inforMARE News

News File
January 2023

	31/01/2023	MSC will include the Port of Livorno in the West Med-Middle East / India service The link has weekly frequency
	31/01/2023	UPS records a decline in turnover after 40 consecutive quarters of growth In 2022, revenue surpassed 100 billion for the first time
	31/01/2023	In 2022 the revenues of the Wärtsilä Group have increased by +22% The value of new orders grew by +6%
	31/01/2023	The port of Palermo sets its own new historical record of goods traffic The share of passengers lost due to the pandemic has been fully recovered
	31/01/2023	Quarter of marked decline in financial results for ONE In the period October-December the turnover is dropped of -24.9%
	31/01/2023	In 2023, over 400,000 cruise passengers are expected in Sardinian ports compared to 221,000 last year To date, 191 calls are scheduled at the ports of Cagliari, Olbia, Porto Torres, Golfo Aranci, Oristano and Arbatax
	31/01/2023	Hapag-Lloyd closed 2022 with record financial results Trend reversal in the last quarter of the year
	30/01/2023	New appeal by Grimaldi Euromed against the ok to Moby's composition with creditors plan It was approved by the Court of Milan on 24 November
	30/01/2023	Port of Gioia Tauro, first shipment by train of cars from China The cars are headed to central and northern Italy
	30/01/2023	Artificial intelligence and autonomous navigation These are the fields of activity in which the Japanese NYK and Ghelia will cooperate
	30/01/2023	The historic brands Hamburg Süd and Sealand will disappear They will be replaced by the Maersk brand
	30/01/2023	Federlogistica denounces that the process of digitization of ports is in disarray The Federation emphasizes that not a single euro of the resources made available by the PNRR has been spent and a high-profile design is missing
	30/01/2023	The Romanian port of Constanta has handled record annual traffic The container has been pairs to 772.046 teu (+22.2%)
	30/01/2023	Negative balance for -25.6 billion of Italian foreign trade with non-EU countries in 2022 An energy deficit of -112.01 billion weighs on the figure
	30/01/2023	Today the fire extinguishing operations on the La Superba ferry were concluded They lasted two weeks
	30/01/2023	The logistics group French STEF closed 2022 with a record annual turnover In Italy - the company announced - the activity was particularly affected by the decline in food consumption
	27/01/2023	Satisfaction of Confitarma for the ok of the EU parliamentary committee to the provisions on naval credit For many years - underlines the Confederation - we have been fighting for ship's regulatory purposes to be gradually assimilated to infrastructure credit
	27/01/2023	Tender of the Indian government for the construction of a large container port of transhipment in the Indian Ocean It will have a capacity of 16 million teu. An investment of five billion dollars is planned
	27/01/2023	Investing in the Blue Economy to create jobs, increase income levels and reduce emissions This is suggested by a scientific study published in "Frontiers in Marine Science"
	27/01/2023	As a result of the war in Ukraine, the Cypriot Naval Register lost 3.7 million GRT In the meantime, ships for two million GRT have signed up. New Royal Caribbean office in Limassol
	26/01/2023	Inaugurated in Arenzano the new School of Higher Education for Ship's Doctors Messina (Assarmatori): it is a concrete response to the real and urgent need to guarantee the health and safety of those who sail
	26/01/2023	In 2022 the port of Marseille Fos has enlivened 77 million tons of goods (+3%) Container records. Overall passenger traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels
	26/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the goods in the South Korean ports is diminished of the -2,3% The container has been pairs to 28,8 million teu (- 4.1%)
	26/01/2023	Initiative to activate in Livorno an ITS path dedicated to logistics and transport The promoters are the Port System Authority, the Italian Super Yacht Life Foundation and the Chamber of Commerce
	26/01/2023	The Port of New York has set a new historical record for annual container traffic Business decline in the fourth quarter of 2022
	25/01/2023	Conftrasporto's proposals for the transport and logistics sector Salvini: I asked the European Commissioner for Transport to start infringement proceedings against Austria
	25/01/2023	In Noghere a new integrated production center at the port of Trieste The Port System Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea has purchased an area of 350,000 square meters
	25/01/2023	Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 35% of India's J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Agreement to raise the stake to 40% with a capital increase
	25/01/2023	Stable in 2022 the traffic of goods enlivened from the ports of Sardinia The recovery in the passenger sector continues
	25/01/2023	MSC and Maersk decide to dissolve the 2M alliance with effect from January 2025 It was activated in 2015
	25/01/2023	In the port of La Spezia the growth of bulk has compensated for the decline in various goods The 2022 final balance of the port of Marina di Carrara is very positive
	24/01/2023	Taranto is confident of a relaunch of the container terminal on bases that do not appear very solid The unions satisfied with the commitments of the San Cataldo Container Terminal
	24/01/2023	Fincantieri, launched an LPD amphibious unit for Qatar The ceremony in the shipyard of Palermo
	24/01/2023	On Monday, Rapallo will be held the first edition of "Shipping, Transport & Intermodal Forum" The current situation and the prospects of the maritime and logistics sector will be analysed
	24/01/2023	In Livorno a three-day Assoporti to deepen the aspects of urban transformation in the port city Two of the technical groups of the association will meet: the one specialized on the theme of port-city relations and that of urban planners
	24/01/2023	Santi (Federagenti): the Italy of ports and logistics will be made now or never. Rhetoric or vaticinio? The country - he warns - in a few months, if not in a few weeks, must define strategic infrastructure priorities
	24/01/2023	Supply chains are getting shorter The "Trade in Transition 2023" study commissioned by DP World illustrates companies' response to the health crisis and geopolitical tensions
	23/01/2023	Grimaldi converts the option with China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu to order for five new PCTC vessels Fifteen ships of this type ordered by the Neapolitan company in less than three months
	23/01/2023	Corsica Sardinia Ferries participates in the Neoline project to build a ro-ro sailing ship It will be deployed on a transatlantic route
	23/01/2023	The Croatian shipowners' association Mare Nostrum has joined ECSA Budisavljevic: Becoming a member of ECSA strengthens our position in Brussels
	23/01/2023	Italian ceramic companies are considering the possibility of increasing clay imports from Brazil Visit of a delegation to the port of Rio Grande
	23/01/2023	Thursday in Milan a conference of Fedespedi on "Logistics digitization and PNRR" Since 2020, the Federation has contributed to the construction of the Plan
	23/01/2023	RINA has bought the American Patrick Engineering It is an engineering consulting company active mainly in the infrastructure, transport and renewable energy sectors
	23/01/2023	Maritime associations and companies urge the EU institutions to make the FuelEU Maritime Regulation more effective One of the requests is that the revenues from the penalties for non-compliance be allocated to the decarbonization of shipping
	23/01/2023	China's CIMC expects profit to halve as demand for containers weakens Breakup fee for the renunciation of the acquisition of Maersk Container Industry
	20/01/2023	T. Mariotti will build the first luxury cruise ship of Neptune Co, a joint venture between Aman Group and Cruise Saudi It will have a gross tonnage of 23 thousand tons and will be completed in 2026
	20/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Ancona is diminished of the -2,3% Passenger pick-up
	20/01/2023	The ship tilted in the port of Genoa was subjected to administrative detention More than 20 deficiencies have been ascertained, some of which are particularly serious
	20/01/2023	In 2022, Russian ports, despite sanctions, handled record traffic Volumes slightly increased compared to the previous year thanks to the export of raw materials and energy products
	20/01/2023	Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts for an amount of 900 million dollars Activities in the South Atlantic and Norwegian Sea
	20/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Trieste is increased of +4.0% Record of containers, rolling stock and cruises
	20/01/2023	In 2022 container traffic in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will decrease The quantities of containers handled, however, are the second highest ever
	20/01/2023	Cambiaso Risso buys the German Trident Special Risks In 2022, the Genoese company achieved a premium volume of 440 million dollars and net revenues of 57 million dollars
	19/01/2023	MSC announces an appeal against the decision of the FMC that requires it to pay damages of one billion dollars MCS Industries is trying to hold MSC responsible for the failure to transport goods that MCS never asked it to transport
	19/01/2023	Agreement Assoporti - HN Social Care to promote the accessibility of fragile people in port areas Created a dedicated portal
	19/01/2023	In 2023 MSC Cruises plans to bring four million passengers to Italian ports Scheduled a record number of thousand stopovers
	19/01/2023	In 2022 the traffic goods in the ports of the Southern Adriatic has grown of +16.2% Handle more than 19.5 million tons of cargo
	19/01/2023	Tender for the management of the intermodal terminal of La Llagosta in Barcelona It is expected to become operational in the second quarter of 2025
	19/01/2023	The market share of containerized companies that are not part of the alliances is decreasing Sea-Intelligence believes that the impetus to increase capacity generated by the post-Covid recovery has run out
	19/01/2023	After three years of decline, maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore returned to growth in 2022 82.819 ships have transited, with an increment of +5.7% on 2021
	19/01/2023	Fincantieri will build an SOV unit for wind farms in the USA It will be carried out at the American Bay Shipbuilding plant
	18/01/2023	I.L. Investimenti (Schenone family) enters the nautical sector Acquired the Genoese San Giorgio Yachting & Shipping Services
	18/01/2023	Lufthansa submits an offer for a minority stake in ITA Airways The proposal provides options for the purchase of the remaining shares in a second phase
	18/01/2023	In 2022 the traffic of the goods in the Moroccan ports has reached the total record of 195,0 million tons (+1.5%) Growth was generated by transhipment
	18/01/2023	The cyber attack on DNV involved 70 customers with a thousand ships The accident did not affect the operational capacity of the vessels
	18/01/2023	In Genoa, the Centre for Strategic Advice and Analysis on the Economy of the Sea has been established It was named after Giuseppe Bono
	18/01/2023	Erik Thun orders eight ships from the Ferus Smit shipyard Currently the fleet of the Swedish company consists of 35 ships
	18/01/2023	In 2022 the traffic in the port of Algeciras has been of 108,2 million tons of goods (+3.0%) The container has been pairs to 4.762.808 teu (- 0.8%)
	18/01/2023	New intermodal service between the terminals of Giovinazzo (Bari) and Mortara (Pavia) It will be built by Lugo Terminal with the railway traction of Ferrotramviaria
	17/01/2023	Shipwreck in the port of Genoa The incident occurred during boarding operations
	17/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the container in the terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports is dropped of -2,2% APM Terminals Vado has enlivened 222 thousand teu (+291.9%)
	17/01/2023	In 2022 the traffic of the goods in the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris is increased of +2% Stable containers
	17/01/2023	Significant drop in traffic in the port terminals of the Russian Global Ports Last year the container has been pairs to almost 1,1 million teu (- 33.7%)
	17/01/2023	The feasibility analysis for the electrification of the docks of the port of Civitavecchia has begun The cold ironing system will cover eight berths
	17/01/2023	Also in 2022 Shanghai was confirmed as the world's leading container port Last year 47,3 million teu (+0.6%) were enlivened
	16/01/2023	86% of the world's major ports are exposed to the risks of climate change Research from the University of Oxford highlights the urgent need for substantial investment to deal with the dangers
	16/01/2023	ECSA, ISC, IMEC and ITF constitute a committee to address issues affecting Filipino seafarers Agreement with the Government of Manila
	16/01/2023	Record freight traffic in the Moroccan port of Tanger Med Last year the container has been pairs to 7.596.845 teu (+5.9%)
	16/01/2023	ASTAG denounces that the transport system in Switzerland risks a collapse if Germany does not respect the pacts Jaussi: it is necessary to strengthen the railway but without weakening the road
	16/01/2023	Catalano Shipping Services (Fratelli Cosulich) buys the Monegasque Monaco Yacht Partner The company was founded in 2010
	16/01/2023	In 2022, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell back to turn-of-the-century levels Handled altogether 16,66 million containers (- 6.9%)
	16/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the containers in the terminals of PSA is decreased of the -0,7% There was a slight decrease in both volumes handled in the Singapore terminals and in the foreign terminals
	16/01/2023	The value of freight rates for full container exports from the port of Valencia is falling Last December, the VCFI index showed an economic variation of -13.1%
	16/01/2023	*Fire on board the GNV Superba* ferry in the port of Palermo** The passengers were disembarked without consequences
	16/01/2023	Global Ports Holding announces a strategic review of the group's financial and capital structure Possible "strategic investments, joint ventures and new partnerships"
	13/01/2023	The Austrian freight railway company RCG has opened a subsidiary in Serbia It will handle transit traffic between Turkey and Central and South-Eastern Europe
	13/01/2023	In 2022 the traffic of the cruises in the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has grown of +411.6% There were 525,276 passengers
	13/01/2023	Grimaldi has ordered five more new Pure Car & Truck Carriers Contract, which includes the option for two additional units, to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co
	13/01/2023	In 2022, the negative trend of container traffic in the port of Singapore continued It has been declining consecutively for 17 months
	13/01/2023	Turkey's Yilport will operate the Ghanaian port of Takoradi The company announces investments of more than 700 million dollars
	13/01/2023	November is down for the ports of Genoa and Ravenna, while Savona-Vado is growing In the first eleven months of 2022, the only airport of the Ligurian capital did not return above pre-pandemic levels
	13/01/2023	The IAPH has published new guidance on risks and resilience for ports Created a new portal to catalog risks and share best practices to mitigate and manage them
	12/01/2023	Acts of piracy against ships are still in sharp decline Last year there were 115 (-13%)
	12/01/2023	Hapag-Lloyd completes the acquisition of 49% of the Spinelli group The company was founded in 1963
	12/01/2023	Started the expansion of the Chinese port of Yangpu Docks will be built for the container of the annual capacity of 5,5 million teu
	12/01/2023	In 2022 at the terminals of Stazioni Marittime ferries returned to pre-pandemic levels, not so cruises In particular, last year the crocieristi in home port have turned out lower of the -40,8% compared to 2019; those in transit are higher
	12/01/2023	Initiative of the Sicilian Association of Shipping and Logistics Operators to develop the agri-food chain Signed a collaboration agreement with the University Consortium of the Province of Ragusa
	12/01/2023	Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Koper has grown of +11.7% In the single fourth trimester the increase has been of +13.7%
	12/01/2023	The Dutch BTT buys the intermodal terminal of Bergen op Zoom It is directly connected to the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp
	11/01/2023	35 million euro project in the port of Civitavecchia The construction of a port logistics platform for food products and a new road axis is planned
	11/01/2023	GEFCO has become part of CEVA Logistics Created a division dedicated to finished vehicles
	11/01/2023	An expansion of the intermodal service between the port of Trieste and the interport of Manoppello is planned In addition to the company train dedicated to Honda Italia, a train open to other companies will be built
	11/01/2023	At Riverside Luxury Cruises the entire fleet of new cruise ships ex Crystal Acquire the last four in the series
	11/01/2023	In the port system of Antwerp-Zeebrugge, the decline in containers is offset by an increase in other freight Strong growth of bulk
	11/01/2023	Completed the privatization of the port of Haifa More than $1.1 billion has entered the state coffers
	10/01/2023	Rixi, meeting in Assoporti on the 25% increase in the fees of state concessions Next week - announced the deputy minister - a table will be convened that will also involve the confederations of armament and terminal operators
	10/01/2023	Annual record container traffic at Genoa Port Terminal In 2022 434.386 teu (+3.5%) have been enlivened
	10/01/2023	Ok of the antitrust authority to the entry of Hapag-Lloyd in the capital of Spinelli The German company will acquire 49% of the Italian company
	10/01/2023	The new container terminal in Damietta will be Hapag-Lloyd's transhipment hub for the Eastern Mediterranean The activities now carried out in other ports, including Piraeus, will focus on the Egyptian port
	10/01/2023	Evergreen and Wan Hai revenues fell in the last quarter of 2022 In the whole year recorded increases of +28.1% and +13.5% respectively
	10/01/2023	The Maersk Group renews its management organisation A new team of 15 executives announced
	10/01/2023	Albertini confirmed president of the National Association of Air Cargo Agents Vice Presidents are Paolo Maderna and Simone Ghelardini
	10/01/2023	The merger agreement between Euronav and Frontline has been terminated A prolonged growth cycle of the tanker market is expected
	10/01/2023	CMA CGM and Barcelona Port Authority will acquire Puerto Seco Azuqueca The transaction notified to the Spanish antitrust authority
	10/01/2023	Eurogate Intermodal will connect the port of Wilhelmshaven to southern Germany By mid-year, 13 rotations per week will be carried out
	10/01/2023	Anti-corruption rules also apply to Assoporti This was explained by ANAC in response to a request for an opinion from the general secretary of the association
	09/01/2023	Terminal Investment Limited will acquire Terminal Darsena Toscana The entire share capital will be sold by Gruppo Investimenti Portuali
	09/01/2023	Cyber attack on DNV's naval fleet management software The company is cooperating with Norwegian police who are investigating the incident
	09/01/2023	In the 2022 traffic of the container enlivened from the terminals of PSA Italy has grown of +2.8% Volumes at PSA Genova Pra' and Vecon are growing. Decline at SECH
	09/01/2023	To December the revenues of the Yang Ming are diminished of the -53,4% In the whole of 2022 recorded an increase of +12.4% in turnover
	09/01/2023	ALIS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the interregional network of ITS for Sustainable Mobility The aim is to meet the training and professional needs of transport and logistics companies
	09/01/2023	Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal has been restored A container ship ran aground in the port of Gioia Tauro
	09/01/2023	In 2022, 304 unlawful acts against ships worldwide were detected by the French MICA Center Down by -4.4% compared to the previous year
	09/01/2023	A bulk carrier ran aground in the Suez Canal Four Suez Canal Authority vessels intervened to restore maritime traffic
	09/01/2023	Cooperation agreement between Avikus (HHI) and ABS to develop technologies for autonomous navigation The goal is to create systems to be tested with a long transoceanic journey
	09/01/2023	Hutchison Korea Terminals has been assigned new areas in the Port of Busan Current operations at Jaseongdae Container Terminal will be transferred to New Gamman quay and Gamman Pier No. 1
	09/01/2023	HHLA announces that the final agreement for COSCO's participation in Container Terminal Tollerort is near The Chinese company confirms that negotiations are still ongoing
	09/01/2023	Kombiverkehr acquires 10% of the intermodal terminal Rail Hub Milano Agreement with Sogemar of the Contship Italia group
	05/01/2023	The German Contargo bought the Dutch Honkoop Barging The company operates containerized river transport services in the Benelux countries
	05/01/2023	GTS will increase the frequency of the intermodal connection Segrate-Marcianise Doubling of weekly rotations
	05/01/2023	Intesa Enel - Costa to promote sustainable maritime mobility through electrification solutions The goal is to reduce emissions during the entry and exit of cruise ships from ports and during stops at the quay
	05/01/2023	In Japan, an assisted and automated mooring system is being studied It will be made by "K" Line, "K" Line Kinkai and Kawasaki Heavy Industries
	05/01/2023	SAR organizations operating in the Mediterranean denounce that the measures of the Italian government hinder rescue at sea EU member states, led by Italy, have been trying for years to obstruct civilian search and rescue activities through defamation, administrative initiatives and the criminalization of NGOs and activists
	04/01/2023	The China Shipowners' Association has joined the International Chamber of Shipping Shouguo: ICS will offer Chinese shipowners a springboard to contribute to globalization
	04/01/2023	Over 67% of the resources allocated for the renewal and refitting of the Italian merchant fleet has not been allocated This - Confitarma has emphasized - not for a lack of interest of the armament but, rather, because of some constraints provided for access
	04/01/2023	The Suez Canal Authority signs an agreement with the American ABS in the field of decarbonization December marked the new historical record of monthly maritime traffic in the Egyptian waterway
	03/01/2023	The port of Ravenna closed 2022 with a new historical record of cargo traffic In the last quarter, a decline of around 6.2% was recorded
	03/01/2023	The port of Civitavecchia included in the rotation of the MSW service of Hapag-Lloyd It connects the western Mediterranean with Latin America
	03/01/2023	Agreement for the use of workers of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency at the Automar terminal A training course will be implemented so that they acquire the qualification of drivers
	03/01/2023	Tender for the decarbonization of the port of Syracuse It provides for a starting auction amount of 13.3 million euros
	03/01/2023	The French GTT abandons the project with the Russian Zvezda for the construction of 15 LNG ships The company specializes in cryogenic technologies for the transport and storage of liquefied natural gas
	03/01/2023	Tufton Oceanic Assets exits the container market Sold the "Riposte", with a capacity of over 2,500 teu, for 13 million dollars
	02/01/2023	Wallenius Wilhelmsen expects growth in 2023 for the ro-ro shipping segment This year, only 11 newly built ships will be added to the world's fleet of 600 large ro-ro ships
	02/01/2023	Record number of ships moored at the port of Gioia Tauro Seventeen units present this morning at the airport
	02/01/2023	The privatization of the Shipping Corporation of India is approaching Green light from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to the plan to divide core activities from non-core ones
	02/01/2023	ERFA calls on politicians to ensure that support is given to the rail freight sector Rising electricity costs and infrastructure work continue to weigh on companies' business