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Exim India web site
MAY 7, 2026
  • National ship repair ecosystem gets major boost with Cabinet approving state-of-art facility at Vadinar
  • JN Port handles 15.5 pc more container traffic yoy in April
  • US pauses Op Project Freedom to guide ships via Hormuz
  • Middle East disruption impacting automotive shippers: Analysis
  • 'Suspension of "Project Freedom" a surprise'
  • India's defence exports have grown 25 times since FY2017
  • Iran enforces strict coordination protocol for Hormuz transit
  • Great Nicobar Project seeks to balance port-led growth with calibrated environmental safeguards
  • Capt. Chandran Durai Daniel takes charge as Director (Bulk Carriers & Tankers) at SCI
  • CONCOR encouraging development and operation of Bulk Cargo Terminals at its facilities
  • You Ask We Answer
  • DPA, GH2 Solar ink landmark MoU for liquid green hydrogen export
  • Adani Logistics introduces new domestic dwarf containers
  • Karaikal Port declares new maximum permissible drafts
  • India streamlines FDI approvals with 12-week timeline

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International Transport Journal web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Lars Wingefors founds W. Aviation AB
  • proLogistik Group expands perspective
  • Rocsys presents "S2" charging solution
  • MIA becomes busiest cargo airport in the USA
  • BEISL completes PwC audit reports 2025
  • Qatar Airways Cargo introduces new pharmaceutical product
  • Silk Way West Airlines celebrates anniversary in Japan
  • Garbe Industrial leases logistics space to Takko
  • Alha Group takes over cargo handling for Alaska Airlines
  • German Customs Inspects Undeclared Work in Package Logistics
  • Rob Jacquet leads SAL in America
  • Guy Platten Appointed New Chairman of the Mission to Seafarers
  • Wastnage becomes partner at Tatham & Co
  • Amazon invests in France

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The Loadstar web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Avoid cheap spot rates as liner capacity tightens, shippers warned
  • Middle East conflict sees shippers face soaring costs and weakening demand
  • Bunker surcharges driving intra-Asia rates up, even as demand falls
  • Your next data centre - what about a retired car carrier?
  • Market shifting as more containers are shipped back to China
  • STG nears bankruptcy exit, but the 'intermodal math' that broke it hasn't changed
  • 'Anchorage a mess': airlines look elsewhere as Canada pitches transpac role
  • FedEx paid nearly $470m to learn this lesson...
  • Fuel costs reshape Europe's road freight as contract-spot split widens

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Marine Log web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • VIDEO: Baleària's Mercedes Pinto reaches 38 knots on trials
    Mercedes Pinto, the third 123-meter dual-fuel RoPax fast ferry designed by Incat Crowther for Spanish operator Baleària, has been tested successfully on sea trials. Built by Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain, the
  • Trump pauses Project Freedom, Iran presses ahead on toll collection
    Citing "great progress" in negotiations with Iran, President Trump said yesterday that, while, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, the Project Freedom initiative to escort ships through the Strait of
  • Kongsberg Maritime wins contract to supply OPC propulsion systems
    Austal USA has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to supply its Promas propulsion systems to the next four ships in the U.S, Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class program. The
  • APC completes first application on ATB conversion
    Ohio headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has completed the first ever application of its MarineLINE coating system on a Jones Act vessel in a U.S. yard. The project was the first
  • Matson marks two milestones in $1BN fleet renewal program
    Honolulu-headquartered Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) has marked two milestones in its fleet renewal program at Hanwha Philly Shipyard: the start of hull assembly on the second of three new LNG-fueled Aloha Class

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Container News web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Konecranes wins overhead crane order for PT Tata Metal facility in Indonesia
    Konecranes has secured an order to supply nine overhead cranes to PT Tata Metal Lestari for its facility in Sadang, West Java. The order was placed in February 2026, with deliveries and installation scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. Cranes to support production and warehouse operations The order includes: Two 30-ton Konecranes CXT overhead cranes One 16-ton CXT overhead crane One 12-ton CX
  • Freightos Weekly Update: Asia-Europe container rates slide, transpac more buoyant
    A newly-launched US operation to facilitate vessel transits out of the Gulf is leading to increased tension and some renewal of fighting in the Middle East. US support, including by navy vessels, succeeded in getting two US-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz early this week, but Iranian attacks on both the commercial and naval vessels, the US response which sank several Iranian boats, and
  • FedEx and ServiceNow expand AI partnership for supply chain automation
    FedEx and ServiceNow have expanded their strategic collaboration to develop new AI-powered supply chain and procurement solutions aimed at improving visibility, workflow automation, and disruption management across global logistics networks. Announced during ServiceNow's Knowledge 2026 event in Las Vegas, the partnership integrates logistics intelligence from FedEx Dataworks directly into Service
  • Greek merchant fleet shows growth in vessel numbers
    Hellenic Statistical Authority ( ELSTAT ) reported that the Greek merchant fleet (vessels of 100 gross tonnage and above) totalled 1,870 ships in February 2026, compared with 1,836 in February 2025 and 1,820 in February 2024. Total gross tonnage reached 35,015,863 GT in February 2026, against 35,617,513 GT a year earlier and 36,405,176 GT in February 2024. By vessel category, cargo ships stood at
  • Kongsberg Maritime reports strong Q1 2026
    Kongsberg Maritime reported solid first-quarter 2026 results in its first earnings release as an independent publicly listed company following its separation from KONGSBERG in April. Strong order intake and backlog The company reported: Order intake of NOK 7.5 billion Revenue of NOK 6.6 billion EBITDA of NOK 893 million EBITDA margin of 13.4% Order backlog of NOK 27.9 billion Kongsberg Maritime a
  • Cargo vessel sinks in Aegean Sea
    A cargo vessel carrying approximately 8,000 metric tonnes of soda, sank in the Aegean Sea after running aground in a rocky area north of Andros, according to local sources. The vessel was sailing from Albania to Ukraine when it reportedly suffered severe damage after striking rocks, leading to its eventual sinking. A total of nine crew members were on board, including eight Turkish nationals and
  • Matson reaches new milestones in vessel construction program
    Matson Inc. has marked two new milestones in its fleet renewal programme with the start of hull assembly for the second of its three LNG-powered Aloha Class containerships and the beginning of construction work on the third vessel. The developments took place at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania, where a ceremony was held to mark the dock mounting of the first grand block assembly for the se
  • Eimskip reports Q1 2026 financial results
    Eimskip reported revenue of EUR 191.7 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared with EUR 201.3 million in the same period last year. The company said business performance varied across segments during what it described as a challenging quarter, although it also pointed to early signs of operational improvement. Volume in Eimskip's sailing system declined by 4.5% during the quarter, while re
  • How CMA CGM and the UAE are turning IMEC into operational reality
    Beneath the diplomatic architecture of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, a French carrier and an Abu Dhabi port giant are quietly building the commercial infrastructure that could make it function terminal by terminal, rail link by rail link, shipyard order by shipyard order
  • US and Iran near memorandum on Strait of Hormuz
    The United States and Iran are reportedly close to reaching a preliminary memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict in the region and establishing a framework for broader nuclear negotiations, according to Axios , as reported by Al Arabiya . The report, citing US officials and sources familiar with the discussions, said Washington expects Tehran to respond within the next 48 hours
  • DP World announces export service fee at UK ports
    DP World has announced the introduction of an Export Service Fee (ESF) at its London Gateway and Southampton terminals in the UK. The new charge will take effect from July 1, 2026, and will apply to all export laden containers handled at both ports. Under the revised schedule, the Export Service Fee has been set at GBP 5.00 per container for exports moving through London Gateway and Port of South
  • Rival takeover bid disrupts ZIM's planned merger with Hapag-Lloyd
    A high-stakes corporate battle has erupted over the future of Israel's national shipping carrier, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services . Just days after ZIM shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve a $4.2 billion merger with German giant Hapag-Lloyd , a rival Israeli investment group has submitted a superior counter-offer. Zim shareholders approve $4.2 billion sale to Hapag-Lloyd The $4.5 Billion
  • CMA CGM container ship hit in Strait of Hormuz, crew injured
    CMA CGM said one of its container ships was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz , injuring crew members and damaging the vessel amid escalating maritime tensions linked to the Middle East conflict. According to Reuters, the vessel involved was the CMA CGM San Antonio, which the company said was targeted on Tuesday while navigating the strategic waterway. CMA CGM confirmed that injured
  • Hai An takes delivery of container vessel GREEN TIME
    Hai An Green Shipping Lines has officially taken delivery of the container vessel M/V GREEN TIME, further expanding its fleet capacity and strengthening its long-term fleet development strategy. The delivery and acceptance protocol for the vessel, formerly named M/V Hammonia Baltica, was signed on May 5, 2026, between representatives of Hai An Green Shipping Lines and German partner MS BALTICA OS
  • Explainer: The decade that bent the map
    Global seaborne trade now travels 10% farther than it did in 2020. Behind that number lies six years of compounding geopolitical failure and a shipping industry paid handsomely to go the long way round
  • Trump pauses Strait of Hormuz escort operation amid Iran deal push
    U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States is pausing its naval escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz as part of efforts to reach an agreement with Iran to end the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to Al Arabiya English . "Project Freedom" temporarily halted Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. would suspend "Project Freedom," the military operation launched earlier this w
  • Savino Del Bene acquires three Spanish Companies from Grupo Marítima Sureste
    Italian logistics group Savino Del Bene has strengthened its Iberian footprint through the acquisition of three companies from Grupo Marítima Sureste, all based in the Murcia-Almeria-Algeciras corridor of southern Spain. The deal covers Marítima Sureste Shipping, a freight forwarding company operating from a main logistics hub of over 50,000 square metres in El Estrecho, with more than 10,000 squ
  • AD Ports, CMA CGM expand inland logistics network across UAE
    AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CMA CGM Group and CMA Terminals Khalifa Port to expand inland logistics connectivity and strengthen cargo flows across the UAE and the wider region. Extending reach beyond the port The agreement focuses on integrating maritime and inland logistics by leveraging AD Ports' rail-linked intermodal network , including: Inland container
  • Pepco expands DHL partnership to boost European distribution network
    Pepco Group has expanded its strategic partnership with DHL Supply Chain to strengthen distribution reliability, delivery speed, and supply chain scalability across Europe . DHL takes over five key distribution centers Under the expanded agreement, DHL Supply Chain will manage five major Pepco distribution hubs across Central and Eastern Europe: Sosnowiec and Rawa Mazowiecka (Poland) Gyál (Hungar
  • Rhenus expands road freight network in Asia-Pacific amid rising demand
    Rhenus Group is accelerating its road freight expansion across Asia-Pacific , targeting growing demand for fast, flexible, and resilient inland transport solutions in the region. Expansion focused on cross-border trucking The company is strengthening: Southeast Asia cross-border trucking networks Key corridors between Greater China and Southeast Asia Integration of road freight with air and ocean
  • Port of Brunswick the busiest auto terminal
    The Port of Brunswick has maintained its position as the busiest automobile port in the United States for the second year running, handling 779,000 vehicle units and more than 53,000 units of heavy machinery in 2025, with 731 ship calls recorded during the calendar year. The result was announced at the Georgia International Trade Conference, where state and port officials outlined an ambitious in
  • Port of Oakland retains strong credit ratings from Standard and Poor's
    Standard and Poor's Global Ratings has reaffirmed its credit ratings for the Port of Oakland, assigning an A+ rating to senior-lien bonds and an A rating to intermediate-lien bonds, both with a stable outlook. The ratings reflect the port's diversified revenue base, disciplined financial management and consistent operational performance across its business lines. S&P highlighted the port's varied

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Splash web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Global Maritime Forum refreshes board with ING, Navigator executives
    The Global Maritime Forum has reshaped its board, bringing in fresh voices from shipping and finance while long-serving members step down after reaching term limits. Stephen Fewster, global lead for shipping finance at ING Bank, and Mads Peter Zacho, chief executive of Navigator Holdings, have been appointed as new board members. The changes come as ...
  • Stainless Tankers reshuffles top management
    Oslo-listed Stainless Tankers is reshaping its leadership, with a change at both board and executive level as the Tufton-backed owner prepares for its next phase. Chairman Ted Kalborg will step down from the board, with the company proposing that current chief executive Andrew Hampson takes over the role, subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming ...
  • OOCL challenges FMC court system after $45m ruling
    Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a legal challenge against the Federal Maritime Commission, arguing the regulator's in-house adjudication process is unconstitutional following a $45m ruling against the liner operator. In a filing submitted to a federal court in Texas on Tuesday, OOCL asked the court to halt ongoing FMC administrative proceedings and vacate ...
  • GMS breaks into Africa and Latin America with twin contract wins
    UAE-based offshore support vessel owner Gulf Marine Services has secured two contracts that take it into Africa and Latin America for the first time, while also opening up a new line of business in third-party vessel management. The London-listed company said one of the awards covers the deployment of a newly acquired liftboat on a ...
  • DOF locks in $2bn Petrobras deal for four newbuild vessels
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has secured a major long-term win in Brazil, landing 12-year charter and services contracts for four newbuild ROV support vessels tied to deepwater work for Petrobras. The contracts, awarded after a competitive tender process, will see the vessels deployed on subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaigns, with operations expected ...
  • Bunker supplier TFG Marine links financing to digital delivery records
    TFG Marine, Trafigura's bunker fuel supply business with John Fredriksen's Frontline and Alex Saverys-led CMB.TECH has secured a working capital facility of up to $300m from DBS Bank, boosting liquidity as it scales up operations and pushes further into digitalised fuel supply. The financing is aimed at supporting day-to-day trading activity and bunker deliveries, with ...
  • Hormuz toll authority goes live
    The Trump administration's Project Freedom operation to guide stranded vessels out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended after just two days, as Iran pressed ahead with attacks on commercial shipping and unveiled a formal toll collection authority for the waterway. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the ...
  • Prokopiou family-linked Beacon Tankers emerges with suezmax newbuild play at Hengli
    The Prokopiou family is stepping further into the tanker market with the launch of a new company that has wasted little time securing its first newbuilding slots in China. New entrant Beacon Tankers Management has signed for two firm 158,000 dwt suezmax tankers at Hengli Heavy Industries, with options for two more vessels. Details around ...
  • German owner Oltmann revealed behind quartet of 10,010 teu newbuildings at HJSC
    Bremen-based D. Oltmann Reederei has been identified as the European owner behind four 10,010 teu container ship orders placed at Korea's HJ Shipbuilding and Construction, according to Alphaliner. The low-profile German non-operating owner placed the orders in two pairs, in February and April respectively, with all four vessels scheduled for delivery in 2028 at two-monthly ...
  • Rheinmetall confirms it is working with MSC to take over Romania's largest shipyard
    German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has revealed it is working with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) to take over the bankrupt Romanian shipyard Mangalia. The two companies are looking at using the yard - one of Europe's largest - for both military and commercial shipbuilding. Rheinmetall recently acquired the shipyards belonging to the Lürssen Group, ...
  • Japanese owners cash in as aframax prices hit record highs
    Nissen Kaiun is capitalising on surging tanker asset values, offloading modern eco aframaxes at levels rarely seen before. The most talked-about sale in this weekend's broker reports has been the 2018 Tsuneishi-built Pusaka Borneo, a 109,000 dwt, scrubber-fitted vessel. VesselsValue notes the ship fetched $76.5m in the end - the highest price ever recorded for ...
  • Ship recycling's ambition problem
    Defending today's demolition model may be pragmatic, but it risks locking the industry into a compromise it was never meant to keep, argues Captain Soumitro Roy from the Elegant Exit Company. Dr Anand Hiremath is right about one thing: South Asia has ship recycling capacity, and it is improving. But capacity is not the same as ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Hormuz crisis slashes VLCC volumes by 36% but voyages are longer
    Financial markets are being driven by rumours of peace plans. VLCC freight markets are being driven by physical realities: the...
  • P&I club profitability will improve despite Hormuz exposure, says Standard & Poor's
    Ratings agency believes insurance industry outlook remains solid for immediate future
  • China's blocking order leaves shipping, oil and banking compliance teams navigating 'Odyssean dilemma'
    With the Middle East crisis tightening the sanctions noose on Iran's oil buyers, China fires back by activating its own...
  • Norden reports mixed first quarter as Middle East weighs on bulkers
    Norden warns prolonged Middle East disruption could eventually weigh on tanker rates as supply adjusts and reduced oil availability dampens...
  • Iran pushes ahead with Hormuz toll 'authority' amid reports of US-Iran deal
    Iran has created a new Persian Gulf Strait Authority to approve ship transits and collect tolls in the Strait of...
  • Vehicle shipping demand holds firm despite rising costs and geopolitics, says Wallenius Wilhelmsen
    Middle East volumes provide no more than 3% of revenue for Wallenius Wilhelmsen, but a sharp hit is expected from...
  • Tankers hit by issues after bunkering shale-blended fuel in Singapore amid Hormuz price surge
    The crisis in Hormuz has forced bunker fuel sellers to blend bunkers with other components to mitigate rising costs. Shipowners...
  • The Daily View: Rhetoric vs reality
  • Middle East port update: Wednesday, May 6
    In Oman, Qalhat LNG terminal, Sur and Mina al Fahal, Muscat: ISPS Level 2. All other ports: ISPS Level 1
  • Project Freedom paused as shipping industry left guessing
    Trump pauses Project Freedom one day after launch, leaving Hormuz's reopening in limbo as passage rights become Tehran's bargaining chip
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping unconvinced by US 'Project Freedom' as Hormuz remains closed | Atlantic basin product tanker rates still lofty but falling...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • VPA veteran McCoy tapped as CEO of Port of Virginia
    Sarah McCoy, who recently led the renegotiation of the lease for the Virginia International Gateway terminal, will lead the sixth-largest port in the US by volume.
  • Tacoma ILWU local attempting to block Husky technology effort
    Local 23 says marine clerk jobs will be eliminated if Husky Terminal uses container-tracking technology within the terminal yard, despite the fact its use has been widespread at West Coast terminals for decades without jobs being lost.
  • US onshore wind halt deals latest blow for project cargo
    The crackdown on more than 150 onshore wind farms marks the latest push by the Trump administration to dismantle the US wind industry.
  • Amazon's 3PL foray: marketing ploy or existential threat to 3PLs?
    Logistics and transportation veterans decried Amazon's announcement this week that it is offering bundled supply chain services as merely a repackaging of current capabilities; others weren't as quick to dismiss it.
  • Indian westbound rates under pressure amid demand uncertainty, overcapacity
    Rates to the US East Coast and Europe are down by as much as $500 per FEU in recent weeks as ocean carriers look to lift volumes that softened in April.
  • Ongoing Hormuz closure could expand bunker wait times globally: analyst
    The 14-day lead time now in place at Asian hubs would become a "global standard" for vessels seeking bunker fuel should the key waterway remain closed for another month, says S&P Global's Fotios Katsoulas.

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TradeWinds web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Odfjell earnings fall lower than expectation, four ships remain bottled in Gulf
    Chemical tanker owner and operator says conflict has increased ballasting and costs
  • Middle East crisis set to lift Navigator Gas profits
    New York-listed company had no ships in the Middle East Gulf during the first quarter of 2026
  • 'We can act': Trump's FMC chair threatens to create penalties for Net-Zero Framework tax
    Section 19 of Jones Act empowers sanctions and other penalties
  • Oil markets celebrate US-Iran peace possibilities, but tanker markets fail to respond
    Tankers are trending down short-term and even a fast peace process still leaves lag time for vessels
  • Gunvor signs up for long-term LNG from Delfin Midstream's US FLNG project
    But final investment decision on development still awaited
  • CMB.Tech linked to sale of suezmax tanker at firm price
    Brokers suggest company's string of disposals has continued with deal for 2011-built vessel
  • Norden boss fears prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption
    Danish bulker and tanker owner-operator has seven chartered vessels inside Persian Gulf
  • Indonesia says it won't block Iranian VLCCs from sailing through Lombok Strait
    VLCC pair, the Huge and Derya, have completed the transit, making them the first Iranian tankers to arrive in Asia since 24 April
  • Weaker domestic trade sees Matson quarterly profit fall by one-fifth
    Impact of Iran war on recovery of fuel costs to be felt in second quarter, CEO says
  • Adnoc slips second laden LNG carrier through Strait of Hormuz
    Abu Dhabi producer's veteran vessel turns up off Indonesia
  • Baltic capesize index roars past 5,000 points as Atlantic sets the tone
    Strength of key benchmark shows structural 'morphing' in market, according to brokers
  • Weaker domestic trade sees Matson quarterly profit fall by a fifth
    Impact of Iran war on recovery of fuel costs to be felt in second quarter, says CEO
  • Teekay Tankers lining up big price for 17-year-old suezmax
    Canadian owner said to have agreed to an offload deal for another older ship
  • Trafigura, Frontline and CMB.Tech secure $300m to help digitalise bunker trading
    TFG Marine venture taps DBS Bank to boost working capital for new project
  • Why fewer 'fortune hunters' are likely to emerge in the Middle East container market
    Higher costs and strategic concerns will leave the Middle East container market dominated by fewer, stronger players
  • Exmar newbuilding bunkered with green ammonia for gas trials
    Clean fuel produced in Inner Mongolia delivered to South Korea for first-of-its-kind operation
  • I went to a dry cargo conference and end up talking about fuel the whole time
    Dry cargo shipping is grappling with an ever-riskier commercial environment, as the Geneva Dry conference heard
  • Charterers swoop on Capital and TMS Cardiff Gas LNG newbuildings
    Multi-month fixtures surge as market uncertainty rolls on and Asia starts to draw in cargoes
  • XPress Feeders signs deal to secure bio-methanol supply for dual-fuelled vessels
    Contract with clean energy producer PuriFire Energy helps plug a key concern for shipowners
  • Duty-free tycoon lodges higher bid for container line Zim
    Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI said to have a binding deal in place for $300m less than Haim Sakal-led proposal
  • New Procopiou family venture places debut tanker newbuilding order
    Eliza Procopiou and Nicolas Chrissakis are said to be behind Beacon Tankers Management
  • Maersk profit guidance in spotlight amid Middle East disruptions
    DNB and Fearnleys have sell ratings ahead of tomorrow's earnings report
  • Stainless Tankers rejigs management as part of Tufton succession plan
    Chemical tanker owner brings in Nicolas Tirogalas as CEO
  • MSC and Rheinmetall team up to bid for bankrupt Romanian shipyard
    Plan is to develop Mangalia shipyard into a 'major European hub for shipbuilding'
  • Iran launches 'Persian Gulf Strait Authority' to collect vessel tolls
    New mechanism aims to govern transits through Strait of Hormuz
  • China presses Iran on Strait of Hormuz reopening as Beijing slams 'illegal war'
    Beijing says global concern over safe navigation through strategic waterway is growing
  • Swedish Club plots US growth after banking record results
    Gothenburg-based insurer reports best-ever annual figures led by strong investment returns
  • CMA CGM ship hit off Iran as Trump stops 'Project Freedom'
    Injured seafarers are evacuated from the 2,824-teu San Antonio (built 2005) after a suspected missile hit
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen cuts profit guidance as bunker and charter-in costs hit profit
    Stock drops in Oslo as first quarter report misses expectations
  • Turkish ship sinks after hitting rocks close to Greek Aegean island
    Measures underway to prevent possible pollution from 44-year-old vessel
  • Scorpio Tankers ship revealed as second US-flagged vessel to exit Hormuz
    CS Anthem is operated by Crowley in US government programme
  • John Fredriksen-backed DOF seals $2bn Petrobras newbuilding and charter deal
    Norwegian owner finds work for four new support ships in Brazil
  • Norden profit falls as Iran war drags down bulker business
    Near-term outlook remains highly uncertain, CEO says
  • 'French' vessel hit off Iran as Trump stops 'Project Freedom'
    CMA CGM ship named as the victim in the latest Strait of Hormuz incident
  • Kongsberg Maritime charts Iran war impact on operations
    Maritime supplier tips continued newbuilding growth
  • DHT nails down huge term rates for two VLCCs as profit more than trebles
    US-listed tanker owner says end-users seeking to secure ship capacity
  • Norwegian credit fund buys SFL bonds in shipping bet
    Borea Hoyrente also holds Navios Maritime Partners and Ocean Yield
  • Bulker auction bonanza ahead as CDB Financial Leasing offloads four ultramaxes
    But the leasing house wants potential suitors to buy the ships in pairs
  • Indonesia says it won't block Iranian VLCCs from sailing through Lombok Strait
    VLCC pair, the Huge and Derya, have completed the transit, making them the first Iranian tankers to arrive in Asia since 24 April
  • Sincere Navigation dives into the MR tanker sector with South Korean vessel buy
    Taiwanese company has bought the ship from SK Shipping for less than its current market value as estimated by brokers
  • Trump pauses 'tremendous military success' Hormuz escort amid Iran deal talks
    US keeps Iranian ports blockade while suspending temporary shipping guidance mission
  • OSG chief executive says Jones Act waivers chip away at cabotage 'ecosystem' with no benefit to consumers
    Sam Norton argues foreign competitors gain unfair advantage
  • Why seafarers are now the frontline against marine pollution
    Eyesea grows from plastic mapper to full ocean pollution tracker
  • American Steel: The alliance builders who sparked Washington's China port fees are now turning to Congress
    In this week's newsletter, we talk to the head of the new USA Shipbuilding Coalition as the group launches an advertising campaign to take its message to the American people. We also explore a Pacific Carriers tanker movement that would have required the Jones Act before Trump's waiver of the cabotage law, Washington's position at the International Maritime Organization decarbonisation discussions

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FreightWaves web site
MAY 6, 2026
  • Request to block non-domiciled CDL rule denied; case heads to court
    A request by two separate plaintiffs for a court to stay the enforcement of the federal government's rule governing issuance of CDLs to most non-domiciled drivers has been denied. The request came from two separate groups of plaintiffs. One is Martin Luther King County in Washington state, more colloquially known as King County, home of Seattle. That was filed in March in the U.S. Court of Appeal
  • DHL distances itself from historic Deutsche Post name
    DHL shareholders on Tuesday approved a proposal to discard the company's legacy legal name, Deutsche Post, and a corporate restructuring of the Post & Parcel Germany unit, which will be rebranded as Deutsche Post AG. Deutsche Post acquired U.S. logistics company DHL ( XETRA: DHL ) in 2002 after the German postal operator, previously known as Bundepost, was gradually privatized during the 1990s. T
  • McLane and Aurora launch autonomous hauls in Texas as Volvo route reaches Oklahoma City
    Aurora Innovation and McLane Company announced Wednesday that they have moved from supervised pilot runs to fully driverless commercial hauls on Texas highways. The move follows a three-year pilot that logged over 280,000 autonomous miles and delivered 1,400 loads with 100 percent on-time performance. It also positions one of the nation's largest private fleets to reshape how perishable food reac
  • Trimble sees freight recovery signs as AI tools fuel Q1 beat
    Trimble Inc. reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings Wednesday, fueled by double-digit revenue growth, expanding margins and continued momentum in its transportation and construction software businesses. The software and industrial tech giant posted first-quarter revenue of $939.9 million, up 12% year over year, while adjusted earnings per share came in at 79 cents. Adjusted EBITDA
  • After a long gap, Uber Freight's revenue turns higher from year earlier
    Uber Freight reported its financial performance on the basis of operating income rather than EBITDA for the first time, but the negative numbers came as revenue turned up after a long stretch of lower numbers. The operating loss for the first quarter at the company known primarily as a digital broker was $30 million. While this quarter was the first time where Uber's three segments-Mobility, Deli
  • U.S. rail freight stronger across the board
    Freight traffic on U.S. railroads posted a breakout week, the Association of American Railroads reported, as intermodal joined a rally to stay ahead of year-ago levels. Total traffic for the week ending May 2 was 518,773 carloads and intermodal units, better by 3.9% compared to the same week in 2025. Commodities came to 235,049 carloads, up 4%, while intermodal volume was 283,724 containers and t
  • Lineage says cold storage market working through oversupply
    Lineage executives said Wednesday that the temperature-controlled warehouse market is stabilizing after experiencing an oversupply prompted by the pandemic. The Novi, Michigan-based company said its customers' food inventories have returned to more normal, albeit leaner, levels. Lineage ( NASDAQ: LINE ) reported a net loss of $51 million for the first quarter on Wednesday before the market opened
  • GXO raises 2026 outlook, dismisses Amazon logistics threat
    GXO Logistics reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings Tuesday, driven by growth in aerospace, defense and technology logistics contracts, while executives pushed back against concerns that Amazon's newly expanded supply chain services could threaten the company's business model. The contract logistics provider reported first-quarter revenue of $3.3 billion, up 10.8% year over year,
  • New Georgia inland port poised to take 26,000 truckloads off the road
    The Georgia Ports Authority has officially opened an inland rail hub it estimates will take 26,000 truckloads of freight off highways annually. The Gainesville Inland Port opened May 4, with direct rail service provided by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) five days a week between northeast Georgia and the Port of Savannah. The authority in a release said that the new service gives shippers an alterna
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LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
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.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
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Arrival ports by:
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South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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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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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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