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May 28, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Call for strengthening minor ports & coastal shipping in Kerala
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 60,000 more TEUs
  • HMM & five Korean partners launch consortium to explore green ammonia supply chain
  • Intense efforts on to combat deadly container vessel blaze off Colombo
  • Processed & organic certified jackfruit from Bengaluru exported to Germany
  • CoPT's operating income up in FY21
  • Partial marine container operations to resume at Port Pipavav from June 1; certain other services operational
  • Maersk supports imports & distribution of medical aid in India to fight pandemic
  • NHAI takes steps to ensure minimum waiting time per vehicle at toll plazas
  • Rail freight continues to speed ahead
  • UPDATION OF IFSC AND BANK ACCOUNT REJECTED BY PFMS
  • Gujarat Maritime Cluster organises orientation programme for its stakeholders

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Air-Ports under the hammer
  • JD Logistics IPO is on
  • M&M France rounds off its portfolio
  • Dual-mode locos extend fleet
  • Hill Dickinson strengthening team in Greece
  • European high pushes up box index
  • Biogas lorries on scheduled services
  • Milestones for A400M
  • Hämmerle promoted to CFO at Kapsch
  • Ro-ro on the rise in Le Havre
  • Step towards more sustainability
  • New hub for La Poste
  • Five more A321P2Fs from Singapore
  • A woman to head HR at Hellmanns
  • Sunny side up for Hamburg
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ohio short-line deal closed
  • Further Bremen location for B+S
  • Handling fresh fish

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ONE partner declares General Average after NYK Delphinus engine room fire
  • Burning X-Press Pearl in danger of sinking, as lost boxes start to wash up
  • US import boom hits new heights, with ships queueing to enter congested ports
  • TAC Index link with Spire will give it a space age view of air cargo data
  • Australia must extend subsidies for air cargo while capacity is squeezed
  • Green fuel: DHL GF steps in as air cargo players ponder the way forward
  • Dachser fleet swap to mega-trailers a greener route to more efficiency
  • M&A radar: No deals please, we're European
  • Against the odds: AI's 'dementia moment'...coming to a supply chain near you

Marine Logweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • X-Press Pearl fire still not under control
    Sri Lanka TV news channels today showed the nearly new containership X-Press Pearl as still continuing to burn, despite firefighting efforts that are now in their eighth day. Pollution from the 2017-built,
  • CEO Spotlight: Callan Marine's Maxie McGuire
    Without dredging, many rivers, harbors, and ports would be impassable to towboats, cargo ships and passenger vessels. Periodic maintenance dredging and channel deepening projects are essential to accommodate these commercial vessels. And
  • Wärtsilä to develop autonomous, zero emission container shuttle
    Kicking the container-on-barge concept up several notches, Wärtsilä is to demonstrate a commercially viable autonomous intra-port, inter-terminal container shuttle vessel. The vessel is being developed as part of an EU-funded project led
  • Gondan launches first CSOV in Edda Wind quartet
    Spain's Gondan Shipyard has launched the first in the series of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) it is building for Edda Wind AS, the offshore wind segment of Norway's Østensjø Group.
  • Golden Ray: Cutting equipment good to go, but will lugs hold?
    As they continue to assess the impact of the fire that broke out within the Golden Ray wreck on May 14, responders say the equipment being used to cut up and remove
  • Alfa Laval BWTS deckhouse solutions win DNV approval
    DNV has issued Alfa Laval the first design approval for the installation of ballast water treatment systems on the weather deck. The Type Approval design certificate is for the Alfa Laval PureBallast
  • Kitsap Seeks Deckhands
    EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Deckhands Position Summary: Pending board approval on June 1, 2021, we are recruiting for five deckhands to join our team to perform deckhand duties on a small passenger ferry vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ClearMetal acquisition brings AI to freight visibility
    After the supply chain disruptions of the past year, shippers and cargo owners want better information on inventories and lead...
  • Ethical hacker says ships are wide open to cyber attack
    Ethical hacker Weston Hecker detailed the increasing risk to ships' operational technology and how basic carelessness leaves many companies vulnerable
  • DNB warns of high investment risk of ordering ships
    A new study highlights the financial risks associated with investing in ships given the uncertainties about the industry's long-term regulatory...
  • Weekly Briefing: Dry bulk heating up | Container fires concern box market | Time to call the bottom of tankers?
    China is trying to cool an overheating commodity market, but so far there's only upside for bulkers. The container sector...
  • Frontline signals better times ahead for tanker market
    The owner of 61 tankers said the 'market should recover firmly' as the global economic rebound led to increased oil...
  • Samskip expands Amsterdam-Ireland shortsea capacity
    More customers seek to avoid the post-Brexit 'hassles of UK distribution'. Shortsea service avoids having to use land bridge to...
  • Call for seafarer mental health database
    An academic has proposed an anonymous 'seafarer mental health data alliance' to help universities and companies measure and help crews'...
  • BIMCO's new president pledges to raise shipping's voice
    As part of efforts to raise public awareness, BIMCO has rolled out its second film in a series featuring the...
  • Maersk Etienne crew recognised for 'admirable' migrant rescue
    Update: The product tanker's decision last August to rescue the occupants of a sinking migrant boat in the Mediterranean led...
  • Maersk seeks contract commitments through flexibility
    Overbooking and rollovers has been a difficult knot for box shipping to untangle. By committing to mutually binding bookings on...
  • Southeast Asia ranked the fastest growing LNG market
    Liquefied natural gas trade flows are changing as import growth rates for the gas in Southeast Asia look set to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shell given court order to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 | VLCC orders push newbuilding crude...
  • Three drill platforms grounded in Indian cyclone
    According to Lloyd's List Intelligence casualty reports, drill platforms - the 1981-built Aban II, 1983-built Olinda Star and the 1982-built...
  • US opens federal waters off California to wind
    The US aims for 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030, which could spur $12bn in capital investments for projects...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Trans-Pac container schedule reliability ticks up in April
  • E2open acquires BlueJay Solutions for $1.7 billion
  • Carriers skipping second-tier Chinese ports amid congestion, delays
  • project44 consolidates ocean visibility space with ClearMetal buy
  • Green energy boom to feed heightened logistics demand
  • Container space premiums come to fore on trans-Atlantic trade

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Eagle Bulk snaps up two more ultramaxes from ex-Wilbur Ross vehicle
  • Back on the water: US health officials give Royal Caribbean go-ahead for two voyages
  • Maersk Etienne crew wins Danish Shipping prize for saving Libyan migrants
  • DNV to help Fredriksen decarbonise tanker giant Frontline to hit IMO targets
  • Greece's New Shipping sells oldest VLCC for demolition
  • GriegMaas poised to cut fleet with sale of supramax bulker
  • Steamship Mutual grows its insured fleet but records losses
  • Navios Holdings returns to profit as dry bulk market surges
  • Fearnleys' Nicolas Duran: banks drive alternative finance back into its niche
  • Ince adds five lawyers from Keoghs as Hill Dickinson strengthens in Greece
  • Kanfer Shipping firms up order for LNG bunker vessels
  • 'Structurally driven': Concordia's Ullman sees better times ahead for product tankers
  • Poseidon Principles 'aim too low', BW LPG and Klaveness executives say
  • Songa Container sells boxship duo for massive $39m profit
  • Avance Gas sees VLGC dockings and delays soaking up newbuilding flood
  • Mayflower set to cross Atlantic in June, but without Pilgrims
  • Sovcomflot drums up extra $20m interest in stock with London FTSE move
  • Newbuilding market primed for asset play as shipowners seize on options
  • Borealis logs profit as charter market goes 'from strength to strength'
  • Hoegh LNG focuses on finding regasification work for FSRUs trading as LNG ships
  • Big name investors revealed as Taylor Maritime Investments stock debuts in London
  • Norway's wind players vie for green fleet crown
  • BW Group sells $42m of BW LPG stock to boost trading liquidity
  • Hunter Group sees need for 140 more VLCCs as production ramps up

American Shipperweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • LAX cargo handlers charged with pilfering gold bars from $112M shipment
    Gold heist at LAX: Airport cargo workers dipped into shipment of gold, took some for themselves and now face 15 years in prison.
  • NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan could further crimp airfreight supply
    The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be accomplished without massive cargo transport planes. But tapping commercial resources could deprive other companies from using those...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ARA fuel oil stocks relatively stable on week at 1.220 million mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region saw a marginal increase of 0.49% to 1.220 million mt in the week to May 27, according to data from Insights Global, after a 4% drop the previous week.
  • Weak US Gulf Coast 0.5%S marine fuel demand pushes retail under barges
    US fuel oil barges rose May 27 on stronger swaps and Brent futures, but physical demand remains weak enough that retail 0.5%S marine fuel is selling well below wholesale.
  • Big players call for shipping to reach zero emissions by 2050
    The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, double the current industry target, key bunker sector players said in a statement May 27.
  • Vertex to add renewable diesel production at Shell's Mobile refinery
    Vertex Energy plans to operate its newly purchased 90,000 b/d Mobile, Alabama, refinery as a conventional plant while adding in a renewable diesel production capability, a spokesman for the company said May 27.
  • NYMEX WTI hits 2.5-year high as US demand outlooks soar
    Highest front-month settle for WTI since October 2018.
  • FEATURE: Bunker industry says unpredictable compliant fuel hampering hedging
    **Liquidity in 0.5%S fuel oil paper market slowly gaining traction **Variability in 0.5%S fuel oil blendstock makes hedging difficult
  • Singapore bunkers see muted impact of VPS sediment content alert: sources
    High TSP in deliveries made by multiple suppliers from April 25-May 19.
  • Spain to cease upstream oil production in June: Repsol
    **Three rigs produced 216,000 b/d in Q1 **Climate law to ban new concessions
  • CEC carbon prices gradually rise in May after limited demand for carbon credits in April
    Price seen increasing in four big steps during month.
  • European mobility rebounds to seven-month high as region emerges from lockdowns
    **Economic mobility approaching post-COVID high **Road fuel demand set for summer demand rebound **Jet outlook strengthens as airline capacity grows
  • Norway's Frontline expects tanker markets recovery despite Asian COVID-19 concern
    **Market not out of the woods yet but demand outlook is promising: CEO **Freight rates likely to remain under pressure in Q2, but H2 will be stronger
  • INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect eyes growth as bunker demand set to return: CEO
    **China's bunker fuel market becoming more competitive **Liquidity pressure to spur industry consolidation globally **IMO 2020 transition paves way to expedite shipping's decarbonization goals
  • Port of Rotterdam to launch electric container shuttle system amid burgeoning demand
    Recent increases in demand for container shipping.
  • Shell vows to fight Dutch court ruling seeking 45% emissions cut by 2030
    **Shell told to accelerate emissions cuts in line with IPCC **Shell points to climate strategy, vows to appeal **Ruling adds to pressure on global oil and gas majors
  • Singapore VLSFO demand for blending components wanes as bunker market stays flat
    Singapore traders are exploring taking VLCCs on a short-term time charter basis for fuel oil and crude storage in Eastern Hemisphere, a source said.
  • Singapore 10/500 ppm gasoil spread hits 1-year high as medium sulfur supply lengthens
    Traders noted that exporters of LCO, such as South Korea, were already increasing medium sulfur gasoil output while trimming LCO production.
  • Zhoushan Marine Fuel 0.5%S bunker premium to Singapore hits 11-month high
    Singapore bunker prices were higher than Zhoushan over April 12-May 5 amid fierce competition in Zhoushan.

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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
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
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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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