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Exim India web site
AUGUST 4, 2026
  • CONCOR's terminal infrastructure and DFCCIL's high-capacity corridors enabling an enhanced logistics network
  • Mundra Port achieves highest-ever container volume handled on a single vessel at an Indian port
  • APSEZ handles cargo volume of 46.3 MMT in July 2026, registering 15% YoY growth
  • Warfare exposing vulnerabilities across trade chokepoints
  • FIATA World Congress set for Milan in October
  • Logistics professionals being guided in port energy transition
  • Kanpur-Kabrai Highway expected to transform logistics and agriculture
  • US Navy redirects commercial vessels as renewed blockade chokes Iranian ports
  • World merchandise trade growth exceeds expectations despite conflict
  • Govt plans SEZ Act amendments to ease rupee transactions, boost occupancy
  • Odisha exports seen at $50 bn by FY 30, driven by infra push
  • DP World expeditiously developing Port of Ndayane in Senegal
  • PIL launches new Indonesia Thailand intra-Southeast Asia service
  • Egypt mandates unique consignment reference for all sea export cargo bookings
  • Maersk expands e-commerce ecosystem through partnership with ShippyPro
  • Chennai Port sets record in barytes exports, introduces new cargo and enhances handling equipment
  • Global container fleet market projected to reach $23.6 bn by 2035
  • Ukraine expands maritime warfare to cripple Russian energy exports and logistics
  • Kamarajar Port sets new operational records in July

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Kardex automates distribution center for Groupe Madrigall
  • Laude Smart Intermodal with more biomass to Poland
  • Redevco acquires logistics properties in Spain
  • Costamare Bulkers releases Q2 results
  • Thomas Schledorn is CEO of the Andreas Schmid Group
  • BGL calls for adjustments for electric trucks in Germany
  • JAL Group achieves record revenue amid declining profit
  • SAL acquires Aviapartner in Liège
  • InfraRed acquires majority stake in Rail Modal Group
  • MG Ship presents platform for supply chain optimization
  • ÖBB Rail Cargo receives cars for scrap transport
  • Mercury releases cold chain performance metrics
  • ICTSI increases revenue and profit in the first half of 2026
  • HOYER Group appoints new advisory board members

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • BREAKING: CMA CGM confirms its withdrawal of Fret SNCF bid
  • Air cargo traffic 'defying gravity' as AI sell-off leaves project forwarders unfazed
  • XPO's tech shows up in its outstanding numbers
  • 'Turbulent market' sees major carriers favour owned tonnage over charters
  • What Flowers Foods v. Brock means for last-mile logistics
  • Chinese EV boom fuels demand and charter rates for car-carriers
  • OceanX: Turkey delight - what delight for forwarders?
  • MSC steps up with viable alternatives to drought-hit European barge traffic
  • Habib Turki takes the helm as IRU secretary general

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Sedgwick secures Lloyd's Surveyor Agency appointments for Houston and New Orleans
    Risk and claims administration specialist Sedgwick says that it has secured Lloyd's Surveyor Agency appointments for Houston and New Orleans, strengthening its existing ability to support marine clients at two of the
  • SCI publishes new domestic and international chaplaincy training resource
    The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) has published At the Water's Edge, a new case-study chaplaincy resource by the Rev. Dr. David W. Fleenor, made possible through a grant from the United Thank
  • ASENAV wins contract to build new Scripps coastal research vessel
    Valdivia, Chile-based shipbuilder ASENAV reports that it has been awarded the contract to construct a 38-meter Glosten-designed hybrid-electric research vessel. Scheduled for 2028 delivery to the University of California San Diego it
  • Battleship North Carolina glows red, white and blue for Coast Guard's 235th anniversary
    The Battleship North Carolina Memorial in Wilmington, N.C., a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, will be illuminated in red, white, and blue on the evening of Tuesday,
  • KR certifies 3D printing repair technology
    Korean Register (KR) has awarded a manufacturing process certificate to AM Solutions, a South Korean 3D printing solutions company, for its laser wire directed energy deposition (LW-DED)-based additive manufacturing repair technology. This
  • Rolls-Royce to showcase new marine propulsion systems and services at SMM 2026
    At the upcoming SMM 2026 event in Hamburg, Rolls-Royce Power Systems will showcase new technologies for efficient and more sustainable shipping. The focus will be on propulsion systems, sustainable fuels, intelligent automation

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Container News web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Shipping's new clean technologies and the old buying habits holding them back
    Shipping has a habit it can't seem to shake off: the tendency to buy an energy efficiency technology (EET) based on headline savings results. These figures are based on performance achieved on another vessel under controlled conditions that are unlikely to reflect the buyer's own operating profile, vessel characteristics or real-world conditions. For air lubrication systems (ALS) performance figu
  • Mitsui E&S raises full-year profit forecast after strong first quarter
    Mitsui E&S reported higher orders, sales and earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending 31 March 2027, supported by progress across its project backlog. New orders reached ¥105 billion, compared with ¥88.8 billion during the same quarter last year. Net sales increased to ¥91.7 billion from ¥81.2 billion. Operating income rose to ¥10.2 billion from ¥8.9 billion. The operating margin
  • Alf-Gunnar Karlgren to leave Kalmar
    Alf-Gunnar Karlgren will step down as President of Kalmar's Counterbalanced division and leave the company to pursue his career elsewhere. Karlgren has also resigned from the Kalmar Leadership Team. However, he will continue to lead the Counterbalanced business until the end of 2026. The transition period aims to maintain business continuity and support an orderly handover to his successor. Kalma
  • Maersk updates UK import invoicing process
    Maersk will change its invoicing process for UK imports from 31 August 2026, introducing the default application of Equipment Handling Import charges for selected shipments. The Equipment Handling Import charge will apply to all imports with a Bill of Lading service mode of CY, or Container Yard. This charge covers shipments where customers arrange their own inland transportation. If a customer l
  • Concentrated Chinese capacity as a factor for East Asia martime trade
    The World Bank wants the region to double its container capacity by 2040. The harder problem is that nobody knows what the ships will burn or who will pay to find out
  • ONE expands cargo receiving date pricing to Europe and Africa
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) will extend its Cargo Receiving Date application to all export shipments originating from Europe and Africa from 1 September 2026. Under the new process, the carrier will calculate freight rates according to the date on which it receives the cargo. This replaces the current method based on the vessel's proforma estimated departure date. ONE said the change will provide
  • Maersk revises Far East-India and Pakistan surcharge
    Maersk will revise its Peak Season Surcharge for shipments from Far East Asia to selected ports in India and destinations across Pakistan. The revised surcharge will take effect on 15 August 2026. The origin scope includes China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Timor-Leste. In India, the surcharge wi
  • Port of New York and New Jersey handles 4.4 million TEUs in first half
    The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 4.43 million TEUs during the first half of 2026, remaining virtually level with the same period last year. June brought stronger growth as the port moved 769,422 TEUs. This represented an 11.9% increase from June 2025. The port also handled 503,016 loaded TEUs during the month, up 7.6% year on year. This performance made New York and New Jersey the seco
  • Klaipeda Port nears 700,000 TEUs in first half of 2026
    Klaipeda Port handled nearly 700,000 TEUs during the first half of 2026, strengthening its position as the leading port in the Baltic States. Containerised cargo reached 7.2 million tonnes, representing a 12% increase compared with the same period of 2025. The segment remained the port's main driver of growth. The Port Authority attributed the performance to rising maritime transit volumes and th
  • Hapag-Lloyd suspends feeder connections to Odesa region ports
    Hapag-Lloyd has announced the temporary suspension of feeder connections to three Ukrainian Black Sea ports due to the worsening security situation in the Odesa region. Feeder operators have stopped vessel calls at Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi until further notice. As a result, cargo originally booked for these destinations may be discharged at an alternative port. Any decision will depend on
  • Adani Ports evaluates potential bid for Associated British Ports
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) is considering a potential bid for Associated British Ports (ABP), the United Kingdom's largest port operator. According to reports, ABP operates 21 ports across the UK. Its portfolio includes the Hull Container Terminal and the Immingham Container Terminal. Together, ABP's ports handle around one quarter of the UK's seaborne trade. The company is cur
  • Explainer: Why Saudi Arabia promotes a coalition for the security?
    Saudi Arabia's proposed Red Sea coalition is the structural inverse of Iran's security belt. It may well build an institution. What it will not build is an open sea lane
  • HMM lowers capacity target as fleet strategy shifts to smaller vessels
    HMM has reduced its 2030 container fleet capacity target while increasing the number of vessels it plans to operate, signalling a shift towards a more diversified fleet, according to DynaLiners. The South Korean carrier lowered its capacity target from 1.55 million TEUs to 1.47 million TEUs by 2030. At the same time, HMM increased its planned fleet size from 130 to 166 vessels. The revised strate
  • Ukrainian drones sink Russian-flag container ship Yanina in Black Sea
    Ukrainian naval drones have sunk the Russian-flagged container ship Yanina in the Black Sea, according to statements from both Ukraine and Russia. The vessel was reportedly struck by two drones overnight on 1 August while sailing around 130 nautical miles from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Yanina was operated by Russian logistics company FESCO, which has been controlled by state nuclear corpo
  • Arkas and Turkon add Safaga to Turkey-India service
    Arkas Line and Turkon Line have expanded their jointly operated Turkey-Red Sea-India (TRI) service by introducing a new port call at Safaga, Egypt, further strengthening connectivity between the eastern Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Indian subcontinent, accordig to DynaLiners. The addition of Safaga forms part of the carriers' efforts to enhance regional coverage while offering customers gr
  • PIL restructures Mozambique and Indian Ocean Islands network
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) has reorganised its Mozambique and Indian Ocean Islands network by introducing three dedicated services designed to strengthen regional connectivity and improve cargo flows across Southern and East Africa. The revised network separates the carrier's operations into the Mozambique Service (MZS), Indian Ocean Service (IOS) and Indian Ocean Feeder (IOF) , allowing
  • Readers Speak: Uncertainty becomes shipping's defining feature
    Uncertainty in shipping has become the defining characteristic of today's maritime industry, according to the latest Readers Speak poll. Readers overwhelmingly agreed that unpredictability is no longer confined to isolated events but has become a central feature of global shipping. While some participants believe uncertainty remains limited to specific regions, the overall result suggests that th
  • Cosco Shipping Lines and OOCL launch China-Jeddah container service
    Cosco Shipping Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have launched a new China-Jeddah (CJX) service, strengthening direct container shipping connections between China and Saudi Arabia, according to DynaLiners. The new service expands both carriers' presence in the Middle East while providing customers with additional capacity on one of the region's fastest-growing trade corridors. Saudi
  • MSC combines West Africa and Red Sea services
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has combined its West Mediterranean-West Africa and West Mediterranean-Red Sea services into a single network, creating a broader rotation linking Europe, West Africa and the Red Sea. The revised service is designed to optimise vessel deployment while maintaining direct connections across several key regional markets. By integrating the two services, MSC aims

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Splash web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Ditas doubles down on suezmaxes with Samsung brace
    Turkish tanker owner Ditas has been linked to a second suezmax newbuilding deal in a week, taking its South Korean orderbook to four ships worth more than $370m. Samsung Heavy Industries disclosed on Monday that it had signed a KRW268bn ($188m) contract with an unnamed European owner for two crude oil tankers. The ships are ...
  • Costamare Bulkers offloads its oldest ship
    New York-listed Greek owner Costamare Bulkers has agreed to sell the oldest vessel in its owned fleet as it continues to clear out ageing tonnage. The Gregory Zikos-led company is offloading the 2009-built supramax Bermondi, with delivery to its new owner expected during the third quarter. The buyer and financial terms were not disclosed, but ...
  • BP exit puts fresh pressure on UK over Jackdaw and Rosebank
    Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has urged ministers to deliver swift approvals for the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments, warning that the UK's energy industry cannot afford further uncertainty following BP's decision to sell its North Sea business. The chamber sent a consultation response to the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning (OPRED) ...
  • Navigator Amon seals financing for ammonia carrier newbuilds
    New York-listed Navigator Gas has secured $121.8m in financing for two ammonia-fuelled gas carrier newbuilds being developed with Norway's Amon Maritime. The funding covers up to around 70% of the pair's combined $168m contract price. The two 51,530 cu m ships are under construction at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering in China, with deliveries ...
  • North Star secures $370m to fuel offshore wind fleet growth
    UK-based offshore vessel operator North Star has lined up £275m ($370m) of new debt financing to back the next phase of expansion in its offshore wind fleet across the UK and Europe. The package adds to existing commitments, widens the lender group, and improves overall financing terms. New participants in the lending syndicate include Rabobank, ...
  • Tanker asset values stay red hot
    Tanker asset values remain red hot as sale and purchase activity accelerates heading into August. Brokers are reporting renewed momentum in the tanker sale and purchase market, with deals emerging across the size spectrum as tanker values continue to hold at exceptionally strong levels. Japan's Nisshin Shipping has reportedly sold the 19,900 dwt stainless steel ...
  • India commits $8.8bn to boost offshore oil and gas
    India has approved an investment programme worth up to 840.84bn rupees ($8.8bn) to accelerate offshore oil and gas exploration over the next five years. The National Offshore Exploration Scheme will run until the end of the 2030-31 financial year and is expected to speed up the addition of more than 600m tonnes of discoverable oil ...
  • MACS launches plastic procurement toolkit for shipping
    The Maritime Association for Clean Seas (MACS) has launched a set of procurement guides aimed at helping shipping companies cut unnecessary plastic use before it enters vessel operations. Developed by MACS' Sustainable Plastic Procurement Working Group, the toolkit is intended to give owners, managers, suppliers and ports a more consistent approach to reducing plastics in ...
  • Himalaya shifts newcastlemax pair onto fixed hire
    Tor Olav Trøim-backed Himalaya Shipping has switched two of its newcastlemax bulkers from index-linked employment to fixed-rate charters averaging $51,200 per day. The five-month cover runs from August 1 through to the end of 2026 and is worth about $15.7m in gross hire across the two ships. Both vessels will continue to earn scrubber benefits ...
  • Aspo charts standalone future for ESL Shipping
    Finnish dry bulk operator ESL Shipping is being lined up for a standalone listing on Nasdaq Helsinki after parent Aspo approved a partial demerger plan. Under the proposal, Aspo's 78.6% stake in ESL Shipping and the related assets and liabilities will be transferred to a newly formed company named ESL Shipping Group. Aspo shareholders will ...
  • Tankers face fresh Hormuz threats
    Merchant shipping remains exposed across the Middle East's two principal maritime chokepoints, with fresh threats and explosions reported in the Strait of Hormuz even as Washington claims another round of peace negotiations with Iran is getting underway. The latest incidents follow the reported attack on the Bermuda-flagged LNG carrier GasLog Shanghai off Oman overnight into ...
  • 203,881 teu in one day: Shanghai rewrites port records
    Shanghai has pushed its daily container throughput above 200,000 teu for the first time, setting another handling record at the world's busiest boxport. The port moved 203,881 teu on August 1, nearly 9% above the previous record of 187,312 teu set on June 9. One operating shift accounted for a record 71,728 teu. To put ...
  • Ukraine sinks FESCO boxship
    Ukraine has widened its campaign against Russia-linked commercial shipping, sinking a FESCO containership, striking a Greek-owned tanker and hitting three refineries nearly 1,600 km inside Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck the 962 teu, Russian-flagged Yanina, a 2005-built vessel operated by FESCO, overnight on July 31 and August 1. Two uncrewed surface vessels ...
  • Italian navy boards sanctioned tanker off Sicily
    An Italian-led European Union naval mission has boarded a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet in international waters west of Sicily, the second such operation in less than two weeks. The Cameroon-flagged Toa Payoh was intercepted on Sunday west of Pantelleria while sailing from Cotonou, Benin, to Istanbul, according to Italy's defence ministry. The ...
  • Carriers accelerate shift towards owned tonnage
    Containerlines have sharply increased their reliance on owned ships during the 2020s, reducing their exposure to a charter market repeatedly constrained by limited vessel availability. According to Sea-Intelligence, global carriers owned 63% of their operated capacity at the latest count, up from 43% in January 2020. Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), HMM and Wan Hai have ...
  • Futility is the enemy of everything at sea
    Seafarers are losing faith in an industry that imposes ever more training, technology and compliance while leaving their physical safety largely to chance. Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, reports. When you ask seafarers how they feel, one thing that emerges is the sheer spread and depth of the different emotions. Increasingly, one ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Tanker boom of 2026, now second-best in history, shows no signs of abating
    Today's tanker market doesn't yet deserve the 'best ever' moniker but it's making a run for it. The 2000s supercycle...
  • The Daily View: See you in court
  • NYK seeks to take control of bulker operator NS United Kaiun
    The Japanese giant will launch a tender offer for the shares it does not already own before NS United Kaiun...
  • Renewed Houthi attacks will spark contract disputes over Cape of Good Hope rerouting costs
    It pays to know the difference between acts of an armed Islamist faction and acts of God
  • Sanctioned tanker boarded by EU Naval Force
    Documents provided by the tanker confirming its identity and nationality are being inspected by Italian forces, its defence ministry confirmed
  • Costamare Bulkers posts profits as it derisks dry bulk trading portfolio
    Improved results follow transfer of legacy trading positions to Cargill
  • The week in newbuildings: Combined 51 new ships ordered across main shipping sectors
    Chinese shipyards continue to pick up the majority of orders while shipowners are increasingly ordering alternative-fuel-ready tonnage
  • Five dead in Indonesian ferry fire
    Vessels in the area pulled hundreds of passengers out of the water, who had jumped overboard to avoid the flames...
  • Middle East port update: Monday, 3 August
    Shuwaikh and Shuaiba ports in Kuwait are at ISPS Level 2
  • The Week in Charts: Container carriers hold Red Sea line despite Houthi blockade | Tanker stocks up double digits during a month of geopolitical chaos
    Lloyd's List's weekly showing of the data and figures behind our news, analysis and markets coverage
  • Hormuz attacks continue as Trump claims more talks to start with Iran
    One ship was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz through the southern, Oman-controlled traffic route
  • Daily Briefing
    Tankers signal oil majors in AIS messages to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks | Saudi Arabia's Red Sea security coalition risks...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • HMM investing $135 million in Washington United Terminals to boost capacity 50%
    The modernization project is meant to enhance the competitive position of Seattle-Tacoma among other ports along the West Coast of North America that have outperformed the NWSA this year.
  • Shippers saved record on intermodal in Q2 amid truckload rate hikes
    Railroads hauled a record number of domestic containers in the second quarter as shippers banked some of the largest savings against truckload in the history of the Journal of Commerce's Intermodal Savings Index.
  • Rhine water levels near record lows threaten inland cargo movement
    With Europe gripped by a blistering heatwave, operators on the crucial waterway warn the river may soon be impassable for cargo-laden barges.
  • US breakbulk ports avoid congestion, for now, as market uncertainties loom
    Unpredictability in global project cargo routines has put US breakbulk ports under pressure, but has not yet led to congestion.
  • Carriers, forwarders pile in to Africa trade as demand surges
    But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • Shipping Corp of India launches tender for dual-fuel neo-panamax container ships
    State-owned company to offer Indian yards offered 'right of first refusal' for boxship sextet
  • Yangzijiang unmasked as Scorpio's partner in eight VLCC newbuildings
    Ren Yuanlin revealed as the 'gentleman' Emanuele Lauro has teamed up with on newbuilding play
  • Matson scores profit surprise thanks to China momentum and transpacific tightness
    Hawaii container liner operator sees China service rising to or near capacity
  • DryDel seals five-year time charters for capesize newbuilding quartet
    A familiar Japanese name has agreed to terms on fixtures with hybrid reward structures
  • Will Donald Trump extend his historically long waiver of the Jones Act?
    Shipping sector protected by domestic shipping law are closely watching Washington DC
  • Middle East war impact on bunker supplies sees ethanol fuel price reach par with diesel
    Middle East conflict reveals price sensitivity and relative affordability of green fuel
  • Contships Logistics profit holds firm despite smaller fleet
    Strong charter market cushions revenue dip from vessel sales
  • Andi Case: Clarksons looking at 'numerous transactions' with growth ambitions in every area
    Chief executive explains how world's largest shipbroker plans to continue using its financial power to fund purchases
  • Brokers split on VLCC price rises after Adnoc L&S secondhand market raid
    Abu Dhabi-backed owner said to have paid a premium, prompting the question: is it the only owner willing to pay up?
  • 'Acute shock to chronic strain': Shore leave cuts add to seafarer woes as happiness index falls further
    Industry index suggests that war is highlighting existing issues facing crew on the growing global fleet
  • Suezmax rates hold steady as ships ballast to the Atlantic
    Ongoing geopolitical problems in the Middle East and Black Sea pipeline attacks are putting a slight drag on freight markets
  • 'We still have the door open for a sale', says ESL Shipping
    Parent of Finnish bulker owner says company could yet be sold if a better prospect comes along
  • New midship section rolled out for Golar LNG's first Mark II FLNG conversion
    China's Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore celebrates a milestone in floating LNG
  • Costamare Bulkers eyes growth with $110m cash pile as it books profitable second quarter
    New York-listed owner sells supramax as Cargill deal continues to pay off
  • Why Asia's sea lanes matter more than ever to Greece
    Exclusive comments shed new light on Athens' ReCAAP accession
  • HFW hires new partner from rival Reed Smith to bolster Singapore office
    Glover rejoins HFW having previously worked for the firm in the past
  • Ditas to triple suezmax tanker fleet with second newbuilding order in a week
    Company is being linked to an order for two 158,000-dwt crude carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries
  • ESL Shipping set for Helsinki listing after Aspo spin-off
    Finnish dry bulk carrier set for a standalone listing following partial demerger
  • Himalaya Shipping positions for strongest season by converting charters to fixed rates
    Two vessels have been switched from floating rates
  • Dynacom and SCI tankers pass through Houthi-threatened chokepoint with AIS off
    Tankers transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend
  • Sanctioned tanker boarded in the Mediterranean in EU naval force raid
    Cameroon-flagged product carrier continues eastbound journey, sailing close to the Libyan shore
  • Photos show damage to GasLog LNG carriers struck in Strait of Hormuz and Egypt attacks
    Eyewitnesses in Damietta give accounts of drone strike on FSRU and LNG vessel
  • Fresh hope of end to US-Iran conflict as Trump calls off strikes
    Arab allies lean on US president to allow time for talks, as Iran and Oman inch towards Hormuz passage agreement
  • CMB.Tech banks eye-watering profit from secondhand VLCC sale
    Capital gain exceeds half the gross sale price of 10-year-old crude carrier
  • Clarksons books record first-half profit as politics and purchases boost bottom line
    Results reflect investments in the business and wider market volatility, chief executive Andi Case says
  • Japan P&I eyes Greek expansion as it fights big rivals on home turf
    Major mutuals eye the high-quality tonnage on the books of one of the smaller members of the International Group
  • NYK moves to take control of NS United Kaiun in $1bn dry bulk expansion play
    NYK is paying about $1bn to lift its stake to 83.33%, from 18.5%, taking full control
  • MISC orders LNG carrier against 10-year charter to supply gas to major Japanese city
    Malaysian gas shipping giant has ordered the newbuild at China's Hudong-Zhonghua
  • Greek bulker arrested as Piraeus Bank chases owner for mortgage payments
    Greek bank has lodged a hefty mortgage claim against two ships that trade in Kyla Shipping's fleet
  • Five dead and scores missing after Indonesian ferry goes up in flames
    Fire broke out on the Mutiara Sentosa 2 on Sunday while it was on a voyage from Surabaya to Makassar
  • Singapore company and director charged with providing flag services to UN-sanctioned vessel
    The small general cargo ship Petrel 8 was sanctioned by the United Nations in 2017 for transporting illicit coal to North Korea
  • Houthis deny plans for chokepoint toll
    Rebel groups ask shipowners to report fraudulent attempts to secure money in its name
  • Greek bulker arrested by Piraeus Bank in Singapore
    Greek bank has lodged a hefty mortgage claim against two ships that trade in Kyla Shipping's fleet

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FreightWaves web site
AUGUST 3, 2026
  • July's 55.6% PMI highest in 4 years; LTL carriers getting bullish
    July's manufacturing data showed a stronger-than-expected push into expansion territory. A survey of manufacturing supply executives returned a 55.6 reading for the month, 2.3 percentage points above June and the highest reading since May 2022. New orders increased, inventories remained "too low" and manufacturing employment turned positive for the first time in 33 months. A reading above 50 for
  • Atlas Air finalizes Air Atlanta investment
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has completed its transaction to take a 49% stake in Iceland-based Air Atlanta, the all-cargo carrier and lessor announced on Monday. As part of the deal, Atlas Air Worldwide subsidiary Titan Aviation acquired the 14 widebody freighter aircraft owned by Air Atlanta group of companies and leased them back to Air Atlanta, which will continue to operate the aircraft. Air
  • STG drayage drivers to get cash in NJ misclassification case
    Drayage drivers who hauled for STG Logistics in New Jersey may be eligible for a piece of a more than $2.2 million payout by the company following the resolution of a legal case over driver misclassification. That payout is a fraction of the total value of the settlement, much of which will disappear into STG's chapter 11 recently-concluded bankruptcy action. And the fact that such a large settle
  • $4M worth of cocaine found in Texas commercial truck
    El Paso County investigators seized nearly 120 kilograms of cocaine from a commercial tractor-trailer during a targeted interdiction operation. Detectives also recovered $7,000 in cash and confiscated the truck. Authorities estimate the cocaine carried a street value of about $4 million. Officials continue investigating the suspected trafficking operation. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office anno
  • Australia military base gets mobile post office during war games
    Australia Post said Monday it opened its first mobile post office and parcel lockers on the Royal Australian Air Force base in Darwin, giving military personnel access to essential mail and parcel services during a three-week multinational air combat exercise involving troops from Australia and 21 allied and partner nations, including the United States. The dedicated Parcel Hub gives Australian a
  • Truck enforcement sweeps hit 32 drivers, 45 vehicles across US
    Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations across eight states placed at least 32 truck drivers and 45 commercial vehicles out of service, underscoring continued nationwide scrutiny of licensing, maintenance and cargo safety. Operations in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Missouri, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming resulted in citations, arrests and more than $16,000 in fines. Joint Massachu
  • Is Lufthansa giving up on its Airbus A321 cargo fleet?
    Lufthansa Cargo insists it will soon resume commercial service with its four Airbus A321 converted freighters that were grounded nearly four months ago, but all signs suggest the carrier has given up on the narrowbody jets and is looking to unload them. The cargo subsidiary of Lufthansa Group ( XETRA: LHA ) is ready to abandon the narrowbody A321 jets after less than four years, because they have
  • Louisiana bribery scheme gave 124 people CDLs without training or tests
    Federal prosecutors say a Louisiana bribery scheme helped at least 124 people fraudulently obtain commercial driver's licenses they did not earn. Three defendants pleaded guilty July 29 for participating in the operation. The conduct stretched from August 2020 through February 2024. Each defendant pleaded guilty to bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Mahmoud Alhattab, a local res
  • Florida Lottery: USPS worker accused of stealing winning ticket faces 6 charges
    A Florida Lottery player mailed a winning Pick 4 ticket to its intended destination. The $2,600 prize never arrived. Instead, investigators traced the entry to the Florida Lottery's Miami District Office. Authorities accuse a USPS letter carrier of redeeming it herself. Florida Lottery Special Agents arrested Lekaysha Lockhart on July 23. The agency worked with investigators from the USPS Office
  • Sugar strike that prompted ports shutdown ends, longshore union returns to negotiations
    After 42 days on the picket line, union warehouse workers at C&H Sugar's Crockett, California refinery have returned to work under a 60-day extension of contract negotiations. The pause in the strike that triggered a brief sympathy walkout at three California ports - International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6's first walkout at the plant in nearly a century - comes as the sides return to
  • Reindeer bets Enterprise AI's next battle isn't the model
    CHICAGO - The market for enterprise AI agents is not being won on model quality anymore, according to Yoav Naveh, founder and CEO of Reindeer, and that shift is reordering where startups plant their competitive bets. Speaking with FreightWaves at the Supply Chain AI Symposium in Chicago, Naveh laid out a picture of an industry that has burned through two waves of adoption without unlocking the re
  • How ArcBest Defied Expectations with Stellar Q2 Performance
    Summary View Transcript ArcBest's Q2 earnings reveal a significant 650 basis point improvement in its asset-based division. CEO Seth Runser unpacks how the company achieved these impressive numbers, sharing insights into market demand signals and their integrated logistics strategy. Discover how ArcBest leverages its 100+ year legacy, brand consolidation, and new digital platform to thrive amidst
  • Freight Market Update: 5 Signals Capacity Is Tight
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The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: 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
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
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.
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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
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
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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)
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Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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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
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
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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.
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