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June 2021




30/06/2021Notice for the assignment of the maritime territorial continuity service on the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari line
Applications to be submitted by tomorrow




30/06/2021In the port of Valencia, the trend of growth of container traffic continues, while in Algeciras it is still declining
In May, the two Spanish port ports moved 476,000 containers respectively (+22.9%) and 405,000 containers (-0.1%)




30/06/2021The substantial demand for containers rewards the Chinese Singamas
A profit for shareholders of at least $50 million is expected for the first half of 2021




30/06/2021The fifth edition of the Pietrarsa Forum is scheduled for July 5th
It will be held in presence at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa




30/06/2021The draft revision of the EU emissions trading scheme provides for the inclusion of shipping
The European Commission's proposal will be presented on 14 July




29/06/2021Record quarter for FedEx
In the March-May period, revenues increased by +30%




29/06/2021FIATA and ICHCA renew their cooperation agreement
The aim is to benefit from agreed actions and initiatives with a view to achieving common objectives




29/06/2021Published the call to collect proposals and projects for the construction and management of docking points outside the Venice Lagoon
The entire procedure is expected to end on June 30, 2023 with the announcement of the winner




29/06/2021Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed president of the International Chamber of Shipping
The appointment will be formally ratified by the General Assembly in June 2022




29/06/2021Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona increased by +28.4% in May
Containerized traffic up +33.5%




29/06/2021Joint venture of Alfa Laval and Wallenius to design wind-powered ships
Project similar to the one recently presented by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics




29/06/2021The Italian Sea Group commissioned Deloitte to evaluate the acquisition of Perini Navi
The Marina di Carrara company has specified that the acquisition can only take place at sustainable values with a view to creating value for the company and its shareholders




29/06/2021HMM orders 12 new 13,000 teu container containers from HHI and Daewoo Shipbuilding
The two orders have a total value of approximately $1.57 billion




28/06/2021Chantiers de l'Atlantique starts construction of the cruise ship MSC Euribia.
It will join MSC Cruises' fleet in June 2023




28/06/2021Activated in the port of Bari a Corporate Vaccination Point dedicated to port operators and seafarers
Both crews of Italian and foreign nationality will be able to access it




28/06/2021New Seaspan order to build six 15,000 teu contenitori carriers
This year there are already 40 new ships commissioned by the company




28/06/2021Wan Hai Lines orders 12 new container containers with a capacity of 3,055 teu
Orders to Japanese shipyards Nihon Shipyard and Japan Marine United




28/06/2021In 2020, the revenues of the AdSP of the North Tyrrhenian Sea generated by port taxes fell by five million euros
The measure providing for a reduction in the amount of the concession fees is applied to 19 undertakings




28/06/2021In bookshops the volume "Wind from the South. Logistics, infrastructure and the market for a new Europe."
Pasqualino Monti talks with Bruno Dardani and Giulio Sapelli about infrastructure and logistics




28/06/2021Celebrated the five years since the panama canal was widening
During the period it was crossed by about 13,700 neo-Panamax ships, or 28% of total transits




28/06/2021Today in Marina di Carrara a conference on PNRR and the possible impacts for the maritime-port sector
It is organized by AdSP Ligure Orientale, Wista Italy and Propeller Club




25/06/2021Assarmatori and Confitarma hope that the vaccination plan for seafarers will be in place shortly
Today is Maritime Day




25/06/2021In May, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +43.1% and +30.7%
In the first five months of this year the overall growth was +8.2%




25/06/2021Austria's imports and exports fell by -8.5% and -7.1% in 2020
The trade balance has been deficient by EUR 1.85 billion




25/06/2021Approved the Three-Year Operational Plan 2021-2023 of the port of Ravenna
Interventions with a total value of almost €1.5 billion are planned




25/06/2021The duration of the concession of APM Terminals to Algeciras was extended until November 2032
Further investments by the company are planned




25/06/2021In the second quarter of this year, the connections of Italian ports with the worldwide network of containerised maritime services decreased
During the period, italy's LSCI index, which unctad circumvented, was 75.1 (-1.9%)




25/06/2021The first phase of the container terminal of the port of Berbera (Somaliland) has been inaugurated
It has a traffic capacity of 500 thousand teu which, with the second phase, will be increased to two million teu




25/06/2021Seaspan agrees with COSCO to extend the rental period of 17 container carriers
They have a carrying capacity of 117,700 teu




24/06/2021Negotiations for the merger of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine
A non-binding agreement has been signed




24/06/2021ICS renews its call on governments to prioritise seafarers for vaccinations
The number of seafarers on board vessels whose conscription contract has expired is increasing




24/06/2021The AdSP of the North Tyrrhenian Sea presented the training plan aimed at port workers in Livorno and Piombino
For 2021, the institution will set up 500,000 euros to achieve the predefined training objectives




24/06/2021Carnival Corporation's accumulated net loss in the March-May quarter was nearly $2.1 billion
There has been an acceleration in bookings for upcoming cruises




24/06/2021In Monfalcone the coin ceremony of the second ship of the "Seaside Evo" class of MSC Cruises
Fincantieri will deliver the "MSC Seascape" in autumn 2022




24/06/2021Tests have begun in the port of Hamburg on the use of self-driving trucks in terminal areas
Success of tests conducted at HHLA's Container Terminal Altenwerder




24/06/2021Stena Germanica is the first ro-pax ship to travel using methanol
This is methanol from the residual combustible gases from the steel process




24/06/2021SEA Europe, disappointed by the measures taken by the IMO to reduce emissions from maritime transport, calls on the EU to act decisively
Tytgat: this requires ambitious targets, appropriate shipping tools and investment aid for fleet renewal and modernisation




23/06/2021In the first quarter of this year, transport prices in France rose
Maritime transport increased by +16.1%




23/06/2021Carnival Cruise Line will take over a new ship initially destined for AIDA
The company will also acquire the "Magic Coast" of Costa Crociere




23/06/2021Seaspan orders two new 12,000 teu container containers
They will be taken over in the fourth quarter of 2022




23/06/2021The container terminal extension has been inaugurated in Koper
At the end of the project, annual traffic capacity will increase to 1.5 million teu




23/06/2021Agreement reached in principle on compensation for the blockade of the Suez Canal caused by the ever given aground.
Suez Canal Authority, Shoei and its insurers are working on defining the final agreement




23/06/2021Uiltrasporti calls for useful action to prevent the degradation of the logistics sector
Tarlazzi: the risk is that of the exploitation of labour and of a system that is not transparent in terms of legality and often the prerogative of organised crime




23/06/2021International tender for the management and development of the multipurpose terminal of the Angolan port of Lobito
The deadline for submitting tenders is August 16, 2021




23/06/2021Norway's MPC Container Ships buys compatriot Songa Container AS
The $210 million acquisition includes 11 container carriers




22/06/2021The formula of Assarmatori for territorial continuity with Sardinia
Public subsidy only for non-profitable routes




22/06/2021Confitarma's point of view on contracts for maritime services useful to ensure territorial continuity with Sardinia
Grimaldi: the management in the free market and without any state contribution has allowed a saving of about 45 million euros per year compared to the previous 72 million paid to a single operator




22/06/2021The first non-food train arrived from China at the Austrian intermodal terminal in Graz
The convoy departed on April 30




22/06/2021The European Commission has authorised the extension of the duration of a support programme for German maritime transport
The scheme will be extended to include vessels registered in other EU/EEA naval registers




22/06/2021Hapag-Lloyd orders DSME six more container containers from over 23,500 teu
The value of the order is about a billion dollars




22/06/2021Container traffic in Chinese seaports increased by +11.4% in May
Total goods handleed amounted to 879.2 million tonnes (+8.9%), of which 357.0 million tonnes of international traffic (+7.7%)




22/06/2021Confitarma joined the campaign #ShoutOutForSeafarers
It is aimed at speeding up the vaccination of all seafarers




21/06/2021The granting to RCT of the temporary cruise terminal at quay 25 south of Civitavecchia has been approved
It will last four years




21/06/2021Cisl is calling for clarity on the future of the container terminal in Cagliari and its workers
Cuccello and Diamante: after three years of talking about it, the Special Economic Zone has not yet been established




21/06/2021Filt Cgil calls for the establishment of the Employment Agency for the canal port of Cagliari
Proposed recourse to the funds identified by the Sostegni bis decree




21/06/2021Evergreen orders two new 24,000 teu contenitorials at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
The order follows that of the end of 2019 for four ships of the same capacity




21/06/2021ZIM and Alibaba extend their partnership for another two years
Extended agreement until 2023




21/06/2021The discussion of the suez canal blockade caused by the ever given arena has been postponed until 4 July.
Deferral was requested by both sides




18/06/2021New Verona-Regensburg rail service from Rail Cargo Group
Make three weekly rotations that by the end of the year will rise to six




18/06/2021The shipping industry is disappointed that consideration of the proposal to set up a fund for the decarbonisation of shipping has been deferred
What are we waiting for, bimco, clia, intercargo, interferry, ics, intertanko, ipta and wsc are asked




18/06/2021If the global blue economy were a nation, it would be part of the G7
This was underlined by the Secretary-General of the Federation of the Sea




18/06/2021Admiral Andrea Agostinelli has been appointed president of the AdSP of the South Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
The new entity administers the ports of Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Crotone, Taureana di Palmi and Vibo Valentia




18/06/2021Mitsubishi HC Capital will buy CAI International for $1.1 billion
The Japanese company will become the fourth largest global operator in the container rental market




18/06/2021Assarmatori, yes to the mandatory Genoa Blue Agreement provided that it is applied in all Italian ports
The association highlights the need not to disperse resources for the electrification of the quays




18/06/2021The IMO has taken steps to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping by 40% by 2030
Abbasov (T&E): They are a cosmetic measure. Transport & Environment urges the EU to 'resist all attempts by the IMO to prevent it from taking effective regional measures to reduce the climate impact of maritime transport in Europe'




17/06/2021Construction of Royal Caribbean cruise terminal in Galveston Port has begun
It is expected to enter service by the end of 2022




17/06/2021Filt Cgil, no to the immediate transfer of cruise ships to Marghera
Colombo: this is totally unjustified and irresponsible




17/06/2021The EU Commission has confirmed the validity of public support for the Companies Siremar/SNS and Toremar/Moby
Request to Italy to recover approximately EUR 1.9 million for some aid to Siremar/SNS




17/06/2021Umberto Ruggerone is the new president of Assologistica
Vice presidents are Pamela Calderoli, Riccardo Fuochi, Andrea Gentile, Massimiliamo Montalti, Renzo Sartori and Marco Spinedi




17/06/2021New Intermodal Service Milan-Ghent della Lineas
Schedule five rotations a week




17/06/2021Global Ship Lease buys four $5,470 teu container carriers for $148 million
The ships have a reefer capacity of 1,200 containers




16/06/2021Despite the sharp increase in containers, freight traffic in French ports fell by -4.8% in the first quarter
A total of 68 million tonnes were moveded




16/06/2021Meyer Turku starts construction of the first of three 200,000 TSL cruise ships for Royal Caribbean
The first unit, "Icon of the Seas", will be delivered in the fall of 2023




16/06/2021The construction of the new fire station begins in the port of La Spezia
It will be built in 18 months in Calata Malaspina and will replace the current headquarters on the Garibaldi Pier




16/06/2021Pilot portable units were delivered to pilots in the port of Livorno
They offer precision data to support piloting activities




16/06/2021New service of the Indian NVOCC Sarjak Container Lines from Italian ports to South America
Departures from the ports of the upper Tyrrhenian and upper Adriatic to the ports of Colombia and Peru




16/06/2021Visit of a delegation from Qterminals to the Porto Canale of Cagliari
Possible interest in container terminal management. Deiana: "I welcome this visit while maintaining cautious optimism"




16/06/2021New Spanish national strategic consortium to promote the use of artificial intelligence in the industrial sector
Promoters are Repsol, Gestamp, Navantia, Técnicas Reunidas, Telefónica and Microsoft




16/06/2021Project to install in the port of Vado Ligure the largest and most modern silos in Europe for the processing of green coffee
Initiative of Pacorini Silocaf and TRI financially supported by Banca Carige




16/06/2021USB Porti presented its health and safety proposals to Mims
Among the demands, greater monitoring and control in the areas of concessions, procurement and port staff




16/06/2021Last year freight traffic in Greek ports fell by -6.9%
Passengers fell by -44.8%




16/06/2021For the first time, the Port of Los Angeles has moved more than a million containers in a month
In May, traffic was 1.01 million teu (+74.0%)




15/06/2021The maximum limits on the length and catch of vessels permitted to enter the Panama Canal have been high
Container containers up to 370.33 meters long and with a maximum catch of -15.24 meters can pass through it




15/06/2021Maritime traffic in the EU decreased by -10.2% in 2020 due to the pandemic
The sharpest decline (-86%) was that of cruise ships




15/06/2021Salvatore d'Amico is the new president of the Young Shipowners Group of Confitarma
Comparative study between the Italian flag and other foreign registers




15/06/2021Six companies operating in the port of Gioia Tauro were joined by an anti-Mafia interdict
They were immediately withdrawn from port access




15/06/2021NYK orders an additional 12 Pure Car Truck Carriers with a capacity of 6,800-7,000 cars
They will be built by Japanese shipyards Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. and Nihon Shipyard Co




15/06/2021The National Retail Federation warns that port congestion is having a serious impact on U.S. trade
The difficulties explained in a letter sent to the Biden administration




15/06/2021Container traffic in hong kong port grew by +6.1% last month
In the first five months of 2021 the increase was +2.9%




14/06/2021Freight traffic in singapore's port increased by +14.6% in May
Record for this month of container traffic in terms of eventful teu




14/06/2021Concern of Confitarma for the stoppage of transport in ports and logistics platforms of Liguria
Trasportounito decides to postpone the stoppage of the trucking, threatening to confirm it in September




14/06/2021Greek ferry owners are calling on Minister Plakiotakis to take immediate action to save the sector and tourism
The SEEN predicts that in the two-year period 2020-21 the associated shipping companies will record losses of over 200 million euros




14/06/2021Pan Ocean will exit the Singapore Stock Exchange
The primary listing on the South Korean stock market will be maintained




14/06/2021MHI is developing a standalone forklift for low temperature environments
The vehicle uses a laser guidance method




11/06/2021Agreement for the relaunch of the port of Marina di Carrara and its territory
It has been signed by AdSP, trade unions and Confindustria




11/06/2021Brussels authorises aid to French shipping companies carrying passengers
Contributions of EUR 23 million are planned




11/06/2021ALIS, the transport strike in the ports and logistics platforms of Liguria was unholy
Di Caterina: it is inappropriate and a real attack on the restart




11/06/2021Federico Barbera has been confirmed as president of FISE Uniport
The aim of my mandate - he announced - will be to transform the expansion of the representativeness achieved into a real incisiveness of action in the institutions and in the world of politics and work




11/06/2021ANAMA and ALSEA ask not to stop upgrading the cargo city of Milan Malpensa airport
Schiavoni: it is necessary to allow the airport for goods to be widening, obviously respecting the rules and the surrounding territory




11/06/2021MSC presents the new luxury brand Explora Journeys
In 2023 Fincantieri will deliver "Explora I", the first of four ships of the new company




11/06/2021René Berkvens is the new president of SEA Europe
Eight Vice-Presidents appointed




10/06/2021Feport warns against carefully considering the scope of the minimum corporate tax to multinationals
The fear is a distortion of competition for the benefit of terminal shipping companies




10/06/2021Metrocargo Italia has acquired 70% of Arquata Logistic Services
The company specializes in the provision of logistics and storage services for industrial operators




10/06/2021Restart of dredging work in the port of Milazzo
They will last 12 months




10/06/2021Fincantieri will build six FREMM-class frigates for the Indonesian Navy
Agreement with DSME to support the conceptual design of the new class of aircraft carrier "CVX" for the South Korean Navy




10/06/2021In April, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno increased by +48.6% and 29.9%
In the first quarter of 2021, the increases were +4.1% and +15.7% respectively




10/06/2021Two similar crises, those of Tirrenia and Alitalia, although a little asynchronous
Uiltrasporti asks for answers from the government and state intervention




10/06/2021Still an all-time high in monthly revenues recorded by Yang Ming and Wan Hai
In May, the turnover of the two Taiwanese companies increased by +136.6% and +188.6% respectively




10/06/2021In the first quarter of 2021, gross domestic product in the G20 area returned to pre-pandemic levels
This recovery - underlines the OECD - hides great differences between the economies of the various nations




10/06/2021The Maersk group would be about to proceed to the cession of the Maersk Industry Container
Between the companies interested, the Chineses CIMC and Midea, the Americans Carrier Global and Thermo King, the Daikin Japanese and the British Triton




10/06/2021To May the port of Long Beach has marked the own new historical record of traffic salary of the container
Increment of +44.4% on May 2020




09/06/2021Moretto (Fedespedi): in the last year and means the logistics and shipment houses have demonstrated their strategicità
Bellanova: in the PNRR 190 million they are destined directly to the logistic enterprises




09/06/2021ICS, without investments in research & development the decarbonizzazione of the shipping is to risk
Platten: all this that we ask is that the governments put our money where they are necessary




09/06/2021To July the Authority of Harbour System of the Sea of Western Sicily will re-enter in Assoporti
Giampieri: from today we can work coesi to the flank of all the players of our field




09/06/2021Elevated to -14 meters the maximum draught of the portacontainer that they arrive to harbour terminal LSCT of
Al moment ulterior increments of draught excluded




09/06/2021From the complementary Bottom to the PNRR 120 million euros for the port of Civitavecchia
Musolino: with 69 million euros for the last railway mile, we will have the resources necessary in order to carry out a real transformation of the port of call




09/06/2021Ports of call (Asamar): incomprehensible the exclusion from the PNRR of the development plans of the port of Livorno
Exhortation to recompact those common forehead that in last years it has decreed the success of the port of call




09/06/2021In the first trimester of the 2021 crocieristica division of GPH it has continued to accuse the impact of the pandemic
The revenues are diminished of -77,9%




09/06/2021Global Ship Lease buys 12 of the 25 portacontainer of the Borealis Finance
They are ships of the medium ability to teu and of medium the 3.000 age 11-year-old




08/06/2021Grimaldi has taken in delivery new Large ship PCTC the California
It has an ability to 7.600 ceu




08/06/2021New record of the revenues salaries recorded from Evergreen
Last month the volume of transactions has grown of +145.3%




08/06/2021New center of Agents Pesto in the tourist port of Rome for services to the superyacht
It will support customers from Rome to Civitavecchia, Anzio and Nettuno, Ventotene and Pontine Islands until Gaeta and Formia




08/06/2021Invitalia has made the point on the contests for services of public marine transport with the islands
Grimaldi Euromed has renounced to the relative resources to the drafts Genoa-Port Torres and Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari




08/06/2021Wan Hai Lines will carry out an own independent service on the route Asia - East Coast the USA
It will have frequency weekly magazine and it will be realized with ten ships




08/06/2021T. Mariotti will construct a naval unit for Marina Militare Italiana
It will be used for the support to the underwater operations, the special operations and for the aid to the staff of the submersible disaster victims




07/06/2021To March the traffic in the port of Bremen has returned down
In the first trimester of the 2021 tons of goods (+3.1% are enlivened 17,5 million)




07/06/2021Suez Canal Authority leaves to intend that at the moment of the incident the Ever Given navigated to a advanced speed to that allowed
UK P&I Club had called in cause the responsibilities of the pilots of the SCA and its system of management of the naval traffic




07/06/2021The resumption of the cruises to Venice riacutizza the controversies on the presence of the great ships in lagoon
CLIA: we have always supported the decongestione of the traffic from Venice and the displacement of the great ships from the Channel of the Giudecca




07/06/2021USB index a strike in the ports in order on 14 June
Protest for the dead on the job




07/06/2021Partnership between Nova Marine Carriers and Aug.Bolten
Project for the institution of a pool for the management of ships handysize




07/06/2021Last year the revenues of Interporto of Bologna are diminished of -4%
The exercise is closed with a net loss of -29 thousand euros




07/06/2021The Grimaldi group has taken in delivery the ship ro-ro Echo Catania
It can transport 7,800 linear meters of rotabili




07/06/2021The Maltese Mariner Shipping of the Hili group has acquired the Tubeline compatriot
Tubeline is active in air shipments and marine and the deliveries express




04/06/2021In the first trimester of this year the revenues of the French CMA CGM have for the first time exceeded the ten billions of dollars
Profit clearly record of 2,09 billion dollars (+3,658, 5%)




04/06/2021COSCO Shipping Ports in negotiations in order to acquire a participation of minority in HHLA the Tollerot terminal
It is one of the three terminals for containers managed from the German company in the port of Amburgo




04/06/2021From the complementary Bottom to the ulterior PNRR bottoms for the ports of Augusta and Catania
The AdSP of the Sicily Oriental announces new resources for beyond 159 million euros




04/06/2021The fleet of Reunited Tugs Panfido becomes rich of ulterior naval means
The tug "Vortex" will be employed in the port of Venice




04/06/2021With secondary offer ZIM it aimed to obtain 320 million dollars
Proposed a price per.share of 40 dollars




03/06/2021Meyer Werft's management presents a "take it or leave" recovery plan that includes 660-1000 redundancies
Aid plan worth EUR 300 million approved for MV Werften




03/06/2021To thirteen days from the explosion of the fire portacontainer the X-Press Pearl is sunk
It has been put down on the backdrop to -21 meters of depth




03/06/2021To May the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna is increased of +47%
In the first quadrimestre of the 2021 increase it has been of +13%




03/06/2021It is about to conclude the boom of the market of the shipping containerized
According to the Bimco, the question could be attenuated after the period of peak season




03/06/2021Carried out the delivery to the enterprises of sheds in the within of I rearrange of the area of the naval repairs of Genoa
In origin destined to warehouse and material storage, they could now be used for the development of the activity own of the concessionaires




03/06/2021Appeal of the ICS to the governments so that they give the ok to the deep ones for the decarbonizzazione of the shipping
Appreciation for the initiative "Zero-Emissions launch Shipping" from Mission Innovation




03/06/2021The Austrian Gebrüder Weiss acquires the branch Bulgarian of the Rhenus Group
The transaction is subject to the approval of the authorities antitrust




03/06/2021In the first three months of the 2021 revenues of the RINA they are piled to 121 million euros
In the 2020 they have been pairs to 495 million euros




01/06/2021Established the new dimensional limits of the ships that can land to the port of Genoa
Specific decree of the Harbour office




01/06/2021In the first five months of the 2021 they have been portacontenitori new formers for 2,2 million teu
All the store clerks have gone to the ship yards of China, South Korea and Japan




01/06/2021Genoa Marine Transports buys the Ichnusa ferry
It is yielded by BN of Navigation




01/06/2021For transport railway agreement RCG and Pasifik Euroasia between Asia and Europe via Turkey
The services of the two societies will converge on the Turkish terminal of Köseköy




01/06/2021In the first four months of the 2021 traffic of the goods in the port of Trieste it is diminished of -9,6%
Decrease of the bulk partially compensated from the increase of the rotabili




01/06/2021Ancim and Assarmatori ask to abolish the norm that limits to 50% the fleeting ability to transport of the ferries
Of the Deo and Messina they have sent a letter to the ministers of the Health, of Tourism and Infrastructures




01/06/2021Completed the first lottery of the work of rifiorimento and restoration of the outer dam of the port of Augusta
Within end of month the delivery of the work of according to lottery




01/06/2021The president of the Confitarma has met viceministra the Bellanova
Mattioli has evidenced the necessity to safeguard the competitiveness of the Italian fleet
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FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Naples
The "systematic non-application of the contractual conditions" to which the three acronyms refer - the institution replies - in fact concerns the punctual verification carried out by the competent offices of this administration of contractual institutions to which the dependent personnel were not entitled.
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
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