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October 24, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • 20,119-TEU Cosco Shipping Sagittarius named - 9th of 9-ship series
  • Rotterdam study says just-in-time arrivals can result in big savings
  • Savannah containers up 12pc to 364,090 TEU as ro-ro rises 37.6pc
  • Brent oil hits $80.26 as Iran sanctions loom, giving shipping fuel jitters
  • Danish Shipping lobby seeks standardised data requirements at EU ports
  • Liverpool docks Cosco 868-TEUer, deeming it vital to port development
  • Wallem takes charge of first pure car & truck carrier under Japanese flag
  • INTTRA's network expands with the link up of Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines
  • EPA and CARB targets Volvo trucks for breaking US air pollution law
  • Drewry creates low sulphur cost-impact calculator ahead of IMO rule
  • LATAM opens in London, offers Europe, and touts Brazil as pharma base
  • UK's Chapman Freeborn expands presence in Canada with GTA partnership
  • CORE enhances cargo tracking, boosts security and performance

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • INTERCARGO meet discusses dry bulk sector & the critical challenges that lie ahead
  • Maersk begins port operations at Ennore, Tamil Nadu
  • Trends in the maritime transport landscape
  • Capesize vessel calls at Kolkata Port Anchorage
  • Logistics industry projected to be worth $ 215 billion by 2020-21: Report
  • NTC Logistics successfully moves heavy lift consignment from VOC Port
  • Procedure to be followed in cases of manufacturing or other operations undertaken in bonded warehouses under Section 65 of the Customs Act
  • Sanjvik Terminals' ICD/PFT Bawal on the growth path
  • India & Uzbekistan to start work on preferential trade agreement

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Keeping Libyan goods in the air
  • Overnight deliveries to cost more
  • Plum blossom and carbon fibre
  • XPO logistics platform for gardening retailer
  • Expanded last mile transport service for energy branch
  • Good prospects for Britannia in 2019/2020
  • Bowing out of the port of Rotterdam
  • Growing shipping investments by MPCC
  • Express train to carry Russian food to China
  • New majority shareholder for Quickmail
  • Full integration of Etihad Cargo management platform
  • Schoass for e-freight
  • Logistics "leg-up" for Australia's southernmost airport
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • First positive balance for Geodis' new rail-road service
  • Taking the multimodal way to Chile
  • Inttra takeover by E2open: End of evolutionary path
  • South Carolina Ports to welcome new CEO

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Box trades flagging, tonnage struggling
  • Gunvor goes for two more LR2 tankers at Daehan
  • HMM latest liner operator to add fuel surcharge
  • Minerva Marine behind LNG carrier order at Samsung HI
  • Martin Brown leaves Ince & Co for Stephenson Harwood
  • Container ships head to Bangladesh as Indian rupee slides
  • JP Morgan buys MSC-chartered box ship and flips two Capesizes

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Forwarders must act smarter to prevent peak cargo congestion, says Heathrow
  • MPC eyes expansion into wider markets with purchase of bigger box ships
  • Market uncertainty impacts DP World volumes, but 'we stay on track'
  • Pessimism in the air as the IMO pushes for reduced greenhouse gas emissions
  • Analysis: this week, an interims spectacular, starring UPS, Panalpina and DSV
  • Boeing predicts need for 3,260 freighters by 2037
  • Air cargo innovator Saskia van Pelt quits Schiphol

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Furuno-equipped VIMS research vessel now at its home berth
  • Scrubbers boost Wärtsilä order intake
  • VIDEO: Saab and Damen to develop Expeditionary Submarine
  • WinGD establishes Engineering Center in Shanghai
  • Colonna's wins $7.9 million USNS Spearhead contract
  • MAN launches electrical turboblower for EGR systems

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Support for experience building phase to sulphur regulation roll out grows at IMO
    Debate over the future of the sulphur cap continues to dominate proceedings inside the IMO this week, but support is...
  • Brussels clears CMA CGM's Containerships deal
    Commission find no competition concerns in French carrier's acquisition of Finnish shortsea operator
  • IMO pushes ahead with 2020 fuel carriage ban
    The Marine Environment Protection Committee has green-lighted the ban and final adoption is expected to come on Friday
  • Seafarers are still waiting to get cyber security training
    Seafarer unions, class, technology vendors and shipmanagers all highlight that seafarers need more cyber security training
  • Trade spats not such a disaster for shipping
    Shipping needs its opportunists to think short-term, act swiftly, take risks. For them, the uncertainty of trade spats are what...
  • Winterthur Gas & Diesel setting up new Shanghai engineering centre with CSSC unit
    The Swiss company is setting up a new engineering centre in partnership with China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute, a unit...
  • Lloyd's List Global Shipping Awards: Congratulations to the finalists
    Winners of this year's Lloyd's List Global Shipping Awards will be revealed on December 11 at the Hilton in London
  • Bulker damaged after hitting bridge in Japan
    The vessel's crane and mast appear to have been damaged, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • Box carriers 'held back by manual and analogue processes'
    Carriers are trapped in a 'prisoner's dilemma' of needing to compete with rival's ship orders instead of investing in services
  • Union declares container terminal a 'Port of Convenience'
    MUA claims increased working hours could lead to injuries and plans to put pressure on Philippines-based operator to improve conditions
  • Ichthys ships first LNG cargo to Japan
    Arctic Securities says the shipment bodes will for LNG shipping because growth in liquefaction capacity will be a key driver for...
  • Multiport celebrates 40 years of agency service
    Multiport, the not-for-profit ship agency network, held its AGM in London earlier month, alongside its 40th anniversary celebrations. Ivan Vallejo was...
  • Daily Briefing
    US will back experience-building phase after 2020 | IMO agrees greenhouse gas strategy to 2023 | IMO needs to prove...
  • Wärtsilä driven by equipment sales in third quarter as scrubber demand rises
    Current order book for 2018 made up mainly of equipment deliveries
  • Overstaying cargo also a risk, Clyde & Co warns squabbling traders
    Detention and demurrage charges can quickly add up and the situation could be exacerbated in the case of lower value...
  • China opens world's longest sea bridge
    Bridge is expected to provide an alternative to the current barging services that connect Hong Kong's port with the Pearl...
  • BW Group clinches new charter deals for two LNG newbuilds
    Both the LNG newbuild vessels are scheduled for delivery between 2019 and 2020
  • Shortage of LNG vessels creates uncertainty for natural gas markets, says IEA
    LNG shipping demand is forecast to overtake supply in 2023, unless new orders are placed in coming months

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Inland Distribution Conference 2018: News and analysis
  • Slideshow: Top US steel ports weather tariffs
  • US truck, intermodal rates hitting peaks before deceleration
  • Air cargo rates to edge up through 2019
  • US truck driver solo offer of $80k underscores persistent scarcity
  • US West Coast gets creative to handle mega-ship pressure

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • UK maritime officials visit to talk post-Brexit trade
    Delegation comes to New York to look at a possible free trade agreement between island nation and United States.
  • Primera affiliate asks to throw out d'Amico lawsuit
    Nikka Finance files motion after judge denies d'Amico Dry's repeated requests for papers proving ownership of a drybulk carrier.
  • Top Ships hit by new SEC queries
    Greek owner says it is cooperating with two fresh subpoenas as US continues probe into Kalani Investments stock sales.
  • Bugbee turns to baseball for tanker investment pitch
    Scorpio president throws out new explanation for Scorpio Bulkers' purchase of stock in sibling.
  • Diana Shipping extends post-panamax charter
    Simeon Palios-led bulker owner expects to earn $4.4m on prolonging charter with German commodities player.
  • Hoegh LNG's latest FSRU charterer unmasked
    Trading house Gunvor has been named as the charterer of Hoegh LNG's floating storage and regasification unit Hoegh Gallant (built 2014). A spokesman for Hoegh confirmed to TradeWinds that the FSRU has been chartered to Clearlake Shipping, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based trader. A rate has yet to emerge and it is unclear as to whether Gunvor intends to use the FSRU as a trading vessel or make use
  • EU clears CMA CGM's Containerships takeover
    Commission approves French line's deal for Finnish short-sea operator.
  • MPC Capital snaps up $42m boxship trio
    German investor adds three vessels on behalf of international investor; shipping assets hit $2.6bn.
  • P&O ship dumped waste water in Great Barrier Reef
    Australian senate hears 27,000 litres discharged in protected park.
  • Uljanik: bankruptcy not an option
    Yard CEO says liquidation inevitable if restructuring or strategic investment fails.
  • Master, officer suspended after ro-pax grounding
    Red Funnel removes bridge team after UK collision with yachts.
  • Formosa Plastics drip feeds another LR1 to S&P market
    Formosa Plastics Marine Corp (FPMC) has put another LR1 product tanker on the sales block after selling two vessels in the same class less than a month ago. The Taiwanese shipowner - a shipping arm of Formosa Plastics Group - is inviting bids from interested buyers to be submitted for the 74,800-dwt FPMC P Glory (built 2009) by the end of this month, brokers said. "Several buyers will offer by t
  • Interocean buys sixth post-panamax bulker
    Argentine shipowner Interocean has bought its sixth post-panamax vessel in just over three years as it continues to expand its bulker fleet. US brokers said the 93,000-dwt Scotian Express (built 2011) has been purchased from Dutch owner Vroon for $16.7m. Neither company responded to requests for comment. Another pair of former Conti bulkers hits the buffers Private equity-backed Interocean has
  • Gotland buys first bulker for conversion into tanker
    Swedish owner also sells three tankers and four OSVs, while adding two MRs, in deals with d'Amico, Team Tankers and Wisby.
  • Polarcus fleet fully booked in fourth quarter
    Middle East owner adds South East Asian seismic survey contract.
  • Swire teams with Bolero for Cargill trades
    Owner carries out first grain shipment using electronic bills of lading.
  • Hunter Group 'increasingly attractive' M&A target
    Carnegie's call comes as it raises short-term VLCC rate forecasts.
  • HMM selling $878m of bonds
    Expanding Korean owner's state backer KDB buying big debt issue.
  • Captain Moll takes the helm at MAIB
    UK appoints new chief inspector of marine accidents.
  • Swedbank's impairments drop to $13m
    Third quarter also sees profit rise for Swedish shipping lender.
  • Pacific Drilling unit finds work in Nigeria
    Idan Ofer's Pacific Drilling has found work for one of its idle units. Nigerian Agip Exploration has chartered the Pacific Bora for one firm well with two options, beginning next month, a statement said. Idan Ofer strikes key deal with Pacific Drilling bondholders Paul Reese, chief executive of Pacific Drilling, said the deal follows fresh employment for the Pacific Santa Ana in Mauritania and
  • Britannia boss explains mutual's decision to freeze 2019 premiums
    Andrew Cutler says cash-rich clubs cannot yet justify a rise in rates despite negative market trends
  • Scrubbers and lending are focus of debate in Greece
    The debate about scrubbers and upcoming environmental rules dominated much of the discussion at the latest Marine Money event in Greece, as is often the case at shipping-themed events these days. Powerful and influential players such as Theodore Veniamis, head of the Union of Greek Shipowners, aired their views on the matter in front of about 400 delegates gathered at the Hilton hotel in central
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets takes full control of LPG carrier
    London-listed shipowner quick to set fresh round of capital to work.
  • Global Marine's 29-ship fleet up for sale
    New York group examining strategic alternatives for OSV player.
  • Solstad seeks more cash as winter looms
    OSV giant starts talks with lenders to boost liquidity ahead of "challenging" period.
  • Wartsila: 2019 scrubber deliveries nearly sold out
    Marine chief Roger Holm says situation is now "extremely urgent" for owners.
  • Indian captain shortlisted for IMRF Hero award
    VIDEO: Siddarth Sharma's vessel helped rescue two French fishermen adrift for three days.
  • Blue Ocean Maritime postpones London IPO
    Hedge fund-backed ship finance vehicle says it intends to proceed with listing, but at a later date.
  • Vroon opts for Thai flag for anchor handler
    Dutch owner switches modern vessel currently working in Gulf of Thailand to local register.
  • European shipowners welcome EU-Singapore FTA
    Call for quick ratification of treaty before the end of European Commission's current mandate in 2019.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • ShaleTech formed to expand energy sector offerings
  • Crowley christens LNG-powered El Coqui
  • Oakland's TraPac terminal open at night for truckers
  • U.S., Argentina hold second trade council meeting
  • E2open acquires INTTRA to streamline information flow
  • IMO helping countries reduce ship, port emissions
  • GlobalTranz's growth remains in high gear
  • Commerce taking hard look at softwood subsidies
  • Cold chain rules OK'd for U.S., Philippines trade

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Crude retreats to late-summer levels as Saudis promise to pump more oil
    Crude futures fell back to August levels on Tuesday after bearish supply comments from Saudi Arabia added fuel to a broad market selloff.
  • Alberta premier asks feds to buy rail cars to move oil amid steep WCS discount
    Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Monday urged the Canadian federal government to buy rail cars to move oil to the markets and help producers weather a "punishing" discount for Western Canadian Select crude.
  • MMEX to start Permian refinery construction before end of the year
    MMEX plans to start construction on the first phase of its Fort Stockton, Texas, refinery before the end of the year.
  • Saudi Aramco inks $34 billion in energy deals
    Saudi Aramco has signed strategic and commercial deals worth more than $34 billion in the oil, gas, chemicals and metals sectors.
  • ExxonMobil launches new cylinder oil ahead of IMO 2020 rule
    The new cylinder oil complements low sulfur bunker fuels ahead of IMO 2020 rule.
  • Wartsila sees strong Q3 growth in marine solutions sector on IMO 2020 rule
    During January-September, 801 contracts for new vessels were registered, an increase of 16.1% year on year, it said.
  • Asian residue market likely to stay strong on tight supply: sources
    The outlook of Singapore ex-wharf bunker premium is also strong due to the tightening supply of prompt barrels and strong bunker demand.
  • Taiwan's CPC resumes marine fuel oil supply at Taichung
    Buyers should contact CPC before placing any order of marine fuel oil supply at Taichung, CPC said.
  • Saudi Arabia eyes Russian oil for refining growth
    Swapping crudes and products is a natural area of cooperation, Falih said.
  • Natural gas is answer to climate change: Encana VP
    Natural gas is the solution to climate change, Most said.
  • CHINA DATA: Sep crude throughput hits record high at 12.54 mil b/d
    Over January-September, total refinery crude throughput across China rose 8.1% year on year.

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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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