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BRIEFS

February 17, 2005

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*Shipping News* Dubai Ports Int'l inks US$500m India deal DUBAI Ports International has finally sealed the deal with India's Kochi Port Trust to construct, develop and operate the US$500 million container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam after being awarded the tender nearly a year ago. New York cruise terminals to get a makeover THE cruise business is growing in some of the big cities, and New York is one of them. Hong Kong's Jan container traffic rises 7.8% HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, Cosco Pacific Ltd and other operators of Hong Kong's port handled 7.8 per cent more containers in January as shipments of Chinese-made goods to US, Europe and Japan increased. Long-term deals drive up UK port's profits Ship scrap prices rise to a record in Bangladesh Crew thwart robbery bid by knife-wielding pirates

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Box business boosts NYK's revenues in first 9 months of FY2004 Orders to boost world fleet by near 4m TEU Security experts warn of vulnerabilities to US rail system PSA container volumes grow 14.2pc in January IMC, V.Ships agree to form JV in Asia Boston posts double digit increases in 2004 Orders bolster Boeing's 2004 earnings Emirates, SAS add extra service Sri Lankan Airlines names new manager for S India

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CSAV Group Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd becomes part of growing CSAV Group's presence worldwide National Maritime Foundation to serve as focal point for research ACL starting Mumbai-Karachi direct feeder service today Gems & jewellery add sparkle to export figures Dumping probe initiated into import of pentaerythritol from China, Sweden IMC interactive meeting with Austrian trade mission on Feb. 21 Oil imports widen trade gap during April-January Kandla Port Trust may hand over 2 berths to private parties for CT conversion in a month'Janardhana Rao Customs duty payment prerequisite for moving petro-goods from ports to inland warehouses DPI signs pact with CoPT for Vallarpadam ICTT development CONCOR may well close 2004-05 with a haul of 1.8 m TEUs Maharashtra to amend industrial policy 2001 to attract investors Palm oils BCD hiked, but tariff values pruned MoF clears Rs 290-cr. capital subsidy scheme for leather sector India-Lanka groups on trade to submit report by June Icrier study puts total EPZs in world at over 3,000 India against new category of advanced developing nations in WTO Cloves importers seek duty on par with other spices Kamal Nath to inaugurate seminar on iprs today

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Crude edges down on bearish US oil data Crude prices edge lower on the back of unexpectedly large builds in US stocks of crude and gasoline after earlier rally on Iranian explosion. Sinopec: 'We're not in talks over Shanghai fuel oil terminal' Chinese oil giant denies it will enter into a joint venture with Titan Petrochemicals Corp. for construction of a fuel oil storage facility near Shanghai, China. DOE & API: Latest US oil inventory figures Protestors disrupt IPE trading as Kyoto comes into force Oil futures trading on the floor of the IPE in London was disrupted today by environmental protestors who chose to remind the oil industry of the harmful effects of burning hydrocarbons on the day the Kyoto Protocol comes into force. Petrojam/FAMM alliance severed prior to Aegean's arrival Petrojam group's decision to sell fuel oil to Aegean Marine Petroleum for bunker fuel delivery 'off port' Jamaica described by local supplier and refiner a part of core strategy. Saudi posted prices move up US DESC extends several contracts in Belgium Surveyor has licence reinstated after acquittal The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed that Vigneson Subramaniam has had his bunker surveyor's licence renewed after he was acquitted of all corruption charges leveled against him by the CPIB. Titan to pay first dividend since listing after profits surge Oil services company is to pay its first dividend since listing in 1998, on robust oil demand growth and favourable tanker rates. US DESC extends Bulgarian bunker purchasing program US Defense bunker procurement arm extends its purchase contract in Bulgaria.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Port of Dunkirk updates website Kögel demands 48 t trucks to prevent traffic congestion Gist won and renewed logistics contracts Germany: Elbe ports maintain growth course SAS Cargo changes flight numbers ex Amsterdam Port of Oakland receives support for 50-foot dredging project ICTSI appoints country's first female port equipment operator

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Bouchard orders two more OPA 90 barges from Bollinger Two stroke power for mega tug Wachtel takes over key NY Waterway routes Response plans for nontank vessels Maritrans benefits from strong spot market Van Dyck steps down as Maritrans Chairman

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Port of Vancouver, USA manager named president of NWMTA Investigators look for source of Puget Sound oil spill Port of Tacoma publishes intermodal system brochure Vancouver, BC Port Authority moving on Deltaport berth project Cargill plans to buy Italian grain company

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Dibden Bay costs hit ABP profits LEADING UK port operator posts 3% growth in operating profit, but writes off '44.9m in costs for the failed Dibden Bay container terminal. Brussels takes stride towards launch of Euro-coastguard A EUROPEAN Union coastguard is closer to being launched following yesterday's closed-door negotiations in Brussels. Workers can claim for asbestos anxiety says judge HUNDREDS of former engineering officers and shipyard workers will now be able to get compensation from insurers because of the anxiety resulting from asbestos-related lung damage, following a landmark court ruling this week. P&I clubs to unite against poor quality SHIPOWNER protection and indemnity mutuals are ready to play an enhanced role in warding off substandard shipping, Alistair Groom, chairman of the International Group of P&I Clubs, has confirmed. Yemen to realise LNG global supplier status at last YEMEN's long-held dream of becoming a supplier of liquefied natural gas looked set to become a reality yesterday after the signing of long-term deals for the export of more than 6m tonnes a year. Qatar fires off tender for 12 gas carriers QATAR's eagerly awaited tender for 12 liquefied natural gas carriers has been triggered, in what could become the largest shipbuilding order ever placed, writes Tony Gray.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Passengers to sue after storm PASSENGERS from the Voyager cruise ship have threatened to take legal action against the vessel's captain for steering the ship into a heavy storm Twelve injured in HK collision AT least 12 people were injured when a cargo ship and a high-speed passenger ferry collided in Hong Kong waters this morning with a Chinese registered cargo ship SembCorp Marine chairman Wong dead CHAIRMAN of Singapore listed SembCorp Marine, Wong Kok Siew, 58, passed away yesterday MSC Al Amine aground off Tunisia MSC AL Amine, an 11,450dwt general cargo ship owned and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), hit rocks off Tunisia last night, spilling a quantity of bunker fuel Port congestion critical, says BMT GLOBAL port congestion is resulting in demurrage costs running into hundreds of millions of dollars a day, according to British Maritime Technology's Russell Smith Bullish ABP posts positive results THE UK's largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), today announced that it made a pre-tax profit of £83M ($156M) in 2004 Oil port at Murmansk unlikely Maritrans' profits fall Feeder link between India, Pakistan US oil spill plan requirement Strong market aids Green Reefers European cruise ports enjoy growth First step at Vallarpadam Tacoma wins EPA award and grant Ghost disposal continues Singapore subsidiary for Mercator

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
On Canal, times down but tonnage up Average transit time decreased in the first fiscal quarter amid increased flow of larger vessels. Lines agree to cut Vancouver imports Chertoff takes Homeland Security reins DHL plans major East Coast distribution hub U.S., Bangladesh agree to trade pact P&O Nedlloyd, CMA CGM add direct U.S.-LatAm service Iron ore, coal rates top mark Earnings sink for British ports operator Cochin terminal project launched DOT creates tech, hazmat agencies Asia bloc sets trade talks with Australia, New Zealand

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Charter market highs hit operations Charter-activity is reviving after Chinese New Year, and the average cost of chartering containerships has increased by 1.2% in the last week alone, but the pressure is telling on operators. ABP sees core UK business rise 3%, and looks forward to new project boosts New service links up GSL, Hamburg Sud and Chinese twins Wacker-Chemie accepts dedicated rail-shuttle offer to leave private rail Anti-terrorism tsar Chertoff sworn in Trans-Siberian route breaks Soviet container record Gujarat ports boost Concor throughput China Merchants facilities outpace Shenzhen and Shanghai averages Continued growth for Shanghai trade volume DPI marches into Vallarpadam CSAV Group boosts India strategy with own agency operations Korean shipyards deliver newbuilds

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Genmar gets downgrade Analyst cites shares run-up, valuation decline in single-hull tankers. Vafias sells BBT stake Harry slips into the shadows as Middle Eastern interests snap up most of shareholding in Australian venture. Grounded boxship leaks fuel Clean-up of oil spill begins after MSC containership hits beach off Tunisia. Euronav jumps on loan wagon Wholescale refinancing will cut borrowing costs and provide fresh money for recent purchases. India mulls cabotage change Shipping ministry wants to open up coastal trades to competition ' if neighbours follow suit. Seaboni latest Excel buy US-listed owner confirms $30m price tag for Thenamaris bulker. NATS back on Wall Street Expanding tanker owner prepares second major US equity issue in four months. SNC swaps debt again Constanta yard issues shares to state creditor as it cuts borrowings. Profit jump for Green Reefers Bergen-based owner cashes in on 20% increase in freight rates, and reversal of crisis depreciation policy. Yard workers in asbestos win Former British Shipbuilders employees among winners in court case on pleural plaques but payouts cut. Record for Euronav Belgian VLCC owner pockets proceeds of huge fourth quarter tanker boom. Maritrans misses the boat US tanker owner's rising costs wiped out effects of booming tanker market in 2004. Aker Yards touts for business Norwegian group needs new cruiseship and ferry orders to fill yard capacity as profits drop. Odfjell issues Norwegian bonds Chemical tanker operator will pay 110 bps over Nibor for first tranche of note offering. Pirates thwarted Sharp-eyed chief officer and bosun prevent robbers boarding general cargo ship in Indonesia. Big three boost Immaj Signing of seafarer labour agreement trebles membership of Japanese owners pay negotiation organisation. Fidelity in Stolt US investment giant has taken 10% stake in shares of Stolt-Nielsen. Japan off to slow start Official figures show newbuilding orders in January slip to their lowest level in three years.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Pacific carriers see no end to West Coast port, rail congestion Carriers form transpacific VSA GCL starts U.S.-flag vessel service CSAV Group opens India agency Hyundai targets India, Vietnam Crowley Liner Services promotes Clapp United to start non-stop Chicago/Munich service COAC establishes infrastructure subcommittee Expeditors lifts 4th-quarter earnings FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications SEKO opens Spokane office COAC says new C-TPAT standards need more work COAC, DHS struggle to quantify benefits of cargo security programs Dezenski helps stabilize DHS border security division Chertoff wins unanimous Senate approval USDA announces $125 million for Food for Progress program Crowley Logistics promotes Artiga COAC looks for regional meeting venue Los Angeles' box volume down 4% in January Environmental review for Vancouver Port Authority expansion project

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Sweden and Finland presents super ice-breaker The Winter Navigation Research Board has published a report containing a concept study of a new mega ice-breaker capable ... Bryggen Shipping continues expansion Bryggen Shipping & Trading in Bergen has bought another two tankers. The first, a chemical/product tanker of 13,000 DWT, built ... Norway sells 100 million Statoil shares The Norwegian Government has decided to sell 100 million shares in Statoil worth around NOK 10.7 billion (EUR 1.27 billion ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

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

SAILING LIST

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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

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		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

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

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

››› 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

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

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