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BRIEFS

April 27, 2009

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*Shipping News* Sea Asia 2009 'an outstanding success': SMF chairman SEA Asia 2009 ended on a high note last week with over 10,000 visitors recorded, surpassing organisers' expectations. Baltic Dry Index has first drop in 10 days The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade, posted its first decline in 10 days on falling demand for vessels to ship iron ore for making steel. Ship launch may be last at Poland's Gdynia yard Poland's Gdynia shipyard, facing likely dismemberment under strict EU rules against state aid, launched what may be its last two vessels on Saturday as a sombre crowd looked on. Pirates on the prowl in South China Sea

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OOCL's US$3.22 per box 'seal charge' angers local shippers Maersk, CMA CGM share Asia-Med ships, drop Southampton call Manzhouli border checkpoint sees strong cargo recovery in March CN posts US$342 million profit in first quarter Waterways deal finalises link from Russia to its Kaliningrad enclave Costs stymie IMO hazardous, noxious substance rules PD Logistics awarded for health and safety record Aeroflot drops out of the bidding for Czech Airlines TSA evaluating Quantum Sniffer QS-H300 cargo scanner CRS opens Portugal GSA representing air cargo clients

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MSC plays another pivotal role in MICT 's record-setting spree OSL betters own discharge record at Vizag Port JBS Group defies slump to handle over 16,000 shipments in 2008-09 Unitex Logistics India strides into 2nd year of operations OEgypt waives additional duty on Indian goods Shrinking global markets for rubber may catapult imports-ATMA! MoS Secretary sets ball rolling for revamping rail line network at Vizag Port Asean Ports & Shipping expo & conference on June 3 & 4 Singapore port named best in Asia for 21st time Port Pipavav berths Jindal Vector vessel for 50th time Lufthansa Cargo expands eClaims services Worst is over for air freight, feels IATA economist With rising revenues, optimistic CONCOR on a roll CONCOR's Kanakpura ICD rendering quality logistics services Depreciation benefit for auto sector to continue Defaults prompt ECGC to lower premium collection target Govt hopes to get $ 40-bn FDI in 2009-10

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APRIL 23, 2009
Wim Bosman Group awarded ISO certification again The Wim Bosman Group, after an intensive audit week from 30 March to 3 April, at companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, has again been awarded ISO 9001 certification (qu... Italian postal service on target The Italian mail service provider Poste Italiane, which is traded on the stock exchange, did well in 2008. The turnover increased by 3.9%, from EUR 17.2 billion in 2007 to EUR 17.9... TNT Innight expands cooperation with Fiat subsidiaries Fiat Group Automobiles Germany AG and CNH, which belong to the Fiat corporation, have reorganised their warehousing structure and after sales logistics. Spare parts for soutwe... Lufthansa Cargo adds to eServices The German national carrier Lufthansa Cargo is further expanding its electronic channels. New in the eServices portfolio is an electronic claims process, allowing customers to... Delta to part from freighter fleet The US carrier Delta Air Lines is pulling all of its B747-200F freighters from service, confirming long-standing rumours. There are fourteen units. The Atlanta-based airline a... Analysis alone won't drive road haulage out of crisis The European Commission has analysed the impact of the economic crisis on road transport, but the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that the sector and the Europea...

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APRIL 24, 2009
Horizon Lines Q1 down, but not out Stolt Strength adrift off Somalia CMB and Bocimar enjoy good Q1 for 2009 Captain fined for allowing drunk crew on board ICS and ISF fear Hebei Spirit knock-on effects V.Ships, Intertanko disappointed at Hebei ruling

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APRIL 24, 2009
Bernie Jacobson dies STX Pan Ocean in dumping case plea deal Todd Pacific gets $15.5 million Navy award Wärtsilä sees risk of further €1 billion in cancellations Freed ship adrift off Somalia

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APRIL 24, 2009
Port of Vancouver, BC welcomes 2009 cruise season Weather woes again hit weekly rail traffic numbers TITAN Salvage reports active first quarter Port of Portland arms truckers with green information book Grand Alliance wins top container shipper award

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APRIL 24, 2009
Engine makers fear E2bn of orders at risk MAN Diesel and Wärtsilä say up to €1bn of their respective orderbooks could be lost. Engine makers braced for fresh wave of cancellations Shipowners call for shake-up of UK and Irish lighthouse authorities EUROPEAN and Asian shipowners are urging the UK government to restructure the three organisations. Fondshaus pulls plug on KG fund GERMAN KG financier stops marketing fund No 38 as it fails to find employment for a boxship.

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APRIL 24, 2009
US to ban ransom-paying owners? LEGISLATION is being planned in the US that could bar the vessels of ransom-paying ship owners from US ports, according to several Congressional staffers contacted by Fairplay V.Ships slams Hebei ruling THE MANAGER of Hebei Spirit today slammed a ruling by South Korea's supreme court that failed to clear the ship's captain and chief officer of wrongdoing US trade woes hit Horizon JONES Act container carrier Horizon Lines suffered heavy losses in its first quarter, but improved rates and lower fuel costs lessened the blow EU pledges Somalia piracy fund GLOBAL donors have pledged more than $250M to fight piracy and bolster security in Somalia, an EU commissioner has told a Brussels conference China stimulus boosts Pacific Basin CHINA'S $550Bn stimulus package is apparently yielding results in terms of increased trading activity, which has proved to be beneficial to drybulk shipping companies such as Pacific Basin

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APRIL 24, 2009
Oberstar Keeping Transport Bill on Fast Track Congress to Hold Piracy Hearings Agility Opens HQ, Expanded Hub in Singapore Shippers Back Seattle, Tacoma Clean-trucks Plan Challenger Opens Expanded BC Terminal Factory Orders, Shipments Fell in March Trucker Saia Loses $6.3 Million Horizon Loses $10 million Report Faults TSA Risk Assessment CKYH Brings Box Service to Halifax BNSF Profit Drops More than a Third China Shipping Parent Profit Drops Charters Boost Rickmers Profit 32 percent 10 Career-Busting Moves

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APRIL 24, 2009
Do not be complacent A year ago and all the talk was about an impending shortage of crew Shippers slam new China charge from OOCL Union Pacific profits run out of steam Filipino crews not to be banned from the Gulf of Aden Equatorial Guinea gears up for boxes Unifeeder offers new service between Rotterdam and Norway

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APRIL 24, 2009
Italy: No threat Italian government denies report that pirates have threatened to kill crew of Italian-flagged anchor handler off Somalia's coast. Billion euro threat Top marine engine builder, Wartsila, warns nearly a quarter of orders potentially at risk of cancellation. Philly 'challenge' Aker Philadelphia Shipyard reports 6.6% rise in revenues as economy hurts seach for new orders. Koreans buy ship A month after reported deal with Koenig & Cie, unnamed buyers said to pay $30m for bulker. SLS hull sold Chemical tanker newbuilding at South Korean yard changes hands for $34m. Pirates in court Eighteen Somali men, including 11 recently captured by France, appear in court to face piracy charges in Kenya. Bunge ratted Charterer loses $2m claim over Brazilian rats that tried to hitch a ride to Iran. UP extends Argentine owner adds another 10 months to a $50m stock repurchase program, which has some $30.5m left. Box players cut Jefferies analyst downgrades Danaos and Seaspan and forecasts weak containership rates through 2010. Bright Horizon? Horizon Lines claims it is 'somewhat recession resistant' but slumps to $10m first-quarter loss. Cartman, ahoy! US series 'South Park' wades into Somali piracy debate with outrageous trip to Mogadishu. Aiming low JP Morgan Asset Management planning opportunistic raid on distressed shipping industry. Bulking up Taiwan's dry cargo player Shih Wei Navigation posts much better profit from 2008. It's quotes time Torm's Mikael Skov on riding out the recession and Professor Grammenos gives a lesson in longevity. First falls Taiwanese bulker owner First Steamship posts big drop in first quarter profit, but 2008 was bumper year. RMT in loan talks Singapore trust in discussion with lending banks on the possible waiver of financial covenants. Swan swoops UK's All Leisure, owner of Swan Hellenic, snaps up last cruiseship of Hebridean International Cruises, which is in administration. Strength sapped Alarm off Africa as Stolt Strength, freed this week by pirates after five months, adrift as bunkers run out. Crewman crushed Filipino man critical after being trapped between two containers at Australian port of Mackay. Shinwa shy Japanese tanker and bulker owner will fall short of previous profit forecast in year to 31 March. Silver lining Sweden's Rederi AB Transatlantic bullish over prospects for recovery after falling to a loss in first quarter. Steady for Star First quarter profit holds up well at Norwegian reefer owner, but 2009 set to be "challenging." Feeding the fjord Samskip and DFDS Lys Line bring in Unifeeder to boost service to Rotterdam from Oslo. Tanker overflow Shipbroker EA Gibson says the tanker fleet grew at more than double the rate of a year ago in the first quarter. Opec slows Crude shipments expected to fall by only 0.6% in four weeks to 9 May, analyst says. Bulkers delayed Pacific Basin says around 60% of bulker newbuildings due in the first quarter of 2009 were not delivered.

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APRIL 24, 2009
Webb: U.S. should look at tougher piracy response JPMorgan looks to buy ships in distressed market Somalia eyes coast guard, needs international help UPS profits sink 55.7% Roche elected UKACC chairman Con-Way records first quarter loss UP sees 18% profit drop 1st Quarter results "10+2" deadline to coincide with vessel departure EU, U.S. press ahead on beef talks Wal-Mart Canada extends Exel unit deal L.A. port postpones infrastructure fee Lagos congestion eases as volume drops

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APRIL 24, 2009
No tonnage tax in Sweden The Swedish Parliament and the Swedish Government have different views on a tonnage tax system. The Parliament's Committee on Taxation has unanimously sent a note to the Committee on the Asian shipbuilders big losers Asian shipyards have lost more than USD 25 billion in lost revenues due to the wave of vessel cancellations. Some 250 to 300 bulk carriers, LNG-tankers and container ships Norwegian owners have cancelled 41 vessels in 2009 Norwegian owners have cancelled 41 vessels so far this year, to a total value of NOK 12 billion. And further cancellations are under negotiation, according to Bergens Tidende. 30 of

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APRIL 24, 2009
Matson to raise fuel surcharge Recent trends result in increased fuel-related costs. Oil drags bunkers higher Crude moving back over $50 with bunker prices following. Cruise season sees low-sulphur fuel use Seattle season underway with new agreement between port and cruise lines. European markets end the week firm But Rotterdam players say the market is 'extremely quiet'. W'rtsil' expects rise in new-build cancellations 'Huge collapse'in shipping orders. Asian bunker markets generally firm Busan bunker avails 'getting better'. Armada creditors given 'two weeks' Creditors want an independent investigation into the cause of the company's insolvency. Tanker adrift off Somalia as it waits for bunkers Captain of vessel chartered by Stolt Tankers appeals for military protection. Aramco sells four more fuel cargoes The refiner has now sold a total of 11 straight-run 180 cst cargoes since early-March. Credit managers 'in the eye of the storm' Failure to manage credit risk is 'playing Russian roulette'. Hebei Spirit officers remain detained in Korea Supreme Court finds them innocent, but high court must now officially dismiss their charges. IMO 'cannot afford' to delay decision on GHG emissions MPA official urges IMO to have an agreement at its MEPC 59 meeting in July.

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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

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

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		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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