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May 25, 2012

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Tianjin Port and Singapore's PSA joins hands to develop Tianjin Port Zhejiang publishes first road freight rate index in bid to end rate volatility China Shipping to issue US$316.1 million in medium-term notes Nigerian port growth boosted by investment, says national port authority New WAFMAX 4,500 TEU containership for Safmarine Evergreen to launch South India-Persian Gulf service from June 5 UK rail regulator mulls charges that put shift from trucking at risk Changi Airport suffers 5pc cargo decline to 148,200 tonnes in April Thailand's Business Air to launch Wuhan-Bangkok direct flights on June 27 Qantas International and Qantas Domestic to be run as separate entities

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DB SCHENKER offers unique air freight service for healthcare industry's sensitive freight Fagioli India successfully handles mega generator stator Hyundai car exports to take a knock due to Europe, US recession ChPT plans air freight station near airport JN Port looks optimistically ahead MoS striving to break deadlock over KoPT transloading operations Security being upgraded at Major Ports: Vasan Vizag Agriport to develop fertiliser berth at Visakhapatnam Port Daimler trucks entry will throw up fresh challenges S. Rly flags off bitumen-laden BPCL-Kochi rake to Bhutan Govt may ease duty-free import norms for power cos Govt mulling levying 4 pc CVD on gold jewellery imports Ramesh wants to include PPP projects in Land Bill Eurozone crisis could play spoilsport in world recovery: OECD Opec projects rise in global oil demand

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MAY 24, 2012
FreightCar America delivers more wagons FreightCar America, a US manufacturer of railroad freight cars, has reported its Q1/2012 results. Revenues amounted to USD 219.1 million - USD 146.9 million less than in the same q... Norbert Dentressangle starts UK trials of Renault Trucks The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle recently took delivery of the first Renault Trucks 26 tonne hybrid vehicle in the UK. The new vehicle represents part of the compa... Jens Nöldner to become new CEO of DB Schenker Rail Automotive GmbH As of 1 June 2012, Jens Nöldner will become the new CEO of DB Schenker Rail Automotive GmbH, the entity which handles Deutsche Bahn's rail freight activities for the automotive ind... Ibia announces new appointments for 2012 and 2013 The International Bunker Industry Association's (Ibia) board of directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Simon Neo Tiau Gee as vice-chairman and Dilip Mody as honorary treasur... Kögel lands major order from Lithuania The Lithuanian forwarding company Finèjas, one of the biggest in the Baltic area, will receive the first of the 100 ordered Kögel Cargo platform trailers via the long-term Kögel ge... New sales partner for Wascosa in Italy The Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Wascosa has further expanded its sales network. SSI Servizi Speciali Integrativi, headquartered in Genoa, is the new sales partner and strength... Schenker Logistics is MASkargo's 16th "Megatonner" Malaysia's cargo airline MASkargo unveiled its all-time high tonnage contributor at the bold and bedazzling Megatonners Awards 2011. Schenker Logistics (Malaysia) was crowned overa... MOL announces launch of new China - Middle East Service The Japanese shipping company MOL Liner Ltd (MOL) is set to launch a new China - Middle East service (CMS), with the first vessel departing Shanghai on 8 June 2012. MOL w... Sea Port of Saint Petersburg invested in port infrastructure in Q1/2012 The Russian entity JSC Sea Port of Saint Petersburg transferred about RUB 66 million (around EUR 1.6 million) for the development of port infrastructure. The money will be used for... Boeing delivers UPS's 50th B767 freighter The US-based aerospace giant Boeing and the express provider UPS recently celebrated the delivery of the cargo operator's 50th B... Airbus, EADS EFW and ST Aerospace finalise agreement for A330P2F conversion programme Airbus, ST Aerospace and EADS EFW have finalised the agreement to establish the collaboration for the launch of the A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme. This fol... DB Schenker expands capacity for growth in Dublin region DB Schenker in Ireland has opened a new logistics centre at Furry Park, Santry, Dublin. The facility comprises a nearly 8,000 sqm high bay warehouse. This is already DB Schenker's ... Spirit Pub Company selects Kuehne + Nagel Spirit Pub Company has awarded the global logistics provider, Kuehne + Nagel a long-term contract to handle the food service supply chain for its estate of more than 800 managed pu... Hermes Group saw sales surge in 2011 The twelve companies that operate under the Hermes brand were able to increase their turnover by 4.7% to EUR 1.8 billion in 2011 (2010: EUR 1.724 billion). The result was recently ...

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MAY 24, 2012
Newport News Shipbuilding marks a CVN 78 construction... Port of LA moves ahead on marine research center project Ingram completes U.S. United Barge Line acquisition Coast Guard works with towing vessels to meet national safety... SpecTec names Evan Efstathiou Executive Director of SpecTec... Nautronix to supply deepwater acoustic positioning systems for... IHC Merwede opens new facility in U.S.A Shipowners form human SOS to protest piracy

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MAY 24, 2012
Port of Anacortes changing makeup of senior staff positions Crowley taps Laura Yellig as new vice president Coast Guard to controll access to Willamette River during Rose Festival Labor woes hit operations at Port Metro Vancouver APL joining Pacific International in new Far East/Red Sea service

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MAY 24, 2012
Frontline 2012 plans to order up to 24 tankers Fredriksen spin-off strikes confident tone in distressed market MCA manager unfairly dismissed, tribunal holds But safety allegations not seen as public interest disclosure Panama Canal fees hike planned for July Authority pledges to listen to shipping concerns Deiulemar Compagnia appeals against bankruptcy ruling Improved offer to creditors mooted as younger generation strives to save company Up to 12% of world tanker fleet faces the scrap DNB report says 44m dwt ripe for demolition by 2016 Cheniere to borrow $2bn for Sabine Pass Meeting with banks next week will discuss purchase of natural gas pipeline HSH Nordbank looks to full-year profit after positive first quarter Ship finance giant is reducing its portfolio ISO to develop IMO's international standard for armed guards Draft will be ready for maritime safety committee meeting in November Venezuela-China deal boosts VLCC demand Latin American state doubles loan for oil deal to $8bn Supramax markets are worlds apart Atlantic booms as Pacific busts Rainbow-Cargotec Industries invests in Shanghai base Joint venture to develop port equipment manufacturing complex P+S seeks state bail-out Troubled shipyard has struggled to pre-finance its orders Petroplus poised to find buyer for UK refinery Short-term fillip for struggling transatlantic product tanker trade EU Navfor coastal attack may have blocked Albedo release Pirates threaten to kill hostages if naval forces attack again STX O&S wins $120m deals to build LPG carriers and product tankers South Korean yard also in final talks for orders totalling $430m for two LNG tankers and one ethylene carrier May indicator shows that China's manufacturing continues to fall Falling PMI raises new doubts over impact of stimulus package APM Terminals offers to take charge in Virginia Unsolicited 'conceptual' proposal covers operating all the Port of Virginia facilities in Hampton Roads Reefer sadness Green Reefers' demise throws spotlight on sector's survival Fredriksen is 'tired' of the Oslo Stock Exchange Golar delisting bid after tycoon's long-standing dispute with Oslo Stock Exchange EU may suspend Iran P&I ban as leverage in nuclear talks But western governments stand firm on oil sanctions China Shipping and CNPC to strengthen ties State-owned shipping and energy giants sign strategic co-operation agreement in largely symbolic move Jonesing for a waiver Major investor's exit underscores how law damages US coastal shipping

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MAY 24, 2012
Ulstein's profits fall ULSTEIN, the privately owned Norwegian shipbuilding, design and system provider, today reported falls in both revenues and profit for 2011 Ivorian minister fired A MINISTER in Ivory Coast has reportedly been sacked following the disappearance of reparations from Trafigura for victims of the 2006 dumping of toxic waste ECSA wants more work on sulphur limit EUROPE'S shipowners today urged the EU to return to the drawing board to make new fuel sulphur limits acceptable APM bids for Virginia box operations APM TERMINALS has made an unsolicited bid for the box facilities at Port of Virginia aimed at boosting capacity by about 1.2M teu Grupo TMM to exit NYSE MEXICAN shipping and logistics major Grupo TMM has confirmed plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, blaming exchange rate volatility Shipowners stall more IT HIDEBOUND owners remain the main hindrance to more high technology on ships, INMARSAT Maritime president Frank Coles told Fairplay Heavy-lift squeeze seen persisting to 2015 TRADING conditions for heavy-lift/multipurpose tramp operators are expected to remain challenging until 2015, the Breakbulk Europe conference in Antwerp heard Sundance takeover delayed HANLONG Mining and Sundance Resources were reported today to have agreed to delay the target for the Chinese group to seal an A$1.34Bn ($1.3Bn) takeover of the Australian group Erika spill appeal heard FRANCE'S top appeal court today said it would reveal on 25 September whether it has sustained the convictions of Total and two co-defendants in 1999's Erika oil spill Near-doubled Chinese corn imports seen CHINA could import 9M tonnes of maize in the current 2012-13 marketing year, almost double 2011-12's 5M tonnes, a drybulk consultancy has predicted Vale said to fix Capesizes as rates slide CAPESIZE owners' chagrin turned into Vale's delight as the Brazilian miner made a rare move into the spot market, reportedly taking four Capesizes to ship iron ore to China Singapore Shipping's profits jump by 44% SINGAPORE Shipping, which specialises in long-term charters of car carriers, said earnings for the last quarter of its fiscal year rose 44% year on year to $2.1M Rio's 'steady as she goes' RIO TINTO today issued a positive assessment of Chinese iron ore demand and said it would push ahead with expansion Eitzen Chemical cuts losses EITZEN Chemical, Norway's listed chemical carrier operator, said today its net losses in 1Q12 were cut to $16 FESCO offered with a 22% top-up RUSSIAN brokers said FESCO president Sergei Generalov is selling out at a price valuing the shipping group at $1.4Bn

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MAY 24, 2012
Gunthers Transport Owner Files Bankruptcy Petition The owner of a trucking company shut down by federal regulators last year for numerous safety violations has filed for... LA Council Accepts ACTA, FDRA Finance Agreement The Los Angeles City Council has accepted a financing arrangement between the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority and the Federal Rail... Asia-Europe Spot Rates Slide for Third Straight Week Spot rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade fell for the third consecutive week, indicating vessel overcapacity on the route and... Intermodal Volume Up 3.1 Percent, AAR Reports Intermodal freight volume hauled by U.S. railroads rose 3.1 percent in the week ending May 19, as containerized intermodal freight... Geodis Expands Trucking Operations Into China Geodis Wilson has expanded its international trucking services in Southeast Asia into China. The company already offers a range... CSX's Ward Favors West Coast Port Growth CSX Transportation CEO Michael Ward said he would prefer West Coast port growth to East Coast port expansion, because shipments... Deutsche Post Sees Annual Profits Soaring by 2015 Germany's Deutsche Post said it expects profits to increase by 1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) a year by 2015, driven... OOCL to Hike Trans-Atlantic Rates OOCL said it will put a general rate increase into effect on cargo moving in both directions on the trans-Atlantic... 19 Charged in International Car Theft Ring Nineteen persons have been charged with participation in an international car theft ring that exported stolen vehicles through the Port... Canada to Legislate on Monday End of Canadian Pacific Strike The Canadian government plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would end a rail strike at Canadian Pacific Railway. ... SCI Acquires White Glove Transportation Toronto-based SCI Logistics has acquired White Glove Transportation Systems Ltd., which provides specialized delivery and installation of specialized equipment such... Pantos Logistics Expands in Indonesia Pantos Logistics has opened a second logistics center in Indonesia to meet growing demand for domestic logistics. Located adjacent... Freight Volume Declines at Singapore's Changi Airport Singapore's Changi Airport saw freight volume decline by 4.9 percent in April compared to a year earlier, despite aircraft movements...

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MAY 24, 2012
Vietnam box market: obituary premature Similar to Mark Twain's famous cable to the obituary editor of a New York newspaper [The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated] the head of commercial at ... APL switches partners on Far East/Red Sea run APL and Pacific International Lines (PIL) - Singapore's two largest liner shipping companies - are to work together on a new service connecting Asia with the Red ... K+N improves its Chinese Kuehne + Nagel's information management system KN Login has become available in simplified Chinese, in addition to English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. ... Damco still ahead As with most forwarders, Damco's profitability suffered in Q1 12 compared to the same period last year, but it still remained in positive territory. Although its ... Green Reefers' new era Bergen-based Green Reefers ASA is to be delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange as a consequence of a deal reached with its largest shareholder Caiano AS which is ... APM T offers billion dollar Virginia port deal APM Terminals (APM T) has submitted a proposal to the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, for a long-term concession for the operation of the port of Virginia - and it ... CP strike will hurt Canadian shippers A strike by 4,800 Canadian Pacific Railway [CPR] engineers, conductors and traffic controllers that started on Wednesday is already causing chaos for the nation's ... South Africa to consider cabotage controls The South African Government is to consider introducing legislation that will restrict the nation's cabotage trade to domestically-flagged vessels. The move is ... Euro stocks plunge on 'Grexit' inertia European shares tumbled again yesterday as EU leaders sat in Brussels still apparently unable to agree on a strategy to solve the eurozone debt crisis - with the ... FESCO rumoured to be sold According to a rumour picked up by Reuters, Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) is up for sale, and all but sold to the Summa Group for around USD1 billion. ...S

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MAY 24, 2012
A&P secures floatel jobs UK ship repairer to convert two subsea construction vessels into pair of floating accommodation units. Total extends Pacific charter Ofer family's offshore drilling company sees contract on deepwater unit extended by another year. Tanker demo age heads lower Large crude carriers now being scrapped at an average of twenty-one-years, says research from Bimco. Deiulemar Compagnia appeals Deiulemar Compagnia di Navigazione drafts "the King of bail-outs" to lead appeal against Italian bankruptcy ruling. GLNG branded 'buy' Analyst urges clients to grab shares of Golar LNG Ltd as it prepares to hit the accelerator on FSRU dropdown and dividend. Idil limps toward Bahamas Cause of Idil explosion still under investigation as containership heads to Freeport where MSC blast probe will resume. Berlian Laju on a roll Struggling shiponwer reaches second tentative legal settlement in less than a week as KPI Bridge Oil ices $2.5m bunker beef. Curtain call feared at FRO Frontline 2012's $578m fleet expansion coup may set the stage for the unwinding of its maker, Wells Fargo warns. Moody's downs NNA Ratings firm trims grades amid unease about debt and delivery schedule attached to Greek tanker owner's latest MR2 order. SFI sweeps to Q1 profit hike New York-listed shipowner surprises the street as it mulls separation of containership business. Frontline 2012 shows its hand Drybulk, LNG and tanker expansion on the cards for John Fredriksen's latest firm as the addition of up to 24 newbuildings looms. HSH Nordbank on the up German shipping bank makes 2% more profit in first quarter, but is warning of higher loan loss provisions this year. Tug refloated off Holland Marineco vessel found itself high and dry at Ostend after anchor manouevre. Harry voices LNG hope Stealthgas king-pin Harry Vafias says Nasdaq-listed owner has half an eye on the booming sector. Oceanteam earnings flat Dutch offshore owner reports steady net profit despite a big hike in revenue. Ferry freed by crane Who needs tugs when you can just lift a grounded vessel off the rocks? Ulstein profit takes a hit Gunvor Ulstein-led yard sees per-tax figure dip but remains upbeat about its full-year numbers. Total fights Erika fine again Last chance for oil major to overturn ruling on 1999 tanker sinking as appeals court hearing begins. Jefferies take a shine to STNG Investment bank initiates coverage of New York-listed tanker owner with a buy tag. Minister convicted over SeaFrance jibe France's Arnaud Montebourg fined token EUR 4 for calling directors of collapsed ferry line "crooks."

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MAY 24, 2012
U.S., Romanian business council formed U.S. Customs considers combining C-TPAT, ISA CBP trade centers help stop fake meds Customs last fall established integration centers to centralize the entry summary process for certified shippers in the pharmaceutical/healthcare and consumer electronics/information technology industries. Fake UPS van fails to make human delivery APM Terminals makes bid to operate Port of Virginia The terminal subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group said Wednesday it has made an offer to operate the Virginia Port Authority's facilities in Hampton Roads as well as at inland locations. Jaxport, Army Corps sign on Mile Point project The Jacksonville Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday entered an agreement for the Mile Point project, which will improve the navigation on the St. Johns River for larger ships. K+N moving to bigger Atlanta facility The new 211,000-square-foot office and logistics facility will be located in the Camp Creek Business Center, about three miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Evergreen to assess Asia-Europe surcharge CTSA increases CAF rate Scottish port makes upgrades for renewables

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MAY 24, 2012
Mixed price movements in Rotterdam and Hamburg Barges congested in Piraues. Sulphur limits are 'anti-business' Move to formalise introduction of 0.10% sulphur cap reignites opposition from business leaders. IFO prices fall sharply in Fujairah No IFO in Cape Town. Ban on heavy fuel oil hits passenger numbers Visits to Antarctic waters at their lowest level for almost ten years. Low sulphur fuel: 'Issue of availability is increasingly pressing' The 'enormity of the change' triggered by sulphur regulations should not be underestimated. Fuel oil stocks climb as bunker demand falls Singapore onshore stocks set to rise further. Bunker prices generally soft in key Asian ports Supplies of bunker fuels were 'mostly fine'. DNVPS expands quantity survey service to Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago DNVPS BQS service coverage extends to over 100 port locations, says Managing Director. Steel producer 'very concerned' over likely ECA costs Bunker sulphur limits are 'not creating positive investment climate'. Lithuanian terminal considers LNG bunkering 'Liquefied gas bunkering is a priority area for EU support funding,'says energy company CEO. Credit has become a 'negotiable parameter' Denmark-based marine fuel supplier tightens its credit evaluation in a bid to reduce non-payment risks. Dutch chartering firm orders fuel efficient support vessel Fuel efficiency 'key factor' which led Sima Charters to order vessel, says owner. Chimbusco takes delivery of 3,600 dwt bunker tankers Vessels will 'provide strong growth for developments of Chimbusco', says firm.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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

PORTS

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

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

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

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

CRUISES

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

Miami

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

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

PORTS

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

Geneva

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

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

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

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

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

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

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

EDITORIAL

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

Genoa

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

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

Rome

SEAFARERS

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

London

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

SHIPPING

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

Ismailia

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Hamburg

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

LOGISTICS

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

Schindellegi

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

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

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

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

PORTS

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

Paris

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Gioia Tauro

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

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Zebbug

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

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

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

SHIPPING

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

Athens

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

PORTS

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

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

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

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

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

PORTS

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

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

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

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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

Livorno

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

SHIPPING

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

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Savona

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

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

Trieste

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

ECONOMY

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

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

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

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Chaff

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

DEFENCE

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

Trieste

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

LAW

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

River

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

PORTS

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

Taranto

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

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

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

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

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

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

Singapore

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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