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BRIEFS

November 27, 2018

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Russia seizes three Ukrainian gunboats in Black Sea after firing on them BIMCO: 2018 trade grows, but slows - 2019 looks good but for trade war China lowers e-commerce import taxes to boost mainland consumption Europe gripped in fuel drought, Paris riots over CO2 taxes, soaring prices US heats up rhetoric targeting Chinese IP 'theft' ahead of G20 meet Kerry Logistics starts road and rail freight service from Lanzhou to Pakistan Hamburg container volumes down 1.3pc in first 9 months to 4.1 million TEU US firms in China stall investment and mull relocation as trade war costs bite ATA Truck Tonnage Index rises 6.3pc in October,up 9.5pc on last year US to spend US$2.5 billion in disruptive logistics tech by 2022: Slangerup ICTSI wins fifth social corporate governance accolade Chicago Rockford posts 77pc cargo increase as Midwest e-commerce hub Boeing, Jeju Air announce order for up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft Boeing counters criticism after fatal Lion Air 737 MAX crash off Jakarta

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
APL now accepting imports to ICD Birgunj via Visakhapatnam gateway APL refines Asia-Gulf network Hapag-Lloyd outlines new mid-term Strategy 2023 Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit 10 vessels with Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Milaha wins award for contributions to Qatari economy's resilience MOL celebrates presence in Thailand MOL to enhance initiatives on global warming OOCL introduces new West Africa Service 2 Amendments in the Appendix 3B, Table 2 of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) Town of Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh has been notified as a Town of Export Excellence for carpets and other floor coverings DMICDC Logistics Data Bank services launched at V. O. Chidambaranar Port DP World's JNPT gateway terminal notches productivity high Globicon, the 'Green Cargo Terminal', conferred with coveted AEO status IW-1 to increase ex-im trade; Haldia poised to be transhipment port Port of Antwerp Alumni Association organising panel discussion on cold chain logistics in Mumbai on Dec. 4 BEML bags order for Mumbai Metro Corridor West Bengal seen having potential to become logistics hub on the east coast

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Ceva Logistics with greater expectations for 2021 Laurels for ACS in Asia American Airlines imports Italian chestnuts Iata's China region in new hands Financing two more vessels for Arctic traffic Nearly 66,000 km of track with PTC systems Cathay Pacific - golden October but fears external factors Port of Rouen with winds in its sails Railfreight operator introduces new tracking system GLS building in Graz Röhlig Logistics finalises company and board structures World-first trans-Tasman biosecurity project trial CMA CGM banks on logistics strategy Another rail link enhances Scotland connectivity Theworks.co.uk awards four year contract to iForce "Curiosity of the Day" Blocktrain from China to Europe

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Ceva to boost sea freight forwarding unit with acquisition of CMA CGM Log CMA CGM back in the black in Q3, but fuel costs force discounted rates CH Robinson targets Chinese import market as consumer spending rockets E-commerce logistics: how to make money from free shipping Unlicensed operators wreak havoc in Latin American forwarding sector Analysis: can Kuehne + Nagel really be eyeing a Panalpina takeover? Kenyan Airports Authority adopts Tiaca cargo service quality tool Supply chain radar: the CMA CGM /CEVA saga reaches a new level zAgainst the odds: CEVA, not Panalpina, the right mating partner for K+N

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
First fine imposed for sulphur cap non-compliance The prosecution of over-limit bunker fuels signals greater seriousness in enforcing pollution limits Improving dry bulk market helps Diana to profit US-listed company says it does not think scrubbers are an attractive investment case BDO and Moore Stephens in 'advanced' merger talks The combined firm will operate under BDO's brand and have $758m in gross annual revenues Chinese leasing orders seen as drag on dry bulker prospects The next five to 10 years may see a big part of the sector for capesize or larger vessels dominated by... HSH Nordbank sale gets EU approval Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager believes the troubled bank can become a viable player after JC Flowers and Cerberus takeover Boskalis wins offshore contract with Saudi Aramco The agreement will run for six years with options to extend for a further three plus three years CEVA buys CMA CGM's freight management unit CMA CGM will sell logistics unit to CEVA as it seeks to boost its stake in the Switzerland-listed firm in... Russia reopens Kerch Strait to shipping after vessels seized Russia border patrol authorities closed the passage and fired on three Ukrainian naval ships that they later seized Front loading props up transpacific rates Transpacific rates could be offered another short-term boost if Trump gives the nod to impose import fees on the $257bn...

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Canada's Manitoulin Global Forwarding expands in US Trans Global preps equipment for Antarctic ecosystem Caribbean port expansions add to overcapacity JNPT eyes measures to speed direct port delivery cargo Sartini shifted from APL head to CEVA's deputy CEO Expanding Panalpina not interested in K+N takeover

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Diana Shipping: Scrubbers not 'attractive investment' A shipowner must 'make various assumptions' to see exhaust gas scrubbers as a worthwhile risk, chief strategy officer Ioannis Zafirakis says. Talks focus on Panama Canal's future growth Waterway's board of directors and advisory board will meet for three days in Netherlands. Globus Maritime gets $15m credit facility from affiliate Globus Maritime has freed up even more cash. Globus Maritime is back in the black The Athanasios Fedaikis-led Greek dry bulk company announced Monday afternoon that it has secured a $15m revolving credit facility from affiliated company Firment Shipping. The potential for the line of credit was mentioned in Globus' third quarter earnings release. It comes as the company posted its first profit Seafarer dies in fall on Ponant cruiseship Romanian engineer killed after slipping from ladder in Chile. KNOT Offshore's third quarter slightly down from last year KNOT Offshore Partners posted $20.9m profit in the third quarter, down a tiny bit from the year prior. KNOT Offshore staying away from scrubbers The John Costain-led Scottish MLP said Monday its most recent quarterly profits fell $200,000 from the third quarter 2017. Three new ships, the 156,000-dwt Lena Knutsen (built 2015), the 152,000-dwt Anna Knutsen (built 2017) and the 153,684-dwt Brasil P&O master escapes jail but fined over fuel breach US cruiseship captain convicted of burning unauthorised bunkers in France. Diana Shipping returns to black, crushes forecasts Simeon Palios-led bulker owner sees higher revenue on improved charter market. Latsis linked to yet another aframax deal Greek owner said to be purchasing K Line's Singapore River. Reederei Nord bullish on bulker market prospects Managing director says Hamburg company also positive on outlook for tankers but more cautious about boxships BDO taking over Moore Stephens LLP Shipping accountant Moore Stephens is being merged with rival BDO to create the UK's fifth-biggest accounting firm by revenue. BDO said discussions are at an advanced stage on a deal that would make a combined entity a leader in advising the UK's entrepreneurial mid-sized businesses. Completion is expected in spring next year. The merged operation would have revenue of £590m ($758m) and 5,000 s Nordic American Offshore's future unclear after merger with Horizon called off The Herbjorn Hansson-led company will not combine with Canadian Horizon Maritime Scorpio Bulkers charters out ultramax New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers has fixed out an ultramax for between five and seven months. The company said the 64,000-dwt SBI Libra (built 2017) will earn $15,250 per day. It did not name the charterer. In October, the company locked in seven ultramaxes on charters at around $16,000 per day that will largely cover the ships through the seasonally weak first quarter. The company posted a $35 Arkoumanis family buys veteran Weidong ropax Sino-Korean joint venture Weidong Ferry Co has sold its oldest vessel to a company closely connected the the Arkoumanis family of Greece. The deal for the 26,500-gt New Golden Bridge II (built 1990) appears to have been concluded earlier this month and the ship is now en route to Piraeus under its new shortened name of Golden Bridge. The IHS Ships Register indicates that the Japanese-built vesse EU clears $1.2bn sale of HSH Nordbank Commission says privatisation was "open and competitive" and bank will be a viable market player again. Former Toisa LR2 emerges in fleet of Greece's Halkidon Low-profile Greek shipowner Halkidon Shipping has emerged as the buyer of an LR2 tanker from the former fleet of collapsed owner Toisa. The Piraeus-based company bought the 112,000-dwt product tanker United Fortitude (built 2010), which has joined its fleet as the Elli. The tanker was purchased for $22m, according to data from VesselsValue. Glencore and Vitol bag LR2s in period deals Halkidon v Noble Group wins more time to restructure Singapore trader and bulker owner Noble Group has been given more time to complete its $3.5bn restructuring. Courts in the UK and Bermuda have extended the deadline from 27 November to 11 December, it said. The company has been seeking to reorganise debt of $3.5bn, but other claims could push this to $4.2bn. Noble said the ad-hoc group of creditors remains supportive. Singapore probing Noble o Golden Ocean CEO Vartdal buys 10,000 shares Golden Ocean CEO Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal has snapped up 10,000 shares in the Norwegian bulker company. The acquisition would have cost around $70,000 at the average price of NOK 60.12 ($7). The stock has since risen to NOK 60.95. After the transactions, Vartdal owns 21,300 shares. She holds options to buy 225,000. Resignations cut crew levels on PDVSA tankers Country's fuel shortage worsens as seafarers leave national fleet. Sovcomflot completes first Yamal LNG STS Pskov loaded 170,000 cbm brought by Arctic LNG carrier from Sabetta. Grieg Star sues DNV GL over rudder problems Norwegian owner alleges quality issues with 14 open-hatch newbuildings from Hyundai Mipo. JM Ugland sinks to loss but buys UECC car carrier The shipping activities of Norway's JB Ugland Group sank into a loss last year. But the Grimstad-based group is boosting its fleet with another car carrier from United European Car Carriers (UECC). Shipping subsidary JM Ugland & Co's pre-tax result sank to NOK 10m ($1.17m) last year from a NOK 25m in 2016, according to the company's annual report. The weaker result came partly from lower bareb Russia uses tanker to block Ukrainian ships Russian has allegedly used a tanker to block access to the Sea of Azov for Ukrainian naval vessels. The incident flared up over the weekend in an escalation of tensions over the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels - two gunships and a tug named as Yana Kapa, the BBC reported. Six Ukrainian crew members were injured, Ukraine said. The trouble be Subsea 7 stretches frame deal with Shell, Chevron Norwegian OSV player adds three years to UK contract. VIDEO: seven missing after cargoship sinks Search on for seafarers whose vessel went down in Bali Strait off Indonesia. KOTC confirms VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Kuwaiti owner spending $213m on three LPG vessels in Korea. Latsco Shipping books LNG carrier newbuildings at Hyundai World's largest shipbuilder says latest order means it has attained 90% of annual target. Seaspan continues to de-leverage with latest prepaid credit facility US-listed container leasing company frees up two 8,500-teu and four 4,250-teu vessels. Brightoil ships arrested as creditor claims mount Hong Kong owner's Singapore arm has bunker tankers detained; faces two lawsuits and winding up order. Equinor targets increased LPG activity in Southeast Asia Norwegian oil company aims to capture a larger share of regional market.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
CMA CGM and CEVA detail their tie-up CMA CGM is selling its logistics division to CEVA as it seeks a majority stake in the company through a tender offer. NAFTA partners expected to sign USMCA on Friday The U.S., Mexico and Canada likely will formally ink the updated pact during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Commerce develops Section 232 exclusion portal FMC reviews seven OTI license applications Hapag-Lloyd installing exhaust gas cleaning systems Port of Corpus Christi secures another $59 million IMO secretary-general tapped for second term Specially treated cargo begins journey to Antarctica

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Oil moves off 13-month lows on expected OPEC cuts The oil complex held onto early gains to settle higher Monday as the market weighed the impact of a possible OPEC-led production cut on global supply. Markets weigh risks of Kerch Strait escalation Tensions in the Kerch Strait shipping route escalated over the weekend after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Sea of Azov off Crimea. Russian-Ukraine incident in Kerch Strait unlikely to affect energy flows: analysts Sunday's incident between Russian and Ukrainian naval forces in the Gulf of Kerch is not expected to affect energy export flows from the Black Sea region but has the potential to significantly worsen already strained relations between the two neighbors, according to analysts. Black Sea-Med Panamax freight at 16-week low amid lack of fresh cargo Freight rates to carry a 60,000 mt grain cargo from Odessa, Ukraine to Alexandria, Egypt, on a Panamax-size vessel have dropped to a 16 week-low of $15.75/mt amid a lack of fresh cargoes. Cheniere ramps up feedgas deliveries to LNG export terminal in Texas Cheniere Energy appears to be getting closer to having enough LNG produced at its export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas, to ship a full cargo, the first from the site since startup November 14. Gibraltar bunkers see heavy congestion after weekend of rough weather A build-up of ships is awaiting to bunker at Gibraltar as the supply complex for marine fuel at the port catches up after a weekend of bad weather, according to sources. Taiwan's CPC to resume the supply of 380 CST bunker fuel at Taichung from Dec 29 Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corporation will resume the supply of MF-380 bunker fuel at Taichung port from December 29, the company said Monday. Singapore Dec ex-wharf 380 CST bunker term concludes higher than Nov Singapore ex-wharf 380 CST bunker term contracts for December were concluded at higher premiums than the November contracts, amid tighter supply expectations and steady bunker demand. External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V. External: Global Risk Management NWE fuel oil crack surges as strong demand outstrips waning supply The view on early December already looks tight so buying Dec at minus $4/b when spot trades are at around minus $2.6/b is tempting VLSFO or 0.5% sulfur bunkers to be main marine fuel come 2020: FOBAS senior exec "We are already doing testing for VLSFO," Das said. FUTURES: Crude retraces losses, but outlook remains bearish "Another bout of weakness in the oil market looks likely this week as investors watch discussions between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the G20 summit," ANZ analysts said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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

PORTS

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

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

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

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

CRUISES

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

Miami

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

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

PORTS

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

Geneva

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

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

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

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

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

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

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

EDITORIAL

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

Genoa

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

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

Rome

SEAFARERS

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

London

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

SHIPPING

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

Ismailia

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Hamburg

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

LOGISTICS

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

Schindellegi

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

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

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

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

PORTS

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

Paris

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

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.

SHIPPING

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

Athens

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

PORTS

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

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

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

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

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

PORTS

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

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

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

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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

Livorno

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

SHIPPING

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

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Savona

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

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

Trieste

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

ECONOMY

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

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

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

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Chaff

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

DEFENCE

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

Trieste

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

LAW

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

River

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

PORTS

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

Taranto

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

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

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

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		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

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

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

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

Singapore

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

CRUISES

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

Ancona/Los Angeles

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

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

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

PORTS

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

Los Angeles

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

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

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