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January 17, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2022
  • Caution urged despite lowest reported maritime piracy incidents since 1994
  • COSCO SHIPPING Lines launches OCEAN Alliance 2022 service products
  • MOL acquires AIP for ammonia bunkering vessel
  • WCI seen rising
  • Centre urged to curb import of refined palm oil
  • First companies for NextGen District in Port of Antwerp sign agreement
  • Singapore closes 2021 with record container throughput of 37.5 million TEUs
  • Bahri inks agreement with leading mining firm to strengthen logistics sector ties
  • Goods in transit cannot be confiscated under CGST Act on grounds of wrong route: Gujarat HC
  • HS 2022 version of the Customs Laboratory Guide is now available
  • Kabir Ahmed re-elected President of BAFFA
  • Sitara Shipping Ltd celebrates 41 glorious years

International Transport Journalweb site
  • General cargo service for Balkan and Baltic states
  • Ports in India prepare for the worst
  • VCFI reports stabilised growth
  • Spanish reefer rail service launched
  • Guess what?
  • Duisport Facility Logistics appoints Jan Gass
  • Ethiopian Cargo: new online booking platform
  • Autonomous cargo carrier from Silicon Valley
  • New business unit to push digitisation
  • Private equity fund creates European logistics player
  • Chep picks Alejandro Tostado
  • An update at Tecon Santos in Brazil
  • Heavy e-truck reaches range of 440 km
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Circular Haven in Antwerp in the making
  • A drop in times of overflow?
  • Denis Petropoulos succeeds Lord Mountevans
  • Air Canada Cargo augments freighter schedule

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • 'Snouts in the trough' attack, as Maersk results are turbo-charged by 80% rate hike
  • Seoul steps in to sort parcel deliveries as CJ Logistics' strike goes on
  • US Northwest Seaport Alliance gets major boost in battle against congestion
  • A320P2F matures for conversion - competition for narrowbody market
  • Decline in global rankings prompts Hong Kong rethink on maritime and logistics
  • Felixstowe sets new record for ULCV box exchange - up to 130 moved per hour
  • Demand rebound maintains India's operational constraints, despite liner efforts
  • 'Thank God I won't be on board' - Maersk methanol ship design under fire
  • Jan van Casteren quits Flexport - Douglas Brown, VP Asia, is flown in
  • Against the odds: How cool - DSV a Nasdaq proxy, M'rsk mimics Treasury yields

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • Master Boat Builders featured on Discovery's hit series "Dirty Jobs"
    As Mike Rowe, host of Discovery's popular reality series "Dirty Jobs" always says, "it's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it." And at shipyards, such as Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat
  • Equinor and BP sign milestone New York offshore wind agreements
    Setting the stage for the start of investments in key port and infrastructure developments, Equinor and BP have finalized Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) with the New York State Energy Research and
  • WasteFuel launches bio-methanol marine fuel solution
    California-based biofuels start-up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping sector. Perhaps not surprisingly, given that Maersk is an investor in the company, WasteFuel Marine's initial product
  • NYK Line orders 4 LNG-fueled Capesizes
    Japan's NYK Line has placed orders for four LNG-fueled Capesize bulk carriers at three shipyards. Three will be built in Japan (two at at Nihon Shipyard, one at Namura Shipbuilding) while the
  • Washington State Ferries ridership rebounds
    Annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries (WSF) reached 17.3 million in 2021, an increase of almost 3.3 million ferry customers on 2020's pandemic numbers. The uptick took ridership in 2021 to roughly
  • Wellness: Influencing a goal in the new year
    By Emily Reiblein, Director HSSE - Crowley Logistics A new year often brings with it a resolve to exercise more, lose a bit of weight, and formulate a wiser, faster, thinner, and
  • Op-Ed: Using data for less congested, more sustainable ports
    By David Yeo, Founder and CEO of Innovez One The phrase "think globally, act locally" couldn't ring more true when it comes to tackling some of the most critical challenges faced by
  • Maersk again ups profits guidance
    Looks like A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S won't be strapped for cash as it plans a new generation of methanol fueled box ships and ratchets up its decarbonization ambitions. Maersk is reporting
  • Q&A: 10 Minutes with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
    In a ceremony held December 3, 2021, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., shipbuilder Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivered the 340 foot long, 5,500-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge, Clean Canaveral, to Polaris New Energy. The vessel, which
  • Teekay LNG to become Seapeak
    Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE: TGP) today reports that its previously announced acquisition by investment vehicles managed by New York City headquartered Stonepeak has completed. With the $6.2 billion deal done, the

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • Making charterers pay for carbon is a first step. Now for all the others
    Recognition from Brussels - still far from certain - that charterers should pay for their emissions is a start. But...
  • Tanker pool launches carbon offsets
    'While compensation is not the total solution to greenhouse gas emissions reduction in shipping, it can play an immediate and...
  • Signs of life detected among European shipping banks
    A recent tabulation by Athens-based consultancy Petrofin identifies the new market leader as Banque Nationale de Paris, with a book...
  • Capesizes in freefall as concerns over Brazil remain
    Limited activity from Brazil sends spot capesize rates tumbling to below this time last year, although earnings are still above...
  • Cyprus launches open platform for 'honest discussion' in maritime sector
    The launch of the Cyprus Open Maritime Exchange was the first task out of 35 concrete actions envisaged under the...
  • Technology is key for resilient and sustainable global trade
    Enabling the exchange of shipping data among industry stakeholders will help create a more resilient and sustainable global supply chain
  • New global supply chain index shows pressures at historic high
    The data set integrates 27 variables covering global transportation costs and country-specific supply chain measures
  • Los Angeles extends mandate for dwell time fee
    Dwell times at Los Angeles and Long Beach have decreased since the yet-to-be-used threat of steep fines was first introduced...
  • ONE boxship loses 60 containers in Atlantic
    The 14,000 teu ship has been rerouted to the US east coast port of Charleston for a detailed assessment of...
  • Simpson Spence Young buys Greek shipbroker
    Move extends physical presence in Greek capital, where the firm recently opened new offices after shutdown of earlier foray into...
  • Creditors seek DSME owner after EU rejects Hyundai merger
    The European Union's veto on the proposed merger between Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries is fuelling...
  • Torvald Klaveness appoints Meyer as chief executive
    Ernst Meyer joined Klaveness in 2019 after working for almost 20 years at DNV in various executive roles. He succeeds...
  • Maersk lifts full-year guidance again
    Despite a fall in volumes on the previous year, fourth-quarter average freight rates were 80% higher. Market conditions for container...
  • Hamburg drops in maritime city ranking as Singapore maintains grip on top
    Latest scorecard for maritime clusters suggests London is unharmed by Brexit, but Hong Kong and Hamburg are suffering
  • Daily Briefing
    Owners with upper hand keep boxship charter rates at record highs | Green lobby seeks harder deadline as shipowners hail...
  • Maersk Tankers' transition from traditional owner to commercial manager shifts focus from ships to people
    Christian Ingerslev, chief executive of Maersk Tankers, says concentration on commercial management after the sale of its technical management business...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • Outlook 2022: Preventing the next supply chain meltdown
  • Ex-JOC publisher Don Becker dead at 88
  • Outlook 2022: West Coast ports face continued congestion, vessel backlogs
  • Maersk's Q4 profit upgrade adds $1 billion to 2021 earnings

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • Norwegian Cruise Line to follow CDC's voluntary conditional sailing order
  • Low-carbon hydrogen projects focus export volumes on ammonia, analyst says
  • Dry bulk market plummets as Brazil's rainy season hampers iron ore exports
  • Pray for the unpredictable, Gibson tells tanker owners
  • Hike in reinsurance costs adds to 2022 P&I renewal pain
  • Strained balance sheets spark P&I consolidation debate
  • Shipowner P&I costs set to rocket at make-or-break renewal
  • Box owner sues for $16.6m as it searches for containers
  • Rystad says new shuttle tankers needed to meet growing global demand
  • Columbia Shipmanagement rolls out finance arm in fresh bid to crack Italian market
  • Arc7 LNG carrier heads for Northern Sea Route amid winter ice
  • Ship-management boss Ernst Meyer is named CEO of Torvald Klaveness
  • MOL's Indian outfit expands with Sovcomflot gas carrier pair
  • Gram Car Carriers Oslo offering 10-times oversubscribed
  • Singapore is still 'world's top maritime city' according to DNV/Menon report
  • IMO to explore ways to dial down noise pollution
  • Dee4 Capital adds to MR fleet with deal for Socatra resale
  • d'Amico drops bulk carrier infestation court claim against Lighthouse Navigation
  • Maersk's Christiansen: 'It's an emergency, but hitting net zero by 2040 is doable'
  • Singapore liner giants: supply-chain disruptions will continue for next six months
  • Ropax towed to Naples after Italian Coast Guard responds to fire drama
  • Indonesia lifts coal export ban, but strict conditions apply
  • Asia top destination for carbon-neutral LNG cargoes as volumes surge in 2021

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • Gebrüder Weiss offers 'zero-emissions' ocean, air service
    "Climate protection is an issue that impacts everyone. While we can work towards this goal internally, we also wanted to provide an opportunity to enroll...
  • Container xChange warns of 'ripple effect of disruptions one after the other'
    "The global supply chain will be further strained because of these lockdowns in China and the result would be a further gap in global demand...
  • FedEx Logistics charters vessels to move China exports, rail containers
    FedEx Logistics is the latest company to find an alternative to big-port congestion by taking freight business to the Port of Hueneme in California.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2022
  • European marine fuel backwardation hits two-year high amid tight supply
    Market participants linked the lack of marine fuel to worldwide tightness in sweet crude.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Iran's Behin Pars Qeshm goes online
    Iran has launched the first phase of a 70,000 b/d extra heavy crude plant in the Persian Gulf's Qeshm island, state television reported Jan. 14.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Kuwait's KNPC says Mina al-Ahmadi refinery operating normally after fire
    A fire had erupted earlier in the day at a gas liquefaction unit at the port refinery, which was offline due to maintenance, the company said on Twitter.
  • EUROPEAN VGO: Five vessels load in week to Jan. 14
    The US feedstock market, which is normally the largest importer of European high sulfur VGO, saw prices weaken since Jan. 7 as demand remained covered from Saudi Arabian VGO exports from the Jazan refinery. This will continue to tighten the arbitrage to the US for European VGO exporters.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks down 11.3% on week at 1.033 mil mt: Insights Global
    Fuel oil stocks in the region represented 20.1% of total refined oil products stocks in the region, which is lower than last week's percentage share at 22.6%.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude underpinned by strong demand outlook
    Market sentiment was expected to remain buoyant amid recovering demand as countries shift away from zero-COVID policies and inventories fall, analysts said.
  • BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Values climb on supply constraints, crude optimism
    *COVID restrictions limit bunker schedules in Yangtze River *Limited VLSFO supply at key Mediterranean ports *Tightness at Panama may be alleviated by Ecuadorian supplies
  • Japan-bound coal carriers among 18 ships approved to depart Indonesia: METI
    Once they depart Indonesia, these coal carriers would arrive Japan in about nine days, when it will still be in the midst of power demand season.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks rise 6% in second consecutive weekly increase
    Although total fuel oil imports dipped 2% to 1.08 million mt in the week ended Jan. 12, low sulfur fuel oil arbitrage arrivals in Singapore in January are expected to increase by about 600,000-700,000 mt from December, fuel oil traders said.
  • CHINA DATA: Crude imports rise 20% on year to 10.9 mil b/d in December
    The imports in December were up 6.8% from November and represented a second continuous month-on-month recovery from the 39-month low of 8.94 million b/d seen in October.
  • Mass flow meters deliver clear benefits for bunker industry: ExxonMobil
    Last year, a survey conducted by ExxonMobil, in collaboration with Bunkerspot, showed that of the total sample polled, 50% of ship operators said bunker disputes were common.

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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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