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BRIEFS
February 23, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • China fines 13 liners US$347,212 for poor rate data record keeping
  • Strike-prone Piraeus box volume and net profit decline 20pc in 2016
  • Shippers, logistics firms press FMC to end unfair demurrage charges
  • CSX top executives retire as railway awaits ascension of Hunter Harrison
  • Quick, clean, efficient, Krishnapatnam is part of India's leap forward
  • First Indian ship arrives in Bangladesh under Coastal Shipping Agreement
  • Norwegian profit soars 361pc to US$135.7 million in 2016 on expansion
  • Bombardier hopes US stock market boom means more business jet sales
  • Air Logistics is appointed Finnair's GSSA across 7 European countries

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Express Global Logistics awarded Certificate of Appreciation for valuable contribution to Customs community
  • FEDSAI welcomes DG Shipping Dr Malini Shankar
  • ICS releases latest Flag State Performance Table
  • MANSA appeals to CBEC to withdraw Service Tax circular or defer it to Oct. 1
  • SCI bestowed 'Best Enterprise Award' (Navratna)
  • China steel anti-dumping duty period extended
  • Telecom exports to be focus of ASEAN-India digital partnership
  • DP World Mundra recognised as Terminal of the Year at Gujarat Junction 2017 awards
  • Special session highlights the benefits of DPD
  • World's largest car carrier docks at Mumbai Port
  • Fieo's seminar on export finance & letter of credit documentation in Goa on Feb. 28

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Dutch-German e-truck pilot project
  • Cars going by train to Chongqing
  • Wanted: safe rest areas for truck drivers in Iran
  • K Line's affiliate in India consolidates position
  • Van Den Wijngaert granted power of attorney
  • Unions and employees block takeover
  • Railways simplify transport with different track gauges
  • Ignazio Messina and MSC continue dialogue
  • Large animals flying in style from LEJ
  • Gillet picked for top job in Singapore
  • Consolidating bulk cargo handling services
  • Emirates Skycargo hires freight manager for UK
  • RWI/ISL index rising steadily
  • Shuttle from North Sea to Ludwigshafen
  • Finnair Cargo chooses GSSA for seven countries

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • P&I club warns clients in wake of US ballast water violator
  • Damen reduces Dutch ship repair workforce by 150
  • DVB Bank buys GOL Offshore ships to recover loan
  • Shipping awaits St Lawrence Seaway opening with renewed optimism
  • Marine insurance broker warns of rivals' 'cavalier approach' at P&I renewal
  • Reefer freight market in for slow recovery
  • Terminal operators need to get used to lower growth levels, says new APMT boss
  • Prudential infrastructure unit invests in Italian terminals
  • Bahri in dry bulk shipping JV with Bunge
  • POSH ends FY 16 in the red, court case against it likely rejected
  • Dong-A downsizes fleet with newbuilding sales
  • Court orders sale of five Hanjin ships
  • Share sales continue as DryShips re-enters tanker space
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard wins products tanker order

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Strike threat to port of New York as dockers' union hits out over jobs
  • Hanjin collapse and weak charter market blamed as Danaos sinks into the red
  • Teamwork the key to Africa's air cargo sector achieving its potential
  • Air freight rates maintained a steady course through Chinese holiday
  • Electric cars make new supply chain demands
  • How Nintendo's forecasting miscues led to 3DS shortages

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • USCG awards five polar icebreaker design study contracts
  • VIDEO: NASSCO sea trials third SEACOR ECO tanker
  • Sembcorp Marine returns to profitability
  • Damen Ship Repair to trim jobs at three Dutch shipyards
  • Plan to build up to six cruise ships in China moves ahead
  • ACO Marine units picked for high spec tug series

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Damen to axe 150 yard jobs
    Shiprepair and conversion segment to lay off employees in the face of persistent oil and gas downturn
  • Navios wins $21.5m arbitration order against Vale
    New York tribunal verdict follows London arbitration win validating giant ore deal with Brazilian miner
  • Navios posts fourth-quarter loss
    Bulker owner and logistics company hikes stake in affiliate Navios Partners through loan sale
  • US will be net exporter of energy in 2020s
    LNG exports out of the US are driver of America's new role in global energy
  • Lloyd's List to honour Jeffrey Lantz in New York
    US Coast Guard veteran and long-time maritime regulation specialist to be recognised at Lloyd's List Americas awards in May
  • Fincantieri, CSSC and Carnival strike $1.5bn deal
    Joint ventures stamp agreement, paving the way for cruiseship building market in China
  • Spanish ports to be hit by nine-day strike
    Action next month to cripple an industry estimated to make $25.8m per day for Spain, as labour shake-up edges closer without stevedore support
  • Fortescue sees strong iron ore demand from China
    Miner maintains shipments guidance of 165m to 170m tonnes in financial year 2017
  • South America's slumbering giants awaken
    The economies of South and Central America were hit hard by the global slowdown, but a new report identifies potential solutions
  • Terminals see shake-up from alliance reshuffle
    Winners and losers revealed as carriers stake their claims
  • Hanjin and weak market hit Danaos profits
    Company suffers $415m impairment losses as Hanjin collapse undermines revenues and vessel values
  • Panamax bulkers struggle to recover amid Atlantic woes
    But market ahead looks promising
  • Bahri unit inks joint venture pact with Bunge
    Venture to transport dry bulk commodities to and from the Middle East
  • Wisdom Marine eyes $100m bank loan
    Investors are loath to convert the company's bonds into shares
  • More Atlantic opportunities for crude tankers after Opec cut
    US and Nigeria raise exports as Middle East reduces output

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Matson's premium Asia service drives growth amid market uncertainties
  • Severe weather delays US Western intermodal rail
  • Widdows brings BCOs cargo flow info via chassis
  • APMT triples NJ facility investment ahead of bridge raising
  • Ratified WTO deal to boost trade
  • USMX says ILA work stoppage would violate contract
  • US importers still in the dark on new alliance details
  • Terminals face pricing pressure from low growth
  • Danaos slumps into red on Hanjin collapse
  • Authorities crack down on JNPT import fees
  • Rosy start to year has carriers optimistic

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Stifel: 'unexceptional' year for Matson
    Earnings growth may not return until 2019 due to uneven recovery in Pacific Basin.
  • Norwegian reaches for 2017 profit growth
    New York-listed cruiseship owner reports jump in fourth-quarter profit that was in-line with analyst expectations.
  • ABS Group adds to US Coast Guard contract
    Classification society's consulting arm secures follow-on related to future ship design.
  • Damen plans to layoff 150 at Dutch shipyards
    Shipyard group says weakness in oil and gas-related business behind the layoffs.
  • Navios reveals win over Vale as loss misses
    New York-listed parent of Navios group secures another victory over cancelled contracts and sells loan to Navios Partners.
  • Clarksons analysts issue VLCC storage warning
    Forde Morkedal and Herman Hildan see a yellow light for tankers as economics of floating storage fade.
  • DP World cleared in bribery case
    London arbitration court dismisses Djibouti's claims against global terminal operator.
  • Fatal accident on Solstad ship
    Owner confirms one dead on Normand Maximus in Brazil.
  • North Sea PSV duo win term charters
    Troms and Ostensjo ships bag deals with Statoil and Fairfield.
  • Fincantieri, Carnival make Chinese history
    Companies finalise deal with CSSC to build two ships worth $1.5bn, plus options.
  • NYK trials farm exports to Europe
    Japanese owner planning to undercut airlines using controlled-atmosphere boxes.
  • Siem tied to Emas Chiyoda Subsea deal
    Subsea 7 keeping mum on gossip linking it with takeover of NYK's stake in Singaporean company.
  • Zim adds second Asia-Pacific loop
    Israeli container line increases coverage to Pacific north-west.
  • Vallianz settles $5.4m debt with creditors
    Singaporean owner sees latest deal as "testament of vendors' trust in the company".
  • Spanish port strikes suspended
    Samskip says state delaying new reforms for dockers to allow talks.
  • Sembcorp Marine back on profitable path
    Singaporean shipbuilder reports a positive result in the fourth quarter and full year 2016.
  • 'Cruiseship' designed to explore Arctic ice
    Imaginactive comes up with protype for ship-like craft that will use tracks on land.
  • Top Ships buys into Pistiolis newbuild
    Greek owner takes 40% stake in MR tanker due from Hyundai Mipo.
  • BW Offshore invests $12m more in Gabon
    Andreas Sohmen Pao-controlled company increases holding in Dussafu oil project.
  • Hanjin to delist in Seoul next month
    Bankrupt South Korean liner company will indefinitely suspend trading in two weeks.
  • Toisa regains control of seized tanker
    United Journey to resume operations after Citibank releases it from arrest.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Hanjin insolvency fuels Danaos' Q4 2016 net loss
    Danaos recorded a $446.6 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2016 as it felt the effects from Hanjin Shipping filing for bankruptcy ...
  • APMT boosts spending at Elizabeth, N.J. terminal
    APM Terminals (APMT) said Wednesday it has decided to boost spending on its Port Elizabeth terminalat the Port of New York and New Jersey f...
  • NEWS FLASH: USMX urges ILA to remain in compliance with master contract
    The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the employer group that negotiates the master contract with the International Longshoreman's As...
  • ZIM unveils new transpacific ZPN loop
    Israeli ocean carrier ZIM unveiled a new Asia-Pacific Northwest service, dubbed the ZIM Pacific North (ZPN), which is scheduled to launch i...
  • Ports of Indiana sets tonnage record in Q4 2016
    The Ports of Indiana experienced the highest quarterly shipment total in 55 years during the fourth quarter of 2016. Handling nearly 3.9 m...
  • Special Coverage: The future of U.S. exports
    Source: RANGIZZZ / SHUTTERSTOCK Unease about the possibility of increased friction in United States foreign trade relations has risen stead...
  • Reuters: Pascagoula, Gulfport deepen ties with Cuba
    The United States Gulf Coast ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport, Miss. are enhancing ties with Cuba despite uncertainty surrounding U.S. rela...
  • Tulsa Port of Catoosa's volumes skyrocket 129% in January
    Tulsa Port of Catoosa shipped 258,243 waterborne tons in January, increasing 129 percent from January 2016, according to the latest figures...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage index rebounds in January
    Domestic truck tonnage rebounded in January 2017, growing 2.9 percent compared with the previous month, following a revised 4.3 percent dec...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
  • Gibraltar partially re-opens to bunkering as adverse weather eases
    Bunkering operations have resumed at part of the port of Gibraltar, after it closed earlier because of bad weather
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • OPEC/non-OPEC production cuts could rebalance oil market by Q3: Qatar minister
    OPEC ministers next meet on May 25 in Vienna, where they will also invite the non-OPEC countries covered by the agreement to discuss whether it needs to be extended
  • World Fuel Services says Brexit could hurt company's business
    A weaker pound against the dollar and other currencies as a result of the Brexit referendum vote may hurt its results as local currency may translate into fewer US dollars
  • FUTURES: Crude firmer after Barkindo talks up OPEC cut compliance

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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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