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March 2, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Seaspan posts net loss of US$139 million in 2016 as revenues increase 7.1pc
  • Brave ICTSI quits Portland, pays US$11.4 million to break Terminal 6 lease
  • Kuehne + Nagel 2016 profit up 6pc to US$713 million, as sales slip 1.4pc
  • Copy Maersk's tactics and defer new ship deliveries to ease overcapacity: Drewry
  • AADA increases China-Australia rate by US$300/TEU from April 1
  • OOCL combines southeast Asia Australia Service AAA1/AAA2 into New AAA
  • Teamster militants break into TPM Long Beach session to blast XPO
  • APM Terminal's new container terminal opens at Lazaro Cardenas
  • CN plans to invest US$1.9 billion on mainly infrastructure projects in 2017
  • International Chamber of Shipping urges UN to head off local CO2 regulations
  • One-day Singapore ballast water management course March 10
  • Air France-KLM's weak cargo figures to be hidden in overall financial results
  • Cathay Pacific to start Hong Kong-Auckland service from December
  • Renewed US-Iran tensions delay Indian airline Tehran flight plans
  • Atlas Air's 2016 profit soars 468pc to US$41.5 million

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • CMA CGM makes adjustment to THC in Chinese ports
  • Narottam Morarjee Institute holds 38th Convocation
  • SCI CMD to hold additional charge as Director (Technical & Offshore Services)
  • Shreyas Shipping & Logistics takes delivery of 2,500-TEU vessel
  • The Swedish Club improves offering to charterers
  • Nissan touches export of 7 lakh units from India
  • Andhra Pradesh to form maritime board
  • NMPT conducts oil spill mock drill at SPM
  • Volume at Major Ports up
  • Qatar Airways cargo freighter arrives in Americas
  • Harsh punitive action to be taken against deviant shell companies
  • Indian economy expanding at a fast pace, says OECD Economic Survey

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Testing testing: long haul hybrid vehicle
  • Taking over control
  • From Easyjet to IAG Cargo
  • Serbia: rail rehabilitation raises train speed
  • Rhenus tackles British offshore market
  • ULH earnings down in 2016
  • Strategy change at port of Portland
  • UECC's new PCTCs plying Baltic waters
  • 90 t giant takes centre stage at SBB workshops
  • Vekia appoints senior consultant
  • Kuehne + Nagel on a steady path
  • GMB joins FNC
  • New era in air transport to French Caribbean
  • Ghanaian GHA goes live with Kale
  • Telematics for 90,000 intermodal wagons

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • DS Norden to transform dry cargo business towards vessel operation
  • EU climate action chief calls for IMO emissions target in 2018
  • Kuehne + Nagel earnings climb to another record
  • VARD's orderbook at three-year high despite loss
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's year-on-year fourth quarter profit jumps tenfold
  • TTA buys Pizza Hut's Thai business as loss continues
  • ECSA pleads for wider access to tonnage tax
  • EMAS Chiyoda Subsea files for bankruptcy protection in US courts
  • Liner equity stakes don't guarantee new alliance business
  • Ship scrap prices up on improving steel market
  • SM Line details services
  • Eagle Bulk seals 'milestone' deal to expand its fleet

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • Capacity crunch on box ships to Asia: Maersk first to stop taking bookings, as air freight awaits boost
  • Record profits in 2016, so now K+N is set to hit the acquisition trail
  • Singapore wins, HK and Port Klang the losers, in alliance reshuffle
  • Bad news for carriers in contract talks as transpacific spot rates soften
  • Inttra appoints container veteran Vijay Minocha president Asia Pacific
  • Lewis Girdwood replaces Sarah Nicholl as IAG Cargo CFO
  • Shipping slump: why a vessel worth $60m is scrapped
  • Brexit means taxpayers need to support supply chain, says Nissan

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • Canada awards key Joint Support Ship program contract
  • Eagle Bulk in $153 million nine ship Ultramax deal
  • Moran Iron Works busy with fisheries research vessel
  • Resolve rights Indian Navy frigate after undocking accident
  • DEME orders world's most powerful cutter suction dredge
  • Advice to box ship owners: Defer newbuild deliveries
  • Vard books more orders, loses less

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • Could the stock market decide the fate of Frontline-DHT proposed merger?
    DHT shareholders will ultimately have the last word, but Frontline looks set to benefit either way
  • RBD Armatori to offload three panamax bulkers
    Italian dry bulk and tanker owner to focus on modern vessels and 'strategic business lines' as part of restructuring
  • Results round-up
    Dry bulk starts having a good time, tankers on a comedown and shipyards forget what it feels like to be happy
  • Bahri's 2016 profits slightly down
    Saudi tanker giant says it was hurt by weak spot rates
  • EU Council position sets stage for emissions showdown
    European Parliament at odds with Council of EU over whether maritime sector should be included in emissions trading system
  • Denmark's shipowners call for more EU free trade agreements
    Liberalised trade is key to growth in new markets, claims DSA
  • Falling newbuild prices stimulate bulker ordering
    How long can bulk carrier investors keep cool heads?
  • A smaller alternative to large box lines?
    Shippers should invite smaller regional lines to enter the deepsea trades
  • Team Tankers flips to fourth-quarter net loss on market slump
    Chemical tanker company posts net loss of $8.9m
  • Norden pitches possible profit in 2017
    Company may be in the market to buy tankers later in the year
  • Avic International Maritime sees wider net losses
    Foreign exchange losses drag down the bottom line in 2016 results
  • Thoresen Shipping narrows 2016 full-year losses
    Shipowner says it has has sufficient cash reserves to take advantage of any opportunistic and organic growth
  • Yangzijiang 2016 net profit dragged down by impairment losses
    Group says macroeconomic factors could cause uncertainties in the shipbuilding sector in the days ahead
  • Eagle Bulk buys nine secondhand ultramaxes for $153m
    US-based company renews its ageing fleet with younger vessels
  • Seaspan incurs 2016 net loss on vessel impairments
    Fleet growth revenue boost countered by poor asset values for smaller vessels
  • Call for industry action in wake of Hanjin collapse
    Dialogue needed to prevent a repeat of the supply chain chaos from Hanjin's demise, says FMC commissioner
  • DSME looks to sell off more assets to improve liquidity
    Stake in a vessel financing unit and a construction subsidiary are up for grabs
  • New York/New Jersey plans dockside improvements
    Efficiency gains need to be made ahead of Bayonne Bridge completion
  • EU and IMO mull vessel data collection alignment
    IMO secretary-general and European transport commissioner discuss further co-operation at private meeting in Brussels
  • APL reinforces CMA CGM goal to become number one in US trades
    APL back on growth path just just nine months after change of ownership
  • One Belt, One Road may boost marine insurance needs
    IUMI official bullish on Chinese president's flagship transportation project

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • Seaspan swings to loss on vessel write-downs
  • DCLI acquires 11,000 chassis from NYK
  • Maersk warns of 'serious impact' of Spain port strike
  • US resin exporters have many routing options
  • Drewry: Terminal ownership affecting alliance networks less
  • 2016 a record year for earnings at Kuehne + Nagel
  • Concor moves to speed import discharges at India's top port
  • ALE installs Saudi Arabia's first wind energy turbine
  • More carrier consolidation coming, XPO's Jacobs says

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • United Ocean tests sale waters for Japanese-built kamsarmax
    Brokers watching to see the premium to be attached to a modern kamsarmax.
  • Bahri's earnings hit by lower spot rates
    Owner of one of the largest VLCC fleets feels effects of weaker shipping demand.
  • Bulc wants emissions solution on 'IMO level'
    'Liberal in head and socialist in heart' transport commissioner addresses regulation issue from Brussels.
  • Bulker deal means revitalisation for Eagle, haircut for Greenships
    Analysts expect Eagle Bulk to fund purchase of up to nine bulkers with cash and asset sales.
  • India Steamship LR2 fleet committed
    Long-running sales sage could be nearing a conclusion with new deal on subjects.
  • Pareto raises rating on Dorian LPG
    Analysts place hold tag against New York-listed VLGC specialist.
  • Italian cargoship holed in clash
    Luca S damaged in collision with Turkish vessel at Porto Nogaro.
  • Fesco fights Kapital bankruptcy claim
    Asset management company files action against Russian owner after bond default.
  • iPad wi-fi failure led to collision
    Skipper fined after using app to navigate before crash with DFDS ro-ro.
  • DHT Holdings funds HHI VLCC pair
    New York-listed owner inks a loan to help pay for newbuildings booked earlier this year.
  • Frontline VLCC resales cheapest since 2003
    DSME deal turns back time on asset prices but debate remains over if it's a true benchmark.
  • Havyard workers rewarded for profit
    Staff getting a bonus as shipbuilder logs $13m operating earnings for 2016.
  • Brussels urges IMO to take further action
    Jos Delbeke of the European Commission's DG Climate Action asks for a specific emissions reduction target.
  • Norden mulls products tanker fleet growth
    Danish owner places wet expansion on agenda as others chase bulker bargains.
  • Seaspan profit hammered in fourth quarter
    Impairment and vessel sale losses push boxship owner into red for 2016.
  • Fisher prepares for tanker fleet renewal
    UK owner warns that bringing in new ships will push up medium-term costs.
  • DEME orders world's biggest suction dredger
    Belgian owner returns to Dutch shipbuilder IHC for 164-metre vessel.
  • Shipping facing long Brexit talks
    Former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb says complexity should not be underestimated.
  • Cosco Corp wins heavy-lift order
    Singapore group's Cosco Qidong yard to build new ship for European owner.
  • TTA grabs slice of pizza action
    Bulker owner diversifies with Pizza Hut acquisition in Thailand.
  • German owners switch up a board
    Ernst Russ, MPC and Lloyd Fonds joining more transparent Scale market in Frankfurt.
  • Dof Subsea eyes new bond issue
    Norwegian owner says cash from latest sale to pay off $155m due next year.
  • Norden targets return to profit in 2017
    Danish owner guides for possible return to the black this year as bulker performance improves.
  • Havila winding up POSH venture in Singapore
    Four ships to be sold as Norwegian owner launches repair offering to complete restructuring.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • Seaspan records $139m loss in 2016
    Seaspan Corp., which owns containerships and charters them to liner companies, has slashed the dividend on its common shares by two-thirds ...
  • Port of Rotterdam, Kramer Group ink deal for reefer service center
    The Port of Rotterdam and Kramer Group inked an agreement on Monday to create a reefer service center, which will be located at the former ...
  • Virgin to expand airfreight service to the U.S.
    Virgin Atlantic Cargo is expanding its airfreight services in the United States in 2017, the company said in a statement. The air cargo su...
  • Great Lakes shipping season commences operations
    The 2017 Great Lakes shipping season began yesterday with the first voyage of the season being the Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder out of Erie, Penn...
  • Executive Moves: IAG Cargo, INTTRA and ATA
    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock IAG Cargo appoints chief financial officer, while INTTRA hires president of Asia Pacific, and American Truc...
  • TECSYS boosts earnings, revenues in Q3 FY2017
    Montreal, Quebec-based supply chain solutions provider TECSYS Inc. saw net profits jump 63.5 percent to $888,000 Canadian (U.S. $665,570) i...
  • Commerce stands pat on U.S. Q4 2016 GDP estimate
    United States gross domestic product (GDP) - the broadest measure of a nation's overall economic health - grew 1.9 percent during fourth qu...
  • K+N ups earnings in 2016
    Source: Kuehne + Nagel Kuehne + Nagel's net turnover slipped 1.2 percent year-over-year in 2016 due to low freight rates in sea and airfreig...
  • CORRECTION: MPA gets green light to purchase land for Seagirt expansion
    The Feb. 27 news report "MPA gets green light to purchase land for Seagirt expansion ," indicated the land purchase was part of a $1.3 bil...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2017
  • HSFO Med-North at six-week high on strong bidding interest
    The spread hit $1.50/mt late Tuesday, a rise of $2.25 on the day, after reaching lows of minus $2.25/mt in the last 10 days of February.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Gibraltar warns bunkering could be 'severely affected' by Brexit
    "Bunkering and other port activity could be 'severely affected' by any additional border restrictions resulting from Brexit."
  • FEATURE: Shipping faces rocky patch amid tougher finance, rising bunker costs
    -Shipping faced with credit crunch -Biggest variable cost will surge
  • TANKERS: Sharp rise in Iran's crude oil shipments to Europe
    - France, Italy, Greece, Spain buy Iranian crude - Dynacom, Euronav, Polembros ships calling at Iranian ports - Surge in number of Suezmaxes doing voyages from Iran
  • FUTURES: Crude steady to higher despite US crude stock build
  • FACTBOX: Ahead of speech to Congress, Trump targets energy regulations

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Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
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
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
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.
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