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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
FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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