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September 2014




30/09/2014Workshop on the topic "Design for disassembling, in the naval and nautical planning"
Organized from ATHENA and Polo DLTM, one will hold on 15 October to




30/09/2014the Ormeggiatori Group of the Port of Ravenna is equipped of a new boat and a new self-propelled crane
Unchanged the investment program that continues to being financed with resources own of the cooperative




30/09/2014Fillea Cgil nozzle an alarm for the state of crisis of the genoese Porto Furnishings
the union has asked the local institutions a engagement to the aim to maintain to occupation and professionality in a strategic field for the economic citizen




30/09/2014Fifty Helvetic managers have visited the port of
Conclusion of a series of organized encounters from Propeller Club Port of Basel and from the Swiss Shippers' Council




30/09/2014The 20 and 21 November to Genoa will hold the meeting anniversary of Fleeting the Shipping Italian Association Transport
For the first time the event will be of national interest




29/09/2014the Harbour Committee of Genoa has approved of the new regulations for the harbour railway exercise
Green light to the night use of the mouth of West




29/09/2014The Japanese Mitsui & Co. he will invest almost 3,7 billion dollars for the chartering of five ships LNG
They will have an ability to 155 thousand and 174 thousand cubic metres




29/09/2014CNA-Fita denunciation the conflict of interest of Palenzona, president of the highway concessionaires and honorary president of FAI-Conftrasporto
the association wonders because the government does not impose increases to the highway concessionaires and programs you cut to the remorse of the octrois for the haulers




29/09/2014Stable the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo in the first eight months of 2014
It disembarks are diminished of the -3,2% and it embarks to it are increased of +11.2%




29/09/2014Marine Italy (Evergreen group) has activated a service shuttle between the ports of Taranto and the Pireo
the line has frequency weekly magazine and is realized with a portacontainer by 737 teu




29/09/2014Tomorrow to Taranto will hold the convention of presentation of the plan Fresh Port
is promoted by the Harbour Authority of the apulian city for the development of the agricultural and food- field




29/09/2014The Nam Cheong malaysian will acquire 30% about of the Indonesian BBR
the investment will pile to 30,7 million dollars




26/09/2014Siem Industries buys the German ship yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
the transaction will be concluded within the October end




26/09/2014Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna has grown of +6.0%
In the first eight months of the 2014 tons (+10.2% are enlivened 16,3 million)




26/09/2014For the European terminalisti the proposal of reform of the norms EU on the ports is following the right roads
According to FEPORT, he is absolutely indispensable that the legislative text does not destroy the efforts of the terminalisti in order to remain performing and competitive




26/09/2014Columbus will be the first landing place Sri Lankan to being used as home port from cruise ships
the Board of Investment of the Asian nation has signed agreements with the Royal Asian Cruises and CMA CGM




26/09/2014Containerships, GNS, Nordic and Arkon have ordered to others two new portacontainer fed with GNL
They will be taken in delivery in 2017




25/09/2014Arkas Line strengthens the connections with the Adriatic
On 1° October the ship "Horace" will be introduced in the service ADS that in Italy scale Venice, Ravenna and Ancona




25/09/2014To Venice the escavo of the Sant'Angelo-Contort channel for the transit of the great ships it can be made in 19 months
Coast: "on the realization of the solution of the problem of the great cruise ships to Venice the credibility of the Country is on stack"




25/09/2014The 9 and on 10 October the port of Civitavecchia will accommodate the Two Days of the Mediterranean
This year will be focused on the topic of the tourism that comes from the sea




25/09/2014the Arcese group has activated a service Full hand Truck Load for the East Europe
Shipments from and for Russia, Ukraine, Countries the Baltic Sea and CSI




25/09/2014the district Court of Rotterdam has rejected the resource of ECT against the Harbour Authority
No discrimination in the allocation of the terminals of the new harbour area Maasvlakte 2




25/09/2014Proseguirà the activity to the Taranto Container Terminal
Vendola asks Renzi a urgent convocation to Rome for all the parts




24/09/2014The Carnival group program for the next year 127 ports of call of cruise ships to Livorno
Provincial: "we can look to 2015 as per year of I throw again"




24/09/2014To July the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa has recorded a bending of the -2,7%, while to August it is increased of +4.8%
In the first eight months of the 2014 tons (+2.3% are enlivened 33,9 million)




24/09/2014UASC signs an understanding of total cooperation with Hamburg Süd
In recent days the Middle Eastern company has signed an agreement of partnership also with CMA CGM and CSCL




24/09/2014In six years the produced gas emissions greenhouse from world-wide the marine transport are diminished of -20%
They are dropped to about 2.2% of the total emissions world-wise in 2012 regarding 2.8% of 2007




24/09/2014Tirrenia Italian Company of Navigation has transferred own registered office to Cagliari
To Naples the center is maintained operating




24/09/2014the Israeli government signs the agreement with Chinese CHEC for the construction of the new port of Hadarom (Ashdod)
The work will be started in the end of this year and will be completed in seven years




23/09/2014the increase of the ability on the route To make East - programmed Med from 2M and O3 it risks to ripercuotere itself negatively on the hires
It previews Alphaliner specifying that the increase of the ability will be pairs to 14.000 teu to the week




23/09/2014Karrer (AP Naples): there are the technical-administrative foundations for I throw again of the partenopeo port
Approved of to majority consuntivo budget 2013




23/09/2014the Harbour Authority of Gioia Tauro has entered in the crocieristica association MedCruise
Sylvan: the association offers to the calabrian portualità an important stepping stone




23/09/2014In the quarter june-August the crocieristico group Carnival has recorded turned out advanced to the waits
the period has been archived item with a profit clearly of 1,25 billion dollars (+33%)




23/09/2014governmental Loan to American TOTE for the first new portacontainer to the world fed to GNL
Financing of 324,6 million dollars for the construction of the two ships




23/09/2014Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Taranto has grown of +43.4%
Thursday will hold a workshop on the simplification and harmonization of the customs procedures in the port




23/09/2014Trasportounito, the discouragement of the reductions in price on the octrois is the final blow for the Italian road haulage
Longo: the risk is that the entire category becomes protagonist of this time indeed ingestibile protest




23/09/2014ECSA, the project of reform of the legislation EU in harbour matter are getting bogged down
Verhoeven: "in this phase the interest of the field of the marine transport of the European Union to support this proposal is indeed much limiting"




23/09/2014Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,577 ships (+8.8%)
In the first eight months of the 2014 marine traffic it has been of 11.188 ships (+3.4%)




22/09/2014Round table "Port of Salerno: cruises, tourism, commerce and opportunity for the territory"
One will hold on 29 September to Salerno and it is organized the premises To propel Club




22/09/2014Decided increase of the economic performances of logistic group GEFCO
In the first six months of the 2014 turnover it is increased of +6.9%




22/09/2014Brussels authorizes joint venture railway Thalys of SNCF and SNCB
Under such brand the French group and that Belgian cooperate with German DB and Dutch NS




22/09/2014the summit of Assologistica is confirmed unanimously
Mearelli: "next the two on the issues crucial years are shown of great engagement of the logistics of the goods on account third party"




22/09/2014To August the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona is increased of +5.4%
In the first eight months of the 2014 increase it has been of +8.0%




22/09/2014Confetra, moderately positive course of the traffic of the goods in Italy, but the volumes pre-crisis are still far
the conjunctural note of first elaborated semester 2014 from Centro Studi of the Confederation




22/09/2014the Italian ports of Genoa, Gioia Tauro, La Spezia, Livorno, Naples and Trieste in the Network of the shipowning alliance 2M
Maersk and MSC will employ a fleet of 185 portacontainer that 77 world-wide ports will climb




22/09/2014the New Consortium of the prompt port of Trapani the reopening of the Place of Frontier Inspection of the Sicilian harbour port of call
Asked the delay for some other week for the activity carried out in the old structure that accommodated the PIF




19/09/2014I renew of the summits of the Coordinating committee of the Users and the harbour Operators of Trieste
President is Fabrizio Zerbini, vice president Franco Napp




19/09/2014Damen Shipyards has delivered to a new tug to the genoese group Reunited Tugs
The means have been destined initially to the Tug Malta branch




19/09/2014As reducing the number of the Italian Harbour Authorities maintaining it unchanged
a history of Italian we, Christian Boscolo Papo and its and our philosopher's stone




19/09/2014Light increase of the traffic goods in the port of Valencia in the period January-August
the container has been pairs to 2.929.032 teu (- 0.2%)




19/09/2014Global Ship Lease buys a portacontainer from 8.063 teu constructed in 2005
the acquisition has happened for 55 million dollars




18/09/2014Tomorrow to Venice the door Youth Corner for the access to the job in port will be introduced
the service is organized from the Intermodal Consortium Logistic Formation




18/09/2014Assoporti anticipates its proposal of harbour reform
Between the main points the autonomy and the self-determination financial institution for the Harbour Authorities and they operating simplification with more powers to the president let alone the velocizzazione of the procedures for the new works




18/09/2014UFT and RFI sign the convention for the adaptation of the shape of the railway corridor of Luino
Füglistaler (UFT): "within the end of the 2020 entire axis of Saint Gottardo it will be equipped of a corridor that will allow with the logistic enterprises to transport on track loaded with height to the angles with four meters"




18/09/2014group COSCO orders five new portacontainer from 14.500 teu
They will be constructed by Lowers Shipbuilding Trading and Changxing Shipbuilding. The unitary costs are of 123,6 million dollars




18/09/2014ABB signs agreements of service, assistance and maintenance with the groups Royal Caribbean and Hapag-Lloyd
They are relative to six ships of the fleet of the American crocieristico group and to 46 ships of the German company




18/09/2014ANITA on November 28, 2013 announces the notice to leave to the understanding protocol on the road haulage
Baumgartner: "the government must say us once and for all what intends to make of the section"




17/09/2014A new resource to the Regional Administrative Court threatens to block the start of the work of requalification of the Polisettoriale Pier of the port of Taranto
Received the resource of constituting RTI Ccc Yards Constructions Concrete, Matarrese and Ikotecne




17/09/2014ESPO signs an agreement of strategic cooperation with the European crocieristiche associations
Undersigned from Cruise Baltic, Cruise Europe, Cruise Norway and MedCruise, has the objective of giving greater importance to the European industry of the cruises and the ferries near Brussels




17/09/2014Incontro of Propeller Club of Trieste on the plans of investment of the terminalisti of the giuliano port
will carry out the 30 september




17/09/2014Last month the Chinese marine ports have enlivened 17,6 million container (+7.2%)
the total traffic of the goods has been pairs to 657 million tons (+6.6%)




17/09/2014the Harbour Authority of Livorno delivery to RFI the harbour areas in order to put into effect the connection of the Tuscany Dock to the railway net
The work will begin in the next few days and they will be concluded within the end of 2015




17/09/2014Hapag-Lloyd will vary the modality of connection between the ports of the western Mediterranean and Florida
In the Mediterranean America Service touching to Miami will be inserted




17/09/2014Al via the work for the realization of the new harbour city of Columbus
He is adjacent to the container terminal managed from Chinese CMHI and Sri Lanka Ports Authority




16/09/2014Deposited the project for the access of the ships to the Marine Station of Venice through the Twisted channel Sant'Angelo
The documentation will be consultabile on the website of the ministry of the Atmosphere




16/09/2014DFDS announces the next cessation of the service ro-pax the Havre - Portsmouth
the decision to close the connection is due to the continuous economic losses generated by the line




16/09/2014Boarded two exceptional cargos in the port of Venice
Medium in a year in the lagoon port of call they are enlivened 900 exceptional necks from the all up weight of 80 thousand tons




16/09/2014the Orsero group will yield own participation in interporto the VIO to the Harbour Authority of Savona
the quota the authority will go up from current 8% to 72%




16/09/2014Italian CLS increases own presence in the market of the presse for packing
compatriot ORMIC. Agreement for the distribution of the produced ones of German HSM




16/09/2014To August the traffic of the container to Los Angeles is increased of +6.8%, while to Long Beach it is dropped of -9,1%
In the first eight months of the 2014 two ports they have recorded respective increments of +7.6% and +1.0%




15/09/2014manifest Assologistica worry on the future of the management of the airport of Brescia
Warning to institutions, national premises and to ENAC so that they supervise on the allocation of the airport concession




15/09/2014CLIA previews an ulterior increase of the North American crocieristica industry
In the 2013 crocieristi all over the world they have been 21,3 million, with an increment of +77% on 2003




15/09/2014In the port of Civitavecchia the larger cruise ship of the world has reached
"Oasis of the Seas" will be tomorrow to Naples and successively in Spain and to Rotterdam




15/09/2014In the first half of this year the traffic of the container in the terminals of Global Ports is dropped of -1,3%
In Russia a bending of the -2,8% is recorded, in Finland an increase of +15.8%




15/09/2014To August the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong is diminished of -2,9%
In the first eight months of this year an increase of +3.0% is recorded




15/09/2014the ports of Naples and Savona will participate to the Seatrade Med
the crocieristica fair will open the clappers to Barcelona tomorrow




15/09/2014Stable the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Singapore to August
In the first eight months of 2014 an increase of +4.8% is recorded




15/09/2014the semplicistica prescription of the Italian government for I throw again of the portualità
From the same pantry Merlon (AP Genoa) it takes other ingredients and it reshuffles all




12/09/2014To Marghera the cut of the first sheet of the Viking Sea cruise ship
Currently in the Fincantieri plants two ships for Viking Ocean Cruises are under construction others




12/09/2014Yang Ming agrees with Seaspan the extension of the period of chartering of five new portacontainer from 14.000 teu
Expired the option of purchase for five ships in head to the taiwanese company




12/09/2014Monti (Assoporti): with the approval of the norms of base for the Italian ports he can be the moment of the carried out one
To the presidency of the association the role of privileged partner in order to define the contents of the reform




12/09/2014Brussels authorizes the project of fusion of the services of line of Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV
the green light is subordinated to the condition that the South American company decoy from the consortia Euroandes and Ecuador Express




11/09/2014communitarian Financings record for the nine corridors of the central net of the transports of the EU
Kallas: to invest in this field is more important that never for feeding the economic resumption




11/09/2014Convention on the harbour and marine works to Ferrara within Coast Esonda
The 19 will hold next september to the Fair of Ferrara




11/09/2014Cooperation between ABB and BYD for the combined development of new solutions for storage of the energy
the collaboration will be centralized on storage of energy connected to the net, on the applications in order micro nets, the solar energy and the applications in the naval field




11/09/2014state of health of the industry of the shipbuilding civil American is excellent
Paxton (Shipbuilders Council of America): "in the commercial markets it is assisted to a boom that was not seen from decades"




11/09/2014the Law court of the EU has confirmed the regularity of the nomination of Haralambides to president of the Harbour Authority of Brindisi
"article 45, paragraph 4, TFUE - the sentence explains - must be interpreted in the sense that does not allow with a Member States to reserve to own citizens the exercise of the functions of president of a Harbour Authority"




10/09/2014In the first semester the traffic goods in the ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta is dropped of -4,2%
Bending of the -16,9% of the number of crocieristi




10/09/2014The Slovak Maros Sefcovic will be the new European commissioner for transport and the space
Fusion of the Ambiente Head office with the DG marine Transactions and peach




10/09/2014In the Fincantieri yard of Palermo the lengthening of cruise ship MSC is carried out Harmony
Started the program Renaissance that previews important renovations on four ships of MSC Cruises




10/09/2014has concluded Sustainable Cruise, the plan for the reduction of the refusals on board of a ship from cruise
Costa Crociere has illustrated the outcome of the actions adopted on board of "Costa Pacifica"




10/09/2014On 18 September to Genoa "international Conference 2014 will hold on the Rhine-Alps corridor"
It is organized from the Federal Office of the Transports of Switzerland




10/09/2014In the first semester of the 2014 traffic goods through the Swiss Alps it has recorded an increase of +2.9%
Decided contraction of the trend of increase between first and according to trimester




10/09/2014DHT buys the Samco Shipholding for 317 million dollars
the company of Singapore has a fleet constituted from seven Very Large Raw Carrier




09/09/2014ABB anticipates a new strategy and the financial objectives for period 2015-2020
Announced a program of I buy back of actions for a value until four billions of dollars




09/09/2014the logistic group Australian Brambles has bought the British Ferguson Group
the Scottish company is specialized in the supply of container and inhabited and working modules for the offshore and onshore energetic industry




09/09/2014Euronav wants to land to the Stock exchange of New York
Recording near the SEC of the proposal of initial public offer




09/09/2014the alliance Ocean Three di CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC is ready to start the operating activity on end 2014
It is based on relative agreements of vessel sharing, slots exchange and slots charter to the Asia-Europe services, the Asia-Mediterranean, to the transpacifici services and Asia - East Coast the USA




09/09/2014In the first six months of the 2014 traffic of the container in the port of Naples it is diminished of -14,3%
Enlivened 209 thousand teu, of which 162 thousand full (- empty 11.2%) and 48 thousand (- 23.0%)




09/09/2014strike of the Italian marine section of the 15 september
Riprende the negotiation on the national collective bargaining agreement




09/09/2014To end 2016 Mediterranean Shipping Company would have to become the first carrier of line of the world
According to the projections of Alphaliner, the consistency of the fleet of portacontainer of the group will go up from 2,5 million to 3,0 million teu




09/09/2014Hapag-Lloyd announces a variation of the spin of the service Mediterranean Gulf Express
The ports of call to Port Everglades will be cancelled and inserted touched westbound to the port of Kingston




09/09/2014"K" Linens orders to others five new portacontainer from 13.870 teu to Imabari Shipbuilding
They will be taken in delivery in the spring and the summer of 2018




08/09/2014extremely positive Budget of the first six months of start of the procedure of pre-clearing in the ports of Genoa and La Spezia
Wednesday will be activated also in the port of Civitavecchia




08/09/2014Seaspan agrees the chartering for five years of four new portacontainer from 10.000 teu
Increased the number and the ability to the ships as an option with the Jiangsu yards New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co. and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co.




08/09/2014Trasportounito accusation other trade associations for the failure EU of the costs minimums of the road haulage
Longo: "ulterior smacco for furbetti very notes associations of representation"




08/09/2014To July the traffic of the goods in the port of Venice is increased of +4.5%
In the first seven months of 2014 a bending is recorded of -12,1%




08/09/2014Al port of Trieste two million euro from the Region for the promotion of the arranged transport
the contribution is to the Harbour Authority




05/09/2014the fleet in class Bureau Veritas has for the first time exceeded the threshold of 100 million tons of tonnage
At the end of the first semester of this year was constituted by 10.700 ships




05/09/2014Spanish union CCOO asks the government to clarify which it will be the future of Navantia in the civil naval production
According to the labor organization, the future of the company must preview a diversified industrial production, with military constructions and civil ships, offshore, naval repairs and wind




05/09/2014the Italian ports are classified to 55° the place in classify of the quality of harbour infrastructures of the Economic World Forum
Scalings 12 place. Before in ranking, for the third consecutive year, it is Holland




05/09/2014the Law court of the EU has arranged the possible final blow to SNCM
Tax the restitution of the aids of Been about to a total of 220 million euros received from the company of French navigation




05/09/2014Fincantieri has delivered to a new amphibious unit to Marina Algerian
The "Kalaat Assets" has a length of 143 meters, a width of 21,5 meters and a displacement fully loaded of about 8.800 tons




05/09/2014New regular railway service from China (Zhengzhou) to Germany (Amburgo) of DB Schenrker
From 2012 today the services of the German company that connect the two nations have transported 40 thousand container




04/09/2014ANITA, we leave again with I confront with the committenza of the road haulage
Baumgartner: "I believe that the dialogue is the only percorribile road in order to set up with every reasoning on the future of our field"




04/09/2014Assologistica, the sentence of the Court EU on the costs minimums of the road haulage places end to thousands of litigations
The association declares itself ready to work because correct and transparent relationships of free market between committenza and haulers settle




04/09/2014Aharon Fogel will be new shipowning president of the company Israeli Zim
It has a pluriennale experience in the field of the economy and finances




04/09/2014In according to trimester of the 2015 to La Spezia Container Terminal two new cranes will arrive ultra post-Panamax
the terminal will be able to operate simultaneously two ships of tonnage pairs to 150.000 tons




04/09/2014Strasbourg rejects relative the Italian norm to the costs minimums of the road haulage
Marcucci (Confetra): "we must accept the lessons that arrive us from Europe. However in competition topic us they cannot be alternatives at the market"




03/09/2014Alliance between the groups Grimaldi and Fremura with the objective to invest in the port of Livorno
Atlantic Spa di Navigazione has entered in the share capital of financial institution CO.I.FI.




03/09/2014In increase transported the fleeting railway traffics and goods from Helvetian SBB CFF FFS
the group has closed the first six months of 2014 with a consolidated result of 57 million franchi Swiss (- 43.2%)




03/09/2014Royal Caribbean Cruises sells the cruise ship Celebrity Century to the Exquisite Marine of the Chinese group Ctrip.com
the unit will continue to being operated from Celebrity Cruises until the next April




03/09/2014Bureau Veritas has bought the MatthewsDaniel, society that offers services for the insurance market
the company has center to London and is present in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Americas




03/09/2014Fusion of the South Koreans Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd. and Samsung Engineering
Second the forecasts, will be capacity to term 1° the December




03/09/2014To July the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Valencia is diminished of -2%
Goods containerized down of -4%




03/09/2014Five ports in the narrow rose of candidates to the allocation of the ESPO Award 2014
Sono Huelva, Koper, Lisbon, Marseilles and Rotterdam




02/09/2014On 27 September to Bari a convention on the New Customs Code of the Union
It is organized from the Territorial Council of the Customs brokers of Bari and the Association Customs brokers of Bari




02/09/2014The new group of initiative Venice prompt Alive the removal of the great cruise ships from San Marco
Petition for it I use of the Twisted Channel S. Angel in order to reach the terminal of Marine. The Agency of Customs has the experimental start of the pre-clearing for the ports of Venice and Trieste




02/09/2014the minister to the Regional Transactions has visited the port of Gioia Tauro
Lanzetta: "I am convinced that this harbour truth goes supported with aimed actions"




02/09/2014NCL confirmation the acquisition of Prestige Cruises
the transaction will be capacity to term in the fourth trimester of this year




02/09/2014In according to trimester of this year railway traffic goods in Germany it has recorded a bending of -1,2%
the bending is determined by the decrease of the -4,2% of the volumes of national shipments




02/09/2014Wärtsilä inaugurates a new plant for the assemblage of marine engines in China
It is realized in joint venture with the Chinese Yuchai Marine Power Co. (group Guangxi Yuchai)




02/09/2014In the first Premuda semester it has recorded a net loss of -15,4 million euros
For the entire exercise anniversary 2014 a sign result is attended negative




01/09/2014manifest Confcommercio disappointment for the lacked inclusion ports and logistics in "Unblocks Italy"
Boredoms: "so it is continued alone with politics of announcements"




01/09/2014Norwegian Cruise Line in negotiations in order to acquire Prestige Cruise Holdings
PCH work through the crocieristiche companies Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises




01/09/2014Last month the traffic goods in the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +14.9%
In the first seven months of the 2014 increase it has been of +8.3%




01/09/2014CSAV closes according to trimester with a net loss of -58,2 million dollars
the volumes transported from the fleet have recorded an increment of +7.9%




01/09/2014Merlon retort to the Spanish harbour community: without transhipment Genoa it is the eighth European port
"I am elaborating - it has announced the president of the Harbour Authority of Genoa - a package of norms "unblocks ports" that within the september month I will transmit to government and parliament"
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Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
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 event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
››› 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
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
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