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August 23, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • India & Iran reaffirm commitment to unlock trade potential through Chabahar Port
  • Strike at UK's biggest container port seen impacting supply chains
  • RCL profit skyrockets in H1
  • Shipping industry removes the 'Indian Ocean High Risk Area'
  • No plans to import wheat: Govt
  • MbPA Chairman highlights future plans during Independence Day celebration
  • RSGT to run new Patenga Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
  • Skyways Group celebrates 40th Founder's Day & 20th Anniversary of Chennai operations
  • WIZ appoints Amalraj Yetukuri as Vice President - Corporate HR
  • MOL PLUS opens UK Desk in London to accelerate global collaborative investment
  • Container shipping boosts OOIL performance
  • NYK concludes long-term time charter for 7 new LNG carriers
  • New Maersk Flow Warehouse to come up in Duisburg
  • Imports from Russia surge
  • Manufacturing sector likely to be hit in FY 23: Analysis
  • Govt relaxes norm for sugar exporters
  • Basmati rice export gets a fillip as Punjab bans 10 insecticides

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Polish intermodal terminal opening in autumn
  • HFW boosting its Middle Eastern practice
  • Cosmetics thrown in the tower
  • Hapag-Lloyd improving its fleet
  • A network's new European hub
  • Daimler self-driving applications firm selects new CEO
  • Singaporean platform opens Caribbean capacities
  • A powerful fleet for the UAE
  • Marine engineering consultancy recruits leader
  • OOCL - profits up, newbuildings down
  • Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
  • New location in Bahrain
  • 520 hp for a skip service
  • New Bolloré CEO in the USA
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Valenciaport steaming ahead to cleaner operations
  • Northern Ireland calling
  • A special homecoming - eight decades later

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • Drought and power shortages bring crucial factories in China to a standstill
  • DFT green light for Manston air cargo gateway proposal, despite objections
  • Against the odds: Untangling the carrier-shipper-forwarder 'triumvirate'
  • Ansheng Shipping dips its toes into long-haul waters in tie-up with CULines
  • Hamburg bucks Euro hub trend of falling volumes, but faces 'many challenges'
  • OceanX radar: Taxman vs box lines; Wary OOCL; DP World rocks; 'Logistics GAP'
  • Amazon and Target aim for expansion as same-day delivery demand returns
  • On the wires: FedEx Ground - very troubled?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • DARPA moves to next phase of unmanned surface vessel project
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. The aims is to build and demonstrate a revolutionary new medium unmanned
  • Singapore harbor tug verifies autonomous collision avoidance
    Digital technologies from ABB have enabled the harbor tug Maju 510 to become the first vessel in the world to receive the Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation notation from ABS and the first
  • Lithuanian designer unveils plans for electric push boat
    To meet its decarbonization ambitions, the European Union is seeking to move more cargo from roads to inland waterways using greener vessels. Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), part of the
  • BAE Norfolk awarded DDG drydocking with $124 million potential
    BAE Systems - Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $107,736,087, firm-fixed-price Navy contract for the execution of the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fiscal

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • BDI sinks to lowest in 20 months on softer China data
    Capesizes, once again, suffered heavy losses, slumping by 32% since the past week. That dragged the Baltic Dry Index down...
  • The week in newbuildings: Polferries in new ro-pax charter deal
    Polish state-backed Polferries will receive new LNG-ready ferry from shipbuilder Visentini Cantiere Navale in second half of 2024
  • Indian Ocean high risk area to be removed
    More than a decade after the piracy crisis, shipping organisations are marking the end of an era. The once-feared waters...
  • The week in charts: Grain corridor round-up | Shanghai is world's largest container port | Turkish owners lead calls to Ukraine's export hubs
    A total of 689,649 tons of grains and foodstuffs has been exported from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, transpacific rates continue...
  • Chinese ship leasing struggles to weather anti-graft storm
    Heaped compliance pressure, restrictions on using shipbrokers and concerns over further regulatory scrutiny could all slow business but lessors...
  • Boxship capacity imbalance eases
    Even with a growing fleet, available capacity fell over the course of the pandemic. But with congestion and demand easing...
  • HFW hires senior Dubai-based shipping partners from Clyde & Co
    Move gives HFW five of top 11 shipping lawyers in UAE ranked by industry standard directory
  • Chinese yards feel the heat amid disruption to delivery schedules
    Many yard workers are still working during what would normally be their summer vacation, in an effort to make up...
  • Carriers skip Felixstowe as strike action starts
    Workers at the UK's largest port have gone out on strike. Supply chain disruption is expected to last beyond the...
  • ITF retrieves $37.6m in wages for abandoned seafarers
    'Seafarers might think it's normal to go unpaid for a couple of months, waiting for a shipowner to sort out...
  • Ukraine export ship towed to Türkiye after experiencing engine failure
    The bulk carrier, laden with 11,500 tonnes of corn, required the help of a tug after crew members were unable...
  • Singapore's Tuas Port to open three more berths by December
    When completed, the port, which is being developed in four phases, will be able to handle up to 65m teu...
  • Daily Briefing
    Time to speed up grain exports from Ukraine | Ukraine seeks to expand scope of grain corridor | Traffic to...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • RoadOne adds to transload footprint in Oakland, Norfolk
  • Operational woes threaten Maersk's Vancouver services
  • Heartland doubles revenue stream with deal for CFI units
  • Super-heavy carriers see war-driven energy boom
  • Felixstowe strike shuts UK hub, carriers divert vessels
  • Long-festering T5 issue emerges in West Coast longshore talks

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • Appeals court sides again with NYK Line in fight over collision that killed navy sailors
  • Upside or uncertainty: Analysts offer divergent outlooks for dry bulk stocks
  • Performance Shipping puts ATM offering to bed as it continues to tap equities market
  • Columbia agrees exclusive crew training deal with Nautilus Pacific in Manila
  • Stella Maris' Poland resort becomes refuge for Ukrainian refugees
  • NIBC credit loss grows as lender in talks over non-core portfolios sales
  • Iran wrangles over deal to put VLCCs on firmer footing
  • Indian Ocean High Risk Area to end as Somali piracy threat subsides
  • Tanker S&P market keeps roaring with Greek aframax sales
  • Maritime CleanTech head quits for Norwegian hydrogen fuels firm
  • Clarksons says S&P timing is everything in healthier major markets
  • HFW poaches partners from rival Clyde&Co to boost Middle East practice
  • Al Seer posts 'staggering' profit after VLCC and VLGC buys
  • Spot rate filters through to TFDE LNG carriers as two-stroke ships vanish
  • Mons Aase 'excited' as DOF scoops new charters worth more than $250m
  • Norden CEO: concerns over demand for oil and dry commodities if recession hits
  • Gram performance 'better than planned' as demand grows
  • MOL grows open LNG carrier position with latest order at DSME
  • Only way is up for VLCCs as US crude exports double to new record
  • China's Shanghai Junzheng orders chemical tankers from domestic shipbuilder
  • Norden CEO: concerns over demand for oil and dry commodities if recession hits
  • Spill reported after chemical tanker and cargo ship collide off Japan
  • Maersk strikes deal with China's Debo to boost methanol supply
  • Howe Robinson provides rare glimpse into luxury world of Russian oligarchs
  • Cosco Shipping finds novel way to transport vehicles amid car carrier capacity crunch
  • First half container ship scrapping at lowest level since 2008 says Clarksons

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • New York port truckers press FMC for emergency order
    Trucking companies want the FMC to require better container storage data from the ocean carriers to speed cargo flow at the Port of New York...
  • The sinking price of ship fuel: Near prewar levels after summer plunge
    The cost of marine fuels is down sharply from the wartime peak, except for 'clean' LNG, which is getting even more expensive.
  • Viewpoint: The year of labor - knowing your worth
    Workers responsible for the transport of goods have pushed back on wage offers in recent months, but the flow of trade is choking in this...
  • OOIL clearly has great results but forecast cloudy
    OOIL reports record revenue but has "legitimate concerns about the impact of inflation and interest rate rises on consumer spending."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators Aug 22-26
    In bunker markets, suppliers in Northwest Europe have expressed growing concerns around HSFO availability as the impact of the new EU sanctions has begun to be felt.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sweden's Preem plans partial works at Lysekil in Sep
    The turnaround will be used also as preparation for the company's strategy to switch to large-scale renewable fuel production.
  • Iran says talks on nuclear deal have made 'relatively good progress'
    Iran could see a million barrels of its oil flowing into the market once a deal is closed and implemented.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rebounds as natural gas soars
    Earlier on in Asian trading hours the market had fallen further, dropping more than $1/b amid expectations of hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and an upcoming increase in Iranian crude exports as nuclear deal talks progress.
  • CHINA DATA: July fuel oil exports rise for third consecutive month
    All the barrels exported so far in 2022 were under the customs warehouse trade route, suggesting they were exported for bonded bunkering at Chinese ports.
  • Rhine water levels rise, easing concerns over commodity barge flows
    The river's water level at the key choke point of Kaub stood at 100 cm early Aug. 22 and is expected to reach 150 cm by Aug. 23, according to Germany's Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV)
  • REFINERY NEWS: Germany's Leuna processes around 50% non-Russian oil: report
    By the end of the year, it aims to completely halt the processing of Russian oil.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Iran's Isfahan fuel oil pipeline shut for repairs after leak
    A 40,000 b/d fuel oil pipeline at Iran's Isfahan oil refinery is being repaired after a leakage incident, oil ministry news service Shana reported on Aug. 21.
  • India's MRPL offers high sulfur fuel oil for Sep 11-15 loading
    MRPL previously offered 25,000 mt of marine fuel with 0.5% sulfur and viscosity of 380 CST and 25,000 mt of marine fuel with 0.5%S and viscosity of 180 CST for Aug. 7-9 loading from New Mangalore.
  • CHINA DATA: July crude imports from Angola, Brazil fall to multi-year low
    July arrivals from Russia gained 7.6% year on year to 1.69 million b/d, or 7.15 million mt, keeping the producer as China's top crude supplier.
  • ASIA RESIDUAL FUELS: Key market indicators for Aug 22-26
    Asian refiners were expected to cut production after LSFO market sentiment turned increasingly bearish in recent days, helping tighten supply to an extent, but steady arbitrage arrivals from the West would partly offset the drop in regional output, traders said.
  • Maersk, China's Debo to develop biomethanol project to aid green shipping
    Maersk's agreement with Debo targets the project to have a capacity of 200,000 mt/year, with commercial operations scheduled to start by fall 2024, Maersk said in a statement Aug. 19.

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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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