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Exim India web site
MAY 25, 2026
  • Evergreen Line partners with HyFun Foods and Adani Logistics for rail-enabled frozen food exports through Mundra Port
  • Govt moves to ease port congestion due to trailer driver shortage issues at CFSs
  • MSC India earns prestigious recognition at LEAPS 2025
  • Preparatory measures for vessels at JN Port during the monsoon season
  • CBIC introduces remote sea cargo approvals to slash transit delays
  • Indian Ship Registration Module operationalised
  • India blocks China's WTO dispute panel request over solar, IT tariffs
  • Kandla Container Terminal receives maiden ad hoc call of CULines, marking the beginning of a promising partnership
  • VOC Port achieves highest-ever parcel size
  • UN trims India's 2026 GDP growth forecast amid West Asia conflict shocks
  • LPG vessel shortage chokes India's crucial fuel imports from the US
  • Allcargo Terminals reports 46% Y-o-Y growth in FY26 PAT; Net Profit rises 46%
  • JNPA, DFCCIL and CONCOR host joint trade meet in Ludhiana to boost rail container movement
  • Mumbai Port stakeholder meet discusses operational efficiency, cargo growth and service priorities
  • Border truck traffic surges as UAE taps Omani ports for essential cargo
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (22 May 2026)

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International Transport Journal web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • McTiernan new Air Freight Head at Hellmann Australia
  • Etihad Airways signs air freight agreement with Edge
  • Delegation of the EU Transport Committee visits Washington
  • Saudi Arabia strengthens corridor through the Red Sea
  • Lufthansa Cargo receives CEIV Pharma certification
  • Elanders appoints Beck as CEO
  • UTA Edenred offers toll solutions in the Netherlands
  • China continuing to expand TIR transport
  • Kögel invests in technology center Chocen
  • MSC integrates port of Kribi into intermodal network
  • Validato supports AEO & C-TPAT compliance
  • Damen ice-breaker tug for Alfons Håkans
  • Log-hub offers savings programme for logistics providers

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The Loadstar web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Freight rate recovery 'more about demand than blanked sailings'
  • China's ports 'at full throttle', as global rivals 'drift along'
  • Surgical CH Robinson: 'Ready to do M&A, we're going to do M&A'
  • Europe-Africa trade: more one-way traffic these days
  • Singamas CEO Teo Siong Seng indicted in container price-fixing probe
  • Fed regulator flips the switch on Motus - nearly 400k carriers at risk
  • Fifteen years of Cargolux results reveal air cargo's uneven new era
  • Uncertainty across borders as hopes for USMCA renewal fade
  • TS Lines founder Chen Te-sheng set to hand the reins to his son

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Marine Log web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Vard Electro completes lifecycle upgrade on DOF's Skandi Hercules
    Fincantieri Group member Vard Electro has successfully completed a switchboard upgrade onboard the AHTS vessel Skandi Hercules, owned by DOF. The work was carried out at ST Engineering's shipyard in Singapore during
  • Canal Barge expands fleet modernization efforts
    Canal Barge Company is continuing its fleet modernization efforts through a combination of new vessel construction and towboat repower projects designed to improve operational consistency, maintenance efficiency and long-term reliability across its
  • CGB breaks ground for $47M expansion at Ports of Indiana Mount Vernon
    Indiana state and local officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.'s (CGB) $47 million expansion at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, the largest investment at Indiana's largest port in
  • VIDEO: RMC launches second Pohjanmaa class corvette
    Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), the Finnish shipyard tapped to play a critical role in U.S. Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker program, this week marked another milestone in Finland's Squadron 2020 Pohjanmaa class corvette
  • New U.S.-built ferry Spirit of 1773 enters service in USVI
    Built by Gulf Craft LLC in Franklin, La., Spirit of 1733, a new Incat Crowther designed 300-passenger ferry, is now in service with the U.S Virgin Island's Department of Public Works, operating
  • Master Boat christens Marauder, first of eight tugboats in new Maritime Partners series
    Representatives from Master Boat Builders Inc and Maritime Partners LLC this week gathered at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in Mobile, Ala., to christen Marauder, the first in a series

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Container News web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • DHL introduces rail freight into Formula 1 logistics
    DHL has completed its first rail freight operation for Formula One logistics during the 2026 season. The company transported around 50 containers of race equipment by rail from Miami to Montreal, covering nearly 2,000 kilometers. The shipment included 46 forty-foot high-cube containers and four 20-foot containers. DHL said around 68% of the Formula 1 cargo normally moved by road for this route wa
  • Maersk launches Qilin service
    Maersk is launching a new dedicated service between Greater China and Australia, branded as Qilin, set to commence on July 24, 2026. The service will cover a lean rotation of Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne, offering faster transit times and increased capacity on one of the Asia-Pacific trade lane's key corridors. Qilin is designed to complement Maersk's existing Dragon service, which will continu
  • Ningbo Ocean Shipping to issue new shares for fleet expansion
    Shanghai-listed regional carrier Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co. has announced plans to issue new shares to targeted investors. The capital injection aims to raise approximately USD 160 million to fund a new wave of fleet modernization and equipment procurement, according to DynaLiners. Capital deployment and new vessel orders The newly raised funds are earmarked for strategic capacity expansion, speci
  • Wan Hai Lines applies rate restoration on Asia trades
    Wan Hai Lines will introduce a rate restoration (RR) on applicable Asia trades from June 1, 2026. The carrier cites rising operating costs linked to recent developments in the Middle East as the main driver behind the adjustment. Rate levels The new rates will apply as follows: USD 100 per 20-foot container and USD 200 per 40-foot and high-cube containers. Reason for the adjustment Recent changes
  • AD Ports Group launches multimodal inland logistics network
    AD Ports Group has announced the establishment of a consolidated multimodal inland logistics network connecting rail-linked dry ports, cargo depots and industrial zones across the UAE, designed to position Khalifa Port and Fujairah Terminals as dual gateways for UAE industrial cargo. The network incorporates KEZAD Group's Industry City of Abu Dhabi and will enhance the movement of industrial carg
  • Eimskip and Seafarers' Union of Iceland reach agreement
    The Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA), acting on behalf of Eimskip, and the Seafarers' Union of Iceland (SÍ) have reached an agreement covering harbour employees at Sundahöfn port. The deal averts a strike that SÍ had scheduled to begin on May 26, 2026, which has now been withdrawn. Wage negotiations deferred Under the agreement, collective wage negotiations will be deferred until Octobe
  • Tank container demand cools from COVID highs
    Demand for tank containers is expected to slow this week, as high production in the last few years has created excess supply. The downturn in the petrochemical market has also seen fewer requirements to transport liquids in tank containers. According to the International Tank Container Organization (ITCO), as of 1 January, the number of tank container boxes worldwide increased by 1.9% to 899,000,
  • Labor Fatigue Is Not a Labor Problem - It's a Planning Problem
    Across global container terminals, operational fatigue has quietly become one of the industry's biggest hidden costs. Overtime is rising. Supervisors spend entire shifts handling exceptions. Yard teams constantly react to last-minute changes. Vessel operations drift from plan, forcing labor to absorb the pressure through continuous firefighting. But the real issue is not labor. It is planning imp
  • IAG Cargo launches new Madrid-Monterrey route
    IAG Cargo will launch new cargo services connecting Spain with Mexico and Peru from June 2026. The company will introduce three weekly flights between Madrid and Monterrey starting on 2 June. It will also launch three weekly services between Barcelona and Lima from 3 June. The Madrid-Monterrey route marks the first direct cargo connection operated by IAG Cargo between Spain and Northern Mexico. T
  • Explainer: Iran draws the map and redraws the region
    Tehran's PGSA declaration is more than a transit control claim. It is the cartographic announcement of a new Gulf order one built to last
  • COSCO SHIPPING launches new Gdynia feeder service with Diamond Line
    COSCO SHIPPING will launch a new feeder service from Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) starting in the first week of June. The new GGS feeder service will operate together with Diamond Line and provide two weekly feeder calls from Gdynia to major European hub ports. COSCO SHIPPING said the new service will improve network connectivity, operational flexibility and cargo handling efficiency. The feed
  • Emirates Shipping Line launches CSX2 service
    Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) has announced the launch of CSX2, a new weekly container service connecting key ports in China with the Indian Subcontinent, set to commence on June 11, 2026. The service offers direct and reliable connectivity between the two regions and includes seamless transshipment options for Red Sea cargo via Mundra, positioning the Indian port as a key hub within the new strin
  • Port of Halifax introduces first electric remotely operated rail cranes
    The Port of Halifax and PSA Halifax have launched two electric rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at the Atlantic Hub terminal. The cranes are the first remotely operated yard cranes in Halifax. Operators now control the cranes from a centralized control room. The system improves safety and working conditions by removing the need to work at height and in harsh weather. The new cranes increase yard
  • Rhenus launches alternative Europe-Middle East land corridor via Jordan
    Rhenus has activated a new overland transport corridor through Jordan to maintain cargo flows between Europe and the Middle East amid ongoing regional disruptions. The route connects Europe and Türkiye with Gulf markets including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. Rhenus said the corridor combines road and multimodal transport to provide more stable and predictable supply cha
  • CMA CGM announces new PSS charges on Europe, Africa and Indian Ocean routes
    CMA CGM announced several new Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) affecting trade routes between Asia, Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean. From 1 June 2026, the carrier will apply a US$500 per TEU surcharge on cargo moving from all Asian ports to North Europe. The surcharge covers cargo from Japan, Southeast Asia and Bangladesh to North European ports, including the UK and destinations from Portugal to
  • WEC Lines launches EBRO rail service
    WEC Lines has launched a new weekly rail connection in Spain, branded as the EBRO service, effective May 21, 2026. The service links Agoncillo in La Rioja and Zaragoza in Aragón with Barcelona, creating a seamless intermodal bridge to the carrier's existing ESC shortsea service to the Canary Islands. Operating with its own trains, WEC Lines offers a door-to-door solution connecting inland Spain w
  • Maritime leaders tackle the realities of AI and legacy infrastructure
    The intersection of centuries-old maritime operations and rapid technological automation took center stage at the recent Maritime IT Networking Summit, held at the Grecotel La Riviera resort in Greece. During the panel discussion titled "Scaling Intelligence in Maritime: AI, Legacy & the Enterprise Reality" moderated by Dr. Anna Vazintari, PhD, CTO/CISO at EUROBULK LTD and Vice-President of AMMI
  • LR launches LXF Consortium to standardise container stowage data
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has launched a new industry consortium to standardise container stowage and lashing data exchange. The new Lashing Exchange Format (LXF) Consortium brings together classification societies and software developers to create a common digital standard for container securing calculations. Today, the industry lacks a unified system for exchanging stowage and lashing data between
  • MSC updates emergency fuel surcharge on Red Sea and East Africa trades
    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced updates to its emergency fuel surcharge (EFS) on cargo moving between Northern Europe, the Red Sea and East Africa, effective June 1, 2026, through June 15, 2026, based on bill of lading date. The revision covers traffic in both directions and is driven by ongoing disruption to global marine fuel markets linked to recent events in the Middle East.
  • Arkas Line adds 500 new reefer containers
    Arkas Line is expanding its temperature-controlled transportation capabilities with an investment in 500 new reefer containers, set to be integrated into the fleet from June 2026. The new units will be deployed across the carrier's full service network, spanning the Mediterranean, Black Sea, West and North Africa, the East Coast of the Americas and India. The containers, manufactured at CIMC's Qi
  • Valenciaport awards concession for renewable fuel production plant
    The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Valencia has approved an administrative concession for the construction and operation of a renewable fuels processing and production plant at the Port of Sagunto. The concession has been awarded to FIVE NEXT USEOIL SOLUTIONS, SL - UCO TRADING SPAIN, SL for a term of 25 years, with a total investment of EUR€20 million. T he facility will occupy 27,80

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Splash web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Peter Georgiopoulos returns to VLCC arena with up to 10 newbuilds at Wison
    Greek shipping veteran Peter Georgiopoulos is making a major return to the very large crude carrier market, with Athens-based United Overseas Group (UOG) booking up to 10 newbuildings at China's Wison New Energies. The order marks Georgiopoulos' third chapter as a VLCC owner following his leadership of General Maritime and later Gener8 Maritime, both of ...
  • Frontline cashes in on ageing suezmax pair
    John Fredriksen-controlled tanker heavyweight Frontline has confirmed the sale of its two oldest suezmax tankers, extending a fleet renewal programme that is reshaping the company's crude carrier portfolio. The New York and Oslo-listed owner said it agreed in April to sell the vessels, built in 2014 and 2015, to an unrelated buyer for a combined ...
  • Euroseas brings in Norwegian investors for boxship newbuild
    Greek containership owner Euroseas has brought in Norwegian investors to co-own one of its newbuildings. The Nasdaq-listed company said it has formed a joint venture with a group of investors represented by NRP Project Finance for the ownership of the third vessel in its four-ship series of 4,484 teu containerships under construction in China. Under ...
  • BW Energy launches twin offshore growth push in Gabon and Brazil
    Norway's BW Energy has made a final investment decision for the Bourdon development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon and a campaign of new infill wells in the Golfinho license offshore Brazil. The combined total 2P reserves estimate for the two projects is 68 mmboe. Combined, they will increase BW Energy's net production target by ...
  • Splash Wrap: Shipping's most frantic news cycle of the year
    Iran proposed managing the Strait of Hormuz through an insurance-based framework that would formalise its control over the critical oil shipping chokepoint, while simultaneously demanding that all vessels file mandatory cargo declarations with a newly created Iranian maritime authority before being permitted to transit. Iran is also quietly negotiating with the Gulf state of Oman ...
  • Oceaneering wins offshore installation contract in Egypt
    Houston-based Oceaneering International has been awarded an integrated offshore installation contract at the West Delta Deep Marine gas field development project offshore Egypt. Within the scope of the contract awarded by the Burullus Gas Company, Oceaneering will provide an integrated solution to support the transportation, offshore installation, and commissioning of a refurbished subsea umbilic
  • AI and digitalisation to unlock $500bn for upstream oil and gas
    Digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) will create close to $500bn in cumulative value for exploration and production companies between 2026 and 2030. This value is captured through cost reductions from more efficient operations, production increases from higher uptime and increased recovery, and compressed development timelines. According to Rystad Energy estimates, E&P players currentl
  • Hormuz fallout pushes Panama Canal close to full capacity
    Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is helping drive a sharp rise in Panama Canal traffic, with the waterway now operating close to maximum capacity as US energy exports to Asia surge. According to new analysis from BIMCO, average daily transits through the canal have risen 8% year-on-year so far in 2026 to 38 vessels ...
  • Master under fire: Inside a merchant ship trapped in the Gulf war zone
    Captain Mohit Kohli recounts navigating missiles, drones, misinformation and fear when the Strait of Hormuz became a battlefield and commercial shipping was left dangerously unprepared. We as mariners are trained to expect storms, operational incidents and accidents, injuries, non-compliance of regulatory norms, machinery failures, and the occasional brush with piracy. But nothing in our manuals
  • Economou jumps back onto the S&P wagon with rusty cape sale
    Greek shipping magnate George Economou has returned to the sale and purchase market, cashing in on the firming cape sector, selling the 2006-built, Shanghai Waigaoqiao-built Venture I, with the ship now renamed Cape Shanghai and registered with Talent Shipping. No price has been attached to the deal. Economou has been offloading a handful of vintage ...
  • Posidonia: The Movie
    A 52-minute documentary titled Posidonia is seeking to raise awareness about the fragile state of the Mediterranean, offering a very different take on the name more commonly associated with the shipping industry's giant trade exhibition in Greece. Directed by French filmmakers and explorers Nelly Kars and Bruno Lambert, the film follows a 400 km journey ...
  • Russia's shadow fleet is a hybrid warfare platform, not just a sanctions shield, new investigation finds
    Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers is functioning as an active platform for hybrid warfare against European states - enabling undersea infrastructure sabotage and drone surveillance over military and critical facilities across the Baltic and North Sea - according to a new investigation published by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. The report, ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Hormuz crisis surprise: how VLCC rates stayed at $100K per day
    A multi-month blockade of the strait was expected to be negative - potentially highly negative - for VLCC spot rates. Frontline chief...
  • Slow progress on sanctioned scrapping despite US approval for four vessels
    The US Treasury has approved four licences for GMS to scrap sanctioned vessels, but none of the ships has yet...
  • TEN declares highest dividend for a decade
    First-quarter profit surges by 160% but second quarter tipped to be even better, reflecting Iran war disruption
  • Trump sanctions on Cuba take full swing against non-US shipowners
    Military combine that owns Port of Mariel and controls Havana's main container terminal expressly targeted
  • CMA CGM profit plummets as geopolitical tensions hit maritime operations
    Despite the earnings decline, carried container volumes increased slightly to 5.93m teu
  • Vessel identity theft scam exposes widening shadow fleet fraud network
    Fake ship identities supported by credible verification tools point to an increasingly sophisticated network of shadow fleet operators
  • Navios shuffles its VLCC pack at smart prices
    Order for up to eight VLCC newbuildings follows sale of brace of older VLCCs
  • IMO adopts autonomous ships code
    The guidelines come into effect in July 2026, with a mandatory code not expected to be adopted until 2032
  • Indonesia's coal nationalisation could offer tonne-mile bulker boost
    If efforts to centralise exports becomes unmanageable, Indonesia's loss could be South Africa's, and bulk owners' gain
  • US antitrust charges against Chinese container makers to proceed despite non-arrival of legal papers, lawyers say
    Legal papers for the US indictment will likely arrive at a later date as some defendants said they are preparing...
  • Hengli Heavy Industries secures more tanker orders to add to vast orderbook
    Since starting operations in 2023 from the mothballed STX Dalian shipyard, Hengli has grown into the world's third largest shipbuilding...
  • Middle East port update: Friday, May 22
    In Oman, all ports are now operating at ISPS Level 1
  • Gulf states call on governments to reject PGSA's Hormuz route as Iran eyes tolls with Oman
    Five Middle East Gulf states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE - have urged IMO members to...
  • The Daily View: The new new normal?
  • Daily Briefing
    Iran's shadow fleet exercising caution, but has not completely abandoned market | Lloyd's takes big hit for Hormuz loss of...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Local East Coast freight leading charge on intermodal rebound
    Rising fuel costs, reliable service, and higher rates amid the end of the four-year recession in trucking are helping convert more freight to rail in the eastern US.
  • CMA CGM posts Q1 earnings decline amid volatile ocean trade
    The carrier's first-quarter financials, which included a sharp drop in net profit, were generated in a market roiled by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, rising oil prices and increasing operating costs.
  • Demand rising on Asia-Europe ocean trade as July bunker hike looms
    Volumes under contract when the Middle East war began were locked into quarterly bunker fuel adjustments, and those costs are set to be passed on to shippers at the start of the third quarter.
  • Heavy-lift trade group lobbies USTR for relief from crane, trailer tariffs
    A lead time of five to seven years to build up domestic crane manufacturing capacity could cripple the US heavy-lift industry if tariffs on imported products are not reduced, industry stakeholders say.
  • Peter Tirschwell leaves enduring legacy on Journal of Commerce
    Tirschwell, who most recently served as vice president of the Journal of Commerce, announced his plans to leave the business and continue work as an independent shipping journalist.

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TradeWinds web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Asian charterers hunt for tanker contracts to carry diversified supply, Frontline boss says
    Lars Barstad said Asian industrial players are looking for tonnage to support supply contracts in Latin America, Africa and the US
  • Shipping stocks mauled as Dow Jones index soars to record high
    Genco Shipping tumble sees stock close below Diana's takeover offer
  • Rodolphe Saade highlights resilience as CMA CGM's earnings tumble
    French liner giant sees net income slump 77.7% compared to the same p
  • Offshore crew members hit with fines at new Angola airport
    Situation exposes gap in immigration law, with no visa covering seafarers
  • Vafias' Imperial Petroleum sees tanker upside from end to Iran war
    US-listed owner of bulkers and tankers posts second-biggest profit in its history
  • Oil spill and injuries follow collision between tanker and Maersk container ship
    Both ships grounded after incident, which caused an oil spill
  • The $60m question: Why oil companies keep their VLCCs waiting outside Strait of Hormuz
    Frontline boss Lars Barstad has an explanation for long-term chartered fleet not competing with shipowners
  • Private equity firm invests $125m in Karpowerships' Kinetics LNG
    Actera buys redeemable preference shares
  • CLdN shifts shipping operations to UK in 'natural evolution'
    Ro-ro owner moves from Luxembourg to its major vessel destination
  • Saudi Arabia mulls rolling VLCC giant Bahri into huge logistics conglomerate
    Sources say a combined shipping, ports and rail operation would attract foreign investment
  • Iran claims more than 90 vessels have transited Strait of Hormuz in the past three days
    IRGC tally does not clarify the size, nationality or direction of the vessels
  • Anil Sharma's GMS given US green light to buy and scrap sanctioned ships
    Permit granted to cash buyer for four container vessels blacklisted for Iranian trading
  • EcoLog hooks up with Kawasaki Heavy on liquefied hydrogen transportation
    New partnership aims to advance port of Rotterdam project
  • Panama Canal appoints first ever female leader
    Deputy administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta will run waterway's authority for seven years
  • Police launch probe after cocktail of drugs found inside imported generator
    Investigators seek public help after discovery in Port Botany
  • Elevated Himalaya Shipping valuation hard to justify as capesize rates expected to fall, says Clarksons
    Shares in the dry bulk company plunge 9% in Oslo
  • 'Brokers will consolidate', says Braemar, as Ifchor Galbraiths takeover rumours swirl
    James Gundy believes it is important the UK-based company branches out into new sectors
  • Itochu starts ammonia bunkering trials in Singapore
    Demonstration trials are slated for late 2027
  • Global LNG market 'facing major test', importers' body GIIGNL says
    Larger, more interconnected, flexible and demanding sector is expected to emerge by 2030
  • More ships now entering Gulf than leaving, tracking data shows
    At the same time, a Chinese container ship passed eastward through the Strait of Hormuz
  • More ships now entering Persian Gulf than leaving, tracking data shows
    At the same time, a Chinese container ship passed eastward through the Strait of Hormuz
  • Asyad Shipping snaps up baby capesizes to boost bulker fleet
    Omani owner says secondhand duo part of diversification strategy
  • Itochu to start ammonia bunkering trials in Singapore
    Demonstration trials are slated for late 2027
  • UK company designing ships that can make their own cargo
    Start-up plans to generate green hydrogen at sea that is then sold ashore
  • Anil Sharma's GMS gets US green light to buy and scrap sanctioned ships
    Permit granted to cash buyer for four container vessels blacklisted for Iranian trading, Wall Street Journal reports
  • German owner Ernst Russ lifts profit guidance after selling container ship
    Divestment of the 1,701-EF Emira is part of the company's diversification strategy
  • Frontline fixes $737m of financing to buy nine VLCCs from John Fredriksen
    Resale ships are being delivered to tycoon's listed tanker operation
  • Frontline makes $4m per day in booming tanker markets as it offloads suezmaxes
    John Fredriksen's flagship posts big forward bookings while banking Sinokor sales cash
  • Blystad bets on geopolitical disruption to find next opportunities
    Marianne Blystad: 'Many people ask why we are not putting everything in index funds. But we think we will be able to beat the index
  • ABS links Greek experience with US research through new twin tech centre
    Real-world Greek maritime practicality meets American innovation
  • WindWing rollout hits charterparty hurdle
    Owners and charterers are still struggling to align around fuel-saving benefits
  • Berge Bulk turns WindWings sails into daily operational routine
    Shipowner says focus has shifted from installation to optimisation
  • Euroseas reports better-than-expected earnings and sale of 49% of container ship
    Aristides Pittas says first quarter was among its best in 15 years

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FreightWaves web site
MAY 22, 2026
  • Phillips Connect names Mark Wallin president and general manager
    The trailer has long been a reliable but less glamorous partner in freight operations. Powered by a tractor, it was hooked, loaded and dispatched as a largely low-cost, low-technology affair until something went wrong. Phillips Connect is betting that era is over. The Irvine, California-based smart trailer technology company announced Thursday that Mark Wallin, the principal architect of its tech
  • Coupa adds Tonkean in latest AI acquisition push
    Cloud-based spend management platform Coupa announced Wednesday it is acquiring workflow automation startup Tonkean, marking the company's second AI-focused acquisition in less than two weeks as it expands its push into autonomous supply chain and procurement technology. The acquisition follows Coupa's May 12 announcement that it had acquired intelligent document processing firm Rossum during the
  • Leading roofing manufacturer uses AI to speed network optimization
    LAS VEGAS - AI-powered analytics and digital supply chain modeling are reshaping network optimization and scenario planning across manufacturing operations, according to Marianna Vydrevich, supply chain network design & optimization expert at GAF. Vydrevich said AI tools are helping supply chain teams automate data engineering workflows and reduce dependence on IT departments for routine analytic
  • Short line rail hits T&I truck benefits, costly safety mandates
    A short line rail trade association said positive aspects of surface transportation legislation contrast with elements that favor trucking and burdens railroads with costly safety mandates. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Thursday released its markup of the surface transportation reauthorization bill, rebranded as the BUILD America 250 Act. It's part of the Infrastructure I
  • Sen. Cotton urges DOJ investigation of China-backed parcel carriers
    Republican Sen. Tom Cotton has asked the Department of Justice to investigate whether Chinese controlled parcel delivery companies pose a national security and supply chain risk, claiming they leverage unfair foreign subsidies, vast amounts of granular data and shady import practices to take business from American companies. Logistics analysts acknowledge that Chinese-backed last-mile delivery ca
  • Saia opens terminals in Pacific Northwest, Midwest
    Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced the opening of terminals in Washington and Indiana. The Johns Creek, Georgia-based company has invested more than $2 billion into its network over the past couple of years, growing its terminal count to 216 and establishing a true national footprint. A new service center in Edinburgh, Indiana (40 minutes south of Indianapolis) began operations earlier th
  • Port Houston sees April cargo dip, expects rebound in May
    Port Houston handled 353,319 TEUs in April, down 10% from March and 9% year over year, marking the port's first quarterly container decline since early 2025 as global trade volatility and softer steel imports weighed on volumes. However, port executives said cargo activity is already recovering in May, with imports once again driving growth. Port Houston CEO Charlie Jenkins said the port is still
  • ILA's McNamara enters International Maritime Hall of Fame
    Veteran New York-New Jersey longshore union executive James W. McNamara is the newest member of the International Maritime Hall of Fame. McNamara was inducted by International Longshoremen's Association International President Harold J. Daggett at a ceremony this week at The Lighthouse at New York's Chelsea Piers. Chief of Staff McNamara, the union's spokesman, has spent 44 years with the ILA, an
  • Robinson Fresh opens border cold-chain hub as Mexico produce imports grow
    Robinson Fresh has opened a new 142,600-square-foot logistics center in Pharr, Texas, expanding its cross-border cold-chain capabilities as produce imports from Mexico continue to rise. The facility, located about 4.5 miles from the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, is designed to speed the movement of fresh produce entering the U.S. while reducing border dwell times and protecting product fres
  • ATRI documents big jump in insurance premiums even as providers in the red
    With the impact on insurance rates from Montgomery vs. Caribe Transport II suddenly a hot topic , the latest report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has driven home the point that any increase in insurance costs is going to be added to a base that already has been soaring. Insurance fallout from Montgomery would not necessarily hit carriers, which was the focus of the rece
  • Earlier broker liability victory for Echo sent back to lower court after Montgomery
    That didn't take long. A broker liability case won by Echo Global Logistics in 2024 on the grounds of federal preemption of state action against 3PLs has been sent back to a lower court following last week's decision in Montgomery vs Caribe Transport II. Echo was a defendant in a case first filed by Angela Fuelling in 2022. Her husband James was killed in early January of that year when a truck h
  • State of Freight 5 takeaways: Montgomery talk; short-term strength
    Max Fuller is the founder and former CEO of U.S Xpress. Dave Bozeman is the CEO of 3PL giant C.H. Robinson. They didn't plan it, but on Thursday they both expressed a view of the future of the freight market in public forums that has also been heard in conversations since the Supreme Court handed down its decision on broker liability last week in Montgomery vs. Caribe Transport II. What Max Fulle

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Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
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Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
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
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.
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.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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
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