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BRIEFS

June 10, 2008

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*Shipping News* Baltic Exchange sailing on record profits as prices rise The prices of wheat, soybeans and iron ore have surged in the last two years, but that is nothing next to the surging cost of shipping goods like these. French group to build LNG terminal in Dunkirk The port of Dunkirk in northern France on Friday gave EDF the green light to build one of Europe's biggest liquefied natural gas terminals, set to handle six billion cubic metres of gas annually from 2012. TUI reps to discuss Hapag-Lloyd sale Shareholder representatives on TUI AG's supervisory board will meet today to discus options for disposing of the company's Hapag-Lloyd shipping unit. Russian dockworkers stage walkout Truckers in Europe protest against hike in fuel prices French railway workers to strike over job cuts

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Senator Lines turns a profit after loss-making 2006 China Merchants to shift focus to Chongqing-based logistics business DHL-Sinotrans' first retail flagship shop opens in Shanghai IMO lauds UN Security Council for authorising action against piracy GPA, SIPG test out e-tags on Savannah-Shanghai trade GAC Australia opens new office in Darwin United Airlines reports May revenue passenger miles down 4.1pc China Eastern Airlines launches two new routes in June Air China adds daily flight to Lanzhou-Beijing line

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Maersk Line & MSC to start separate trans-Tasman dedicated services Joint service discontinued Maersk Line to hike North America rates, BAF from July Evergreen line joins EU's greenhouse gases measurement scheme CMA CGM enhances transpacific service with TNWA deal CTSA imposes higher BAF, CAF surcharges as oil rises and dollar falls OOCL adds PPS, hikes BAF, CAF, LSF, CBR for trades to West & S-E Asia 8,530-TEU Xin Mei Zhou makes maiden call at Port of Hamburg AADA says higher oil prices prompt rate hikes Cosco submits highest bid for Piraeus tender Daewoo gets order worth $ 2.5 bn in 2 weeks! Jiangsu's Dafeng Port launches feeder container line to Shanghai FEFC announces BAF surcharge in Asia-Med WC Europe sector Mercator to bring Indonesian coal for Tata Power Lower interest rates will boost industrial growth-Ficci Gujarat govt spurs shipbuilding & repairs Shipping firms set to earn 40 pc more in 2008-09 Mercator acquires third VLCC & charters out rig Ship surveyor dies in freak mishap at Dubai Indo-Chinese trade to cross $ 60 bn before targeted date Jewellery exports may yield $ 37 bn by 2015, says Ficci study Decks cleared for execution of 2 major projects at Tuticorin Port Consultants for Beypore, Azhikkal port projects cleared Adani Logistics familiarises trade with ICD-Patli's state-of-art facilities Double-stack box trains to begin trial runs early next month NSCOWA hikes charges for empties' movement by 40 pc, for full boxes by 20 pc Government hikes fuel prices States question Centre's power to waive stamp duty on SEZs Project Vikas opens new markets for Tirupur cluster units Scheme to quickly resolve service tax issues involving small amounts CII study projects 8.6 pc GDP growth in 2008-09 Include other minerals in export basket-Exim Bank Economic policies at root of food shortages-RBI Governor Foreign Trade Policy Analysis - 3

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JUNE 9, 2008
Lufthansa Cargo pushes e-freight

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JUNE 9, 2008
Eitzen buys Seven Seas for US$115m LR prepares for "bill of rights" Odfjell sells parcel tanker PR launches loading software EC clears AP Moller purchase of Eurogate holding TBS buys handymax bulker

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JUNE 9, 2008
Aker slashes stake in Aker American Shipping Danaos sells 30-yr old box ship for $15.8 million OMSA updates members on VSO rule change Seadrill adds semi-tender to Singapore fling

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JUNE 9, 2008
FERC releases final EIS for Bradwood Landing LNG site Pending sale of Pier 48 announced by Port of Seattle Horizon Lines taps Wegrzyn as new Puerto Rico manager Port Tracker report predicts container traffic growth in October Port of Bremerton honored for new Bremerton Marina

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JUNE 9, 2008
Hapag-Lloyd battle goes to investors TUI shareholder representatives to discuss plans for the divestment of Hapag-Lloyd. Seadrill boosts tender rig fleet with new order Batumi named in Intertanko port state spat INTERTANKO singles out Black Sea oil port after harbourmaster demands $30,000 payment.

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JUNE 9, 2008
Piracy/terrorism: no clear connection NO clear connection exists between maritime piracy and terrorism at sea, according to a report issued today by the research body, the RAND Corporation. V.Financial joins Efigestioni V SHIPS and Efigestioni, the Italian asset manager, have entered into a cooperation agreement focused on jointly developing the two parties' managed investment funds EMS buys Seven Seas EITZEN Maritime Services (EMS), the listed Norwegian maritime services group, is to become the biggest ship chandler in the world Aker cuts Aker American stake AKER has reduced its holding in Aker American Shipping, the US based ship owning company, to just under 20%, down from more than half, in line with a decision published in November Cabinet committee formed on Gwadar Port THE Pakistan coalition government has created a cabinet committee that will make Gwadar Port operational in the shortest possible time Cruise norovirus outbreaks drop NORTH American cruise lines are enjoying a healthy decline in shipboard norovirus outbreaks so far in 2008 Subic patrol uncovers illegal drugs THE harbour patrol of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority uncovered more illegal drugs at the weekend, namely methamphetamine hydrochloride or 'shabu', near the berthing area in Subic Freeport.

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JUNE 9, 2008
Panama Canal resumes normal bookings Waterway had cut the number of booking slots for the largest ships in March because of backlog of non-booked ships. Hapag-Lloyd future to be decided at meeting Maersk adds AE1 call New KCS president Truck, rail strikes hit Spain and France All-scan review slated New CFO for Aker American UK rail pact for Zim Hong Kong port container volume increases 7% Colombo project revived More Nehru trains urged

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JUNE 9, 2008
Horizon brings in new management Dunkirk Asia link for CMA CGM Alabama's MCT pitching for new business Fredriksen's stake in TUI 'increased' as bids come in for Hapag-Lloyd Spanish truckers begin 'indefinite' fuel strike

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JUNE 9, 2008
OSG pays out US tanker owner pumps up dividend 40% and launchs new $250m share buyback. Big White sold US-listed Danaos Corp owner grabs a $9.8m profit from the sale of a 30-year-old boxship. Norden CFO out Myklebust cites family illness as the bulker owner launches a search for his replacement. Day 3 Workers stand down for a third day at the Fos-Lavera oil terminals, blocking 29 tankers. Bad line manager Mooring ropes parted on Eurasia bulker that broke away from iron ore berth and grounded. Navios numbers Official at US-listed bulker owner says even the company could not have predicted how the latest buyout would impact results. TBS nabs Explorer Joseph Royce-led bulker and tweendecker owner pays $35.5m for a handymax bulker, to be renamed the Fox Maiden. Sale soon? Russia's deputy transport minister hints at 2008 Sovcomflot IPO, with 15% of tanker owner possibly up for grabs. Odfjell offloads Bernt Daniel Odfjell-led company bags $3m from sale of 1990s built parcel tanker. Bigger buyback US-listed Seacor Holdings more than doubles the size of its share and debenture buyback program. More for Seadrill John Fredriksen-led company pens $210m tender rig at Keppel O&M, the fifth unit it has ordered in less than a week. Fire in the hold Welder's sparks ignited disastrous sequence of events in costly BBC Islander fire. Murray mint Belfast pockets small fortune as Hollywood comes to Harland & Wolff's paint hall. Fire injures 15 Explosion rocks AHTS vessel under repair at Singapore facility leaving fifteen injured. Touch of Klass Carnival launch gets a dash of glamour despite lack of champagne. Stena surcharge Ferry owner makes passengers pay up on Irish Sea routes as fuel prices soar. SAIL keen on dry Indian steel producer considers venture with SCI to own bulkers. Four more Hyundai Mipo adds to bulker orderbook with Asian deal for 37,000-dwt ships. On your marks Race for Hapag-Lloyd to begin this week with mailing of information to bidders. Storms shake PGS Early start to monsoon season hits vessel production but seismic shipowner says second quarter will still see record returns. GO bid smoked A significant change in the economics of the project kills off Great Offshore's bid for SeaDragon. Crew missing Search on for four men, while one body found after barge sinks off Mumbai, India. Tonga tonic Japanese cash allows newbuilding replacement for 1981-built Olovaha ferry. Turks to strike Spate of shipyard deaths in Tuzla prompt walk-out on 16 June. Cosco clears air Port operator says accounting differences led to conflicting values being placed on its Piraeus tender. Tuticorin to grow Indian port lays out ambitious expansion plan for numerous terminals to boost capacity. EMS buys SS Eitzen Maritime Services is acquiring Dubai-based ship chandler Seven Seas for $115m. Costa pizza record Italian cruise line claims Guinness World Record for world's longest pizza.

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JUNE 9, 2008
RAND: Little evidence of terrorist-pirate collusion FEFC adjusts westbound figures CMA CGM to include Dunkirk in French Asia Line 3 rotation Horizon Lines names Puerto Rico manager Ohio in race to save DHL jobs Barge service to link Texas ports New U.S. president will follow pro-trade policies, expert says Port Tracker: U.S. imports to regain year-over-year growth by Halloween Shippers find silence deafening on West Coast contract talks EC clears Wilhelmshaven joint venture of Maersk, Eurogate Vancouver deal with Alcoa moves forward Tacoma port drops full Maytown logistics center plans Crisanti leaving Fraser Surrey Docks Hueneme port getting radiation monitors

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JUNE 9, 2008
Explosion at Baltiysk shipyard ' several killed On 5 June a serious explosion occurred at the Russian flagged container vessel Enisey (built 1988) when it was docked at the shipyard in Baltiysk ' three persons were killed, three persons were injured and six persons are still missing on ... Imperial Shipping grows Göteborg/London based shipowner Imperial Shipping has aqcuired the panamax 64,931-DWT bulk carrier Maha Roos, built in Japan 1982. After the purchase, the company fleet consists of 15 wholly owned vessels (bulk carriers and ro-ro vessels) and five ... Aker Yards delivered SuperSpeed 2 Color Line has taken delivery of their second fast passenger- and car ferry from Aker Yards on June 5, 2008. The SuperSpeed 2 left Rauma the following day and will be employed on the Larvik'Hirtshals route. With a service ...

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JUNE 9, 2008
Bunker markets 'stunned' by scale of price rises Demand on spot market collapses as buyers wait to see if prices will fall. Global bunker market report Rotterdam bunker market firm New Singapore supplier sets target Indian refiner says bunker joint venture aims to supply 100,000 mt of product a year. High bunker prices will trigger 'fundamental changes' Container lines may axe some routes; slow steaming to become more widespread, says liner CEO. Bunker prices soar across Asia No let up in rising market. Bunker prices set new record in Tokyo. Japan: Avails to tighten on refinery outages Bonded market already facing tight supply because of increased exports. Greek shipowners want IMO lead on emissions Union of Greek Shipowners says it opposes regionally based emissions regulations. Potential sea pollutants nearly double Bunker fuel accounted for 10% of pollutants recovered during salvage operations last year. Bunker levy could 'open door' for additional charges Asian shipowners undecided over Danish proposal to tax the worldwide fleet for bunker usage. 60 penguins die in Uruguayan spill 20 more are receiving veterinary care after being coated with fuel from the spill. Call for Indian shipping canal to be renamed Indian political party suggests naming shipping channel after the Hindu god Lord Ram. 'Only recession' can push oil prices down Leading economist says 'cure would be worse than the disease'.

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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

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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

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DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		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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