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BRIEFS

April 30, 2010

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*Shipping News* Somalia piracy solution lies ashore: Bimco Two years after the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden first appeared, better anti-piracy measures and cooperation are starting to have an effect but infrastructure gaps especially on the shore side are hindering an effective solution, a top shipping executive said yesterday. Drydocks World assesses post-riot fallout in Batam Drydocks World is striving to get back to business as usual as the dust settles from a riot last week by workers at a factory belonging to its Graha shipyard in Batam.

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Shanghai's trade value up 39pc to US$54 billion in March Cosco Group loses US$1.1 billion, but sees fair weather ahead TS Lines recruits as it opens new China-Oz, HK-Kaohsiung loops PSA Dongguan CT assigned to handle hazardous cargo Samudera revenue gain fails to offset US$1.5 million loss MOL donates to quake-torn Qinghai province Colombo March volume beats all-time record, up 21pc to 360,801 TEU DHL: China-south Asia shipments to dominate intra-Asian trade Cargolux loses US$153 million in 2009 as volumes fall 11.3pc Kunming airport cold storage warehouse ready for operation SATS receives full apron licence for Changi Airport Indian exporters hit hard by higher air freight rates

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CSAV Norasia's new Adriatic Link expands IMEX & Mare Nostrum service coverage Cochin Shipyard delivers PSV to US company m.v. Seaways Valour brings 'divine cargo' from Myanmar to Kandla Port Coastal shipping cuts 75 pc off costs & is environment-friendly-Joint DGS Cotton export ban pinches China Investments in new facilities ever on APM Terminals' radar, says Kolding Port Pipavav emerges No. 1 gateway for seafood exports CONCOR may increase freight rates between ICD-Amingaon & Kolkata Port by 6.5 pc ...earns higher total income in Q4 3PL players in raptures over luscious rural fruit World's biggest freighter flies to China Only modest hike of export duty on ore lumps likely Textile export subsidy: US stand rejected

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APRIL 28, 2010
Dachser expands UK network The international logistics provider Dachser has expanded its service network in the United Kingdom by acquiring the UK transport and distribution business of J.A. Leach Transport ... Two new Kuehne + Nagel offices in Russia The full-service logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has established offices in Murmansk in northwestern and Nogliki in eastern Russia. The Murmansk centre will be at the centre of S... Swiss Post improves UK position through acquisition Swiss Post is taking over MCM Direct Limited, a local mail services provider with 32 employees based in southern England. The move will make it a direct provider of cross-border le... IRU and UNCTAD strengthen cooperation The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) have signed a memorandum of understanding for wider cooperation to ... Glenn Heyn named specialised carrier driver of the year Glenn Heyn, of the Rochester-based Minnesotan enterprise Midwest Specialized Transportation, was named truck driver of the year in the USA. Heyn has driven more 3.5 million miles i... EU to speed up single sky The EU, seeing air traffic buffeted by the fallout from Icelandic volcanic ash and under harsh criticism from the aviation industry, has decided to forge ahead with the unification... Volcanic ash after effects wearing off The ministry of transport and the environment of the German federal state of Baden-W'rttemberg rescinded a relaxation of a ban on night flights on Tuesday. The ministry said that t... Korean Air full-freighter lands in Basel again The ITJ has learnt that Korean Air resumed services to Basel Mulhouse Euroairport on 25 April. Both a Boeing B747-400ERF as well as a B747-400F are deployed from Seoul to Vienna an...

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APRIL 29, 2010
Senator seeks freeze on offshore drilling expansion Red ink at K-Sea Indictments in dummy sounding tube case USCG releases video of controlled burn Deepwater Horizon spill now said to be 5,000 barrels a day USCG issues safety alert following push boat fatality

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APRIL 29, 2010
Cruise season underway at Port of Seattle terminals Ports America taps Svendsen as new chief process officer Coast Guard warns boaters to stay clear of large passenger vessels "K" Line vessel attacked by high-speed pirate boats Vessel Chief Engineer cleared in 'Magic Pipe' pollution case

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APRIL 29, 2010
Chinese yards facing flood of cancelled orders Europe's economic woes could trigger up to 90 cancellations warns China shipbuilding boss China must expand value of its shipping trusts Alafouzos behind Samsung aframax newbuildings Aristides Alafouzos' emerges behind six vessel order placed with the yard Kirby Corp sheds 20% of shore staff New York-listed tank barge and towboat company quarterly revenues remain flat AP Moller-Maersk sells Yantian port stake APM Terminals chief executive Kim Fejfer describes the deal as 'active portfolio management' PD Ports revises development strategy UK port owner and operator to focus much more on the container sector

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APRIL 29, 2010
Spill relief drilling readied BP TODAY prepared to drill a relief shaft into the blown Gulf of Mexico exploration well that is disgorging up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day, according to new US Coast Guard estimates Algeciras woes continue OPERATIONS at Algeciras's new box terminal were again disrupted today by stevedores, who are angry about manning rules at the new facility APM sells Yantian stake DENMARK'S APM today said it has sold its share in the Chinese port of Yantian to COSCO Pacific 26 sentenced for Suez spying A COURT in Egypt has sentenced 26 men tied to Lebanon's Hizbollah who were convicted of monitoring ships in the Suez Canal and Red Sea, IHS Global Insight reported today Currency weighs NCL NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today posted improved operating results, but currency translations brought the company into the red Officer cleared over magic pipe GREEK ship engineer has been acquitted of charges of violating US pollution laws, in a rare win for seafarer in such a case Uljanik Plovidba plans growth CROATIAN shipping company Uljanik Plovidba has announced plans to expand its fleet from eight to 12-15 ships by 2015

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APRIL 29, 2010
Freight Volume Expands Again for Large Railroads Genesee Short Line Profit Rises 15 Percent American RailCar Posts First Quarter Loss Halifax Sets Supply-Chain Performance Standards RailAmerica Loses $2.5 Million in First Quarter Transportation Companies Recovering Slowly Trinity Profit Falls 94 Percent to $2 Million Disastrous Oil Spill Spreads in Gulf of Mexico Port Corpus Christi Takes Over U.S. Navy Station P.A.M. Transportation Gains Customers, Revenue Soars LAN Airlines Profit Surges 35.8 Percent Barge Operator Kirby Profit Slides 12 Percent Caterpillar Earns $233 Million in First Quarter American Commercial Lines Narrows Loss Forth Ports Rejects Improved Takeover Offer Trucker Averitt Launches Intermodal Service Steel Exports Increase 43 Percent NAFTA Trade Soars Record 24.1 Percent Corning Uses Air Freight to Meet Demand China to Buy U.S. Corn MSC Hikes India-Europe Rates Ports America Hires Chief Process Officer Steel Imports Grow Through Houston Response Team Plans Oil Burn in Gulf of Mexico Maersk Sells China Terminal Stake Panalpina Books Small Profit on Strong Volume Teamsters Launch Drive on FedEx Labor Coverage Port of LA Concludes Clean-Trucks Testimony

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APRIL 29, 2010
Forecaster consensus on US recovery Colombo posts a record Shen Neng 1: 'succession of errors' caused grounding Norfolk Southern powers forward Team Lines to launch new service from Portugal

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APRIL 29, 2010
Cal Dive sinks to loss Houston-based offshore owner struggles to stay afloat as 72% plunge in revenue batters the bottom line. Costly swap for Kristen Krontiras family company ordered to pay $15m over cancelled Chinese handysize bulker newbuildings Franklin Templeton spends $20m Private equity arm of US investment powerhouse invests millions in Brazilian grain terminal. Million dollar answer General Maritime says decision to write-off $1m in the first quarter was an exercise in diligent accounting. Yang Ming returns to profit Taiwanese container line posts slim gain in first quarter after turning around big 2009 deficit. Limarko heads further into red Lithuanian reefer owner widens losses in first quarter as revenues fall. Northstream faces bid deadline UK Takeover Panel rules that consortium has until 1 June to confirm it will make firm offer for Forth Ports. Wild west showdown Scorching heat erupts in the US Gulf as industrious adjusters battle ambitious attorneys in an old fashioned fire fight. Maersk in $520m terminal sale Cosco Pacific snaps up Dane's 14% holding in Yantian terminal in "portfolio management" move. Greek 'magic piper' cleared US jury scraps whistleblowers' testimony to find engineer of Styga tanker stung in Texas last year not guilty. Hercules labouring in vain Losses widen in first quarter for Houston-based rig and offshore vessel owner. K-Sea issues debt warning US tank barge owner in talks to amend covenants as it runs up loss on worst utilisation for 20 years. Nordic Ferry drops the "Nordic" Danish owner changes name as it admits it won't be expanding any further in Scandinavia. Sincere improves on investments Taiwanese bulker owner boosted by long-term shareholdings in 2009 as operating result turns negative. D'Amico stays in red Marco Fiori-led products tanker owner makes small loss on higher costs and flags final Glenda victory over SLS. Iron man Palmer eyes Brisbane Australian minerals magnate may bid for port to stop other private owners hiking fees. Zodiac ruling surprises FMG Fortescue warns of large shipping loss as Ofer charter case costs four times more than budgeted. GE scraps Jag Palak Indian owner Great Eastern mum on buyer or price but products tanker "most likely" headed for breakers. Kirby curtailed in first quarter US tank barge player posts lower earnings to 31 March, but is more optimistic for rest of 2010. Claymore closes shipping fund US investment player forced to wind up ETF after failing to track down enough investors for regulatory vote. CSSC off to strong start Chinese state shipbuilding group increases profit and total assets in first quarter. Alaska baffled by ferry mystery State owner trying to work out how 50 gallons of seawater got into Tustumena's fuel tank, despite no evidence of leak. Thoresen's Thor Transit sold Thailand's Thoresen Thai Agencies has offloaded another of its elderly general cargo vessels. Pan United struck again Singapore shipowner suffers second pirate attack in little over a week and in same location. Million dollar question Rumours swirl as Wall Street speculates on what prompted a $1m insurance write-off at General Maritime. Eitzen wins ThyssenKrupp COA Danish bulker player secures long term contract of affreightment from German-Brazilian joint venture.

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APRIL 29, 2010
Better paint, fewer dry dockings FMC will take testimony in New York Zim raises Med/Africa rates Thai wet leases 777 freighters ABC starts Frankfurt/Seoul freighter service CBP recommends Bell for WCO post WCO official Massina dies Panalpina, U.S. near legal settlement Port of Galveston seeks investors Congressmen push port truck regulations Mississippi River open as spill spreads

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APRIL 29, 2010
DFDS and Stora Enso renew SECU contract DFDS and Stora Enso, one of the world's largest paper producers, have renewed the contract for the transportation of paper for the UK and Irish markets from Stora Enso's paper Odense to deliver capesize bulker Odense Steel Shipyard is now one step closer to the final delivery of the last commercial vessel built at the yard. Yesterday hull no. 226, which will be named Aquavictory Security Council pushes for piracy tribunal The 15 members of the UN security council have given the Secretary general Ban Ki-moon three months to deliver a report on the possibilities of effectivising the prosecution and Gulf of Mexico oil spill not under control The large-scale oil leakage caused by the drilling rig Deepwater Ocean is larger than earlier estimations, as a new leakage has been detected. The "original" leakage's are located 5,000

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APRIL 29, 2010
Major port cities make top 25 'most polluted' list Decade of cleanup measures such as switching fuels is making a difference, call on Congress to provide funds for cleanup of existing engines. Harley Marine NY recognised for environmentally friendly operation Exceeding expectations through initiatives to reduce emissions and fuel. Markets firm in North Europe NYMEX showing gains of more than $2 in early trading. IBC: Shrinking role for residual fuel James Corbett describes future scenarios ranging from 'death of residual' to 'residual revival'. Oil tanker sinks spilling diesel oil All 28 crewmembers rescued, booms placed around vessel to contain further leaks. Prices rebound in Fujairah NYMEX showing gains of more than $2 in early trading. Fuel oil cargo likely to stay in Middle East Fujairah bunker prices climb back above Singapore. Seawater found in ferry's bunker tank Alaskan operator sends vessel for emergency repairs. More fuel lifted from the Shen Neng 1 Gladstone bunker barge in new salvage operations. Tougher fuel specs will not stop bunker-related problems Inspectorate has 'encountered numerous instances of damage reportedly caused by fuels compliant with ISO 8217.' Prices firm in key ports Japan starts Golden Week holidays. Singapore residual fuel stocks ease from record high Inventory remains strong due to influx of Western barrels. Vopak starts building Algeciras oil terminal Acquires 80% shares in Spanish firm which holds rights to develop the terminal project. Expansion at Global Risk headquarters Danish firm appoints new oil risk manager. Concerns linger over impending port fee hike A 5% fee on ancillary services at the port continues to draw opposition. Bunker prices to face volatility in Q2 Bunkerworld poll shows most believe bunker prices will not be as stable as in Q1. South China oil tank to get capacity boost Operations expected to come onstream in November this year.

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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

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

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

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

Geneva

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

SHIPPING

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

London

ACCIDENTS

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

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Balboa

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

COMPANIES

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

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

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

Brussels

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

PORTS

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

Anjra

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

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.

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

SAILING LIST

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COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

SHIPPING

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

London

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

PORTS

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

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

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

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

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