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August 18, 2009

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*Shipping News* MCC brings in another container vessel in Sept MCC Transport Philippines is bringing in another container vessel to ply its lucrative Philippine domestic service. Bulk shipping demand to rise, supply gains to slow: Nomura Demand to haul commodities such as coal and iron ore at sea will strengthen and fleet growth slow, according to Nomura Holdings Inc.

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Cosco contractor, HK's Fleet Management, fined US$10 million for spill Prince Rupert bucks trend, quarterly container volume up 151pc UASC hikes rates, adds congestion charge for Aqaba from Far East Hapag-Lloyd shareholders okay bail out if government offers guarantees US transport stimulus payout still fraction of what's allotted GAC opens centre in heart of Rotterdam port area San Fransciso box renter Textainer profit up 5pc as revenue falls 22pc Israel's kibbutz, moshav carrier CAL Cargo Airlines joins Cargo 2000 Wallenborn acquires Scandinavian Haugsted AirCargo trucking

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5 dredgers figure on DCI's shopping list Chhibber panel makes far-reaching policy recommendations for ports & shipping sector Lack of soft loans sinking XI Plan tonnage acquisition dreams WinAir (India) Logistic ready to go that extra mile CMA CGM & MSC in new joint service on N. Europe to S. Atlantic, Mexico & US Gulf trades CMA CGM hikes transpacific & transatlantic US export cargo rates MAERSK LINE,UASC & MSC to hike rates Toll Group & ANL join hands in Melbourne-Tasmania venture HAMBURG SUD, ALIANCA & CSAV NORASIA rationalise trade between S. America EC & N. America EC Shipyard deliveries ease off as scrapyards boom ICTSI quarterly profit falls by 33 pc New IWT route opened between Berlin & Hamburg APL and Hapag-Lloyd revamp joint Asia-Mexico service Rizhao Riqing CT now runs weekly Dalian service Seaspan profit up by 32 pc Seattle's new Terminal 30 receives first call Hanjin loses $ 325 m in Q2, but sees upturn next quarter Rail sidings inside Krishnapatnam port now fully operational KoPT invites EoIs to develop port at Sagar Island Dhamra port fast being readied for operations from April 2010 Vizhinjam Port remains moored to drawing board MoS keen to bring ALL ports under MPRAA Icra sees private ports relentlessly battling waves of market & operational risks ICD-Pithampur reaches new milestone in commencing air cargo imports Corporate India welcomes FTA with Asean Malaysia begins counting FTA advantages

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AUGUST 14, 2009
Agility: new container freight station in Dubai Kuwait-based Agility has opened a new container freight station (CFS) to offer consolidation and redistribution services from its hub in Dubai (UAE). The new CFS enables Agility to... Group 7 offers new textile solution The German logistics service provider Group 7 recently rolled a new one-stop logistics chain. Group 7's latest offer encompasses a finished goods collection service from ... UASC taking Hapag-Lloyd Indian Ocean-Europe slots The Kuwait-based carrier United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), which was jointly established by Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has agreed to take slots on H... Port of Riga improving facilities The chairman of the Latvian railway, Ugis Magonis, believes that the port of Riga could become the largest port in the Baltic. After the breakdown of the Soviet Union, the port los... Scottish-Dutch oil and gas logistics JV launched The Aberdeen-based Scottish oil and gas logistics specialists Asco has entered into a joint venture with the Maritime Service Centre IJmond (MSCIJ) group of companies (Netherlands)... Logwin carries tank on the Danube The international logistics service provider Logwin transported a special 13 t tank by barge from Regensburg (Germany) to Cernavoda (Romania) for manufacturer Passavant Roediger. T...

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Arctic Sea found Golden Ocean profit down OW opens in Lübeck

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Russian Navy finds Arctic Sea

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Panama Canal marks 95 years of operations FreeSeas announces charters for three Handysize vessels NYK Group makes donations to non-profit organizations Coast Guard training exercise set for Port Angeles, Seattle Border Protection personnel make food drive donations

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Arctic Sea found near Cape Verde MISSING general cargoship found by Russian navy according to the country's defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. Search continues for Arctic Sea SLS Shipbuilding hit by fresh dispute D'AMICO International Shipping and Glencore have launched further arbitration in bid to cancel product carriers order. Creditors set to approve Wadan deal SOLUTION for the bankrupt German Wadan Yards is imminent, following a creditors' meeting taking place today.

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Russia grabs Arctic Sea's crew A RUSSIAN cargo ship's crew is safe today on a warship and the Arctic Sea mystery solved, owner Viktor Matveyev confirmed to Fairplay Windstar on insolvency ropes AMBASSADORS International, owner of Windstar Cruises, is warning that liquidity pressures could force it to seek bankruptcy protection Fortescue strikes China deals FORTESCUE Metals today locked in iron ore prices and volumes with Chinese customers for the next six months, stealing a march on rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto RCL aims to get back to black THAILAND'S RCL has posted a net losses of 1Bn baht ($30M) for the first half of this year, but it aims to return to the black in the third quarter Golden Ocean profits cut by half GOLDEN Ocean today said its profits for 2Q09 were slashed by 50% Eimskip's creditors back shuffle CREDITORS of Iceland's Eimskip today unanimously approved a package put together by a US private equity investor and an Icelandic bank EMGS encouraged by revenue rise NORWAY'S offshore company EMGS has posted 2Q09 net income of $7.1M, a fall from the $28.8M recorded last year

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Union Says YRC Worldwide May Close New Penn Diesel Edges Up 2.7 Cents to $2.652 per Gallon Towne Completes TXLA Acquisition Exporters Praise Review of Controls Menlo Opens Chicago-area Export Facility NY-NJ Seeks Local Harbor Trucking Oversight Russia Finds Missing Cargo Ship Off African Coast Arizona Rail Changes Name, Plans Senate Bill Would Restructure Customs NOL Volume Advances 8.8 Percent NY Manufacturing Index Grows CSX Starts Work on Major Intermodal Site

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Prince Rupert box volume up markedly Japan exits recession APL decline masks monthly recovery RCL hopes the worst is over Hamburg in the doldrums

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AUGUST 17, 2009
You 'Terra' Greek owned bulker held at Tilbury as MCA inspectors find holes in the safety rail and need a crow bar to budge open doors. Gauguin sold One-ship luxury cruise operation acquired by French Polynesia-based resort group for undisclosed fee. Delays agreed Cosco Corp (Singapore) pushes back delivery of two supramaxes for European owner by as much as 18 months. Facing the chop SLS could lose remaining Glenda International trio after owner seeks permission to cancel. Arctic Sea found Russia's defence minister claims missing cargoship found with crew safe and well near Cape Verde islands. Owner saved Eimskip creditors back rescue deal which will see 1,500 jobs saved at Icelandic containership firm. Storing cash Indonesian owner bags FSO contract for 1983-built tanker worth $114.8m. Coscol lighter Chinese heavy-lift player sees first half earnings and revenues slashed in downturn. $100m less Waning revenues and no disposals send Golden Ocean's profit down but equity issue plugs a gap. Tallink axes Estonian ferry group to chop 80 shore positions at its Finnish unit Silja to save cash. RCL hurting Thai container line plunges to first-half loss as liftings and rates decline. Offer too low Collapsed newbuilding sale does not automatically open the door for a GC Rieber takeover, Sea4 chairman Atle Bergshaven says. $1bn black hole Sammy Ofer's Zim will have a $1bn cash flow shortage over next four years due to historic recession. VLG eyes Baltija Lithuanian shipbuilder interested in buying Estonian yard put up for sale by Maersk. Profit picks up Andre Goedee's Dockwise books a 35% rise in second quarter bottom line. Tanker grounds German-owned vessel stuck in the Delaware River, but no pollution reported. Wadan saved? Gazprom director Igor Yusufov close to deal to buy bankrupt German shipyard group. Ore price set Fortescue agrees iron ore price with Chinese mills and targets $6bn in Chinese finance. China's dry run China almost "sole contributor" to dry-bulk rally with visible signs hard to ignore, Golden Ocean says. UASC resumes Kuwait-based container line reintroduces AEC2 Asia to Europe service with Hanjin as partner. Rickmers rocked Share price takes a pounding on Singapore Exchange as investors react to liner outfit's dividend cut. Davie improves Canadian shipbuilder cuts six-month losses, but cash worries continue. Future buys AP Moller-Maersk boss Nils Andersen will consider acquiring other owners once market conditions change. Dark Knight No quarterly dividend as Bermuda-based owner's profit crashes in weaker VLCC markets. Thoresen tanks Thai bulker owner sees profits collapse by 75% compared to a year ago on weaker freight rates. Marco Polo down Singapore shipowner and shipbuilder sees profits slide 21%, but says conditions may be improving. Otto takes action Singapore offshore vessel shipbuilder seeks arbitration over cancelled newbuilding. Mermaid weaker Foreign exchange losses dent third quarter operating profits at Thoresen Thai's offshore arm.

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Peak season surcharges pique Asian shippers UASC resumes Asia/Europe service, hikes surcharges APL says rates 29% lower than a year ago Swire, Air China increase stakes in Cathay Elliott sworn in as STB chairman "Hints of recovery" on Great Lakes NS plants intermodal stake in Greencastle, Pa. GAO: Consumer protection agency lacks import data USDA worries about "artificial spread" of plant pests Damco launches "dashboard" for tracking carbon Broker Self-Assessment firms revealed Report finds freight forwarding market fragility L.A. port approves TraPac Terminal lease COSCO Pacific volume down 6.7% in July Intrepid venue for New York port conference

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Golden Ocean's profit halved The struggling John Fredriksen-controlled dry bulk operator Golden Ocean's profit fell more than 50 per cent in the second quarter. The company reported an operating profit of USD 28 Lukoil takes delivery Keppel Singmarine Shipyard in Singapore has delivered the first of two supply vessels, the Langepas, to Lukoil. The second vessel, the Koglym, is expected to be delivered shortly. Both vessels Norwegian cement carrier runs aground The Norwegian-controlled cement carrier Cembalo, flying the Bahamas flag, ran aground last weekend on Hals Barre outbound from Aalborg with a full cargo of cement. The vessel sprung a Weak first half of 2009 for DFDS DFDS Group reports a substantial decline in revenue in the first half of 2009 'l 25 per cent, from DKK 2.2 billion to DKK 1.6 billion. Despite the Lithuanian sailors on their way home Five Lithuanian seamen, who were taken hostage on the Lithuanian flagged reefer vessel Saturnus in Nigeria on August 3 and released on August 14 are expected to come home today Full City pulled off ground Around noon today, the Full City was pulled off the ground and will be towed to Eikstrand later today. The vessel hit the rocks off Langesund on July 31 and Hapag-Lloyd asks for loan guarantees The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has applied for EUR 1.2 billion in German state loan guarantees, reports Reuters, quoting a government source. Earlier this year, the German consortium

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AUGUST 17, 2009
Shipping emissions have biggest impact on ozone New study compares three modes of transport, highly-sensitive areas highlighted. Bunker prices plummet in Europe Crude showing further losses on NYMEX. Bunker terminal has 'no military objective' Sri Lankan ports minister says Hambantota development is a commercial project. Container revenue 29% down year-on-year Shipping company blames low rates and less revenue from bunker surcharges. Engineer facing criminal charges for fuel spill Conviction on all counts could lead to five years imprisonment and fine. Company launches physical operations in Lübeck O.W. Bunker strengthens its presence in the Baltic region. Weakening crude pulls down Asian bunker prices 380 cst bunkers fall by more than $20 in Singapore and Hong Kong. Japan June bonded sales fall 18.9% But month-on-month sales rise 2.6%. Pakistan bunker supplier opens new trading arm New firm will have offices in Pakistan and the UAE. Second half 'will be worse' for shipping companies DVB Bank expects more cases of shipping companies falling foul of loan covenants. Shanghai bunker prices closing gap with Singapore Premiums have also narrowed compared to Busan and Hong Kong since Chimbusco's change of pricing policy. Catalyst allows 'higher fuel efficiency' Tests claim catalyst can cut fuel costs by an average of 9%.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

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

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

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 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

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