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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
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The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
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Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
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DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
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FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
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Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
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For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
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The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
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In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
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Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
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Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
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Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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