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BRIEFS

July 30, 2010

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*Shipping News* Japanese supertanker crash probe triggers attack fears A Japanese supertanker collided with something, possibly a submarine or mine, UAE port officials inspecting the ship said yesterday. The damage triggered fears of an attack in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route.

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'K' Line back in black, revenue up 31pc to US$253 million MOL back in black, sales up 33pc, quarterly profit at US$235 million Foul play suspected in Strait of Hormuz MOL tanker bombing Maersk ups Hong Kong flagged ships, becomes major local owner China Merchants, Americolds JV acquires CMCC, KX Logistics DP World first half volume up 16pc to 23.7 million TEU KMTC, Sinotrans to run new Korea-China-Indonesia service Cartels, box shortages, soaring rates menace recovery: shippers CMA CGM takes deliveries of mega ships for Europe/Asia routes Aramex second quarter, first half profit increases 10pc DB Schenker to invest US$29.24 million in Baltic ports Agility to launch Bass Strait Melbourne-Tasmania service American Airlines turns evidence, gets off with US$5 million Azerbaijan Airlines orders passenger, cargo 767-300s FedEx third quarter outlook surges on overseas demand

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JULY 28, 2010
Emirates: 101 Boeing jets on order The Dubai (UAE)-based international airline Emirates is continuing to expand. On the opening day of the recent Farnborough international air show in England, the airline announced ... Port of Bilbao: 34% cargo growth to June The port of Bilbao (Spain) reported that its interim throughput reached 15.5 million t, a very similar figure to last year's H1 volume. The amount of dry cargo grew by an outstandi... Agility launches new Melbourne-Tasmania shipping service Agility, a leading global logistics provider, is to commence an Australian domestic shipping service between Melbourne, Victoria and Bell Bay (Tasmania) in early August. The servic... CMA CGM takes delivery of CMA CGM "Amerigo Vespucci" The French shipping group CMA CGM recently took delivery of the 13,830 teu CMA CGM "Amerigo Vespucci", built by the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engin... Gruber Logistics opens new office at Hanover airport The Italian forwarding and logistics company Gruber Logistics has always been active in the overland, maritime and airfreight sector. As a response to the steadily increasing volum... Ryder System with higher revenue and profits Ryder System, a US'based transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions provider, recently reported its Q2/2010 figures. Ryder's total revenue for the three-month ... DHL chosen as logistics partner for Australia's largest desalination plant DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post's air and sea freight specialist, has become the logistics partner of a new EUR 2.4 billion desalination plant to be built on the southern coas...

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JULY 29, 2010
X-Prize launches $1.4 million oil spill cleanup challenge Seafox and Keppel FELS to build advanced wind turbine installation vessel Growing demand for MAN Diesel turbocharger cut-out solution

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JULY 29, 2010
Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of May New 88,000 dwt vessel joins NYK bulk carrier fleet VeriTainer nets Indonesian patent for crane mounted scanning unit Behing the scenes information series returning to Portland harbor Port Manatee selects firm for Berth 12 dredging work

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JULY 29, 2010
Peak season surcharges delayed Lines operating in Asia-Europe trade fail to implement surcharges as capacity returns Evergreen eyes profit in second half of 2010 European shippers face chronic box shortages Forward bookings point to sustained box recovery Probe launched into M.Star explosion MOL accepts offer by the UK Maritime Trade Operations and the US Navy to investigate... Grenade may have caused MOL tanker explosion UK delays ban on ship-to-ship oil transfers Regulation put on hold for six months and set to come into force in April 2011 UK to go ahead with ban on ship-to-ship oil... Rates tumble as medium range tanker market stays over-tonnaged Vessels stack up off northwest Europe after closure of arbitrage trading window LR1 spot rates face fall in gasoil cargoes to...

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JULY 29, 2010
Inquiry begins on VLCC puzzle A TEAM of 10 investigators ' aided by US and UK specialists ' is today trying to resolve the mystery over how a Mitsui OSK Lines VLCC was damaged earlier this week in the Strait of Hormuz Summer lull hits box ship rates PERIOD rates for box charter vessels are stagnating and in some cases drifting lower as the summer lull drags on Louisiana well keeps spewing CREWS OFF Louisiana were still trying this morning to cap a wellhead spewing oil and gas into a remote area Azov-Don racks up 75% rise RUSSIA'S Azov-Don Shipping transported 2.38M tonnes of cargo during the first half of 2010, an increase of 75% on that period of 2009 Danaos forced to follow-on BOX SHIP lessor Danaos disclosed new details of its debt restructuring today, including a mandated $200M follow-on share offering Smaller bulkers to outclass Capes CAPESIZES will be outperformed by smaller classes through at least 2011, JP Morgan analyst Jonathan Chappell has predicted in a research note GE Shipping income jumps INDIA'S GE Shipping today posted an 11% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profits for the quarter ending 30 June

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JULY 29, 2010
House Panel Backs Charleston Port Deepening Studies Congress Moves Toward Another FAA Extension Maersk Adds Surcharge on Europe-Australia Boxes Clean-Trucks Bill Lands in House Maersk Extends Chassis Pool to Gulf, Southeast Q&A: The Container Shortage's Effect on the Industry Coal Fuels 7.5 Percent Increase in Rail Carloads LTL Trucker Saia Returns to Profit Profits Return for Japanese Ocean Carriers South Africa Charges 7 Airlines With Fixing Prices AA Pays $5 Million to Settle Cargo Price-Fixing Suit Green Reefers to Join Hamburg Reefer Pool Japan Inks $47.4 Million Loan to Export Vessel American Railcar Posts $5.9 Million Loss Maersk Hikes India-South America Rates Marseilles-Fos Box Throughput Jumps 17 Percent Lufthansa Reports Record Cargo Profit

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JULY 29, 2010
US legislation proposed to amend 100% box scanning Sea Star settles anti-trust case Japanese trio back-to-black for Q1 Turkish bulker freed by Somali pirates CP boosted by intermodal

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JULY 29, 2010
A&B bags Matson boost Matson Navigation logs 18% jump in revenue as US-listed parent sees second-quarter profits soar. Exmar embedded in red Belgian owner falls short in the second as docking days balloon and gas market deflates. Grupo TMM targets twenty-five Mexican shipowner springs from the shadows with plot for vessel feeding frenzy. MOL: 'Freak wave unlikely' Japanese owner refuses to rule out pirate or terrorist attack on VLCC M. Star in Strait of Hormuz. Globus ready to split to US George Karageorgiou-led bulker owner passes reverse stock split and looks set for New York listing. Seasonal slump stings ACL Michael Ryan-led tug and barge titan tumbles in the second as cargo volumes keep crumbling. ISC unveils Oslo bulker buy International Shipholding Corp boss Niels Johnsen sheds light on joint venture strategy on the heels of second-quarter profit report. Nomadic slides to annual loss Norwegian dry cargoship owner posts deficit for 2009, but says 2010 is already looking better. Seafox snares Singapore jack-up Isle of Man owner forms joint venture with KeppelFELS to build Seafox 5. CSAV plots capital injection Chilean container line resurrects plan to boost finances by $400m to fund newbuildings. NYK rides liner recovery Liner trades main driver as Japanese shipowner returns to the black in the first quarter of FY2010. Hornbeck Offshore eyeing $200m US-listed offshore vessel owner posts healthy second-quarter profit rise and targets high full-year sum. Seismic shift for PGS in first half Norwegian survey vessel specialist slips to six-month loss due to vessel upgrades and repositioning. Chernomorsky bags Damen deal Ukrainian shipbuilder to construct another feedership hull for Dutch yard group. Banks call time on Hyundai loans HMM parent will have to find cash to repay creditors as they refuse to roll over borrowings. Costs hurt Kirby in second Joe Pyne-led tank barge owner sees profit drop as diesel engine sales drop while shipping demand returns. Aban Offshore posts Q1 loss Indian rig company endures tough first quarter, but wins payout for Aban Pearl sinking off Venezuela. Slow start for Japan's Iino Japanese tanker and bulker owner sees first quarter profit drop, but says annual figure will still beat last year's. Great Eastern finds a way to profit Indian owner's first quarter earnings rise on lower costs despite crude and products tanker rates falling. Princess cruiseship kills whale Corpse of humpback stuck on bow of Princess Sapphire as it headed to Juneau, Alaska. K Line returns to profit Japan's third largest shipowner returns to the black in the first quarter with liner shipping leading the way. African windfall for Acergy Nasdaq-listed offshore player bags $1.3bn to build and install a deepwater facility off West Africa. Numbers up and down at Sasebo Japanese shipbuilder sees first-quarter revenues slashed but still posts large profit gain. Pirates free Turkish ship Frigia Malta-flagged bulker Frigia released after over four months in captivity off Somalia as $4m ransom paid. Forecasts raised in Japan MOL and K Line are both looking forward to better-than-expected full-year sums as trade rebounds. Gulf spill hits GulfMark Impairment charge from Gulf of Mexico oil spill fallout pushes US offshore operator into the red. Genmar sinks to Q2 loss Peter Georgiopoulos tanker operation hit by higher voyage expenses, lower rates and net interest expenses. Austal seals Saudi deal Australian fast ferry specialist builds on Middle East support work with new five-year contract. Rand set to re-engine US shipowner plans to convert self-unloading bulker from steam to a diesel propulsion plant. DRYS eyes drilling delight DryShips posts profits and George Economou says drill rig demand could double as energy giants digest deepwater disasters.

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JULY 29, 2010
Japan's big 3 turn huge 1st quarter profits Bringing TSK name under NYK banner International Shipholding sees lower profit Air cargo 'ready' for U.S. screening deadline Global air freight continues liftoff in June Azerbaijan Airlines covets freighters Japan boosts India rail corridor financing Container trade forecast to grow 10% in 2010 Locke touts UPS efforts to support exports Evans Distribution expands in Midwest Long Beach issues bridge environmental review Marseilles continues strong performance New Gulf appointments for Ceres

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JULY 29, 2010
Major steps taken by US Senator to protect the Arctic Provisions put forward by Mark Begich to prevent oil spills, enhance vessel monitoring and encourage citizen participation gains US Senate approval. Prices mixed across the board Slow demand in Hamburg, players report. Fujairah bunker market gently firming NYMEX showing gains in early trading. Bunker costs push tanker company into the red General Maritime Corp reports larger-then-expected second-quarter losses. New physical supplier in Ukrainian port Global Bunkering deploys two 1,500 dwt barges at Kerch. Office move for UK-based bunker broker New premises close to London for Hallmarkfuels International. Brightoil acquires fuel logistics player Group says it will have a new base in east China for its bunker operations. Hambantota: 'First Phase' almost complete Bunker facilities will be available, says Government official. Singapore onshore fuel oil stocks at two week high Volumes for August at lowest levels since May. IFO prices see little movement in Asian hub 'Thin demand' in Singapore. BP hires two more fuel oil traders Expected to join Singapore-based Asia cargo trading team in three months. MAN fuel saving retrofit solution gains 'huge' interest Flexible turbocharger cut-out solution targeting slow steaming operations save 5% fuel. Hong Kong bunker players warn of cargo delays Supplies scheduled for end July will arrive around August 3-4 instead, says local trader.

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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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