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April 8, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Congestion expected on Europe's shores after Canal reopening
  • HMM's first 16,000-TEU class vessel goes fully loaded on maiden voyage
  • Suez Canal blockage impacting Asia-Europe capacity: Analysis
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Maximum permissible draught at New Mangalore Port up
  • Overall cargo decline at Major Ports in FY21
  • ICHCA International appoints Richard Steele as its new Head
  • Indian logistics sector expected to rebound in FY22
  • GDP at 10.5 pc for FY22: RBI
  • Quick recovery in world trade a possibility
  • Arun Sharma of IRClass receives Varuna Award
  • CWC should double storage capacity by 2023: Goyal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • To Brazil on a river barge
  • 8,000 t less
  • Emirates Skycargo signs GHA with SAL
  • Improvements for Egypt's rail network
  • More pharmaceuticals from Ireland
  • Grimaldi expands Malta activities
  • Celebi Delhi Cargo picks CEO
  • New client for brownfield
  • Vehicle fleet expanded
  • Interrail strengthens team
  • Strong March in Koper
  • Test kits follow masks to central Germany
  • Delisle snaps up Transport Antoine
  • From Rickmers to Chipolbrok
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Crowley names VP for sustainability
  • Building a dedicated agro airport in Nigeria

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Q4 20 most profitable in container shipping history, but 2021 will be better
  • Options for shippers narrow as air cargo charter prices hit new heights
  • Sudden spike in demand for China-Europe rail services, post-Suez
  • Shipping lines agree T&T digital standards and call for 'widespread adoption'
  • White House opens coffers for ports developing in line with climate agenda
  • DFDS set to launch Sheerness-Calais daily unaccompanied ro-ro service
  • Fashion returns bound up in post-Brexit red tape, raising costs for SMEs
  • Baris Oran, a 'strong, hands-on finance leader' for XPO spin-off GXO Logistics
  • Eddie Aston to be new CEO of Genesee & Wyoming's UK/Europe region
  • Hans Jungbluth: farewell to a charismatic and respected shipping pioneer
  • M&A radar: Anybody up for Wagers in Flexport?
  • On the wires: Fanciful green handcuffs

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Motor Services Hugo Stamp adds Alaska engine dealer
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Motor Services Hugo Stamp Inc. (MSHS Group) has added Highmark Marine Fabrication, LLC, in Kodiak, Alaska, to its dealer network. Highmark sells FPT, Baudouin, and Alamarin-Jet brands, for
  • Leidos delivers Seahawk autonomous vessel to U.S. Navy
    Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today that it has completed delivery of a cutting-edge autonomous vessel to the U.S. Navy, known as Seahawk. The Office of Naval Research awarded Leidos the cost-plus-fixed fee contract
  • Dede Smith named Chair of NWC Navigation Caucus
    Dede Smith, Deputy Director for the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) association, has been named chair of the National Waterways Conference (NWC) Navigation Caucus. In addition to her role at IRPT,
  • Finland tests Bio LNG in Coast Guard vessel
    Wärtsilä is cooperating with the Finnish Border Guard in the testing of Bio-LNG as fuel for the 96 meter long Coast Guard patrol vessel Turva. The aim is to lower greenhouse gas
  • Consortium will use hybrid CTVs to testbed zero-emissions technology
    Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator MHO-Co is leading a consortium that aims to develop a propulsion system that will use fuel cells and a new type of
  • MAN leads new project on ammonia-fueled four strokes
    MAN Energy Solutions has initiated a project that aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. MAN Energy Solutions will transfer
  • USCG: Emergency dewatering equipment essential under Sub M
    A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert (02-2) released last month notes the increasing failure rate of fixed and portable emergency dewatering equipment in the inspected towing vessel fleet. The alert reiterates

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Tanker demolition fails to hit targets
    Higher scrapping was expected to help cut the oversupply of tankers weighing on rates
  • Maersk claims progress in carbon neutral methanol hunt
    Maersk's head of decarbonisation believes that the company's commitment to a having carbon neutral ship running on green methanol in...
  • Iran reports another possible limpet mine blast
    Iran reported another explosion, this time on its cargoship Saviz, used by its military in the Red Sea. No one...
  • Tanker rates rebound as Middle East Gulf export slump ends
    Middle East Gulf clean and dirty exports shrunk 9% year-on-year, Lloyd's List Intelligence data show, the lowest since 2010
  • Capital in line for $30m termination fee from tanker merger
    Under the termination deal, which is conditional on the merger with International Seaways being consummated, Diamond S has agreed to...
  • China's Africa investment strategy survives bumps in the road
    China has been chasing European Union investment in Africa, and the gap is narrowing rapidly. But there are concerns over...
  • Eemslift Hendrika salvage mission postponed but grounding risk 'small'
    UPDATE: Salvors are preparing to tow the listing Dutch yacht carrier Eemslift Hendrika away from Norway's coast after the dramatic...
  • Latsis takes delivery of first LNG carrier
    The 174,000 cu m newbuilding was delivered last week by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and is currently on its way...
  • Revamped PIL reshuffles board
    The reshuffling of PIL's board came after Heliconia Capital injected $600m rescue financing into the shipping line
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Too early to call P&I hit for Ever Given, but it's looking increasingly complex | New finance and...
  • Fujairah seeks dismissal of US oil forfeiture case
    Fujairah International Oil & Gas Corp told the US District Court for the District of Columbia that the US government...
  • Eastern Pacific orders twin dual-fuel VLECs
    The Idan Ofer-owned company continues with its order spree and the latest deal brings the total number of newbuild orders...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • US retailers signal no import let up through summer
  • Nuvocargo lands $12 million investment to build US-Mexico logistics platform
  • Autonomous truck maker TuSimple launches $1 billion IPO
  • Port NOLA funds cold storage site to boost ag export capacity
  • Additional port capacity alone can't solve congestion issues: LA-LB
  • FourKites deepens global execution reach with Haven purchase
  • Maersk welcomes pressure to hasten decarbonization moves
  • Cosco expects 2021 profits to eclipse 2020
  • Latest acquisition moves MercuryGate into parcel, LTL
  • DCSA members getting on board with track-and-trace standard

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Italian businessman caught up in US sanctions after mistaken identity
  • US challenged to provide proof of Iran origin oil by Fujairah oil company
  • Iran confirms cargoship hit with blast in Red Sea
  • Overseas Shipholding Group selling product tanker in liquidity squeeze
  • Cruise giant Carnival starts off fiscal year with $2bn loss
  • HMM has filled new ultra-large boxships to the brim 36 times out of 37
  • Magnus Fyhr returns to US analyst circles with positive view on tankers
  • Tech start-up ZeroNorth hires new executive for future growth
  • Sonatrach sale to see first LNG carrier demolition of 2021
  • Nine major liner companies saw operating income triple in 2020
  • Singapore bunker supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum to be liquidated

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • Analysts bullish on US airlines as travelers prepare for 'jailbreak'
    Gloom and doom could soon turn to sunny skies for U.S. airlines. It's another story for international carriers, but everyone is managing heavy debt loads...
  • Maritime regulators dive into alleged tariff-fee overcharges
    "Widely varying" tariff fees charged by container lines have prompted federal regulators to consider new rules.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 7, 2021
  • February air passenger demand down amid tentative recovery outlook
    Air passenger demand in February was almost 75% lower than in February 2019, worse than in January, on the back of travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association said in a statement April 7.
  • Republic of Congo produced 282,661 b/d in March, just above OPEC quota
    The Republic of Congo pumped above its OPEC quota in March, producing 282,661 b/d of crude, a marginal increase from the previous month, according to a senior official from the country's hydrocarbons ministry.
  • NWE 0.1% gasoil at 2-month high on low production, weak demand
    The Northwest Europe 0.1% gasoil cargo market's relative value has risen to a two-month high amid lower availability for finished grade products and despite poor demand, sources said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude oil, fuel prices dip as US gasoline stocks spike
    Both crude oil prices and fuel benchmarks dropped slightly April 7 following the news that US gasoline inventories rose by greater volumes than commercial crude stocks fell in the week ended April 2.
  • NWE jet fuel cargoes hit two-and-a-half month high despite bearish fundamentals
    Cargoes of jet fuel trading in Northwest Europe strengthened to a two-and-a-half month high versus front-month ICE low-sulfur gasoil futures on April 6, with stocks having been drawn down amid lower eastern arrivals in the first half of April, as well as very limited regional production and a marginal increase in consumption.
  • Argentina launches incentive program to raise oil production, exports
    Argentina launched an incentive April 7 to spur oil production and exports, allowing companies making new investments of more than $100 million to freely use 20% of their export proceeds.
  • VGO loadings from Russia's Tuapse down at 90,000 mt in April
    Vacuum gasoil exports from the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse will consist of three cargoes of 30,000 mt each in April, one cargo fewer than in March, according to a copy of the program seen by S&P Global Platts April 7.
  • US DATA: EIA says Gulf Coast ULSD stocks see largest regional week-on-week build
    Ultra low sulfur diesel inventories on the Gulf Coast saw the largest regional week-on-week build in the US, rising 1.07 million barrels to 45.51 million barrels during the week ended April 2, US Energy Information Administration data released April 7 showed.
  • Japan's ENEOS raises wholesale product prices by Yen 1,000/kl: sources
    ENEOS, Japan's largest refiner, has raised the domestic wholesale base prices of its five major rack petroleum products by Yen 1,000/kiloliter ($1.45/b) for the period April 8-14 for cargoes loaded by tanker truck, sources said April 7.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude prices swing back up after release of Biden tax plan
    Crude oil prices swung back up on April 7 following the release of US President Biden's tax plan that would end some fossil fuel subsidies, after oil prices had traded down for most of the day on pandemic concerns and rising US gasoline stocks.
  • Hydrogen Europe targets EU state-aid rules to develop nascent markets
    Industry group Hydrogen Europe has called on the EU to provide integrated, holistic infrastructure and market frameworks for the development of the hydrogen economy in Europe, saying a reform of state-aid rules should be considered in the early stages.
  • Reliance, Chart lead coalition to form India hydrogen alliance
    India's Reliance Industries, US-based Chart Industries and a host of global energy and industrial companies have joined to form an energy transition coalition to commercialize hydrogen technologies to build a net-zero carbon economy in the world's third-biggest emitter.
  • USGC high sulfur fuel oil buying spree pushes market to premium to swap
    The start of April on the US Gulf Coast has seen a flurry of buying activity for HSFO after one of the quietest months on record.
  • Iran confirms ship blast in Red Sea involving 'logistics vessel'
    The explosion -- a second recent on an Iranian vessel -- is one in a spate of maritime incidents involving ships in Middle East waters. It comes amid a new round of talks in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal abandoned by the US.
  • EU's carbon border mechanism could face challenges, delays
    **Industrials face choice between free allowances and border charges **Issue could take 5-7 years to agree: energy lawyer **WTO now more open to carbon border measures: economist
  • Tuapse April fuel oil exports down on month at 480,000 mt
    March saw 510,000 mt loaded, unchanged from volumes seen in February.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks rise on week led by record jump in fuel oils
    **Fuel oil diverted from Singapore **Fujairah marine fuel at discount again
  • Sinopec eyes 15,000 mt/month LSFO production
    Sinopec has been ramping up LSFO production since Beijing allowed a value added tax rebate on domestically-produced low sulfur fuel oil barrels that are supplied to the country's bonded zone from February last year.
  • JAPAN DATA: Apr 3 oil products stocks dip 0.5% on week to 59.29 mil barrels
    Middle distillates stocks edged up 0.2% on the week to 27.64 million barrels.
  • JAPAN DATA: March 28-April 3 oil product exports rebound 6% to 2.71 mil barrels
    Low sulfur fuel oil exports slid 17% on the week to 236,133 barrels in the week ended April 3, while high sulfur fuel oil exports rose 14.2% on the week to 749,900 barrels.
  • JAPAN DATA: March 28-April 3 oil products output drops 8.3% on week
    Local refiners cut output of low sulfur fuel oil by 15.7% on the week to 0.60 million barrels in the week to April 3, while their output of high sulfur fuel oil decreasing 2.6% on the week to 1.17 million barrels.
  • JAPAN DATA: March 28-April 3 crude throughput drops 5%, run rates fall to 69.5%
    Japan's crude stocks dipped 0.6% on the week to 64.31 million barrels on April 3.
  • Japan Apr-Sep Marine Fuel 0.5%S term ex-wharf done at levels similar to year ago
    "At the same time last year, the market was pessimistic because of COVID-19, but after that, demand has recovered. I think the demand and supply balance will not change so drastically [in this coming six months]," a source at a refinery said.

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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
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
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
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.
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
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
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
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
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
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.
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.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
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
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.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
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
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
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%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
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.
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
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
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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
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
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
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
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
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
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%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
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
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.
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.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
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
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
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