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08 October 2026 - Year XXX

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May 17, 2021

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MAY 16, 2021
Egypt planning to widen & deepen southern part of Suez Canal Global vaccination roadmap framework for seafarers published SM Merchant Marine actively plans future growth strategy prior to IPO Spot rates touch new heights across major trade lanes US goods consumption driving container volumes into North America Export of APEDA-monitored products at six-year high Exports begin new fiscal with a bang Sugar exports looking up Cargo handling at Major Ports shows impressive growth in April COSCO SHIPPING Ports successfully launches Green Finance Framework INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION Notification of Force Majeure at Gopalpur Port Allcargo Logistics transports 2 million masks for Maharashtra govt from Singapore; another million coming MOL in joint project to explore development of liquefied hydrogen supply infrastructure New Covid wave seen likely pushing growth below 10 pc Bangladesh not mulling suspension of exports & imports with India through land ports JNPT & Mumbai Port take precautions against cyclone Kuehne+Nagel acquires one of Asia's leading freight forwarders

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Toronto with baggage Carriers sponsor climate change campaign 1,000 hopper cars from Mexico 100% biodiesel transports with new technology MOL Plus makes first strike Under Armour's start in UK Proponent partners with Sine Draco Logjob finds senior partner More trucks shifted to rail Ikea banks on barges in Paris Green light for nine new routes Softbox hires Sean Austerberry Apex takeover takes last hurdle Testing innovative cooling systems HHLA: a mixed bag in Q1/2021 Sennder's physical-digital expansion Bomi Group expands in Brazil "Curiosity of the Day" Boeing to convert B737-800 in Costa Rica

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MAY 14, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd rocks already hard-hit transpac shippers with a $3,000 GRI Rail wars: CN outbids rivals for Kansas City Southern with $33.6bn offer Major US hubs must invest in cargo or lose it permanently to smaller airports Blue Dart's freighter fleet again playing a vital role in India's 'second wave' Carriers impose surcharges as congestion builds on Europe's inland waterways Record turnaround for HMM in as first-quarter revenues and profits soar Cainiao expands European air cargo and trucking networks as demand grows M&A radar: Kuehne + Nagel & XPO Logistics - you scratch my back... Supply chain radar: Waberer's - days of joy

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MAY 14, 2021
VIDEO: Fire breaks out on Golden Ray wreck Coast Guard and Unified Command personnel were this afternoon trying to suppress a fire that broke out within the remaining portion of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering Advocates of methanol as a marine fuel argue that it offers much the same advantages as LNG, but with fewer complications. Helping to underscore this, the world's first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol Measure to help restart Alaska cruises passes Senate Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 593, the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (ATRA), sponsored by Alaska's two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. The bill provides a way Coast Guard lifts Mississippi River waterway restriction The Coast Guard today lifted a waterway restriction that had been in place from Mile 736 to Mile 737 on the Mississippi River, in the vicinity of the I-40 bridge in Memphis, VIDEO: Trinidad and Tobago takes delivery of Austal patrol boats Austal Australia has delivered two 58-meter Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). The patrol boats, TTS Port of Spain (CG41) and TTS Scarborough (CG42), were accepted by

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MAY 14, 2021
LNG is commercial pragmatism, not climate activism LNG's climate credentials are dividing the shipping industry into those who support a transitional switch and those who charge gas... Port Klang dismisses 'inaccurate' high rollover rate claim Klang Port Authority general manager Capt. K. Subramaniam says 'such high rollovers as alleged would have obviously crippled any port'... Expert Focus: Shipping's dual-fuel transition In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd's List's Future of Shipping programme, Wärtsilä director of R&D and... Shipping's sustainability scorecard not measuring up Reports varied in quality from disingenuous, to selective or comprehensive with absence of like-for-like numbers to show real progress West of England combined ratio hits 140% with fourth successive underwriting loss International Group affiliate accentuates the positive, including AAA rating from S&P, good investment return and high level of retention Expert Focus: The business model in a zero-carbon future In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd's List's Future of Shipping programme, OrbitMI chief executive officer Ali... Limited recourse for cargo delay after Suez closure, says law firm Contractual remedies available to cost, insurance and freight sellers and free on board buyers as charterers against owners also limited Nations step up vaccinations to boost crew change programmes Employers are planning virus testing hotels in India to restart crew changes. InterManager struggles to receive approval to buy 1m... FMC constrained in response to export equipment shortage Equipment shortages and high freight rates are a function of supply and demand in a market at full capacity. But... The Lloyd's List Podcast: Is LNG really borderline greenwashing? Opting for a generation of liquefied natural gas-fuelled ships today will delay climate action in shipping by 20 years, according... HMM reports record first-quarter operating profit The company wants to add 120,000 teu of dry containers to alleviate the equipment shortage. More than one third of... Vale tests wind rotor on very large ore carrier Update: The design includes five sails installed along the vessel that is expected to allow efficiency gains of up to 8%... The week in charts: Transpacific surge boosts global box tally\| Moribund tanker rates rally \| Special Report: China infographic March proved a record month for global container traffic new data shows, but the figures masked a wider market slowdown... Daily Briefing Free to read: Maersk seeks a sustainable box shipping model \| Capesize market slips as charterers take a breath \| US... Californian ports continue record-breaking throughput trend 'The cargo surge that began last fall doesn't show any sign of stopping,' says the US National Retail Federation's vice-president for... Wan Hai completes nine-vessel order spree worth $1bn Newbuilding investment comes with the company showing strong earnings performance in the first quarter of the year

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MAY 14, 2021
Rails need agility to capture 'live' domestic freight Carrier restraint in vessel ordering signals end of an era Maersk upping ante on integrator strategy HMM doubles rate levels in Q1 profit turnaround Robust US economy gives wings to air cargo demand, rates Largest ship to call on East Coast to arrive next week: CMA CGM

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MAY 14, 2021
Constantakopoulos clan swoops on bulkers on its private account Capesize bulker spot rates fall amid rising commodity prices Dynagas and shareholders near settlement over cash flow and dividend statements West of England's underwriting deficit increases as claims soar Expanding Newport SA pushes towards 20-vessel mark with two new bulker acquisitions Navig8 Chemical still committed to parent as it scraps series of related-party deals Forties shutdown will remove tanker cargoes but boost OSV demand Zodiac Maritime snaps up fourth VLCC from Xihe Group Teco 2030 unveils fuel cell for zero-emission port operations Teekay Tankers saving $8m with leaseback buys - and more will follow Port of Seattle fights microaggression in pursuing gender equity and inclusion Torvald Klaveness cashes in on hot containership market with sale of duo Teekay Tankers is in no rush to shift LR2s out of crude trades, says Kevin Mackay Expedition cruiseship with chequered history finds new buyers at high price Teekay LNG Partners hints at Qatar's savvy on LNG newbuilding price No stopping the container juggernaut as freight rates rise HMM logs record operating earnings of $903m as it brings in more boxes Reefers bounce back as market for cold cargo heats up Thenamaris expands VLCC exposure with newbuilding pair Palmali heads to trial in Litasco tanker row, but claim cut from $1.9bn to $151m South Korea's KSS Line linked to $162m splash on VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy InterManager lines up $22m of one-shot vaccines but rages at red tape delays Two Israeli ports shut as rockets explode near Turkish cargoships Ambassador Cruise Line rises from the ashes of CMV with private-equity backing Exhaust gas cleaner for all marine fuels to be crowdfunded Wan Hai acquires four boxship newbuildings in resale deal linked to Capital Maritime Three seafarers hospitalised after Covid-19 outbreak on Maersk and Marfret ships Eastmed MR tanker linked to sole Jones Act waiver 'Don't worry about alternative fuel details, just shoot for goal' Man on a mission: Bo Cerup-Simonsen and the countdown to zero carbon Maritime women aim to close the gap on gender imbalance at ports 'Conflict resolution': MHSS warns more seafarers threatening suicide Shoreham Port's gender diversity drive is 'adding up' Thoresen Thai rides high on a strong bulk market during its first quarter Australia begins to vaccinate foreign seafarers in Port Botany After an 'annus horribilis' Stena still faces tricky 2021, says analyst Vogemann boosts China bulker orders with deals at Yangfan and Yangzijiang Ignoring crew welfare will turn seafarers away from shipping

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MAY 14, 2021
US maritime group fears waiver abuse by fuel shippers American Maritime Partnership warns the Biden administration to guard against waiver manipulation by refineries in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. Latvian airline leases A330 jets, removes seats for cargo SmartLynx Airlines is leasing passenger aircraft to fly cargo before using them for their traditional role.

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MAY 14, 2021
Brazil's Petrobras to maintain asset sales, pricing policies under new CEO Brazil's Petrobras will maintain established policies for asset sales and refined-product pricing under new CEO Joaquim Silva e Luna and his management team, executives said May 14 during a conference call with analysts and investors. Max Midstream begins test shipments from new Texas crude oil export hub Max Midstream has started moving its first test shipments from its new Texas crude oil export hub at the Port of Calhoun ahead of initiating larger Eagle Ford Shale-grade crude exports to Europe in the coming weeks, the startup company has said. European jet imports from East for June so far at 430,000 mt Around 430,000 mt of jet fuel coming from the East of Suez is so far scheduled to arrive in Europe in June, according to S&P Global Platts trade-flow software cFlow and fixtures from shipping sources. Canadian Pacific will respond but will not get into 'bidding war' for KCS Canadian Pacific Railway said it will not get into a bidding war for Kansas City Southern, but promised to respond within the allotted five business days after KCS spurned its $25 billion acquisition agreement with CP for a bigger deal with larger rival Canadian National in an escalation of the Canadian railroad war. ARA fuel oil stocks drop 11.41% on week to 1.265 million mt: Insights Global Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region dropped 11.41% to 1.265 million mt in the week to May 13, according to data from Insights Global, following a 6.9% drop the previous week. Asian gasoline hits 2-month low as Colonial Pipeline restart takes center stage Asian gasoline crack spreads fell to a two-month low in light of a lower than expected US gasoline stock build, as the restart of the Colonial Pipeline in the US on late-May 13 pared back earlier supply-side concerns. OIL FUTURES: Crude rallies on back of weaker dollar, strengthened demand outlooks Crude futures climbed 2.5% May 14, clawing back much of the previous session's losses amid a weakened US dollar and optimistic demand outlooks. OIL FUTURES: Crude rally extends as US dollar falters following weak retail sales An overnight crude price rally accelerated in midday trading May 14 amid a pullback in the US dollar. Ukraine introduces measures to regulate gasoline, diesel fuel prices The Ukrainian government has introduced state regulation in the retail sector, effective from May 15, in an attempt to curb the skyrocketing prices of gasoline and diesel fuel, the economy ministry said May 14. OIL FUTURES: Crude prices rebound after sharp drop following Colonial restart Crude oil futures are still under pressure from easing supply constraints on the US East Coast and concerns over a global oil demand recovery. Rosneft's Q1 liquids production down 19.2% on year to 3.75 mil b/d Liquids output down on OPEC+ cuts, assets disposal Refining in Russia recovering on higher demand for oil products Beijing to levy consumption tax on imported mixed aromatics, light cycle oil, bitumen blend from June 12 Consumption tax on LCO higher than gasoil Too late to boost imports by deadline Dampen demand for Venezuelan, Iranian crudes BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Prices dip amid mixed regional signals, crude weakness Low contract-fixing activity at Singapore West Med market to shake off tightness Ecuadorian market awaits imports to ease tight supply SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks drop 3% on week after 4-year high Fuel oil imports rise 28% amid increase in Malaysian volumes Fuel oil exports fall 60% More than 700 ships, barges stalled in Mississippi River near Memphis: Coast Guard The Coast Guard gave no estimate when that stretch of the river would be reopened. SINGAPORE DATA: April bunker sales rise 3.5% on year, up 1.4% from March The overall rise in bunker sales was driven by a jump in high sulfur bunker fuel sales, the data showed. Samsung Heavy Industries says completes LNG R&D facility at Geoje shipyard Samsung has received orders for more than 170 LNG carriers to date, it said. Weak bunker demand pushes Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargo cash differential to 8-month low 'Due to the weak bunker prices, spot demand is now the new normal," a bunker supplier said. Bullish tanker supply outlook supplying hope past 'challenging next few months': Teekay "It's not going to be a great quarter," CEO Kevin Mac Kay said regarding the second-quarter outlook during the Teekay's first-quarter 2021

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

PORTS

European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase

Brussels

From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.

LOGISTICS

German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO

Berlin

In February the antitrust authority had approved it

PORTS

Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian

Milan

PORTS

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.

PORTS

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

PORTS

Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait

Naples

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

PORTS

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.

SHIPYARDS

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

ACCIDENTS

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

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

ACCIDENTS

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.

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

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

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

PORTS

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

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

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

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

CRUISES

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

Miami

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

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

PORTS

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

Geneva

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

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

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

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

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

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

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

EDITORIAL

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

Genoa

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

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

Rome

SEAFARERS

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

London

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

SHIPPING

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

Ismailia

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

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Hamburg

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

LOGISTICS

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

Schindellegi

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

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

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

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

PORTS

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

Paris

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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%

ACCIDENTS

Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf

Southampton

The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.

PORTS

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.

SHIPPING

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.

COMPANIES

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

PORTS

Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.

Ravenna

Fabio Maletti's term has expired

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

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SHIPPING

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

Athens

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

PORTS

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

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

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

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

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

PORTS

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

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

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

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

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

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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

Livorno

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

SHIPPING

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

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Savona

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

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

Trieste

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

ECONOMY

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

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

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

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Chaff

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

DEFENCE

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

Trieste

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

LAW

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

River

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

PORTS

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

Taranto

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

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

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

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

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

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

Singapore

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

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