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BRIEFS

October 11, 2004

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*Shipping News* Shipping, marine stocks rise sharply A combination of buoyant freight and cargo rates, high oil prices and robust Asian export growth has sent shares of shipping and offshore and marine stocks surging by between 30 and 50 per cent this year. Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit record PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Europe rose to the highest in more than three decades as oil producers pumped faster, prompting companies to scour the market for ships to take on November cargoes. S'pore offers annual maritime fellowships to Chile SINGAPORE is offering an annual fellowship for a graduate diploma course in maritime and port management to a Chilean student under a new maritime co-operation pact signed with the Latin American state. Indon boat sinks in S'pore waters

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Zim Shenzhen makes maiden call at Shekou Taiwan to invest US$11.7b on railway, ports development HIT achieves lengthy productivity stint Port of Oakland announces new maritime manager WTSA to hike cotton transportation rates S Korea, Singapore work towards wrapping up FTA DPWN to place mail services under DHL brand name West named human resources director for Port of Tacoma Nankai bases China headquarters in Shanghai Atlas Air, Polar renew contract with US Air Force BA handles 13.6pc more cargo in September, recruits 200 extra staff

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Acme Container Lines Pvt. Ltd celebrates 1st anniversary today Taurus Shipping awarded ISO 9001:2000 quality certificate Chinese appetite for soyameal under watch Trade with Trinidad & Tobago poised for growth Texprocil-commissioned study sees plenty of room for humble cotton textiles in US Govt eases norms for duty-free import of vanaspati from Nepal Minister beckons Korean firms to invest in SEZs Delay in issuing order on export schemes upsets Fieo After 5 years, Libya reopens market for Indian tea New Mangalore Port exceeds target; handles 15.77 m tonnes during April-Sept. 2004-05 MbPT adopts inspiring slogan ICD traffic gains momentum at vct NSCOWA sets rate condition for box transportation Indian gold jewellery tantalises more foreigners BCC&I to hold 4th int'l conference on 'Indian Ports & Shipping' on Dec. 9-10 Port Community EDI Update

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Russian fuel oil export duty set Huge utility demand sees Europe-US arb exploited 500,000 mt of arbitrage headed to US from Europe as record high natural gas prices on both sides of the Atlantic forces bunker suppliers to compete for fuel oil product. Launch of Portland bunker facility 'imminent' Construction of a new bunkering facility in Portland, on the south coast of England, is very near completion. Baltic players ponder week-long lull in enquires Strong price gains seem to have put buyers off all week. Rotterdam continues bullish tack Indonesian fuel oil smuggled into Singapore market Sources in Indonesia told Bunkerworld today that reports in the Indonesian press last month revealing that an estimated 20% of Indonesian state oil company Pertamina's fuel oil is smuggled illegally into Singapore were probably an under-estimatation. Tanker-owner share prices boom on surging oil demand Tanker-owner share prices boom amid surging demand for oil and a shortage of available vessels. 'No sign' of abatement as $60 barrel looms Crude oil for November delivery up 1.3%, to close at $52.67 a barrel on NYMEX.

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
ITF officials face "mutiny" charges American Club backs pilotage course London River dredging plans published Chilean ports face crisis Baltic Exchange adds new tanker routes Claims firms call for qualifications

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
German yard merger deal signed Busy session for IMO's MEPC American Club initiates pilotage training for deck officers Austal launches ONR technology demonstrator

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Boeing looks for boom in Asian plane sales Rail intermodal numbers continue at record pace Crowley adding charge to cover security spending Port of Tacoma taps West as human resources director Port Commissions to discuss Vancouver, Portland agreement

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ThyssenKrupp and HDW create one of Europe's largest shipyards EUROPE'S largest steelmaker, ThyssenKrupp, and One Equity Partners, the owner of Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, have agreed to combine their north German shipbuilding activities. Giant visitor rounds off Malta Freeport's big week MALTA Freeport ended a landmark week with a second celebration when the CSCL Asia (above) arrived on Friday, writes Janet Porter. Ceres Paragon terminal hosts first caller AMSTERDAM'S Ceres Paragon terminal welcomed its first mainline ship at the weekend when the APL Iolite berthed on Friday night. VLCC resale 'shatters record in $125m deal' A VERY large crude carrier resale is reported to have smashed all previous price records, with Greek interests seemingly ready to pay $125m basis delivery 2005. Move to cut west coast congestion As SEVERE congestion continues at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the stevedores handling Australia-US liner services are making new moves to keep down the number of boxes filling their facilities, writes Lloyd's List DCN in Australia. Bush under fire on port security MARITIME industries took to the US presidential campaign stage last week as Democratic senator and vice-presidential hopeful John Edwards put the spotlight on container security in an attack on President George W. Bush, writes Rob McKay. Hoverspeed sues customs for £50m HOVERSPEED, the cross-channel fast ferry company, has launched a '50m damages claim against Britain's Customs & Excise, arguing that its business has been hit by heavy handed searches of its passengers, writes David Osler.

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Chile ports shut after violence NINE Chilean ports have been shut by protests following a violent government crackdown on dock workers, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Copper hit by Chile mine strike COPPER prices hit a 15-year high after a union official at the Codelco Norte mine said the supervisors union would definitely go on strike today Congested Rotterdam loses ship CHRONIC congestion at Rotterdam's ECT terminal has prompted the New World Alliance consortium to schedule one its ships into the Ceres Terminal at Amsterdam HDW merges with ThyssenKrupp GERMAN shipbuilders HDW and ThyssenKrupp yesterday finally signed an agreement to merge, and will form a new group controlled by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Nenaco ordered to replace CEO THE Manila regional trial court has ordered Philippine operator Negros Navigation to replace its current president and CEO if it wants to continue its corporate rehabilitation New strike threat in Martinique A STRIKE threat by CMA CGM foremen at Fort de France, Martinique, could lead to further unrest disrupting port operations Philippine domestic bulker sinks Ships collide outside Durban SNCM in crisis restructuring Fonterra may change NZ export port US marine legislation passed Russian Arctic oil shipments Hoverspeed ups pressure on HM Customs Jordan and Oman's maritime deal Singapore & Chile sign maritime MOU Seafarers killed in lifeboat drill

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
House passes export subsidies bill Senate vote awaits legislation to repeal U.S. export subsidies deemed illegal by WTO. Miss. River locks plan draws criticism New report says Army Corps of Engineers still hasn't justified plan for building new, longer locks. New York cargo assessments rise L.A. to rebid Terminal Island lease FedEx rethinking Asia hub move? BNSF to take charge, ups guidance Comments sought on EU import procedures Brunswick lands major paper shipper KCS cleared to buy Mexican railroad ITC slates hearing into foreign logistics markets Malaysia could raise port service charges Martinair expands Euro sales network

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Amsterdam's white elephant woos SCX partners This weekend APL's 5,016TEU APL Iolite, operating in the South China Express (SCX) service, will tranship about 2,000 containers at Amsterdam's white elephant, the Ceres Paragon Terminal (CPT). Opposing market forces may cause freight rate uncertainty The Korean Maritime Institute (KMI) forecast that Asia/Europe freight rates will remain strong in Q4, but overall rates will start to fall in Q1 due to vessel capacity expansion. GSL, Hamburg Sud and partners touted as latest SE Asia/Australia entrants Dubai Ports forms Cochin development vehicle Senator Edwards slams Bush on port security Riga and Le Havre open discussions over co-operation Gwangyang Port to hold port sales activities in China

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Sovcomflot stays silent Deposed chief Dmitry Skarga still offers a warm welcome and promises top Russian shipowner will be transparent and trustworthy. VLCC sold for $125m Embiricos books massive profit on re-sale to Gulf Marine Management. US Shipping rated BB- Standard & Poor's declares its view on Jones Act tanker company's public offering. Brit appoints Mander Lloyd's syndicate appoints former Navigators underwriter to reorganised marine team. Dickinson sells Carnival stock Brand chief decides now is the time to offload 15,000 shares. Token fine for Ukrrichflot Ukrainian owner pays small penalty for competition violations in river trade. Skaugen expands from Yangtze IM Skaugen is entering a new Chinese trade while it loses US market share in crude lightering. Gotland admits problems Grey eminence Eric D Nilsson's ties to Rederi AB Gotland are set to be cleared up. Russia eyes Burgas business Government wants to cut cost of freight transport in Black Sea with another Bulgarian link. SSY gets into spread swaps Broker bids to transfer panamax market liquidity into other areas of freight futures. Hyundai claims land record Korean shipbuilder says new Novoship tanker is first ever built without a drydock. Genmar hints of dividend Will last remaining US tanker owner finally share some of its spoils? September shines Singapore clocks 20% increase in traffic over course of month. Concor fancies boxships Indian container terminal operator mulls move into coastal shipping. Five-year high for HMM Foreign merger rumours push up share price of South Korean owner. German yard merger sealed ThyssenKrupp and One Equity Partners put pen to paper on HDW deal. HIT hits capital markets Indonesia's Humpuss Intermoda lines up bond issue to fund break into boxships and bulkers. Pac Basin seals bulker pair Hong Kong handysize player snaps up two more modern units from the secondhand market. B+H inches into profit Reduced losses and expenses help US-based product tanker and OBO owner return to the black. Fatalities on TCC cape Lifeboat drill gone awry leaves two dead and two seriously injured on Lowlands Grace off Australia. CSG sends tanker for scrap China Shipping Group is using its own subsidiaries to send an older vessel for demolition.

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Greenhouse gas emissions from ships under IMO microscope Hamburg Sud names second 5,552-TEU ship Maritime adjusters body promotes profession American Trucking Associations form intermodal unit Mexican regulators approve KCS bid for Mexican railroad IES Ltd. opens Hong Kong office Wal-Mart readies next wave of suppliers for RFID Merger talks between Christian Salvesen, TDG continue ChemPoint.com outsources logistics to DHL USDA backs help for salmon fishermen but not for blueberry growers Tampa Port Authority buys box facility to expand NYK uses smoke-suppression additives in Tokyo terminal Port of Tacoma hires West to head personnel department

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OCTOBER 8, 2004
Marinvest sells product carrier to Blystad Göteborg based Marinvest has sold the 40,158 DWT product tanker "Maribel", built 1986 in Croatia, to Arne Blystad who runs ... ESPO tries to block port directive The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), which represents 800 seaports in the EU, Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria, tries to block ... Hire an apartment onboard "The World" You can hire an apartment onboard the luxury vessel "The World" at NOK 15,500 (EUR 1,871) per day from Knut ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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