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August 2013




30/08/2013In the first semester of the 2013 harbour terminal of CMHI has enlivened 32,66 million container (+11.8%)
the Chinese group has recorded revenues for 20,1 billion dollars of Hong Kong (- 4.4%)




30/08/2013the semiannual budgets of the Belgians CMB, Euronav and Exmar
Deterioration of the performances of the first two companies; in increase the results of third




30/08/2013ABB will supply distribution of power and solutions of automation for two ships offshore hotel
the units are ordered to the COSCO Shipyard from the Sevan group Marine




30/08/2013UASC orders to five portacontainer from 18.000 teu and others five from 14.000 teu to Hyundai Heavy Industries
The store clerk, that she includes options for other portacontenitori from 18.000 teu and six ships from 14.000 teu, has a value of 1,4 billion dollars




29/08/2013the clearly semiannual result of DP World has grown of the 61% thanks to the cession of participation
In the first half of the 2013 volume of transactions of the group is diminished of the 1%




29/08/2013In according to trimester of the 2013 result clearly of CMA CGM it has grown of 59%
The result includes the proceeds deriving from the cession of 49% of Terminal Link




29/08/2013Trieste Passenger terminal will close the 2013 with a traffic record
handling of 139.000 passengers in the entire year




29/08/2013In according to trimester of this Zim year it has recorded a net loss of -97 million dollars
The revenues are diminished of -7,1%




29/08/2013The first semester with a net loss of beyond 200 million dollars lowers Shipping Lines Container archivia
the revenues are increased of 3.5% and the transported containerized volumes from the fleet are dropped of 1.6%




29/08/2013Premuda has closed the first semester with a net loss of -12,1 million euros
The revenues Time base charter are dropped of 38.2% to 31,9 million euros




28/08/2013the Harbour Authority of Venice has published the ban of contest for the realization of a real estate complex
It will include a hotel structure, auditorium, it eat, directional, local parkings multi-storey, offices commercial and areas greens




28/08/2013Chinese CIMC records one bending of 29% of the clearly semiannual result
In increase the sales of containers




28/08/2013In the first seven months of the 2013 traffic enlivened from the port of Ravenna it has grown of 2.1%
Last month a bending of 1.5% is recorded




28/08/2013In the first six months of the 2013 result clearly of Bureau Veritas it is increased of 6.1%
Bending of the Marine results of the division, than however has more than doubled the new orders




28/08/2013Singamas records a decided contraction of the revenues
Down the question of new container




28/08/2013In the first semester the traffic goods enlivened from the harbour system Port Vancouver Meter has grown of 6.3%
the goods in import and export is increased respective of 4.3% and 6.9%




27/08/2013Agreement between Worldwide Cruise Terminals and Taiwan International Ports Corporation in order to promote the cruises in Far East
the objective is to induce the companies to realize crocieristici routes with ports of call to the ports of Hong Kong and Taiwan




27/08/2013the cession of the participation in CIMC allows with COSCO Pacific to close the first semester with a consisting profit
In the period the volume of transactions of the group has grown of 7.6%




27/08/2013In the first six months of the 2013 traffic enlivened from the Slovenian port of Koper it is diminished of -1,5%
In the second solo trimester the decrease has been of -5,6%




27/08/2013is begun the business activity of the new Brasil Portuário Terminal di Santos
the terminalista society is joint venture between Terminal Investment Limited and APM Terminals




26/08/2013To joint venture military group Chartering - Global Albania Networking the management of the terminal you ferry of the port of Durrës
the Socialists, winners of the elections, have announced that the new provvederà government to invalidate the contest




26/08/2013ABB has installed the most powerful station than conversion offshore electrical worker to the world
It is situated to the wide one of the German coast




26/08/2013Gianni Onorato is passed by Costa Crociere to MSC Cruises
He will be the new managing director of the crocieristica company of the Genevan shipowning group




26/08/2013Deterioration of the results of the shipowning society taiwanese Yang Ming
The company has closed the second trimester of 2013 with a net loss of about -87 million dollars




26/08/2013Priest: it is essential that the cronoprogramma of the work in the port of Taranto he is applied and respected by all the administrations
Otherwise - it has emphasized the president of the Harbour Authority - there is the risk that how much paventato comes true and the foreign investor can themselves be withdrawn




26/08/2013First semester in increase for the Chinese group Sinotrans
the revenues have recorded an increase of 8.4%




23/08/2013Five Spanish ports figure in the ranking of the first 125 world-wide ports of call container
They are leader in the EU with a traffic that in 2012 has been pairs to 12,1 million teu




23/08/2013Attended a dynamic increase of the crocieristica industry until 2025
Analysis of the British Ocean Shipping Consultants on the evolution of the market




23/08/2013In the first semester the Attica Greek has reduced the losses
the revenues are increased of 4%




22/08/2013Started the construction of the new port of Türkmenbasy, on the Sea Caspian
It will be realized over two years




22/08/2013shipowning group Danish DFDS records a rise of the economic results
Smedegaard: we are satisfied, but we had the objective to more obtain an emphasized improvement




22/08/2013Stable the containerized trade enlivened from the harbour terminals of the Australian Patrick
In the finished year 30th june the correspondents revenues are dropped of -3,9%




21/08/2013the port of Felixstowe celebrates the attainment of the quota 70 million container
In the 2012 port of call it has enlivened a traffic record of 3,7 million teu




21/08/2013third of a series of eight new portacontainer from 13.386 teu of the COSCON
is constructed by Chinese ship yard NACKS




21/08/2013The Convention has taken effect on the adopted marine job from the ILO in 2006
From yesterday it is international law for the first 30 nations that have ratified it




20/08/2013Shipping Development lowers has archived item the first semester with a net loss of about 151 million dollars
the revenues are dropped of 6.9%




20/08/2013the shipowning group Navios has constituted the filial new Navios Europe
the company will acquire five product tanker and five portacontainer from debtors of HSH Nordbank




20/08/2013In the first semester of this enlivened year the container from the port of Goteborg has grown of 4%
It embarks are increased of 4% while it disembarks to it are diminished of 1%




20/08/2013Oiltanking will yield 45% of Helios Terminal Corporation to the Macquarie Capital
the society manages a producing terminal for oil on the island of Jurong




19/08/2013CNA-Fita exhorts the legislator to equiparare the sanzionatorio system of the Italian road haulage to that European
Franchini: or it is engaged to us in order to modify once again this norm or we go to explain to Brussels how much our law is ahead




19/08/2013In the first half of the 2013 revenues of the Philippine group Asian Terminals Inc. they have grown of 4.6%
In the second solo trimester the increment has been of 11.9%




19/08/2013Suez Canal Authority guarantees full safety to the ships that journey in the channel Egyptian
admiral Mohab Mamish second refutes the news which the marine traffic would be suspended




19/08/2013In the ship yard Cammell Laird two new ferries are christened
They are the first ships constructed entirely from the navalmeccanico plant in last the twenty years




16/08/2013In the first half of this year the port of Amburgo has enlivened 65,8 million tons of goods (+3.5%)
The traffic of the container has grown of 2.1% to 4,5 million teu




16/08/2013Last month the traffic of the container to Long Beach is increased of 7.6%, while to Los Angeles it is dropped of 1.5%
In the first seven months of the 2013 variations percentages they have been respective of +13.2% and of -6,5%




16/08/2013Sixth consecutive month of the reduction of the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong
To July the port of call has enlivened 1.934.000 teu (- 3.7%)




16/08/2013To July the traffic of the goods enlivened from the Chinese marine ports has grown of the 12.5%
the single containerized trade has been pairs to 16,5 million container teu (+9.2%)




16/08/2013Bending of the economic performances of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk
In increase the result clearly of Maersk Line, while in according to trimester of this year volume of transactions of the line company it is diminished of -9%




14/08/2013Régional Lines Container has closed the second trimester with a net loss of -132,1 million baht
The revenues are diminished of -10,9%




14/08/2013Hapag-Lloyd will carry out the fusion between the financial institution of control and the operating society of the group
The operation will have retroactive effect from 1°th January




14/08/2013STX Pan Ocean reduces the liabilities
In the period April-june the revenues of the South Korean company are diminished of 31.8%




14/08/2013Stable the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Kaohsiung to July
In the first seven months of the 2013 Asian port of call it has enlivened 5.705.720 teu (0%)




14/08/2013HHLA records an increment of the enlivened volumes and the revenues and a bending of the economic profits
In according to trimester of the 2013 traffic in the harbour terminals of the group container (+9% has been of 1.939.000)




13/08/2013Seaspan orders five new portacontainer from 14.000 teu to the CSBC
Agreement in order to rent ten ships of this ability to Yang Ming. The taiwanese company has closed the first semester in loss




13/08/2013APM Terminals will yield the Neuss Intermodal Terminal to the Contargo German
the transaction will be capacity to term within the end of this year




13/08/2013South Korean HMM has closed the second trimester with a reduction of the net loss
The volume of transactions is diminished of -10,3%




13/08/2013Germans E.R. Capitals Holding and Schulte have constituted joint venture in order to invest in the sale of ships
the new Maritime Quayside society Partners has center to Amburgo




13/08/2013the port of Singapore is returned to record an increment percentage of the traffic to two figures
To July the Asian port of call has enlivened 48,5 million tons of goods (+10.6%)




12/08/2013The liabilities of the Indiana company have been emphasized SKI
In the period April-june of this year the revenues are diminished of 22.7%




12/08/2013CNA-Fita denunciation the useless unjust taxes you set up to the enterprises of the road haulage from the State and the parasitic lobbies
In order to demonstrate to own ability financial institution - the association remembers - the Italian road haulage spends beyond 50 million euros the year




12/08/2013Vard (Fincantieri group) obtains the store clerk of greater value of its history
It is relative to the construction of four ships posatubi




09/08/2013For the first time a cruise ship of the Silversea Cruises is placed under the command of a woman
The "Silver Explorer." he is entrusted the Swiss Margrith Ettlin




09/08/2013In the port of Livorno the Zara Passage will be reopened
the transit will come only allowed with the crocieristi and the eventual companions




09/08/2013the operators of the association Save the Children will be accommodated on the ships of Tirrenia CIN
Spreading of the initiatives and the campaigns of solidarity in favor of the program support at a distance




09/08/2013The net loss of Hanjin Shipping has been emphasized
In according to trimester of this year revenues of the South Korean shipowning group they are diminished of -5,8%




08/08/2013In according to trimester the harbour terminal of ICTSI they have enlivened beyond 1,5 million container (+13%)
new Al container terminal of the mexican port of Manzanillo managed from the Philippine group is landed the first ship




08/08/2013Serracchiani: the presence of the great ships to Venice is provoking perplexity also by many Italian nationals
Restated "not" to the offshore harbour platform planned from the Harbour Authority of the lagoon city




08/08/2013the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven has recorded for the ninth consecutive month a decrease of the traffic
Last month tons of goods (- 10.6% are enlivened 6,7 million). In the first semester of the 2013 traffic it is diminished of -9,1%




08/08/2013In the first six months of the 2013 traffic of the goods in the Spanish ports it is diminished of -2,2%
222.396.154 tons are enlivened altogether




08/08/2013In the period April-june the revenues of the crocieristica division of group TUI are increased of 13.7%
The operating liabilities have been emphasized, burdened from the costs of start-up of the new ship "Europe 2"




08/08/2013In the first half of 2013 group OOIL it has recorded a net loss of 15 million dollars
Tung: "we expect that the margins will continue to being risked and birds"




07/08/2013Transports: finally/accidents the wait/another Authority (1)
(1) to cross the word that agrees to eliminate




07/08/2013group NOL reduces the losses
In according to trimester of the 2013 APL it has recorded a bending of 11.5% of the medium revenue for transported container feu




07/08/2013In according to trimester of the 2013 profit clearly of Box Ships it has grown of 72.6%
the revenues are increased of 14.7%




07/08/2013Scorpio Tankers orders in Korea the construction of four VLGC and four product tanker
Visentini and Globeco exercise options with AVIC Weihai Shipyard Co. for three new ships to rinfusiere




07/08/2013Hapag-Lloyd is satisfied for the increase of the economic results, but disappointed for the decrease of the returns
Behrendt: "even if we are successful at the beginning to introduce light increases of the July hires, this is not still sufficient"




06/08/2013From next month OOCL Black Sea will offer to a new service Far East - East Med/
the company will be associated to service EMX of the Zim




06/08/2013the local authorities have undersigned the understanding protocol in order to requalify the port of Piombino
Rossi (Tuscany Region): "regarding the "Concord", the next year we think of being in the conditions for receiving it and for working it to Piombino"




06/08/2013After that of the portacontainer, Marghera Port establishes a new record with rinfusiere
To the Venetian port of call it is landed the "Ten Jin Maru", of 98.000 tons, long 240 meters and wide 38 meters




06/08/2013DB Schenker has activated a second railway connection between China and Germany
the first train from the city of Zhengzhou has reached to Amburgo




06/08/2013In the first six months of the 2013 imports of crude oil to terminal S.I.O.T of Trieste they have grown of 33%
Recorded the landings place record of 244 ships




06/08/2013In the first semester of this year the traffic goods in the Swiss ports on the Rhine is dropped of 14.3%
the decrease is ascribable to the contraction of the liquid fuel volume




06/08/2013technical Table for giving performance to the provision that will allow with the security guards lend security services in the ports
Encounter with the cabinet of the minister of Infrastructures and the Transports sped up from the Italian Association Vigilance




05/08/2013Brussels approves of the fusion between US Airways and American Airlines
the new company will take part of the alliance oneworld




05/08/2013Started the construction of the new cruise ship Quantum of the Seas
Cut of the first sheet of the binoculars "Anthem of the Seas"




05/08/2013Today in the port of Columbus is inaugurated the first phase of the South Container Terminal
Completed 400 linear meters of dock with -18 backdrops meters




05/08/2013the BERS supports the bond loan for the development of the port of Mersina
Is the first emission of bond for infrastructural plans in Turkey




05/08/2013In the first half of the 2013 enlivened traffic arranged accompanied from Hupac it is not diminished of 1.4%
Kunz: "the railway system must go to any length in order to guarantee that the productivity you increase ulteriorly"




05/08/2013Financed the project of widening of the terminal you ferry and cruises of the port of Bari
Shortly the contract contest




02/08/2013the State Audit Court finds delays and inefficiencies in the gestoria activity of the harbour works
It is necessary - the magistrates find - a deepened general reflection on the number and the spaces of autonomy of the agencies actuators




02/08/2013Also the Commission of national WAY unanimously approves of the project of the harbour terminal of height of Venice
"Draft - it has emphasized the president of the Harbour Authority, Paolo Costa - of a step of enormous importance for the advance of this project"




02/08/2013In the first half of the 2013 harbour division of Hutchison Whampoa has enlivened 37,9 million container (+2%)
the activity has generated revenues for approximately 2,2 billion dollars (+6%)




02/08/2013Last month the traffic of the containers in the port of Trieste has grown of 10.5%
In the first seven months of the 2013 increment it has been of 11.5%




02/08/2013Signed I renew of the national collective bargaining agreement of the transport goods, shipment and logistics
Revoked strike indetto in order on 5 August. Not CNA-Fita signature, that it emphasizes the heaviest situation economic with which the enterprises of the road haulage must get to terms




01/08/2013Tomorrow will return to Trieste the portacontainer larger never entered in Adriatic
the "Agamemnon" is employed in the service Phoenician Express di Maersk Line and CMA CGM




01/08/2013the European Community Shipowners' prompt Associations the EU to assume concrete initiatives in order to contrast piracy in West Africa
You wish international a military presence and local in the area and I on board use it of private armed guards of the ships. Demanded the extension of the mandate of the EU Navfor Atlanta at least until 2016




01/08/2013In June the traffic of the goods in the port of Valencia is diminished of 8.5%
In the first semester of the 2013 Spanish port of call it has enlivened 33,0 million tons of goods (+0.8%)




01/08/2013Ok unanimous of the Commission VIA of the Region of Veneto to the project of the harbour terminal of height of Venice
the green light is accompanied by numerous prescription




01/08/2013Green light of the Parliamentary commissions to the nomination of the members to the Authority of the transports
Received the nominations proposed from the government: Andrea Camanzi (president), Barbara Marinali and Mario Valducci
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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.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
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
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
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
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