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BRIEFS

June 1, 2009

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*Shipping News* Piracy attacks rising in S-E Asian region, says report THERE were fewer piracy attacks in April compared to the previous year, but the number of incidents has been rising since January and more are taking place in the South-east Asian region, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said in its April report. Baltic index at 8-month high on demand The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose to an eight-month high last Friday, driven by Chinese demand for goods. Container market to pick up by year-end: Maersk Container vessel chartering rates have probably hit bottom and the container ship chartering market is likely to pick up at the end of 2009, said the head of Maersk Broker, one of the world's largest shipbrokers. Vietnam port to launch direct US service Denmark's Wrist eyes acquisitions in downturn Gulf capital used to buy Polish shipyards: PM A huge ship sunk in sporting spirit

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CSAV rescued by Hamburg shipowners, prompting shareholder backing CKYH Alliance re-creates a two-services to call on Hamburg China ports container volume down 13.4pc in April China launches website portal listing top 100 forwarders Asian Shipowners Forum talks of sailor shortage, welcomes India To manufacture or warehouse? For Tacoma, that is the question Cargotec's Kalmar shuttle carriers to Algeciras mega terminal Martinair executive to do 8 months in US jail for price-fixing Canada Post: No time for tender, so airmail deal went to our unit Soft demand delays Southwest Airlines-Westjet codesharing

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Shipping Minister is G. K. Vasan -known to deliver Vasan puts berth projects on fast track PTA with Mercosur opens huge markets for 450 export items from this month India to press for duty-free access to EU market FTA with Asean ready for signing Decks cleared for mega export zones Customs to refund duty drawback at full rate for merchant exporters ICT's immense logistical advantages & slew of cost-effective solutions highlighted Northern Rly introduces superfast parcel train service Deccan 360 to take off with 30 franchisees Textile Ministry to table Rs 3,200-cr. debt waiver for weavers Fiscal gap widens as revenues shrink faster than expenditure Tatas set aside Rs 20K cr. to develop infra projects Corp. India ready with growth formula Research paper sees infrastructure projects gaining momentum soon GMR Infra group wins AP highway project New gas finds by RIL may catapult country into big league

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MAY 28, 2009
Geodis Wilson opens temperature-controlled facility in Paris The forwarding specialist Geodis Wilson will open a new dedicated warehouse for pharmaceutical products at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on 3 June. The new facility is de... Logwin reorganises road and rail and solutions divisions The board and executive committee of the Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics enterprise Logwin AG have decided to meet the current challenges in the logistics market, caused ... Asco enters Asia-Pacific market Asco, an Aberdeen (Scotland)-based oil and gas logistics specialist, has entered the Asia-Pacific market with the opening of a freight management operation in Singapore. Inter... Gist continues relationship with Marks & Spencer The UK logistics service provider Gist has won a ten-year deal worth some GBP 2 billion with Marks & Spencer. The contract continues a 35-year relationship between the two fir... DCT Gdansk wins two prestigious Pomeranian Griffin awards Having won both the Golden Giraffe and Amber Duck awards in 2008, the Polish container terminal DCT Gdansk added two Griffins to its menagerie in 2009. The Gryf Gospodarczy (Econom... Rail investment can stimulate economic recovery The International Union of Railways (UIC) and the European Rail Industry (UNIFE), are present at the exhibition of the International Transport Forum that is currently taking p... Shipping Australia concerned at recent maritime incidents "Recently there has been a spate of incidents with a barge going aground in Tasmania, a ship hitting a wharf and putting it out of commission in South Australia and then a tug... CHKY alliance reorganises Hamburg-Far East services The CKYH alliance (Coscon, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) has reorganised its CNEU Far East service, and is now once again offering two independent sailings. At the end of ... ITF-IRU workshop: Road transport can drive global economic recovery A joint ITF-IRU workshop concluded that road transport can be a key driver of global economic recovery, provided that governments worldwide promote and further facilitate... Trans-Alpine multimodal railfreight traffic prices to fall The Swiss federal government will inject an additional CHF 50 million to support unaccompanied multimodal freight traffic across the Alps. The transport of containers and...

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MAY 29, 2009
Paris MOU agrees new regime Golar set to split Independent Tankers TT's liability guidelines

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MAY 29, 2009
Vroon Offshore fined in OSV deaths case New hope for Terminal Island ship repair yard

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MAY 29, 2009
Port of Everett taps Olson as human resources adminstrator Down weeks continue for US rail freight traffic Panama Canal Authority lists menu of upgrades Mitsui plans to move North America headquarters Trade between NAFTA partners down again during month of March

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MAY 29, 2009
Vroon fined over Viking Islay deaths JUDGE fines company £280,000 for safety breaches in incident that left three seafarers dead. Braemar boss urges owners to boost scrapping SHIPS still not despatched to breaking yards quickly enough to stave off mass defaults, warns Alan Marsh.

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MAY 29, 2009
CSAV clinches rescue deal NEGOTIATIONS between Compania Sudamericana de Vapores and German shipowners over period rate reductions and a capital injection for the embattled carrier have been successful Deal sealed for Polish yards THE DEAL to buy Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards has been signed between Poland and Stichting Particulier Fonds Greenrights, acting on behalf of the buyer, Liechtenstein-based United Investment Trust Creditors reject Armada debt deal ARMADA'S creditors today rejected a scheme of proposal to restructure the troubled drybulk operator's debt repayments in a vote held in Singapore Golar's great divide GOLAR LNG is spinning off its spot-trading and project development arm, the company announced today 500 rescued from blazing ro-pax OVER 500 passengers and crew were today evacuated from Italian ro-pax Vincenzo Florio after a fire broke out in its car hold, according to local port officials Ore miners follow Rio's lead WESTERN Australian miner Mount Gibson Iron has taken Rio Tinto's lead and notified customers it will sell ore at the new Hamersley benchmark, an average 37% reduction on 2008 prices Piracy bid busted A PIRATE attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden has been thwarted by an Indian frigate, reports AFP

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MAY 29, 2009
Panama Canal Invests $320M in Upgrades NYK Opens Reverse Logistics Warehouse Charleston Gets Another MSC Loop Short Line Volume Edges Higher Congress Sees Dueling Rail Bills Intelligrated Buys FKI Logistex Group Retail Sales, Jobs Decline Around the World YRC Pension Fund Demands Payment Obama Names Infrastructure Exec for DOT Job Lufthansa Cargo Shifts Asian Hub German Ship Owners to Rescue CSAV Mainfreight Profit Grows 2 Percent U.S., Africa Lower Trade Expectations Economic Decline Revised Upward "K" Line Establishes Agency in Brazil Canadian Truckers Wary of Border Disruptions

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MAY 29, 2009
The next threat to the recovery: OPEC's success Slowly, but surely, the price of oil has been inching up; recovering from a low of USD32 per barrel in January to surge above USD66 in today's trading. US 'Aaa' safe for now Montreal has structural advantages MOL America on the move CSAV wins a financial lifeline Mothballed box fleet stable; but off-hire nightmare looms

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MAY 29, 2009
Missing the boat Norway's Arne Blystad has said thanks to $40.5m where he said no thanks to $87m last summer. China game Brokers report that Chinese private buyers are continuing their dry-bulk tonnage moves. Nobu grabs Belgium's Bocimar has sold another capesize in a week of rocketing charter rates. Fredriksen flogs US-listed Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd is said to have sold its one spot-trading VLCC to Venezuela. Busy at home Green Reefers' biggest shareholder Kristian Eidesvik has relieved Arnhild Odfjell in the chairman's seat. Guilty in deaths Three men would have lived if Vroon Offshore had bought an oxygen meter, a UK judge found today. Cotzias passes Piraeus shipbroker Nicolas J Cotzias died today in Athens, aged 80. Dividend debate Analysts split on whether newbuilding cull will give Frontline enough cash to keep paying dividend this year. Armada defeated Judicial manager set to take charge as insolvent charterer fails to win sufficient support for scheme of arrangement. Boxship box office Kevin Spacey to produce Hollywood film on life and times of Maersk Alabama master Richard Phillips. Flatline Another quarter with no revenue and growing losses for Malaysian tanker owner Nepline, which is in receivership. Who dunnit? Indian statement sheds some light on discovery of two dead and four injured after failed hijacking off Somalia. Home comfort Wilh Wilhelmsen mulling sale-and-leaseback of its head office to swell coffers in downturn. Bulgarian battle Domestic owners Navibulgar and BRS vying for ferry contract to Russia. OBO saved, 2 die Indian Navy steps in to foil pirate attack on laden Singapore-managed ship, two found dead in skiff. It's quotes time Omar Nokta says it's time to take a chill pill over dry-bulk's ailments and Trico tussle gets even tastier. Golar to split Spot LNG vessels and project development business to be spun off into separate company as Fredriksen-controlled owner restructures. Casualty file Piracy in the Gulf of Aden once again heads our weekly webTV round but the multinational naval presence is producing a result. Brokers buddy up Maersk Broker teams up with Berge of Spain in a dry-cargo commercial alliance. Coal for China Jinzhou port forming joint venture to build a dry bulk terminal at its Liaoning province facility. Seventh heaven Karl-Johan Bakken's Farstad will bring in $71m from series of long-term deals, with two anchor handlers swapping the North Sea for Australia. Thai torment Malaysian boxship and bulker player blames interim loss on associated companies in Thailand. Ferry blaze More than 500 passengers safely evacuated from Tirrenia ferry off Italy after fire breaks out in car hold. Hearing hearing Two Washington State Ferries workers go to court over damage to their ears while working in engine rooms. Still not happy Klaus Kjaerulff's Nordic Tankers says first quarter results are unsatisfactory as it warns of full year loss. ITC edges up Frontline-owned VLCC player posts higher first quarter profit as interest costs fall. John takes reins Tanker tycoon Fredriksen to try his hand at LNG as Golar boss Gary Smith quits to return to Australia. Losses chopped Golar LNG benefits from interest swap value rises as its first quarter deficit falls. NATS makes it six Newly acquired suezmax the latest Nordic American Tanker Shipping vessel to join Stena Bulk pool. Dry reality check Jinhui puts dampers on dry-bulk rally, with banks and blue chip charterers under fire, as default payments boost its bottom line. Close shave Ro-ro bashes quayside metres from Istanbul mansions after drifting in Bosporus strait. CSAV gets bailout Chilean liner operator closes $710m deal with shipowners for much-needed refinancing package.

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MAY 29, 2009
Escalation impossible when pirates already firing Philip Campbell, assistant naval attach' at the US Embassy in Athens, says the risk of escalating violence is unlikely if crews are armed. "They generally start the attack by shooting Read more Two Swedish owner coasters blockaded in Denmark Two Swedish-owned coasters have been blockaded in Danish ports as a result of lack of payment to the crews. The Baltic Wind is lying alongside in Aabenraa in a

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MAY 29, 2009
Prices continue to push higher Major markets see prices firm by $20-25 pmt over the week. Increased interest in US bunker levy scheme IMERS under consideration at Bonn climate change meeting. Bunker prices in May now $50 higher Recent rises in fuel oil and crude pushing up average monthly levels. Strong price gains across Europe Rotterdam market activity still quiet. Port project under threat Port Klang Free Zone had been expected to boost bunker sales. ARA fuel oil stocks shrink Stocks of gas oil grow to new record. Bunker court ruling still hitting profits Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate sees annual profits slide. June fuel oil arrivals seen slowing US Gulf/Carib cargoes dominating Asian imports on arbitrage opportunities. Week ends with sharp bunker price gains Double-digit price rises in several Asian ports Friday. Brightoil in new land acquisition deal Chinese bunker supplier says it will 'enable the group to expand' storage and related businesses. Improve fuel efficiency to cut GHG emissions, ASF says A 'cap-and-trade' emission trading scheme might not work, Asian shipowners say. Oil jumps on OPEC decision Oil cartel keeps oil output unchanged.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority

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.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

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

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

SAILING LIST

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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

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

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.

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.

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.

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

››› 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

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

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

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