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