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October 31, 2017

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CMA CGM ups Latin America, Carib rate US$750/TEU-$1,500/FEU Nov 15 OOIL box volume up 6.2pc as revenue rises 19pc in first 9 months of 2017 Drewry World Container Index on eight main routes falls 1.2pc last week Hapag-Lloyd to levy 17pc Denmark inland fuel surcharge from December Many innovative measures needed to beat congestion at LA-LB ports Le Havre's HAROPA port pact sells first-in, last-out shipper advantage Canadian National net profit down 1pc to US$748 million as revenue rises 7pc DSV operating profit rises 34.4pc on back of UTi Worldwide acquisition Association of American Railroads' biggest intermodal week in US history Hainan Airlines now flies from Shanghai Pudong to Brussels Airport IAG Cargo 2017 third quarter revenue increases 10.2pc to US$300 million Amazon drone delivery gets closer after Trump order stymies FAA stalling

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
MISC exits Centralised Terminals MOL develops mariner safety education tool using VR goggles MOL enhances operation data collection & monitoring functions for development of 'Next-generation Ship Management Support System' MSC resumes services to Benghazi in Libya NYK Group-supported start-up wins top prize at Singapore's Smart Port Challenge 2017 Taiwan-Hong Kong-Indonesia service set for launch Terminal 3 at Jebel Ali gets capacity hike Chabahar port gets started as an alternate gateway for India Swan Energy, GMB in Concession Agreement to develop India's first FSRU Girish Sangani of Cargo Marketing International appointed as Chairman of CCHAA's GST Sub Committee GST revamp - Respite for exporters

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Fund paves way for Guinea-Sierra Leone border road Rail traffic halted again by storms Morocco Express eased by Marseille Port's new ramp Helmsman change at German shipper's association BME Greiwing erecting new logistics centre Rail collaboration enhances freight services ICS spots progress in CO2 reduction strategy Tigers Germany provides logistics for fashion startup Double appointment at Freja's Swedish branch Latam Cargo carries aid to Puerto Rico Guide to 553 third-party logistics providers Malmo and Cologne - linked by new rail service Management reshuffle at CSX Cosco Shipping Ports revenues on the rise Emirates celebrates ten years to Brazil

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
Privatisation of shipping lender HSH Nordbank enters final phase London told to deliver Islamic marine cover to meet growing demand HOLISHIP blog: double-ended ferry Japanese group Sojitz invests in Spanish LNG terminal Korea Shipping Partnership starts restructuring South Korea-Japan services MOL, MES work to enhance ship management

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
Slack season overcapacity could prove costly to carriers in contract talks Cargo playing a vital role as Delta-Virgin Atlantic JV expands its horizon Shipping lobbies hit back at claims they don't support emissions reduction E-commerce boom in Malaysia a bonus for logistics operators, but last-mile still a challenge Northern powerhouse at the end of the road to Mandalay ESC argues for 70:30 rule for freighter operators at full airports SWG Global brings in a new partner: key accounts specialist Maureen Connors German logistics group takes on Leisure Cargo after Air Berlin collapse

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
Container shipping consolidation could harm competition Navy, USCG issue Draft RFP for Polar icebreaker Helm software helps Ivy Marine gain TSMS certification Tentative agreement with union ends Algoma Central strike Siem Offshore OSCV gets two year bareboat charter ECSA says IMO will adopt ambitious strategy for CO2 reductions New alert underscores piracy risk off Nigeria

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
Distillates to dominate initial post-2020 bunker scene, BofAML predicts Bank predicts only 1,500 ships will be installed with scrubbers by 2020 Glencore cuts coal output guidance by 8m tonnes Heavy rains and industrial action curtail production Daily Briefing What lies behind Cosco Shipping's private placement? HSH Nordbank receives final privatisation bids Unnamed investors staring at €6.1bn shipping portfolio Clean tankers' outlook for 2018 still lacklustre Though supply shocks could lead to rate spikes at times, says Court Smith Shipping facing new CO2 measures as early as 2018 IMO agrees on potential timeline but not everyone shares the same sense of urgency Buy Rickmers, get $200,000 top golf club membership free Chief executive sacked on spot after divulging price sensitive information, restructuring plan reveals Cosco eyes $1.9bn fundraising to finance orderbook Cosco Shipping Holdings to issue new shares to up to 10 investors Class takes on shipbuilding balancing act Regulations, digitalisation and weak markets will mean even greater dependency on class Pickup in scrapping lifts hopes of a tankers recovery Demolition of crude carriers finally resumes as owners seek to rebalance supply-demand fundamentals Fight for market share threatens carriers' contract negotiations Lines are maintaining too much capacity ahead of annual long-term price setting, Drewry says HPH Trust reports 47% slump in profits Volumes up, but rationalisation of liner services weighs on revenues US Gulf activity supports handysizes Segment to see comfortably firm rates in the following weeks, say brokers Singapore extends port concessions until June 30 next year Port authorities continue with concessions amid difficulties faced by a number of shipping segments India ships first wheat cargo via Iran's port of Chabahar For India, Chabahar is an opportunity to diversify its economic and trade partners and bypass rival Pakistan Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding is willing to take lower-priced orders to meet its target, says vice-president The company hopes to bag 40 orders next year to keep its yards busy until 2020 CSIC firms up $3.3bn debt-to-equity swap plan Subsidiary yards seeing high inventory levels and non-performing orders CIMC back in the black on container shipping industry recovery Profit figure was in line with its earlier forecasts Triyards asks Singapore exchange for more time to post results Shipbuilder in the process of restructuring its finances Algoma ends strike after tentative deal with labour union A total of 54 employees of Algoma Tankers had been on strike since October 21

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
'Logistics insourcing' leverages tech to cut shipper costs Ferromex sounds alarm on rocketing cargo thefts China considers cuts to Belt and Road rail rate subsidies Cosco to use $2 billion share sale to fund mega-ships Short-lived strike adds to Chittagong woes Dallas packaging center to seek West Coast resin exports Shippers fear Europe rail unable to handle volume jumps Chennai wins ro-ro service under India-Bangladesh shipping pact Carriers' lack of Asia-Europe service cuts to weaken contract rates

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
DeepOcean in hunt for new chief executive Chief operating officer Ottar M'land set to fill position temporarily at offshore vessel operator. Danaos returns to profit amid charter contracts Last year's third quarter was negatively impacted by Hanjin bankruptcy. Star Bulk further expands into logistics management Company plans to bring logistics expertise to kamsarmax and geared bulk carriers. Lion Shipbrokers adds to chartering desk Athens-based multi-service ship brokering firm welcomes trilingual expertise to its roster. Algoma signs deal with striking officers Canadian diversified shipowner says officers will start returning to tankers after six day walkout. SALT dishes up winter kamsarmax fixture Scorpio-owned kamsarmax fetches rate well above company guidance for next earnings period. Cosco Energy eyes over $800m from share sale Fundraising effort comes as the Hong Kong-listed owner books quarterly profit. Wells Fargo bearish on tanker stocks over the long-term Major gains expected, however, in short-term and long-term tanker rates. Siem Offshore fixes Stingray for two years Oslo-listed owner finds term work for subsea construction ship. Deutsche Bank cuts loan provisions to $213m Third quarter credit quality remained high, German lender says. Wall Street estimates point to third quarter loss for Euronav Tanker giant predicted to book red ink for the three months to the end of September. Palumbo gives Silversea veteran an ice makeover Maltese yard carries out two months of conversion work on Silver Cloud. ESL to expand bulker chartering business Finnish owner bringing in smaller ships for niche markets. Clarksons marks up VLCC prices after latest sales Brokerage increases its published price levels for modern assets after Gener8 and Dynacom deals. Cosco Shipping Development sees quarterly profit fall Hong Kong-listed leasing firm reports lower bottom line for the three months to end of September. Hill Dickinson's Pittordis dies at 55 Law firm says head of marine suffered short illness after 30 years of service. Cosco Shipping lines up $1.94bn share issue Giant Chinese state owner plans private placement to raise cash for boxship newbuildings. Investor ups interest in Troim's Borr Drilling Folketrygdfondet's latest purchase takes stake in drilling company to almost $110m. Hutchison Port Trust positive on US and European economies Singapore-listed port company says both US and European economies are progressing for now. CSIC pushes up nine-month earnings Chinese state shipbuilder boosted by lower costs despite revenue fall. Glencore fixes Scerni aframax pair on time charter contracts Italian owner said to have locked away its only two owned vessels on time charter. Burning ro-pax abandoned Passengers take to life rafts after fire on Indonesia's Dharma Kencana II. Glory Ships bulker grounds in German storm Tow lines from tug repeatedly broken in seven-metre swells off Langeoog. Capital Product open to crude and products tanker dropdowns Jerry Kalogiratos likes the look of both aframax and MR tonnage in the MLP's pipeline. Vroon wins more work for subsea support ship Dutch owner's VOS Stone to follow E.On wind farm work with job for VBMS. LNG spot rates rising but equities resist Freight rates have seen meaningful progress in past few weeks but stocks have not, analysts say. Teekay Corp sends idle FSO for scrap New York-listed company thought to have fetched up to $10m from demolition deal. Chengxi Shipyard scoops Nova bulkers Chinese owner wins chip carrier contract from Singapore owner. DSME shares crash 57% on trading resumption Korean yard's improved finances prompt lifting of suspension by stock exchange. Several bids lodged for HSH Nordbank German state owners starting final sales negotiations as potential buyers meet deadline. Sojitz invests in Spanish LNG Terminal Japanese trading house expands global gas footprint with stake in Mugardos facility. Astomos recruits Elgas for LPG bunker study Australian gas distributor is the latest to join Japanese company's planned bunker revolution. Wisdom ship lifts first Bethune potash cargo Canadian mine's debut fertilizer shipment heads for Asia on Taiwan-owned handysize bulker. Singapore tightens security around crews Immigration & Checkpoints Authority says seafarers must now report to one of four designated offices.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
Heartland's profits tumble in Q3 2017 Heartland Express, Inc.'s net income tumbled 37 percent year-over-year during the third quarter of 2017 to $7.9 million. In addition to th... Trump directs USDOT to test integrating drones into national airspace The US is launching an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local government... Port of NY/NJ's box volumes skyrocket in September The Port of New York and New Jersey handled 573,458 TEUs in September, jumping 15.2 percent year-over-year, the port reported. Auto units ... CN, NS launch new joint service aimed at reducing transit times around Chicago As a major rail hub, Chicago has been plagued with congestion and delayed transit times. Canadian National (CN) Railways and Norfolk Southe... OOIL revenues jump 26% in Q3 2017 OOIL, the parent company of OOCL, posted a 5 percent growth in volumes. Orient Overseas International Ltd. (OOIL), parent of Hong Kong-base... ACI: Global YTD airfreight traffic rises 8.7%, monthly demand up 10% Global air freight traffic reached a three-month peak in August, with a 10.5 percent global increase that brought year-to-date growth to 8.... Germany considers selling Deutsche Bahn's logistics arm Germany's Finance Ministry said in a document that a complete or partial sale of Schenker AG, the logistics arm of state-owned rail operato... U.S. imposes duties on Chinese aluminum foil imports The Commerce Department on Friday announced that the United States will begin collecting antidumping duties on aluminum foil imports from C... IMO climate talks conclude with no concrete CO2 reduction goals The International Maritime Organization (IMO) climate talks concludedlast week with the publishing of a strategy draft, but no concrete goa...

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OCTOBER 30, 2017
US fuel oil prices at highest since June 2015 US fuel oil prices Monday were assessed by S&P Global at their highest levels since June 2015 on a rising crude market along with local supply tightness. ANALYSIS: Wide Brent/WTI spread likely drawing US crude stocks US crude exports have jumped since late September, rising freight rates could hurt arbitrage, gasoline flows from Europe to US down sharply. Hamburg bunker operations resume after Storm Hewart Bunker operations at the Port of Hamburg are back to normal after storm Hewart caused delays over the weekend. Russian St Petersburg MGO discounts to Rotterdam widest in 8 months St Petersburg marine gasoil's discount to Rotterdam hit its widest in over eight months Friday. Med bunkers exceed two-year highs on HSFO backwardation Bunker fuel prices at a range of ports in the Mediterranean reached their highest points in over two years Friday, supported by tight availability in high sulfur fuel oil in the region. External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A Bank of America forecasts 1,500 scrubbers on ships by 2020 The bank forecasts 1,500 ships will have the technology installed by 2020. External: Wired Bunkering FUTURES: ICE Brent crude stays at 27-month highs in Asia trade Iraq ramps up southern crude export capacity to 4.6 million b/d The increased capacity comes after the completion of a new single point mooring facility. Saudi crown prince reiterates backing for OPEC cut extension "The high demand for oil has absorbed the increase in shale oil production," the crown price said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

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

La Spezia

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

PORTS

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

Genoa

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

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

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

SHIPPING

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

New York

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

TRADE

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

Geneva

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

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SHIPYARDS

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

Busan

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

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

SHIPPING

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

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

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

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

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

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

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

Trieste

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Rome

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

JOBS

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

Rome

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

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

Rome

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

MEETINGS

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

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

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

Erbusco

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

PORTS

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

Riyadh

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

PORTS

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

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

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

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

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

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

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

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

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

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

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

Singapore

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

CRUISES

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

Ancona/Los Angeles

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

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

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

PORTS

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

Los Angeles

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

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Abu Dhabi

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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