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December 22, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • CMA CGM to launch new FEMEX standalone service linking North Europe to Marmara & Izmir areas
  • HHI Group & DNV GL present green tankers of the future
  • New direct rail link from Antwerp to four-country region
  • Suez Canal Circulars related to dry bulk carriers, container ships & crude oil tankers
  • Terms of Chairman & Vice-Chairman of INTERCARGO renewed
  • AEO Compendium's 2020 edition published
  • Faceless Assessment - Creation of Facilitation Helpdesk
  • MACCIA launches digital platform for issuing Certificate of Origin
  • Oilmeals export recovers
  • Border checks in EU ports seen starting from January 1
  • Cochin Port waives maritime services port charges for ships taking bunker supply at outer anchorage
  • Distribution Logistics Infrastructure commences operations at its integrated rail-linked logistics park in Bengaluru
  • Ministry identifies new routes for RoRo, RoPax & ferry services
  • Indian economy growing at 5 pc in era of deglobalisation seen as significant achievement
  • Points raised by FIEO President for the Union Budget 2021-22
  • Allcargo Logistics to support free-of-cost life-saving surgeries for 50 underprivileged children

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • New crisis for UK freight as France extends travel ban to HGVs and drivers
  • Air freight rates and market volatility in 2020 - 'can things get any stranger?'
  • JIT shipping trial and data sharing highlights fuel and emission savings
  • Aggressive voyage blanking was a matter of survival, claims Hapag-Lloyd CEO
  • Call for government intervention to ease UK container supply chain congestion
  • Seko clinches logistics deal in game-changer medical devices sector
  • Anabela Pires and Thomas Vogel become DHL Freight leaders in Europe
  • Supply chain radar: Beware. The ocean freight madness is here to stay

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • New Capital Maritime boxship order may top $600m
    It is understood the agreed price for each vessel is about $100m but this could increase if Capital exercises a...
  • Hapag-Lloyd chief sees extra inventory as protection against supply chain shocks
    Chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen says very high containership spot rates could continue into the second quarter of 2020 and...
  • IMO condemns 'no crew change' clauses in charterparties
    Clauses in charterparties that prohibit crew changes are undermining efforts to resolve the crew-change crisis and go against calls to...
  • Safe Bulkers clinches post-panamax newbuild
    Newly-contracted post-panamax of 87,000 dwt due for delivery in the third quarter of 2022
  • Class association changes governance rules
    The International Association of Classification Societies will move away from its current fixed-one year leadership rotation and will introduce elections...
  • Wakashio owner drafts accident prevention plan
    The sweeping new measures to ensure the safety of its operations include the prohibition of using personal mobile phones during...
  • Scorpio bids farewell to bulkers with writedowns
    The US-listed company will exit the dry bulk sector with the sale of its 25 remaining vessels in 2021. It...
  • France cuts links to UK ports over mutant coronavirus concerns
    The port of Dover has halted lorry traffic due to travel restrictions from France on the UK, as European Union...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shipping Outlook 2021: This year was just a taster of the disruption yet to come | Regulatory and...
  • SITC orders six more boxships from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    With the improved market sentiment in container shipping, Yangzijiang is confident that it will maintain the order win momentum, says...
  • MSC urges solution to crew-change problem off China coast
    The company says repeated requests for crew on board to be relieved have yet to be implemented by the chartering...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • Increasing vessel sizes a red flag for US ports
  • Forwarder AIT makes second European acquisition in two months
  • project44 eyes IPO following fresh $100 million investment
  • Cargo shifts complicate MPV liner service offerings
  • Carriers expect Indian port flow to improve with quarantine repeal
  • Freightos builds 'freight-as-a-service' plug-in for e-commerce marketplaces

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • Euroseas gets lucrative charter extension for fourth boxship
  • Pangaea restores shareholder dividend in hopeful sign of market recovery
  • VLCC rates jump on pre-Christmas charter activity
  • Downdraft: Scorpio Bulkers shares plunge on news of $500m write-down
  • Edison Chouest cuts deal for PSV battery power installation
  • CMA CGM-operated boxship reportedly attacked off Gulf of Guinea
  • Safe Bulkers orders second energy-efficient ship in two months
  • Diana Shipping sells fourth bulker this year as panamax finds buyer
  • Tufton Oceanic prime suspect as Genco swaps older ships for three ultramaxes
  • Diana Shipping sells fourth bulker this year as panamax finds buyer
  • Tufton Oceanic prime suspect as Genco swaps older ships for three ultramaxes
  • Boxship market on fire as owners cash-in on rising asset values
  • George Economou in $76m sale of modern newcastlemax duo
  • Iran attempts to draw in Maersk Tankers in bid to move oil shipments
  • IACS to elect its leader as it sets up new policy group
  • Hyundai yards land $529m in orders from European owners
  • Ro-ros halted amid traffic jams as France bans freight traffic from UK
  • Hansa Tankers boosts chemical tanker pool with Tailwind-purchased ship
  • Japan Marine United and Imabari alliance prepped for launch after competition approval
  • SITC orders up to 10 containerships worth a combined $270m
  • US trade spat with China sees shipyards sanctioned
  • P&I clubs scupper Ocean Builders' crypto-community cruiseship project
  • BW LPG dual-fuel gas carrier involved in collision off Panama

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • Container shipping 2021: Hangover or party on?
    Container imports far exceed sales, raising concerns that 2020's transport binge could lead to a big headache in 2021.
  • Port of Long Beach delivering cargo information in waves
    "Sharing this information is highly beneficial for the supply chain, especially as we cope with both seasonal and unanticipated peaks and valleys in cargo volume,"...
  • Commentary: AgTC applauds FMC's push of Shipping Act mandates
    The Agriculture Transportation Coalition is grateful to the Federal Maritime Commission for its support of American shippers.
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics buys German forwarder Fiege
    AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding its international footprint with the purchase of a German freight forwarder.
  • Career Tracks: After more than a decade, 3Gtms gets new CEO
    Paul Brady succeeds company founder Mitch Weseley.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2020
  • Brazil's Enauta to take full control of the offshore Atlanta Field
    Brazilian independent oil and natural gas producer Enauta will take over full control of the offshore Atlanta Field and assume erstwhile former partner Barra Energia's 50% stake, Enauta said in a statement Dec. 21.
  • Singapore's jet fuel crack at 9-month high on hopes of aviation recovery
    The Singapore front month jet fuel/kerosene derivative crack spread against Dubai crude swaps -- a measure of the product's relative strength to crude -- reached a nine-month high at the Asian close on Dec. 18 due to renewed hopes that the aviation sector was due to see a steady, albeit slow, recovery, industry sources said.
  • EMEA middle distillates: Key market indicators this week
    Outright prices of European distillate were seen retreating on Dec. 21 from the nine-month highs reached on Dec. 18, as sentiment is weighed down by the new strain of the virus which led more and more countries to close their borders with the UK.
  • Rare Indian jet fuel cargo to arrive in US West Coast in January
    A cargo of Indian jet fuel is making its way to the US West Coast for the first time in four years, marking a rare move as Indian jet fuel cargoes typically land in the US Atlantic Coast and not the USWC due to freight economics. North Asia and Southeast Asia are the usual suppliers of jet fuel to the USWC.
  • Asia middle distillates - Key market indicators this week
    The Asian middle distillates market started the week of Dec. 21 on a stable note, with gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene largely rangebound amid a seasonal lull ahead of year-end festivities.
  • Asia light ends - Key market indicators this week
    Asia's light ends markets were mixed early Dec. 21, with gasoline and naphtha posting losses amid a weaker Brent crude complex, while propane shrugged off crude losses to climb further on supply tightness and arbitrage cargo delays from the US to Asia.
  • FEATURE: Middle East-Asia oil sectors to shape global refining revolution in 2021
    The global oil refining map is being redrawn. Simple, traditional refineries are being superseded by complex mega-plants. Meanwhile, the ailing downstream sector, particularly in Europe and the US, is either shutting down or shifting away from classic oil products to bio-refineries, and middle distillates are losing popularity to petrochemicals.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Dec. 21-25
    Spot bunker prices in the Americas strengthened in recent days, with supply concerns in some Latin American ports and subdued demand on the Gulf Coast.
  • European LSGO futures net speculative length rises amid higher flat prices
    Speculative net long positions in ICE low sulfur gasoil futures swelled by 6,941 contracts to 61,248 in the week to Dec. 15, according to ICE data released Dec. 21.
  • FEATURE: Confidence gradually lifts in battered North Sea oil and gas industry
    The North Sea oil and gas industry enters 2021 picking up the pieces after a vertiginous price collapse, but with an optimism that it has more to give, as new companies, projects and exploration help navigate the energy transition.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude selloff extends as new COVID-19 strain threatens demand outlooks
    **UK, Europe implement new lockdowns **Oil on track for biggest one-day decline since Oct **Congress to vote on US stimulus bill
  • FEATURE: Scotland pressures UK with hydrogen goal as policies gear up for 2021
    **Scotland matches Westminster's UK-wide ambition **Joins growing list of European countries with H2 strategies **2021 to see development, build-out of demonstration projects
  • Rosneft announces new climate goals, emission cuts until 2035
    **Rosneft aims to cut emissions intensity by 30% **Rosneft plans to increase gas in portfolio to more than 25% **Company considers producing cleaner fuels, including hydrogen
  • Bunker supplier Monjasa takes on new WAF floating storage
    **Crude tanker SKS Dokka operating off Lome **Product demand has shifted in region: company
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    Usual strategies for minimizing product in storage as year-end approaches continued to offset limited supply coming from refineries last week. Meanwhile, "Christmas demand" looks set to keep bunker suppliers busy this week.
  • Hydrogen, ammonia to account for 10% of Japan 2050 energy mix: METI proposal
    **Procuring 300,000 mt/year of hydrogen for power by 2030 **Japan's 2020 hydrogen procurement costs at Yen 170/normal cu m **1 GW coal-fired unit would require 500,000 mt/year ammonia
  • FEATURE: An asymmetrical oil market searches for balance
    **Dated Brent jumps to nine-month high **Momentum could be halted by new COVID-19 strain in UK **North Sea spot market gets more active **Gasoline outlook starts to weaken but margins improve
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Mixed refinery runs in Russia in January
    Demand for crude for processing at Russian refineries in January, especially from export-oriented refineries, is likely to be subdued, with many reducing throughput and some processing old stocks rather than trying to secure new volumes, according to sources.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Galp to halt Porto refinery operations in 2021
    Galp said in a regulatory filing Dec. 21 it will discontinue its refining operations at the Porto refinery from 2021 and concentrate its core refining activities and future developments in its larger Sines refinery, with a capacity of 220,000 b/d.
  • HydrogenPro buys ASP to boost alkaline electrolysis efficiency
    **ASP electrode increases efficiency 'by up to 14%' **'Major step' for green H2 cost competitiveness **Providing electrolysers to 500 MW Dunkirk project
  • ScottishPower sets up hydrogen business, targets industry, transport, food
    **Follows parent Iberdrola's 600 MW electrolysis goal **'Significant contribution' to UK's 5 GW target **Dedicated UK hydrogen strategy due early 2021
  • Crude loadings, tankers unaffected as countries close borders to UK over COVID-19 variant
    **Forties loadings continue as normal: Ineos **Port assoc. says unaccompanied freight unaffected **Restrictions focused on trucks, passengers
  • More Vietnamese buyers look regionally for motor fuel cargoes prior to tax changes
    **Buying interest for motor fuels expands to Southeast Asian countries **Vietnam's fuel buyers eye savings on import costs, wider pool of sellers
  • FEATURE: Forward-dated crude futures volumes surge as hedging interest returns
    **Year-ahead WTI volume up 300% from November **Forward curve strengthens on vaccine hope **Near-term demand risks persist
  • Saudi and Russia show united front on OPEC+ strategy as Novak visits Riyadh
    **Russia, Saudi Arabia united on OPEC+ policy in rare in-person meeting **Monthly OPEC+ meetings necessary to track unstable demand recovery **Moscow, Riyadh to sign new bilateral cooperation deal in H1 2021
  • Asia residual fuel - Key market indicators this week
    Shipowners are actively beginning to procure low sulfur fuel oil for January following a slowdown in December ahead of the festive season, setting the market in recovery mode.

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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
(Interfax)
››› 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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