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Exim India web site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
  • India set to become global hub for a comprehensive maritime value chain ecosystem: Sonowal
  • New BCBA President Paresh Thakkar outlines his vision at 41st AGM
  • India launches dedicated online portal to direct-connect domestic exporters with US importers
  • Report outlines shift from capital addition to productivity-led industrial growth
  • Government strengthens protection for e-commerce consumers
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (11 September 2026)
  • Weekly ocean container shipping market update
  • DP World's Drydocks World and Cochin Shipyard ink joint venture agreement to enhance India's ship repair capabilities
  • Vessel collision reported near OTB Anchorage; rescue and assistance operations carried out
  • Red Sea freight risks escalate as Houthis enforce targeted embargoes on Saudi shipping
  • US finalises countervailing and anti-dumping duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos
  • Chennai Port introduces rail promotion scheme for CTOs and shipping lines

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International Transport Journal web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • PRISMEO acquires Transports Perrier in France
  • HKIA strengthens cooperation with Turkey & Uzbekistan
  • EU CBEC Forum 2026 successfully concluded in Liège
  • deugro expands capacities for Papua LNG project
  • Modernization of Debrecen-Balmazújváros Completed
  • ANA + NCA = ANA Nippon Cargo Airlines
  • BYD presents emission-free vehicles at IAA 2026 Hannover
  • Panama Canal: Fábrega appointed Deputy Administrator
  • Air China connects Glasgow with ürümqi
  • Özgür AL new CEO for Europe and America
  • Vikand establishes Vipharma for maritime healthcare
  • ID Logistics opens distribution center in Lower Saxony
  • SC Ports and Norfolk Southern expand transport between Charleston and Huntsville
  • ONE Hosts Container Shipping Summit in Nagasaki
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands with DP World in Africa
  • ÖBB demonstrates DAC technology in Floridsdorf
  • Global air freight volumes decreased by 1%

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The Loadstar web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Gemini steps up return to Suez with four more Asia-Europe services
  • Amazon reshuffles network after suspending 21 Air
  • Manuport Logistics takeover - rumours build
  • Liège warns €3 parcel fee and collection rules are reshaping ecommerce flows
  • Mexico's Pacific ports race to keep pace with container growth
  • Carrabes vs Expeditors - the show goes on
  • NSR incumbents double down as newcomers join Arctic shipping push
  • OceanX: RIP CH Tung; the Houthis Return; Mærsk waking up
  • Hapag-Lloyd locks in African terminal capacity with DP World

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Marine Log web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • OSG affiliate Aptamus in MOU on Florida LCO2 terminal and transport system development
    Overseas Shipolding Group's Tampa, Fla.-based affiliate Aptamus Carbon Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Demeter Energy, of Fort Myers, Fla., to explore the development of a marine terminal for
  • FERRIES 2026: What ferry owners should know before they build
    Building a new ferry is a major investment, and decisions made long before construction begins can have a lasting impact on cost, schedule and vessel performance. At Marine Log's FERRIES 2026 conference,
  • Miami-based Wildcat Infrastructure eyes Austal USA acquisition
    Hanwha Defense USA is not the only company interested in acquiring Austal USA. Miami-based privately-held investment company Wildcat Infrastructure has also approached Austal USA's parent Austal Limited. In ASX filings on September
  • MacGregor to supply key equipment for four research vessels
    MacGregor reports that it has secured significant orders to deliver advanced deck cranes, handling equipment, and deck machinery for four new oceanographic research vessels. The orders were booked into MacGregor's second and
  • Hempel in new three year global agreement with Maersk
    Hempel A/S reports that it has signed a three-year global hull coatings agreement with A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), covering a substantial share of that company's 2026 to 2028 dry dock program.

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Container News web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Panama Canal warns of strengthening El Niño threat to water levels
    The Panama Canal is closely monitoring a strengthening El Niño event that could affect rainfall and water availability across its watershed. Experts from the Panama Canal, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and Panama's Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (IMHPA) discussed the latest conditions and their potential impact on the country. Strong El Niño could bring earlier dry season
  • MacGregor wins equipment orders for four research vessels
    MacGregor has secured orders to supply deck cranes, handling equipment and deck machinery for four new oceanographic research vessels . Two vessels will be built in Spain for Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The other two will be constructed in India for the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Four research vessels in Spain and India GONDAN Shipbuilders will build the two B
  • Black Sea: The corridor war is no longer bilateral
    Odesa and Taganrog strikes confirm a fully symmetric denial regime and its blast radius is starting to reach coastlines that never chose a side. For two years, the Black Sea's commercial war ran on an asymmetry: Russia struck Ukrainian ports, Ukraine struck Russian terminals, each side treating the other's shipping as the target
  • The container clears the port. In India, the real delay often starts on the highway
    Container shipping measures performance obsessively at the ocean and the terminal: vessel schedules, berth waiting times, freight indexes, and port throughput. For good reason, those are the stages where the industry has spent decades building standardization, and where a single carrier or terminal operator can move the needle for thousands of shipments at once. Every metric this publication trac
  • Cavotec and EVIAS partner on dynamic charging for port vehicles
    Cavotec and EVIAS have signed an exclusive global distribution agreement for automatic charging technology aimed at electric vehicles operating inside ports. Under the agreement, Cavotec will distribute and install EVIAS technology for the port sector worldwide. The system can charge electric terminal vehicles while they are moving or waiting for containers , reducing the need to take equipment o
  • Rhenus moves 400 tonnes of transformer equipment from China to Canada
    Rhenus Project Logistics has completed the transport of more than 400 tonnes of transformer equipment from China to Canada. The operation supported a major industrial project and included two oversized transformers weighing 80 tonnes each . Multimodal transport from China Rhenus managed the equipment across several project phases using a combination of ocean, rail and road transport. Each transfo
  • Yusen Logistics signs multi-year SAF agreement with Finnair
    Yusen Logistics and Finnair have signed a multi-year agreement covering Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) environmental attributes. The partnership aims to reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions linked to air cargo transportation. Agreement uses Book-and-Claim model Under the agreement, Yusen Logistics will purchase SAF-related environmental attributes from Finnair. The companies will use a Book
  • US proposes US$15 million support for Colombo Port digitalisation
    The United States is considering US$15 million in financial assistance to support the digitalisation of the Port of Colombo, as Sri Lanka looks to improve operational efficiency and accelerate future port development. The proposed funding has received approval from the US State Department but still requires Congressional approval, according to the official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka. An
  • Port of Los Angeles has elected new president and vice president
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously elected Beatrice Hsu as president of the five-member board overseeing the Port of Los Angeles, with Yolanda De La Torre elected vice president. Both leadership terms are for one year. Hsu was appointed to the Harbor Commission by Mayor Karen Bass and confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council in June, succeeding former Congresswoman Luc
  • Transpacific freight rates climb as Europe extends decline
    Transpacific freight rates strengthened in the latest weekly readings, while Asia-Europe rates continued to move lower, reinforcing the widening gap between the two major container shipping markets. At headline level, the broader indexes remained mixed. The SCFI and CCFI increased, while the NCFI and Freightos Baltic Index declined and Drewry's World Container Index remained stable. Chinese freig
  • CEVA Logistics pilots autonomous electric vehicles at Singapore hub
    CEVA Logistics has launched a pilot using autonomous electric vehicles at its Blue Hub facility in Singapore. The company has deployed two Zelostech Z10 vehicles to move cargo between different floors of the logistics facility. Autonomous vehicles replace diesel operations The vehicles transport pallets, totes and other inventory using the building's existing multi-level ramps. They can move betw
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands DP World partnership to support African growth
    Hapag-Lloyd and DP World have agreed to expand their cooperation across Africa as the carrier prepares for further growth on the continent. The partnership will focus on securing long-term terminal capacity in Dakar, Senegal; Luanda, Angola; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The companies will also support the development of port infrastructure in Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Maputo,
  • Does Houthi advance accelerate Berbera's bid to become the bypass?
    Whatever the outcome of Houthi advance, the trend line is unmistakable: the Houthis are converting territorial control into leverage over one of the world's busiest chokepoints, and every actor with a stake in Red Sea transi shippers, insurers, Gulf capitals, and Washington alike is now pricing a scenario in which passage through the strait carries a persistent Iranian-aligned toll
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk return four Gemini services to Red Sea route
    Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will reroute four Gemini Cooperation services through the Red Sea and Suez Canal following an assessment of the region's security situation. The NE4, SE1, SE2 and IEX services will transition from the Cape of Good Hope route to the shorter Red Sea passage. First westbound sailings Service Vessel Voyage Last call before Suez Departure SE2 Antonia Maersk 635W Tanjung Pelepas
  • ABS joins Korean initiative to develop standards for next-generation ships
    ABS has signed a five-year agreement with three South Korean maritime organisations to develop international standards for smart ships, advanced shipyards and future maritime technologies. The classification society will work with the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI), Korean Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA) and Research Institute of Medium & Small Shipbuilding (RIM
  • Panama Canal appoints Miguel Lorenzo as Deputy Administrator
    The Panama Canal Board of Directors has appointed Miguel Antonio Lorenzo Fábrega as Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal. Lorenzo will serve alongside Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta as part of the waterway's senior leadership team. Nearly three decades at the Panama Canal Lorenzo brings 28 years of experience at the Panama Canal and has held several engineering and management positions.
  • SC Ports, Norfolk Southern add daily Charleston-Huntsville rail service
    SC Ports and Norfolk Southern have expanded intermodal connectivity with a new daily direct rail service between Charleston and Huntsville, Alabama . The service is effective immediately and connects the Port of Charleston with markets across North Alabama and Middle Tennessee . Daily rail connection to Huntsville The new service gives importers and exporters another option for moving containeris
  • Readers Speak: LNG and nuclear lead container shipping's energy debate
    The future energy source for container shipping remains contested, but LNG and nuclear have emerged as the strongest choices in the latest Readers Speak poll. When readers were asked which energy source will shape the future of container shipping, support concentrated most strongly around LNG and nuclear. Methanol also attracted meaningful backing, while ammonia received less overall support. The
  • FedEx launches global trade navigator to simplify shipping
    FedEx has introduced Global Trade Navigator, a suite of digital tools designed to help businesses of all sizes navigate the complexities of international shipping with greater confidence. The capabilities provide businesses with information and insigdigithts to better understand shipping requirements, improve shipment documentation and address customs issues before they become clearance problems.
  • APSEZ expands dry bulk berth development at Paradip port
    APSEZ has emerged as the highest bidder and received the Letter of Award for the development and operation of two dry bulk berths at Paradip Port in Odisha, adding 18 million metric tonnes of new capacity and bringing APSEZ's total portfolio to 671 MMTPA. The concession advances the company's target of reaching 1 billion tonnes of annual cargo throughput by 2030. Under a 30-year Public-Private Pa

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Splash web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Shipping's crystal ball cracks in the 2020s
    Shipping has long been treated as an early warning system for the world economy. In an era of wars, rerouting, services and AI, the relationship is becoming far harder to read. Splash investigates whether this old adage rings true still, or even if it ever did. For decades, shipping has enjoyed a reputation as one ...
  • Tokyo adds $635m to shipyard revival push
    Japan has approved a second wave of investment plans under its shipbuilding revival fund, allocating up to another ¥98bn ($635m) in state support across five yard groups. The transport ministry has cleared projects from Oshima Shipbuilding, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the Shin Kurushima group, Naikai Zosen and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. Maximum subsidies stand at about ¥6.1bn ($40m) ...
  • SFL locks in $750m with Hapag-Lloyd extensions
    John Fredriksen-backed SFL Corporation has added another $750m to its contracted revenue after agreeing seven-year charter extensions with Hapag-Lloyd on six 15,400 teu containerships. The renewed fixtures will keep the six ships with the German liner through 2035-36 at fixed rates and lift SFL's charter backlog to around $4.6bn. The New York-listed owner said it ...
  • Aegean cashes in modern aframax for $83m
    George Melissanidis-led Aegean Shipping Management has agreed to sell its 2022-built aframax/LR2 tanker for around $83m, continuing to cash in on historically strong values for modern tanker tonnage. Greek S&P sources reported the sale of the Green Adventure as one of the latest transactions completed by the Piraeus-based owner. The buyer has not been disclosed. ...
  • Panjin opens VLCC crude gateway for Huajin Aramco project
    Huajin Aramco Petrochemical has brought a new 300,000 dwt crude oil berth into operation at Panjin Port, completing the marine feedstock link for one of China's largest new refining and petrochemical projects. The first laden VLCC completed crude discharge at the berth in the Rongxing port area, with the cargo transferred directly by pipeline into ...
  • COSCO readies listing of its shipyard division
    COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has taken its first formal step towards an A-share listing in Shanghai. China's securities regulator disclosed that the shipbuilding and repair giant registered for listing guidance on September 12, with CICC and China Merchants Securities appointed as advisers. The Shanghai-headquartered company, wholly owned by state-controlled COSCO, completed its conversion into
  • Transworld keeps fleet reshuffle rolling with bulker sale
    India's Transworld Shipping Lines has struck a deal to sell one of its two dry bulk carriers, agreeing a $9.25m sale of the 2011-built TBC Kailash. The Mumbai-listed owner is selling the 35,152 dwt unit to Mandarine Ocean, according to an exchange filing. The Chinese-built vessel joined the company, then known as Shreyas Shipping and ...
  • ESL Shipping signs up for Stegra steel flows
    Finland's ESL Shipping has secured a long-term transport agreement with Swedish green steel developer Stegra covering raw materials and finished steel products for its new industrial complex in Boden. The deal adds a maritime leg to the logistics network Stegra has been assembling around the northern Swedish project, where it is building integrated green hydrogen, ...
  • Backcasting enters the shipping mainstream
    Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) is looking 24 years into the future to help decide where to put its money today, adopting a planning technique that is spreading through shipping as well as governments and some of the world's largest international organisations. Rather than forecasting forwards from present-day trends, so-called backcasting starts with a ...
  • The case for decisions that survive the forecast
    Shipping may never become predictable. The smarter objective is to make commercial decisions that remain strong even when the assumptions behind them move. Natalia Liashenko, founder and CEO of Marine Solver, explains. Shipping has never operated in a stable environment. Freight markets turn, bunker prices move, congestion builds, weather disrupts schedules and geopolitical events can ...
  • Alassia stretches bulker newbuild programme to seven ships
    Nicolas Hadjioannou-controlled Alassia NewShips Management has expanded its dry bulk orderbook to seven vessels after adding three ultramaxes and another handysize to its newbuilding pipeline. The Athens-based owner's updated fleet list shows three 64,000 dwt ultramaxes lined up for delivery in 2029, together with a 40,000 dwt handysize scheduled for 2030. The builders of all ...
  • ABS backs South Korea's bid to shape future shipbuilding standards
    ABS has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with three Korean maritime organisations to develop international standards for the next generation of smart ships and shipyards. The classification society has joined the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI), the Korean Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA) and the Research Institute of Medium & Small Shipbuilding (RIMS
  • Cavotec takes EVIAS charging technology global
    Cavotec has entered an exclusive partnership with EVIAS to bring automatic ground-based charging technology to ports worldwide. The deal will see Cavotec become the exclusive distributor and installer of EVIAS technology for the global port sector, targeting terminal tractors, AGVs and other electric container-handling equipment. EVIAS has developed a conductive charging system that allows vehicl
  • Procopiou lines up near-$1bn Hengli eight-ship package
    George Procopiou's Dynacom has returned to Hengli Heavy Industries with another eight newbuildings in a package worth close to $1bn, further expanding one of the largest owner-yard programmes in shipping. Hengli has confirmed contracts covering eight vessels spanning VLCCs and 93,000 cu m very large ammonia carriers. The yard has not publicly broken down the ...
  • Great Eastern's spending on secondhand tonnage this year races past $200m
    India's Great Eastern Shipping spending on secondhand tonnage this year has raced past the $200m mark. Last week, the Mumbai-listed company announced it had agreed to acquire an unnamed 2015-built vessel, with delivery scheduled between October and December. The 81,886 dwt bulker will be financed entirely from internal cash. Now broker sources say the seller ...
  • Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge
    Middle Eastern shipping patterns face another violent reshuffle after fresh vessel attacks around Hormuz, the shutdown of Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline and the Houthis' advance into the heart of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Two more commercial vessels were attacked on Sunday. The Panama-flagged 47,999 dwt product tanker El Gaia was struck off Oman, ...
  • Russia turns to shipping containers to shield refineries from Ukrainian drones
    Russia is stacking shipping containers around oil refineries in the latest improvised attempt to protect an energy system that has been battered by increasingly effective Ukrainian drone attacks. Images carried by Dnipro Osint from the Novoshakhtinsk refinery show containers piled several levels high around tanks and processing equipment, creating walls intended to provide some protection ...
  • Drowning in data, starving for decisions
    The next digital race is not about collecting more data. It is about getting the right information to the right decision-maker before the opportunity to act has passed. The latest chapter from SplashTech's annual report. Shipping has spent much of the past decade wiring up its ships. Engines, generators, fuel-flow meters, navigation equipment, shaft-power meters, ...

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Lloyd's List web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • It's not just VLCCs. Spot rates for all crude tankers are simultaneously skyrocketing
    The Hormuz crisis and the East-West pipeline attack mainly affect VLCC trades, but what has transpired over the past week...
  • The Daily View: VLCC rates have gone ballistic - the question is whether they can go higher still
  • Mega-boxships return as carriers broaden Red Sea revival
    The return of megamax containerships to the Red Sea is emerging as the clearest indicator of improving carrier confidence, as...
  • Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 1
    Extreme weather is becoming more common and disrupting shipping operations regularly: is it time that weather is considered as big...
  • BIMCO doubts MEPC85 green deal as GMF pushes higher ambition
    BIMCO argues division over key parts of the Net-Zero Framework of 'such magnitude that convergence already by December seems challenging'
  • Star Bulk share offering in Athens heavily oversubscribed
    US-listed dry bulk giant racks up interest from 7,500 investors in landmark issue
  • Iran warns insurers and class societies against servicing Hormuz black list vessels
    Iran has expanded its Strait of Hormuz blacklist to 76 vessels and warned insurers, P&I clubs and classification societies against...
  • The week in newbuildings: Orders edge lower as 22 ships contracted
    Latest orders included more 14,600 dwt heavy-lift capable MPVs ordered by Germany's SAL, while MSC was confirmed to have added...
  • Insurers warn Panama Canal diversions create fresh risks for shipowners
    Increased Magellan Strait and Drake Passage transits sparking concern among underwriters
  • The week in charts: Houthis seek to reassure shipping after Mokha seizure | Suez Canal recovery gathers pace
    Lloyd's List's weekly showing of the data and figures behind our news, analysis and markets coverage
  • China's Cosco prepares shipbuilding arm for potential IPO
    Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry begins listing preparations as Chinese yards capture more than 80% of global newbuilding orders
  • Hormuz uncertainty persists with MEG shipping corridor discussion postponed
    Shipping has adapted to the start-stop nature of the crisis - a new norm for Middle East crude oil flows
  • Daily Briefing
    Why VLCC rates just went ballistic and how they could go even higher | Is alcohol the answer to green...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Hapag-Lloyd expanding Africa terminal operations
    The deal with long-time partner DP World is focused on five ports: Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Banana (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Maputo (Mozambique).
  • Risky Suez backhauls to speed delayed Asia-Europe services
    Sending ships through the Red Sea should improve dismal schedule reliability, but an intensification of the war between Yemen's Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia has elevated the risk of attack.
  • NS restores Charleston-Huntsville intermodal service
    The reinstated rail service will likely support automakers, their suppliers, and other industrial manufacturing in the Southeast.
  • Spiking US diesel prices increase surcharges, truck bankruptcy risk
    As the US retail diesel price moves above $6 per gallon, shippers face elevated risk of losing needed truck capacity in the fourth quarter, experts warn.
  • Hub Group expects operating loss, stock delisting notice
    At a time when surging domestic intermodal demand is delivering sharply higher profits to its largest competitors, Hub Group expects to report an as-yet-undetermined first-half operating loss.
  • Risky Suez back-hauls to speed delayed Asia-Europe services
    Sending ships through the Red Sea should improve dismal schedule reliability, but an intensification of the war between Yemen's Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia has elevated the risk of attack.

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TradeWinds web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Crude tanker stocks approach record highs as rates frenzy drives market
    Seven New York-listed tanker owners strike 52-week highs on high-volume trading
  • 'Merchants of chaos': Experts say Houthis not likely to target only Saudi ships after land grab
    Militant group's new positions allow it to use less-sophisticated weaponry to attack shipping
  • Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd shift more services to Red Sea despite Houthi advance
    Four services from Asia moved from Cape of Good Hope routes
  • Over 100 ships now hit or seized in Middle East war after violent week
    Only the first week of conflict saw as many ships damaged or destroyed
  • Poorly performing ships six times more likely to suffer accidents, study finds
    AI helps pinpoint risk areas on board
  • Tanker markets brace for impact as Saudi pipeline hit dents Yanbu premium
    Oil prices jump and could rise further, with tankers next to suffer
  • Dynagas named as owner behind fresh batch of upsized LNG newbuildings
    Shipowner switches South Korean yards for next order splurge, igniting talk
  • Why Saverys is pouring 'a lot of money' into green ammonia
    CMB.Tech chief executive Alexander Saverys explains the focus on the hydrogen-based fuel
  • Strait of Hormuz watchdog adds more vessels to Iran blacklist amid warning to class and insurance
    Imitating its adversaries, Iran sanctions disobedient vessels to scupper their trading and raise their insurance costs
  • Vladimir Putin calls on emerging nations to build an insurance system to challenge 127-years of western supremacy
    Russian president looks to alternative programmes after oil exports and revenues hit by western sanctions
  • Six dead and 129 missing after Indonesian ferry disaster
    Deadly loss of Virgo Transport 8 in Indonesia comes less than a week after died in a fire aboard a Filipino ropax
  • Hapag-Lloyd and DP World expand African port tie-up
    Continent's growing importance to container trade is driving investment
  • 'This may never happen again': VLCC surge pushes shipping rates to all-time highs
    Soaring rates come even as tonnage builds up in Gulf of Oman as few ships willing to make dangerous voyage into Middle East
  • ESL Shipping inks transport agreement with Swedish green steel producer
    Deal lays the groundwork for a long-term partnership
  • Oman seeks protection after shadow fleet suezmax spill
    Authorities say bad weather has affected salvage efforts after grounding and oil leak
  • Indian Coast Guard rescues 21 crew after bulker collision
    Ships collide off the outer anchorage at Kandla
  • Drydocks World and Cochin Shipyard seal joint venture for Indian ship repair hub
    Shipyards yards agree deal to run and grow Cochin's International Ship Repair Facility
  • Strait of Hormuz turmoil triggers Omani push for alternative LNG supply lines
    LNG carrier transits through the Strait of Hormuz remain a rarity
  • Tanker stocks gain after Saudi Arabia shuts down pipeline amid fears of supply shock
    Crude oil prices jump after shutdown
  • Procopiou family strikes for tankers and VLACs worth $1.1bn in newbuilding spree
    Dynacom Tankers Management and Akrotiri Tankers sign deals in China
  • Star Bulk raises $125m in oversubscribed Athens share sale
    Petros Pappas completes bulker giant's dual listing in his home country
  • Braemar boosts derivatives reach with new power desk in Dubai
    Division head hired as part of strategic growth plan
  • Frontline pays out $179m to shareholders after double VLCC sale
    Tanker owner declares special dividend
  • Ropax sinks leaving six dead and 129 missing
    Deadly loss of Virgo Transport 8 in Indonesia comes less than a week after died in a fire aboard a Filipino ropax
  • Brand new bulker caught hauling cocaine in Turkish drug bust
    Barnacles were not the only unwelcome discovery beneath the CSPC Pisces' waterline
  • LNG supply unlikely to catch up with sector's fleet growth until late 2028, Vortexa says
    But tonnage length expected to exert pressure on legacy steam turbine ships to leave trading fleet
  • Shell and Wartsila report in on first vessel trials of new methane abatement kit
    Catalyst-based exhaust gas treatment technology set to cut methane slip by at least 80%
  • Container ship giant HMM to bet big on tankers, gas carriers and offshore
    South Korean line eyes 110 bulk ships by 2030 as it hedges against container shipping volatility

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FreightWaves web site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
  • Cass: TL rates jump 11% in August, freight shipments turn positive
    Truckload linehaul rates surged again in August while shipment counts turned positive for the first time in three and a half years, according to data from Cass Information Systems. Cass' TL linehaul index, which tracks rates excluding fuel and accessorial surcharges, jumped 11.3% year over year during the month. The index was up 70 basis points from July. August marked 20 consecutive y/y increase
  • Northern Air Cargo names permanent CEO
    Alaska-based Northern Air Cargo has named Mark Lester as president and CEO. He will replace Interim President Dave Karp, who has served in the role since March 2025, on Sept. 21, the company announced on Friday. Northern Air Cargo is a subsidiary of Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources, a diversified freight transportation, logistics and energy distribution conglomerate. Lester spent the past 18 mont
  • Almost 1 million TEUs in new record for this U.S. container gateway
    The Port of Long Beach handled its busiest August on record, moving nearly 920,000 container units as shippers continued to adjust supply-chain strategies amid tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty. Long Beach processed 919,992 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, up 2% from the same month in 2025. The result also ranked as the fifth-busiest month in the port's 115-year history. Imports
  • Small Fleet Financing: Why Buying Trucks Stops Making Sense
    Truck financing is shifting fast: small fleets are borrowing to keep trucks running, not to add new ones. Dave Gilbert of National Funding breaks down why repair costs, insurance, fuel and downtime are changing the math for owner-operators and small carriers. This conversation gets into the real issue for trucking businesses right now: cash flow. Even with freight demand holding up in spots, many
  • How ServiceUp Centralizes Fleet Repair for Stellantis Vehicles
    ServiceUp's Andy Klobnock reveals a groundbreaking partnership with Stellantis Pro One, simplifying fleet repair by offering direct access to over 2,500 franchise dealers through a single, unified platform. This interview unpacks how fleets can now dispatch, track, and bill repairs more efficiently, addressing long-standing visibility and data access challenges in traditional maintenance processe
  • 5 Freight Markets: Why Spot Rates Are Sending Mixed Signals
    Spot rates are still elevated, but the freight market story changes fast once you drill into individual markets. This SONAR update breaks down national tender rejections, tender volumes and spot rates, then digs into 5 key markets: Cincinnati, Detroit, Joliet, Miami and Houston. The big takeaway: rates alone can fool you. In some markets, stronger spot rates signal tightening capacity. In others,
  • Hub Group warns of Nasdaq delisting notice; flags H1 operating loss
    Hub Group anticipates receiving a delisting notification from Nasdaq following delays in submitting its financial reports, which stemmed from an accounting error identified earlier this year. The company missed a Monday deadline to comply with Nasdaq's financial reporting requirements. It will ask for a hearing to keep its stock listing intact and plans to seek a further extension of the filing r
  • SC Ports, Norfolk Southern expand intermodal access to Huntsville
    South Carolina Ports and Norfolk Southern have launched daily direct intermodal rail service between the Port of Charleston and Huntsville, Ala., expanding the port's reach into north Alabama and Middle Tennessee. The service took effect Sept. 11 and is intended to give importers and exporters another rail option for moving containerized cargo between Charleston and inland southeast markets, acco
  • Texas couple sentenced in $2.4M Mexico-to-US smuggling operation
    A Texas couple has been sentenced for operating an online business that relied on a cross-border supply chain to smuggle millions of dollars worth of unapproved veterinary drugs and pesticides from Mexico and distribute them to customers across the U.S. Thao Duong and Lam Mai, a married couple from Garland, Texas, were sentenced Sept. 8 in federal court on charges stemming from the operation, acc
  • Pink Cheetah, TQL fight it out as transparency rule awaited
    The oral arguments in the broker transparency case of Pink Cheetah vs. Total Quality Logistics last week were relatively rapid but took place against something that has dragged on a long time: a revised federal rule on broker transparency. The rulemaking process for a proposal on broker transparency had its period for commentary through a proposed notice of federal rulemaking close last year. The
  • Kenco opens new innovation lab for warehouse automation testing
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Kenco opened a 30,000-square-foot Innovation Lab on Sept. 10, tripling a testing footprint the third-party logistics provider first built in 2015. The larger facility allows Kenco to run warehouse automation testing on larger and more complex systems. It also allows more of those systems to run side by side. Testing takes place inside a building designed to mirror real-world
  • LX Pantos Sets Its Sights on Global Logistics Leadership
    Founded in 1977 and headquartered in South Korea, LX Pantos has grown into a global logistics provider spanning freight forwarding, contract logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile delivery and installation, and supply chain management consulting. The company now operates more than 380 locations worldwide with a workforce of approximately 8,500 employees, moving more than 1.6 million TEUs of
  • BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network
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Berlin
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Naples
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Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
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Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
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Southampton/London
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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
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
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
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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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
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