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April 2022




29/04/2022Höegh Autoliners orders four more "Aurora" class PCTCs to China's CMHI
The salesperman rises to eight units




29/04/2022The EU Commission authorizes the entry of Hapag-Lloyd into the capital of JadeWeserPort
The German company will acquire 30% percent held by APM Terminals




29/04/2022Singaporean Swire Shipping has bought American ride-hailing company Westwood Shipping Lines
It was ceded by Japan's Sumitomo Warehouse




29/04/2022Approved the 2021 budget of the AdSP of the South Tyrrhenium and Ionian seas
It presents an administration surplus of more than 133 million euros




29/04/2022ESPO, the TRAN Commission of the EU Parliament noted the impact that the inclusion of shipping in the ETS can have on ports
Reassuring-the European ports association explained-that the draft opinion adopted by the parliamentary committee yesterday seeks to find a solution to this problem




29/04/2022Last year the port terminals of the Eurokai group handled 12.3 million containers (+ 13.1%)
In Germany traffic was 7.9 million teu (+ 8.2%), in Italy of 1.8 million teu (+ 13.4%) and in the other foreign terminals of 2.6 million teu (+ 31.2%)




29/04/2022Hapag-Lloyd expects to store the first quarter with a +237 percent growth in operating profit
The company believes the positive trend will continue in the second quarter




28/04/2022Approved the 2021 budget of the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno
Adopted the new Strategic Programming Document of System




28/04/2022The European parliamentary committee TRAN calls on Russia to return the stolen aircraft
Moscow has imposed a new registration of the planes chartered by foreign companies in the Russian aviation registry




28/04/2022Fincantieri will deliver the second corvette for Qatar
It was built in the Muggiano shipyard




28/04/2022Interporto Padova closed 2021 percent with economic results on the rise
The annual financial year was filed with a profit before taxes of 3.5 million euros (+ 24%)




28/04/2022Merlo (Federlogistics) is missing professional figures for cybersecurity in logistics
Cyber piracy is getting more and more aggressive and insidious




28/04/2022Accentuated quarterly decline in CIMC container sales
Minus 21.5% for dry containers and minus 29.6% for reefers




28/04/2022Slala urges the implementation of the project behind the port of Lower Piedmont
Rossini: this is really the last chance




28/04/2022Technical table between the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas and the Customs Agency
The focus is on digitalization for the relaunch of the port system




28/04/2022Convention AdSP of the Strait - University of Messina for the promotion of the health of port workers
The activities will involve a sample of 200 people who will be followed for 18 months




28/04/2022The final balance sheet and the 2021 annual report of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Deiana: 171 million from the PNRR for the construction of the Ro-Ro Terminal in the Canal Port of Cagliari and for the electrification of the docks




28/04/2022The withdrawal from the Russian market weighs on Wärtsilä's accounts
In the first quarter robust growth in new orders




28/04/2022The resumption of Italian logistics threatened by the effects of the war in Ukraine
Nicolini (Confetra): from an economic point of view, the scenario is one of great uncertainty




28/04/2022DSV closed the first quarter with a record net profit of 4.4 billion Danish kroner (+88.3%)
Revenues increased by +81.8%




28/04/2022The 2021 final balance sheet of the AdSP of the Western Ligurian Sea has been approved
During the year, projects worth more than €910 million were launched




28/04/2022The TRAN Committee of the EU Parliament proposes to tighten sanctions against Russia in the maritime and rail sectors
Request to deny the green light to call in EU ports to all ships that also call at Russian ports along their route




28/04/2022In the year ending March 31, ONE's revenues grew by +109.1%
The net profit is piled to 16,8 billion dollars (+380.9%)




27/04/2022The Vibo Marina headquarters of the Port System Authority of the Southern tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has been inaugurated
Planned works worth 18 million euros




27/04/2022Santi (Federagenti): the prospects for cruises are positive, but the iconic Venice is excluded from the market
From the Seatrade Cruise in Miami - he announced - the confirmation of the exclusion of the lagoon port of call from the routes of cruise ships




27/04/2022Presented the new School of Higher Education for Ship's Doctors
In autumn in Arenzano the first course divided into 12 days




27/04/2022Cargotec starts 2022 with growing financial results and orders
Revenues increased by +16.6%




27/04/2022The merger agreement of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine has been signed
Temasek will hold 33.5% of the new company




27/04/2022Fosen Yard acquires the Stralsund shipyard
Signed a lease with the administration of the Hanseatic city




27/04/2022With a +19.6% of traffic in the first quarter of this year, the port of Trieste is approaching pre-pandemic levels
The decline (in tons) of containerized traffic continues




27/04/2022The trucks and trains that flow to the Bologna Interport are growing
In the first three months of 2022, numbers were decidedly higher than even pre-pandemic




27/04/2022Kerdjoudj-Belkaid (Feport): When the ships stopped in Shanghai arrive en masse in the EU, there will be a risk of disaster
The intervention of the European Commission was requested to avoid the nightmare situation that is looming in 8-12 weeks




27/04/2022Konecranes posted an unsatisfactory quarter in terms of financial results but excellent in terms of new orders
For the first time, the value of orders exceeded one billion euros




26/04/2022In the first three months of this year the traffic in the port of Rotterdam has decreased of -1.5%
The activities of the Dutch airport are weighed down by the consequences of tensions on the energy markets and the war in Ukraine




26/04/2022In the first quarter, Busan was confirmed as the seventh largest container port in the world
The South Korean ports have closed the first three months of 2022 with a total of 7.23 million teu (-1.3%)




26/04/2022In 2020, hauliers handled 77% of goods in the EU
Decline in rail transport and that along inland waterways




26/04/2022Jan Dieleman is the new president of the Global Maritime Forum
He was elected today by the assembly of the organization




26/04/2022Russia aims to remedy the shortage of containers by increasing domestic production
The dry port of Yuzhnouralsky, in addition to being used to increase trade with China, could host a container factory




26/04/2022In 2022, 8.8 million cruise passengers are expected in Italian ports
According to Cemar, the strong recovery trend will continue next year




26/04/2022In the first three months of 2022, UPS revenues increased by +6.4%
The net profit has been of 2,7 billion dollars (- 44.4%)




26/04/2022Agreement to offer the companies of the Nola Business Park a platform dedicated to dropshipping
It was signed by CIS - Interporto Campano and eLogy




26/04/2022In March, freight traffic in Spanish ports declined after 12 consecutive months of growth
In the first trimester of 2022 the traffic has been of 136,7 million tons (+5.7%)




26/04/2022The growth in the financial performance of the Kuehne + Nagel group continues
New quarterly historical records in the segment of maritime shipments




26/04/2022Maersk expects to close the first quarter of 2022 with new record financial results
In the period the volumes of cargoes transported by the fleet decreased by -7%




22/04/2022In the first trimester of this year the traffic in the port of Algeciras has increased of +7.5%
Containerized cargo decreased by -6.1%




22/04/2022Last year the Slovenian trucks transported 98,9 million tons of goods (+8.8%)
Volumes to and from Italy are growing




22/04/2022In February growth of freight traffic in the port of Naples, decline in Salerno
Overall, the airports of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea have enlivened 2.5 million tons of cargo (- 1.2%)




22/04/2022Moscow intends to remove aircraft from the category of registered movable property
According to "Vedomosti", this would allow Russian courts to deal with disputes over aircraft rights




21/04/2022Assarmatori and Confitarma urge to modernize the Navigation Code
The two shipowners' associations illustrate the next challenges that Italian shipping will have to face




21/04/2022The performance of Bureau Veritas' Marine & Offshore division is growing
As of March 31, the class fleet consisted of 11,533 ships




21/04/2022New Rail Link Antwerp-Novara of Hupac
Three rotations will be made per week




21/04/2022The Council of State accepts the appeal of the port authority of Gioia Tauro against Zito Evoluzioni Navali Yacht
The AdSP had declared the concessionary relationship with the company to have lapsed




21/04/2022In March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has increased of +16.9%
In the first quarter of this year recorded a growth of +10.9%




21/04/2022From this summer two MSC Cruises ships will be powered from land while supporting in two northern European ports
"MSC Virtuosa" and "MSC Poesia" will use cold ironing systems in the ports of Southhampton and Rostock




21/04/2022Among the difficulties that the Russian transport system is facing, soon there will also be that of the shortage of containers
Russian Railways urges to adapt the Russian ports of the Far East to accommodate goods that cannot pass to the west




21/04/2022In the first three months of 2022, DP World's port terminals handled 19.3 million containers
Traffic slightly up by +1.7%




21/04/2022Relaunched the proposal to create a large area behind the port in the lower Piedmont
New lung serving the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado




21/04/2022In 2021 the rail freight traffic in Austria grew by +4.8%
Flows to and from Italy increased by +9.5%




21/04/2022In the first quarter of this year ABB recorded a growth of +21% in new orders
The period was archived with a net profit of 632 million dollars (+21%)




20/04/2022Dover Port officials prevented ITF inspectors from boarding P&O Ferries ferries
Tomorrow a protest is scheduled in front of the headquarters of DP World in London




20/04/2022Third consecutive quarterly decline in container traffic in the port of Antwerp
In the first three months of 2022 the total of cargo handled has recorded a decrease of -1.5%




20/04/2022The Board of Directors of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti has approved the list of candidates for the position of director of Fincantieri
Pierroberto Folgiero will succeed Bono as CEO. Claudio Graziano new president




20/04/2022Seminar of the Youth Group of Assagenti on the boom of maritime freight
Analyzed the trend of tariffs in the segments of containers, dry bulk and liquid bulk




20/04/2022A software to quantify the polluting emissions produced by ships in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara
Program based on the characteristics of the ships present in the ports




20/04/2022The Bimco clarifies what the strategy of decarbonization of shipping should be
The shipowners' association insists on the issue of the attribution of responsibilities and the importance of the adoption at global level of a market-based measure




20/04/2022Ok to the technical-economic feasibility project for the extraordinary maintenance work of the port of Augusta
They will be realized within 18 months




20/04/2022RCG increases the frequency of rail services connecting Austria with Belgian ports and Scandinavia
They are focused on the Linz intermodal terminal




20/04/2022In 2021 the revenues of the Chinese Sinotrans have increased of +47.1%
Decisive increase in the volumes handled by the logistics company




19/04/2022Third consecutive monthly drop in foreign freight traffic handled in March 2022 by Chinese ports
Containers have been pairs to 21,0 million teu (+1.6%)




19/04/2022Kotug buys Seaways International
The Dubai-based company has a fleet of vessels to support the offshore industry




19/04/2022Moscow assures support to Russian companies to solve transport difficulties
A circular confirms the problems caused by the cessation of services with Russia of international carriers




19/04/2022OOCL records a new historical record of quarterly revenues
In the first three months of this year the containerized cargoes transported by the fleet have decreased of -9.2%




19/04/2022Strong contraction of traffic enlivened by the terminals of the Russian Global Ports
In the first quarter the containerized volumes in the Baltic terminals decreased by -15.8%




19/04/2022The decline in quarterly container traffic handled by the port of Hong Kong is accentuated
In the first three months of this year the total was 3.75 million teu (-8.9%)




19/04/2022Political tensions in Libya disrupt oil and gas production
Production ceased at the Al-Sharara and Al-Feel oil fields and stopped activity at the oil port of Zueitina




19/04/2022The Ever Forward container carrier has been de-stranded
It will be towed to the port of Baltimore




15/04/2022In 2021 the revenues of Anek Lines grew by +20.5%
The annual year was closed with a net result after taxes of a negative sign and equal to -40.2 million euros




15/04/2022In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Augsburg is diminished of the -15,2%
Both liquid bulk (-13.9%) and dry bulk (-40.7%) decreased




15/04/2022With the sanctions on Russia, the port of Antwerp will lose about 5% of the annual volume of traffic
Moscow is the fifth largest trading partner of the Belgian port of call




15/04/2022Free Wheels, the next wild liberalization will give the coup de grace to small road transport companies
It will leave on the field - Franchini denounced - only large groups with few employees and many owners, fake entrepreneurs of themselves, but in reality real exploited workers and without protections of any kind




15/04/2022Yang Ming will buy five new 15,000 teu container ships
Extension of charter contracts for four ships of 11,000 teu. Also decided the purchase of containers




15/04/2022Order to Hyundai Heavy Industries for six new 7,900 teu container ships
Contract to Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for two PCTC




15/04/2022On April 21, the States General of Logistics of the North West will be held in Alexandria
The relaunch of logistics between PNRR and new economic scenarios




15/04/2022In the first quarter of this year, the port of Long Beach handled a record traffic of 2.5 million containers
New historical peaks in the volumes of full containers on disembarkation and empty containers




14/04/2022In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the container in the port of Gioia Tauro has grown of +28.1%
Enlivened about 812 thousand teu




14/04/2022In the first three months of 2022, the terminals of the Chinese CMPort handled 33 million containers
Traffic up by +3.4%




14/04/2022In the first three months of this year the traffic of goods in Russian ports has grown of +1.2%
Slight decrease (-0.5%) in exports




14/04/2022Order to Fincantieri for two more ships for the offshore wind sector
By October 2021 the same client, Norwind Offshore, had commissioned two first CSOV




14/04/2022Two hundred ships were refueled in the port of Singapore with fuel containing pollutants
Fuel dispensed with high concentrations of organo-chlorinated




13/04/2022Noli Mazza, for 39 years "voice" of the Confitarma, leaves the shipowning confederation
This association - he underlined - has now become my home, my family




13/04/2022Meyer and Fassmer bought Neptun Ship Design, Germany's largest ship design company
He was part of MV Werften, for which bankruptcy proceedings were initiated




13/04/2022Agreement between the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic and the Guardia di Finanza on the resources of the PNRR
Pallini: the goal - is to create the conditions so that the opportunity represented by the huge resources can unfold efficiently and promptly, in a framework of legality and security




13/04/2022The Genoese De Wave bought the Finnish FCR Finland
The company specializes in the construction and installation of elements and fittings of passenger ships




13/04/2022In the first three months of 2022 the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles has grown of +3.5%
In March they were enlivened 959 thousand teu (+0.1%)




13/04/2022In the first trimester of this year the port of Singapore has enlivened 9,1 million containers (- 2.5%)
Overall, freight traffic decreased by -3.6%




12/04/2022Delo proposes a solution to prevent sanctions from having a heavier impact on Russian foreign trade
It consists of transferring non-energy exports to Far East ports and transporting more coal and less restricted cargo to western ports




12/04/2022Fine over 3.7 million euros of antitrust to Caronte & Tourist
For the AGCM, the company abused its dominant position in the transport of passengers by car by charging too expensive prices




12/04/2022New Western Mediterranean Service - West Coast of Central and South America of Hapag-Lloyd
The first departures at the beginning of May




12/04/2022Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products depend on the unblocking of the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev
Even before the war, most of these volumes passed through the two airports




12/04/2022The number of acts of piracy against ships is stable
The area most at risk is the Singapore Strait. In recent days, an attack off the coast of Ghana has been foiled by the Italian Navy




12/04/2022Hyundai Glovis confirms its upcoming entry into the liquefied natural gas shipping market
15-year contract with Australian Company Woodside




11/04/2022Filt Cgil, withdraw all amendments to the Competition Bill, otherwise strike in the ports
Colombo: they represent a real and gratuitous threat to port workers




11/04/2022In 2021, 2,389 maritime accidents occurred in European Union waters
Seven ships sunk




11/04/2022New historical record of quarterly revenues of the Taiwanese Yang Ming and WHL
Figures up by +71.3% and +108.5% respectively on the same period of 2021




11/04/2022The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the International Port Community Systems Association
Summary: the PCS today is an indispensable competitive tool to meet the increasingly necessary needs of interoperability




11/04/2022New terminal in the port of Rotterdam for the import of green hydrogen
It will be produced by the Dutch Gasunie, HES International and Vopak




11/04/2022Two port workers who were dealing drugs in the port of La Spezia were arrested
Ordinance of obligation to stay against a third party




08/04/2022ILO and IMO call for urgent action to protect the thousand seafarers of one hundred ships stranded in Ukraine
Letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières




08/04/2022Last February the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have enlivened 5,2 million tons of goods (+16.6%)
Total volume down both on February 2020 (-3.1%) and on February 2019 (-1.7%)




08/04/2022Massolo appointed president of the Italian National Association of Maritime Trainers
The organization represents the national network of training centers in the maritime field




08/04/2022In February the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna has increased of +20.3%
Growth of +14.2% is expected in the first quarter of 2022




08/04/2022CMA CGM formalizes the acquisition of the logistics company GEFCO
The European Commission has provisionally authorized the operation




08/04/2022Evergreen celebrates new historical records of monthly and quarterly revenues
In the first three months of 2022 the turnover grew by +89.9%




08/04/2022In 2021 the sales of containers produced by COSCO Shipping Development increased by +89.9%
This commercial activity generated revenues of 31.3 billion yuan (+161.3%)




08/04/2022Maersk establishes the airline Maersk Air Cargo
Star Air's activities will converge




08/04/2022SAAM Towage buys Canadian ship trailer companies Stanrdard Towing and Davies Tugboat
They have three tugs used in ports of call on the west coast of Canada




07/04/2022Confitarma will present proposals for the development of cold ironing
Mattioli: the involvement of port users is essential to avoid rain interventions




07/04/2022The Sicilian Region has transferred the management of the ports of Gela and Licata to the AdSP of Western Sicily
Agreement signed this morning in Palermo




07/04/2022Fedespedi takes stock of the performance of the economy and transport
Published the latest issue of the quarterly economic information of the Study Center




07/04/2022The Port System Authorities of Puglia sign an agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo
In particular, financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises is envisaged




07/04/2022Frontline and Euronav announce a merger plan
The new company will have a fleet of 146 tankers




07/04/2022Agreement to create a logistics hub of the Italian agri-food sector
It was signed by Coldiretti, Consorzi Agrari d'Italia, Cai RE, Assologistica and Confetra




07/04/2022The US is wondering about its dependence on containers produced in China
Vekich (FMC): We need to incentivize a manufacturing base in the United States that is able to produce the essential equipment to meet the needs of our exporters




07/04/2022A new intermodal connection has been activated between the port of Trieste and the Interporto of Cervignano
Make two weekly rotations, with a forecast of doubling the frequency




06/04/2022In Porto Marghera the quay is ready to accommodate cruise ships that are forbidden to arrive at the maritime station of Venice
This year, 200 ports of call of cruise units are expected at the Venetian port, of which 32 at the new quay




06/04/2022The ESC again urges the EU Commission to rectify the distortion in the maritime container transport market
The Association of European Shippers points out that the position of the USA with regard to the problem is not at all that exposed by Margrethe Vestager




06/04/2022Port of Singapore, zero port fees for ecological port ships
The charge will be suspended for five years




06/04/2022In 2021 the Greek group Attica recorded a recovery of +19.8% of revenues
The year was closed with a net loss of -13.2 million euros




06/04/2022Hupac will increase the frequency of the Barcelona-Busto Arsizio rail link
Five rotations will be made per week




06/04/2022Order to the South Korean Daehan Shipbuilding for four container ships of 7,200 teu
The company entered the container carrier market at the end of 2021




06/04/2022The EU closes its ports to only a few Russian ships
To be excluded, in fact, are those (the majority) that transport agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid and energy products




05/04/2022The Ukrainian Seafarers' Union calls on shipowners not to embark Russian personnel
In the port of Mariupol a merchant ship was hit by a bullet and caught fire




05/04/2022Confitarma explains how to ensure the competitiveness of the Italian flag
Gavarone: the International Register is a necessary but no longer sufficient condition to ensure the competitiveness of our companies




05/04/2022The fund manager DIF buys 49% of the port division of the Spanish Boluda
The company operates eight container terminals in Spain and the Canary Islands




05/04/2022Contract in Vard (Fincantieri) for an innovative fishing vessel
The new unit will have a length of 84 meters




05/04/2022The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea has formalized the regulation for the reduction of anchorage fees for 2021
The measure regulates the methods of calculation to define the discount




05/04/2022Awarded the dredging works for the enlargement of the access channel to the port of Livorno
They will be carried out in 120 days




05/04/2022TX Logistik increases the frequency of the Leipzig-Verona intermodal connection
Make eight weekly rotations




05/04/2022TMEIC buys the port automation division of the Spanish Orbita
The company's clientele consists mainly of Iberian terminal operators




04/04/2022In 2021, Liebherr's revenues in the crane sector for the maritime sector fell by -6.9%
The German group closed the year with a net profit of 545 million euros




04/04/2022In the first quarter of 2022 the Suez Canal was crossed by 5,303 ships (+15.8%)
At the end of March 2021, traffic had been interrupted for six days due to the stranding of the "Ever Given"




04/04/2022In 2021 the traffic of the container in the German ports has increased of +5.9%
Decrease of -1.5% on 2019




04/04/2022Assarmatori has opened a representative office in Brussels
The shipowners' association intends to monitor the EU's strategic issues even more actively




04/04/2022On January 1, 2023, a new tariff system for transits in the Panama Canal will come into force
Simplification of the calculation of tolls is envisaged




04/04/2022Change at the top of APM Terminals
On the first of July, CEO Morten Engelstoft will step down from Keith Svendsen




01/04/2022PSA buys ceres Halifax from the port of Halifax
With the acquisition, the Singaporean company operates the two container terminals of the Canadian airport




01/04/2022CMA CMG is about to acquire Gefco
Russia's RZD would sell 75% of the capital




01/04/2022Evergreen declares general failure due to the stranding of the Ever Forward
So far, attempts to put it back in place since March 20 have been in vain




01/04/2022It cannot be us - the British ports stress - who ascertain compliance with the rules on the minimum wage for seafarers
Ballantyne (BPA): Ports are not the competent authorities to enforce the rules on employee salaries or working conditions in the maritime sector




01/04/2022Kombiverkehr will increase the frequency of services between Benelux-Germany and Italy
Inauguration of a new connection and increase in departures




01/04/2022COSCO Shipping Ports closed 2021 with record revenues
Recorded a net profit of 405,8 million dollars (+8.6%)




01/04/2022COSCO expects to close the first quarter of 2022 with record earnings
An EBIT of 39.3 billion yuan (+98%) and a profit for shareholders of 27.6 billion (+78.6%) are expected




01/04/2022Sardinian AdSP - Navy agreement to complete the process of reconversion of the historic port of Cagliari
The entire waterfront will be dedicated to recreational tourism functions, able to accommodate even maxi yachts




01/04/2022Agreement signed for the sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics to the MSC Group
The sale will take place for 5.7 billion euros




01/04/2022The transformation of 74 special members of the CULMV of Genoa into ordinary members has been approved
Green light from the Management Committee to the progressive early retirement of 89 members of the CULMV and the CULP of Savona
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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
Visual Sailing List
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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