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December 6, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • THE Alliance comes up with financial safeguards in event of Hanjin scenario
  • CMA CGM starts new Adriatic Sea to Egypt, intra-Med loop for reefer cargo
  • Algeria to start building new 6.5m TEU box port
  • Russian cops can cost forwarders as much as crooks, warn TT Club insurers
  • Prince Rupert, Vancouver to snare 20-25pc of inland-bound boxes from USWC
  • Nippon Express offers 15-18 day Japan-Europe transit via China rail link
  • Qatar's new port opens, raising capacity from 750,000 to 2 million TEU
  • January Dutch forum to discuss cyber threat to the maritime industry
  • Freight rates soar as air cargo peak season 'strongest since financial crisis'
  • Pharma, perishables push up Changi airport's cargo volumes 5.5pc
  • Finnair to recruit 70 professionals for digital team to enhance customer experience
  • B&H Worldwide wins Logix Aero contract for job at London Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • CMA CGM upgrades its offer between Adriatic Sea & Egypt with new ADRIMED EXPRESS line
  • INSA elects new office-bearers & Directors
  • IRClass authorised as Recognised Organisation for Oman, Nigeria & Lebanon flag states
  • Lines warned on impacting port/terminal investment
  • MOL appoints Chief Country Representatives in Brazil & Mexico
  • MSC & HMM jointly pitch for Hanjin's 50 pc stake in Total Terminals International
  • NYK procures 4,700 additional brand new refrigerated containers
  • Salient features of Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016
  • SCFI Asia-Northern Europe spot rates surge
  • Armitt Group signs contract with Hutchison Ports to build steel handling facility at London Thamesport
  • JNPT-APEC trains professionals in port engineering
  • PCS covers around 92 pc of total ex-im trade by volume: Radhakrishnan
  • The impact of demonetisation
  • India's share in global trade remains constant

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Crowley nets huge road transport contract
  • Dual-fuel LNG PCTC for maritime automotive services
  • New freight centre opens in Austria
  • Pharma certification granted to Schiphol forwarder
  • Busiest month ever for Etihad Cargo
  • UIC congratulates Adif's new chairman
  • New inland port in sight down under
  • Baton handover at UIC
  • ISO 50001 certification for HHL
  • Kuala Lumpur gains new service centre
  • Port shuttle raises frequency
  • HMM and MSC finding common interests
  • Wild horses to Orenburg once again...
  • Investing in Hungary

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • US raises hurdles for ballast water extensions
  • ISS and Norden boost co-operation
  • Cash-ready Chinese lenders fill the ship finance gap
  • NYK starts car transport service in Vietnam
  • Bernhard Schulte books LNG bunkering vessel at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
  • Margin pressure could force terminals to stop investing in facilities
  • Global sulphur cap challenges refinery capacity
  • Vallianz Holdings drawn into lawsuits against Swiber unit
  • Chang Myung Shipping offloads more bulkers

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • THE Alliance prepares contingency plans for another shipping line bankruptcy
  • DP World and Canadian pension fund link up to create $3.7bn port investment platform
  • TT Club warns forwarders and transport firms of increased risks of operating in Russia
  • Top business leaders to be grilled in SK parliamentary corruption probe
  • Apple to set up a distribution centre through its logistics partner in India
  • DHL strengthens India's e-commerce sector with $74m investment

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • Leadership change at Washington State Ferries
  • Davie Canada's first yard with ISO 14001:2015 certification
  • McAllister tugs first with CAT Marine 3516E Tier 4 engines
  • IHC launches first LNG-fueled hopper dredge
  • Dellner brings its braking solutions to U.S. marine market

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • Handysize bulkers climb to near three-year high
    Market participants expect strong week ahead
  • Kuwait to build tankers for national fleet
    Following footsteps of other Middle Eastern producers in enhancing supply chain, Opec member to order oil tankers and VLGCs
  • New owner for V.Group
    Companies agree to undisclosed fee as current majority owner will reinvest in V.Group
  • Greek Shipping Awards 2016 attended by record 1,200 guests in Athens
    Winners include Laskaridis, Hajioannou, Efthymiou, Thenamaris and Samos Steamship
  • Banking crisis ramps up pressure on shaky Italian owners
    Nine out of ten local shipping outfits close to the edge, finance sources warn
  • Keeping Hamburg's traditions alive
    Nils Aden is leading ER Schiffahrt's efforts to move with the times, while keeping hold of the best of German traditions
  • BW LPG to become main Aurora LPG shareholder
    Company expected to increase stake in Aurora by over 35% as acquisition offer expires on Monday
  • Better times returning for strong container lines
    Maersk Line's Robbert van Trooijen says the vessel supply-demand gap is now closing and financially stable carriers are winning market share
  • Seanergy sticks to vessel acquisition strategy even as net loss widens
    Athens-based dry bulk owner expects market volatility to continue
  • Trump election rounds off shipping's annus horribilis
    Just when container lines thought conditions could not get much worse, so the spectre of protectionism has returned
  • An unwelcome outcome
    Germany's non-operating owners facing crunch in coming period
  • NYK sets up Vietnam joint venture to transport imported vehicles
    NYK will take 80% shareholding in JV
  • Gulf Navigation forms joint venture with CSIC yards
    Consortium to ramp up shipyard activities in the northern region of UAE
  • DP World sets up $3.7bn investment vehicle with Canadian pension fund
    Platform to invest in ports and terminals outside of United Arab Emirates
  • Hyundai Mipo secures LNG bunkering vessel order from Bernhard Schulte
    Delivery scheduled for the second half of 2018
  • Hanjin schedules rehabilitation update meeting on Friday
    Independent auditor to present findings
  • Rotterdam raises port tariffs by 0.3%
    Increase in in line with three-year deal with trade and industry associations
  • Seized bulker Maverick Gunner put up for sale by Singapore
    Vessel valued $13.05m
  • FSL Trust exits Singapore exchange watchlist
    Trust managed to raise market capitalisation to comply with listing regulations

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • US Congress on course to pass port bill
  • Virginia expands trade zone to attract more shippers to port
  • First blade rolls off UK wind power manufacturing line
  • US drug and alcohol test clearinghouse could limit truck driver force
  • Companies fight it out for Russia's largest stevedore
  • Rotterdam discounts transshipped containers
  • Container line rates hold key to US Gulf resin exports
  • Top five liners serving US gain larger share
  • India expands effort to reduce dwell times at busiest port

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • OSG hires shipping outsider for CFO job
    Christopher Wolf to replace Rick Oricchio as finance chief; Susan Allan joins as general counsel.
  • Safe Bulkers preps fundraiser to buy ships
    Polys Hajioannou to invest in New York-listed shipowner as it considers second-hand purchases.
  • Offshore vessel shares rally as oil ticks up
    GulfMark, Tidewater and Hornbeck all continue rebound alongside oil prices.
  • GasLog readies pieces for FSRU conversion
    No firm deal in place yet, but Peter Livanos-backed company at the ready on FSRU.
  • Royal Boskalis pulls back Fugro stake
    Tug and salvage giant, which had been seen as a takeover suitor, reduces holding in Dutch seismic and subsea vessel owner.
  • ICS: Somalia piracy threat still high
    Shipowners group praises decision to extend Operation Atalanta until the end of 2018.
  • OSG spin-off starts with a loss
    International Seaways reveals $50.9m net deficit in the third quarter due to lower tanker rates.
  • Crew evacuated after cargoship grounds
    Rosshipcom vessel gets stuck near rocky shore in Sea of Marmara.
  • OMERS sells V.Group to Advent International
    Private equity firm takes over UK-based shipmanagement company and eyes geographical expansion.
  • Tschudi targets Mozambique OSV market
    Norwegian owner forms new company to win African offshore business.
  • Court rules on Hanjin Shipping cape
    Bank free to sell bulker but judge imposes condition that could influence choice of buyer.
  • Taiwan Navigation falls to a loss
    Bulker owner hit by falling revenue in the third quarter.
  • UK Chamber launches shipping film
    "Delivering for Britain" brings UK's maritime industry under the spotlight.
  • OOCL ship's dumping detention upheld
    Appeals tribunal says Australian inspectors were right to hold OOCL Le Havre after food waste was chucked overboard.
  • Analysts crunch tanker sums after Opec cut
    Morgan Stanley lowers 2017 VLCC forecast while Credit Suisse says move is negative on the surface.
  • Tanker and LPG carrier collide in Ceuta
    Furtrans vessel suffers minor damage in scrape with moored Unigas vessel.
  • Allseas buys Volstad's new OCV
    Heavy-lift group snaps up Norwegian owner's Volstad Oceanic.
  • Fugro's deal with Shelf Subsea falls through
    Dutch subsea specialist cans plans to sell its Asia Pacific business for $14.9m.
  • BW LPG increases its stake in Aurora LPG
    Singaporean owner receives more acceptances for shares in Norwegian VLGC specialist.
  • Market watches Nisshin deal on price
    Japanese owner rumoured to be selling kamsarmax for a price ahead of failed deal in February.
  • Schulte LNG bunker newbuild confirmed
    Hyundai Mipo signs one-plus-one deal for LNGBV with German owner.
  • Clarksons: OSV orders drop 96%
    UK broker says offshore vessel contracting will remain depressed for the next couple of years.
  • Gulf Navigation launches shipyard bid
    Tanker owner teaming up with Chinese yards for operations in the UAE.
  • DSME plans IT business spin-off
    Restructuring yard says an information systems company will stand alone in January.
  • DP World teams with CDPQ in $3.7bn fund
    Dubai-based terminal operator launches venture with one of North America's largest pension funds.
  • Handysize bulker suffers fire off UK coast
    Salvors are currently on board vessel to carry out an assessment and identify port of refuge.
  • Suezmaxes move downward
    Aframaxes continue to rise and VLCCs hold steady, but products tankers sink.
  • Scotline snaps up general cargo vessel
    UK shipowner says difficult times are providing opportunities for it to enhance its fleet.
  • BP sanctions Mad Dog Phase 2 project
    Gulf of Mexico offshore development to be brought on-line at less than half original $20bn cost.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • Hamburg Süd employees seek job protection
    Approximately 500 employees of German ocean carrier Hamburg Süd demonstrated Friday at Rathausmarkt, the center square of Hamburg, seeking ...
  • American Shipper survey on the FMC
    The business relationships between shippers and shipping lines are under tremendous pressure these days, given the huge structural change g...
  • Drewry: Idle containership fleet size has soared
    The size of the idle containership fleet hasdoubled in the past year, from 238 ships with 900,000 TEUs ofcapacity in November 2015 to 435 s...
  • CBP depends on international engagement to manage trade, Kerlikowske says
    CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske speaking at Trade Symposium Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection To what extent the United States, u...
  • U.S. Coast Guard approves ballast water treatment system
    The U.S. Coast Guard said it issued the first U.S. type-approval certificate for a ballast water management system Friday. The Coast Guard...
  • BCG: Oversupply of containership capacity could worsen
    The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said that oversupply of containership capacity could worsen in coming years. In a report titled Sailing ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2016
  • Panama bunker fuel hits 16-month high on firm demand
    "Prices are up in Panama pretty big time," one Panama-based trader said Monday. "So it makes it less attractive to fix."
  • Med HSFO cargoes at biggest discount to NWE barges in a year
    In five of the last seven years, December has shown the biggest discount for cargoes compared with barges.
  • NWE fuel oil barges rise from six-month low on strong demand, poor supply
    Attractive premiums in Asia led traders to fix five VLCCs to load this month from Rotterdam to Singapore.
  • TENDER DATA: Tupras offers 30,000 mt of HSFO for Dec 20-22: sources
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude rally pauses ahead of Doha meet
  • S Korea's Kogas to invest $9 mil in LNG bunkering infrastructure at Tongyeong
    LNG being promoted against the backdrop of stricter environmental concerns

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
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
JOBS
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
PORTS
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
SHIPPING
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
SHIPPING
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
PORTS
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta 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
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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