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BRIEFS

February 23, 2012

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*Shipping News* No smooth sailing for survivors of Costa Concordia disaster When Walter Alderfer learnt last month about the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy, it brought back bad memories. GPS users, beware of jammers and spoofers Satellite navigation systems are at risk from criminals, terrorists or even just bored teenagers, with the potential to cause major incidents from maritime disasters to chaos in financial markets, leading experts warned yesterday. More armed guards on ships, navy presence deter pirates When tanker master Miro Alibasic takes one of his company's vast ships across the Indian Ocean, he likes to have all the firepower he can get on board.

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OOCL: Introduction of ISO security container seal requirement delayed Taiwan 5.4pc box growth to 13.4 million TEU in 2011 tops Singapore, HK China's heir apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping, visits Los Angeles port Danaos posts profit increase of 454pc to US$13.4 million in 2011 China logistics value up 18.5pc last year to US$1.33 trillion in 2011 Alashankou trade value soars 46.5pc to US$17.4 billion in 2011 Despite criticism, PANYNJ volume increases 4pc to 5.5 million TEU in 2011 Jiangsu province builds 20 berths, adds 90 million tonnes capacity in 2012 Port of Charleston dredging receives extra US$2.5 million in funding Kerry Logistics acquires Spanish unit, aims to help sell Spain to Asia Colombo container volume growth up 3pc to 4,262,887 TEU in 2011 Durban volume up 7.3pc to 2.5 million TEU, SA up 9pc to 4.4 million TEU Jakarta's Tanjunk Pirok container terminal able to dock 6,000-TEU ships Envirotainer wins International Quality & Productivity Centre award APL Logistics devises new shipment planning method through IT upgrade FedEx enhances Asian reach to Middle East - from Afghanistan to Oman AirNet Cargo Charter Services re-brands, re-aligns its express mission Changi cargo falls, but passenger numbers rise on Chinese New Year Newark Liberty airport spends US$80 to upgrade runway to speed turnarounds

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Brent oil hovers around $ 120 on supply disruptions MANSA assures support to new MbPT Chairman Mark of a man: Tributes continue to pour in for Chotubhai OEL vessel completes 200 voyages on Cochin-Colombo shuttle SITL India 2012 from today Anti-dumping duty likely on chemical from Israel, Taiwan Maize exports seen to perk up in coming days RBI raises forex limit for imports sans documents to $5,000

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Hanjin losing business Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest shipping company, slid deep into the red in 2011. The carrier's operating and net losses amounted to around EUR 332 million and EUR 555 milli... Shanghai retains top slot Shanghai (China) managed to retain its position as the world's largest container port in 2011. The port loaded or discharged 31.7 million teu, whilst its biggest rival Singapore li... airBaltic postal cargo up 24% in winter Latvia's national carrier airBaltic reported that its volume of airmail grew to 1.37 million kg in November and December 2011 and January 2012. This equates to 24% more than the sa... HGV manufacturer MAN posts record turnover The German truck manufacturer MAN posted a record turnover of EUR 13.6 billion (+19%) in business year 2011, and sold a total of 155,520 vehicles. The company's forecast for 2012 i... Renault Truck Commercial in UK invests in new vans The UK company Renault Truck Commercials has invested EUR 360,000 in a fleet of 22 Renault Master and Kangoo vans. With the vehicles the company plans to enhance customer service a... PIA finalizes order for five B777-300ERs The US aerospace giant Boeing and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced a firm order for five B777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. Valued at nearly USD 1.5 billion... UIC launches SATLOC in Romania The International Union of Railways (UIC), together with the European Commission and the European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency, launched the SATLOC project in Bra... New container hub in Czechia Metrans, a rail subsidiary of the German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is expanding its transport network in Central and Eastern Europe by the constructi... DSV lifts turnover and profit in 2011 DSV A/S, the international transport and logistics service provider headquartered in Br'ndby (Denmark), boosted its consolidated turnover from DKK 42.56 billion (around EUR 5.73 bi... Karl Gross banking on Egypt Karl Gross Internationale Spedition GmbH, a Bremen (Germany)-based forwarding company, has jointly entrusted the Egyptian trades region to Philipp Küffner and Yussuf Belmikdam. To ... Etihad Airways introduces lightweight cargo containers UAE-based Etihad Airways and its unit load device (ULD) partner Jettainer have embarked on a programme to replace 3,000 containers from the original aluminium ULD fleet with enviro... Norbert Dentressangle investing in Ireland The French logistics and transport company Norbert Dentressangle has established a new subsidiary company in order to grow its business in Ireland. With existing operations in Dubl... Time Matters opens new sameday air station in Aberdeen Time Matters, the expert for global special speed logistics, consistently continues to expand its sameday air network. Effective immediately, the Scottish airport Aberdeen (ABZ) is...

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Britain to order Naval auxiliary tankers from Korean shipyard PSV to have world's first shipboard DC power grid Gladding-Hearn delivers pilot boat for Virginia Four more bodies found from Costa Concordia Elcano orders MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Port of Tacoma sees gains in container count for January Inchcape Shipping opening joint venture in Saudi Arabia NOL Group reports net loss for 2011 Cargill Limited closing Winnipeg grain facility NOL Group renews deal with Union Pacific railroad

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Somaliland clears return of convicted pirates LAWMAKERS in Somaliland have reportedly passed legislation that would allow for pirates convicted abroad to be transported back to the breakaway enclave NOL posts $478M in losses SINGAPORE'S NOL today posted $478M in losses for 2011, reversing 2010's $461M in profits China LNG imports soar 60% in January IMPORTS of LNG to China soared to 1 Coustas cites liner 'drain' NYSE-listed box ship lessor Danaos has returned to profits in its latest quarter results, but the corporation also warned about tenuous market conditions ahead Ultimate slip-up by JFC RUSSIA'S biggest banana importer JFC, owned by a St Petersburg ballet impresario, has filed for bankruptcy $900M of drugs smuggled via Africa THE UN Office on Drugs & Crime has estimated that South American cartels are generating $900M per year from shipping cocaine through Africa Drybulk snarls drop DRYBULK port congestion has dropped to year-to-date lows, thanks to substantial easing in Australia and China Shell, Vela lock in MR tankers SHELL and Vela have locked in MR tankers, brokers said, continuing the trend of period hires for medium-range products tankers Rizhao bond issue raises $78M RIZHAO'S port announced today it has closed its latest bond issue Wilmar, ADM join forces SINGAPORE'S commodity trader Wilmar International today said it plans to collaborate with Archer Daniels Midland Co in ocean freight and fertiliser purchasing and distribution Asciano's profits jump AUSTRALIAN port and rail operator Asciano today said its half-yearly profits jumped despite last year's strikes at its stevedoring unit Patrick MSC's ULCS fleet dwarves Maersk's EVEN AS the box sector has its eyes on Maersk's Triple-E ships, MSC - the second-biggest container shipper - has been quietly increasing its fleet

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
DOT Awards KCS $54.6 Million Loan for 30 Locomotives Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday awarded Kansas City Southern a $54.6 million loan to buy 30 new diesel-electric locomotives.... Rotterdam Port Strike Ends After Three Weeks Dock workers on Wednesday suspended a three-week campaign of rolling wildcat strikes at APM Terminals container facility in Rotterdam that... Strong Demand Boosts Heavy Truck Backlog The backlog of Class 8 trucks on order rose to 125,200 units in January, the biggest backlog since last July,... Two Carriers Start Joint China-Thailand Loop OOCL and Regional Container Lines are teaming up to start a vessel-sharing service between China and Thailand in March. ... Maersk Drops Option to Order Last 10 Triple-E Ships The decision by Maersk Line not to exercise an option to order another 10 mega-containerships with capacities of 18,000 20-foot... LA Port Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Clean-Trucks Ruling The upholding of four of the concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles' clean-trucks plan by U.S. Court of... NOL Renews UP Contract for Intermodal Transport NOL Group renewed its contract with Union Pacific for U.S. rail transport of containerized cargo carried by APL, it liner... Container Exports Dipped 0.2 Percent Last Quarter Weak volumes to Europe and the Mediterranean caused U.S. containerized exports to dip 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter, providing... APL Parent Lost $478 Million in 2011 APL's parent NOL Group lost $478 million last year, reversing a $461 million profit in 2010, as high fuel costs... Danaos Swings to Profit, Projects Weaker Charter Market Danaos reported net income of $9.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 against a year earlier loss of $8.9... Maersk to Raise Asia-Latin America Rates Maersk Line imposed a new round of general rate increases on its Far East Asia services, effective March 15. ... Port of Tacoma Traffic Rose 8 Percent in January International container volume at the Port of Tacoma in January increased 8 percent year-over-year, as imports surged 12.4 percent at...

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
CAI's container rental revenue soars in 2011 CAI International is the latest marine container lessor to announce bumper results for its fiscal year ending 2011, with turnover up 64% to USD106.7 million and ... Liners face more grief from higher bunker costs With disastrous 2011 results in the liner container industry partly blamed on year-on-year 30% plus increases in fuel costs, the outlook for ocean carriers is not ... Seattle port trucker protest resolved A protest by an estimated three to four hundred truck drivers at the port of Seattle in the Pacific North West over pay and safety issues has ... Durban's performance improves Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), which is in the midst of programme designed to eradicate congestion at the Pier 2 facility at Durban Container Terminal (DCT), has ... NOL hit by near half a billion dollar loss Worse-than-expected results for the final three months of last year propelled Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines [NOL] to a thumping USD478 million net loss for 2011. ... DSV performs well in 2011 The Danish forwarder DSV performed well financially in 2011, despite Europe's economy slowing down in the second half of the year. Revenue for the year increased ... Rena: complex salvage continues Tenerife gets new terminal operator The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has appointed OHL Concessions and Maritime Group Davila to operate the new container terminal in the East Dock area ... Critical point for idled fleet With the latest laid-up box tonnage report from Alphaliner showing just a marginal increase in the past two weeks to 288 ships, from the end-January 286, and with ...

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Allied fuel dispute ignites Globus Maritime forced to pay Dimitris Marinis-controlled charterer's overdue bunker bills following supramax seizure. Sterne guru survives the cut New York shipping sage shifts gears as another US investment bank torpedoes coverage of stocks tied to troubled sectors. Creditors blast GMR bailout Peter Georgiopoulos-led tanker owner under fire as lawyers attempt to sink Oaktree-backed reorganisation proposal. Ezion to tap markets? Singapore-listed offshore owner tipped to launch fundraiser as it eyes expansion. ADM inks alliance US agricultural titan teams up with Wilmar International in a bid to enhance purchasing power and improve fleet management. Four more bodies found Divers begin operation to recover more victims of Costa Concordia tragedy off Italy. NOL to swing the axe Massive cost cuts on the way following Singapore-listed containership owner's deepest ever quarterly reversal. Miclyn Express on the march ASX-listed offshore owner continues charge with a huge rise in earnings and sales across the board. SPO snatches Seabed Singapore offshore player takes over Hans Martin Gravdal's one-vessel operation. Genco tipped for funding run New York-listed bulker owner could look for $50m equity issue to help with loan repayments, analyst says. Ezion bags another Singapore-listed owner secures a service rig deal worth over $100m as it announces a successful year. Scorpio shuffles the pack Monaco-based tanker owner adds to orderbook, charters in fresh tonnage and confirms three ship disposals.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Proposed Georgia port aimed at bulk Echo Global profit up 43% in 2011 Suri joins cargo-partner in India APL sinks to big 2011 loss Cheetah's mobile platform updates Ward U.S. Customs eyes two more CEEs by October Drewry: Expect reliability to fall as rates rise U.S.-South Korea FTA enters force March 15 Containership charter market in "breakeven mode" CBP proposes changes to in-bond rules

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012
NOL posts $478 million net loss for 2011 Reverses 2010 profits as average bunker prices rose 33% and overcapacity hit freight rates, outlook remains uncertain. Prices firm across the board Icy conditions easing in Hamburg port. Prices firm in Middle East, down in South Africa All fuel grades firmer in Fujairah. 'Timing is not right' for MBMs Round Table of international shipping associations say high fuel costs are already encouraging shipowners to become more energy efficient. 2012 Bunker Lunch highest attended to date Around 160 guests enjoy IP week's first marine fuel industry networking opportunity and launch of the Bunkerworld iPhone App. MBMs high on agenda at upcoming MEPC meeting IMO committee will continue to consider a number of proposals for market-based measures to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping. Indian bunker supplier sees upgrade in ratings Improvement in ratings due to 'improved profitability and favourable capital structure,' says ratings agency. Mid-week bunker prices firming in Asian ports Slack demand at key Asian bunker ports on Wednesday. Liner segment pulls down SCI profits in Q3 Losses in liner segment blamed on weak charter rates and high bunker bills. Emulsion fuel 'soon' to be publicly traded commodity Emulsion fuel a strong, cohesive alternative fuel source, says Next Alternative, Inc. New bulker design cuts fuel consumption, NOx emissions Sinopacific Shipbuilding's new class of bulkers can operate on all grades of fuel, including ultra low sulphur distillates. International Bunkering opens Singapore office 'Natural step' to move even closer to one of its main markets, says CEO Carsten Ladekjaer. Ten 'fuel efficient' diesel-electric PSVs ordered Swire Pacific and Northstar Shipping orders 'design for purpose' vessels at shipyards in Brazil, Japan and Spain. Hong Kong fuel oil imports decline 20% in 2011 Bunker business in Hong Kong facing 'strong' competition from Shenzhen, local players say. Brightoil in move to capture growth Agreements with affiliate reflect the company's strategy to capture expected growth in the marine fuel business. Lanka IOC posts slightly higher quarterly profit 'Profits have been realised in lubricants, bunker and bitumen sales,' says company managing director. Americas market subdued on European debt concerns Americas market remains flat as crude fell on speculation that fuel demand will falter as Europe continues to struggle with its debt crisis.

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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

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SHIPPING

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

Athens

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

PORTS

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

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

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

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

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

PORTS

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

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

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

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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

Livorno

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

SHIPPING

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

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Savona

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

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

Trieste

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

ECONOMY

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

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

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

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Chaff

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

DEFENCE

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

Trieste

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

LAW

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

River

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

PORTS

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

Taranto

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

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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