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May 16, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • US tells WTO China unfairly discriminates against American chicken
  • India's trade gap with China widens, Indian Parliament told
  • Europe's biggest temp controlled warehouse opens at London's Tilbury Dock
  • Textainer approves dividend despite US$3.39 million quarterly loss
  • Ankara outlaws anti-competitive action among shipping agents
  • China's export market for goods remained lacklustre in April
  • Wreck removal big money for salvors, but also needed to stop pollution
  • Boeing mulls price cuts as cost cutting czar becomes new CEO
  • Amazon signs deal with Atlas Air to gain more control over deliveries
  • ATSG reports on first-quarter upturn and positive Amazon effect
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta aims to be major cargo airport

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 15, 2016
  • Chipolbrok's new design, state-of-art heavy lift vessel makes maiden call at Mumbai Port
  • Directorate-General of Shipping issues M. S. Notice on guidelines for implementing amendments to Regulation 2 of Chapter - VI of the SOLAS Convention entering into force with effect from July 1, 201 6...
  • Indian vessel under UN sanctions for carrying disputed Libyan oil freed
  • London P&I Club reports increased free reserves
  • MOL, NYK, "K" Line, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd & Yang Ming to create a new partnership - 'THE Alliance'
  • Need for monitoring & regulating liner alliances, mergers & acquisitions stressed
  • Coal imports down in April
  • Chennai Port Chairman holds interaction to boost automobile cargo handling
  • Major Ports handle less iron ore in 2015-16
  • Paradip Port sets new coal handling record
  • India's 2015-16 merchandise exports end up at a lower $ 261.14 bn
  • CII School of Logistics established
  • Gamesa reinforces manufacturing base in India with new windmill blade factory

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Another record year on the radar Aviation
  • Leman publishes annual report
  • Giant telescopic crane for windfarm services

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • IMO takes giant step into vessel construction oversight
  • UN lifts sanction oil tanker carrying disputed Libyan oil
  • No plan to divest business units in near term, says MISC
  • HHI considers selling HI Investment & Securities
  • Wee Tiong denies talks to acquire bunker supplier Searights
  • Dry bulk rates squeeze Australian grain exports
  • Hapag-Lloyd back in the red
  • Vietnam arrests seven suspects for ship's petty theft
  • Hanjin, Hapag, and Yang Ming ally with Japan's Big Three
  • HMM: Plans to join THE Alliance delayed by liquidity issue
  • ICTSI books 22% drop in profit on 4% rise in throughput
  • Dalian port customs inspection fees paid by government
  • Slumping stocks hold back tanker consolidation
  • Hutchison will offer container weighing services at majority of terminals
  • Sainty Marine loses order of two woodchip carriers

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Six carriers sign five-year agreement to form new alliance - but Hyundai must wait to join
  • Fishy tales: how a barrel of oil and a side of salmon are connected
  • Recovery in the second half, says 'optimistic' Hapag-Lloyd after disappointing Q1
  • Analysis: redundancies at DSV still inevitable, despite decent trading update
  • 'We don't talk anymore' - where is the UK's air cargo community?
  • CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin pulled from transpacific, ending US west coast ports' mega-ship plans
  • Air freight chief Tim Scharwath to leave Kuehne + Nagel
  • €125m Euromax deal buys Cosco Pacific a foothold in the port of Rotterdam

Marine Logweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Vane Brothers adds to its fleet
  • Vard signs LOI for two more expedition cruise ships
  • VIDEO: Membrane scrubber breakthrough

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Carriers announce formation of new shipping alliance
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $840,000 in civil penalties
  • Gener8 Maritime adding 'Eco' tanker ANDRIOTIS
  • Ceremony marks keel laying for new ferry SUQUAMISH
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo volume numbers for April

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Ship Finance sells VLCC Front Vanguard
    Vessel will cease operating as conventional tanker
  • APMT prepares for 20,000 teu ships on Pacific
    Cranes to be raised at LA Pier 400 terminal that will enable facility to handle fully laden ULCs
  • Capes push lower
    But signs appear of a second wind after two weeks of declines
  • VLGC rate rise belies underlying stagnation
    Lower free-on-board cargo prices would spur more trading
  • Taiwanese shipping lines report weak first-quarter results
    Evergreen Marine incurs loss, Wan Hai profit slumps
  • Sentiment defies logic in product tankers
    Fundamentals are robust, yet freight rates are uninspiring
  • OW Bunker Supreme Court judgment is only the beginning
    UK court's ruling favours bunker suppliers, holding that the contract was not one that fell within the definition of the Sale of Goods Act of a contract of sale
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Scrapping and lay-up begin to rise as low demand sees fewer ships in active service
  • OW Bunker judgment: so what do 'sui generis' and 'timeously' even mean, anyway?
    A Lloyd's List handy guide to the Supreme Court decision, unpacked in plain words for readers' benefit
  • Calcium hypochlorite shippers given fresh guidelines
    Container lines and insurers aim to improve safety for fire-risk cargo
  • Show me the money: Korean container carriers in crisis
    Few options remain for what could be the first major casualties of box shipping
  • Kim Heng Offshore inks pact with Iran Marine Fund
    Company to invest up to $454m in Iranian maritime projects
  • Shipping revenues tumble 20% at Wilh. Wilhelmsen group
    One-off logistics gain props up profit as car volumes drop substantially
  • Maersk to recycle first two vessels in Alang
    Vessels to be recycled at Shree Ram yard certified to Hong Kong Convention standards
  • Safmarine Meru reaches Ningbo
    Last fires extinguished as damaged vessel is towed to safety
  • VLCCs likely to start calling at Chinese oil terminal in Myanmar this year
    CNPC has built 12-tank crude storage alongside port in western Myanmar
  • Container spot rates continue to slide
    No relief for box lines as rates fall back gradually from May GRIs
  • Awilco LNG blames loss on low utilisation and rates
    The gas carrier owner has sufficient cashflow to fund 2016
  • OW Bunker: Cartesian fuelism
    The odds may be long, but will Petros Pappas continue litigation in what is probably the most significant shipping legal case for many years?
  • HMM counts on joining THE Alliance once it stabilises business
    HMM says joining THE Alliance is 'only a matter of time'
  • ASL Marine wins $113m worth of new contracts
    Contracts awarded by repeat customers in Asia, Middle East, USA and Europe
  • Offshore weakness drags Swissco into first-quarter net loss
    No revenue contributions to drilling segment for the quarter
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Asian lines form six-member alliance
    Update: HMM set to join THE Alliance when its business is "normalised"
  • Scorpio Bulkers amends credit facilities
    Company made loan prepayments as part of agreement
  • Fincantieri returns to profit in first quarter on foreign exchange gains
    Shipbuilding segment contributes lion's share of revenue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • NC's Wilmington port clarifies SOLAS weight policy
  • APL Logistics acquisition lifts Kintetsu revenue, sinks profit
  • Santos finally has go ahead for maintenance dredging
  • New Orleans port hopes to retain Chiquita cargo
  • US retail inventories climb higher, but sales rise, too
  • GRIs not enough to lift trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe spot rates
  • US looks to private sector for 100 percent scanning help
  • China Cosco, DEME form offshore wind joint venture
  • Bangladesh firm to unveil 1,000-ton floating crane
  • HMM says it will join new alliance after restructuring
  • DSV overcomes losses at newly acquired UTi Worldwide
  • ICTSI profit drops despite throughput rise
  • HPH to weigh boxes at most of its terminals
  • HHLA container traffic down but says market bottoming out
  • Hapag-Lloyd sinks into the red
  • New alliance set to take on 2M, Ocean Alliance

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Arctic cuts bets for LPG trio amid spot slump
    Lower freight rates lead analyst to reduce earnings estimates and price targets for Dorian, Aurora and BW LPG.
  • VLCC pair US-bound as fire uptick predicted
    Massive blazes in Canada take out 1.5 million barrels of oil per day, leading to potential lift for tankers.
  • Report: a steady course into a collision
    Transport Malta says Wilhelmsen car carrier and Bobae Shipping general cargoship were visible to each other for an hour before colliding.
  • Fredriksen companies confirm VLCC sale
    Ship Finance and Frontline say Front Vanguard expected to leave the market.
  • Peter Georgiopoulos: 'we would love to buy a big fleet'
    Gener8 chairman shows deals still in his DNA with second hand ships a better bet today.
  • Wan Hai Lines posts slim Q1 profit
    Taiwanese container line's earnings dwindle as revenue falls.
  • Tufton tipped for chemical tanker deal
    UK-based firm understood to have bought ship from Team Tankers.
  • Toei Reefer Line posts smaller profit
    Japanese owner sees revenue eroded in year to end-March.
  • Topaz with reasons to smile after big deals
    Rene Kofod-Olsen praises his company's preparation to tackle the crisis.
  • Samsung banks $32m from asset sale
    Korean shipbuilder says it has offloaded stake in Doosan Engine.
  • Vard scores second cruiseship contract
    Diversification continues for Singapore-quoted shipbuilder.
  • ICG lifts revenue 7% as volumes rise
    Irish ferry and boxship group also cuts back debt in first four months.
  • Awilco LNG loss reduced a fraction
    Norwegian owner still seeking work for two laid-up LNG carriers as revenues slump.
  • Maersk Line sisters heading to Alang
    Danish owner commits first two vessels to breakers' yard in India.
  • Bonheur sees profit cut as revenue falls
    Fred Olsen holding company weaker in Q1 as cruise earnings drop.
  • Hyundai Heavy 'submits self-help plan'
    Korean yard reportedly hands over details of asset sales to creditors.
  • Treasure awaits after WW earnings miss
    Analysts see buying window ahead of spin-off after weak first quarter results.
  • Concordia Maritime settles Hudson legal battle
    Payment of $9.25m ends arbitration fight stemming from 2012 incident.
  • Evergreen posts $140m loss in Q1
    Taiwanese container line saw operating costs outstrip revenue in first three months.
  • Hapag-Lloyd turns red in first quarter
    Chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen notes positive operating numbers in opening three months of 2016.
  • HMM 'certain' of joining new boxship alliance
    Entry only a matter of time once restructuring is complete, Korean owner says.
  • 'Third force' formed in liner shipping
    MOL, NYK, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, K Line and Yang Ming teaming up to rival Ocean Alliance and 2M.
  • ASL Marine snares SGD 156m of new deals
    Singapore offshore company says it has won orders, but details were few and far between.
  • Kim Heng looks to tap into Iran offshore sector
    Singapore-listed company looking to provide technical expertise and financing as Iran rebuilds.
  • Global oil output shrank in April, says IEA
    Increases by Iran, Iraq and UAE help offset non-OPEC output decline to lift global supply.
  • Ultrapetrol sees first quarter losses more than triple
    Offshore vessel and tanker owner starts the year off in the red as all three divisions see weaker numbers.
  • Hornbeck files string of suits against BP
    Keeping prior claims alive, at least eight lawsuits filed over impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Six ocean carriers to launch 'THE Alliance' in April 2017
  • STIHL to avoid ports that aren't 'VGM friendly'
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports net loss of 42.8m euros in Q1
  • Froman: U.S. eyeing next step in Africa trade relations
  • APMT to enlarge 10 cranes at Pier 400 in Los Angeles
  • Port of Virginia reports modest container growth in April
  • FMC collects $840,000 in OTI penalties
  • Intermodal rate slide hits 16th month in April
  • Truckload rates show negative growth again in April
  • SCFI declines for second straight week
  • NEWS FLASH: 'THE Alliance' to commence operations in 2017
  • Report: Portland's Wyatt doesn't expect container service to return 'for a while'
  • Port of Los Angeles sees inbound container volumes rise 4.7% in April
  • Wal-Mart takes aim at Amazon with two-day delivery service
  • SingPost reports record profits in fiscal 2015/16

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Turkish bunker company CYE Petrol adds mass flow meters to fleet
    MFM good for bunkering and shipping.
  • South Korean bunker fuel prices seen easing on rising supplies
    Ending bullish run that boosted prices for about a month
  • Titan LNG conducts first ship-to-ship de-bunkering
    Feedback on LNG pressure, flow rate helped make it a success.
  • Rotterdam HSFO barges rise over $200/mt for first time since Nov
    The Rotterdam fuel oil market has also found support from steady fixtures to Asia.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
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
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
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
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.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
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: 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.
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.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
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.
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
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
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%.
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.
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
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
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
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
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.
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%)
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.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
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.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
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%.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
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.
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
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
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
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
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.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
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
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
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.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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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.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
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.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
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
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
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 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.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
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.
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
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.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
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
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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