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May 17, 2017

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Zim narrows quarterly loss to US$6.4 million from $56.3 million Savannah handles 10,000 TEU working 13,092-TEU Cosco Development International Chamber of Shipping seeks 50pc CO2 emission cut in 2050 DHL quarterly profit up 0.3pc to US$732 million, all business segments up Agility Q1 profit up 11.1pc to US$47.9 million as sales rise 7.3pc Hamburg port's quarterly earnings rise 34pc to US$26.67 million 'K' Line to merge ship management units into new division Adani to open new container terminal at Ennore port by mid-June DHL tries out new tech to make for a speedier, safer warehouse DHL Global Forwarding to open hub in Stuttgart to tap China rail UN consultative group backs zero-emission global warming aims Lars Jensen warns carriers of falling into One Touch ecommerce trap Air cargo operators quit Brussels after noise pollution fines hit Emirates profit falls 70pc to US$670 million as revenues rise 2pc IAG Cargo adds low cost airline LEVEL to its freighter fleet

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MAY 16, 2017
FFFAI highlights working problems with ICEGATE & related issues in representation to CBEC Chairperson Implementing international regulations to promote maritime safety, security & improved working conditions stressed NCHAA to organise GST meet in Noida after GSTC meeting in Srinagar Regional centre promoting ship energy-efficiency technologies & operations launched Ryal Logistics Pvt. Ltd - Going strong at 20 Smaller vessels will see freight rate recovery in LPG segment, says analysis Exports continue to surge, up 20 pc in April 2017 V.O. Chidambaranar Port's coal handling capacity to see four-fold increase Multimodal logistics park to come up near Kamarajar Port Economic outlook survey projects GDP growth of 7.4 pc for 2017-18 CBDT simplifies linking PAN with Aadhaar

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Another world Certification - but how? TIR to boost transport along Belt and Road route New site in Romania opens for business Panama Canal sees transits soar in April 455 measures to improve rail network Honours for Air Canada's CFO today Logwin opens up near Perth Leadership change at Unilode (formerly Chep) K Line merging affiliates Funds for building Australia's inland rail Canadian North resumes regional routes "Heavy" takeover in Philadelphia Best "smart port" information systems in Marseille ECS welcomes Oman Air Cargo in Benelux region Dropping anchor in Algeciras China and Pakistan to modernise rail link

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MAY 16, 2017
Port State Control agreement to tighten check on sub-standard ships Lauritzen's outlook remains unchanged as markets show signs of recovery Shanghai's new IMO-EU centre aims to tackle regional ship emissions IRClass targets Southeast Asia with a view on quality Thoresen Thai Agencies restores profitability Avance Gas sees another year of challenge ahead after 1Q17 loss Samsung HI resumes work, except accident scene Beyond Q1 losses, ASL Marine expects weak demand ahead POSH ups claim to USD11.3 million in OSV charter dispute with Makamin NYSHEX portal to enforce shipper-liner contracts Profits for SM Group's shipping entities Cargill, Navios purchase bulk carriers amid rising prices Corporate governance scorecard: Kirby best, DryShips worst

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MAY 16, 2017
The Hanjin effect: improved first-quarter may be the turning point for HMM Smoother sailing for carriers with higher Asia-Europe contract freight rates Top passenger airport Atlanta invests heavily to boost its cargo credentials 'Trade drives progress' says IRU, with TIR crucial to Belt & Road initiative OOCL grabs the crown as its 21,413 teu behemoth takes to the seas Start-up the Airbnb of warehouses, with Amazon in its sights Another day, another disruptor. Flexe is the Airbnb of warehousing. In fewer than five years, ... Amazon's grand plan to eat the world

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MAY 16, 2017
Yard Talk \| How are shipbuilders making money again? Major listed yards in China and South Korea enjoy profitability in January-March Suicide rates at sea have more than tripled in a year More than one in seven deaths on vessels were suicides - and social media may be the cause, according to UK P&I Club Results Round-up Tankers look for bright spot in a challenging first quarter as dry bulk owners see mixed fortunes GulfMark to file for Chapter 11 Offshore outfit looks to slash more than $500m of debt as noteholders agree reduction in note payments in exchange for future equity Major task ahead for lines amid new influx of ULCs Drewry highlights the risk of yet more big ships entering the major trades Absence of one-off gains cuts Pan Ocean profit South Korean dry bulk owner stays in the black and has high hopes for 2017 Equity markets take dim view of box shipping prospects Overcapacity and competition lead to bearish outlook for liner companies, conference told Fresh coal cargoes fail to stem supramax bulker slide Despite overall fall, spot deal reported at $20,000 per day from Colombia to Chile Avance Gas looks beyond losses to hopes of a better 2018 Focus is now on maintaining operational efficiency, reducing costs and preserving strong liquidity position and balance sheet Success of new alliances too early to call BIMCO analyst says meaningful judgements cannot be made until at least 2018 Cosco Shipping poised to launch investment fund As well as financing newbuildings and secondhand tonnage, venture will also focus on distressed shipping assets, restructuring and securitisation deals Distressed debt investor linked to HSH Nordbank bid Cerberus eyes German lender's non-performing loans Navios Acquisition posts lower first-quarter profits Angeliki Frangou says fleet scored 42% higher rates than tanker spot market Offen rules out boxship orders amid continued overcapacity threat Huge volume of new boxship deliveries in the coming years could make fragile recovery stillborn, say industry experts Eight-day strike to hit Spanish ports Go-slows in major ports have already begun as unions protest labour reforms Box shipping recovery relies on ordering restraint, owners told Shipyard overcapacity remains a threat to stability, says James Frew Torm posts small first-quarter profit Danish tanker operator confirmed sales of three ships built in the early 2000s J. Lauritzen's owner injects capital as loss widens Market remains challenging despite improving dry bulk rates, says chief executive Further consolidation likely if box line balance sheets not repaired Carriers cannot afford another extended period without profitability World box traffic surged 10% in first quarter Intra-regional trade was the primary driver of growth, with volumes up 17%, versus 7% for deepsea traffic, CTS preliminary data shows HMM seeks handling fees review with PSA at Hyundai Pusan Newport Terminal Shipping line says it pays higher fees compared with other carriers using terminals in the port Settlement deal reached with most of the Stellar Daisy seafarers' families Polaris Shipping says it will continue the search for the 22 missing crew members to the best of its ability Thoresen Shipping back in the black on BDI recovery Group's average TCE rate in the first quarter stood at $7,015 per day, an 87% rise from the year-ago period GasLog Partners raises $139m from unit offering Net proceeds to go toward asset buys, debt repayment, capital expenditure and working capital

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MAY 16, 2017
Two-day strike disrupts Brazilian ports KCS plans summer track maintenance LA, GE launch 'smart' terminal to better handle surges Rising market fails to lift stocks of Japanese carriers LA-LB truck turn times stable amid new alliances ILA leader sees no 'hiccup' on longshore negotiations Rickmers Maritime fleet sale court case postponed Productivity progress accelerates at India's top port Poor rolling stock hampers Russian rail utilization Spanish dockworkers to strike again over labor reforms US shipping unit weighs on Sumitomo Warehouse earnings Mexican Pacific coast competition intensifies

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MAY 16, 2017
Navios Acquisition looking to take in First Ship Lease tankers New York-listed tanker arm of Navios group eyes most of takeover target's fleet. Hansson and son lift NAO stake to 7.7% Executive chairman's family has spent $2.85m on offshore vessel owner's shares this week. Euronav banks $150m from Nordic bond issue Move sees tanker owner add another 'footprint' in the capital markets, CFO says. GulfMark reveals Chapter 11 plan backers DNB provides $35m loan while key institutional investors sign on to restructuring plan. Torm watching and waiting with $265m war chest Jacob Meldgaard says products tanker owner has plenty of ammunition to go after the right deal. Avance Gas: VLGC consolidation 'not over' Christian Andersen believes more M&A is on the way between gas carrier owners. Carval tipped for panamax entry with double buy Brokers believe Cargill-linked owner is closing on a $30m transaction. Polarcus hands stock options to new CEO Duncan Eley now holds 2.65m shares worth a potential $87,000. GulfMark inks deal to head into bankruptcy Restructuring agreement will nearly wipe out existing shareholders but will reduce debt by $430m. Wintermar clinches $71m debt deal with banks Indonesian offshore player wins more time to pay off debt in slump. Navios Acquisition sees in-line profit decline Angeliki Frangou-led tanker owner also reveals new loan facility of $24m. Abandoned reefer taken under tow Stricken Baltmed vessel heads away from Falkland Islands conservation zone. Hyundai Mipo workers getting paid leave Management and union agree deal to idle workforce in slump. Missing captain found alive on Spanish beach Master of car carrier taken to hospital after falling overboard in Cadiz. Lorenzo Shipping slashes quarterly loss Filipino boxship owner reduces red ink in first quarter as revenue slides. Exmar hits the road for bond finance Belgian owner floats possibility of new issue to pay off maturing $117m debt. POSH increases claim in Makamin charter row Singapore owner adds $4.7m to legal action, as counterclaims fly. Ferry owner 2Go makes less Manila-based company reports smaller net income as operational expenses rise. KLC triples operating earnings Korean bulker and LNGC owner boosted by new SM Line in first quarter. Eyal Ofer's Zodiac returns to VLCC market Second-hand deal marks tycoon's first purchase of a trading VLCC in a decade. Eidesvik Offshore facing restructuring Owner logs bigger profit but says market situation could mean refinancing needed. Torm sells two tankers and enters third leaseback deal Danish owner reveals latest deals alongside profitable first quarter performance. Bulker bounce helps Lauritzen in first quarter Gas ship division also puts in stronger operating numbers in the first three months of 2017. Neda Maritime sells older VLCC Lykiardopulo company offloads 2002-built tanker to compatriot, brokers say. ASL Marine falls into the red Singapore OSV owner hit by higher costs in its third quarter. Avance Gas crashes to first quarter loss Norwegian owner says VLGC recovery will not take place until 2018. Cosco set to unveil international fund State giant's new project will only invest in shipping and offshore assets. Interest expenses drag down Navig8 Product Surge in finance costs helped to fuel a plunge in quarterly profit at Nicolas Busch-led shipowner. Thoresen Shipping returns to the black Owner of 20-strong supramax fleet rides freight rate rally to make positive start to financial year. Hoegh Autoliners sends PCTCs for scrap Norwegian shipowner takes car carrier green recycling to 17 ships with latest disposal. Pan Ocean expands handymax footprint South Korean shipowner's move looks to be part of wider build-up of dry cargo fleet.

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MAY 16, 2017
HMM reports smaller Q1 loss Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) reported an operating loss of 131 billion South Korean won (U.S. $117 million) in the first quarter of 2017, ... Spanish unions call for more port strikes Spanish trade unions have called for another wave of port strikes in protest of the government's plan to change the existing labor system a... Evergreen earnings turn a corner in Q1 Evergreen Marine Corp. had a net profit of 168.9 million New Taiwan dollars (U.S. $5.6 million) for the first quarter of 2017, up from a lo... Industry groups push for increased freight infrastructure spending Various freight transportation groups from around the country are traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to encourage more spending on inf... New USTR chief gets to work Robert Lighthizer was officially sworn in Monday as the United States' new trade representative. "President Donald Trump made a promise to... Executive Moves: VersaCold and Pilot Freight Services Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock VersaCold Logistics Services appoints chief operating officer, while Pilot Freight Services names vice pres... Port of Cleveland unveils future investments The Port of Cleveland unveiled projects to repair key bulkheads and improve efficiencies at its facilities. Over $6 million in funding wil... UPS incorporates AI in package tracking Package delivery and logistics provider UPS has integrated its chatbot platform with the "UPS My Choice" function to allow customers to tra... Milaha commences Doha-Dubai service Qatar-based maritime transport and logistics company Milaha is launching a new door-to-door shipping service between Doha and Dubai, the co...

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MAY 16, 2017
TENDER DATA: Trafigura wins Surgutneftegaz fuel oil tender; sources Traders have expressed surprise at the very high levels at which the tender concluded. Discipline in tanker orders offers chance for market stability: TORM CEO TORM's earning's presentation states a solid balance sheet with net loan-to-value of 55% and available liquidity of $405 million as of March 31. ULSD moves out of ARA storage as contango narrows The June/July spread has been trading at minus 25 cents/mt in recent days, a record high for the June/July contract and a level unlikely to prove profitable for storage. NWE LSFO cash flips to contango to front month as prompt supply rises The physical cash to front-month structure moved to a contango of $2.25/mt Monday from a $0.50/mt backwardation at the end of last week. External: Wired Bunkering FUTURES: Oil ticks up amid mixed outlook on supply TRADER NOTE: Bunker Holding makes CEO changes at three subsidiaries New appointments are aligned with market requirements. Saudi Arabia ratifies IMO's Ballast Water Management treaty Saudi Arabia deposited its instrument of accession with IMO on April 27.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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