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June 30, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NUS launches new centre for maritime studies
    REINFORCING Singapore's efforts to establish itself as an international maritime hub, the Centre for Maritime Studies was launched at the National University of Singapore yesterday.
  • Singapore classification society launched
    THE local maritime community now has its own home-grown classification society following the launch of SingClass International Pte Ltd yesterday.
  • Indon pirates plead guilty to hijacking Malaysian tanker
    TEN Indonesian pirates, caught after a botched attempt to hijack an oil tanker off northern Malaysia, have pleaded guilty to armed robbery and face up to 20 years in jail and whipping, officials said yesterday.
  • Suez Canal reports record daily income on increased traffic
  • Tankers told to avoid long wait off Iraq
  • Matson marks maiden voyage on new China route
  • Declining steel prices hit ship scrap rates

Sched Netweb site
  • HK exports surge 16.9 per cent in May
  • Xiamen-Taiwan direct shipments up slightly
  • MOL to open representative office in Chengdu
  • P&O completes debt refinancing
  • GPA's East River terminal throughput soars
  • John Boudreau appointed president of Safmarine
  • Stockbrokers laud Coscol
  • United reports operating loss of US$21m in May
  • Cargolux starts new service to Doha
  • Shenship flies 216 tonnes of oil well equipment from China to Norway
  • Volga-Dnepr to add two freighters to fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • John J. Boudreau appointed new President of Safmarine Inc.
  • EU backs India-Iran gas pipeline project
  • India to insist on bound rates for non-farm products in tariff reduction formula
  • Port users oppose IGTPL move to hike handling charges at RGCT
  • MoS berates Jaya for last-minute stalling tactics
  • Labour Commissioner tells Union to end MbPT transport workers strike
  • UPS launches 'Trade Direct' from Asia to Europe
  • Rlys may cut freight rates for steel, cement & pol
  • Transporters threaten indefinite strike
  • Bengal to set up AEZ for cashew
  • Customs duty rate may be cut by 5 pc
  • 2-year moratorium on sugar mills' debt mooted
  • Gujarat CM exudes optimism on GSPC gas find
  • Steps taken to protect industry from misuse of CECA with Singapore
  • Relax labour laws to attract investment, says WB report
  • JNPT chief to speak at IMC tomorrow
  • Direct taxes panel reconstituted

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • British Airways World Cargo appoints new general managers
  • MOL (China) opens Chengdu representative office
  • Air India introduces direct flights to London
  • GLS builds new depot in Berlin-Schönow
  • DHL investing in new German logistics centre

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • EC to pressure UK on IMO representation
  • P&O makes US$317m profit on PONL sale
  • "Good news" from St Lawrence Seaway
  • PSA bond issue

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Maersk unit to acquire Norse Merchant Ferries
  • Consolidation at Crowley Maritime

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Vancouver Port Authority boss calls for end to trucking dispute
  • Overnite sets meeting date for vote on merger with UPS
  • IMO plans to establish Bravery at Sea award
  • Canada, Mexico and US release partnership report
  • Customs adds Shenzhen to list of CSI member ports

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Norfolkline in talks to buy Norse Merchant
    AP Møller-Maersk's multimodal shortsea operator, Norfolkline, is in negotiations to buy Irish Sea specialist Norse Merchant Group.
  • New Singapore class society targets small vessels but thinks big
    Singapore launched its own classification society, SingClass, yesterday, targeting business from small vessels that trade locally but with grand ambitions.
  • P&O share disposal pulls plug on container shipping
    P&O will finally withdraw from container shipping today when it completes the sale of its 25% stake in Royal P&O Nedlloyd, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • AP Møller secures 45% of P&O Ned
    TWO Danish banks have acquired the shares in Royal P&O Nedlloyd held by the P&O group, although AP Moller-Maersk has option agreements with the banks
  • Maersk agrees Indian cadet scheme
    AP MøLLER has entered into an agreement with the Academy of Maritime Education and Training in Chennai, India, to training 300 cadets a year
  • Anti-China calls surge in US
    AMERICAN protectionists targeting China have mobilised this week in the wake of the Chinese bid for Unocal, raising concerns over a potential trade war
  • Norfolkline to buy Norse Merchant
    NORFOLKLINE has signed a letter of intent to acquire Norse Merchant Ferries, which operates ferries on the Irish Sea
  • Demolition deals in spotlight
  • US energy policy closer
  • Mercosur funds transport links
  • Crowley Maritime restructures
  • Namura shareholder coup fails
  • Posco wants 400Mt of Indian ore
  • Bottiglieri fined for falsifying
  • Volga to move into boxships
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
  • Salvage of abandoned toxic cargo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Railroads bank on intermodal
    Railroad analysts say global economic shifts are positioning intermodal as the best option for future revenue growth for rail.
  • Nafta trade & security plan
  • Export ABCs: Foreign Trade Regs and compliance
  • Shooting in Vancouver truck strike
  • Transport ID card awaits rules
  • Maersk has 44% of P&O
  • Court reverses China curb decision
  • Seattle port project gets nod
  • Box upgrade for Sea Star
  • Kingston storage fees rising

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Trucker dispute has immobilised 40% of Vancouver's usual volumes
    About 1,000 striking container-truckers affecting container-movements through Vancouver and Fraser Port box-terminals are still declining to resume negotiations with trucking companies, and there may be no progress until next week.
  • Regulatory approval worries prompt P&O's early share sale
    Concerns over possible delays caused by regulatory investigations into the acquisition of Royal P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) by AP Moeller-Maersk led to today's announcement of an early share sale by P&O Group.
  • Brokers study charter crossroads for signs of way forward
  • Chinese manufacturers exhaust textile quotas in a month
  • Le Havre port2000 agreement needed 'yesterday' or September, says stevedore
  • Bond issue will finance PSA's Singapore expansion
  • Jan Gelderland leaves ECT for HPH's bulk ambitions
  • Belem plots privatisation course
  • We're going broke, say Vancouver truck-drivers
  • SIPG floatation will not suffer muted Cosco IPO response
  • China ASEAN sets timetable for tariff cut
  • P&O Group severs links with liner shipping division
  • Container ship hits naval base in Bangladesh
  • Auckland volumes rise, and charges too

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Norfolkline to buy Norse Merchant
    US investors reach agreement to sell Irish Sea operation to Maersk subsidiary.
  • Genmar rings Bell
    General Maritime bolsters chartering department with hire of veteran Peter Bell from Teekay to head commercial operations.
  • Namura challenge voted down
    Maverick investor Segura claims 30% support for higher dividend but fails to win required majority.
  • Danish seafarers cry foul
    Denmark has sold out its seafarers in Danish-German Scandlines, claim labour unions.
  • Three thumbs up for bulk
    Norway's DnB NOR Markets is taking another look at Jinhui, Golden Ocean and Camillo Eitzen.
  • Greek ferries still suffering
    Attica posts more losses in latest quarter, with volumes down on two out of three routes.
  • P&O takes the money
    UK group offloads Nedlloyd stake to AP Moller-Maersk for an early-sale discount.
  • Seatrans buys Turkish tanker
    Norwegian group emerges as buyer behind deal for ATS ship Burce S.
  • Kazmortransflot thinks bigger
    Kazakh national owner could be ready to order tankers of up to 60,000 dwt by end of 2005.
  • Crowley units 'stay separate'
    Consolidated Crowley Maritime subsidiaries 'will remain separate' as will labour arrangements.
  • Forth Tankers warns of scam
    UK tanker owner says investors should beware approach from questionable New York legal firm.
  • Egypt to offload agency stake
    A fifth of Canal Shipping Agencies to be sold in staggered share offering.
  • Hanjin company launches terminal
    Korean owner's ports affiliate has big ambitions for Pyeongtaek Container Terminal.
  • Cosco Holdings targets $1bn
    Lacklustre response and fears over a peaking global shipping cycle dent initial public offering.
  • Storm stopped in Cardiff
    Greek owned product carrier detained in Welsh port over safety and ISM related deficiencies.
  • PSA plans bond issue
    Singapore container terminal operator looks to raise SGD500m to pay debt and fund expansion.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • Maersk secures 44% of P&O Nedlloyd as P&O group severs maritime link
  • COSCO listing on Hong Kong stock exchange approved
  • Crowley restructures marine arms, revamps management
  • Boudreau named president of Safmarine Inc.
  • Crowley raises U.S./Puerto Rico bunker, intermodal surcharges
  • UAL Corp. posts $93 million net loss in May
  • Global air freight traffic declined in May
  • Two freight trains collide in Mississippi
  • Melton to become NETS vice chairman
  • Conference to focus on global customs partnerships
  • Compass Forwarding picks IES software
  • Appeals court reverses China safeguard injunction
  • North American governments see progress on preclearance system
  • Hamburg terminal receives five next-generation cranes
  • New Korean terminal opens in Pyungtaek
  • Port of Palm Beach wants extended Caribbean reach
  • Port of Miami planning Web translations in Mandarin
  • Hooykaas replaces Gelderland at ECT
  • Long Beach names Walter harbor commissioner

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • EMSA panel calls for additional tanker safety rules
    An expert panel has warned that fitting tankers with double hulls is not enouogh to prevent oil spills and that ...
  • Star Reefers buys six Polar class vessels
    Reefer owner/operator Star Reefers will invest a total of USD 117.3 million in six Polar class, 529,000 cu.ft., vessels ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 29, 2005
  • PDVSA targets equity share in Jamaica's Petrojam
    Proposed deal would see Venezuelan oil giant acquire a share of Kingston refinery and marketing arm for refined products, including heavy fuel oil, claim reports.
  • Sulphur price spread predicted to increase in US
    Conference speakers predict widening price differential, depending on cutter stocks and low-sulphur crude streams.
  • Huangpu: Fuel oil glut to persist in July
    Demand for imported fuel oil in southern China's Guangdong province is likely to remain low despite a summer energy shortage traders have said as high prices prompt buyers to opt for lower quality domestic product.
  • MPA: No further reports of MARPOL sulphur breaches
    Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore tells Bunkerworld that it is following up a recent report that some bunker samples from the port tested slightly above 4.5% sulphur, but would not indicate if it would lead to any further action from the authority.
  • Summer-break for Ventspils bunker supply
    Barge repair work means hiatus in bunker supply for much of the summer.
  • Pirates face jail after guilty plea
    A group of Indonesian pirates has pleaded guilty to gang robbery after a foiled attempt to hijack a Malaysian oil products tanker off Langkawi, Malaysia, earlier this month.
  • DOE & API at a glance: Latest US inventory figures
    Crude and oil product inventories rise as increased refinery runs are offset by jump in imports.
  • Report warns of complacency over double-hulls
    A report of High Level Experts commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has warned the shipping industry of complacency over pollution risks from double-hulled tankers.
  • Russian supplier continues expansion with barge orders
    Russian bunker supplier and barge operator awaits three barges as construction of new terminals continues.
  • Crude oil little changed after huge slump
    Crude oil prices in both New York and London were little changed this morning after both benchmarks slumped by over $2 in yesterday's trade.
  • Rotterdam: Congestion reduced but prompt still problematic
  • Singapore tanker detained by Malaysian authorities after spill
    A Singapore-owned tanker was suspected of causing the giant oil slick off Malaysia's south coast, while Malaysian officials said Singapore waters not affected.
  • Cosco undertakes conversion of oil tankers to double-hulls
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) Ltd, a unit of China's biggest shipping company, will be undertaking work to convert single-hulled oil tankers to double-hulls this year.

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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
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.
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
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 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
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
(Interfax)
››› 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
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