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January 2014




31/01/2014Last year the traffic of crocieristi in the Greek ports is piled 5,7 million passengers (+3.3%)
Recorded the ports of call of 4.288 ships (- 9.8%)




31/01/2014This year the ESPO Award will be assigned to the European port that will introduce the best innovative environmental project
Up to now the prize is won by the ports of Gijón, Helsinki, Stockholm, Genoa and Antwerp




31/01/2014In the 2013 volume of transport arranged enlivened from the Hupac Helvetian has grown of +1.7%
On the transalpine director the increment has been of +2.1%




31/01/2014In decided increase the volume of transactions of the Japanese companies "K" Linens, MOL and NYK
In the quarter October-Decembers last year the revenues have grown respective of +22%, +19% and +22%




30/01/2014the institutions - with the exception of the Harbour Authority of Trieste - sign to Rome the agreement of program for the Ironworks of Servola
the harbour authority has explained that the understanding would have carried to a decrease of entrances to the budget of the agency and an extraordinary overload of environmental burdens




30/01/2014Wallenius Lines orders to Tianjin Xingang Shipyard two new ships garage from 8.000 cars
Delivery in the second and fourth trimester of 2016 will be taken in




30/01/2014Incontro of Propeller Club of Venice on topic "NAPA: offshore platform and intermodal connections"
will hold tuesday to Mestre




30/01/2014Assoporti anticipates its contribution for the reform of the legislation in harbour matter
"The Harbour Authorities - the association supports - are source of entrance and not of expense for the budget of the State"




30/01/2014minister Lupi has declared Massidda decayed from extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority of Cagliari
Al its place is named Vincenzo De Marco, commander of the Harbour office




30/01/2014Profit warning of Lowers Shipping Development Co.
The company previews to record exercise 2013 with a net loss of about -344/377 million dollars




29/01/2014Conventions of ATHENA and ASCOMAC Unimot to the Seatec naval of Carrara
Ideas, competences and proposals for sustainable development




29/01/2014Last year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Taranto is diminished of -18,5%
Decided decrease of the solid bulk volumes (- 18.7%), liquid bulk (- several 20.7%) and goods (- 16.7%)




29/01/2014You start the operations of allibo of liquid bulk in the oadstead of Augusta
a deliberation of the fixed Harbour Authority a reduction of the anchor duty for this type of operations




29/01/2014Fim, Fiom and Uilm reject as "unacceptable" the plan of esuberi introduced from Wärtsilä
This reorganization - they explain - will have heavy effects also on the Italian work force for a total of 10% of the total force job of the group




29/01/2014Trieste consolidates own status of first oil port of the Mediterranean
the giuliano port of call tip also to Russia




29/01/2014Royal Caribbean signs a quinquennial agreement with the port of Galveston
Increment of the number of the ports of call and potenziamento of the Terminal Cruises 2




29/01/2014COSCO lowers has ordered the construction of five portacontainer from 9.400 teu
Confirmed the order for four new to rinfusiere of 64.000 tpl




29/01/2014CSCL previews to close exercise 2013 with a net loss of -2,63 billion yuan
In the year precedence a profit of clearly 525 million yuan was recorded




29/01/2014The Finnish group Wärtsilä Corporation will cut job one thousand places
Reduction of about 200 places of job in Finland and the remainder in the foreign centers. 2013 have been archived item with an light bending of the revenues. Profit before taxes +12%




28/01/2014Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo is diminished of -1,1%
the passengers of the ferries are dropped of the -7,3%, while the crocieristi are increased of +16.0%




28/01/2014Signed the contract for first and according to extract of the third phase of the commercial port of Augusta
The useful term for the execution of the work is of 840 days




28/01/2014Al group CMA CGM 25% of the new container Nigerian terminal of Lekki
the quota will be yielded by ICTSI to CMA Terminals




28/01/2014Howard Frank is the new president of Costa Crociere
Is also president of the executive committee of the Cruise Lines International Association




28/01/2014the Switzerland-Italy agreement for the financing of the widening of the two railway passes of Uproar and Luino
From Helvetic part the investment will pile to 120 million euros, from Italian part to 40 million euros




28/01/2014Last year the port of the Havre has enlivened 68,0 million tons of goods (+6%)
the containerized cargos are increased of +9%




28/01/2014Hanjin Shipping has archived item 2013 with a net loss of -680,2 billion won
Worsening of the performances of the division container in spite of an increment of +6.0% of the transported volumes




28/01/2014Collected 112 thousand euros for the families of the victims of the incident to the Tower of the Pilots of Genoa
the sum will be delivered to admiral Melone, president of the Committee Vittime




28/01/2014In the 2013 traffic of the container enlivened from the port of the Pireo has grown of +15.7%
Aumento of +11.1% of the crocieristi




27/01/2014Tomorrow the signature of the agreement for the Swiss financing of railway works on the Italian territory
the Switzerland Confederation will invest 280 million franchi




27/01/2014British crocieristica company CMV has bought the TransOcean Kreuzfahrten
the objective is the expansion of at the market German activity




27/01/2014Fain (Royal Caribbean): the 2014 are anticipated very promising
the crocieristico group American has closed fourth trimester 2013 with a seven profit clearly million dollars




27/01/2014Round table on the topic "Terminals, ports and institutional investors: possible relation"
Club will hold on 3 February to Naples in the within of the organized encounters from Propeller




27/01/2014In the 2013 port of Algeciras it has enlivened a traffic record of 90,2 million tons (+2.1%)
the container has been pairs to 4.336.459 teu (+5.5%)




27/01/2014ASL Marine will buy a ship yard to Batam
Is adjacent to the plant that the group of Singapore already possesses on the Indonesian island




27/01/2014Hutchison Port Holdings will invest other 150 million euros in the port of Barcelona
the responsibles for Europe and Spain of the terminalista group have met minister Pastor and the president of Puertos of the Estado




24/01/2014Reunited tugs find 50% of the society of Gesmar towing
the remaining quota is possessed by the Vitiello siblings that lead the operating management of the company




24/01/2014FuoriMuro loses revenues pairs to beyond 30.000 euros to the day for the interruption of the coastal railway line between Italy and France
the company, that it inside manages the railway maneuvers of the port of Genoa, speeds up the institutions to restore the connection




24/01/2014Ancona cannot endure penalizations from the redefinition of the logistic and harbour districts
Encounter between the city council member to the Ports of the Region Marche and the extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority




24/01/2014Spain will have a Registry of the authorized enterprises to supply services of general interest in the ports
It will include the technical-nautical services, the services to the passengers and the licences granted to the harbour companies




24/01/2014the port of Ravenna has concluded the 2013 with a new record anniversary in the container
Of Marco: "the Harbour Authority does not fear some reform market-driven. Mingozzi: "Ravenna gives annoyance because it is the only port that grows"




24/01/2014Incontro of Propeller Club of Genoa on the market of the great yachts in Italy
will carry out 28 January




24/01/2014Rise of the transported volume of container from the fleet of OOCL in the fourth trimester of 2013
Still down the revenues




24/01/2014the Authority of Regulation of the Transports has met the presidents of the port and the airport of Genoa
Faced the problematic ones connected to the cession of the quota stopped 60% from the Harbour Authority at the airport of Genoa




24/01/2014Alvaro Spizzica has passed away, vice president of Assologistica
It has been one of the more important figures in the Italian panorama of the logistics on account third party




24/01/2014ICTSI will construct and manage a container terminal in presses of the congolese port of Matadi
The Philippine group has carried to term the cession of its participation in Cebu International Container Inc Terminal.




23/01/2014Records of the tonnage of the ships journeyed in the channel of Panama hat
October-December 2013 with 87,7 million tons PC/UMS is established in the period




23/01/2014In the 2013 traffic of the goods in the port of has recorded an increment of +0.7%
Fleeting in increase of +325%




23/01/2014Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have undersigned a not binding agreement for the fusion
To the Chilean company 30% of the Hapag-Lloyd new. The understanding is relative to the activities in the field of the containerized marine transport and explicitly excludes the other segments of business




22/01/2014STX Finland yields the area of the ship yard of Rauma to the municipal administration
An industrial park for the development of the marine industry will be realized




22/01/2014Battezzate two new portacontainer from 8.452 teu of Evergreen Line
will be used in the services that connect Far East with the Middle East




22/01/2014To the Maltese Heron Ventures the 12 ships portarinfuse of the Deiulemar
They are adjudicated to the auction for 82,5 million euros




22/01/2014the EU commission intimate to the Saremar to give back deep for 10,8 million euros distributed from the Sardinia Region
draft of sums obtained in 2011 and 2012 for the marine connections Civitavecchia - Golfo Aranci and Vado Ligure - Porto Torres




22/01/2014the Harbour Authority of Livorno will participate to Logistic the Fruit fair of Berlin
It will be present with the Chamber of Commerce and to Tuscany Promotion




22/01/2014More close an agreement in order to guarantee the prosecuzione of the intense activities of widening of the channel of Panama hat
consortium GUPC has proposed a compartecipazione to the financing of the unexpected costs




21/01/2014Region Marche, not to an eventual downgrading of the port of Ancona
The hypothesis - it has emphasized the Giorgi city council member - would be totally in controtendenza regarding European projects and programs that evidence the centrality of the infrastructure




21/01/2014Encounter in Confitarma with the president of the IACS and the general secretary of the ICS
Messina: the shipping Italian, except rare cases, "it has faced and it is facing the crisis in dear way"




21/01/2014Seabourn has emitted the order to Fincantieri for a new cruise ship extra-dislocates
The unit, of about 40.350 tons of tonnage, will be completed in the second half of 2016




21/01/2014Global Ports, Grupo Sousa, Royal Caribbean and Creuers of the Port of the Barcelona will manage the new Lisbon Cruise Terminal
the new crocieristico landing place will be completed to end 2015




21/01/2014French SNCF and RFF experience the longer freight train of Europe
Convoy almost 1,500 meters on the line between Sibelin, near Lyon, and Nimes




20/01/2014New record anniversary of traffic in the port of Amsterdam
In the 2013 they are enlivened is piled to 78,5 million tons (+2%)




20/01/2014In the 2013 port of Marseilles it has established new records in the container and the cruises
the total traffic of the goods has recorded a contraction of the -7% due to the decrease of the -12% of hydrocarbons




20/01/2014Interest of China to the development of the new Albanian port of Shengjin
the port of call is visited by a delegation of the ministry of the Commerce of Beijing




20/01/2014prompt the Calabria Region the government to accelerate the iter for the institution of the ZES in the port of Gioia Tauro
Stasis: the classified attention to the port for the transfer of the Syrian chemical weapons must sure be accompanied from concrete measures




20/01/2014In the first eleven months of the 2013 traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven it is diminished of -6,4%
To November an increment of +2.9% is recorded




20/01/2014CSCL increases the ability to the five large new portacontainer ordered to 19.000 HHI to teu
the ships will be completed between the next November and the end of the first trimester of 2015




20/01/2014Last year the traffic of the container in the port of Trieste has recorded a +11.5%
the crude oil is piled to 41,4 million tons (+18.1%)




17/01/2014This year the number of crocieristi will go up of 2% to 21,7 million unit
In the 2014 companies of the CLIA will introduce 24 new ships in own fleets




17/01/2014In the 2013 terminal of COSCO Pacific they have enlivened 61,3 million container (+10.1%)
In the fourth trimester of the year the traffic has been pairs to 15,6 million teu (+9.6%)




17/01/2014Last year the port of Long Beach has enlivened 6,7 million container (+11.3%)
To December the traffic has been of 582 thousand teu (+4.0%)




17/01/2014the creditors of the Zim will assume the control of the Israeli shipowning company
Write-off of half of the debit of three billions of dollars. To Israel Corporation it will remain a third party of the capital




17/01/2014Japanese group NYK has become only owner of the terminal for Kazakh car Tranco Terminal
the quota 75% of Tranco JSC




16/01/2014Green light of the European Parliament to the new directive on concession contracts
Feport, is difficult to estimate the impact of the new norms before they are implemented in the national orderings




16/01/2014prompt Unatras minister Lupi to giving to answers to the road haulage on the beloved tolls
Franchini: CNA Fita is ready to the mobilization of its territorial structures




16/01/2014the Harbour Authority of Trieste has been equipped of a Port Community System
Monassi: "the scope is that of velocizzare the operations tied to the implementations of safety, logistic and customs"




16/01/2014Dalla Regione Toscana to seem favorable to ratifies of the understanding on the PRP of Livorno
positive Judgment of the president of the regional agency on the agreement between cooperatives CFT and CLP




16/01/2014In the 2013 port of Los Angeles it has enlivened almost 7,9 million container (- 2.6%)
Sensitive rise of the traffic in last the two months of the year




16/01/2014the Japanese MOL yields 49% of the terminalista society American TraPac to the Brookfield Canadian
The quota will be sold for about 201 million dollars




16/01/2014the Federal Maritime Commission puts under examination also the G6 Alliance
the shipowning alliance has introduced to the federal agency American demand in order to extend the agreement between the companies to all the main routes the Asia-USA and Europe/Jellyfish




16/01/2014the number of actions of piracy against the ships has reached the level more low of last the six years
In the 2013 264 have happened attack, with a -11% regarding 297 in 2012 and a -40% regarding the peak recorded in 2011




15/01/2014Signed the agreement with the unions for the privatization of Laziomar
the society is yielded to Latium Company of Navigation (Alilauro, Snav and Medmar)




15/01/2014Tomorrow to Bari the first meeting technical of project ARGES will hold
Between the objectives, integration between the system informative of the Greek and Italian ports




15/01/2014Encounter in order to accelerate the realization of the doubling of the railroads in the genoese harbour area of Voltri
Within the end of March a feasibility study will be completed in order to realize the work




15/01/2014Signed the agreement for I renew of the national contract of the workers of the Italian ports
105 euros recognize an increase of the salaries and wage pairs




15/01/2014Federagenti wishes that the dismantling of Costa Concordia is carried out in Italy
Pappalardo: our Country has all the credentials in order to close in house this sad page




15/01/2014In the 2013 ships of Sardinia Ferries they have more transported than 485 thousand passengers from and for Sardinia (+15%)
the vehicles are increased of +14% to 165.000 units




15/01/2014prompt Federmar the government to activate itself in order to promote the boarding of the Apprentice officers
He would be sufficient - it has found the union - that the ministry of the Economy modified its decrees on June 23, 2005




15/01/2014In 2013 Hong Kong, having enlivened 22,3 million teu (- 3.6%), it is come down to the quarter place in the ranking of the world-wide ports container
It is climbed over by Shenzhen




14/01/2014Fiom Cgil invokes throws again of the field of the naval repairs to Genoa
Pezzoli: to pick the opportunities offered from I fresco it of Renzo Piano and from the dismantling of "Costa Concordia"




14/01/2014Brittany Ferries has ordered the construction of a large one cruise ferry to ship yard STX France
The store clerk has a value of about 270 million euros. The ship will be completed in the spring of 2017




14/01/2014In 2013 genoese the Marine Stations have recorded a new record of traffic of the crocieristi
The passengers of the ferries instead are diminished of -6,4%




14/01/2014To the ECT Delta Terminal of Rotterdam five new cranes of dock have arrived ultra post-Panamax
They are able to operate on portacontainer of the ability to beyond 18.000 teu




14/01/2014Monti will introduce to minister Lupi the contribution of Assoporti to the project of reform of the legislation on the ports
"Sul scale pan - it has emphasized - we do not put the strengthening of the portualità, but the strengthening of the entire system Country"




14/01/2014MacAndrews (group CMA CGM) has acquired 25% of the Spanish Progeco Bilbao
the activity of the Iberian society is centralized on the port of Bilbao




13/01/2014the American Overseas Shipholding Group entrusts own ships of foreign flag to the management of V.Ships
With the outsourcing - Johnston has explained - we will place our international business so as to emerge with success from Chapter 11




13/01/2014the Finnish company Kristina Cruises stops own crocieristica activity
the only ship of the fleet is sold to a group of international investor and will be managed by the FleetPro Ocean




13/01/2014Rail Traction Company, "acceptable" the economic result of 2013
However - it has specified the company - the efforts that compiamo are clearly advanced to those necessary ones in order to organize regulating flow of train-mere us




13/01/2014the German company BBC Chartering has opened an own center in France
the new office of Rouen is guided by the country Charles Akrout manager




13/01/2014Evergreen will rent others 10 portacontainer from 14.000 teu
They will be used by the company in order to replace other ships




13/01/2014Last month the port of Singapore has recorded an increase of +7.5% of the traffic goods
They are enlivened beyond 2,7 million container (+5.3%)




10/01/2014In the 2013 traffics container and cruises in the port of Venice they are increased of +2.5% and +4.8%
the Napa ports have enlivened 1.683.000 teu (+5.9%)




10/01/2014Minoan Lines program an increase of capital of about 30,6 million euros
Convened extraordinary assembly in order on 31 January




10/01/2014Alarm of president of Propeller Club Port of Taras for the decline of the port of Taranto
Count: "we are at the beginning of a new year of was globalizzata, but Taranto returns behind"




10/01/2014In the 2013 national terminal of the group Contship Italy they have enlivened 5,2 million container (+11.7%)
Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello: "2014 will continue to being characterized from a high level of uncertainty"




10/01/2014Within March it will be decided in which port to transport Costa Concordia and in June the property left at death one will be removed by Isola del Giglio
For dismantling there compete 12 ports and destinations, of which four in Italy (Civitavecchia, Genoa, Piombino and Palermo), four in Turkey and respective in France, Norway, Reign Unito and China




10/01/2014Agreement to Ravenna between Province and Harbour Authority in order to equip to the terminal cruises of new services
Realization of a new line of the drinkable water and predisposition to the wiring with broadband




10/01/2014Meyer Werft has delivered the new cruise ship Norwegian Getaway to the Norwegian Cruise Line
the unit, of 145.655 tons of tonnage, is constructed in 15 months




10/01/2014Order to Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of five portacontainer from 14.000 teu
the store clerk, emitted from an European shipowner, has a value of 580 million dollars




09/01/2014the company of navigation APL centralizes own decisional structure
On 10 February a specific team guided from president Kenneth Glenn will become operating




09/01/2014In 2014-2018 Morocco it will invest 560 million euros in the national ports
In program investments for 160 million euros in solo 2014




09/01/2014the port of Columbus has closed the 2013 with a traffic container record of 4,31 million teu (+2.8%)
the traffic of transhipment has been pairs to 3,21 million teu (+4.7%)




09/01/2014The possible one takeover of Rolls-Royce vanishes on Wärtsilä
The two groups have confirmed to have carried out negotiations, than but they are not more in existence




09/01/2014Maersk Line gives again life to the SeaLand brand
On January 1°, 2015 a new dedicated company will become active at the market intra-American




08/01/2014Letter of the president of the Harbour Authority of Venice to the senators of the PD lasts on the issue of the great cruise ships in Laguna
The parliamentarians have asked the government to block the participation of escavo of the Twisted Channel S. Angelo




08/01/2014Last November the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -2,5%
In the first eleven months of 2013 a progression of +0.2% is recorded




08/01/2014Last year the port of Kaohsiung has enlivened 9,94 million container (+1.6%)
To December the traffic has grown of +10.9%




08/01/2014In the 2013 harbour terminal of PSA they have enlivened 61,81 million container (+2.9%)
To Singapore the traffic has been of 32,24 million teu (+2.7%) and in the terminals foreign countries of 29,57 million teu (+2.7%)




08/01/2014the AGCM commina fines for 771 thousand euros to Moby and Italian Compagnia of Navigation
Cappellacci (Sardinia Region): "the antitrust once again recognizes the fondatezza of our denunciations against the gentleman of the sea"




08/01/2014mexican Al Fernando Chico Pardo 49% of the Carrix, parent company of the Marine SSA
Increased the capital of the society, from which Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners has exited




08/01/2014The masterplan for the development of the Suez Canal it will be ready in nine months
According to the forecasts, the start of the work will be able to happen already at the beginning of 2015




07/01/2014Scorpio Bulkers orders the construction of 22 new ships to rinfusiere
The investment piles to about 1,17 billion dollars




07/01/2014In the 2013 Singapore third party has been confirmed world-wide port goods with a traffic record of 557 million tons
Record also in the container with 32,6 million teu




07/01/2014Spain-Panama hat summit in order to ask for a block of the work of widening of the channel of Panama hat
Spanish minister Pastor has assured that consortium GUPC has been engaged to that all its demands follow the contractual way




07/01/2014A.P. Møller-Mærsk will sell the participation in Dansk Supermarked for four billions of dollars
This year will be yielded 49% of the capital stock and in 2019 19%




07/01/2014American group XPO Logistics will acquire the compatriot Pacer International
the transaction will have a value of 335 million dollars




07/01/2014Maersk Tankers sells all its 15 ships VLCC to the Euronav
the transaction will have a value of 980 million dollars




03/01/2014Stable the traffic of the goods enlivened in 2013 from the port of Savona I go
the passengers have grown of +6% thanks to the increment of +16% of the crocieristi




03/01/2014the increases in the highway tolls - Trasportounito denunciation - risk to being insufferable for the Italian road haulage
the association asks an encounter with minister Lupi




03/01/2014In 2014 Hyundai Heavy Industries previews to record an increase of +9% of the turnover
Attended also an increment of +8% of the new orders




03/01/2014Navico acquires the activities in the segment of the radaristica of the Swedish group Consilium
Agreement of commercialization and relative distribution to the range of producing Simrad Professional




02/01/2014the consortium formed from Sacyr, Impregilo, Jan De Nul and CUSA threatens not to carry to term the widening of the channel of Panama hat
Introduced demanded for additional costs pairs to beyond 1,6 billion dollars




02/01/2014In the first eleven months of the 2013 traffic goods in the Spanish ports it is diminished of -3,6%
the container has been pairs to 12.674.118 teu (- 2.0%)




02/01/2014Undersigned the contract of concession for the several terminals for goods of the port of Bar
In the next few days the Global Turk Holding Ports will assume the management of the activities of Montenegrin KTGT
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Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
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
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%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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.
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
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
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
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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.
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
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.
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