 cents in the week ending March... Long Beach Welcomes Its Biggest-Ever Ship The Port of Long Beach has welcomed what it billed as the largest container ship ever to call at a... North American Railcar Fleet Expands The number of North American railcars rose 0.1 percent in the last three months of 2011 compared to the previous... Another C-Level Exec to Leave YRC Worldwide YRC Worldwide Chief Accounting Officer Paul F. Liljegren will leave the $4.9 billion company March 23 for a job outside... NYSA-ILA Case Goes to Arbitration A multimillion-dollar damage lawsuit against the International Longshoremen's Association for an illegal work stoppage at the Port of New York... Maersk to Hike India-West Africa Rates Maersk Line will impose a general rate increase on shipments from India to ports in West Africa. The proposed... Japanese Ship Orders Sink 23.1 Percent Japanese export ship orders fell for the third straight month in February on a year-over-year basis, sinking 23.1 percent to... Hamburg Sud, Alianca Restructure Europe-S. America Service Hamburg Sud and its Brazilian affiliate Alianca are restructuring their service between North Europe and the east coast of South... Cargo Soars 18.6 Percent at Hong Kong Airport Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport escalated last month, but managers say the spike was due to the timing... Saudi Airlines Cargo Expanding Europe Services Saudi Airlines Cargo will expand its European freighter operation with the start of two new services. On March 25,... UPS to Buy TNT Express for $6.8 Billion United Parcel Service on Monday agreed to acquire TNT Express, Europe's second-largest package delivery company, in a $6.8 billion all-cash... Striking a Balance When International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett warned some 1,600 Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference attendees this month that labor negotiations could... A Railroad Divided Someone is going to emerge scarred from the bitter proxy fight between Canadian Pacific Railway management and activist investor William... Advantage, West Coast Will there be a wholesale shift of cargo from the West Coast to the East Coast after the Panama Canal's... The Race to 50 Feet On a Friday in late February, the MSC Roma, a post-Panamax vessel capable of hauling 9,200 20-foot equivalent container units,... Building Bridges Through the MCC Founded in 2004, the Millennium Challenge Corp. is funded by the U.S. government, but it's a truly international development assistance... Rebranding the Dark Continent! Until recently, the word "Africa" rarely appeared in any sentence mentioning "economic opportunity." For decades, Africa instead was all but... Transactional Transparency Transactional freight payment data is the mother lode of logistics information, the bedrock on which strategic benchmarking and transportation modeling... Exports Fall Off the Pace It's been two years since President Obama signed an executive order launching the National Export Initiative, the ambitious program to... Down to Business for ILA, USMX James Capo has been working for months to calm shippers' concerns about the impending East and Gulf Coast longshore labor... Driving DCs Inland Growing e-commerce is making prom kings and queens out of markets typically seen as wallflowers compared to port regions. ... Damaged Goods Q: Is there a time limit between the filing of a claim and the carrier wanting to pick up damaged...

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MARCH 19, 2012
Maritime outgrows management structure Maritime Transport (Maritime) has appointed two new managing directors to handle its fast expanding business. Simon Smart (left in photo) has been promoted from ... USD150 oil a threat to euro growth Accountants and analysts, Ernst & Young has warned that the recent Iran-induced spike in oil prices could push European economies further into recession, ... Tauranga 'on its limit' as court decides fate of Auckland's sacked workers The North Island, New Zealand Port of Tauranga [PoT], has told its customers that it has reached 'saturation point' due to the diversion of cargo from the strike-plagued ... APM T opts for German efficiency APM Terminals (Rotterdam) has ordered the fleet of Lift Automated Guided Vehicles (Lift AGVs) required for its Maasvlakte II terminal from Germany-based Gottwald ... Batumi further established as Black Sea gateway into central Asia Batumi International Container Terminal LLC (BICTL) has signed a terminal services agreement with Arkas Line that should further improve its budding container volume. ... DP World to launch barge to Vancouver Island on back of expected volume boost DP World Vancouver is looking to increase container volumes after entering into a three-year agreement with Nanaimo Port Authority at the beginning of the year ... Race on to save Fuqing coast after another boxship total loss A Norwegian-managed, CMA CGM-chartered, containership that hit a reef off the coast of Fuqing, China last week is today in a precarious position resting on the ... Ireland's export-led recovery Figures released by Ireland's Central Statistics Office [CSO] showed a much better-than-expected trade surplus for the Republic's trade with the rest of the world ...

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MARCH 19, 2012
Peter G gets diluted Genco's fundraiser cuts founder and chairman's holding in the New York-listed owner. Viana on the block Portuguese government could start sales process for troubled shipyard within 45 days. Petrobras makes MR swoop Brazilian oil company takes six modern products carriers off the spot market for three years. NewLead cans share split Greek tanker and bulker owner scraps move designed to keep Nasdaq happy as stock price rises. Euroseas junks Jonathan P Aristides Pittas-led owner scraps 1990-built boxship for a loss of $8.8m, but adds multipurpose that is nine years younger. Sanko executives stay schtum Shipowners are warily considering charter hire cutback proposals to stave off threat of Japanese operator's insolvency. Fire hits Hanjin tanker Three people injured as blaze tears through Royal Diamond 7 for two hours at Mumbai. Tokyo talks a tonic for Torm Shares in Danish owner pick up Monday as it waits for answers from Japanese clients. Otto moves into Mexico Singaporean owner secures first $14.9m charter for workboat in the US Gulf. STX OSV lands Island order Singapore-listed yard clocks up another newbuilding contract with Norwegian owner. Klaveness facing a total loss? Dramatic Chinese photographs of grounded containership reveal very extensive damage. Drydock collapses at Vigor yard USCG responding as dock sinking capsizes Crowley tug in Washington state. Bridge drama to hurt capes Collapse closes Vale railway to Ponta da Madeira placing further strain on capesizes in the Atlantic, Arctic says. Subsea 7 takes half Eidesvik Offshore sells 50% stake in subsea vessel to Kristian Siem-led powerhouse.

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MARCH 19, 2012
Accellos jumps into cloud xMatters, Fusion Risk tackle supply chain Evitt heads antipiracy group APMT gets a lift from new technology MSC containership biggest to call US Navis supplies IT to London Gateway 'Double chaos' warned in shipping regulation Trailer Bridge emerges from bankruptcy Coast Guard announces ballast water rule ISCEA, Critical Gap! partner in Singapore

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MARCH 19, 2012
'Real concern' about availability of ECA compliant fuel Shipping cannot be seen as a 'cash cow' for green projects. Uncertainty - is there a positive as well as a negative? What if an energy efficiency intervention outperforms expectations, or what if fuel prices go higher than expected? Bunker prices firm in Fujairah IFO prices show little change in South Africa. Rotterdam: Few enquiries as prices firm North European ports see scant demand. Petrotrin 'seriously pursuing' Panama Canal bunkering Trinidad and Tobago officials visit Panama to explore energy investment opportunities. Ocean currents can 'cut bunker costs' by 4% Sea trial confirms potential of applied oceanography, claims Tidetech. Strike hits Piraeus bunker deliveries Players stop offering as two-day work stoppage begins. Fears of bunker spill off Chinese coast 'The potential environmental impact is something we take very seriously,'says ship management company. Bunker prices firm as week begins Demand for bunkers below average in major Asian ports on Monday. Viking Lady to have first 'true hybrid system' on board Introducing energy storage capability will reduce fuel use and could allow vessel to operate on battery power alone in environmentally sensitive areas. IFO avails tight at Far East Russian ports Increased demand, slow discharge from railtanks blamed for the lack of avails. Fuel removal operations start from stricken vessel Gelso M grounded at Santa Panagia due to engine problems and violent storm. Bunker trader fights BLT's move to dismiss complaint Says BLT's move to strike declarations filed to support its complaint a 'clever attempt' to distract court from 'undisputed debts.' Castrol Marine warns against 'single solution' lubes Increasing the base number in cylinder oil a 'better alternative,' says Castrol Marine. Titan seeks fresh capital injection Transportation group Grand China Logistics fails to make payment due for the acquisition of Titan's shipyard.

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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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