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September 14, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • EUROSAL extends call suspension
  • First emission-free inland shipping vessel on energy containers in service at Rotterdam
  • Maersk Canada targets landside logistics asset with new Vancouver facility to solve North American supply chain woes
  • Multipurpose Time Charter Index seeing steady rise
  • Port of Halifax welcomes direct call with India through MSC Indus 2 service
  • PSS on dry cargo from Abidjan to South-East Asia, North-East Asia, China, Hong Kong & Macau SAR, Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Africa, South Africa
  • DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on flat-rolled aluminium products from China
  • Govt asks thermal power plants to import coal to tide over shortage
  • Indian tufted mats exports surge
  • AD Ports Group leased out over 2.2 million sq. m of industrial land in H1 2021
  • Centre ready to develop Tajpur deep sea port project jointly: Minister
  • JN Port offers shortest transit times for North India customers
  • PPT aims to boost ex-im trade with installation of new container scanner
  • Container shortage hits exporters financially
  • Manufacturing activity in July-Sept. quarter seen improving significantly
  • Signs of improved consumer confidence in several key sectors
  • Abreco Freight relocates to new office in Mumbai
  • CBDT extends due dates for filing of Income Tax returns & various reports of audit for Assessment Year 2021-22
  • SCI's fourth vaccination camp on Sept. 17

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Looking beyond the crisis
  • Trains can also ship LNG
  • Militzer & Münch strengthens grip on Balkans
  • ECS Group chooses Adrien Thominet
  • New partner for general cargo network
  • Emirates Skycargo opens bookings on "Cargowise"
  • ICS proposes decarbonisation by tax
  • Taiwan: 30,000th vehicle handed over
  • Imperial logistics: latest results
  • Port of Calais: extension now open
  • Connie Award goes to Eugene D. Seroka
  • WFS welcomes SriLankan at LHR
  • Belarusian sawmill orders Russian flat cars
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A Projects acquires Trans-Trading
  • Valenciaport: advice on how to tackle Covid
  • Channel Port of Dieppe renews its board
  • Students to begin P2F conversion work soon

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • 2M blank sailings resurface and take angry shippers by surprise
  • Atlas Air pilots brand new contract "catastrophic" for the carrier's peak season
  • Another typhoon hits China: schedules will get 'messier and more confusing'
  • Taiwan ports of Kaohsiung and Taipei embraced by Silk Road shipping platform
  • KCS says Canadian Pacific takeover bid is 'superior' to CN offer
  • Atlas Air 'a place to train, not a place for a career' say pilots, despite pay rise
  • Maersk chief calls for deadline to end use of fossil fuel in ships
  • Dear President Biden: 'please help us' - love, US exporters
  • M&A radar: Xpediator, Wincanton, Clipper - UK deal-making's sunny side up
  • Market Insight: From CMA CGM to DSV, K+N et al - welcome to Bollywood

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Awind CSOVs will feature MacGregor equipment packages
    The two new two high-spec "walk to work" offshore wind Commissioning, Service and Operations vessels (CSOVs) recently ordered by Oslo-headquartered Awind AS will feature MacGregor equipment packages. Awind AS, is a wholly-owned
  • Fisheries group files legal challenge to BOEM Vineyard 1 decision
    The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a broad coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies, has filed a Petition for Review in the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals regarding the
  • U.K. calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050
    As what is billed as "the greenest London International Shipping Week yet," kicks off, U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the U.K. backs an absolute zero target for international shipping

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd urges shippers to reduce exposure to spot prices
    Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have both said they will freeze freight rates even if the spot market continues to rally...
  • Industry mulls compulsory seafarer vaccination
    Policy discussion comes as leaders recount distressing stories of ill crew refused emergency medical treatment and countries refusing to disembark...
  • UK eyes opportunity as London Shipping Week kicks off
    UK shipping minister Robert Courts opened LISW with a typically upbeat show of support for maritime. The four-day event will...
  • 'Green-obsessed' shipping needs strategy overhaul, says Stopford
    Shipping economist believes that the industry needs to focus on four fundamental areas that will define its future and understand...
  • New normal to herald paperless trading for shipping
    'This time is absolutely different. It has pushed minor carriers to digitalise and we've never seen that before ... The...
  • Lenders to cautiously return to shipping
    Hot dry bulk and containers markets could tempt banks back to lending to shipping companies, but this boom is different...
  • Shipping ESG policies 'lack substance'
    Baltic Exchange forum hears that lack of common measurements for decarbonisation is confusing investors
  • Mangrove cashes in with $242m boxship sale to MSC
    Rates to continue their 'remarkable ride' this year into 2022
  • Tax changes required to lure shipowners back to UK flag
    Katy Ware, UK maritime services director at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which runs the UK Ship Register, says the...
  • London Shipping Week Daily Podcast: The unsung heroes of shipping
    In the first of our special London International Shipping Week daily editions of the Lloyd's List Podcast we talk to...
  • Governments accused of ignoring vote-less shipping
    It's time for the shipping industry to speak with a single voice on the major issues, but there is still...
  • KKR buys out Ocean Yield for $833m
    'Given the long-term capital requirements of the shipping sector, including in the context of the structural trend towards decarbonisation, KKR...
  • Time to order tanker newbuilds?
    Newbuilding prices are not expected to drop from high levels any time soon and the freight markets might well have...
  • Ship queues in US at record high as berth waiting times lengthen
    A record number of boxships are waiting at anchor outside the southern Californian gateway of Los Angeles and Long Beach...
  • Daily Briefing
    Lines put brakes on rates as regulators keep close watch on supply chain crisis | Hapag-Lloyd joins CMA CGM in...
  • China's use of strategic oil reserves may add to tanker woes
    The phased release by China of crude from its strategic stocks appears to be bearish for broader tanker markets, says...
  • Port operations in Shanghai and Ningbo halted by Typhoon Chanthu
    The closure comes as the two container hubs are already mired in heavy congestion as part of the global supply...
  • UK calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050
    UK transport secretary Grant Shapps calls for shipping to cut its emissions to zero by 2050 at the start of...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Shipping Act rewrite postponed until late 2021: congressman
  • Vector.ai latest forwarding automation vendor to get VC backing
  • CRST finding better ways to utilize truck capacity via ELDs
  • Logistics investors plunge cash into 'proof of delivery' tech startup
  • Despite climbing MPV/HL rates, shipping boom 'finite': Drewry

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Opec whittles down fourth quarter oil demand predictions
  • September off to a sleepy start for shipping stocks in New York
  • Biggest daily move takes capesize spot rates to new 11-year high
  • Greece's Veritas flips boxships in successful asset play
  • Ikea takes aim at 'dirty' shipping in new advert
  • Marius Hermansen says atmosphere 'electric' as Astrup Fearnley turns to youth
  • International Group takes to YouTube to allay pool claims concerns
  • Tale of two gas markets: LNG shipping strengthens but LPG weaker
  • LNG carrier design aimed at meeting carbon rules into 2050
  • London Stock Exchange heralds opportunities for maritime listings as LISW21 opens
  • Shipping boom boosts Tufton's NAV but negative charter value hits $122m
  • Samsung Ningbo workers strike against imminent yard closure
  • Will KKR takeover solve costly FPSO problem for Ocean Yield?
  • Pay deal settles industrial relations row, for now
  • Minerva Marine offloads oldest tanker in below-the-radar deal
  • Vitol books bitumen carrier newbuildings at Chengxi
  • KKR to take Ocean Yield private as Kjell Inge Rokke cashes out in $829.5m takeover
  • Maersk CEO Soren Skou calls for fossil-fuelled ships to be phased out

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Shipping stocks hit fresh highs amid COVID-era supply chain chaos
    Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks now at 52-week peaks with container stocks not far from the top.
  • Cargo airline Amerijet, CEO Tim Strauss divorce after 1 year
    A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.
  • Exporters ratchet pressure on Biden to take on shipping challenges
    U.S. agribusiness exporters claim they are poised to lose 22% of sales due to massive increases in container shipping rates.
  • Port Houston to close terminals to prepare for Tropical Storm Nicholas
    Container terminals will cease ingate operations and remain closed through Tuesday morning.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Horisont applies for CO2 storage license for Barents Blue ammonia project
    Facility will tie into the planned 3,000 mt/day low-carbon ammonia Barents Blue project in Hammerfest.
  • Oil climbs on strengthened demand outlooks, lingering Ida disruptions
    OPEC more bullish on global economic recovery, projecting world oil demand to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
  • HONG KONG DATA: July fuel oil imports rise 12.5% on year to 3.5 mil barrels
    "The lifting of the quarantine rule brought some demand back to Hong Kong and we saw demand from container ships come back," said a market source.
  • Singapore ex-wharf 380 CST bunker premium at multimonth high on thin availability
    "Demand has far outstripped supply because [ex-wharf] suppliers have committed the majority of their available oil to meet term contract requirements for September-loading," a Singapore-based trader said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude edges up amid supply worries as Tropical Storm Nicholas approaches USGC
    The approaching Tropical Storm Nicholas in the US Gulf Coast has the potential to approach near-hurricane intensity, likely resulting in flooding along parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts, according to the National Hurricane Center's advisory on Sept. 12.
  • Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Sep 13-17
    The Asian high sulfur fuel oil market was likely to stay firm, due to an ongoing switch from LNG to HSFO at power plants, sources said.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Sept. 13-17
    Latin America bunker markets were heard vigilant to the arrival of a second powerful storm on the US Gulf Coast.
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators this week
    The VLSFO physical market was expected to see continued support, after traders reported increased flows of material out of the region, particularly over to Singapore.
  • OPEC now predicts 2022 return to pre-pandemic oil demand, in bullish case for output hikes
    In its closely watched oil market forecast released Sept. 13, OPEC raised its forecast of 2022 global demand growth to 4.15 million b/d, a hefty hike from last month's 3.28 million b/d.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Aug bunker sales up 0.2% on month to 4.072 mil mt
    Low sulfur (0.1%) marine gasoil sales were up 6.1% year on year and 3% month on month to 290,000 mt, while 0.5% MGO sales rose 6.8% month on month to 26,800 mt.
  • Platts decides to launch European methanol bunker fuel price assessments
    The decision recognizes growing market demand on the back of an increased build-out in vessels utilizing methanol as a marine fuel and related activities at this major bunkering hub.
  • UK call for zero global shipping emissions will need regulatory support, MBMs: asset manager
    "It's an extremely ambitious target and not dependent solely on [the] shipping industry to deliver it," Tony Foster, CEO and CIO of marine asset manager Marine Capital said on the sidelines of a panel discussion during London International Shipping Week 2021.

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Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
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: 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.
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.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
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.
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
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
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%.
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.
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
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
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
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
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.
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%)
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.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
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.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
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%.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
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
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.
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
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
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
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
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.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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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.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
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.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
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
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
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 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.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
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.
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
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.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
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MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
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
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
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
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
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%)
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