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December 2022

	30/12/2022	Successful conversion of a port tractor from diesel propulsion to that to hydrogen From the end of January, the operational experimentation at the Logiport terminal in Salerno has been completed
	30/12/2022	The AdSP of the East Ligurian Sea has awarded all the PNRR races The works involve investments of 128.9 million euros
	30/12/2022	AdSP agreement, Municipality, Region and Chamber of Commerce to promote the port of Ravenna Framework Convention for the realization of joint marketing activities
	30/12/2022	Russia's Global Ports Investments will acquire the entire ownership of the Yanino Logistics Park and Moby Dik terminals Agreement with the CMA Terminals of the French CMA CGM Group
	30/12/2022	Launched the second "Superstar" class ro-pax ship of Finnlines It will be able to carry 1,100 passengers and 5,200 linear metres of rotatable
	30/12/2022	ZES Abruzzo, on the road links with the ports of Vasto and Ortona The ARIC has concluded the tender procedures for the entrusting of the designs related to the works, for an amount of 50 million euros
	30/12/2022	Port of Genoa, issued the grant to Antipollution Operative Center for the new Ecological Platform A total investment of around 10.6 million euros is expected
	29/12/2022	The Danish DFDS will buy British McBurney Transport It has a fleet of about 400 trucks and 1,360 trailers
	29/12/2022	*Stop in the port of Genoa the container ship MSC Haiti II* for serious violations of EU legislation on ship recycling** It was found not in rule with the certification and keeping of the inventory of hazardous materials
	29/12/2022	The Nagasaki shipyard of MHI has passed to Oshima Shipbuilding It occupies an area of about 960mila square meters
	29/12/2022	The Genovese group De Wave detects the majority of the Wingeco concitizen It is the fourth acquisition of the year
	29/12/2022	In November, freight traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.1% percent The only loads to and from abroad have grown by 2.7% percent
	28/12/2022	Three offers to ensure the air territorial continuity to and from Sardinia None for Alghero's aeroscalp
	28/12/2022	On January 16 the AdSP of the Southern Adriatic Adriatic will activate the new Administrative Sole Sportswear Further functionality will be entered in the course of 2023
	28/12/2022	Spanish scheme of direct aid to regular maritime services pax, ro-pax and ro-ro It will have a duration of six months extendable for an additional semester
	28/12/2022	Joint venture AD Ports-NMSC for the transport of crude oil of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea Expected an investment of more than 780 million
	28/12/2022	Turkey automatically extends to 49 years the duration of the port concession contracts Published today the measure on the "Official Gazette"
	27/12/2022	Two bangs for former Air Italy workers and industrial port of Cagliari Recourse to the European EGF Fund to promote the creation of businesses
	27/12/2022	Morandi, dear energy has a negative impact on portuality and logistics, too Calls for greater speed on the procurement procedures and the governance of the port system
	27/12/2022	MEDLOG accords with Saudi Mawani to set up a logistics zone in the port King Abdulaziz Maersk involved in the management of a cold storage warehouse in the Saudi port airport
	27/12/2022	Severe drop in containerized traffic in the port of Barcelona in November Last month, the volume of goods decreased overall by 4.7% percent
	27/12/2022	The tender for the Enhancement of Brescia freight rail has been opened The project provides for a series of interventions aimed at boosting the capacity of the infrastructure
	27/12/2022	In Austria, a doubling of rail waste is expected to be doubled Rail Cargo Group is equipped with new containers and railway wagons
	27/12/2022	ONE will acquire from MOL and NYK on 51% percent of American terminal shipping containers TraPac and Yusen Terminals Their activity is mainly focused in the Port of Los Angeles
	27/12/2022	Saudi Hassana invests 2.4 billion in three core assets of DP World Stakes in the port of Jebel Ali, in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and in the National Industries Park
	23/12/2022	Decree approving the ranking of the Port System Authorities for facilities for agri-food logistics The financial resources available amount to EUR 150 million
	23/12/2022	In 2022 the ports of Augusta, Catania and Pozzallo handled 34.1 million tons of goods Decrease of -0.3% on last year
	23/12/2022	The port of Busan will archive the 2022 with a decrease of the -2,6% of the traffic of the container A recovery of +0.9% is expected in 2023
	23/12/2022	The port of Koper closes the 2022 with a traffic of the container of over one million teu It is the first Adriatic port to exceed this altitude
	23/12/2022	The Suez Canal is preparing to conclude 2022 with new annual and quarterly traffic records The trend of significant growth in the value of transit rights continues
	22/12/2022	Fincantieri will build a new hydro-oceanographic vessel Delivered the third of four corvettes destined for Qatar
	22/12/2022	Work is underway to equip the port of Civitavecchia with an efficient system of railway tracks Investment of 23 million euros
	22/12/2022	Disappointment of Confitarma for the current lack in the text of the Budget Law of answers to the requests of the shipowning sector Request to the government to intervene urgently to support a strategic sector such as maritime transport
	22/12/2022	Between the owners of the goods and the truck drivers who transport them, the principle of "supply chain responsibility" does not work This is highlighted by Trasportounito
	22/12/2022	To November the traffic of the goods in the port of Algeciras is diminished of the -6,4% Decrease in bulk. Slight increase in containerized cargoes
	22/12/2022	Signed the supplementary contract for employees of the Genoese maritime agencies It is the first agreement of this kind stipulated at territorial level and is also the only one in Italy
	22/12/2022	The logistics group Smet has acquired the Catania Esperia The Sicilian company has a fleet of 450 vehicles
	22/12/2022	Sea-Intelligence envisages a possible "freight war" It would be a consequence of an excess of hold capacity offered while demand is stagnant
	22/12/2022	In the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam the bettholes will have to be equipped with a bunker measurement system In the coming months, it will be decided when to make these systems mandatory
	21/12/2022	FedEx's quarterly performance continues to decline In the period September-November revenues are decreased by -2.8%
	21/12/2022	It accelerates the recovery of the financial and operational performance of the cruise group Carnival A further improvement is expected in 2023
	21/12/2022	The sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics to the MSC group has been completed In 2021, Bolloré Group's Africa activities generated revenues of almost 3.12 billion euros
	21/12/2022	The staff of the port companies of Civitavecchia and Gaeta is growing In 2022 recorded an increase of +10% of the staff
	21/12/2022	In the fourth trimester the index of integration of the Italian ports in the network of services of containerized marine transport is dropped of -0.2% Gioia Tauro is the airport with the best connections. Several ports are losing ground, including Genoa and La Spezia
	21/12/2022	Hupac will operate the bimodal terminal in Cologne North It covers an area of 152,000 square meters
	20/12/2022	The reduction in freight traffic in the port of Valencia is greatly accentuated To November the containerized cargos are diminished of -31,7%
	20/12/2022	Green light for two €4.5 billion high-speed rail projects in the Mezzogiorno Ok of the Superior Council of Public Works
	20/12/2022	Royal Caribbean partners with iCON to develop its worldwide network of cruise terminals The partnership will be 90% owned by the iCON VI fund and 10% by the cruise group
	20/12/2022	+25.5% increase in concessionary fees in 2023? For Assiterminal it is not really the case to talk about it The association recalls that it has already represented in each location the need to review the criteria for determining the fees
	20/12/2022	In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the French ports is increased of +9.1% The volume handled is still lower than pre-pandemic levels
	20/12/2022	The board of directors of the Propeller Club of Genoa has been renewed The collegiate body is chaired by Giorgia Boi
	20/12/2022	From mid-January the Single Administrative Desk of the Sea of Sardinia will become operational for the loading of the files Deiana: will represent a versatile and strategic tool for the activity of offices
	20/12/2022	New Gottwald crane at the Genoa Port Terminal of the Spinelli group The company also took delivery of the first batch of 150 new trucks
	20/12/2022	New decentralized office of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily in Pozzallo The establishment of the seat was decided by the Management Committee
	20/12/2022	Next year in Italy the ships of THE Alliance will continue to call only the ports of Genoa and La Spezia Included touches in two services connecting Asia with the Mediterranean
	20/12/2022	GEODIS will buy the German express courier trans-o-flex The Weinheim-based company employs around 2,000 people
	20/12/2022	Approved contributions to the training and redeployment of the staff of the port companies CULMV and CULP Green light for the extension of Spinelli's license in the areas called "ex-carbonile Enel Levante"
	19/12/2022	Ok from Brussels the Italian program of 110 million to encourage the transfer of goods from road to rail The EU Commission has also authorized the recapitalization of the Meyer Turku shipyard
	19/12/2022	Fincantieri - ONEX, creation of a corvette production and maintenance line The activity will give impetus to the rebirth of the shipyards of Elefsis
	19/12/2022	The workers administered by the port of Genoa are in a delicate condition to say the least Nidil Cgil, Felsa Cisl and Uiltemp Liguria denounce it
	19/12/2022	The port of Gioia Tauro is preparing to close 2022 with container traffic close to the record level The forecast is about 3.37 million teu enlivened from the Calabrian airport
	19/12/2022	The port of Bremen expects to close the 2022 with a decrease of -7,4% of the traffic of the goods Decline in volumes in all product sectors
	19/12/2022	Kombiverkehr establishes its own operating company for the intermodal terminal in Mortara Riedl: We want to further strengthen our traffic between Benelux, Germany, Scandinavia and Italy
	19/12/2022	Final green light for the inclusion of shipping in the EU emissions trading system The reform of the standard provides that emissions in the world must be reduced by 62% by 2030
	19/12/2022	Global Ports Holding will manage the cruise terminal of the Port of Alicante The joint venture activity with the Spanish Sepcan
	19/12/2022	HMM increases its presence in the heavy lift market Agreement with the Japanese NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers
	19/12/2022	In 200 days, a new LNG terminal was built in Germany in the port of Wilhelmshaven It will cover 6% of Germany's annual gas needs
	16/12/2022	Mattioli confirmed as president of the Federation of the Sea Maritime Italy - he underlined - has an important role to play, but it is essential that the institutions are at our side
	16/12/2022	The Genoese ESA has acquired the software and the Performance team from Arribatec Oceanly established, with offices in Genoa and Rapallo
	16/12/2022	The Board of Directors of Fincantieri has approved the 2023-2027 business plan Demand is expected to grow in the primary sectors in which the company operates
	16/12/2022	In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the Italian ports has marked a modest increment of +0.2% The figure is still +2.9% higher than before the pandemic
	16/12/2022	In Palermo a conference on the role of Sicily in the economic, logistical and geopolitical scenario Organized by the AdSP of the Sea of Western Sicily, will be held on December 21
	16/12/2022	Paolo Potestà is the new president of Angopi The association's assembly was elected yesterday by a very large majority
	16/12/2022	The FMC is calling on shipping carriers to disclose the measures they have taken to avoid retaliation against shippers Maffei warns: violating a U.S. law will not be tolerated
	16/12/2022	Filt-Cgil, for the reform of the rules on ports is essential the contribution of labor Urged the start of a dialogue involving trade unions and employers' organizations
	15/12/2022	The German DB formalizes its intention to evaluate the sale of DB Schenker With over 78,000 employees, it is one of the world's leading logistics companies
	15/12/2022	Barbara Muckermann will be president and CEO of Silversea Cruises Roberto Martinoli appointed senior advisor to the president and CEO of the parent company Royal Caribbean
	15/12/2022	Decline in quarterly cargo traffic in Greek ports In the April-June period, loads and passengers were lower than in the same pre-pandemic quarter
	15/12/2022	Assologistica celebrates seventy-five years of life The traditional delivery of the "Logistic of the Year" award is scheduled in Milan
	15/12/2022	To November the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong is diminished of -16,1% In the first eleven months of 2022 the decrease was -6.9%
	15/12/2022	Mario Mattioli confirmed at the helm of Confitarma We expect - he underlined - a 2023 full of challenges, especially in terms of ecological transition and regulatory simplification
	15/12/2022	Bad November for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach The traffic of the container is dropped respective of the -21.2% and -21.0%
	14/12/2022	Royal Caribbean signs an agreement for the development of the Finnish maritime cluster Ties with the Meyer Turku shipyard have been strengthened. Business Finland will finance naval projects
	14/12/2022	Marfin Investment Group will sell 79.4% of the shipowning group Attica to Strix Holdings (Piraeus Bank) Transaction worth EUR 443.8 million in the form of the transformation of debt into capital
	14/12/2022	Concern of Uiltrasporti for the deletion of the reference to the National Transport Plan in the text of the new Procurement Code Tarlazzi: We would not like to go back to the old objective law with plethoric lists of works without functionality and lacking the relationship between supply and demand
	14/12/2022	Seizure of more than 102 million euros from logistics companies BRT and Geodis Investigation of illicit labour supply
	14/12/2022	Italian ports lag behind both northern European ports and other Mediterranean ports Federagenti denounces it. According to President Santi, for the possible recovery it is necessary to focus on the countries of the MENA area
	14/12/2022	Bolloré Africa Logistics signs a new agreement for the management of the terminal for forest products of the port of Douala Concession contract for a period of 15 years
	13/12/2022	Agreement for the port and economic development of Sudan A consortium led by AD Ports.si would be involved, among other things, in the development of the port of Abu Amama, on the Red Sea
	13/12/2022	Project by MSC, Messina, Number1 and Interglobo to create a logistics hub in Genoa on the former Ilva areas Presented an expression of interest to the Municipality of Genoa
	13/12/2022	A new Coast Guard search and rescue ship has been launched It is the longest "self-righting" and "unsinkable" boat ever built in Italy
	13/12/2022	Visintin has been confirmed as president of ASPT-ASTRA F.V.G The full implementation of the regime of international free port - it has emphasized - remains one of the pieces to be put in its place
	13/12/2022	The railway works in progress bring the port of Ravenna closer to the Brenner and the markets In recent days, moreover, the green light to proceed with the works affecting the A22 motorway
	13/12/2022	For HHLA (without COSCO?) it would be a far from rosy future A business plan would provide for a substantial reduction in employment
	13/12/2022	A record 2022 will be followed by a year of decline in world trade This is foreseen by UNCTAD, highlighting that negative factors weigh on the trend, but also counterbalanced by positive elements
	13/12/2022	Assoporti calls for urgent measures on simplification Giampieri: One of these interventions certainly concerns the clear division of all competences on port areas
	13/12/2022	MSC and Port America partner to build a new container terminal in New Orleans It will become operational in 2028 and will have a capacity at full capacity of two million teu
	13/12/2022	To November the traffic of the goods in the port of Singapore is diminished of -11,3% Handled over 2.9 million containers (- 6.2%)
	12/12/2022	Swan Hellenic has also been awarded the third cruise ship under construction at Helsinki Shipyard It will be taken over next March
	12/12/2022	The AdSP of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea has defined the program for the electrification of the docks Investment of 77.5 million euros with funds from the National Complementary Plan to the PNRR
	12/12/2022	Single plan for the management and collection of waste from ships in Tuscan ports It was presented today during the meeting of the Management Committee of the AdSP
	12/12/2022	*Saipem exercises the purchase option for the Santorini* drill vessel** The investment amounts to 230 million dollars
	12/12/2022	The process for the construction of the Gioia Tauro - Padova railway fast corridor has been completed Soon to inaugurate the one that will connect the Calabrian port with the intermodal port of Bari
	12/12/2022	Australia's ACCC has put port terminalists under scrutiny to see if their high margins are justified Brakey: If they are due to recent supply chain shocks we would expect them to decrease over time as congestion is reduced
	12/12/2022	By March, ONE will abandon the TradeLens IT platform He joined the initiative in mid-2019
	12/12/2022	Vincent Clerc will succeed Soren Skou in the position of CEO of the Danish shipowning group A.P. Møller-Mærsk The rotation will take place on the first of January
	12/12/2022	To November the traffic of the goods in the Russian ports is increased of +7.9% Only imports are falling
	12/12/2022	Decree for the distribution of funds equal to 41 million euros to Italian ports This is a part of the VAT due for the importation of goods transiting through ports
	09/12/2022	*Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Resilient Lady* to Virgin Voyages** It is the third of four units ordered by the company
	09/12/2022	*Meyer Werft will delay delivery of the Carnival Jubilee* cruise ship** It will join Carnival Cruise Line's fleet in December 2023
	09/12/2022	The precipitous decline in revenues of the Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL is accentuated Wan Hai Lines sends ten container ships for scrapping at the Indian factories in Alang
	09/12/2022	Ventana Serra has opened two new branches in New York and Atlanta They join the American offices in Miami and Los Angeles
	09/12/2022	The US FMC is calling for more powers to block any anti-competitive practices in the container shipping sector Letter from Commissioners Bentzel and Vekich to key members of Congress
	09/12/2022	PSA would consider divesting its stake in Hutchison Port Holdings 20% of the capital of the terminalista company was acquired in 2006
	09/12/2022	DP World is committed to upgrading the Somali port of Bosaso A new quay will be built
	09/12/2022	Wenzel (Yilport): Container shipping companies gained power while regulators slept The EU - said the president of Feport, Bonz - did not analyze the maritime sector in this regard potentially because national interests protected some companies
	09/12/2022	Wednesday in Ravenna the conference "Regulatory plans and port concessions. The new discipline" The changes made to art. 5 of Law no. 84/1994 and the lines of the Regulation for the granting of state concessions
	08/12/2022	Romania strengthens the ports of Braila and Galati Two contracts signed for the allocation of about 55 million euros
	07/12/2022	Solinas calls on the government to prevent the new EU emissions rules from having a negative impact on connections with Sardinia The risk is an increase in shipping tariffs and a decrease in the number of services
	07/12/2022	ESPO's appreciation for broadening the criteria for identifying ports included in the comprehensive TEN-T network The text agreed by the European Council takes into account the port's contribution to the diversification of EU energy supplies and the acceleration of the deployment of renewable energy
	07/12/2022	Next year Ocean Alliance will keep the calls at Italian ports unchanged Three services will touch Genoa. A line for each of the ports of La Spezia, Livorno and Trieste
	07/12/2022	Intercargo, for the decarbonization of shipping it is essential to ensure the availability of green fuels The association highlights the need to also guarantee the infrastructure network for the supply of these fuels
	07/12/2022	To October the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna is diminished of -5,9% A decline of -7.0% is expected in November
	07/12/2022	CMA CGM buys GCT's container terminals in New York Harbor The American company remains the terminal activities in the Canadian port of Vancouver
	06/12/2022	In Germany, growth in maritime and rail transport is expected to resume only in 2024 Activity is expected to stagnate in 2023
	06/12/2022	MSC will activate a new direct scheduled service between India and the Western Mediterranean In Italy it will call the ports of Genoa, Salerno and Gioia Tauro
	06/12/2022	Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile and Fincantieri launch continuous training courses A program has been designed specifically for the technical staff of the Sestri Ponente pole
	06/12/2022	Alessandra Orsero has been elected president of Confetra Liguria He is vice president of Isomar and Spediporto
	06/12/2022	Project by Fedespedi and Accudire to experiment with the digitization of CMR Calamandrei: we hope that Parliament will ratify the protocol to the CMR Convention as soon as possible
	06/12/2022	Agreement between Assologistica and Assiterminal for initiatives aimed at developing the logistics sector It focuses on intermodality, contract modernisation, digitalisation, training and sustainability
	06/12/2022	UNIPORT submits to politics the issues considered essential for the development of ports Among the issues highlighted, those of port work and concessions
	06/12/2022	Cepsa will invest three billion euros for the production of green hydrogen in Andalusia It will also be used for the decarbonisation of shipping through the ports of Algeciras and Huelva
	06/12/2022	AGCM, the process of selecting port concessionaires should not start exclusively from the request of the interested party Illustrated the considerations on the basis of which the request of Caronte & Tourist to create a landing system for the Reggio Calabria-Messina route was rejected
	05/12/2022	In Venice, small luxury cruise ships will dock at the Fusina terminal Agreement between Venice Ro-Port Mos and Venezia Terminal Passeggeri
	05/12/2022	Three hundred thousand euros fine to Chantier Naval de Marseille (San Giorgio del Porto) for environmental violations Complaint filed by two environmental associations
	05/12/2022	The new rail freight corridor between Turkey and Uzbekistan has been activated It crosses the territories of Iran and Turkmenistan
	05/12/2022	A load of wheat from Ukraine landed in Savona He is the first to arrive in Liguria since the beginning of the conflict
	05/12/2022	The Austrian freight railway company RCG establishes its own subsidiary in China The company operates about 600 trains a year along the New Silk Road
	05/12/2022	Turkish ports will close 2022 with further growth in cargo traffic A total of 545 million tons is expected compared to 526 million last year
	05/12/2022	ESPO, the application of the EU ETS to maritime transport must be monitored immediately Ryckbost: The diversion of ships to non-EU ports and the modal shift to the road must be seen as failures
	05/12/2022	The Podgorica government would aim for a merger between Luka Bar and Port of Adria The company that manages the port of Bar has repeatedly highlighted the need to regain possession of the areas managed by the Turkish group GPH
	02/12/2022	Tender for the sale of the third cruise ship ordered by Swan Hellenic to Helsinki Shipyard It is 125.0 meters long and 24.3 meters wide
	02/12/2022	Approved the project for the construction of the new container terminal of TIL/MSC in the port of Valencia The total investment will give almost 1.6 billion euros
	02/12/2022	CER, ERFA, UIP, UNIFE and UIRR urge the EU to set the conditions for the growth of rail freight I call on the Transport Ministers of the European Union to take on board the ambitions expressed by the Commission
	02/12/2022	SEA Europe welcomes the preliminary agreement to allocate part of the EU ETS revenue to maritime projects Tytgat: will help accelerate innovation and boost the application of more sustainable fuels and technologies
	02/12/2022	Port of Gioia Tauro, reduction of anchorage fees to promote traffic The sum of one million euros is earmarked for this purpose
	02/12/2022	Partnership of Japan's NYK and Indonesia's PIS focused on LNG shipping The agreement includes other business segments, including oil bulk and FSRUs
	01/12/2022	On the first of January, Hapag-Lloyd will apply a reduction in the Marine Fuel Recovery surcharge The decrease, after three quarters of increases, will be generalized
	01/12/2022	Federlogistica, hands off the Ministry of Cultural Heritage from the blue economy Merlo: the recent statements of Undersecretary Sgarbi cannot fail to generate great concern
	01/12/2022	Federagenti notes the urgency of protecting ports from adverse weather phenomena Announced a detailed appeal to the competent ministries, first of all that of the Sea
	01/12/2022	The results of the Thai RCL also show the slowdown in the container shipping market In the period July-September the revenues are increased of +53%
	01/12/2022	The Port Employment Agency of Sardinia will continue to operate for another three years The AdSP of Sardinia states that that of the harbour work is a sector that enjoys excellent health
	01/12/2022	Rising costs and concomitant reduction in traffic put pressure on Italian port terminalists The situation was explained by Assiterminal to representatives of the government and Parliament