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December 31, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd chairman asks Hamburg-Sud to join CSAV merger talks
  • MOL follows up on probe's hull stress advice in MOL Comfort sinking
  • High growth north China container ports now trump southern rivals
  • China again rejects two US distillers grain cargoes over GM
  • WTO ruling prompts China vow to re-examine duties on US chicken
  • Rolls-Royce floats drone ship idea, but shipowners sceptical
  • State Department seeks industry, public views ahead of IMO meet
  • World Shipping Council asks EU carbon banners to wait for IMO
  • AirAsia X gives biggest order to Airbus after Cathay's Boeing buy
  • Creditors mob tribunal as Air Deccan's Gopinath' debts become known
  • La Poste sets parcel record, but profits to fall on pricing in France

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • China lowers VAT, to benefit foreign carriers
  • DB Schenker Logistics simplifies management structure for Northern & Eastern Europe
  • India not investing enough in inland transport infrastructure: ITF
  • Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen appointed President of DNV GL
  • Landmark ECJ ruling on liability limitation for cargo theft
  • Long Beach box throughput on the up, LA's looking down
  • NYK receives highest rating on SMBC Sustainability Assessment Loan
  • Dr Tamilvanan releases NMPT Special Issue
  • BCHAA organises 3rd training session on Customs Classification
  • Customs stations on Indo-Bangla border to work 24/7 from Jan. 1
  • Coal & Oil Group secures INR 1,600 cr. funding for its Mutiara Thermal Power Plant
  • DGFT eases norms for cotton export
  • Forex reserves dip $ 12.6 m to $ 295.50 bn
  • Give export credit priority sector status again: Study
  • Govt firms up formula to kickstart halted road projects
  • RBI disappoints exporters by not bringing them under priority lending norms

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Tanker collides with on-trials car carrier
  • Expedition ship still iced in
  • Under-construction semi sinks at shipyard
  • Siem orders two more dual fuel PSVs

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Coast Guard teams respond to Westport fish processor fire
  • Kinder Morgan teams with Imperial Oil for Alberta crude oil loading facility
  • Masked protestors invade Port Metro Vancouver offices
  • Cathay Pacific places order for Boeing 747-8 freighter
  • Rail association taps Jefferies as government affairs senior VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Scorpio books $14m on vessel sale and write down
    New York-listed company announces plans to sell older vessels and announces gain on VLGC deal
  • Seaspan extends and refinances $1bn credit facility
    Owner 'well positioned to continue to capitalise on a compelling acquisition environment'
  • eMar project has one year to go
    Brussels-funded initiative prepares to launch pilot tools
  • Antwerp's box volumes slide 0.7%
    But Belgian port fares better than many northern range rivals
  • MSC Monterey reports crack in main deck
    Vessel has halted its journey to Boston and is sailing to St Mary's Bay for inspection
  • Two more for Fredriksen in China
    Owner nabs two firm 82,000 dwt bulkers at Zhejiang Zhenghe
  • Global Ports completes $1.6bn NCC takeover
    London-listed firm becomes the largest terminal operator in eastern Europe
  • Stormy weather dampens year-end capesize vigour
    Cyclone closes Australia bulk ports and rain in Brazil prompts Vale to declare force majeure
  • Blaze contained on chemtanker after collision near Busan
    South Korea coastguard says fire on Hong Kong-flagged vessel is now under control
  • Odfjell semi-submersible sinks at DSME
    Vessel is scheduled for 2014 delivery
  • Hyundai affiliates form joint unit
    Firm funded by three yards will consolidate engineering and inspection activities
  • Evergreen will charter seven 14,000 teu ships
    But Taiwan-based carrier pledges no net fleet growth
  • Putting the idle to work
    With so many, ever-younger ships laid up, we need creative new solutions to deploy them

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Seaspan seals $1Bn refinancing package
    NYSE-listed Seaspan Corp has reached an agreement with lenders to refinance $1Bn in debt that was to become due within the next 18 months
  • Remontowa wins Siem PSV quartet
    Polish shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding has won a contract for four dual-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) from Norwegian owner Siem Offshore
  • Hanjin White delivery delayed
    Hanjin Shipping announced today that it had postponed delivery of 4,600teu containership Hanjin White until the end of 2014
  • News service over New Year
    The IHS Maritime office will be closed on the afternoon of 31 December and closed all day on the 1 January. News alerts will not be sent during this time
  • Crew members rescued from Sae Byol
    A total of 15 North Korean seafarers were rescued on 29 December after the China-flagged Sae Byol ran aground off Haimao Island near Dalian, China
  • NYK to build Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug
    Japanese carrier NYK announced today that it is to build a tugboat with a dual-fuel engine powered by either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy oil, which will make it Japan's first LNG-fuelled vessel
  • Tianjin port to open channel
    North China's Tianjin Port plans to open its 300,000-tonne channel to traffic on 1 January 2014
  • Rescue operation ends for missing four
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 27 December called off the search and rescue operation for four missing crew members of the capsized Bolivia-flagged barge Heng Hong 168, it said in a statement
  • Nanjing Tanker to take over 20 tankers
    Nanjing Tanker, a Chinese tanker operator, has struck deals with 18 unidentified shipowners to take over 20 chartered-in tankers at costs of $467.9M when the charterparties expire
  • Five missing after accident north of Yangtze River
    A total of five crew members were missing after a containership sank 60nm north of the Yangtze River Mouth on 27 December, local authorities said
  • Ninety one rescued from collision
    A cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker off South Korea's southeast coast yesterday morning causing both ships to catch fire. All 91 crew members on the two vessels were rescued safely, coast guard officials said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Cochin Terminal Truckers End Strike
  • DP World, J.M. Baxi Group to Build New Indian Terminal
  • Roadrunner Names van Helden COO
  • TransForce's Counter Offer to Acquire Vitran Accepted
  • Political Protests Cripple Traffic at Chittagong Port
  • Russia's Global Ports Completes Takeover of Domestic Rival NCC
  • Port of Antwerp's Container Traffic Dips, But Is Set to Accelerate
  • MSC Monterey Aborts Antwerp-Boston Voyage After Main Deck Cracks

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Search ends for jumper
    The US Coast Guard has called off a search for a Royal Caribbean International passenger who jumped overboard off Puerto Rico.
  • Glory Wealth chases Flame
    Glory Wealth Shipping has asked a US court to issue a $6.47m judgement against Swiss coal trader Flame, adding a new wrinkle to both companies' court fight against Ukraine's Vista Shipping.
  • Maersk facing second round
    AP Moller-Maersk's US-flag arm is facing a second class-action lawsuit by seafarers aiming to recover unpaid overtime pay after being sent to shore for medical reasons.
  • November loss hits TMT
    Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) suffered swelling losses in November for its subsidiaries under bankruptcy protection in Houston.
  • Algoma gets cancellation cash
    Canadian flag operator Algoma Central Corp has won back $41.7m from refund guarantees covering a cancelled tanker order in China.
  • Seaspan in loan score
    One of the world's largest boxship owners Seaspan Corporation has successfully refinanced a billion dollars in loans.
  • Scorpio to sell seven
    New York-listed tanker owner has taken a writedown as it looks to shed its oldest ships over the next year.
  • Euronav trumps Genmar?
    Euronav is rumoured to have swooped the Maersk Tankers VLCC fleet from under the nose of Peter Georgiopoulos.
  • $10m deal is done
    Nasdaq-listed FreeSeas talks acquisition as it concludes Crede fundraising project.
  • Creditors back Titan
    Hong Kong listed Titan Petrochemicals says it has won backing from creditors for its revised debt restructuring plan and also a fresh debt deal for its Chinese shipyard.
  • Fincantieri's IPO fillip
    Fincantieri has received a fillip for its privatisation process with an offshore order for its Singapore-listed shipbuilding arm Vard.
  • Cosco takes four
    China Cosco Holdings has penned a $108m contract for four dry cargo newbuildings at a domestic yard to begin the rebuilding of its fleet.
  • Two more years
    Containership time charter rates are expected to remain at historically low levels at least until 2015, says Alphaliner.
  • Christmas bonus for owner
    Ocean Sentinels of Singapore has received a Christmas bonus following the scrap sale of one of its vessels.
  • KDB stake cut
    The state-backed Korean Development Bank (KDB)'s majority shareholding in Pan Ocean has decreased, according to a statement from the financially troubled shipping company.
  • Fredriksen orders in China
    Norwegian shipowner John Fredriksen continues to expand his private fleet with a newbuilding order in China.
  • Grand design
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has teamed up with its two major shipbuilding subsidiaries to form a new ship design venture, it announced today.
  • Fatal blast at Chinese yard
    Two people died and two others have been injured after a blast caused by a gas leak at the Huarun Dadong Dockyard on Chongming Island, the Shanghai Daily reports.
  • Pusan crash causes blaze
    A major fire has broken out following a collision between the chemical tanker Maritime Maisie and the cargoship Gravity Highway in the Port of Pusan.
  • Sumitomo backs seven
    Sumitomo Group has emerged as the backer of seven post-panamax boxships to be built for Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC).
  • Siem seals four
    Siem Offshore has returned to Remontowa Shipbuilding for a quartet of new platform supply vessels (PSVs).
  • Boxship in trouble
    Hull cracking problems with modern containerships have again surfaced, this time on NSB Niederelbe's 4,892-teu MSC Monterey (built 2008).
  • Scrap savings for Louis
    Louis Cruises of Cyprus says that it has recorded a EUR 10.25m ($14m) hit on its books from the sale of its 14,200-gt cruiseship Coral (built 1971) for recycling earlier this month.
  • Fuji Maru finds buyer
    Mitsui OSK Passenger Lines (MOPAS) has found a buyer for its unwanted cruiseship Fuji Maru (built 1989).
  • NOL scraps APL Kennedy
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has sent another of its dwindling number of US-flagged containerships for recycling.
  • Treasure up for grabs
    The High Court of Singapore is preparing to auction the first of two general cargo ships belonging to local owner Aomi Group that were arrested this past August.
  • Mercy order for CSIC
    International medical charity organization Mercy Ships has placed an order for what will be the world's largest civilian-owned hospital ship with the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Mali re-enters AGOA
    The White House has reinstated Mali's eligibility to receive trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, meaning that 40 of the 49 potentially eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa are now eligible to receive benefits.
  • DOT pledges $18.5 million for Syracuse rail project
  • Port of Antwerp sets new freight record in 2013
    The Port of Antwerp announced today that it is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tons over the year, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year, when the volume came to 184.1 million tons.
  • Race against clock for damaged bulker
    A bulk carrier that had loaded grain in Duluth and went aground in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just days before the St. Lawrence Seaway was scheduled to close, has been refloated and is being towed to Montreal.
  • Containership oversupply to continue
  • Seaspan announces refinancing
  • Regulators approve GPI-NCC merger
  • Frankfurt Airport reduces fees for low-noise aircraft

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • 2013: The Year Before the Year of LNG?
    The US is closer to reaching the LNG tipping point today than a year ago.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    No price indications from Cape Town.
  • Prices looking for direction in Northwest Europe
    Five vessels waiting to enter the inner anchorage in Gibraltar
  • Overcapacity still blighting shipping's prospects
    'There could be some stability before 2017, but not a complete recovery', says banker.
  • Fujairah's storage capacity to grow by 478,000 m3
    'This expansion will strengthen Fujairah as a global hub for crude oil and oil products.'
  • Asian bunker markets 'a mixed bag'
    Offices in Tokyo Bay were closed for the New Year.
  • New date for 380 cSt supplies to resume
    Oil storage tank has been undergoing repairs.
  • Barge back on station in Kaohsiung
    But price differential against Singapore still wide.
  • Bunker fuel sales up at Cyprus
    New terminal on track for 2014 operations.
  • Alaskan terminal to start bunkering operations
    Services to commence on January 1, 2014.
  • South Korean refiner to double bunker fuel imports
    Refiner plans to cut fuel oil production in 2014.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
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.
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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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
(Interfax)
››› 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
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