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May 17, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates DFC-compliant rail yard & launches first Sustainability Report at JNPA
  • Safewater Lines celebrates 17 years of excellence & growth!
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (13 May 2022)
  • India to be a magnificent cruise destination, says Sonowal; announces high-level advisory committee
  • Merchandise exports up 30 pc in April
  • Australia plans to demand tariff reduction on more agri products
  • India's GDP growth seen at 7.6 pc in FY23
  • CMA CGM & PSA to expand collaboration with new digital solutions to reduce carbon footprint
  • India looking at trade agreements with GCC, Oman

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rail tracks opened at Port of Larvik
  • ECS Group supports Air Premia
  • 7,000 eco vehicles for 225 cities
  • Opening up trade in Bolivia
  • The two towers
  • Trevor Caswell elected chairman of Pharma.Aero
  • US short line railroad changes hands
  • Agility stable with broadened portfolio
  • LPR chooses Jean-Luc Guénard
  • Shanghai is starting to feel it now
  • LH Cargo partners with VIE Pharma
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Final test for eEconic
  • For a few dollars more
  • First half year strong for Frasers
  • Awery hires Phaedra Den Hertog
  • Strong recovery for Emirates Skycargo
  • War didn't stop an XXL load

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • US container imports up 7% in April as coastal shift continues
  • EU Parliament set to vote on Fit for 55 package to fight climate change
  • Shippers set to benefit from Nhava Sheva dedicated freight corridors
  • M&A radar: All of a sudden, a deal spike - Japan leads
  • Misdeclared Li-Ion battery shipments a rising threat to shipping
  • Pent-up Shanghai cargo exports will swamp Europe's inland services
  • Market update shows US truckload sector having a bumpy ride
  • Arrested palm oil cargo was booked before export ban, says RCL
  • SASI appoints Transport Canada veteran to boost consultancy team
  • OceanX radar: Hapag's war chest; stylish shoes; and er... um... uncertainty

Marine Logweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • Conrad reports a "challenging operating environment" in first quarter
    Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its first quarter 2022 results. The company had a net loss of $116,000 im the quarter compared to net
  • Vineyard Wind signs CTV charter with Patriot Offshore
    Orders for Jones Act offshore wind crew transfer vessels are starting to tick upwards. Last week, Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reported it had signed
  • "Smaller, smarter, better" hull cleaning robot makes its debut
    Aiming to move the battle against hull bio-fouling and drag forward, Plymouth, Mass., based Armach Robotics, a spin-off from marine software pioneer Greensea Systems Inc. (Greensea), has unveiled its first post-prototype hull
  • DOF books long term Brazil contracts
    Norway's DOF Group reports that Petrobras has awarded new long-term charter and service contracts to Norskan Offshore Ltd and DOF Subsea Serviços Brasil Ltda for AHTS vessels and ROVs. The AHTS 18000
  • All-electric Chinese river cruise ship packs 7.5 MWh of battery power
    China Classification Society (CCS) says China will ramp up the building of fully electric battery powered ships to operate on the country's extensive inland waterways network. This following the successful maiden voyage

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • Shipping's future-fuel demands require all current renewables capacity
    Shipping will need renewable power equivalent to all that produced in a year if it is to decarbonise, according to...
  • EPS to fit MR tankers with carbon capture systems
    Singapore-based owner expects to complete the installations on two of its tankers by the first quarter of 2023, with an...
  • Protest stops tanker carrying Russian fuel from UK port discharge
    Tanker is now waiting off Margate, UK, after protestors entered Navigator Terminals on River Thames to prevent it from discharging...
  • ACL helps Grimaldi deliver best-ever financial performance
    Grimaldi Group increased its turnover by 25% in 2021, while profits before deductions were up by 44%
  • Demolition prices are easing off
    With so few ships being marketed for demolition presently, pricing levels are unlikely to fall much further
  • Sovcomflot's EU operations cease but UK extends sanctions wind-down
    At least four members of the Sovcomflot executive board, including long-serving executive vice-president and chief financial officer Nikolai Kolesnikov, have stepped...
  • US east coast ports see stronger volume growth
    Volumes continue to grow on both sides of the US, but the east coast is taking the lion's share. An...
  • IMO to weigh carbon tax plans
    The International Maritime Organization's greenhouse gas working group meets in private from today to continue work on market-based measures. There...
  • Russia looks to gain from higher grain exports
    The overall impact to dry bulk shipping is a slight drop in tonne-miles, which fall sharply for global corn trades...
  • Is shipping on verge of another super-cycle?
    The shift of countries' focus 'from efficiency onto justice' is providing shipping companies and investors with a once-in-decades opportunity. But...
  • The week in charts: Smaller tankers, not VLCCs, lead tanker recovery | Much of Sovcomflot's fleet is waiting for orders | Boxship newbuilding orderbook is set to surpass 30% of operational fleet
    The situation in Ukraine causes war loss and damage incidents to rise to 1990 levels; the bulk carrier market will...
  • Ningbo to probe misconduct by shipping industry
    The move to investigate unfair pricing aims to support the sustainable development of small and mid-sized enterprises, according to a...
  • Decarbonisation centre ties up ammonia producer
    Green ammonia offers one of the options for decarbonising shipping. CF Industries plans to have 2m tonnes on stream by...
  • Seafarers win right to connect at sea
    The International Transport Workers' Federation has secured some extra provisions for seafarers at the latest Maritime Labour Convention tripartite meeting. But it...
  • RCL says vessel arrested in Indonesia was carrying palm oil approved for export
    All 34 containers on board the vessel Mathu Bhum contain palm oil. Regional Container Lines says all of these were...
  • CSSC Shipping garners $100m loans for VLGC acquisition
    A set of gas tankers are to be built by CSSC's Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessels are believed to have been...
  • Daily Briefing
    Why owners should worry about P&I consolidation | What AI is changing shipping | EU emissions vote looms large |...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • Technology helping shippers track, trim detention time
  • Canadian West Coast ports have no buffer for US cargo diversions
  • Chassis struggles return to Chicago despite lower demand
  • Europe-Asia reefers battling for space with returning empties
  • Procurement automation provider lands fresh funding to target US market

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • Euroseas splashes out $86m on options for container ship duo at Hyundai Mipo
  • Navigazione Montanari bags six vessels in deal with DeA Capital
  • Grounded tanker, higher fuel costs cut into Pyxis performance
  • Spot PSV shortage pushes North Sea rates to eight-year high
  • 'Did I do the right thing?' Ukrainian officer reveals agony of choosing between family, work and country
  • Green fuel revolution will hoover up renewables capacity, says ICS
  • Meadway, Iolcos expand Greek bulker newbuilding orderbook
  • Hudson Structured acquires assets of Northern Shipping Funds
  • 'No liability': Viking Supply loses Russian anchor-handler contract
  • Grimaldi Group 'confident' after logging record $1bn profit
  • Sovcomflot linked to VLCC, aframax and LPG sales as EU deadline passes
  • Ukraine conflict puts marine insurers in the firing line
  • Great Eastern offloads veteran LPG carrier as rates strengthen
  • Titan inks deal to supply LNG and bio-LNG to Brittany Ferries
  • Lemos Group extends bulker buys with Bocimar capesize
  • Cory enters CO2 shipping deal with Northern Lights group
  • Clarksons Platou tips VLCC resale price to hit $115m in recovery
  • Sanctioned Sovcomflot's UK wind-down deadline extended to 30 June
  • Tufton Oceanic down to last container ship as it buys bulk carrier
  • Car carriers in the fast lane as charter rates hit all-time highs
  • London and New York move to meet legal challenges of Russia sanctions
  • Markus Lindbom is new head of shipping at Stena group as Carl-Johan Hagman quits
  • Torm: new global energy priorities to shape and support product tanker demand
  • VLCC newbuilding orders will require a 'leap of faith', says Poten
  • David Turnbull calls time on lengthy career at Pacific Basin

American Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • Abbott Labs ramps up air cargo imports of baby formula
    Airfreight is one solution Abbott Laboratories is using to replace lost production from a U.S. plant that was closed down by the FDA.
  • Saudia selects Mammoth Freighters to convert Boeing 777s for cargo
    Saudi Arabian Airlines is investing in seven 777 converted freighters as it looks ahead to strong cargo opportunities.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 16, 2022
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude pushes higher as supply tightness offsets China demand concerns
    Crude prices rose midday, shaking off early-session selling pressure as the market weighed tighter global supply outlooks against uncertain Chinese demand.
  • EMEA Middle Distillates: Key market indicators
    While flat prices have remained volatile, European middle distillates markets have been broadly stable amid relatively tight supply of cargoes of jet fuel, 0.1% gasoil and ultra low-sulfur diesel -- especially in the Mediterranean -- but thin buying appetite to bring barges from ARA to inland demand centers.
  • Petrobras reaffirms fuel-pricing policy amid Bolsonaro criticism, shakeup
    State-led oil company Petrobras reaffirmed its commitment to keeping Brazil's domestic fuel prices at parity with international imports, despite renewed criticism of the company and an energy industry shakeup by President Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Bearish factors steadily gripping oil market: analysts
    The oil market is gradually being weighed down by bearish factors on both the demand and supply side, even as prices remain supported above $100/b amid the geopolitical ructions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, industry analysts said May 16.
  • US product draws likely extend amid continued strong export demand
    US refined product inventories likely declined in the week ended May 13, analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights said May 16, with distillate stocks expected to test 17-year-lows amid continued strong export demand.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators May 16-20
    Volatility continues to be the main factor in pricing for bunkers in Latin America, with participants reacting cautiously and in a lagging way to the steep day-to-day changes seen in global oil markers.
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Plants in Europe look for alternative supplies
    Finland's Neste has "mostly replaced" Russian crude, while its remaining supply contracts will end in July.
  • EU Council approves final regulation on priority EU energy projects
    It was agreed to end support for new fossil gas and oil projects, but to allow a transitional period to the end of 2029 for funding of gas projects that would be converted to hydrogen.
  • Japan H2 Mobility to install five hydrogen stations in FY 2022-23
    JHyM has secured government subsidies for installing the five hydrogen refueling stations for the fiscal year to March 31, 2023.
  • Glencore forced to halt Russian diesel delivery to UK by protesters
    The Greek-flagged Andromeda vessel loaded 33,000 mt cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk from Tatneft May 10, according to shipping analytics provider Kpler.
  • MARKET MOVERS EUROPE: Oil demand outlook unclear as ban on Russian oil looms
    *Russian war intensifies oil supply issues *Environment committee set to vote in Brussels on reforms *Disruption concerns in the gas market *EC to opine on power market interventions
  • No Azeri Light crude barrels to load for June at Black Sea port of Supsa
    Azerbaijan's state energy group Socar, which produces the crude, confirmed that no loadings were to take place in Supsa. This was also the case for the May loading program.
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators
    Supply in the very low sulfur fuel oil and low sulfur markets remained tight, with the Mediterranean relatively shorter than the North, sources said recently.
  • India bans wheat exports, adding to global supply crunch
    As much as 2-3 million mt of wheat for the flour and feed industry is at stake, traders said.
  • Iran's biggest oil company eyes more production capacity with eye on sanctions relief
    Talks over the nuclear deal between western powers and Iran have run into a roadblock after a year of start-stop negotiations, and analysts say there is no guarantee an agreement can be reached.
  • CHINA DATA: April crude throughput hits two-year low of 12.66 mil b/d
    The crude throughput was the lowest since March 2020 when it was at 11.81 million b/d, following lockdowns after the initial COVID-19 wave.
  • Saudi Arabian crude production capacity to reach 13.3 mil-13.4 mil b/d by 2026-27
    Riyadh has traditionally maintained a 2 million b/d spare capacity buffer, which it has used on request to help maintain global market stability during supply shocks such as the Gulf War in the early-1990s or the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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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
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SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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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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