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February 8, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Pakistani police investigate killing of Cosco executive in Karachi
  • APL launches new Japan-Taiwan-Thailand express service
  • DP World achieves 10pc growth globally in 2017 to reach 70.1m TEU
  • Seaspan buys 2 box ships and charters them to Maersk for 4 years
  • New box terminal to raise Montreal port's capacity to 2 million TEU
  • New PSA terminal at JNPT, India ramps up competition for market share
  • Top shipping firm in Vietnam to make IPO in mid-2018
  • Shipping in Arctic regions focus of February 21 Montreal meet
  • Air freight on all major trade routes off to a flying start in 2018
  • UPS orders 18 Boeing freighters in major investment drive to boost capacity
  • American Airlines plans 4 new cargo services to Europe over summer

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • CMA CGM improves offer between Europe & West Africa by strengthening EURAF 5 service
  • CMA CGM introduces REEFLEX, a new & unique system for the transportation of liquids by container
  • HMM with AAL to upgrade Asia-Middle East MPV service
  • ONE to offer extensive liner network service portfolio
  • Schedule reliability slips in 2017
  • Coal imports down
  • Major Ports handle 560.97 mt during April 2017 to Jan. 2018
  • Ravindra Babu is new CVO at Chennai Port Trust
  • SEGRO to deliver pioneering multi-storey distribution hub for IKEA in Gennevilliers port
  • NHAI executing pilot project for new toll collection system
  • Govt urged to adopt more investor-friendly policy reforms to overcome recession in investment
  • RBI keeps key rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Dachser deploys first LHVs in Spain
  • Metamorphosis: old factory into new logistics centre
  • Ecuador fond of CGSA in Guayaquil
  • Italy: Dinazzano PO receives locomotives from Czechia
  • Canadian Pacific Railway's footprint in Shanghai
  • Gecas equips narrowbody freighters with FLSs
  • Big investments for the future growth
  • Headquarters moving on Iberian peninsula
  • Frequency of rail link to Metz doubles
  • Hapag-Lloyd tightens Africa connection
  • Most successful cargo year at Luxembourg airport
  • Agility works with Maersk on blockchain solution
  • Pressing on with long range hydrogen-electric flight
  • Seko puts more emphasis on airfreight
  • Liner reliability down in 2017, says Seaintel
  • New Europe-Central Asia intermodal service

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • IMO delegates keen to maintain sulphur cap momentum
  • Oman Drydock Company names new CEO
  • CMPort buys half-share of Newcastle port
  • Precious Shipping slashes 2017 loss to USD1.1 million
  • Seoul to build domestic tanker for fuel supply
  • AI-powered navigation tool launched to reduce human error on the bridge
  • BW LPG secures USD150 million refinancing
  • Maritime sector told to prepare for the 'unthinkable'
  • Insurers call for clarity following Sanchi loss
  • Buyers bet on Pakistan reopening recycling yards to VLCCs

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • ONE 'plays it safe' with no major changes to services and commercial contacts
  • IAG Cargo targets e-commerce market with global delivery platform Zenda
  • Ohio's Rickenbacker joins US airport scramble to capture online retail traffic
  • Uzbekistan eyes GAP certification to expand perishable exports traffic
  • EU-China customs data-sharing project touches down at Schiphol
  • BNSF Logistics names Dan Curtis as its new president
  • Why Is China buying up Europe's ports?

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • BAE San Diego wins $34 million Navy contract
  • VIDEO: Umoe Mandal teams with Bordelon on next gen crew transfer
  • Baydelta marks several firsts in bringing hybrid technology to tugs
  • VIDEO: Polar Star beats engineering challenges to complete mission
  • Incat Crowther designed duo set to protect Philippines fisheries

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • Navios Acquisition targets stock buy-back after end-2017 loss
    Tanker company eyes better days ahead for crude and product sectors
  • Platten takes over from Hinchliffe at International Chamber of Shipping
    Head of UK shipping association moves up to global role at time of greater environmental and technical scrutiny
  • Plea for sulphur cap transition period persists at IMO
    Saudi Arabia and other members foster hopes of a transitional period after 2020
  • How inspiring women will create a thriving maritime industry
    Companies that embrace diversity are far more likely to innovate and grow than those that take a narrower approach to...
  • Putting safety back at the top of the agenda
    Digitalisation, the environment, and unmanned shipping have swept safety aside. Or have they?
  • Tanker fundamentals to prevail in 2018
    Higher global oil demand and slower tonnage growth to help recovery, says Ardmore Shipping head Anthony Gurnee
  • EIA's 2050 US energy landscape favours oil and LNG shipping
    Report by US energy body see increasing energy efficiency, while rise of coal exports last year likely a one-off
  • IUMI leader hails 'signs of end to soft marine market'
    Rates actually hardening despite ongoing overcapacity, Dieter Berg claims
  • Liner reliability on major trades slumps
    Performance of containership operators plunged 8.4 points last year to 74.5%, says analyst
  • Daily Briefing
    V.Ships is in advanced talks about a deal that would give the ship management giant majority control of Bernd Kortüm's...
  • CMA CGM launches liquid reefer solution
    Unique Reeflex technology will allow liquids such as juice, milk and syrup to be moved by bulk in refrigerated containers
  • Shipping needs another NotPetya
    Maersk attack was a wake-up call but the industry is still in sleep mode, says former FBI cyber chief
  • IMO says 'no turning back' on 2020 sulphur cap
    Ban garners sufficent support amid warnings of its negative impacts on markets and nations
  • Robert Yildirim eyes Mississippi port investment
    The Turkish entrepreneur has returned from the US with plans to invest in niche businesses including ports, logistics and warehousing
  • MPC Container Ships raises $75m from private share issue
    Proceeds to help finance company's vessel acquisitions
  • India proposes ambitious LNG import plans
    Move comes amid country's plans to double LNG's share of its energy mix to 15% by 2022, says Reuters report
  • Japan's MHI quashes claims it is disposing of stake in automaker arm
    Media reports had said the company decided to offload its stake in Mitsubishi Motors to reduce exposure to weak earnings
  • HHI to develop LPG dual-fuel engines with MAN Diesel
    South Korean group has built about 150 LPG carriers and accounts for about 30% of the global vessel engine market
  • JES fails to offload its debt-ridden shipbuilding business
    Former chief executive Jin Xin has been given a 12-year jail sentence, says company
  • Precious Shipping positive about dry bulk prospects
    Bangkok-listed dry bulk owner marks year-end with a return to the black
  • DSME secures $360m order to build two LNG carriers
    The vessels are expected to be delivered by June 2020
  • DP World volume up 10.1% in 2017
    Port operator expects to continue to grow ahead of market in 2018

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • XPO to boost tech spending, make acquisitions in 2018
  • Resin packager bolsters Charleston's export business
  • Galveston's roll-on roll-off, project, reefer focus is working
  • NY-NJ posts largest cargo volume increase in over five years
  • Western Canada delays raise peak capacity questions
  • Lagos barge service helps ease road congestion
  • US truckload spot rates slip, but remain high
  • PIL's break from VSAs complicates Asia-ECSA trade

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • Stolt-Nielsen to buy back $30m in shares
    Oslo-listed tanker owner will repurchase $28.3m in shares after buying back $1.7m in stock in March 2016.
  • KNOT Offshore investor sells $4.3m in shares
    Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors drops stake in New York-listed master limited partnership (MLP) to 6.27%.
  • Bulkseas keen on more capesizes after Bulk India buy
    Greece's Bulkseas Marine Management confirmed the purchase of its first capesize vessel and said the company is keen on buying a few more, if it can get the right price for them. Company managers at the Stavros Meimetis-led company said the outfit has agreed to buy the 177,600-dwt Bulk India (built 2004) from Japan's Nissen Kaiun. The deal was agreed about three weeks ago at a price of $14.2m. T
  • NRS talks with V.Group in final furlong
    Shipmanagement giant tipped to head a line of up to 15 interested parties.
  • Ardmore: traders taking tonnage 'quietly'
    Product tanker owner sees uptick in long-term cover from trading houses as bullish sign for market.
  • DryShips lines up $50m share buyback plan
    Stock repurchase is announced alongside latest quarterly dividend payment.
  • BNY Mellon take piece of Scorpio Tankers
    US-based asset manager takes first piece of owner of largest product tanker fleet.
  • TechnipFMC buys Island Offshore Subsea
    New York-listed group's move kicks off wider cooperation with Norwegian owner.
  • DFDS completes $50m share buyback
    Danish ro-ro owner meets target set back in August.
  • Ardmore Shipping edges ahead of fourth quarter forecasts
    Fourth quarter loss is not as deep as analysts had chartered.
  • Klaveness opens pop-up Dubai office
    Bulker owner's new base will only be around for 11 days.
  • 'Disruption is the new black'
    Topaz Energy and Marine CEO Rene Kofod-Olsen says OSV owners must adapt to prosper in a post-crisis world.
  • Navios Acquisition closes in on leaseback
    Transaction would refinance debt on a quartet of product tankers.
  • CJC shoots for expansion with new hires
    Senior partners joining in Singapore, London as law firm takes next global step.
  • Hoegh Giant gets to work with spot market exposure
    Hoegh LNG has secured some exposure to the rising LNG carrier market spot with one of its FSRUs beginning a deal with Gas Natural today. Stohle stresses contingency plans amid project concern Oslo-listed Hoegh says the 170,000-cbm Hoegh Giant (built 2017) started a three year charter and is bound for the US to load its first cargo. Gas Natural has the option to use the vessel as an FSRU but for
  • Winning Shipping tied to twin capesize deal
    Brokers flag up double bulker addition running to almost $50m.
  • DHT Holdings 'preserves muscle' as tanker market sags
    Further acquisitions off the menu for now after VLCC fleet was doubled in 2017.
  • JMU feels pinch from LNG carrier losses
    Japanese shipyard sees further pain to come as the result of production problems.
  • Crude hardest hit as stock slump takes 6% bite of shipping
    Pareto Securities analysts count the maritime cost of global stock selloff.
  • Tamai Steamship cuts nine-month loss
    Supramax owner forecasts a return to profit for the full year.
  • Former SBIC chairman held on fraud charge
    Vietnam accuses Nguyen Ngoc Su of making profit from bank deposit.
  • Crystal Cruises downsizes newbuildings
    Genting company redraws 100,000-gt design to offer "impeccable service".
  • Danko Koncar in talks over Arctech
    Croatian yard tycoon could buy control of USC-owned shipbuilder.
  • Nova Algoma Shortsea Carriers buys mini-bulker
    Swiss-Canadian joint venture completes second S&P deal in less than two months.
  • Ties of friendship helped Marco Polo revive
    New owner of OSV player counts CEO Sean Lee as childhood friend.
  • Acta Marine returns to Ulstein for second CSV
    Dutch firm orders vessel just a year after ordering first unit at Norwegian shipbuilder.
  • Precious Shipping reports first quarterly profit since 2014
    Khalid Hashim-led bulker owner benefits from 30% year-on-year increase in freight rates.
  • Hyproc returns to Jiangnan for LPG carrier
    State-owned Algerian shipowner back in China to exercise option on mini-gas carrier.
  • Ship's bosun beaten by pirates off Vietnam
    Incident off Godau Anchorage first in a year to use violence, says security consultancy Gray Page.
  • Mermaid sees two heads as better than one
    Thai-backed offshore vessel operator has appointed a second chief operating officer.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • MOL, Total Marine Fuels ink charter contract for LNG bunker vessel
    Japanese ocean carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and bunkering services provider Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) have signed a ...
  • AAL, HMM launch Asia-Middle East multi-purpose service
    Singapore-based global ocean transport company AAL Shipping and South Korean container line Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) are combining for...
  • TITLE Act widely viewed as key element of fighting financial corruption
    The ability to incorporate in the U.S. without being subject to the same level of beneficial ownership transparency requirements as other d...
  • The tech-driven chassis provider
    On the surface, a chassis is a simple device - a steel frame with wheels for transporting ocean containers over the road. However, since t...
  • IANA: Intermodal volumes grow 5.4% 2017
    North American intermodal volumes grew 5.4 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year following a 2016 year in which shipment volumes fe...
  • Executive Moves: SEKO Logistics, Port Tampa Bay and Evans Distribution Systems
    SEKO Logistics has appointed Shawn Richard to the newly-created role of vice president of global airfreight. A 30-year logistics industry...
  • NWSA approves Clean Truck Program despite trucker opposition
    Managing members of the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, voted T...
  • U.S. trade deficit widens to 9-year high in 2017 despite Trump rhetoric
    The U.S. trade deficit - the amount by which the country's goods and services imports exceeds its exports - widened 12.1 percent to $566 bi...
  • Sen. Flake removes hold on Doud nomination as USTR ag rep
    Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last Thursday released his hold on Gregg Doud, President Donald Trump's nominee for Chief Agricultural Negotiator...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
  • Oil futures down after EIA data shows crude, product builds
    The oil complex turned lower Wednesday after US Energy Information Administration data showed builds last week in inventories of crude, gasoline and distillates.
  • OPEC Jan crude output 32.46 mil b/d, up 60,000 b/d from Dec: Platts survey
    OPEC crude production averaged 32.46 million b/d in January.
  • Bayou Bridge pipeline shows lessons learned from Dakota Access fight
    Last year, a lawsuit threatened to block North Dakota crude oil from flowing quickly to the Texas Gulf Coast. Now another suit seeks to block that same oil stream from heading to export markets via the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port.
  • TANKERS: IMO 2020 0.5%S ceiling to prompt MR demand: Ardmore
    The IMO 2020 global sulfur ceiling decrease to 0.5% from 3.5% will increase Medium Range tanker demand, as these ships will be moving marine gasoil from the world's refining centers to far-flung bunker consumption areas, Ardmore Shipping CEO Anthony Gurnee said Wednesday.
  • Japan's oil industry ready to meet IMO bunker requirements: transport ministry
    An inter-industrial and ministerial meeting has found that the Japanese oil industry will be able to supply different grades of marine fuels for domestic bunker requirements under the International Maritime Organization's 2020 mandate, an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Wednesday.
  • USAC bunker fuel price drop coincides with fuel oil stocks build
    USAC fuel oil stocks rose 614,000 barrels to 7.105 million barrels, a 9.45% increase.
  • Ex-BP marine fuels manager, Pacific Prime director to stand trial on graft charges
    Koh allegedly transferred $3.95 million to Chang between 2006 and 2010.
  • Taiwan's CPC to introduce MGO, discontinue supply of MDO from March 1
    The switchover takes effect at all ports such as Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung, Suao and Hualien.
  • TRADER NOTE: OceanConnect Marine hires traders to start S Korean trading desk
    The desk is headed by Joon Kim and includes traders Daniel Park and Danny Han.
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo inks deal with South Korea's Hyundai to develop LPG dual fuel engines for ships
    The move towards lower emission limits is set to accelerate LPG's uptake as a marine fuel.
  • OPEC oil output to average 32.43 mil b/d in 2018, 32.7 mil b/d in 2019: EIA
    Rapid declines in Venezuelan crude oil output was also likely contributing to higher crude oil prices, it said.
  • FUTURES : Crude rises on API data, recovery in US stock market
    For the week ended January 30, API reported a surprise draw of 1.050 million barrels of US crude inventories.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
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