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December 29, 2011

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*Shipping News* Vale's giant ship arrives at China port for 1st time One of the world's largest commodity ships operated for Vale SA reached a Chinese port for the first time, after the nation's refusal to allow such vessels delayed by more than six months the Brazilian miner's plan to control shipments with giant carriers. Fuel oil seen trading at '3-year high' Fuel oil may trade at a three-year high relative to crude in Asia in 2012 as surging demand from shipping companies and reduced refinery supplies counter slowing consumption by Chinese power stations and factories. Partnership deal lifts shipping stocks Hanjin Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping company, climbed to the highest level in three months in Seoul trading on expectations cargo rates may rise following a partnership on trade between Asia and Europe. Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman

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CKYH forms alliance with Evergreen on 12 Asia-Europe-Med services Shanghai tops at 30 million TEU, big ports up 12pc to 149 million TEU Mega ship glut makes Asia-Europe overcapacity trap inescapable Record number of containership scrapped in last two years LA clean truck scheme bans 1,473 older trucks from January Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil threaten ban of Falklands vessels Money runs short, ministry to cut Chinese railway building in 2012 China's aviation growth slows, but still holds global lead US Justice sues FedEx for US$1.55 million for insufficient box checks Iran to finalise Russian deal to buy domestic commercial aircraft IATA 'disappointed' with EU court ruling favour right to tax air carbon India opposes EU carbon tax, but defer action decision until February

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Box freight rates being pulled down by excess vessel capacity, clamour for market share: Report E.C. Bose & Co. celebrates 160 years Inter-Ministerial Group of Officers set up to deal with piracy hostage situations: Vasan Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies World shipping confidence up as year ends: Survey Czech Republic expects trade with India to touch $ 2 bn in 2012 Cochin Port seeks govt nod for VRS proposal MPSEZ raises revenue share to 5 pc for ChPT box terminal V.O. Chidambaranar Port's cargo handling up 12.06 pc Dwindling ' fails to cheer exporters due to costlier import contents Industry must work in tandem with govt, say Ficci, Assocham

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
BAE Systems Ship Repair in settlement in immigration case Jumbo Shipping exercises option at Brodosplit USCG eases TWIC requirement for some mariners Pirates hijack Italian-owned tanker

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Port of Everett welcomes new Commissioner, Tom Stiger Mitsui O.S.K. Lines orders ship with new fuel efficiency technology Coast Guard continues search for missing recreational boater TOTE executive retires for second time in career DOT shuts down company as 'imminent hazard' to public

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Allow Iran to board, Marad tells US ships Ruling comes despite Tehran threat to close Strait of Hormuz DHT Holdings put on delisting watch Ominous end to year comes on fears of expiring OSG charter cover Omega launches attack on creditors' lawyers and advisors Chapter 11-protected tanker company wants committee agreement invalidated Pirates take Marnavi chemtanker Eighteen seafarers in multinational crew hijacked Fuel oil trades high in face of waning Chinese demand Experts argue that trend will be short-term VLOC makes first China call Giant vessel arrives despite local opposition Vinalines bulker missing with 23 on board Fears grow for another nickel tragedy Thor Liberty free to go but master detained Some of the dangerous cargo has been destroyed Evergreen to link up with CKYH alliance in Asia-Europe fight back Agrees to co-operate with rivals to provide more voyages on Asia-Europe trades Exploding reefer containers: race on to trace unsafe coolants Container Owners Association and TT Club team up to eliminate contaminated gases from supply chain Worse to come for crisis-hit Asia-Europe trades Alphaliner forecasts dire year for boxlines

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Vale VLOC reaches China BERGE EVEREST today became the first Vale VLOC to have called at a Chinese port Turkish ship sinks in the Aegean A TURKISH cargo ship has sunk off the Greek island of Samos Park sole Korea Line CEO KOREA Line Corp today named Park Jae Min as its sole CEO Oakajee wins reprieve THE COMPANY seeking to develop Western Australia's Oakajee port project today received a last minute reprieve from the state government Liner co-ops continue THE trend towards liner collaboration is accelerating, with the CKYH Alliance and Evergreen confirming that they will co-operate on the Asia-Europe/Mediterranean trades Cido sells two more FOLLOWING its en bloc sale of 30 medium-range products tankers to Craig Stevenson-led Diamond S Shipping, Cido Shipping has executed another collective transaction Italian tanker hijacked SOMALI pirates have hijacked the products tanker Enrico Ievoli, Naples-based owner Marnavi has confirmed Torm losses mount TORM has confirmed that its full-year losses will be greater than previously predicted after the sale of two newbuild contracts Court refuses SeaFrance resumption THE Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a union application for it to order loss-making French ferry operator SeaFrance to bring its four ships back into service between Calais and Dover Precious might offload more ABG orders PRECIOUS Shipping's boss Khalid Hashim told Fairplay he might offload more ships ordered at India's ABG Shipyard if it continues to miss delivery dates Russia to improve Arctic rescue network RUSSIA has allocated 910M rubles ($29M) to improve its Arctic rescue facilities

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
US Diesel Prices Fall to Two-Month Low Diesel prices across the United States fell for the fifth straight week in the week ending Dec. 26, falling 3.7... Industrial Commodities Push Rail Carloads Up 11.7 Percent U.S. railroads reported an 11.7 percent year-over-year gain in carload traffic in the last full week before Christmas as major... New Shipping Alliances to Prolong Rate Wars, Alphaliner Says The recent spate of alliances on Asia-Europe trade lanes threatens to prolong "unrelenting" rate wars and could spell "disaster" for... Evergreen to Partner With CKYH Carrier Alliance Evergreen Line is joining forces with the CKYH Alliance of Cosco, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping on the Asia-Europe... Nehru Port Handles Record-Size Container Ship The 1,046-foot Seletar called on the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal, a DP World facility, this week. Built in... Asia-Europe Air Freight Falls 7.3 Percent Falling trade with Asia sent cargo traffic for European airlines down 4.4 percent in November, the sharpest year-over-year decline in...

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Evergreen joins forces with CKYH Alliance Evergreen and the CKYH Alliance have agreed to share their services between Asia and Europe from Q2 12. Evergreen will not be joining the CKYH Alliance, only exchanging ... SITC to let feedership options lapse The Hong Kong listed SITC International Holdings Company, which specialises in the intra-Asia liner market, has announced that options held on 8 x 1,100TEU-class ... Iran threatens to close Straits of Hormuz Rising tensions between Iran and Europe and the US has led to Ali Rahimi, Iran's first vice president, to warn of the possible closure of the Straits of Hormuz ... Ecuador's Manta concession awaited Government plans to involve the private sector in expanding and modernising the small port of Manta have received considerable interest from many terminal operating ... Exploding reefers tackled by COA & TT Club The threat to the global supply chain from exploding reefer containers - that have been contaminated by the introduction of counterfeit gas - was debated at a forum ... Rena salvage halted by adverse weather The removal of containers from the wreck of the Rena, off the North Island of New Zealand, has been suspended for the last few days due to 1.5m swells that make ... Ethiopian Government to 'push' multimodal transport Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport (MoT) has issued a Multimodal Transport Implementation Directive which means that all state-owned enterprises and private groups ... Mothballed box fleet slow to react to crisis The over capacity crisis in liner shipping, that is forcing ocean carriers into alliances with hitherto unlikely bed partners, is so far not filtering through to ... Somali pirates take Italian tanker In a stark reminder as we see out 2011, that Somali pirates maybe bruised but are not yet beaten, a 16,630 dwt Italian-owned products tanker, and a crew of 18 was ... Moody's upgrades KCS Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency group, has raised US-based railroad company Kansas City Southern's (KCS) rating from Ba2 to Ba1 with an outlook ...

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Icon buys Emas OSV Fund manager Icon Capital has put cash into offshore shipping and Greek bulker owner Kyla. Penetrating mystery An unexplained incident on the Baltic Sea has left a UK-flag containership pierced through the bow. Tidewater extends again US-listed offshore owner frustrated as it tries to thrash out a joint venture agreement with Angola's Sonangol. Alam wins Shell job Malaysian offshore owner nets $10m transportation contract from Anglo-Dutch oil major. Iran in Strait of Hormuz threat Fears of merchant ship boarding flare up as sanctions hit oil exporter bangs blockade drum. MOL orders green capesize Japanese shipping company MOL has placed an order for an environmentally friendly capesize bulker that it says will be 20% more efficient. Mitsubishi teams up with new L&T yard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has promised to support the development of expanding Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro as its new $500m shipyard near Chennai nears completion. Giant bulker into China Far Eastern country allows a Very Large Ore Carrier to dock for the first time, operator BW Group confirms. Another nickel tragedy feared Concern mounts for 23 man crew of missing supramax that developed list on voyage to China. Korean steel output jumps Smaller steel producing countries report sizeable increases in production as China stalls and Japan falls. Seacor in green investment US company better known for its offshore activities has invested in an operator of wind farm utility vessels. SITC ditches boxship options Weak markets prompt Yang Shaopeng-led owner to let options for eight feeder ship newbuildings to lapse. Scorpio books a sixth With new cash and new agreements with lenders, Scorpio Tankers has added to its MR series. FreeSeas gets new investor Ion Varouxakis-led bulker owner gets fresh backing as little known fund reveals previously undisclosed stake.

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DECEMBER 28, 2011
Suez MGO gains partially reversed Fujairah little changed. Markets edge higher mid-week Gains muted as crude oil prices decline again. Gazprom Neft had 'abused market dominance' Russian energy giant fined $28.4 million for price fixing. Mega dry-bulker docks in Chinese port Fuel-efficient mega carrier defies regional opposition. Ballast Water Convention could accelerate VLCC scrapping Costs of complying with Convention could coincide with 'falling asset values and spiralling bunker prices'. Bunker prices largely up at key Asian ports Supplies mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday. 'Light sheen' detected from stricken vessel in Antarctica Oil sheen 'not likely to be fuel', says Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. MOL orders fuel-efficient capesize bulker New technologies will boost the ship's fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by 20%. Research on high pressure behaviour of IFOs Researches look at the temperature-pressure-viscosity dependence of common IFO grades. DNV highlights IEEC pointers for bulk carriers Commercial energy efficiency requirements are becoming 'increasingly important', says DNV executive. Indian refiner offers third 380 cSt Jan-loading cargo Tender for the Essar Oil cargo will expire on December 29. Thin demand following Christmas holidays Prices see-saw in major US ports as crude settles higher.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

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

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

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

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