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January 2022

	31/01/2022	CMA CGM increases the reach of its logistics activities to the last mile The French group acquires 51% of its compatriot Colis Privé
	31/01/2022	Fincantieri has delivered to Princess Cruises the sixth and last cruise ship of the "Royal" class It has a gross tonnage of 145 thousand tons
	31/01/2022	Enlargement of the Governing Council of the Union of Interports Entrances by Giuseppe Salonia (Società degli Interporti Siciliani) and Enrico Gislon (Interporto Marghera Carbones)
	31/01/2022	With the pandemic, the performance of ship registers has drastically decreased Noted a decrease of six percentage points in flag States that successfully fulfill their obligations
	31/01/2022	Saipem expects to close 2021 with a loss of more than a third of the share capital Contacts have been established with bank counterparties and shareholders ENI and CDP Industria to verify their willingness to support an adequate financial maneuver
	31/01/2022	Quarter October-December 2021 record for the Japanese company ONE The volumes of containerized cargo transported by the fleet are decreasing. However, demand is growing
	31/01/2022	Once the dredging works have been completed, the port of Hamburg can be reached by container ships with greater draught Deepening between 1.00 and 1.90 meters of the Elba estuary
	28/01/2022	The TAR dismissed the Spinelli group's appeal on the merger between the Genoese terminal companies PSA Genova Pra' and SECH Declared inadmissible for lack of interest in bringing proceedings
	28/01/2022	In the US, demurrage & detention costs have increased significantly Maffei: worrying, but in the context of the situation of general congestion in ports and internal networks
	28/01/2022	In 2020 the embarkations on the cruise ships of the world fleets have collapsed by -81% CLIA believes that in 2022 companies can recover much of the lost ground
	28/01/2022	Wärtsilä closes the fourth quarter of 2021 with a record value of new orders The recovery in the naval sector is slowed by the slow restart in the cruise segment
	28/01/2022	The British company Ambassador Cruise Line bought the ship AIDAMira It has a capacity of 1,200 passengers and 500 crew members
	27/01/2022	Scorpio Tankers sells 14 product carriers for $472 million These are two units Medium Range and 12 Long Range 1
	27/01/2022	Cassa Depositi e Prestiti finances with 21 million euros the redevelopment of the port of Marina di Carrara Interventions aimed at ensuring greater safety and urban regeneration
	27/01/2022	Joint transport, the urgent launch of an organic action to regulate the operating cycles of trucks in ports is necessary Tagnochetti: the problem cannot be entrusted only to the regulation of individual presidents of Port System Authorities
	27/01/2022	At the end of March, cooperation between ZIM and 2M on the Asia-Mediterranean and Asia-West Coast US routes will cease The Israeli company will launch a new pendulum service that will connect the Far East and Pacific Northwest with the Mediterranean
	27/01/2022	Cooperation agreement between ENEA and Fincantieri in the fields of research and innovation Among other things, specific working groups and the possibility of an exchange of personnel
	27/01/2022	The framework agreement on concessions in the port of Monfalcone has been approved D'Agostino: defines what will be the future structure of concession and areas within the port, with perfect harmony of all public and private parties
	27/01/2022	Port of Livorno, adopted the new regulation on job start-ups Assign additional areas to Sintermar Darsena Toscana and Lorenzini
	27/01/2022	The final approval of the Strategic Planning Document of the Port System of Eastern Sicily is imminent On Tuesday, the Sicilian Region expressed a favourable opinion
	27/01/2022	The duration of the concession to CSP Zeebrugge Terminal has been extended to 2055 Last year the container traffic in the Belgian terminal grew by +53%
	27/01/2022	Global Ports Holding will operate the new cruise terminal at the port of Tarragona Concession contract for a period of 12 years with an option for a further six years
	27/01/2022	In 2021, the Swiss Hupac handled record traffic volumes The current exceptional increase in energy costs is worrying. The company's 2021-2026 strategy points to the east and south
	26/01/2022	In 2021 the traffic of the goods in the port of Augusta has grown of +4.5% and in that of Catania has dropped of -3.1% Respectively handled 25.1 million and 8.1 million tons of cargo
	26/01/2022	Cooperation agreement between the port of Thessaloniki and the Suez Canal Economic Zone It provides for the increase of their respective activities through the promotion of maritime traffic through the Suez Canal
	26/01/2022	Assiterminal calls for the adoption of a single regulation on port concessions Ferrari: putting into practice the principles of the economic-financial rebalancing of port concessions
	26/01/2022	Enel X - Grimaldi agreement for the decarbonization and electrification of ports It provides for the development of projects based on renewable energy
	26/01/2022	Last year the ports of Sardinia have enlivened 44,02 million tons of goods (+14.8%) Passenger traffic is recovering
	26/01/2022	New China-Korea-Koper service of the NVOCC operator Volta Shipping Services Three container ships with a capacity of 1,200-2,700 teu are used
	25/01/2022	In 2021 the port of Algeciras has enlivened 4,8 million containers (- 6.1%) In the fourth quarter alone they were pairs to 1,2 million teu (- 6.3%)
	25/01/2022	In the fourth trimester of 2021 the traffic of the goods in the port of La Spezia has decreased of the -11,5% In Marina di Carrara annual traffic record
	25/01/2022	Order to the Chinese DSIC for six new container carriers of 16,000 teu The ships will be 366 meters long and 51 meters wide
	25/01/2022	With Gorizia and Marghera-Carbones, the number of interports associated with the UIR rises to 24 Gasparato: in 2022 we aim for a no longer elusive legislative reform that will have to rejuvenate the regulatory system of Law 240/90
	25/01/2022	ECSA supports the draft report to the European Parliament on the reform of the ETS which includes shipping Philis: represents a substantial step forward
	25/01/2022	The port of Trieste closed 2021 with an increase of +2.2% in traffic Various goods growing also on 2019
	25/01/2022	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port system of the Southern Adriatic has grown of +3.0% In Bari recorded a rise of +6.7%, in Brindisi a decrease of -1.5%
	25/01/2022	COSCO also plans to close 2021 with an astronomical profit Slight growth in the volumes of container cargoes transported by the fleet
	24/01/2022	In Ravenna starts the course for the driving of heavy vehicles aimed at port terminal operators and the Port Cooperative Rossi: concrete feedback to the shortage of drivers
	24/01/2022	Transit windows for motorway access of exceptional transport to the port of Genoa Civolani (TEA): the time of uncertainty is over
	24/01/2022	MSC and Lufthansa are proposing the acquisition of a majority stake in ITA Airways Required an exclusivity period of 90 working days
	24/01/2022	Merlo (Federlogistica): it is necessary to help logistics companies to equip themselves with adequate cyber security plans A waste of time - he denounces - to devote oneself to an old and outdated logistics plan
	24/01/2022	The WSC reiterates that the EU ETS for shipping must be directed towards a global solution Wrong - denounces the association - to move from a policy based on "the polluter pays" to one in which "the polluter is paid"
	24/01/2022	The National Union of Port Companies has joined Conftrasporto Barbera: we are convinced that we can make an active contribution to the activities of the Confederation
	24/01/2022	In the fourth quarter of 2021 the containers transported by the fleet of OOCL are down of -16.9% while the revenues have increased of +101.4% Historical record of quarterly turnover with 4.88 billion dollars
	24/01/2022	ESPO reiterates its concern that the application of the EU ETS to shipping could undermine the competitiveness of European ports Among the proposals, that of considering, for the purposes of counting emissions, the elusive port of call at a neighboring non-EU port as a stopover at an EU port
	21/01/2022	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia has grown of +20% Cruises are recovering, even if the appeal is missing over two million passengers
	21/01/2022	UNIPORT webinar on PNRR and port resources It is scheduled for February 4
	21/01/2022	Federagenti, the Italian Green Deal must pass through the sea Saints: it is necessary to invest consistently, and not by slogans, in ports and logistics
	21/01/2022	Filt Cgil, good the ok of the creditors to the recovery plans of CIN Tirrenia and Moby Colombo: it is necessary to close the entire game by securing even the approximately six thousand workers in charge of the two companies
	21/01/2022	Substantial year-end bonus for COSCO Shipping Holdings employees It would amount to up to 30 times the salary
	21/01/2022	Assologistica asks the government to pay attention to the impact of expensive energy on logistics Ruggerone: start the sustainable development of logistics through tools that concretely encourage the energy transition
	21/01/2022	The Court of Auditors beats the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic Sea The unification of the management of the ports of Venice and Chioggia has not yet been completed
	21/01/2022	Last year, the port of Los Angeles handled a record 10.7 million containers Increase of +13% on 2020
	20/01/2022	Moby announces that the new continuity plan has received the prior consent of the main financial creditors It was filed yesterday at the Court of Milan
	20/01/2022	A cargo of ammunition destined for Santo Domingo left La Spezia, but was discovered and seized in Dakar Summary: a rule would be necessary that provides for the obligation of adequate certification for maritime carriers of these types of goods
	20/01/2022	Last year, Chinese ports collected a significant amount of new historical records Traffic in the seaports has increased of +5.2%, with a +4.6% of international goods alone
	20/01/2022	Kuehne+Nagel activates an indicator on the waiting times of container carriers at ports Currently - the company pointed out - the problem is about 12 times more serious than normal
	20/01/2022	Shortage of veterinary staff in the port of La Spezia The presidents of associations of shipping agents, freight forwarders and customs officers met with Undersecretary of Health Costa
	20/01/2022	The port of Long Beach closed 2021 with a record traffic of 9.4 million containers In the second half of the year, however, a decrease of -1.1% was recorded and in the fourth quarter alone of -4.8%
	19/01/2022	In the USA, record investments in port and river infrastructure Resources of 14 billion dollars in fiscal year 2022 for the implementation of 500 projects
	19/01/2022	New free courses of the National School of Transport and Logistics of La Spezia They are aimed at the labor market in the port and logistics sectors
	19/01/2022	In 2021, the port terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort handled record container traffic Recorded increases in activity of +3.7% and +11.8% respectively
	19/01/2022	Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori For the ecological transition of shipping - he underlined - it is necessary to calibrate the objectives on the technologies actually available
	19/01/2022	Last year the traffic in the port of Zeebrugge increased by +4.6% In the last quarter alone the growth was +7.5%
	19/01/2022	New GEODIS train service between France and Italy It connects Noisy-le-Sec to Novara
	19/01/2022	Ok of Brussels to the change in the ownership structure of the port group Peel Ports New shareholders are GIP, APG and AustralianSuper
	19/01/2022	In 2021 the traffic in the Moroccan ports from the Agence Nationale des Ports has dropped of the -1,6% The containers have been pairs to 1.287.129 teu (+3.8%)
	19/01/2022	Genting HK confirmed that it had filed for liquidation Meyer and Geue (Mecklenburg-Pomerania): it is confirmation that the loan of 78 million euros would not have prevented this development
	18/01/2022	Getting to Zero Coalition calls for a policy mix to decarbonize shipping A significant reduction in the cost of zero-emission fuels is needed to close the competitiveness gap with fossil fuels
	18/01/2022	In 2021 the traffic of the goods enlivened by the port of Marseille has grown of +9% The containers have been pairs to 1,5 million teu (+13%)
	18/01/2022	Free wheels, in the logistics centers the hauliers can not rest at all Franchini: the tachograph records the activity of the truck and not paradoxically that of the driver
	18/01/2022	South Korean antitrust fine of $81 million to 23 containerized shipping companies The accusation is that he agreed on the value of the freight for a period of 15 years
	18/01/2022	ZIM will rent for eight years three new container carriers of 7,000 teu They will be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and taken over in the first half of 2024
	18/01/2022	Joint venture of NYK and Knutsen for the maritime transport of liquid carbon dioxide The Japanese company orders the construction of four LNG carriers
	18/01/2022	For commercial freight, CMA CGM will only talk to customers digitally Progressive extension to all maritime lines of the SpotOn platform
	18/01/2022	Genting Hong Kong one step away from filing for liquidation The Chinese company announces that it could be advanced today
	17/01/2022	After Evergreen raised the bar, Yang Ming employees also want a substantial bonus Granted a bonus of 12 months and an increase of + 5% of the salary
	17/01/2022	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Taranto has increased of +11.1% In the last quarter decrease of -6.1%
	17/01/2022	In the fourth trimester of 2021 the containerized traffic in the port of Antwerp decreased by -8.5% Recorded the new record of total traffic of goods for the period
	17/01/2022	ICS-IRENA agreement to collaborate in the decarbonization of shipping The exchange of information and data is envisaged
	17/01/2022	In Gioia Tauro, the AdSP starts a discussion to ensure greater flexibility of port work In the second half of 2021 the traffic of the container in the Calabrian port of call has increased of +6.4%
	17/01/2022	The moorers of Barcelona have started an indefinite strike Rejected a hypothesis of agreement to resolve the conflict born from the merger of Cemesa and Mooring & Port Services
	17/01/2022	Order to KSOE for the construction of three container ships of 7,900 teu MPC Capital confirms the order to Hanjin Heavy Industries for four full containers of 5,500 teu
	17/01/2022	Last year the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong has decreased of the -1,1% In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -4.9% was recorded
	17/01/2022	Container manufacturer Singamas expects record shareholder profit for 2021 It will be at least 180 million dollars
	14/01/2022	CLECAT considers the measures of the "Fit for 55" package for the freight transport sector to be more than satisfactory For the association, they represent an opportunity to achieve a rapid transition to zero-emission mobility
	14/01/2022	In 2021 the trucks transported by the RCG rolling motorway on the Brenner axis increased by +29% The trains loaded 160,000 heavy vehicles
	14/01/2022	Yang Ming will invest in the construction of five 15,000 teu container ships The purchase of new containers is also planned
	14/01/2022	In 2021, PSA's port terminals handled a record 91.5 million containers New historical highs in volumes handled both in Singapore and in other world ports
	14/01/2022	Maersk expects to close the fourth quarter of 2021 with record financial performance The volumes of cargo transported by the fleet fell by -4%. Freight rates up by +80%
	14/01/2022	T&E calls on the EU to broaden the scope of the rules to decarbonise shipping to include ships under 5,000 GRT and those serving the offshore industry For the combination, the reference threshold for CO2 emissions should be an annual quantity of one thousand tonnes
	13/01/2022	In 2022, the number of calls at Italian ports of ocean Alliance container ships will remain unchanged Livorno is part of the alliance's network of services
	13/01/2022	The European Commission has rejected the merger between the South Korean shipbuilding groups HHIH and DSME No motivated by the dominant position that the concentration would have created in the market for the construction of LNG vessels
	13/01/2022	In 2021 North Sea Port has enlivened 68,9 million tons of goods (+9%) Drop of -4% on record traffic in 2019
	13/01/2022	The ports of Shanghai and Singapore are confirmed in 2021 at the top of the ranking of world container ports In terms of TEU handled, the two airports recorded increases of +8.1% and +1.6% respectively in containerized traffic which marked new historical records
	13/01/2022	Last year the acts of piracy against ships decreased by -32% The International Maritime Bureau urges not to let our guard down
	12/01/2022	The American Lineage Logistics buys three Dutch logistics companies These are the companies Van Tuyl Logistics, H&S Coldstores and Frigocare Rotterdam
	12/01/2022	Bridge over the Strait of Messina, started the procedure for the realization of a technical-economic feasibility study He will have to consider the design solution of the "multi-span airlift"
	12/01/2022	In 2021 the port of Ancona has enlivened 10,78 million tons of goods (+21.8%) Recovery driven by record rolling stock traffic
	12/01/2022	In 2021 the port of Tanger Med has enlivened a traffic container record of 7,2 million teu (+24.3%) Historical peak of goods with 101.0 million tons (+24.8%)
	11/01/2022	In 2021, Turkish ports handled record containerized traffic The total was 12,591,470 teu (+8.3%)
	11/01/2022	Awarded the tender for the redevelopment of the waterfront of Marina di Carrara Works awarded to R.C.M. Costruzioni di Sarno
	11/01/2022	In 2021 the traffic of cruises and ferries in the port of Genoa have marked recovery of +217.6% and +40.5% A further rise is expected in 2022
	11/01/2022	The German shipbuilding company MV Werften has filed for bankruptcy VSM calls for a change of ownership and diversification of the company's business model
	11/01/2022	Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts worth a total of $1.1 billion They are related to activities in Australia and Guyana
	11/01/2022	Philippos Philis has been appointed President of the European Shipowners' Association ECSA Vice President is Karin Orsel
	10/01/2022	Partnership of Konecranes and Pesmel for the automation of container storage The goal is to reduce the complexity of operations, speed up work and optimize space
	10/01/2022	The Belgian antitrust authority approves the merger of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge The new company is owned by the municipal administrations of the two cities
	10/01/2022	Maersk orders KSOE four more new 16,000 teu container ships Contract worth about 701 million dollars
	10/01/2022	Port of Gioia Tauro, extended by two years the duration of the maritime concessions Measure to counteract the negative effects of the pandemic
	10/01/2022	Extraordinary increase in the annual revenues of the Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines Recorded growth of +120.2% and +149.4% respectively on 2020
	07/01/2022	In 2021, Evergreen's revenues reached a record value of 489.4 billion Taiwanese dollars Turnover up by +136.1% on the previous year
	07/01/2022	In 2021 the port of Tanjung Pelepas marked a new annual record of container traffic Enlivened 11.2 million teu (+14%)
	05/01/2022	At MSC the world leadership in containerized maritime transport The position will be strengthened in the future thanks to an orderbook that provides for the acquisition of capacity equal to one million teu
	05/01/2022	The 19,000-ton dry dock has also been removed from the port of Palermo Monti: we can finally accommodate XL ships, now in a position to enter the port safely
	05/01/2022	Filt Cgil, for the Super Green Pass we need ad hoc measures for seafarers Christmas: a specific solution must be urgently identified and the operation of the ships must be guaranteed
	05/01/2022	Port of Gioia Tauro, the construction of a multifunctional border control structure has begun Work worth 1.5 million euros
	05/01/2022	Confitarma, the new requirements for the Super Green Pass take into account the specificities of maritime work Mattioli: it is a question of protecting and identifying ad hoc solutions for workers who risk heavy penalties from these measures
	05/01/2022	Completed the sale of Bergen Engines from Rolls-Royce to Langley Holdings The Norwegian company produces engines and generator sets for the maritime and land transport sectors
	04/01/2022	Construction of the new Senegalese port of Ndayane has begun An investment of over a billion dollars is planned
	04/01/2022	Cassa Depositi e Prestiti finances with 53 million euros the extraordinary maintenance work of the port of Augsburg The goal is to redevelop the commercial port and improve the safety conditions of navigation
	04/01/2022	In November the traffic of the goods in the Ligurian ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has grown of +6.7% Containerized cargo down by -1.6%
	04/01/2022	Orders for the construction of nine container ships to the Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings group Orders for six ships of 15,000 teu and three feeders. I also order for a ship for LNG
	03/01/2022	Blackbird (Federlogistica): it is necessary to speed up the installation of cold ironing systems in ports It is also essential - he specified - a single national direction to start effective and concrete projects
	03/01/2022	The AdSP of the Sea of Sardinia has activated its Own Administrative One-Stop Shop Initially it will be mainly aimed at the management of the practices relating to the Register pursuant to art. 68 of the Navigation Code
	03/01/2022	New historical annual record of the tonnage of ships transited in the Suez Canal Last year, 20,694 naval units passed through the Egyptian waterway
	03/01/2022	Clash between the Länder of Mecklenburg-Pomerania and Genting HK over the future of the MV Werften shipyard The Chinese group takes legal action to immediately obtain a loan of 78 million euros