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June 13, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Trudeau hints he may have given in to Trump on dairy access
  • Global box volumes up 6pc in April to 13.9 million TEU
  • ICTSI takes delivery of 3 cranes for its Manila terminal
  • Six armed robberies on ships in Asia reported in May
  • Terminals best look to mergers to avoid losses: Drewry
  • Konecranes wins crane orders from Savannah, Hutchison
  • Accelerating driver turnover ups truck labour costs
  • XPO to buy 770 tractors for US$90 million in LTL fleet
  • Dachser Korea moves to bigger office to meet growth
  • AA first big US carrier to provide Cuba cargo service
  • Qatar's passenger numbers fall, but air cargo gains soar
  • Bahrain air cargo showcased at Air Cargo China
  • DHL remains world's leading air freight forwarder

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • CMA CGM to upgrade Indian Ocean Feeder network
  • Lift & Shift sets new benchmark by delivering 20,000 t of heavy lift cargo in 30 days for 11 projects
  • Markel gains licence to write reinsurance business on Lloyd's India platform
  • Deendayal Port wins Best Port award
  • Gadkari reviews progress of ongoing National Highways projects
  • NACFS elects office-bearers
  • GST rates to be rationalised soon
  • Shipping Secretary Gopal Krishna to grace South East CEO Conclave 2018 in Chennai on June 29 as Chief Guest

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Tyrol and Germany at loggerheads
  • Tiba recruits Rozner as MD Switzerland
  • Another step forward for Mongolia's coal train project
  • ICS criticises Italian government's stance on boat refugees
  • Three logistics facilities under one roof
  • Kuehne + Nagel joins Budapest Airport cargo community
  • Multiple track projects to boost rail capacity
  • VP general counsel starts at USA Truck
  • Box monitoring system installed at Tilburg terminal
  • Lindt & Sprüngli extends contract with Imperial Logistics
  • Sustainable shipping pallet testing successful
  • Shuttle links western and northern North Sea ports
  • What will happen to Irish Sea ro-ro-traffic post-Brexit?
  • Xpediator acquires Anglia Forwarding
  • Jaxport pipes new CCO on board
  • Turkish Airlines forms JV with two Chinese partners
  • The new choice: France, a partner for your trade...

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Merchant shipping and NGOs not 'sticking plaster' for mass migration
  • Australia faces LNG paradox
  • Container rates hit 13-month low in April as outlook worries persist
  • Euronav and Gener8 Maritime set to close merger
  • Mitsui E&S dismisses Chiba shipyard closure claim
  • Trump-Kim détente could allow North Korea shipping to come out from the shadows
  • Hyundai HI talking with Iran's IRISL over orders as US sanctions loom

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Angry Chinese truckers in mass strike as fuel costs overtake haulage fees
  • In the pink as ONE takes delivery of one's first containership flying one's colours
  • Loadstar LongRead: Technology and innovation at the tipping point
  • Hamburg and Rotterdam lead the way in call for data sharing among ports
  • Calling logistics providers: hit by the high street failures?
  • Unwanted A380s are flying closer to the scrapheap
  • Europe requests exemptions from US Iran sanctions

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Lockheed Martin Canada wins extension to frigate support contract
  • Advanced floatel to add ABB OCTOPUS gangway motion monitoring
  • USCG issues new safety alert on Gulf Coast bunker contamination
  • Oregon State exercises option for second Regional Research Vessel
  • Irish Ferries faces further delay to delivery of W.B. Yeats
  • TOTE announces leadership changes
  • GD BIW gets DDG 51 lead yard contract worth a total $304.8 million
  • CSA marks 60th Anniversary of Safety Achievement Award program
  • Mobile system successfully treats ballast water on ship in Coos Bay
  • Sembcorp Marine subsidiary to design polar expedition cruise ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Petros Pappas orders 22 scrubbers for Star Bulk capesize fleet
    Installation of 22 open-loop scrubbers targeted during first half of 2019
  • ABN Amro commits to shipping amid exit speculation
    Global head of transportation and logistics at ABN Amro, Joep Gorgels, gives first major interview to Lloyd's List
  • Politics puts lives at risk in European waters
    Lloyd's List backs calls by the International Chamber of Shipping for all EU member states to ensure the policy of...
  • Rail services launched for time-critical cargoes
    Damco and Kerry Logistics take to the rails for faster transit times
  • Maersk moves to improve schedule reliability
    Danish giant joins 2M partner MSC in slowing ships and redesigning network to improve punctuality
  • Australia bans cargo ship for three months over breach of standards
    The 2014-built, Philippines-flagged vessel is the sixth to be banned by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in two years
  • Daily Briefing
    Iraq begins to rebuild tanker fleet with oil export to US | The boxship leader board: It's not just a...
  • Mitsui E&S denies ordering halt at Chiba yard
    Shipbuilder says report that its Chiba shipyard plans to quit commercial shipbuilding is wide of the mark
  • CSC Phoenix operations hit by mass resignations
    The resignations come as the company has been undergoing a string of financial and operational troubles
  • Star Bulk posts profit on stronger vessel earnings in first quarter
    Dry cargo specialist obtains commitments of $561m from 10 financing institutions, refinancing almost all the debt maturities due in 2018...
  • Gener8 shareholders approve merger with Euronav
    The transaction is subject to no further regulatory approvals and is expected to close today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Montreal port extends longer gate hours program
  • Milestone fuels broader push to attract truckers with new chassis
  • Argentina truckers threaten 'blockade like Brazil'
  • Shippers monitor China truck strike for potential container impact
  • China-Europe rail evolving into reliable, shipper-driven solution

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • US-North Korea thaw leaves shipping cold
    Business opportunities in the country still very limited by sanctions, with no reversal seen anytime soon.
  • Quark orders first ship for $130m
    Seattle-based expedition operator expects to launch 200-passenger ship for polar regions in 2020.
  • Pacific Radiance given court protection
    Singapore OSV owner three weeks ago sought immunity from legal proceedings as it looks to restructure business.
  • Nakilat buys into Excelerate FSRU
    Qatari shipowning giant finally makes its long-planned move into floating regas.
  • IM Skaugen to delist in September
    Restructuring LNG carrier company saying goodbye to Oslo exchange after 28 years.
  • AHTS spot fleet cut in North Sea
    Siem and Boa vessels said to be leaving sector for pastures new.
  • Samsung debuts in MRs with Mitsui & Co order
    But South Korean shipbuilding giant will not be prioritising smaller ship-type
  • Teekay Offshore GP picks interim CFO
    General partner of offshore rig owner brings in expertise from its largest outside investor.
  • Brodosplit bags $130m polar cruiseship
    Croatian yard to build LMG Marin design for Quark Expeditions.
  • Shell signs five-year fleet deal with Van Oord
    Agreement covers lubrication for all dredger group's vessels.
  • Brown widows seized on cargoship
    More than 100 deadly spiders found on Hong Kong-flagged vessel in China.
  • Ocean Yield buys box quartet for CMB charter
    Norwegian owner spending $120m on vessels backed by 12-year bareboat deal with Belgian company.
  • NGO Shipbreaking readies personal injury cases against owners
    Lobby group set to test more shipbreaking injury compensation claims in UK courts against owners
  • Gulf Navigation aims to raise $27m
    Dubai tanker owner plotting sukuk issue to follow March share sale.
  • Clipper Group linked to bulker sale
    Danish owner said to have offloaded 2004-built ship into Vietnam.
  • Newcastle bulker terminal gets revamp
    $25m deal announced by Kerman Contracting in Australia.
  • Tonic for trader orders or green giant?
    Speculation BW takeover of Dorian could draw fresh newbuildings from traders comes as Ackermann suggests leader in LPG fuel market could be created.
  • Mitsui E&S denies Chiba order halt
    No truth in Japanese report that commercial shipbuilding to be contracted out.
  • Pakistan LNG invites cargo bids
    Six shipments wanted for delivery to Karachi in July and August.
  • Capt. Phillips: Piracy will 'never end'
    Capt. Richard Phillips, master of the pirate-boarded Maersk Alabama, says the problem starts on the shore.
  • Bangladesh coast guard captures ship robbers
    Bergshav-managed chemical tanker sees tins of paint stolen, but these are later returned.
  • Criminal cases mulled as GNMTC fights 'fake loan'
    Lawsuit filed in Greece while probe launches in Bulgaria over tanker detention
  • Star Bulk Carriers posts another positive quarter
    Greek owner continues to benefit from improving dry cargo fundamentals and expanding fleet.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • Seattle gets OK for 57 feet
    A proposal to deepen the channels leading to the container terminals in the Port of Seattle to 57 feet is now eligible for congressional au...
  • Great Lakes, Seaway iron ore trade up 3.1 percent
    Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 6.3 million tons in May, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to a ...
  • Dachser expanding less-than-container load services
    Dachser is launching 26 less-than-container load connections this year and increasing the frequency of departures for six of its existing s...
  • Commerce nominee backs AD/CVD self-initiations
    President Donald Trump's nominee for assistant secretary of Commerce for enforcement and compliance told senators on Tuesday that, if confi...
  • MSC will do more slow steaming, add vessels to strings
    The two largest containership carriers are looking at slowing ships and modifying vessel rotations in an effort to improve the reliability ...
  • TuSimple taps WekaIO for machine training
    WekalO announced Tuesday that TuSimple, a self-driving truck startup, had selected its Matrix HPC storage system to provide flash-based par...
  • EU ambassadors: Tariffs threaten mutually beneficial relationship
    Twenty-nine ambassadors of European Union countries to the United States have penned an open letter on the subject of EU-U.S. trade relatio...
  • TOTE names Puerto Rico, Alaska operation heads
    Michael Noone will become head of TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, while Grace Greene, currently vice president and general manager of TOTE Marit...
  • Air cargo flows like 'elephant through a straw'
    When it comes to handling air freight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Mark Boutros, operations manager for trucking outfit JP Li...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2018
  • FUTURES 4: Oil weaker after data shows Saudi output rose in May
    Oil futures were lower Tuesday morning in US trading after data showed Saudi Arabian crude output rose last month to its highest level since October 2017.
  • VLCC carrying diesel changes course from Northwest Europe, points to Med: cFlow
    The Maran Aphrodite, a VLCC carrying diesel expected to head to Southwold, UK, is now pointing to the Mediterranean, according to Platts trade flow software cFlow.
  • Wide Brent/WTI spread may lead to reverse FO arb from USGC to Med: traders
    The wide Brent/WTI front-month crude spread's move to around $10/b over the last week could cause fuel oil cargoes to move from a struggling US Gulf Coast to a stronger Mediterranean market, according to traders.
  • FACTBOX: S Korean refiners could help quench North Korea's thirst for fuel
    Possibly providing major South Korean refiners with an opportunity to supply crude, refined products to the North.
  • TANKERS: SUPERTANKER OPERATORS EURONAV, GENER8 MERGER APPROVED
    Gener8 will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgium's Euronav NV.
  • TANKERS: DHT Holdings appoints new CFO, Liana Halvorsen
    Halvorsen succeeds Eirik Uboe who leaves the company after 13 years of service.
  • ABS classes BC Ferries' newly converted LNG-fueled ferry
    Classification societies are helping navigate shipowners adopting LNG retrofits.
  • Major events vie for oil market's attention
    Any decision by OPEC and Russia to increase supplies would have implications for US producers.
  • FUTURES: Crude stable amid conflicting opinions on OPEC deal
    "We opine that oil prices will, however, sustain its range-trading behavior into the OPEC meeting on June 22," OCBC's Gan said.
  • North Korea deal could reshape Russian gas priorities
    "There are many opportunities for joint, trilateral and quadrilateral cooperation, we just need to move in this direction," Putin said.
  • VLCC of diesel set to lighter in Southwold STS zone: sources
    The vessel loaded in Tianjin in China and Pengerang in Malaysia, then traveled round the Cape of Good Hope.

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COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
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
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
JOBS
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
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.
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.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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