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December 2012




28/12/2012Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona is diminished of the 8.5%
In the first eleven months of 2012 a bending of the 4.4% is recorded




28/12/2012ICTSI abandons the management of the container terminal of the Syrian port of Tartous adducing the subsistence of force majeures
Repatriated all the Philippine staff




28/12/2012The port of Rotterdam closes 2012 with a traffic of 443 million tons (+1.7%)
Modest also the increase previewed for 2013




28/12/2012In the 2012 port of Antwerp it has enlivened approximately 183,8 million tons of goods (- 1.8%)
The container has been pairs to 8.629.992 teu (- 0.4%)




28/12/2012The repercussions of the Middle Eastern situation on the commercial and crocieristici traffics in the adriatic ports
It is the topic of an organized encounter from the The International Propeller Club Port of Venice




28/12/2012Royal Caribbean Cruises orders a third new ship from cruise of class "Oasis" to STX France
The agreement includes an option for a fourth ship and the transfer to the yard of the ship from cruise "Atlantic Star"




28/12/2012The port of Trieste for the first time exceeds the threshold of 400 thousand container enlivened in a year
To the midnight of 24 December the quota 402.221 teu is reached




21/12/2012The Turkish group Yildirim acquires the control of the port of Gemport
Robert Yuksel Yildirim: we will invite foreign investor to approach our pocketbook after we reach a critical dimension and sustainable




21/12/2012Agreement Minoan Lines - Neorion Syros Shipyards for the effettuazione of intense activities to ships of the company in the Greek yard
The oldest navalmeccanico plant of Greece appoints to a job some 500 people




21/12/2012General Electric will buy the activities in the aerial field of the Aviation group
The transaction will have a value of 3,3 billion dollars




21/12/2012Today the port of Genoa celebrates the two millionth container enlivened from the beginning of the year
Besides to establish the new record, the container will be also first to be cleared telematicamente




21/12/2012Approved of in definitive way the triennial Operations plan of the port of Livorno
Gallanti: "we have made a step forward on the road of the social cohesion"




21/12/2012Fincantieri buys STX OSV
Agreement in order to acquire the 50.75% of the capital stock. With the successive obligatory public purchase offer, the value total of the operation will be pairs to approximately 900 million euros




20/12/2012Of Friend (Confitarma): "I restate the full military solidarity of all the Italian armament to the two unjustly withheld ones in India"
Their return in Italy for the festivity - it has emphasized - is truly a beautiful news




20/12/2012Arison: exercise 2012 has been most difficult of the history of the crocieristico group Carnival
Previewed a resumption in 2013 with the overcoming of the quota ten million passengers accommodated on the ships of the fleet




20/12/2012The societies of classification and certification Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd announce the fusion
DNV will stop the 63.5% of the new group, Mayfair (family Herz) the 36.5%. The division Assurance Business will have center to Milan




20/12/2012Agreement for the division of the ability for the cargo trains on the lines Rotterdam-Genoa and Antwerp-Lyon/Basel
He has been undersigned from Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Countries Bassi and Switzerland




20/12/2012A study of the Foundation for the Sustainable Development emphasizes the importance of the railway corridor Genoa-Rotterdam
In last the four years the corridor has seen to increase to the transport question goods in controtendenza regarding the remainder of Europe




19/12/2012Harbour authority of Trieste and Inail signs an understanding protocol on safety in harbour within
It includes two agreements




19/12/2012Launched to Castellammare di Stabia an unit multirole for Italian Guard Costiera
It is before the two units commissioned to Fincantieri from the General Command of the Harbour offices




19/12/2012Garozzo (AP Augusta): thanks to the ok of the EU commission we can finally to set the work going
"In preenforced way - it has found - we have continued in the definition of the notices for the allocation of the contracts




19/12/2012Damen Shipyards has bought the French ship yard Arno
It is the only plant of repairs and naval conversions situated in the port of Dunkerque




19/12/2012Brussels authorizes the distribution of public funds for 100 million euros to the port of Augusta
The EU commission instead has ordered the restitution of aids of Been about to 360 million euros granted to SEA Handling




19/12/2012In the 2012 crocieristico traffic in the ports of the Sardinia North it is doubled
Handling crocieristi records of 142 ships from cruise and approximately 280 thousand




19/12/2012The understanding protocol works undersigned from the Harbour Authority of with the haulers
A technical table will be constituted permanent




19/12/2012The crocieristica division of group TUI has closed financial year 2011-12 with a decrease of the 73.2% of underlying the EBITA
In the period of 12 conclusosi months 30th September the revenues of Hapag-Lloyd have grown of the 12.1%




19/12/2012The Harbour Committee of Trieste has examined the issue of the terminal of regasification of Zaule
Faced also the topic of the Old Port




18/12/2012To Venice it has been discussed about e-Navigation, safety and fluvial transport
Organized event from the Harbour Authority and Vemars




18/12/2012The commission Transports of the Parliament EU approves of the modalities of uses of the deep CEF in order to finance the net TRIES
Three fifth of the entire equipment, that is 31,7 billion euros, are destined to the Trans-European Transport Network




18/12/2012The BERS finances the development of the crocieristico traffic in the Shovelled port of
Granted a loan of 18,8 million euros




18/12/2012In the 2012 port of Bremen/Bremerhaven it has enlivened a traffic record of 85 million tons of goods
New supremacy of the container with 6,3 million teu (+6.3%)




18/12/2012Ok of the Harbour Committee of Naples to the putting in liquidation of the society of promotion of the Logical logistics
Protest of the dependent of the Harbour Authority against the application of the spending review to the harbour agencies




18/12/2012Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd make official the start of negotiations for the fusion
The new company would put in field a fleet of 250 portacontainer for an ability to beyond a million teu




18/12/2012In the 2013 Assomarinas it will head to recover the markets foreign countries traditionally legacies to the Italian nautical offer
The association will participate to the "Boot" of Düsseldorf and to the "M.I.B.S." of Moscow




18/12/2012The German ship yard Peene-Werft will be acquired from the Lürssen group
Manifestations of interest also for the plant of Stralsund




17/12/2012Sicilian society Rescues renounces to the service of harbor tug to Freezes
The company has denounced "the total rigidity which met is on the tariff front that organizational"




17/12/2012World-wide the crocieristica industry will be represented by the new Cruise Lines International Association
Fusion of associations CLIA, European Cruise Council, Asia Cruise Association, Passenger Shipping Association, AFCC, Abremar, Northwest and Canada Cruise Association, Alaska Cruise Association and International Cruise Council Australasia




17/12/2012Al via the contest for the works of requalification of the Polisettoriale Pier of Taranto
Presentation of the apulian port to Shanghai




17/12/2012In the Interporto of Rivalta Scrivia three new warehouses for storage of hazelnuts have become operating
They have a storage capability of approximately 6.000 tons




17/12/2012General Dynamics NASSCO will construct first portacontainer with propulsion to which liquified natural gas
Contract with TOTE Shipholdings for two ships more three in option




17/12/2012Italy-Switzerland agreements in the fields of the energy, infrastructures and the transports
Between the objectives, the improvement of the railway lines of the Saint Gottardo and the Sempione




17/12/2012Proposal of directive of the EU commission on the equipments for the marine field
The objective to simplify the normative context, reducing the costs for the enterprises and guaranteeing a better application of the norms




17/12/2012Agreement Stemcor - Katoen Native-born for storage and handling of producing iron and steel in the port of Antwerp
The stock trader of the steel has warehouses in France, Germany and Scandinavia




17/12/2012Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong is diminished of the 4.3%
In the first eleven months of the 2012 bending it has been of the 4.5%




17/12/2012In the 2015 Rickmers-Linie German it will take in delivery two new multipurpose ships
They will be constructed by the navalmeccanico group Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding




17/12/2012of Friend International Shipping it orders to two ulterior new tankers
They will be delivered by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. between the end of the 2014 and beginning of 2015




17/12/2012The port of Trieste will close the 2012 with a new record anniversary of traffic of the container
Attended a total volume of beyond 400 thousand teu




17/12/2012Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles City is diminished of the 16.0%
In the first eleven months of the 2012 7.489.560 teu (+2.7% are enlivened)




14/12/2012Introduced to Trieste a shared proposal of harbour railway layout
She will be subordinate to Italian Railway Net




14/12/2012Marsa Maroc adjudicates the management of the Terminal Container 3 of the port of Casablanca
The system will become operating in the second half of the year of 2015




14/12/2012To November the port of Long Beach has recorded a pull-up of the +20.8% of the traffic of the container
In the first eleven months of the 2012 traffic it is piled to 5.485.542 teu (- 1.2%)




14/12/2012Allibo Adriatico and Monfer in race for the allocation of the activity of allibo to the San Leonardo dock of the port of Venice
The two companies will have to introduce the technical-economic offer within the half of February




14/12/2012Japanese NYK announces the fusion of NYK-Hinode Global Line and NYK Corporation Bulk
Next March will be put into effect




14/12/2012Appropriation of 8,5 million euros for the promotion and the development of the port of Gioia Tauro
Scopelliti (Region): "we are worried for the anchor duties, from the moment that the resources previewed from the executive Mounts are pairs to 3,5 million while they would serve at least 11"




13/12/2012Clini: urgent a program of punctual job for the last phase of the removal of Costa Concordia
Letter of the minister to Costa Crociere, the Civil Protection and the Tuscany Region




13/12/2012The Municipalities of Ravenna and Genoa intend to return the commission newly operating Ports of the ANCI
The initiative in answer to the financing granted to the port of Venice. Previewed the involvement of Trieste




13/12/2012The association the Port of the Little ones aims the bow for Livorno
The objective is to create a synergy with the plan of the harbour authority Leighorn "Open Port"




13/12/2012CMA CGM invests in the Pacific Container Terminal of the port of Long Beach
New service MEX3 operated from the French company with Maersk Line is landed to




13/12/2012Propeller Club Port of prompt Taras I throw again of the plan for the distripark of the port of Taranto
Count: "the communal administration must assume the "governance" of the hypothesis-plan"




13/12/2012A society for the commercialization of equipments for cargo handling is born to Genoa
Medport Equipment will offer also a complete package of complementary services




13/12/2012Prompt CNA-Fita a fast release of deep 2010-11 for the Freeways of the Sea
"In the current economic conjuncture - the association emphasizes - it would be most serious an European refusal"




13/12/2012Last month the Chinese marine ports have enlivened a million traffic 562,2 tons of goods (+10.2%)
The container pairs to 13,5 million teu (+8.4% have been)




13/12/2012Round (Region Friuli Venice Julia): "if and to Trieste the rigassificatore is considered incompatible, it is let bygones be bygones"
The president of the agency has invited to face in alternative the topic of the development without this perspective




13/12/2012Last month the goods enlivened by the port of Singapore is increased of 2.3%
The container has been pairs to 2.589.100 teu (+4.7%)




12/12/2012The BERS finances the project for the realization of the street tunnel Eurasia under the Strait of the Bosforo
It will be completed in 2017




12/12/2012Massimo De Gregorio is the new president of the Pan-European confederation of the customs brokers Confiad
Italy returns to the summit of the association 20 years after the presidency of Osvaldo De Sanctis




12/12/2012UIRNet confirmation the success of the experimentations of own logistic platform national digital
The next month is in program the last technical implementation with the test of the ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports




12/12/2012The council of Confitarma nomination the three tests in sight of I renew of the presidency
Co-opted a councilman




12/12/2012The next month to Ancona will be launched the greatest ship never constructed from ship yard CRN
Draft of megayacht the CRN "Chopi Chopi" of 80 meters




12/12/2012In the Sanctuary of the cetaceans almost the sights are doubled
Concluded the summery campaign of the international project for the monitoring of the cetaceans




12/12/2012Coast has introduced the project of the terminal of height of Venice to the MSC president
Encounter to Geneva with Gianluigi Aponte




12/12/2012The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japanese upgrades the activity of repair and conversion of cruise ships
In the next weeks two units will enter in the yard Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works




12/12/2012At the beginning of the 2013 CKYH - the Green Alliance will reduce the ability on the route Asia-North Europe/Med
In program the cancellation of seven travels




11/12/2012It continues the trend by sea negative of the containerized trade
Fifth consecutive month of contraction of the volumes transported from the line services




11/12/2012In a letter to minister Clini the Harbour Authority of Trieste restates the perplexities on the rigassificatore
The port - the agency explains - has new and important development plans that at the moment of the beginning of the preliminary investigation on terminal GNL still compiutamente were not formulated




11/12/2012To the Delta Air Lines American 49% of the British airline Virgin Atlantic
The group American buys the participation of Singapore Airlines for 360 million dollars




11/12/2012The International Association of Classification Societies has reopened own center of Brussels
Event with the participation of 80 representatives of the marine community of the European Union




11/12/2012Operating the first 18,5 kilometers of the railway line to high speed between Bari and Naples
They connect Cervaro with Bovine. The doubling of the draft will be completed within 2014




11/12/2012A new railway trace is indispensable for the development of the port of Koper
Riccardi (Region Friuli Venice Julia) exhorts "to avoid the divisions that characterize to us and that they risk to place in second floor the Adriatic axis regarding that of the Tyrrhenian one"




11/12/2012Scorpio Tankers orders the construction of six product tanker MR
They exercise options with the South Korean ship yards Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and SPP Shipbuilding




10/12/2012From five years the workers of the CULMV P. Batini of the port of Genoa attend the payment of the CIG
Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti denounce




10/12/2012ESPO confirmation the suspiciones of dumping goods in foreign market by some European ports in the application of the customs norms
The association denunciation the phenomenon of the "shipping harbour one", that it determines a distortion of the competition between the ports of call EU




10/12/2012The construction in basin of Costa Diadema, the future flagship of Costa Crociere is begun
The yard of Marghera di Fincantieri will complete it on October 30, 2014




10/12/2012Sembcorp Marine for maintenance makes sure a contract of the ships of Royal Caribbean Cruises
In 2013 and 2014 previewed work for 41-57 million dollars




10/12/2012New logistics base of Italian Schenker in the Interporto of Nola
It has 6.000 square metres of warehouse and 1.000 square metres of offices




10/12/2012To November the traffic of the container in the port of Kaohsiung is diminished of 4.0%
In the first eleven months of 2012 recorded an increment of 2.0%




10/12/2012American International Group will sell 90% of International Lease Finance Corporation to a consortium of Chinese investor
The transaction will have a value of 4,75 billion dollars




10/12/2012Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is diminished of 9.4%
The cargo volumes transported from the ships in transit in the water way Egyptian are piled to 58,9 million tons (+0.8%)




07/12/2012The Brazilian government tip on the ports in order to return the exports more competitive
Announced a plan of investments for 26 billion dollars with the objective to increase the efficiency of the ports of call and to reduce the costs




07/12/2012Al mining group and iron and steel Mechel Russian 55% of the capital of the Vanino Commercial Sea Port
the investment piles to 502 million dollars




07/12/2012The Intereuropa Slovene has yielded own logistics center for car of Moscow to UCTAM (UniCredit group)
The transaction has a value of 45 million euros




07/12/2012Conference of ATHENA on the choice of naval paintings
Organized from the Piedmontese From Liguria Section of the association, one will hold on 17 December to Genoa




07/12/2012Green light with some prescription to the project for the modernization of the dock of the Polisettoriale Pier of Taranto
Yesterday the reunion of the Conference of the Services has held




07/12/2012Encounter between the president of the Harbour Authority of Trieste and europarlamentare Serracchiani
Monassi: the realization of the rigassificatore is in contrast with an economic development that has the port as a reference point




07/12/2012Satisfaction of UCINA Nautical Confindustria for the introduction of the new Redditometro
The era is ended - it has explained the association - of possessory of boats criminalized from the state treasury




07/12/2012Agreement of cooperation between group PSA and the Harbour Authority of Busan
It previews the progettuali hypothesis and exchange of information in the fields of the development, direction and management of the ports




06/12/2012Istituto Internazionale of the Communications has a new general secretary
draft of Pier Giuseppe Naso Rappis, than subentra to Alberto Cappato




06/12/2012Francesco Mariani is the new president of Med Ports Community
The president of the Harbour Authority of the East subentra to Announced (port of Salerno)




06/12/2012Agreement in order to throw again and to promote the competitiveness of the Venetian logistic system
Encounter between the representatives of Agency of Customs, Venetian Region, private port of Venice and operators




06/12/2012Record of productivity to La Spezia Container Terminal
Enlivened 1,744 container during the operations of boarding and disembarkation of the "MSC Emma"




06/12/2012The port of Trieste previews to become in the 2013 first port of call of Italy for the oil traffics and the tenth one in Europe
the next year is attended an increment of 20% of the volumes to terminal SIOT




06/12/2012Sunday Trenitalia and Trasposervizi they will inaugurate the travelling freeway Trento-Monk
It will connect the interporto Italian of Roncafort with that German of Regensburg




06/12/2012Coastal warehouses Savona will upgrade the ability to own terminal
Ok of the Harbour Committee of Savona to oppose during Council of State the resource of the Municipality of I go up the dredging for the new Maersk platform




06/12/2012Undersigned Protocollo d' Intesa for the constitution of the Logistic System of the Port of Taranto
A who charged working group will be constituted to define a ricognitiva map of logistic and trasportistiche infrastructures




06/12/2012In the yard of Ancona of the Fincantieri luxury is launched the extra cruise ship the Soleal
The unit will be delivered to the French Companies du in June next Ponant




06/12/2012Head (Province of Pescara): in I decree development deep for the port of Pescara and the marineria
million draft nine euro for the operations of dredging and three million euro for the aids to the marineria




06/12/2012The delivery of the terminal of regasification FSRU Tuscany slips
The arrival to the wide one of the coasts of Livorno is previewed at the end of the first trimester of 2013




06/12/2012Collision between the car carrier Baltic Ace and portacontainer the Corvus J
In the incident marine ones are died four, seven turn out dispersed and 13 have been features in salvo




06/12/2012The Portek group will collaborate to the management of the two main container terminal of the Papua New Guinea
quinquennial Agreement with the png Ports Corporation




06/12/2012Albertoni (UCINA): "in these conditions not there are more the foundations in order to make enterprise in Italy"
In spite of the engagements taken from the government - the president of the association of the boat yards has denounced - not are references to nautical in the bill "the Increase"




05/12/2012Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti accuse the government to ignore the protest of the workers of the ports
This unwarrantable closing - the unions accuse - forces to make to permanere the state of agitation to indeterminate time




05/12/2012Ligurian Ports has participated to the Forum Italian-German on the logistics and the transports of Monk of Bavaria
Forcieri: in increase the number of the German operators who look with interest to the Italian ports, even if sussistono prejudices




05/12/2012The prize "Personality of year WISTA Italy 2012" to Marco Simonetti (LSCT)
Friday to Genoa is conferred




05/12/2012RINA participates to the project of expansion of terminal GNL of Revithoussa in Greece
Created joint venture between RINA Services, Of Appolonia and the Greek Exergy




05/12/2012Exmar and Teekay LNG plan joint venture 50:50 with a fleet of unit for gas of liquified oil
The new company will be equipped of 23 ships




05/12/2012Assologistica asks transparent and objective criteria for the handlers in the Italian airports
Mearelli: it is in existence a perverse game is straziando the budgets of the operators of the field




05/12/2012It lands to the maiden voyage of the service weekly magazine AE20 of Maersk Line and CMA CGM
Before touched to La Spezia Container Terminal of the group Contship Italy




05/12/2012Reached an agreement in order to place term to strike in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
The abstention from the job in existence from eight days - it has emphasized the mayor of Los Angeles - has cost billions of dollars to our local economy




04/12/2012Doubled the intermodal connections of the Interporto of the Marche
The trains are gone up to four weeklies magazine that travel from and for the logistics center of Jesi




04/12/2012In the 2011 world-wide commerce by sea it has reached a level record
However the excess of offer of hold of the fleet puts to risk the economic sustainability of the field of the marine transport




04/12/2012Viking orders to others two new cruise ships to Fincantieri
Bono exhorts union and workers to manifest confidence and engagement for the competitiveness of the company




04/12/2012Encounter of ATHENA on the management of energy efficiency of the ships
One has held today to Rome with the support of Confitarma




04/12/2012With "Little Gipsies" the world of the shipping supports the search on the emato-oncologiche diseases
Beneficial initiative of Fedespedi, Federagenti, Spediporto and Assagenti




04/12/2012The port of Zeebrugge tightens agreements in New Zealand in order to maintain the leadership of main importer of kiwi in Europe
With the terminalista SEA-invest, it has signed understandings with the Zespri group and the port of Tauranga




04/12/2012The fusion of Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United will happen on 1° January
They have announced today JFE Holdings and IHI Corporation




04/12/2012Friday to Novara will domestically hold a round table of Logistics 2011-2020
Amedeo Avogadro" in collaboration with CIM - Interporto of Novara is organized from the University of the Piemonte Oriental "




03/12/2012The secretariat of the European ports lascerà Verhoeven in order to guide that of the European shipowners
It will remain in ESPO until the summer, in order then to become general secretary of the ECSA




03/12/2012The Rickmers German forms an alliance with Oaktree Capital Management in order to finance the construction of eight portacontainer
The objective is to ulteriorly widen the capacity of the understanding




03/12/2012The EU commission adopts a marine strategy for Mare Adriatico and the Ionian Sea
The objective is to return the sea a central space of innovation, economic opportunities and well-being for all the Countries that encircle it




03/12/2012The results of the trimester July-september of Anek Lines and IN the Lines
the first company has closed the period with a profit clearly of 10,3 million euros, the second one with a net loss of 7,3 million




03/12/2012Wärtsilä will supply the system of propulsion of the first fed ferry to which liquified natural gas of the America North
The ship of Société DES traversiers du Québec will be constructed by the Fincantieri




03/12/2012Trasportounito preannounces a national arrest warrant of the Tir
Thought: from January they will undertake actions of protest




03/12/2012Today to Genoa photo exhibition "O.A.R.N will be inaugurated., a history of men and ships"
He will be open until next 16 December




03/12/2012Friday to Milan has held the conclusive ceremony of the eighth edition of the prize "the logistic one of the year"
Conferred the business prizes "to personam" and prizes
FROM THE HOME PAGE
The reform that was supposed to reduce the fragmentation of ports
Taranto
From the transition from 24 Port Authorities to 15 AdSPs to the entry of Gallipoli into the Taranto system: Italy continues to add ports
The port of Genoa closed the third quarter with growth, while freight traffic remained stable in Savona-Vado.
Genoa
Port of Ravenna, September slows down
Ravenna
In the first nine months of 2026, freight traffic remained above last year's levels
Bosphorus Strait: Ship transits plummet by 23.2%.
Bosphorus Strait: Ship transits plummet by 23.2%.
Ankara
Bulk carrier passages halved in the third quarter. The decline in the Dardanelles was more moderate (-12.8%), while container ships held steady.
In the third quarter, Eurokai terminals handled a record traffic of 3.9 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In the first nine months of 2026 the total was over 11.3 million TEUs (+8.7%)
Maritime ETS: Brussels says the system is working. Ports fear traffic flight.
Brussels
The Commission's latest report for 2025 reports a 4% drop in emissions and compliance above 99%. However, it provides no new data on the risk of tax evasion.
Yang Ming's revenues grew by 52.4% in the third quarter
Keelung
A continuation of favorable conditions for shipping is expected in the latter part of 2026
US-China trade easing also involves ports and shipyards
Beijing
Beijing extends suspension of port charges on US vessels and investigation into the impact of the US measures on its maritime industry
Alfa Laval Acquires Navtor for $700 Million
Lund/Egersund
The Norwegian company providing digital solutions for shipping will be integrated into the Ocean division of the Swedish group
Boluda Towage acquires Dutch towing company Muller Dordrecht
Dordrecht/Valencia
It has a fleet of 16 tugboats and eight barges
Last month, vessel transits through the Suez Canal increased by +32.1%
Last month, vessel transits through the Suez Canal increased by +32.1%
Cairo
Growth of +86.8% in tonnage and +94.1% in transit rights
Rail, space, and the environment are among the priorities emerging from meetings on the new Port Planning Scheme for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado.
Genoa
The first phase of the AdSP's listening process has concluded with 65 hearings and over 120 stakeholders involved.
Fincantieri signs agreements with JA Solutions, Navantia, and Naval Group
Paris
Intensive collaboration with the Danish company in the field of advanced modular and containerized systems for reconfigurable naval units
Fewer containers, more revenue: Maersk's maritime division grows with freight rates
Fewer containers, more revenue: Maersk's maritime division grows with freight rates
Copenhagen
In the third quarter, volumes fell by -0.8%, but tariffs and congestion raised Ocean's EBIT to 2.6 billion
From Egypt to Morocco, passing through Gioia Tauro: does the ETS shift containers to non-EU ports?
Brussels
A study promoted by Assarmatori sees signs of transfer already underway and calls for corrections
ONE vessels carried record container volumes in the third quarter
Singapore
Revenues increased by 36.5%. Performance driven by demand for transpacific shipments.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen records a third quarter with record revenues which, however, grow less than costs
Lysaker
Slight decrease in the volumes of vehicles transported by the fleet
Suez Canal: Signs of a recovery in ship traffic in September
Suez Canal: Signs of a recovery in ship traffic in September
Ismailia
However, the repercussions of the crisis in the Red Sea persist
Taranto, the steel crisis continues to weigh on the port.
Taranto, the steel crisis continues to weigh on the port.
Taranto
Liquid bulk cargoes are supporting volumes, but overall traffic is down 5.7% in the first nine months of 2026. Container traffic remains volatile.
US port tariffs on Chinese ships, trade coalition calls for permanent suspension
Washington
Hundreds of associations have written to Greer ahead of the January 9, 2027, deadline. Among them is the World Shipping Council.
T&E: The ETS should become the driving force behind investments in e-fuels for aircraft and ships.
Brussels
The organization's demands for the overhaul of the ETS: more European resources, a dedicated fund, and two-sided auctions
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Livorno fell by -3.6%
Livorno
Ports on Elba also experienced a decline (-3.3%). The port of Piombino bucked the trend with a +5.7%.
Cargo volumes down in Southern Adriatic ports in the first six months of 2026
Bari
The system loses 676 thousand tons compared to 2025, almost all between the two largest ports
In the third quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal remained stable
Panama/Balboa
However, the tonnage of ships and the volume of goods in transit are growing
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
Maritime ETS, FEPORT supports cargo-related anti-avoidance measure
Brussels
It is the most effective solution - claims the federation of European terminal operators - to protect the competitiveness of EU ports
COSCO Shipping, revenues +29% and profits +82%: the credit goes to freight rates, rather than volumes
Hong Kong
The trans-Pacific market is the driving force behind the Chinese group's accounts
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports increased net income but declining margins in the third quarter.
Miami
APM Terminals signs further expansion phase for the Moroccan port of Tangier Med
Rabat
An investment of over 800 million dollars is planned to build 1.2 kilometers of docks
Port of Barcelona launches project to reduce cruise terminals from seven to five
Barcelona
Review of the concession held by Creuers del Port de Barcelona
Boluda and Samskip, a new merger in European short-sea shipping.
Boluda and Samskip, a new merger in European short-sea shipping.
Valencia/Rotterdam
The Spanish group has signed an agreement to acquire all the activities of the Dutch group and expand its multimodal platform
Indian shipyards on EU ship recycling list, ECSA asks MEPs to approve
Brussels
Call to reject a motion opposing the Commission's proposal
CVC DIF has acquired a majority stake in the Spanish shipyard Cernaval
Schiphol
The Iberian company employs approximately 275 people
Contship Italia acquires the Tarros group
Melzo/La Spezia
All the activities and assets that make up the integrated service system of the La Spezia group are changing hands
Villa Vie Residences' residential cruise ship suspended
Villa Vie Residences' residential cruise ship suspended
Fort Lauderdale/Sihanoukville
The company attributes the ship's grounding to rising fuel costs and is working on a restructuring and recapitalization plan.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four 9,900 CEU PCTCs plus eight options
Lysaker
Agreement with the Chinese shipyard Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu)
Royal Caribbean posts record quarterly revenue of $5.59 billion. Full-year 2026 forecasts are raised.
Royal Caribbean posts record quarterly revenue of $5.59 billion. Full-year 2026 forecasts are raised.
Miami
EBITDA at 2.53 billion and passengers at 2.68 million in the July-September period
Maritime safety, ETS, flags, and employment are the focus of the Confitarma president's report.
Rome
Zanetti calls for a European alliance for freedom of navigation, a national pact for the transition, and less bureaucracy for the Italian flag.
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Saint Vincent cruise port
Istanbul
The agreement has a duration of 30 years
Sunde family sells Color Line to Stena
Gothenburg
Swedish ferry group acquires Norway's largest cruise ferry company
Chinese ports, the race is slowing down
Chinese ports, the race is slowing down
Beijing
After 25 years of growth, freight traffic is almost at a standstill, but containers are still breaking records.
Lorenzo Sanna is the new president of ANPAN
Sestri Levante
Parmigiani: Regarding the High Seas Protocol, we should return to the commander's paper declaration.
2027 will once again be a record year for the Italian cruise industry
Livorno
Approximately 16 million passengers are expected, with a growth of +4%
Port reform: Commission discusses only setting aside and rejecting vessels
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies has passed no amendments in three weeks. The only exception is Port Authority staff.
Road haulage, truce near. The government releases funds for diesel fuel and structural reforms.
Rome
Emergency decree approved with tax credits, a ban on leasing, and fuel surcharge protections
The fleet of dual-fuel containerships and car carriers exceeds 500 units
Washington
A 41% jump compared to September 2025. Industry investments have exceeded $200 billion.
Green Maritime Corridors: China Leads the Race
Shanghai
Nearly a fifth of global developments involve a Chinese port. The Global Maritime Forum report highlights fuel and collaboration as strengths, while demand remains weak.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports grew by +2.1%
Madrid
Bulk cargo is driving the trend. Containerized cargo remains stable.
The EU invests in the green revolution of the seas
Brussels
From ammonia to e-methanol, from electric ferries to CO2 capture: projects reshaping the future of European shipping have received funding.
Road haulage associations call for an end to roadblocks in the South.
Rome/Modena
After the meeting with Salvini, the trade unions urged Piantedosi to intervene. Ruote Libere responded: listen to the protesters, not repress them.
APM Terminals and Hateco sign agreement to develop a rail freight terminal network in northern Vietnam
Copenhagen
Initial investment estimated at around $3.5 billion
IFM Investors to acquire CPPIB and OMERS' stakes in Associated British Ports
London
Agreement reached for the transfer of 63.9% of the capital of the British port group
DSV, Air & Sea and Contract Logistics drive third quarter, while road transport slows
Copenhagen
Road division suffers from problems following Schenker integration
Decarbonizing shipping: The UK should learn from FuelEU Maritime's mistakes.
London
The UK Chamber of Shipping presents the government with a document with lessons from the first two years of application of the European regulation
The port of Antwerp-Bruges returns to growth in the third quarter, with a +2.5% after two quarters of decline
Antwerp
Containers, ro-ro and dry bulk are driving the recovery, while steel and energy products remain in difficulty
Interferry renews alarm over postponement of road haulage inclusion in the EU ETS
Victoria
Roos: The burdens and challenges of decarbonisation cannot be borne by individual sectors
The port of Trieste recovers on container traffic in the third quarter, but the railway remains in difficulty
Trieste
Liquid bulk on the rise
Record quarterly cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals
Istanbul
Only the numbers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic region are decreasing
Rheinmetall confirms partnership with MSC for acquisition of Romanian shipyard in Mangalia
Düsseldorf
The purchase price of approximately 138 million euros will be paid jointly by the two partners
Strait of Hormuz: Another weekend of attacks on ships
Tehran/Southampton
First use of RPG anti-tank rocket fired from a small vessel
Port of Rotterdam: General cargo declines in third quarter, bulk traffic increases
Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2026, 323.2 million tonnes were handled (+0.9%)
The Ligurian Shipbuilding Observatory is born: a sector worth two billion euros and employing over 10,000 people.
Genoa
AdSP, Confindustria Genova and Unione Industriali Savona launch permanent monitoring of the sector
BPA says UK container growth depends on investment, not carbon leakage
London
A report by the British association contests the Spanish Observatory: the indicator in teu-miles does not measure real volumes and amplifies the effect of the order of ports of call
ETS: Shipping accounts for 10% of emissions but pays nearly 20% of the bill.
Brussels
ECSA Study: European Shipowners Call for Triple SMAP Quotas for Sustainable Fuels and Technologies
Tardino appointed President of the ESPO Committee for the Outermost Regions and Islands
Palermo
In Brussels, Raffaele Fitto will discuss the strategic issues of Italian ports.
Denmark's DFDS posts record quarterly revenue
Copenhagen
In the period July-September the group's ships transported 10.1 million linear metres of rolling stock and 2.1 million passengers (-3.6%)
In Montenegrin ports, cargo volumes are decreasing while passengers are increasing.
Podgorica
Traffic with Italy is declining
Ansis Zeltins has been re-elected president of the European Sea Ports Organisation.
Brussels
The Icelandic Ports Association has joined ESPO
This year Blu Navy recorded a growth of +12% in passengers transported
Portoferraio
Transported vehicles also increased (+11%)
A conference on the present and future of Motorways of the Sea in Italy will take place in Ravenna on November 17th.
Ravenna
In 1991 the Ravenna-Catania maritime line began
Uiltrasporti, the Democratic Party's commitment to amendments for port and maritime work is welcomed.
Rome
It is the only political force - the union underlines - that has responded to our requests for a meeting so far.
In the first nine months of 2026, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +1.7%
Rome
The Bank of Italy's economic update on Calabria's economy
FS Engineering and Sogesid have signed an agreement to develop infrastructure projects in Italy and abroad.
Rome
National focus on port infrastructure, logistics systems, and mobility-related infrastructure
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has suspended the increases in maritime training center fees.
Rome
CONFORMAR and ANIFORMAR's request for precautionary measures has been granted. The hearing on the merits is scheduled for March 16.
Global Ship Lease revenues up 4.5% in the third quarter of 2026.
Athens
New $1 billion credit line to finance 15 new container ships
The Papagno Course at Assagenti has trained over a thousand young maritime agents and brokers
Genoa
It has been provided nationally since 2017
AIRIDEA, a new Genoa-Marseille air link with the support of Genova Industrie Navali
Genoa
Service designed to facilitate work-related travel between the two cities
Fincantieri and Republikorp form joint venture to strengthen Indonesia's shipbuilding industry.
Paris
The Propeller Club Port of Sardinia was established today in Cagliari
Genoa
It is the 27th Club of the national association which includes over 1,600 members
India's Adani Ports acquires Dutch terminal operator Evos
Ahmedabad/Amsterdam
Transaction worth 2.56 billion euros
Hapag-Lloyd has completed the acquisition of a 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II.
Hamburg
Interferry's board of directors has been renewed.
Victoria
Appointments at the association's 50th anniversary conference in Bangkok
DIS reports earnings growth in the third quarter of 2026
Luxembourg
After the boom in the second quarter, profitability remains at high levels
Arsenio Dominguez will continue to lead the IMO until the end of 2031.
London
The Council has decided. The appointment must be ratified by the assembly.
DHL grows in the third quarter, with Express and Forwarding driving revenue and profits.
Bonn
Revenue of 22.7 billion euros (+12.6%) and EBIT of 1.7 billion (+16.2%)
The EU General Court has annulled the withdrawal of recognition from the Russian naval register
Luxembourg
The investment ban and transaction ban remain in force
Italian bioLNG seeks space among ETS, FuelEU, and national incentives
Rimini
Assogasliquidi calls for simpler certification procedures and measures to make domestic production competitive.
Fincantieri and Leonardo reach agreement to strengthen Orizzonte Sistemi Navali's role.
Trieste/Rome
The companies aim to consolidate the industrial and commercial role of the joint venture
Port of Rijeka: Various cargoes push Luka Rijeka forward, while the Adriatic Gate container terminal loses ground.
Rijeka
In the first nine months of 2026, overall traffic fell by -15% to 3.83 million tonnes
Confetra: The government wants to abolish the tax on small parcels.
Rome
Satisfaction with the government's choices in the budget bill
A Port Renewable Energy Community has been established in Taranto
Taranto
Among the objectives, the development of the Apulian port as an energy hub
Filt and Uilt, the temporary port labor system is not anachronistic
Rome
To define it in this way - the unions denounce - means distorting the nature and role of Article 17 of Law 84/94.
New quarterly record for freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the period July-September passengers decreased by -5.4%
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FedEx's earnings are rising, but net profit falls 68%.
Memphis
The non-cash capital loss related to the spin-off of FedEx Freight weighs heavily
Kalmar recorded a 22% growth in new orders in the third quarter
Helsinki
Turnover stable. Net profit down 14%.
In the third quarter, sales of containers produced by CIMC increased by +30%
Hong Kong
Commercial activity driven by dry boxes (+36%). Reefer units dropped by 28%.
Ports, new investments in Tuscany and Sardinia
Livorno/Cagliari
The 2027 budget estimates for the two Port Authorities have been approved. Highlights include the Piombino dock, works in Livorno, and dredging and electrification projects in Sardinian ports.
Finding qualified personnel in Italian ports is increasingly difficult.
Naples
An analysis by Randstad Research of 13 professional profiles also highlights a marked gender imbalance
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record third-quarter revenue
Hong Kong
In the July-September period, net profit was 102.5 million dollars (+3.4%)
Approval for the 2027 budget forecast and the 2027-2029 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
The forecast document shows revenues of approximately 24 million euros and expenses of approximately 88 million
Ravenna native Bongiovanni confirmed as president of the Federagenti Youth Committee.
Rome
Renewal of the federation's board of directors
The 2027-2029 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Central Adriatic Port System has been approved.
Ancona
308 million euros of investments are planned, of which 218 million for the Marche region and 91 million for Abruzzo.
The 2027 budget forecast for the Western Liguria Port Authority has been approved.
Genoa
New surcharge on goods postponed to 2028
DP World opens a temperature-controlled warehouse near Bologna
Bologna
Surface area of 22 thousand square meters
Saipem wins two new offshore drilling contracts
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 121 million dollars.
Hanwha brings Philadelphia Naval Shipyard under Defense Division control
Arlington
The goal is to integrate the construction of commercial and military ships
The Ports of La Spezia and Carrara approve the 2027-2029 Three-Year Public Works Program and the 2027 Budget.
La Spezia
Pisano: PTLP concrete and consistent with currently available resources
Port concessions: Regional Administrative Court (TAR) blocks 2025 fee increase
Rome
The appeal of Assiterminal and sixteen port companies has been accepted.
Wärtsilä sees quarterly order increases, but not in the Marine segment
Helsinki
In the period July-September the company recorded a net profit of 125 million euros (-31%)
Montaresi appointed general secretary of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority for another four years.
La Spezia
Renewal of office on the proposal of President Pisano
Double ceremony for two Explora Journeys ships at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Launch of "Explora V" and coin ceremony of "Explora VI"
Italian CMD passes under the control of the UAE group EDGE
Abu Dhabi/Rome
Cousins Mariano and Giorgio Negri retain a significant shareholding
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority presents the new layout of the port of Piombino.
Livorno
Gariglio: A concrete step towards industrial reconversion and the future of Piombino.
FS Logistix has purchased six new CZ LOKO locomotives for freight and shunting services
Rome/Prague
This is the fourth order of this type for the Czech company in ten years.
Port of Bremerhaven: The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships.
Bremen
No injuries. The cruise was canceled.
Paolo Moretti has been appointed CEO of RINA Spa.
Genoa
Giosuè Vezzuto has assumed the role of CEO of RINA Services
HD Hyundai and Kiewit to establish joint venture at new shipyard in the US
Houston/Seoul
The construction of both military and commercial vessels is planned
Konecranes' quarterly port equipment orders decline as revenue increases
Helsinki
Kuehne+Nagel's third quarter was very positive
Schindellegi
Growth in economic and operating results in all business segments
Wildcat's race for US defense: exclusive agreement with historic Fraser shipyard
Superior
The Miami Beach fund's operation is part of the government's plan to relaunch the American shipbuilding industry.
Port of Ancona: First single ZES authorization issued
Ancona
A three million euro investment in yacht construction has been unblocked.
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
A conference on the present and future of Motorways of the Sea in Italy will take place in Ravenna on November 17th.
Ravenna
In 1991 the Ravenna-Catania maritime line began
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
››› 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
Relazione del Presidente Mario Zanetti
Roma, 27 ottobre 2026
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Access to the port of Ravenna is authorized for vessels with a maximum draft of 11.00 meters.
Ravenna
Benevolent: it is a fundamental step for the economic and strategic development of the airport
Port of Genoa extends food inspection authorization to PSA SECH terminal
Genoa
The provision of the Ministry of Health expands the categories of products that can be subjected to control
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
ABB reports record orders of $12 billion in the third quarter.
Zurich
Revenues and profits also increased, while the group announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric
In the third quarter of 2026, containers in the port of Barcelona decreased by -9.2%
Barcelona
The decline was driven by a 19.9% reduction in transhipment traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports terminals set new quarterly container throughput record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September also volumes handled by CMPort
In August, the ports of Western Liguria handled 5.2 million tons of goods (+1.6)
Genoa
In Genoa, an increase of +6.1% was recorded, while Savona-Vado Ligure suffered a decrease of -10.0%.
Raben Italy opens a new warehouse in Pomezia
Milan
The goal is to consolidate the positioning and territorial expansion in road transport
Port of La Spezia signs agreement to develop blue economy and security projects
La Spezia
It was signed by the AdSP and the Foundation of the National Centre of the Underwater Dimension
The Port of Long Beach celebrates new monthly container throughput record
Long Beach
New all-time high also in the July-September quarter
The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
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