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August 2011




31/08/2011Federagenti concern for the events of the abductions and Savina Caylyn Rosalia D'Amato
The ships were captured with their crews by pirates somali




31/08/2011The manufacturer of luxury motor-yacht Aicon in liquidity crisis
Title indefinitely suspended on the Milan Stock




31/08/2011CSAV Agency Italy intends to cut 32 of the 81 agency jobs
The company has offices in Milan, Genoa and La Spezia




31/08/2011Signed the contract that assigns to the new APM Terminals container terminal of Limon
Within 18 months, the Dutch company will present the final draft




31/08/2011Marked slowdown in trade among the major world economies
In the period April to June recorded an increase of 1, 1% compared to 10.1% in the first quarter of 2011




31/08/2011Awarded the work for the construction of new port ro-ro Tremestieri (Messina)
The port infrastructure will be devoted to the service of ferry traffic on the Strait of Messina Rubber




30/08/2011Port of Taranto, the Committee has approved the Operational Plan Triennial
The primary objective - the port authority said Puglia - Taranto is to make a port of the third generation




30/08/2011The Attica Group closed the first half with a net loss of 33.98 million euros
Revenues decreased by 11%




30/08/2011Anek Lines reduces losses
In the first half of this year the turnover of the company rose by 5%




30/08/2011ABB has opened a new factory in Shanghai Azipod C
It currently has a production capacity of 60 new units each year




30/08/2011In the first six months of 2011 CMA CGM has recorded a decrease of 33% of the operating result
The revenues are increased of 8%. The fleet has transported 4,8 million container (+9%)




29/08/2011STX Europe improves economic performance, but a decline in new orders
The group closed the marine mechanics first half of 2011 with a net profit of 562 million NOK




29/08/2011New service Mediterranean weekly magazine/Black Sea - Latin America di Maersk Line
It will be realized with eight portacontainer by 2.500 teu




29/08/2011Yang Ming builds up in the first half loss of $ 90 million
Stable revenues




29/08/2011Partnership of arl-shipping.com and TBA for the software dedicated to the terminalistico field
The objective is to jointly commercialize, to sell and to manutenere the systems developed from the two companies




26/08/2011In red, also the first semester of China COSCO
Chinese society in the period totaled a net loss of $ 432 million




26/08/2011In according to trimester the result clearly of Evergreen it is dropped of 98%
The revenues are diminished of 20%




26/08/2011The Malaysian group Sime Darby sells the shipyards in Pasir Gudang and Teluk Ramune
The first factory to the passes and the second MMHE Petronas




26/08/2011In the first half of 2011 Premuda reported a net loss of EUR 833mila
Time charter revenues declined 10% to 53.1 million euros




25/08/2011Encounter between the summits of the Harbour Authorities of Augusta and Tianjin
The Sicilian port has been the only carried out Italian stage from the Chinese delegation




25/08/2011In the second quarter, the net result was a loss of Zim $ 68 million
Revenues rose 7% to a billion dollars




25/08/2011In the first half net profit of DP World has grown by 36%
Revenues increased by 3%




25/08/2011The two main shareholders of Royal Caribbean Cruises finish their Shareholders' Agreement
To. Wilhelmsen and Cruise Associates they stop directly and indirectly about 50% of the crocieristico group




24/08/2011Shipping lowers Lines Container closes the first semester in loss
The revenues are diminished of 12.9%. The fleet has transported 3.436.000 container (- 3.3%)




24/08/2011Slight bending of the results of the terminal operator Vopak Group
In the first half of this year the Dutch company revenues totaled 561.1 million euro (+3%)




24/08/2011In the first half of 2011 the turnover of the group COSCO Pacific was up 25.2%
A similar increase in net income




24/08/2011Christened two ships LNG constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries
Of NYK property, Mitsui & Co. and Teekay, will be used for the produced which liquified natural gas transport in Angola




23/08/2011Agreement between the German and the Chinese BLG CINK to build a logistics center for cars in the port of Tianjin
Will cover an area close to the ro-ro terminal




23/08/2011Containerships cancels service linking North Europe with the eastern Mediterranean
The company will strengthen its own lines to and from Finland, the Baltic States and Russia




23/08/2011The gallery of base of Saint Gottardo will be opened to the railway traffic with a year of advance payment regarding the programs
The commissioning is previewed in December 2016




23/08/2011Seaspan has taken in delivery a new portacontainer from 13.100 teu
The ship is constructed by the Hyundai Heavy Industries South Korean




22/08/2011Last month the fleet of the 264,000 CSAV has transported container (- 2.0%)
In the first seven months of the 2011 transported cargo volumes from the company they are increased of 32.3%




22/08/2011Continuous APL to record a trend drops of the hires
Last month the fleet of the company has transported 235,000 container feu (+6.8%)




22/08/2011Portek International will exit from the list of the securities market of Singapore
To Mitsui & Co. 97.04% of the capital stock of the terminalista society




22/08/2011Renewed Summit Venice Yachts & Ships Assistance
This season 210 megayachts will land at the docks of Venice generating a cash flow of 2.1 million euros per day




19/08/2011The Dutch Feeder Lines Canada becomes a shareholder of the Danish company Scan-Trans
The Scandinavian shipping company opens office in Groningen and closes the Genoa branch




19/08/2011The ports of Tees and Hartlepool are part of the Tees Valley Enterprise Zone established by the British government
PD Ports, Teesport has taken over four new gantry cranes on tires




19/08/2011Kuehne + Nagel confirms the purchase of Brazilian Eichenberg & Transeich
The South American company employing around 700 people




18/08/2011In the second quarter pre-tax profit grew by 113.5% DFDS
Revenues increased by 57.4%




18/08/2011In the first half of 2011 traffic in the port system of Amsterdam rose by 3%
Have been handled over 46 million tons of goods




18/08/2011In the quarter April-June net profit of Malaysian MISC fell by 59.3%
Turnover fell by 8, 0%




18/08/2011Lonrho Ports will build and operate an oil port in Ghana
It will be built near the Jubilee oil field




17/08/2011Investment of $ 100 million to strengthen the CMA CGM Gordon Cay in Kingston Container Terminal
Signed an agreement for a period of 35 years with the Port Authority of Jamaica




17/08/2011China Merchants Group Agreement - China Communications Construction Group
Provides for collaboration in the construction and operation of port facilities abroad




17/08/2011Odfjell holds an agreement with private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg
The objective is to enhance the terminal activities in Europe and North America




17/08/2011Stable traffic in the port of Rotterdam in the first half
The decline in bulk liquid was offset by the growth of various goods




17/08/2011In the first semester of the 2011 result clearly of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has grown of 3%
The division of containerized marine transport has closed the period April-june in red




16/08/2011The port of Amburgo archivia the first semester with a traffic of 64,1 million tons of goods (+9.4%)
The container has been pairs to about 4,3 million teu (+17.4%)




16/08/2011Last month the container traffic in the port of Long Beach was down 2.5%
In the first seven months of 2011 there was a growth of 4.7%




16/08/2011In the first half of this year net profit grew by 762.0% Singamas
Revenues increased by 109.6%




16/08/2011In the quarter April-June, the Indian company SCI is committed to a net loss of 58.6 million rupees
Net revenue grew by 2.5% to 9.29 billion rupees




16/08/2011In the first seven months of the 2011 port of Singapore container (+3.8% has enlivened 17.221.900)
In July the traffic has grown of 4.7%




16/08/2011Regional Container Lines accentuates the passive
The Thai company closed the second quarter 2011 with a net loss of Baht 478.0000000




16/08/2011To July the port of Hong Kong has enlivened 2.128.000 container (+2.8%)
In the January-July period the traffic has been of 13.931.000 container (+3.3%)




16/08/2011Matson will suspend one of its transpacific services for China
Over the next few days the latest departures of the line CLX2




16/08/2011Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles is diminished of 5.8%
In the first seven months of the 2011 4.455.553 teu (+1.4% are enlivened)




12/08/2011In the first semester of this year the harbour terminals of 3.413.000 German group HHLA have enlivened container (+29.6%)
The period has been archived item with a profit clearly of 34,7 million euros (+21.7%)




12/08/2011Arrested two of the Wild Blue Sea
The helmsman has tested positive for narcotest




12/08/2011Also the semiannual budget of group NOL evidences the increasing difficulty of the line transport
The shipowning society of Singapore previews to close entire exercise 2011 in loss




12/08/2011From August 26 Costa cruises will resume in Japan
In 2012 the company will continue to expand its presence in Asia and the Far East with the use of the ship "Costa Victoria"




12/08/2011Tuesday to Savona the second landing place of the Carnival Magic di Carnival Cruise Lines
From the cruise ship they will disembark beyond 2.600 passengers




12/08/2011Hanjin Shipping closes according to trimester with a net loss of about 254 million dollars
The portacontainer of the South Korean company they have transported 1.079.914 teu (+13.2%)




12/08/2011In the first six months of the 2011 Spanish ports they have enlivened 99.108.473 several tons of goods (+5.9%)
The goods containerized pairs to 71 million tons have been




12/08/2011Part of a campaign of air quality monitoring in the ports of Northern Sardinia
In Porto Torres was placed a mobile laboratory




12/08/2011Published the tender for the construction of new commercial port of Fiumicino
The total amount of work is estimated at 187 million euros




11/08/2011The students of St. George of Genoa Boat School in Port Authority
The training project will end tomorrow "Alternating School Work"




11/08/2011In the period from January to July traffic in the port of Barcelona has grown by 6.5%
The containers amounted to 1.2 million TEU (+15%)




11/08/2011Collision between the ro-Jolly Grey with a fishing vessel and
Two missing




11/08/2011In the second quarter, the turnover of STX Pan Ocean has decreased by 14.8%
The period was closed with a net profit of $ 22.5 million




11/08/2011Seaspan Corporation has taken in delivery third portacontainer from 13.100 teu
The ship is constructed by the Hyundai Heavy Industries group




11/08/2011Assomarinas defends the redevelopment of Marina di Cecina
"The marine national hospitality industry - said Perocchio - can not afford to give up valuable opportunities for international visibility"




11/08/2011Konecranes has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of the Indian WMI Cranes
In 2010 the company recorded a net turnover of more than 30 million euros




11/08/2011Textainer in the second quarter recorded a net profit of U.S. $ 51.7 million (+106.2%)
Revenues amounted to 105.7 million U.S. dollars (+41.7%)




11/08/2011In July the traffic of the container in the Chinese marine ports has grown of 12.5%
In the first seven months of the 2011 increment it has been of 12.9%




11/08/2011Contraction of the economic performance of Hapag-Lloyd despite the growth in volumes transported
In the second quarter of this year's fleet of container the company has shipped more than 1.3 million TEUs (+5%)




10/08/2011Last month the maritime traffic in the Suez Canal has decreased by 5.0%
In the first seven months of 2011 the decline was 0.2%




10/08/2011Seago Line puts touch at the port of Algeciras in their service Eurolev
Unsubscribe airports in Le Havre




10/08/2011HMM has ordered five new portacontainer from 13.100 teu to the DSME
The store clerk has a value of about 643 million dollars




10/08/2011Wilh. Wilhelmsen clearly has archived item the second trimester with a profit of 18,4 million dollars
The volume of transactions has grown of 15.7% to 838,5 million dollars




09/08/2011New Holland-Italy rail service and Har Vaessen TX Logistik
Five departures per week in both directions between Venlo and Melzo




09/08/2011The Spanish ports closed the first half of 2011 with a traffic of 218.5 million tons (+5.5%)
The containers were more than 6.5 million TEUs (+7.3%)




09/08/2011In the first semester of this year the harbour terminals of 2.483.977 ICTSI have enlivened container (+24%)
The revenues have grown of 29% to 319,1 million dollars




09/08/2011The port of Sydney closes the fiscal year 2010-11 with a traffic container record
To Port Botany they are enlivened beyond 2.020.000 teu (+4.8%)




08/08/2011Brussels clears acquisition of German by the U.S. company Terex Demag
According to forecasts, the transaction will be completed next week




08/08/2011Committed 90 million euros in San Giorgio del Porto SpA for the restyling of the cruise ship Costa Romantica
The unit underwent a complete renovation, will be renamed "Costa neo-romantic"




08/08/2011Last month the container traffic in the port of Kaohsiung has increased by 4.9%
In the first seven months of 2011 growth was 5.2%




08/08/2011In the first half of the 2011 result clearly of OOIL it is diminished of 86.4%
The revenues have grown of 6.9%. Tung: "the perspectives for the entire year are disappointing"




05/08/2011Funding of 50 million euros at the Croatian port of Ploce
It was granted by the World Bank




05/08/2011Mauro Concezzi is the new National Coordinator FITA CNA
He previously served as director of the CNA in Terni




05/08/2011ANITA, unacceptable the indiscriminate application of the ministerial indices on the road haulage
The association wishes that the work of the Observatory resumes shortly so that they are characterized given realistic of costs minimums




05/08/2011Brussels approves of joint venture Douala International Terminal
It is constituted by Dutch APM Terminals and the French group Bolloré




05/08/2011The turbulence of the securities markets induces Lowers Shipping Nauticgreen Holdings Co. to send back the Hypo
Previewed a collection until about 192 million dollars to the Stock exchange of Hong Kong




05/08/2011The Indian Chambal Fertilisers has decided the separation of India Steamship Navigation Company
The company has a fleet of six Aframax tankers




04/08/2011In the first seven months of 2011 traffic in the port of Savona has decreased by 2.9% (in July grew by 14.2%)
Passengers increased by 18.1%




04/08/2011In the second quarter of 2011 Seaspan reported a net loss of $ 34.9 million
Revenues grew by 37.0% to 133.7 million dollars




04/08/2011Refutation the voices of concentrations between ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and DCNS and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi
The German group does not catch a glimpse perspectives for a fusion or an alliance with the French company




04/08/2011Drastic decrease of the traffic of the passengers in the port of Olbia
Increase instead to Golfo Aranci thanks to the new line of the Saremar. Piro: the root cause of the bending does not go searched exclusively in the dear one ferries, how much rather in the economic crisis




04/08/2011Panalpina improves performance, but are worsening market
In the quarter April-June, the group's turnover decreased by 14.0% Swiss




03/08/2011Terminalista group HPH Trust has recorded inferior revenues to the waits
The society has closed first semester 2011 with a profit after the taxes of 1.004, 4 million dollars of Hong Kong




03/08/2011Granted to Marco Polo Seatrade the admission to Chapter 11
The Court of New York has come to an agreement a temporary authorization




03/08/2011At the port of Bari to the new tourist "cruise train" thanks to an agreement ESF - Royal Caribbean
The project will take through the intermodal bus and train passengers visit the centers of major artistic and historical interest of the province




03/08/2011Approved the plan of the port of Otranto
The green light of the regional council came after a process lasting about three years




03/08/2011Dangerous goods, ANITA denounces the unsustainable increase in costs for road
The association appeals to the government and the commission to take note of the state of agitation from industry




03/08/2011CIPE has approved the building of infrastructure works for nine billion
These actions - said the Minister Matteoli - will certainly be a strong impetus to the development, growth of GDP and therefore employment




03/08/2011In the first semester of this year the traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven has grown of 16.5%
The container has been pairs to 2.995.282 teu (+25.0%)




03/08/2011The crocieristico group Carnival orders to Fincantieri a ship of 132.500 tsl for the fleet Coast and two of 125.000 tsl to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for AIDA
The unit commissioned to the Italian group will have an ability to 4.928 passengers and will be delivered in October 2014. The Japanese society will complete new ships 2015 and in March 2016 in March




03/08/2011The Algerian ministry of the Defense has ordered to naval unit LPD-LSD estern Horizon Naval Systems
Draft of a troopship and vehicles from endowed disembarkation of a allagabile basin and a flight deck for helicopters




03/08/2011Seaspan Corporation has taken in delivery a new portacontainer from 4.500 teu
It is 63ª the ship of the fleet of the company




02/08/2011The House has approved a definitive anti-piracy measures
Approval of the Italian Confederation of Ship Owners




02/08/2011There are six expressions of interest for the portion of the Port Authority of Genoa, Genoa Airport Spa
Bids must be received by November 15




02/08/201111 August the port of will be opened newly to the city
In program a series of practices and a concert of Renzo Arbore and the Italian Orchestra




02/08/2011Companies that are ready to operate special transport firm
Aite, suspension of services by 30 September if the government does not give the answers that the industry is waiting for a long time




02/08/2011Even the Genoese shippers - note FILT CGIL, CISL and Uiltrasporti Fit - do not escape the grip of the crisis
For signs of recovery - explain the unions - did not match at all, at least for now, peace of employment in the sector




02/08/2011In the first half of 2011 traffic in the port of Zeebrugge is decreased by 1, 6%
The airport handled 24.4 million Belgian tons of goods




02/08/2011Reached a three-year agreement in the International Bargaining Forum
Introduced annual increases in the level of wages of 2%, 2.5% and 3%




02/08/2011Norwegian Cruise Line has closed the second quarter with a net profit of 29.2 million dollars
Revenues grew by 19.0% to 568.6 million dollars




01/08/2011HNA and Bravia Capital will acquire GE SEAC for more than a billion dollars
Properties also change the fleets of container Genstar SEAC




01/08/2011Official assignment of the third container terminal at Port Botany to the Hutchison Port Holdings
The port terminal will be completed in early 2013




01/08/2011Marco Polo Seatrade restructuring proceedings shall be provided for by Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy code
Similar procedures also launched the coordinates associated Seaarland Shipping Management, Marine Magellan Maritime Cargoship




01/08/2011Boskalis wins contract to build a new terminal in the Brazilian port Superporto do Açu
The contract has a value of 200 million euros




01/08/2011ICTSI withdraws own offer for the acquisition of Portek International
The economic value of the proposal advanced from the Philippine group is inferior to that of the offer introduced successively from the Japanese Mitsui & Co.




01/08/2011The port of Gioia Tauro workers have approved the agreement on the level of redundancy in rotation
With the agreement - said the chairman of the port Grimaldi - was "the most worrying aspect avoided include the provision of mobile»
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Proposals invited for the development of a mini-reactor model
The U.S. government has launched an initiative to...
With the latest version of the bill on ports, the task of finding resources for the Ports of Italy is offloaded onto the AdSPs
Rome
This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party group in the Chamber, Valentina Ghio
Carnival Corporation is moving its headquarters from Panama to Bermuda.
Miami
Abandonment of the dual-listed company with the creation of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
The Hondius will arrive on Sunday in front of the port of Granadilla (Tenerife)
Vlissingen/Santa Cruz de Tenerife/London
Passengers will be taken by sea to the airport for their return home.
New quarterly record for vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Transits of all the main types of vessels are growing
The regulatory proposal on port governance passed by the Quirinale downsizes the Ports of Italy
Rome
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Copenhagen
Positive performances in the port terminal segment and in that of other logistics activities
Global Ports Holding would like to expand its cruise terminal network in Alaska.
Haines
Proposal under development to manage Port Chilkoot cruise ship pier in Haines
CMA CGM plans to acquire a 34.34% stake in Luka Rijeka.
Rijeka
The stake is held by Port Acquisitions of the Czech group CE Industries.
The EPP Group in the European Parliament stresses the urgency of preventing foreign states from controlling EU ports.
Brussels
ECSA: The shipping sector is a geopolitical asset for Europe
Brussels
Study on the sector, which generates 148.7 billion euros of direct economic impact
Sick people on board the Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated by air ambulances
Vlissingen/Praia
Possible resumption of navigation towards Las Palmas or Tenerife
In the January-March quarter, maritime traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +4.8%
Panama
Cargo traffic in the ports of the Central American nation remains stable
New record number of passengers embarked on NCLH group cruise ships in a single quarter
Miami
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first quarter of 2026, vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -1.7%
Ankara
2,169 tankers (-1.9%) and 7,026 other types of ships (-1.6%) passed through
A serious viral outbreak causes the deaths of three passengers on the Hondius cruise ship.
Vlissingen/Geneva
A quarter is hospitalized in intensive care in Johannesburg
Vote on IMO's Net-Zero Framework postponed again
London/Brussels/Washington
A new MEPC session is scheduled for December. Klann (T&E): The IMO cannot allow postponements to become the new normal.
Royal Caribbean reports record first-quarter financial results and a new all-time passenger record
Miami
Mediterranean cruise bookings slow down
In the first three months of 2026, Ocean Network Express revenues decreased by -6%.
Singapore
During the period, the company's ships transported 3.2 million containers (+4%)
PSA International acquires 30% stake in Chinese terminal operator Xiamen Container Terminal Group
Singapore/Xiamen/Shenzhen
Transaction valued at approximately $387 million
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
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Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
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
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
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