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November 2, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PwC S'pore lauds timing of Maritime Finance Incentive
    THE government's Maritime Finance Incentive scheme could not have come at a better time as Singapore hones its competitive edge to become a leading international maritime centre.
  • Evergreen Q3 profit takes a beating
    TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine Corp, the world's third largest container shipping line, on Tuesday posted a sharp decline in profit for the third quarter from a year ago due to oversupply, lower freight rates and investment losses.
  • Sandvik launches $23m high-tech logistics centre
    THE Singapore regional head office of global industrial group Sandvik launched its new, $23 million, state-of-the-art logistics centre at the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore yesterday.
  • Kenya sentences Somali pirates to 7 years in jail
  • Royal Caribbean's Q3 profit down 8%

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance reduces slack season transpacific capacity
  • Cosco boss meets Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
  • Hanjin, 'K' Line, Yang Ming, UASC to launch new SINA service
  • Panalpina's net income rises 44pc to US$95m over first 3 quarters
  • CMA CGM to form IT unit with IBM
  • Korean Air plans to make China 2nd home market
  • UAL posts Q3 net profit of $190m
  • Northwest reports Q3 net loss of US$1.2bn

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Interworld Shipping Services commences operations
  • Containerships to benefit from Panama Canal expansion
  • EU pushes through 24-hour cargo rule despite concerns
  • Angels have arrived in Gujarat!
  • UK wants more financial leeway to develop infrastructure sector
  • More countries seek trade links with India
  • Polish, German investors seek business opportunities in India
  • Canada seeks deeper access to Indian market
  • Tea imports up by 28 pc in January-August
  • Blockade halts port activity at Chittagong
  • Lack of wheat logistics solutions stretch ports' handling capacity
  • Port workers want to retire only at 60
  • Glimmer of Hyderabad Gems SEZ
  • RBI gives exporters a better deal
  • Govt baulks at lifting sugar export ban

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • BAWC appoints UK/Ireland sales manager
  • Vietnam planning new container port at Khanh Hoa
  • United generates profit in Q3/2006
  • Polish PKP Cargo to become a logistic operator
  • TNT to divest itself of TNT Freight Management

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Pirate attacks "decreasing"
  • Most single-hull tankers "East of Suez"
  • Profit share perils
  • MSC chairman dies

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Victoria Shipyards gets BC Ferries reflag job
  • Wartsila boosts thruster manufacturing
  • Seafarer health checks cut P&I claims
  • Promotion for John Snyder

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Port of Bellingham releases draft strategic budget for 2007
  • NAFTA partners see gains in surface transportation count
  • Union Pacific Railroad looking for new empoyees
  • Fuel oil spill reported at Terminal 6 in Portland
  • Dirt embankment completed for Sea-Tac's third runway project

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shippers fight back in post- conference box battle
    European shippers have come out fighting in a hard-hitting response to a customer survey conducted by the European Liner Affairs Association on what should succeed the conference system when it is axed by Brussels.
  • Somali men guilty of piracy jailed for seven years in Kenya
    TEN Somalis detained by the US Navy off the coast of Somalia and convicted of piracy by a Kenyan court were jailed for seven years on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
  • China Merchants cleared for $734m IPO
    SHANGHAI regulators have approved plans by China Merchants Energy Shipping to launch a Yuan5.8bn ($734m) initial public offering, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong.
  • Court of Justice set to call time on ferry 'booze cruises'
    A RELAXATION of rules affecting cross-border sales of alcohol is expected later this month which could affect ferry companies benefitting from so-called "booze cruise" shopping day trips, as well as hitting government revenues from duty payments.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Hyundai to build new steel plant
    SEOUL 1 November ' South Korean shipyards' insatiable appetite for steel will be eased when a huge new steel plant is opened for business in 2011
  • High speed vessel project closer
    PLANS to develop a network of high speed ro-ro and passenger services using Boulogne as a hub appear to have moved forward
  • Maritrans drops on higher costs
    THIRD quarter profits at Maritrans, the Jones Act tanker and barge operator, fell 38% on higher expenses and lower fleet utilisation
  • GenMar hikes time cover
    GENERAL Maritime Corp more than tripled its profits on much higher rates and has substantially increased its time charter coverage going forward
  • Colombo seeks supply ships
    SRI Lanka plans to buy more ships to supply the northern Jaffna peninsula, which has been cut off after renewed fighting between Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces
  • Screening saves money, club claims
    SHIP owner members of the American P&I club have made significant savings as a result of pre-employment health screening of seafarers, it is claimed today
  • Tanker damaged in collision
  • Transneft to control Aegean pipeline
  • MISC strengthens crude oil capacity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Outlook sees weaker U.S. imports ahead
    Analyst predicts favorable global economic outlook but tells conference that the dollar will decline in value against major currencies through 2008, which will curb U.S. imports.
  • $10M settlement for importer
  • Lines: Shippers back data-sharing
  • Dubai eyes Halifax: Report
  • Seaway chief says tolls unlikely
  • Emirates adds China-U.S. service
  • New MOL Asia-India shuttle
  • Erickson to head History of Containerization Foundation
  • World airfreight growsv
  • Coast Guard's Holmes to lead LA port operations

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Kerala drivers strike against "speed governors"
    Cochin Port container handling and exports have been affected by a protest strike by truckers and other drivers objecting to central government's order for mandatory speed governors.
  • Charter parties take it as it comes, leaving space for fast turnaround
    As results announcements keep up a steady flow of pessimistic pronouncements about forward charter rates, owners and charterers are keeping contracts short, trusting to their expectations, according to a broker.
  • Four global firms shortlisted for JN Port dredging
  • Kaliningrad prosecutor investigates docker's death
  • MOL to reshuffle its west India-Singapore services
  • Emirates to charter slots from AUX
  • HMM and K Line to expand Asia-Europe fleet size
  • Hyundai Samho receives order to build four boxships
  • Rotterdam reefer store sees road to higher throughput through Halal
  • Containership collides with tanker near South Korea
  • Foreign exchange share of Russian IPOs may be further restricted
  • Fesco has Wallen help manage its foreign-flagged boxships

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Merger backing muted
    Participants in TradeWinds' poll on the merits of insurance club mergers have mixed views but appear unenthusiastic about a Swedish Club ' Skuld link up.
  • Genco profits inch up
    But Georgiopoulos bulker operation sees earnings per share dip compared to a year ago.
  • Mystery six-pack
    ThyssenKrupp's stock is up after its yards bagged orders for six 3,400-teu boxships worth well over $300m.
  • ESL adds China-US link
    Emirates Shipping line is to take space on ZIM and Italia Marittima's US-Far East service.
  • China Shipping shedding bulk
    China Shipping Development Corp will issue convertible bonds to buy its parent's dry-bulk fleet.
  • Finnlines ro-ro crew missing
    At least six of a crew of 14 have been saved after clinging to a Finnlines-chartered ro-ro in the Baltic in heavy weather.
  • Donbas in Gdansk talks
    Ukrainian steel maker could follow Italy's FVH by taking substantial holding in Polish shipyard.
  • More work for Vietnam
    Dung Quat shipyard has won two more 54,000-dwt bulker contracts as it begins work on an aframax tanker.
  • PacBasin talks up the market
    Investors can judge for themselves whether they were right to bump the share price up 8%.
  • Numbers up at Tropical
    Rick Murrell-led Tropical Shipping has again delivered an outsized chunk of operating profit for parent Nicor.
  • First stronger in nine
    Taiwanese bulker owner First Steamship logs big rise in nine-month profit.
  • Ferry protest man jailed
    New Zealander pleads guilty to endangering public by obstructing 'speeding' ships.
  • CSDC shares halted
    Stock frozen pending 'major transaction' rumoured to be large bulk purchase from parent China Shipping.
  • Japan wants more Filipinos
    Owners look to recruit extra 8,000 for 500 newbuildings as Philippines aims to boost officers.
  • ABG back on track
    Second quarter profit rises at Indian yard after tough start to year in first three months.
  • Arpeni on right track
    Indonesian tanker and bulker owner moving in right direction to meet projected full-year earnings figure.
  • Work dwindles at ADSB
    Abu Dhabi shipbuilder's profits plummet on reduced workload and higher expenses.
  • Charters curb Maritrans
    Cost of additional tonnage pushes down US tanker firm's nine-month profit ahead of OSG takeover.
  • Anchor-handling double for Havila
    Norwegian owner reveals new order at Havyard Leirvik, as nine-month profits soar.
  • Somali pirates jailed
    Court in Mombasa hands down seven-year jail terms to ten pirates caught by US navy off Somalia earlier this year.
  • Fredriksen gets bloody nose
    Bid for Eastern Drilling blocked over allegations of collusion between SeaDrill and Carnegie.
  • Sister act swansong
    Two Fred Olsen sister companies hit high notes in final interim statements before results become consolidated.
  • MOL goes it alone
    Japanese boxship line ditches Sea Consortium to re-launch feeder run from Nhava Sheva, India, to Singapore.
  • Fisher gets a lift
    UK tanker and marine services group bolts on yet another small company, this time Norwegian offshore crane specialist Gjerde.
  • Filipino payouts checked
    Shipowners relieved as Philippines makes lower compensation awards and re-considers 120-day verdict.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • ESC dismisses ELAA survey as unlawful
  • Emirates to join Asia/U.S. East Coast of Zim, ITS
  • Tropical Shipping reports increased revenues, operating profits
  • EWL, Fyffes in partnership
  • Eimskip buys Pacific Tramper Services
  • MOL upgrades service to India
  • IMO's Ponomarev, 41, dies
  • Trucking association denounces toll roads
  • Kansas City Southern's 3rd quarter profit down 72%
  • Toll sells Pacific National rail network to Australia government
  • Hyundai increases frequency of European intermodal service
  • U.S., Rwanda begin trade enhancement talks
  • Avion now has 85.8% of Atlas
  • "K" Line Logistics (Australia) established
  • FMC reviews 8 OTI applications, revokes 10 licenses
  • Report says DP World eyeing Halifax
  • Port of L.A. hires former Southern California Coast Guard captain
  • Coast 2000 to extend Vancouver container yard

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • Fewer pirate attacks at sea
    A total of 174 pirate attacks were reported in the year to September, down from 205 in the same period ...
  • NSA and unions agree NOR settlement
    Unions and employers have agreed a NOR settlement for the offshore fleet and ferries in international trade. Agreement was reached ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
  • New York resupply delayed further
    Suppliers hit tank bottom as new product not due until next week.
  • Fuel costs fingered again at Evergreen
    Third quarter results from Taiwanese shipowner showing the strain of rising costs and falling rates.
  • Petrobras closed tomorrow
  • US oil product stocks fall more than expected
    Stocks of key fuels drop despite increased refinery output amid strong demand figures.
  • Bunker spill damages award 'out of all proportion' with real costs
    Ukrainian court awards $24.5 million against shipping company involved in 75 mt bunker spill.
  • Key players 'poised' to trade in Fujairah fuel oil futures
    Contract will "need to be marketed aggressively" to succeed.
  • Oil traders edgy ahead of US stock data
    Surveys show expectations for build in crude, drop in products stocks due to refinery maintenance.
  • Bunker fuel pumped off grounded vessel
    No reports of any spillage as salvage operation moves ahead.
  • Rotterdam market stable on Wednesday morning
  • Japan: September bunker sales rise but remain down on year
    September was the second consecutive month with a year-on-year drop in Japan's bunker sales.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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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