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September 9, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • CMA CGM to resume calls at Pointe des Galets, Reunion on MIDAS 2 service
  • MOL in MoU to build, operate environment-friendly methanol carrier
  • India's palm oil imports skyrocket in Aug.
  • More than 100 countries depend on commodity exports
  • Relaxation in applicability of provision in Para 6 (b) of General Notes Regarding Import Policy Schedule - I (Imports) of the ITC(HS) 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy)
  • Container transhipment terminal at Andaman & Nicobar in the offing
  • DPT berths environment-friendly vessel
  • Major Port & dock workers oppose monetisation plan
  • Strike notice given at Nantes, Montoir & Saint-Nazaire
  • Continuous growth in exports for 6 months not only augurs well for the economy but goes to show the resilience of exports: FIEO President
  • Ongoing economic recovery seen taking India above pre-pandemic levels
  • Survey shows reduced favourability for globalisation; more call for trade barriers
  • CBDT amends Income-tax Rules to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings
  • China's ex-im trade up in Aug.
  • Parcel sorting robot introduced

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Watco wins cattle transport contract
  • Heppner expands in Ruhr region
  • Hill Dickinson enhances arbitration expertise
  • LNG becoming a mass phenomenon
  • Joining forces for hydrogen fuel cell e-trucks
  • Logistics for peripheral Covid-19 cargo
  • Big deal over China Logistics
  • System Alliance appoints Stephan Opel
  • More units for OOCL
  • Panalpina's funeral and Agility's integration
  • The advantages of a modular system
  • Gatwick airport pushes runway plans forward
  • Amazon's German expansion manifest
  • Battery powered train passes first test
  • Swissport takes next steps in digitisation
  • A toast to green inland navigation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • More logistics players guarantee space by chartering their own box ships
  • Auto logistics firms say microchip shortage threatens their 'very existence'
  • Upset as DSV erases 'Panalpina' to 'secure brand consistency'
  • HMM 'extra loader' services hit nine this month, adding Australia
  • 'Firms undervaluing their drivers caused this shortage crisis across Europe'
  • Comment: The driver shortage crisis - resolving it is now beyond the industry
  • StWraight Talking part 4: 'Air cargo has no choice - you must embrace change and disrupt'
  • Air Canada veteran Vito Cerone joins Cargojet as SVP international
  • BIMCO's Peter Sand to join fast-growing platform Xeneta as chief analyst
  • M&A radar: The north American railroad soap opera takes another turn
  • Against the odds: Carriers need deep pockets for all that cash

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • Port NOLA resumes container operations
    The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that container vessel operations resumed yesterday, September 7, just nine days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm.
  • VIDEO: ABB launches "plug and play" ESS solution
    ABB has developed a containerized energy storage solution (ESS) that provides plug-in battery power for existing ships, by housing all batteries, converters, transformer, controls, cooling and auxiliary equipment pre-assembled in a self-contained
  • BAE Systems is helping marine operators get to a zero emission future with electric power and propulsion technology
    SPONSORED CONTENT: Beneath the decks of vessels across the country, a quiet revolution is underway. Inside their underbelly is a high-tech set of components that work in unison-quietly humming together to push
  • Saltchuk suspends discussions with OSG
    In a filing with the SEC, Saltchuk Holdings says that it has informed Jones Act tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) that it is suspending discussions of a
  • Maersk invests in California green fuels start-up
    Having committed to building a new generation of methanol-fueled containerships, A.P. Moller - Maersk is taking steps to secure the e-methanol on which those ships will operate. Today it announced that its
  • Another guilty plea in "Fat Leonard" case
    U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Enrico DeGuzman has become the second of the "Seventh Fleet Nine" to enter a guilty plea in the ongoing "Fat Leonard" case. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office
  • Peter Sand leaves BIMCO to join Xeneta
    BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Peter Sand is leaving the international shipping association to join Oslo-headquartered ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta, where he will serve as chief
  • Four Ingram vessels get new names
    On August 30, Nashville, Tenn., headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a re-christening of four vessels that are now M/V Youngsuk ("YS") Chi, M/V James Hamilton, M/V Kent Freeman and M/V Adolpho A.

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • Weekly Briefing: No end in sight for box boom | Beijing baulks at bauxite coup | Tankers settle in for more doom and gloom
    Growth of less than 3% a year should not be sending shippers into the arms of bulk carriers (not least...
  • Suez blockade vessel's owners expected to mount navigation error defence
    'Concentration of risk on huge containerships is a well-known problem... This type of issue can arise anywhere in the world,'...
  • Reefer trade faces capacity and positioning problems
    A lack of containers in the right locations is affecting reefer shipping as well as dry cargo. With cargo owners...
  • Offline tanker fixture app will return 'in the future'
    App injects transparency and accessibility into opaque market by freely publishing information about who is chartering which tankers, where cargoes...
  • Maersk's green chief says methanol move is shipping's 'call to action'
    Critics have questioned Maersk's ability to supply enough green methanol to fuel its new carbon-neutral boxships
  • Cyprus-based shipmanagement firm relocates to Athens
    Move reflects an improved political climate for shipping in home country as well as a perceived increase in appetite among...
  • Maersk invests in bio-methanol start-up to build global supply chain
    AP Moller-Maersk has invested in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuel maker with projects in the Americas and Southeast Asia, as it...
  • BIMCO's Peter Sand jumps ship to Xeneta
    After a successful funding round, Xeneta is expanding its analytical powers. Former BIMCO stalwart will take up chief analyst role
  • Euroseas' acquisition of Lomar feeder represents 'limited risk'
    Euroseas has promptly chartered out the vessel, to be renamed Jonathan P, for a period of three years at a...
  • MOL developing dual-fuel methanol tanker with Marubeni
    Plans to develop a project that would supply methanol as a marine fuel are also under consideration
  • Sustainability assessments of fuel need to go beyond emissions
    Labelling a new fuel as 'sustainable' should occur only after it has been holistically assessed on criteria such as its...
  • Daily Briefing
    Box-carrying bulker returns to port after stow collapse | Shipping's needs ignored despite averting global meltdown, say Greeks | BIMCO...
  • NYK-backed autonomous ship project prepares for trial
    The move will pave the way for a demonstration trial in early 2022, when a small containership will be used...
  • Port of New Orleans resumes container operations
    Workers remain evacuated from 79 of the 560 manned production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Canada's Enbridge buys largest crude oil export hub in US
    Enbridge will pay some $3bn in cash for Moda and take ownership of Moda Ingleside Energy Center, one of the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • FMC meets with global regulators on shipping bottlenecks
  • RoadOne acquires eastern US drayage operator
  • Philadelphia's marine terminal suspends vessel service to clear container backlog
  • Rails focus too much on shareholders, not shippers: STB chair
  • Singapore-based visibility provider latest to get VC backing
  • Portland popularity growing among trans-Pacific carriers
  • Slync.io takes aim at connecting bookings to allocations
  • Port of Virginia weathers record volumes with automation, agility

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • Asian maritime centres prove their mettle, rivalling Europe
  • Red Box defeats Chinese state-owned ZPMC in Hong Kong break-up battle
  • AVIC pockets $8m on kamsarmax bulker newbuilding as asset prices soar
  • Nigeria maritime official pegs piracy cost at $800m
  • Saltchuck Resources moves on from OSG citing market difficulties
  • Stage set for repeat LNG carrier winter rates spike, Poten says
  • Euroseas clinches $200,000-per-day charter for panamax containership
  • Kroll upgrades Seaspan as containership rates continue to rise
  • Capital Product Partners breaks down charter details on newest LNG carriers
  • Greek shipowner takes Western Bulk to court over Covid-19 charter dispute
  • Major reefer owners face share of $350m Jones Act fines
  • Eidesvik Offshore says speculative SOV orders are depressing rates
  • Missing PSV engineer was thrown overboard in battle with pirates
  • Hanjin Heavy back in business as MPC Capital mulls $390m deal
  • Scorpio Group pools take in four more tankers from three shipowners
  • Shipowners want charterers to meet proposed carbon levy
  • Maersk invests in US start-up to develop green bio-methanol
  • How much should shipping's carbon cost? ICS is focused on framework first
  • Shipping 'staple' Peter Sand leaving Bimco to join Xeneta
  • ABB brings out its battery in a box system for ships
  • DOF tries to quell revolt by small shareholders facing restructuring wipeout
  • Squire Patton Boggs grows shipping team with HFW partners
  • Crystal Cruises says goodbye to the Crystal Esprit
  • Diana Wilhelmsen seeks growth after move to Athens
  • MOL and Marubeni developing dual-fuel methanol tanker for Russian contract
  • Port strike called after snapped tanker cable kills seafarer
  • All eyes turn to global emissions levy as shipowners call for action
  • Shipping fantasy football league grows as broker Hintz takes lead
  • Celsius Shipping in talks with BP over charters for latest LNG newbuilding quartet
  • ABS to class Maersk methanol-fuelled containerships
  • Jiangsu scores cash windfall in online auction of handymax bulker

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • US, China, Europe grapple with container shipping bottlenecks
    The maritime meeting among trade partners comes as container shipping remains hot.
  • Maersk invests in bio-methanol production company WasteFuel
    Maersk is adding bio-methanol to its portfolio of green marine fuels after making e-methanol and methanol-powered vessel agreements in August.
  • Seroka honored for 'unwavering leadership throughout the pandemic'
    Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka has been named the 2021 recipient of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute's top honor.
  • How many strongmen does it take to pull the massive AN-225?
    The AN-225 is not your average plane pull. It's the biggest plane in the world and doesn't budge easily.
  • Viewpoint: Politicians' no-risk approach to COVID is itself risky
    Reducing risk from natural disasters, disease and terrorism is an important goal, but doing so shouldn't paralyze economic activity.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
  • Australia's Port of Townsville, Ark Energy sign MOU for solar-fed electrolysis hydrogen facility
    **Aims to ship 120,000 mt/year to South Korea after 2030 **Primary goal to decarbonize local transport
  • Maersk invests in bio-methanol supplier WasteFuel as demand prospects pick up
    **Green methanol likely to be twice as costly as conventional fuel: Maersk **Maersk new builds will require at least 300,000 mt of methanol in 2024
  • FEATURE: Energy transition like oil needs strategic reserves
    **Alumina ex-works China price hit near 3-year high after Guinea coup **Need to diversifying supplies of battery metals: Platts Analytics
  • INTERVIEW: Voluntary carbon market looks to COP26 for clarity, growth: Gold Standard
    **Agreement needed on Paris Agreement Article 6 **Carbon credit prices rise on strong demand
  • ITALY DATA: July oil product demand up 7.9% on year to 5.2 mil mt: Unem
    **Demand down 7.5% versus July 2019 **January-July oil product demand up 9.5%
  • Bunker demand set to firm in China as ports reopen ahead of Golden Week
    **Spot inquiries surge for September **Resumption of Ningbo operations to ease port congestion
  • Singapore 180/380 CST HSFO spread widens to 8-year high on strong 180 CST demand
    **180 CST cash differential rises to a seven-month high **High LNG prices increase fuel oil demand from power sector
  • USGC bunker spread widens between New Orleans, Houston as operations normalize
    **Congestion eases in Houston after holiday weekend **New Orleans values talked higher amid 'limited avails
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks climb for first time in three weeks
    **Total inventories down 26.5% on year **LSFO premiums plunge
  • HSFO supply tightness pushes Shanghai outright prices to multimonth highs
    **Zhoushan ex-wharf market sees higher offers **October supply outlook for HSFO remains positive

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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 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
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
(Interfax)
››› 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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