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June 21, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Old workhorses to bow out as bigger box ships transit Panama Canal
  • Cosco Shipping Financial is to be financial holding platform in HK
  • Grim quarterly numbers dominate 3PL sector with few exceptions
  • Manufacturing trends to limit annual container trade growth to 4pc
  • Central database of empty box weights opens before VGM rule date
  • Philippine-Georgia Friendship Park opened in Tbilisi Zoo
  • CargoSmart signs Nippon Express, Globaltransol, ACX Global for VGMs
  • Deutsche Bahn plans to invest US$338 billion in China's high-speed rail
  • APM Terminals Bahrain invests in safety and intelligent IT
  • China's trade fair with North Korea fraught with diplomatic concerns
  • Singapore Air resumes non-stop flights to US after three years absence
  • Iran Air removed from EU black list for most flight restrictions
  • New air cargo terminal inaugurated at central India's Raipur airport

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • ...revises Canada Gulf Bridge service
  • 'Shippers are responsible for providing VGM of a container from July 1': Shipping & Maritime experts
  • DP World Group Chairman & CEO discusses emerging opportunities with President of Kazakhstan
  • MSC's California Express service to have Manzanillo port of call
  • PSA secures two major wins at 2016 AFLAS awards
  • SCFI spot rates down on all trade lanes
  • IWAI & IPGPL sign MoU on Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar
  • JNPT holds meeting of stakeholders in effort towards ease of doing business
  • MbPT Chairman visits docks
  • New dry bulk cargo berthing policy for Major Ports from Aug. 20
  • Adani Logistics launches rail services from ICD Loni to gateway ports
  • Single Window Project - Simplification of procedure in SWIFT for clearance of consignments related to drugs & cosmetics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Canadian transport group invests in expansion
  • Laurels for German logistician
  • Wheels for Czech Railways
  • Wheel revolving at Foss Maritime
  • Awards for AAL and Hamburg Süd
  • New pharmaceutical logistics complex in Frankfurt
  • New signalling system for Serbia
  • Executive changes inside Maersk Group
  • Enhanced port and rail cooperation in Dunkirk
  • Davies Turner set to build second RDC
  • Financial support for nearly 200 transport projects
  • TAAG returning to Europe in a big way
  • HHLA: big handout for shareholders
  • Reorganizing corporate structures
  • How to better secure global supply chains
  • Boeing breaks Iranian ice
  • DHL empowering e-commerce portfolio

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • VLCC rate plunge: seasonality or something more?
  • Golar LNG unveils floating regas joint venture
  • High-profile names dragged into dry bulk pool row
  • UK Britannia merger collapses amid member expectations
  • US releases new towing vessel inspection rules
  • Container shipping set for another challenging year in 2017
  • Palfinger plans NOK485 million bid for TTS Group
  • Frijsenborg enters Nordana Line's transatlantic service
  • China ship scrapping subsidy to push another carrier into profit
  • Chinese shipbuilders win box ship orders
  • Brawl puts bulker on the rocks
  • Rainbow Heavy Industries to quit offshore business

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • 'Huge risk' to some supply chain flows as 3D printing evolves, warns expert
  • Cost advantages of ultra large container vessels are disappearing due to low oil prices and overcapacity
  • Drewry shipper survey dents container lines' peak season hopes
  • FedEx downsizes Cuba ambitions in amended flight request
  • Boeing said to be near to closing huge deal with AirBridgeCargo
  • Self-driving trucks: what's the future for America's 3.5m truckers?
  • Kuehne + Nagel finalises new European management structure

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • CSSC takes full ownership of WinGD
  • Bath Iron Works christens Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001)
  • Trojan Marinex recognized for environmental stewardship
  • USCG publishes Subchapter M final rule
  • Danish EPA reports five "sulfur sinners" to police
  • Meyer Turku delivers Mein Schiff 5 ahead of schecule
  • AmaWaterways christens two
  • DNV GL reports on RO/RO fire safety

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • John Parrott to take post as Foss Maritime president
  • MOL joining joint study to test SOX scrubbers
  • Rail association calls on FRA to drop two-person crew proposal
  • Alaska Airlines promoting trio to managing director positions
  • United States, Azerbaijan ink open skies agreement

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • VLCC spot earnings fall to 10-month low
    Earnings lowest since August 2015 as vessels build-up and Asian refinery maintenance kick in
  • GasLog in $1.1bn refinancing deal for eight ships
    NYSE-listed owner seeks to simplify credit facilities and improve liquidity
  • Port Manatee on track to double cargo tonnage in ten years
    Port said it will reap economic benefits from the high demand in local consumer market
  • Greeks snap up aframax Isis as tanker values slide
    Status quo leading to bargains for keen-eyed buyers
  • Bergen Bunkers defends right to collect on OW Bunker invoices
    Majority of owners impacted have shelled out, Laastad claims
  • Wärtsilä warns of writedowns as CSSC takes full control of WinGD
    Two-stroke joint venture will add to second-quarter restructuring costs
  • Lauritzen will dissolve pool if Odfjell exits gas
    Odfjell chief executive tells Lloyd's List he is still keeping all options open
  • Handies slip to fresh two-month low
    But Pacific rates are helped by demand for coal from Asia
  • Little hope of peak perks for box lines
    Shippers see no increase in demand from a year ago
  • Post-panamax shortage drives rates upwards
    With supply for larger tonnage expected to become scarcer in the coming months, there is renewed optimism among brokers for a summer rate revival
  • PSA Singapore invests in 22 new automated guided vehicles
    Singapore port operator increases fleet of AGVs, bringing total to 30 units
  • HHI sales slide in May amid Korean shipbuilding crisis
    May sales fall 14% from last year while year to date order value slips 44.5%
  • Teekay Offshore to raise $200m in equity private placements
    Net proceeds from the offerings will fund Teekay Offshore's newbuilding installment projects
  • Laskaridis buys Norden duo as bulker expansion continues
    Family long identified with refrigerated trades now has one of Greece's largest dry bulk fleets
  • Neptune launches Middle East Gulf service amid rising demand
    Greek operator expands with regular calls to eight countries
  • Stand before your judges
    Below are your judges for the Lloyd's List Global Awards. Are you prepared to stand before them?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • ALE targets Europe renewable energy with barge services
  • Judge overrules Waterfront Commission in latest effort to keep drugs out of NY-NJ port
  • ILA officials challenge subpoenas over NY-NJ wildcat strike
  • US regulators to review how shippers delay truckers
  • Container lines back using current weighing process to meet SOLAS
  • NVOs release SOLAS container pricing details
  • Mobile DC would build on Wal-Mart's multicoast strategy
  • NAFTA trade growth bucks global slowdown, but brings capacity challenges
  • Russia shippers face less trucking options as industry consolidates
  • India's state railway targets growth through new, regular services
  • Container lines face 'peak season blues'

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • PB Tankers seals Rosneft deal
    Diversified company providing ice-class tanker services to Rosneft.
  • Rokke and Idan Ofer pen boxship venture
    Norwegian tycoon's Ocean Yield teams up with Quantum Pacific on six giant newbuildings.
  • Evercore positive on Golar LNG deal
    Equity analyst says deal frees up capital for Golar to pursue more floating LNG projects.
  • P&I merger plan fails
    Britannia and UK marine mutuals call off bid to create a superclub bigger than Gard
  • Rokke and Idan Ofer pen boxship venture
    Norwegian tycoon's Ocean Yield teams up with Quantum Pacific on six giant newbuildings.
  • Fincantieri teams up with Russia's Rosneft
    Italian yard group developing new vessel to be built at Zvezda plant.
  • Ezra scores multiple contracts worth $300m
    Singapore-listed company secures employment through various projects in Mexico, Asia and Africa.
  • Conrad snares ATB double
    Harley returns to domestic shipyard for new tug-barges.
  • Slip in dry cargo scrapping frustrates
    Demolition needed to continue at first quarter levels to balance market, JP Morgan says.
  • Italian ferry submerged after smash
    Masaccio hit pier while docking in Stromboli.
  • Golar launches new LNG joint venture
    Private investor Stonepeak has ambitious plans to invest up to $500m in newly formed Golar Power.
  • Benita salvage could take four weeks
    Crew fight blamed for grounding of Greek bulker off Mauritius.
  • GasLog nets $1.05bn in fresh financing
    Owner refinances six loans and adds $100m in extra liquidity.
  • K Line fixes out PSV for up to four years
    Japanese owner's ship taken by CNR for supply duties in North Sea.
  • Wartsila expects write-down from JV sale
    Finnish company will sell its 30% stake in CSSC venture and says its Q2 results will take a hit.
  • Oldendorff snares $59m bulker sextet
    German owner confirms dry cargo buying spree to add to three earlier additions in 2016.
  • Austal wins $22m ferry orders
    Australian group's Philippines yard to deliver three ships to Korean and domestic owners.
  • Gibson sees products demand 'rebound'
    Researchers say beyond immediate disappointment market could find some support.
  • Anchor-handler rates jump again
    North Sea market almost out of prompt spot ships as numbers head north.
  • Poor communication blamed for grounding
    UK report finds cruiseship Hamburg's bridge team working in 'isolation' before it hit Scottish rocks.
  • Grounded Belle Rose refloated
    Sunship Management-owned vessel that damaged Philippines reef sets sail again.
  • Poor communication blamed for cruiseship grounding
    UK report finds Hamburg's bridge team working in 'isolation' before it hit Scottish rocks.
  • Island Offshore wins Ghana PSV contract
    Norwegian owner finds work for supply ship with Tullow in West Africa.
  • Dof enters eight-month Petrobras contract
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner takes advantage of its Brazilian-flagged fleet.
  • Sergey Frank surveys IPO landscape amid Brexit debate
    Sovcomflot president says equities are not a sellable product today and people don't believe in growth.
  • BW Dry Cargo nets debut bulker buy
    Christian Bonfils-led vehicle said to have secured what would be the group's first owned bulker in nearly a decade.
  • Nigeria 'unlikely to negotiate' with militant group
    Maritime security company MAST says owners should expect violence from NDA in the coming weeks.
  • GasLog buys back after bond issue
    Greek owner spends $70.88m from latest sale on retiring debt due in 2018.
  • CMA CGM's box bonus for Singapore's terminals
    French liner giant says an extra 1mteu could start passing through Lion Republic post its takeover.
  • Ports of Auckland fined after stevedore injured in fall
    New Zealand port receives second fine in a little over a year for health and safety violation.
  • POSH tipped for more Prelude FLNG work
    Kuok-backed offshore firm said to have offered SSAV newbuilding for installation project.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • K + N reorganizes European operations
  • GRI Roundup: Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL
  • AgTC expresses relief from carriers using port scales to meet VGM requirement
  • Port of Singapore volumes inch up in May
  • Port of Monrovia becomes enabled for night operations
  • OCEMA facilitates common approach for terminal weighing of VGM
  • Boeing nears $4b deal with airfreight company to save 747
  • STB issues rulemaking to speed rate cases
  • GM South Africa adjusts output schedule as economy deteriorates
  • Singapore port operator adds dock robots
  • Seafarer perishes in Houston Ship Channel incident
  • Commerce finds subsidies in off-the-road tires from India, Sri Lanka
  • Federal prosecutors drop FedEx drug case
  • PMA 'cautiously optimistic' about contract extension

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 20, 2016
  • European HSFO cracks rally to 14-week high on weaker Brent complex
  • BIMCO expands presence in Asia with new Singapore office
    The office will share space with staff from the Baltic Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
  • Russia's Gazprom continues push for small-scale LNG business in Europe
  • FACTBOX: Brexit and oil -- UK reaches a fork in the road
  • TRADER NOTE: AET's Kenny Phua joins Raffles Shipbrokers

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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.
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
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
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
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
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