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The EU co-finances 74 infrastructural projects with 200 million euros
They are selected on the base of the ban anniversary of 2011
September 10, 2012

The EU commission has announced the directory of the 74 projects that will be co-financed by the program of the transeuropea Net of transport (TRY) of the EU with a total of 198,63 million euros to keep on the ban anniversary of 2011. "The Commission - it has emphasized the vice president of the EU commission, Siim Kallas, responsible for transport - continues to support the construction and the modernization of infrastructures of the transports in order to afford to the European citizens to enjoy the advantages of a complete, sure and modern net. Moreover, almost 200 million euros put on today will contribute to support the occupation in the EU allowing with the Member States to continue to invest in great and little ones infrastructural projects in a period of general economic inactivity".

The selected, listed projects below, will be managed by the executive Agency for the transeuropea net of the transports, in collaboration with the beneficiaries of the projects and under the aegis of the head office of Mobility and the transports of the EU commission.



AUSTRIA


Single country actions
  • Freight Terminal Wolfurt - Planning (2011-AT-91124-S - €4,365,000)
  • Linz Trimodal (2011-AT-91153-P - €3,374,000)
  • IT TRY Priority Project 17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - closing the gap east of Amstetten station (2011-AT-93051-P - €4,841,000)
  • IT TRY Priority Project 17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - Lambach-Breitenschutzung linens improvements and works (2011-AT-93059-P - €2,792,000)
  • IT TRY Priority Project 17: Salzburg-Vienna section, high speed extension of the Westbahn - works for the St. Polten freight train pass (2011-AT-93108-P - €5,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving Austria
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)


BELGIUM


Single country actions
  • Liège Carex: studies for railport construction at Liège Airport (2011-BE-91083-S - €1,100,000)
  • The Albert Canal: lifting of bridges and upgrading to class VIb (2011-BE-93067-P - €3,342,000)
  • Increase of under bridge-clearance on the Walloon section of Seine-Scheldt (Priority Project 30) waterway three Networks in order to allow continuous passage of containerships with up to layers (2011-BE-93072-P - €818,000)
  • Additional studies in the Seine-Scheldt Network in Flanders (2011-BE-93073-S - €2,275,000)
  • Sea Second lock Waaslandhaven (Port of Antwerp) (2011-BE-93077-P - €5,000,000)
  • 10,000 upgrade of the tonne-section of the sea Brussels-Scheldt canal near Willebroek, to improve its accessibility for sea-going vessels (2011-BE-93105-P - €1,700,000)


Fine-country actions involving Belgium
  • HIT (2011-EU-92130-S - €3,468,000)
  • Planning study for to new maritime lock in Terneuzen (2011-EU-93076-S - €3,925,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of Rail Freight Corridor 2 (2011-EU-95088-S - €1,300,000)
  • Preparatory studies and activities of the Rail Freight Corridor 8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border) /Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 (2011-EU-95090-S - €1,660,000)


BULGARIA


Fine-country actions involving Bulgaria
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Sea2Sea: Developing to multimodal freight corridor to connect the Aegean to the Black Sea (2011-EU-95011-S - €750,000)


CZECH REPUBLIC


Single country actions
  • Public-Private Partnership project D3 in south Bohemia region (2011-CZ-94064-S - €728,000)


Fine-country actions involving Czech Republic
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)


DENMARK


Single country actions
  • Detailed planning phase studies of removing the bottleneck of the railway section between Vamdrup and Vojens (2011-DK-93109-S - €5,000,000)
  • First phase of detailed planning studies - programme phase - for upgrading the railway access lines to the future Fehmarn Belt fixed link - from Ringsted to Roedby (2011-DK-93122-S - €5,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving Denmark
  • HIT (2011-EU-92130-S - €3,468,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)


ESTONIA


Fine-country actions involving Estonia
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)


FINLAND


Single country actions
  • E18 Hamina by-pass road (2011-FI-93118-P - €4,400,000)
  • Improving of punctuality/reliability of passenger train traffic (2011-FI-93125-S - €5,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving Finland
  • Make to Difference (2011-EU-92079-S - €1,247,000)


FRANCE


Single country actions
  • Study for the creation of the intermodal platform Seine-Metropole Port, on the Be of River (2011-FR-91070-S - €1,050,000)
  • Preliminary studies for the development of four multimodal platforms Canal Seine-North Europe & their road and rail connections (2011-FR-91084-S - €2,200,000)
  • Technical and design studies concerning the implementation of to LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) bunkering station at the port of Dunkirk (2011-FR-92026-S - €1,150,000)
  • Designs and environmental studies to improve the efficiency of port of Dunkirk's railway system regarding the TRY hinterland connection (2011-FR-93025-S - €1,152,000)
  • Lyon region rail bypass - preliminary studies (2011-FR-93047-S - €2,889,000)
  • Project-level studies and archaeological excavations of the 2nd phase of the Rhine-Rhone Eastern Branch (2011-FR-93054-S - €5,000,000)
  • Construction of the Nimes and Montpellier stations on the new mixed high speed linens of the Nimes and Montpellier (NJC) bypass (2011-FR-94036-S - €2,150,000)


Fine-country actions involving France
  • HIT (2011-EU-92130-S - €3,468,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • Consolidation and strengthening of the corridor Upper Rhine as to central hub for the TRIES Network (2011-EU-95029-S - €850,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of Rail Freight Corridor 2 (2011-EU-95088-S - €1,300,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of the Rail Freight Corridor 6 in linens with EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 (2011-EU-95093-S - €1,692,000)
  • EU Regulation Not. 913/2010, concerning to European Rail competitive Networks for freight: Implementation of Rail Freight Corridor 4 (2011-EU-95107-S - €1,070,000)


GERMANY


Single country actions
  • VDE (Verkehrsprojekt der Deutschen Einheit) 8,1, 4-track extension of the Eltersdorf- Paul Gossenstra ße section (2011-DE-93033-P - €5,000,000)
  • Designs studies regarding to two-wools railway bridge to improve the port access to the TRY Network (2011-DE-93115-S - €2,940,000)


Fine-country actions involving Germany
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Consolidation and strengthening of the corridor Upper Rhine as to central hub for the TRIES Network (2011-EU-95029-S - €850,000)
  • Preparatory studies and activities of the Rail Freight Corridor 8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border) /Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 (2011-EU-95090-S - €1,660,000)


GREECE


Single country actions
  • Remaining studies to complete the upgrading of the main rail axis Athens-Thessaloniki in the section Athens R.S. (km 9+700) - Aharnes Attica (km 22+300) (2011-EL-93020-S - €1,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving Greece
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • Sea2Sea: Developing to multimodal freight corridor to connect the Aegean to the Black Sea (2011-EU-95011-S - €750,000)


HUNGARY


Fine-country actions involving Hungary
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of the Rail Freight Corridor 6 in linens with EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 (2011-EU-95093-S - €1,692,000)


IRELAND


Fine-country actions involving Ireland
  • International Green Electric Highways - Study to assess fast charging infrastructure to enable deployment of electric vehicles in Ireland and Northern Ireland (2011-EU-92145-S - €2,119,000)


ITALY


Single country actions
  • Treviglio AV/AC section - Civil engineering works: Brescia (2011-IT-93095-P - €5,000,000)
  • Genoa jib rail node: improvement of the traffic management systems (2011-IT-93096-P - €5,000,000)
  • Turin-Padua: technological improvements to the efficiency of the Milan railway junction (2011-IT-93097-P - €5,000,000)
  • Bologna AV/AC rail node: construction of to rail section between the node and the Venice linens to streamline traffic (2011-IT-93098-P - €2,229,000)
  • Implementation study to preseems to PPP to improve the capacity of the port of Venice and related logistics system (2011-IT-94006-S - €770,000)
  • PPP “MXPT2LINK-UP” (2011-IT-94030-S - €524,000)


Fine-country actions involving Italy
  • Green technologies and echo-efficient alternatives for cranes & operations at port container terminals (GREENCRANES) (2011-EU-92151-S - €1,844,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of the Rail Freight Corridor 6 in linens with EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 (2011-EU-95093-S - €1,692,000)


LATVIA


Single country actions


Preliminary Design of Latvian Railway Network Electrification (2011-LV-93133-S - €1,419,000)


LITHUANIA


Fine-country actions involving Lithuania
  • Preparatory studies and activities of the Rail Freight Corridor 8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp- Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border) /Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 (2011-EU-95090-S - €1,660,000)


LUXEMBOURG


Fine-country actions involving Luxembourg
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of Rail Freight Corridor 2 (2011-EU-95088-S - €1,300,000)


THE NETHERLANDS


Single country actions
  • Realisation of the most sustainable container terminal in Europe which will increase intermodal transport between the Port of Rotterdam and the European Hinterland (2011-NL-91116-P - €5,000,000)
  • Freight corridor Betuweroute-southeast Netherlands-Germany (Corridor I) (2011-NL-93022-S - €3,750,000)
  • Elimination bottleneck north-south artery A2 (E25): An urban highway tunnel as to solution for safety and integrating lower carbon transport infrastructure in Maastricht (2011-NL-93042-P - €5,000,000)
  • Implementation study eliminating the major bottlenecks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp corridor (2011-NL-93112-S - €2,147,000)
  • Preparations to develop Public-Private Partnership (DBFM) during realisation of the Beatrix locks and the Lekkanaal (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp corridor) (2011-NL-94111-S - €912,000)


Fine-country actions involving The Netherlands
  • HIT (2011-EU-92130-S - €3,468,000)
  • Planning study for to new maritime lock in Terneuzen (2011-EU-93076-S - €3,925,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of Rail Freight Corridor 2 (2011-EU-95088-S - €1,300,000)
  • Preparatory studies and activities of the Rail Freight Corridor 8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border) /Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 (2011-EU-95090-S - €1,660,000)


POLAND


Single country actions
  • Extension of Deepwater Container Terminal in Gda?sk (2011-PL-91128-P - €1,776,000)
  • Modernisation of rail section Warszawa W?ochy-Grodzisk Mazowiecki: preparatory studies (2011-PL-93141-S - €1,379,000)


Fine-country actions involving Poland
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Preparatory studies and activities of the Rail Freight Corridor 8 organisational structures Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp- Aachen/Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol (Poland-Belarus border) /Kaunas for the corridor to become operational by 10 November 2015 (2011-EU-95090-S - €1,660,000)


PORTUGAL


Fine-country actions involving Portugal
  • EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 concerning to European Rail competitive Networks for freight: Implementation of rail freight corridor Nr 4 (2011-EU-95107-S - €1,070,000)


RUMANIA


Single country actions
  • Studies for intermodal transport infrastructure development for passenger & freight at Cluj-Napoca International Airport (2011-RO-91018-S - €1,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving Rumania
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)


SLOVENIA


Fine-country actions involving Slovenia
  • Green technologies and echo-efficient alternatives for cranes & operations at port container terminals (GREENCRANES) (2011-EU-92151-S - €1,844,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of the Rail Freight Corridor 6 in linens with EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 (2011-EU-95093-S - €1,692,000)


SPAIN


Single country actions
  • Remodelling of the Aranjuez Intermodal and Logistics Centre -1st phase of works (2011-ES-91113-P - €1,059,000)
  • Gas as an Alternatives for Road Transport - GARneT (2011-ES-92136-S - €1,936,000)
  • Blue Corridors enhance through the Application of Natural Gas Energy (2011-ES-92138-S - €1,108,000)
  • Works on the platform subsection Venta de Baños Link: Valladolid-Burgos & Leon-Palencia Burgos - connections and services for follow up works (2011-ES-93091-P - €5,000,000)
  • Works on the platform subsection Durango - Amorebieta/Etxano and services for follow up works (2011-ES-93094-P - €4,198,000)
  • Platform Works and services for follow-up works on subsection Amorebieta/Etxano-Amorebieta/Etxano (2011-ES-93101-P - €3,275,000)
  • Works on the platform subsections Amorebieta/Etxano-Lemoa and Lemoa-Galdakao (2011-ES-93104-P - €4,806,000)
  • Adaptation of the Port of Barcelona railway Network to standard (UIC) gage (2011-ES-93137-P - €1,000,000)
  • Intermodal logistics platform: Vilamalla/El Far d' Emporda. Public-Private Partnership as the formula to develop (2011-ES-94123-S - €548,000)


Fine-country actions involving Spain
  • Green technologies and echo-efficient alternatives for cranes & operations at port container terminals (GREENCRANES) (2011-EU-92151-S - €1,844,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
  • EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 concerning to European Rail competitive Networks for freight: Implementation of Rail Freight Corridor 4 (2011-EU-95107-S - €1,070,000)
  • Studies, managerial structures and activities for the establishment of the Rail Freight Corridor 6 in linens with EU Regulation Not. 913/2010 (2011-EU-95093-S - €1,692,000)


SWEDEN


Single country actions
  • Fjalir project (2011-SE-92148-P - €261,000)
  • Bothnian Corridor - East Coast Line - increased capacity. Study new linens Stangan-Dingersjo (2011-SE-93035-S - €1,356,000)
  • Bothnian Corridor - East Coast Line - increased capacity meeting stations (2011-SE-93045-P - €2,292,000)
  • Western link - railway tunnel in Gothenburg (2011-SE-93049-S - €4,996,000)
  • Upgrading of maritime infrastructure in the Lake Malaren (2011-SE-93090-S - €2,760,000)
  • Stockholm Bypass, tunnel safety studies (2011-SE-93119-S - €1,400,000)


Fine-country actions involving Sweden
  • Make to Difference (2011-EU-92079-S - €1,247,000)
  • HIT (2011-EU-92130-S - €3,468,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)


UNITED KINGDOM


Single country actions
  • Southampton Port to West Coast Main Linens: Rail freight upgrade and hinterland connections (2011-UK-91055-P - €5,000,000)
  • York Street Inter - change - Improvement to Belfast Port Hinterland Connections (2011-UK-93016-S - €1,260,000)
  • Removing to bottleneck on the Northern Ireland rail Network: Will strain some - Derry (2011-UK-93021-P - €1,615,000)
  • Priority Project 26: Felixstowe to Nuneaton rail freight enhancement, Ely Loops (2011-UK-93050-P - €4,000,000)
  • Priority Project 26: North West England Electrification, Manchester-Liverpool (2011-UK-93069-P - €5,000,000)


Fine-country actions involving the UK
  • International Green Electric Highways - Study to assess fast charging infrastructure to enable deployment of electric vehicles in Ireland and Northern Ireland (2011-EU-92145-S - €2,119,000)
  • Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) coordination within Interim Deployment Steering Group (IDSG) (2011-EU-93005-S - €1,814,000)
  • Air traffic management Network integration and performance enhancement acceleration (2011-EU-93129-P - €3,864,000)
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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.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
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
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
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
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
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
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.
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.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
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