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November 17, 2010

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*Strait Talk* A window to life at sea - warts and all THIS week's column is about a book written with intention of assisting young chief officers, or mates, to do their job. Judged just on that basis, Michael Lloyd's The Complete Chief Officer is a success, and a quite unusual book.

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HK up 4.5pc in October to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore rises 3.4pc Hapag back in black, on a 'secure heading' once again Horizon Lines offer China intermodal US express services Maersk mulls launch of second share sale Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail completes laying track Filipino Swire captain faces Queensland oil spill trial Pirates take 29 Chinese crew as hostages in Somalia Three pirates killed attacking Kenyan warship by mistake Chongqing to build new road logistics centre Suifenhe trade value grows 68.9pc in first nine months Fujian inland waterway cargo volume up 20pc in first 10 months Hunan signs customs cooperation deal with Shenzhen, Guangxi, Fujian Shipper-forwarder Kowloon EU import procedure seminar December 1 Chittagong Port gets back into action - under army guard PSA's Great Yarmouth's new box terminal shelved before it opens Shipping companies shift focus to acquisitions, says survey Mackenzie River via Arctic may ship Canada's oil sands Singapore to study impact of polluting ship emissions Strong demand doubles Cathay profit outlook to record high KL, Penang airports expect 2010 cargo volumes to rise 38pc JAL Cargo to hike fuel surcharge on flights out of Japan TNT Express to beef up security after foiled parcel bombing

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Vopak prospering in Q3/2010 Vopak, a tank farm operator and logistics service provider based in Rotterdam (Netherlands), boosted its Q3/2010 ebitda to EUR 153.8 million, 12% more than the EUR 127.2 million ac... Express-Interfracht sets up new subsidiary in Croatia The global logistics service provider Express-Interfracht, a subsidiary of Rail Cargo Austria AG, has been working in Croatia under the uniform brand Express-Interfracht Croat... SBS Worldwide and Blue Water Shipping sign agency agreement Freight forwarder SBS Worldwide and the international shipping, transport and freight forwarding company Blue Water Shipping have signed an agency agreement which covers all sea an... Several fatalities after cargo plane crash in Sudan According to the Aviation Safety Network, an Antonov 24 cargo plane, operated by Sudan-based Tarco Airlines, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Zalingei airport ... Skymark Airlines signs MoU for four A380s Japan's Skymark Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European plane maker Airbus for the purchase of four A380s. The aircraft will be operated on m... Colombia becomes 100th US open-skies partner Colombia recently became the USA's 100th open-skies partner, when representatives of the two countries reached agreement to liberalize USA-Colombia air services for airlines of bot... Port of Brisbane sold for AUD 2.1 billion A group led by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and infrastructure investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have agreed to buy a 99-year lease on the port of Brisb... Thierry Mariani new French secretary of state for transport The reshuffling of the government in France has now been completed, with François Fillon, the old and new prime minister, presenting his new cabinet in Paris on Sunday. Thierry Mar... Cargolux names Frank Reimen as CEO, Ulrich Ogiermann becomes special advisor The Luxembourgian airfreight carrier Cargolux Airlines has appointed Frank Reimen as president and CEO of the company, with effect from 1 January 2011. Reimen, who has in-depth kno... Nicole Gaiziunas to promote tailor-made corporate courses at EBS Business School Nicole Gaiziunas, managing director of executive education at the Supply Chain Management Institute of Germany's Wiesbaden-based EBS Business School, has been promoted to the manag... Rejuvenation of the CNAN fleet Algeria's Gestramar recently established a programme to purchase 26 new ships for the country's state-owned shipping company CNAN. The scheme will be implemented over the next four... Horizon Lines launching new service Horizon Lines, a leading US domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, is set to launch an express intermodal container service to key inland US cities when it ...

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
New FDNY fireboat arrives in New York Harbor Splendor voyage cancelations will hit Carnival earnings Maersk exec warns of looming fuel cost crisis Ezra Holdings buys Houston fabrication facility

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Progress Rail repowering Pacific Harbor Line locomotives NYK container vessel rescues Chinese sailors from sinking ship Crowley taps Jose Ayala as Puerto Rico liner services boss Oregon Senator visits NOAA construction site in Newport Boeing bringing 787 Dreamliners back to Seattle following fire

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Wang urges shipbuilders to revolutionise boxship design Seaspan prepared to order up to 40 boxship newbuildings if yards lower prices and adopt new technologies Wang reveals how Seaspan thrived in a global crisis Environmental products boost Wärtsilä's orderbook Costamare takes boxship value case to Wall Street Hapag-Lloyd posts record results Box line reports revenues of $6.4bn for first three quarters of 2010 after bailout Zim's new faces focus hard on the bottom... SITIC Holdings' container volumes record 15% increase in first 10 months Hong Kong-listed container line tops 1.1m teu as average freight rates for period... Brightoil Petroleum eyes gap in Chinese oil... Aframaxes set for boost from suezmax rates surge Shipbrokers report that 130,000-tonne cargoes are being split onto two aframax...

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
NY shipping stocks sink PUBLICLY listed shipping shares in New York were pummeled by investor concerns on reduced Chinese growth and instability in the euro zone Fire fallout rocks Carnival THE FIRE-damaged cruise ship Carnival Splendor will be out of service far longer than previously predicted, costing Carnival Corp $56M Frangou follow-on parade continues ANGELIKI Frangou's tanker firm Navios Acquisition has priced an upsized follow-on offering, as shipping's secondary sales show little sign of abating Scorpio launches follow-on SHARES in NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers traded down 11% today after a secondary offering and a quarterly loss Hapag aims for record year SOARING freight rates, cost reductions and a selective sales strategy have put German box line Hapag-Lloyd on track for a record result this year, it was announced today Paragon profits plunge PARAGON Shipping has reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits but has locked in blanket timecharter protection for 2011 West of England joins 5% club WEST OF England is the latest P&I Club to announce that it will increase premiums by 5% at its February renewals Brazil iron deal agreed Euroseas beats expectations Smugglers frozen out Trailer Bridge to refinance Gazocean plans 54 job cuts PGS raises $283M Suezmax tanker rates rise Militants claim more kidnappings

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Army Corps Issues Draft Study of Savannah Deepening UPS, FedEx Set for Big Holiday Rush Truck Groups Back Federal Fuel Rules at Hearing Panel to Hold Water Resources Hearing Forwarder Files FMC Complaint against Damco USA CN Conductors Ratify Labor Accords Truck Strike Paralyzes India's Port of Chennai Rotterdam Announces Recovery Rebate US Factory Output Rose in October Hamburg Boosts Container Traffic 10.7 Percent ANA Cargo Volume Soars 32.6 Percent Hapag-Lloyd Swings to Record Profit ABF to Teamsters: See You in Court LA-LB Imports Grew 15.4 Percent Year Over Year Trailer Bridge's Profit, Revenue Fall in Third Quarter

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
'Survival crisis' in the EU RCL rebounds DP World to close ship operations at Port Botany Going nuclear Hapag-Lloyd still on a roll

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Stealth mulls sell-off Top boss at Greek gas owner says five vessels may hit the auction block as it fights for victory in tumultuous tanker market. Viken Shipping seals LPG sale Diversified Norwegian owner left with two gas carriers as Kinna changes hands for $3.2m, brokers say. Blaze bashes Carnival forecast New York-listed owner says backlash from crippled cruiser, Carnival Splendor, could lead to cuts in fourth quarter earnings. Tidewater faces PSV fight US owner must wait on the outcome of auction for two Trico platform supply vessels it was set to buy. StealthGas sours in the third Seasonal slowdown and soft spot market strike Harry Vafias-led gas owner in the third as profit plummets by 86%. DFDS pens two at P+S Werften Danish ferry owner books a pair of ro-ros at German yard on the back of expanded defence contracts. Navios Acquisition raises stakes New York-listed tanker owner throws another half-a-million shares on the table as it pins price on $41m foray. Bulker attacked off Kenya MUR-owned African Eagle evades capture by pirates in armed attack off Mombasa port. Long view pays off for Navios Greek bulker owner banks more profit in nine-month period as term charters boost margins. Norden in supramax sale Dane said to have fetched up to $37m for Nord Brave which it only recently purchased as an option. Scorpio looks for larger scoop Emanuele Lauro-led tanker owner looks for $57.5m from shareholders with Lolli-Ghetti family member chipping in $5m. Black Pearl reaches west coast France's CMA CGM extends liner run into Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Panama. Transatlantic finance chief quits Swedish ro-ro owner looking for new CFO as Ola Helgesson takes on similar role at Stena Line. Stamatis Molaris linked to capesize Greek owner said to have paid $63.5m for a newbuilding nearing completion in South Korea. Shots fired at Exmar tanker Exchange of gunfire between pirates and security team sees Belgian's managed tanker Valerie escape in Gulf of Aden. Senegal to reopen Joola inquiry Government bows to pressure from victims of ferry disaster by pledging new probe into tragedy. Norden drops forecast on dry woe Carsten Mortensen-led owner expects to make less this year as bulkers bite but profit up in third quarter. Vyborg yard goes into reverse Russian plant racks up nine-month loss as revenue declines. Maersk joining jack-up rush Danish giant ready to order up to three more rigs over the next 18 months, CEO says. Axe finally falls at Hyundai Mipo South Korean yard reveals its first newbuilding cancellations since financial crisis as three tankers bite the dust. Crew safe after ship sinks at Suez Egyptian-managed Maryam goes down in Port Tawfiq after loading bitumen barrels. Italy's Premuda powers ahead Rosina family-controlled owner pockets more profit as daily tanker and bulker earnings grow. Roubles pour in at Krasnoye Russian shipbuilder ups production and reaps higher profit in first nine months. Hamworthy grabs Golar gas contract UK company to supply regasification system for Norwegian owner's Indonesian FSRU. Cuba back in cruiseship business Spanish-operated vessel's trip to Havana marks end of three-year tourist drought. Reval close to tanker order Estonian shipbuilder hoping to land $10.8m deal from Turkmenistan's state owner. Hapag back in the black Albert Ballin Holding, German liner outfit's parent company, returns to profit on back of global recovery. Spot exposure hits Scorpio US-listed tanker owner halves third quarter losses due to weak rates as fleet starts to take shape. Trailer Bridge refinancing US owner looking to rework $82m debt as it posts miniscule profit in third quarter on lower utilisation. Hanjin Heavy seals Delphis eight Korean shipbuilder confirms Belgian owner's order for 3,800-teu boxships. Guard shoots boy at shipyard Man arrested after wounding 13-year-old spotted swimming near Ravago Shipyard in Manila Bay. BC Ferries eyes Estonian newbuild Canadian owner runs the rule over new vessel being built for Saaremaa Shipping in Norway. Transocean picks up rig World's largest drilling company joins the jack-up party picking up newbuilding at SembCorp. Euroseas sinks to a loss Aristides Pittas-led boxship and bulker player hit by drop in revenues and FFA contract losses. LA box volumes slow down After six months of double-digit increases, throughput growth at largest port in Americas slows to just 5%.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Hapag-Lloyd record profits continue in Q3 Trailer Bridge profit dips Ayala manages Crowley's Puerto Rico operations U.S, Colombia reach open skies agreement UPS's Davis: Increased trade key to recovery Brown heads Coyne Airways' U.S. sales Truck size-weight issue loses traction STB railroad-shipper advisory seeks members Diesel shortage hits parts of China Retail sales on the up for fourth month U.S. meat exports continue to sizzle U.S. vows to expand CAFTA-DR trade Businesses call for Charleston deepening S.C. ports to issue $165 million in bonds Peru deal opens sea route to landlocked Bolivia

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Swedish warship leaves piracy infested waters The Swedish warship HMS Carlskrona has now formally ended its engagement in the EU Operation Atalanta after seven months of counter-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and the Nuclear powered tanker concept design A research consortium with British, Greek and American industry interests have agreed to investigate marine applications of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The research project aims to produce concept design

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Prices fall across European ports Some tight avails on HS product for prompt deliveries in Hamburg. Cuba hopes to draw more cruise traffic Spanish cruise ship docks in Havana. Fujairah prices lack direction Good bunker demand and avails in Fujairah. 'Heavy competition' for fuel oil cargoes Regional market tightening, 'not least due to problems of high-water content' in recently arrived cargoes. IFO prices falling in Asian ports Slack demand in Asian bunkering hubs, traders say. Canadian Navy to install H2S detection system Marine gas detection system will activate alarms if H2S concentrations reach warning or danger levels. Shell to open bunker fuels business in Dubai New venture to start next year to serve vessels going to Jebel Ali port, according to the company. Japan bonded bunker sales up 31.2% month-on-month Due to 'relatively low' bunker price premium over Singapore, local players say. Shortage of IFO persists in Karachi Temporary closure of one refiner cuts IFO 180 supplies, traders says.

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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

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

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

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