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January 2021

	29/01/2021	Attica orders three new catamarans at the Norwegian shipyard Brødrene The order is worth EUR 21 million
	29/01/2021	In 2020, freight traffic in haropa'French system fell by -6.0% Containers amounted to 2.4 million teu (-14.0%)
	29/01/2021	New historical record of quarterly container traffic for Spanish ports It was established in the latter part of 2020
	29/01/2021	In the next few days the publication of the call for tenders for towing services in the port of Savona - Vado Ligure The Port Authority of Savona has completed the investigation process for the definition of technical and administrative documentation
	29/01/2021	Project for the notice of goods arriving in the port of Trieste The operational phase has begun
	29/01/2021	Corsini: PNRR does not recognise the strategic role of the port of Livorno He stressed that it should be included in the list of strategic ports for the National System in the same way as Genoa and Trieste
	29/01/2021	Last quarter 2020 also record for the Japanese containerized shipping company ONE Revenues increased by +28.9% in the period
	28/01/2021	Gruber Logistics has acquired Combitras The company has offices in Cesena and Bologna
	28/01/2021	De Micheli: designate seafarers as key workers? But we already did it in March! Confitarma and other maritime organisations are only now aware of this
	28/01/2021	The port of Valencia closes 2020 with a new historical record of quarterly container traffic In the whole year, 5.4 million teu (-0.2%) were moveded
	28/01/2021	Deterioration of Wärtsilä's performance in the latter part of 2020 Net sales fell by -11% in the full year
	28/01/2021	Evergreen will increase the container fleet by 44,000 units Order the first containers to the Chinese CXIC Group Container Co
	28/01/2021	ZIM will raise less than expected resources with the entry to the New York Stock Exchange The unit offer price will be $15
	28/01/2021	The marriage between Fincantieri and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will not take place The unprecedented uncertainties on the tourist market - explain Rome and Paris - do not allow the planned operation to proceed
	27/01/2021	The Grimaldi Group has taken over the PCTC Grande Texas. It has a capacity of about 7,600 ceu
	27/01/2021	COSCO Shipping Ports will acquire 20% of Saudi's Red Sea Gateway Terminal New shareholder also the Saudi sovereign wealth fund GDP
	27/01/2021	The four Vice-Presidents of federagenti have been appointed I am Giancarlo Acciaro, Gianluca Croce, Laura Miele and Domenico Speciale
	27/01/2021	In 2020, rail traffic grows at bologna interport. Slight drop in trucks Improvement in the latter part of the year
	27/01/2021	Fedespedi signs a collaboration agreement with Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia It provides for the patronage of the Master in "Trade, Taxation and International Arbitration"
	27/01/2021	Positive performance for the Italian naval register The ICS publishes the 2020/2021 edition of the Flag State Table
	27/01/2021	Record financial and operating performance for Hapag-Lloyd in the last quarter of 2020 Over the period, the average value of the noles increased by +9.5%
	26/01/2021	Cruise group Carnival closed the 2020 financial year with a net loss of -$10.2 billion Revenues fell by -73.1%
	26/01/2021	South Korea's SM Merchant Marine Co. is preparing an initial public offering It is expected to be listed on the Korean Stock Exchange by the end of the year
	26/01/2021	France aims to increase the share of containerised traffic moveded by ports from 60% to 80% The aim by 2050 is also to double the number of direct and direct workers linked to port activities
	26/01/2021	The procedure to ensure maritime territorial continuity on the Civitavecchia-Olbia route has been initiated 25 February is the deadline for expressions of interest
	26/01/2021	Positive assessment of the timing of the construction of the new gioia tauro rail gateway The work had a total cost of 40 million euros
	26/01/2021	More than 300 shipping companies and associations are signing a declaration to solve the problem of changing ship crews Indicate four priority actions
	26/01/2021	DFDS buys Dutch HSF Logistics The agreement provides for the transfer to the Danish group of 1,800 employees and a fleet of 750 trucks and 1,500 trailers
	26/01/2021	UPS sold its part-load road transport business to TFI International Transaction worth $800 million
	26/01/2021	Assoporti has signed the Padua Charter Pact between maritime-port cluster organisations for sustainable and efficient logistics
	26/01/2021	Busan is confirmed as the sixth container port in the world Last year, the South Korean airport moved 21.8 million teu (-0.8%)
	26/01/2021	Samsung Heavy Industries will build two 13,000 teu contenitorial carriers Order with a total value of approximately $208 million
	25/01/2021	Freight traffic in the port of Marseille Fos fell by -12.7% in 2020 Passengers down -76%
	25/01/2021	In addition to the container record, in 2020 the port of Tanger Med also set the new historical peak of total freight traffic Considerable increase in bunkering activity carried out in the Moroccan port port
	25/01/2021	The EU will not launch an investigation into the abnormal state of the containerised maritime transport market unless legal action is proposed CLECAT and ESC will consider filing a formal complaint with the European Commission
	25/01/2021	Wan Hai Lines orders 12 new 3,013 teu container containers Order worth $565.2 million to JMU and Nihon Shipyard
	22/01/2021	Spain's Boluda Towage buys Dutchman Iskes Towage & Salvage Both port towing activities in Eemshaven, Lübeck and Lisbon and offshore activities change hands
	22/01/2021	Summary: qualitative leap with the inclusion of Pontremolese in the Dpcm It is - he stressed - a priority infrastructure not only for the ports of La Spezia and Carrara, but also for the entire infrastructure system of Northern Italy
	22/01/2021	Costa postpones the restart of its cruise activities in Italy until 13 March Proposed itineraries that will stop in Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari
	22/01/2021	The logistics and infrastructure part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is heading in the right direction The President of Confetra pointed this out
	22/01/2021	In the USA, the trade unions are calling for the priority of vaccination for seafarers to be raised Among the problems to be addressed is that of the high mobility of maritime work
	22/01/2021	Next month the Carrara-Olbia-Cagliari maritime line of Grendi will be inaugurated Authorizations under Articles 16 and 18 of Law 84/94 are being acquired to operate at the Olbiese airport
	22/01/2021	Arcese agrees with TX Logistik for intermodal transport on the Bologna-Cologne line Make five departures a week
	22/01/2021	Terminal Bettolo, contract with Konecranes for the maintenance of port vehicles The agreement will be in force until October 2024
	22/01/2021	Last year, container traffic from Russia's Global Ports increased by +6.6% Bulk traffic grew by +39.8%
	22/01/2021	Pierfrancesco Vago is the new president of the international cruise association CLIA He is the first European to take up the post
	21/01/2021	Open letter from ecsa and etf to EU summits to facilitate ship crew changes Priority access to vaccination for seafarers is also called for
	21/01/2021	New annual container traffic record in Algeciras in terms of the weight of the handling loads In 2020 the total of goods handled by the Spanish port decreased by -2.0% per cent, Picco records also of conventional goods
	21/01/2021	Satisfaction with the inclusion in the Dpcm scheme of the completion of the doubling of the Pontremolese railway axis It was expressed by Fontana, president of the association of shippers of La Spezia
	21/01/2021	Merlo (Federlogistica): the appointment of commissioners for the realization of strategic port works is good Finally - merlo pointed out - an indicator in contrast
	21/01/2021	Filt, Fit and Uilt denounce the presence of an 'unrespirable climate' at St George's Terminal Ferretti, Rossi and Falvo: series of forcings implemented by the company that have deteriorated the union relations
	21/01/2021	In 2020, Chinese seaports moveded 9.48 billion tons of goods (+3.2%) Easing of growth in the latter part of the year. International traffic alone amounted to 4.00 billion tonnes (+3.9%)
	21/01/2021	Assiterminal, yes to the creation of an institution dedicated to maritime activities Ferrari: it is not a wish, it is not a suggestion, but it should be a concrete and strategic need of the Italian system
	21/01/2021	Grimaldi (ALIS): include transport and logistics operators among the priority categories for vaccination It is necessary - he stressed - to concretely protect the health of those who guarantee the delivery of goods and basic necessities every day
	20/01/2021	FedEx will cut 5,500-6,300 jobs in Europe Decided on a dual airport hub model focused on Paris (main node) and Liège (secondary node)
	20/01/2021	The Federation of the Sea is also calling for a political and administrative coordination forum dedicated to maritime activities Ministry or dedicated department of the Presidency of the Council, or in any case - explained Mattioli - a structure that knows how to put the management of the entire maritime cluster in a system
	20/01/2021	At Textainer the entire ownership of TAP Funding which has a fleet of 80 thousand containers Acquired 49.9% of the capital held by TAP Ltd
	20/01/2021	Masucci (Propeller Clubs): the establishment of a Ministry of the Sea is essential There can only be - he stressed - a department dedicated to such a vital sector for our country
	20/01/2021	Container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles increased by +22.4% in the last quarter of 2020 Growth of full containers on disembarkation and empty containers at embarkation
	20/01/2021	Sea-Intelligence, containerized shipping companies have not used blank sailing to decrease capacity Analyzed the trend of capacity offered on the routes between Asia and North America and between Asia and Europe/Mediterranean
	20/01/2021	Through the IPO ZIM could raise up to $382.4 million The expected value of the offered common shares will be between $16 and $19
	19/01/2021	Royal Caribbean sells cruise company Azamara to Sycamore Partners Transaction worth $201 million
	19/01/2021	Last year the port of Zeebrugge handled 47.0 million tons of cargo (+ 3.0%) That was down -6.4% percent in the fourth quarter
	19/01/2021	The ICS urges governments to include seafarers among the priority categories for vaccinations The Italian Shipowners' Confederation writes to the Ministry of Health
	19/01/2021	Perini Navi, step forward in the restructuring plan Blue Skye and Arena Investors have submitted a binding offer to issue a bond
	19/01/2021	Messina (Assarmatori): genoa's new foranea dam must be made and done immediately It is essential - he stressed - to guarantee competitiveness and efficiency to the port system as well as to the production system of the most important industrial area of the country
	19/01/2021	Last year freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -12.2% Growth of +5.0% was reported in the fourth quarter alone
	19/01/2021	MSC will restart cruise activity on Sunday "MSC Grandiosa" will resume the weekly cruises already scheduled in the western Mediterranean
	19/01/2021	By April 30, the future of Terminals Civitavecchia Management must be defined A road map must be established that provides for the protection of the company's employees
	18/01/2021	Annual traffic down -14% percent in the port of Amsterdam In 2020, 74.3 million tons of cargo were handled
	18/01/2021	The port of Antwerp closes 2020 with a new container record. Drop in other goods In the fourth quarter alone, 59.7 million tonnes (+0.8%) were moveded
	18/01/2021	The port of Long Beach closed 2020 with a new record for container traffic Traffic drop in Los Angeles
	18/01/2021	Last year the port of Civitavecchia moved 106,305 containers (-5.3%) Musolino: among the objectives of the Mobility Plan of the Region is to increase the capacity of container traffic up to 700,000 teu
	18/01/2021	On January 28th, an Isfort webinar is scheduled on the Italian port system Presentation of andrea appetecchia's essay
	18/01/2021	Study on the marine continuity with the Sardinia of the DICAAR of the University of Cagliari It proposes a mixed model between those in vigor in France and Spain
	18/01/2021	-0.5% drop in the size of new orders to Chinese shipyards in 2020 Completions increased by +4.9%
	18/01/2021	Annual drop in container traffic moveded by COSCO Shipping Ports The one passed in CMPort terminals is growing
	15/01/2021	OOCL ends 2020 with record revenue and load data carried by the fleet Outstanding performance in the last quarter of the year
	15/01/2021	The 2021 programming of ocean alliance container ports in Italy is unchanged At the ports of Genoa and La Spezia there are two services and one service at the port of Trieste
	15/01/2021	Technical launch of the new flagship of Costa Crociere The preparation of the ship will now begin at the Finnish shipyard at Meyer Turku
	15/01/2021	The accident rate at the Genoese container terminal of PSA Genova Pra' is falling In 2020 it was the lowest ever
	15/01/2021	Competition for the identification and start-up of innovative ideas in the field of recycling and waste recovery in the port sector Initiative of the Maremma and Tyrrhenian Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Eastern Ligurian AdSP
	15/01/2021	Last year, the Port of Hong Kong moved 17.96 million containers (-1.9%) In the last quarter of 2020 alone, an increase of +1.4% was noted
	14/01/2021	MIT will provide over five million euros to the AdSP of the Central Adriatic Positive response to the request for assistance submitted by the institution
	14/01/2021	Representatives of the port community of La Spezia met the new President of the AdSP Among the topics addressed, the state of progress of the PRP, investments and work organisation
	14/01/2021	Approved the Three-Year Operational Plan 2021-2023 of the AdSP of Sardinia Ok to the Functional Technical Adjustments to the Port Regulatory Plans of Cagliari and Olbia
	14/01/2021	The World Shipping Council explains because the containerized marine companies are not the problem of the supply chain Deficiency of hold, schedule untrustworthy and volatility of the hires - the shipowning association emphasizes - is consequences of a completely exceptional situation
	14/01/2021	Gnv Sealand has joined the gnv shipping company's fleet. It has a capacity of 880 passengers, 2,255 linear meters of rolling stock and 195 cars
	14/01/2021	The CLI indices continue to show a recovery in the OECD economies The indication also applies to the euro area including Germany, France and Italy
	14/01/2021	Last year PSA's port terminals handled a record traffic of 86.6 million containers Increase of 1.7% percent on 2019 percent
	14/01/2021	In 2020, Chinese import-export grew by +1.9% to a record high Increase in imports and exports consecutively since last June
	13/01/2021	Meyer Werft is proposing 600 redundancies and employee representatives are interrupting negotiations Expected a 40% drop in work activities in the coming years due to the health crisis
	13/01/2021	Marlink buys ITC Global It offers satellite communication services to the maritime, energy and mining sectors
	13/01/2021	Maritime piracy increased by +46% in the last quarter of 2020 A total of 195 accidents occurred last year (+20%)
	13/01/2021	Rossi has been notified of the confirmation of his appointment as President of the AdSP of the Northern Central Adriatic He has been at the helm of the institution since the end of 2016
	13/01/2021	On March 1, DNV GL will simply become DNV Eriksen: already many customers refer to the company calling it DNV
	13/01/2021	Assoporti coordinates eu action on the issue of port taxation with MIT Rossi: strong action will be taken to reaffirm the legitimate expectations of a better assessment of the peculiarity of the Italian port system
	13/01/2021	Last year Singapore was confirmed as the second largest container port in the world with traffic of 36.9 million teu (-0.9%) A total of 581.3 million tonnes of goods (-7.2%) were moveded
	13/01/2021	In 2020 Grendi significantly increased turnover and traffic volumes Turnover amounted to around EUR 56 million (+12%)
	12/01/2021	The contribution of liner maritime passenger services to Greek GDP is EUR 13.6 billion A study highlights the impact of the pandemic on these activities
	12/01/2021	Swissterminal will manage the three Alsatian river ports of Ottmarsheim, Huningue and Ile Napoléon A joint venture will be established with the ports of Le Havre and Marseille-Fos
	12/01/2021	New intermodal rail link between Parma Interporto and Giovinazzo (Bari) The service includes a commercial stop in Lugo (Ravenna)
	12/01/2021	Port of Civitavecchia, the TAR Lazio welcomes Medov's appeal regarding the shuttle service of cruise shippers The order providing for the exclusive rights of the service in favour of Port Mobility had been requested to be cancelled
	12/01/2021	First route for the air transport of zero-CO2 goods between Europe and North America Initiative of AIR France KLM Martinair Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel
	12/01/2021	Assoporti welcomes the government's decision to appeal to the EU Court of Justice on port taxation The action will be supported by appeals to adiuvandum by the association and the ADSPs
	11/01/2021	Increase in container traffic in the port of Koper in the last quarter of 2020 Total freight traffic was 4.7 million tonnes (-7.5%)
	11/01/2021	The race has begun to build a new port hub for container traffic in the Baltic Sea It will be built in deep water in Swinoujscie
	11/01/2021	CEVA Logistics acquired Moroccan company ASTI It is based in Casablanca and the Free Zone of Tangier
	11/01/2021	ANCIP, Filt, Fit and Uilt welcome the decision to appeal to the EU Court on the taxation of port authorities For us - underlines the National Association of Port Companies Companies - Law no. 84/94 must be defended at all costs
	11/01/2021	Carnival expects to close the September-November quarter with a net loss of -$2.2 billion Planned to leave the fleet of 19 ships
	11/01/2021	ART welcomed MIT's market audit of maritime links with the islands 40% of the lines previously subsidised by the Stat have been liberalised
	11/01/2021	Assiterminal, placing port workers among the priority categories for vaccinations They carry out an activity - underlined the association that is among the "essential services"
	11/01/2021	Freight traffic in EU ports fell by -17.0% in the second quarter of 2020 In Italy, the decline was -40.5%
	11/01/2021	Yang Ming and Wan Hai's revenue surges in the latter part of 2020 In the whole year, turnover grew by +1.8% and +12.7% respectively
	11/01/2021	ONE will activate two new containerised maritime services between Northern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean They will have weekly frequency and will touch the transhipment hubs of Tanger Med and Algeciras
	11/01/2021	Forth Ports buys port towing company Targe Towing The company has a fleet of nine naval vehicles and three more under management
	08/01/2021	It is a fatal mistake to cancel investments in fleet renewal in pnrr Messina: it is necessary not to cancel the Marshall Plan for Italian shipping
	08/01/2021	Assoporti calls for port workers to be included in the categories to be vaccinated as a matter of priority Sent a note to The Extraordinary Commissioner Arcuri
	08/01/2021	Exponential growth in Evergreen's revenues in the second half of 2020 In the full year, they totalled about US$7.4 billion (+9.0%)
	08/01/2021	Ridgemont Equity Partners acquires control of American Seko Logistics The logistics company was founded in 1976 and is present in 40 countries
	07/01/2021	HHLA has completed the acquisition of 50.01% of The Trieste Logistics Platform The Julian terminal will be operated under the name HHLA PLT Italia
	07/01/2021	CLIA reminds italian authorities that cruises are one of the sectors that has responded best to the health crisis The association points out that so far cruise ships have ensured the transport of over 60 thousand tourists safely
	07/01/2021	Sanilog, extended to December 31, 2021 the free package of extraordinary Covid-19 performance Extraordinary measures are guaranteed through the insurance company UniSalute
	07/01/2021	United Overseas Group will buy United Arab Chemical Carriers The company has a fleet of 20 ships for the transport of petroleum and chemical products
	07/01/2021	New intermodal rail service for semi-trailers Bologna-Cologne of the SMET group It will be operated on by TX Logistik
	07/01/2021	The Japanese shipyards JMU and Imabari formed the joint venture Nihon Shipyard It will have 510 employees and operate in all segments of naval mechanics, excluding LNG vessels
	07/01/2021	Italy-China agreement on the mutual recognition of maritime certificates It was signed by representatives of MIT and the China Maritime Safety Administration
	07/01/2021	Scorpio Bulkers will change its name to Eneti Inc The change in the name of the company will have to be approved by the shareholders
	07/01/2021	Tomorrow in Civitavecchia will be the first ship of glenhallen service with Libya A stopover is planned every three weeks in the first phase
	05/01/2021	In 2020, containers transported by train between China and Europe by China Railway increased by +56% 12,400 freight trains were operated (+50%)
	05/01/2021	Wallenius Wilhelmsen puts nine of the 16 ships stopped as a result of the pandemic back into service They will be used to replace short-term rented units
	05/01/2021	Costa postpones the restart of cruises in Italy to January 31 "Delicious Coast" will offer three- and four-day mini-cruises or an entire seven-day cruise
	05/01/2021	Orders for six new 15,000 teu limiters to South Korean shipyards HHI and HSHI Orders have a total value of approximately $821 million
	05/01/2021	The EU Commission authorises public support for the recapitalisation of the German tourist group TUI Public resources of up to EUR 1.25 billion are planned
	05/01/2021	CLECAT and ESC once again complain that the commercial practices of containerised shipping carriers are undermineing the recovery of the EU economy Letter to the European Commission
	04/01/2021	Ship transits in the Suez Canal decreased by -4.3% in the last quarter of 2020 In the whole year it was crossed by 18,829 naval units (-0.3%)
	04/01/2021	Port taxes in Rotterdam will increase by +1% this year The three-year agreement with port users has been extended until the end of 2021
	04/01/2021	In March Baleària will take over the world's first natural gas-powered fast ferry The ship will have a service speed of 35 knots and a maximum of over 40 knots
	04/01/2021	Shanghai is the world's first container port for the eleventh consecutive year In 2020, the Chinese climber handled 43.5 million teu (+ 0.5%)
	04/01/2021	Race to identify the company that will choose the dry dock for the port of Gioia Tauro It will be mainly used for the maintenance of medium and large container containers
	04/01/2021	Yang Ming has set up its own maritime agency in France Joint venture with the transalpine Naxco Group