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September 2023

	29/09/2023	In the first half of 2023 the revenues of the Greek shipowner group Attica increased by 21.3% percent The traffic of passengers and vehicles carried by the fleet is growing
	29/09/2023	Romania wants to buy the Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti A new road and rail bridge over the Danube is also being planned
	29/09/2023	In the June-August quarter, the Carnival cruise group finally left the pandemic behind its backs New historical record of revenue. It was close to the historic peak of 2019 the number of passengers on the ships
	29/09/2023	On October 11 in Genoa a workshop by the Young Group of Assagents on the trend of nols It will be held at Palazzo San Giorgio
	29/09/2023	Last month the volumes of goods handled by the ports of Genoa and Savona-I went down -9.3% percent and -15.5% percent In the first eight months of 2023, pushups were -5.8% percent and -3.2% percent, respectively
	29/09/2023	On Sunday in Japan, the ferry company MOL Sunflower will become operational Fleet of ten ro-pax vessels and five ro-ro ships employed on six maritime routes
	28/09/2023	Rexi, inserted amendments on concessions, self-transport, Third Valico and dam of Genoa A uniform criterion for the updating of the Istat criterion is introduced on maritime concessions, the Deputy Minister explained
	28/09/2023	Two proposed alternatives so that European ports of transhiment do not lose competitiveness with the new emission standards There are 36 contributions sent in the framework of the consultation launched by the European Commission
	28/09/2023	Cornetto will leave the assignments of CEO in the Going Gateway and Reefer Terminal The companies are looking for a new CEO
	28/09/2023	Interport of Gorizia, inaugurated a workshop for the repair of railway wagons It was carried out by Adriafer Rail Services
	28/09/2023	Amendment proposal of the maritime cluster-Italian port in the subject of cold ironing It was sent to the Senate by Assshipowners, Assiterminal, Assocostieri, Assologistics, Assomarinas, Assoports and Confitarma
	28/09/2023	In the second quarter of this year, container traffic in Eurokai's terminals fell by -5.8% percent In Germany Eurogate has handled 1.6 million teu (-9.6%) and in Italy Contship 411mila teu (-9.6%). In the other foreign terminals the traffic was 773mila teu (+ 0.8%)
	28/09/2023	At the container terminal at PSA Genova Pra ' a second container ship has arrived from 24,000 teu The MSC Mette is more than 400 meters long and 61 wide
	28/09/2023	New historical record of monthly traffic of shipping containers handled by Chinese ports In August, the new record of international goods passed through the maritime port scans was also marked
	28/09/2023	CMA CGM has ordered eight dual-fuel container carriers from 9,200 methanol-fueled teu to SWS They will be 299.9 meters long and 45.6 wide
	27/09/2023	OK to the extension of the concession to Fuorimuro until December 31 The company operates the railway manoeuvring services in the port of Genoa
	27/09/2023	A ban on the electrification of the ro-pax docks of the port of Ancona The plant will have to be carried out by June 2026
	27/09/2023	The reform of the port rules-the Filt-Cgil and Fit-Cisl-must put the work at the centre of the work The two unions highlight the need for the Ministry of Transport to regulate the port market
	27/09/2023	Convention between Assshipowners, Confitweapon and Ministry of Defence It is aimed at support for the professional relocation of the voluntary leave volunteers
	27/09/2023	Captrain Italia enhances the services via Ventimiglia and Domodossola to make up for the blocks on the axis of the Frejus and the Gotthard "Italy is in danger of being cut off from the rest of Europe," the company said
	27/09/2023	Associates, well the action of the Ministry of the Environment to simplify the rules on dredgers The reform-observing Giampieri and Patroni Griffi-should also be completed with regard to the use of sediment in the realization of the port works
	27/09/2023	In the second quarter of this year, French ports handled 1.21 million containers (-12.7%) The overall traffic in goods decreased by -2.0% percent
	27/09/2023	UNCTAD forecasts an annual growth of around +3% of goods transported by world container ships in the period 2024-2028 The expected increase is well below the +7% recorded in the previous three decades. This year the expected increase is +1.2% after the decrease of -3.7% in 2022
	27/09/2023	The works for the new road connections in the Port Channel of Cagliari are out to tender A road connecting the new ro-ro terminal and the SS 195 will be built
	27/09/2023	The Canadian government will assess whether the Viterra-Bunge merger will have a negative impact on national ports Public consultation with industry stakeholders
	27/09/2023	At the Interporto of Gorizia, the digitalization of the logistics operations of the cold pole is strengthened Acquisition of the supply of the WMS of Generix Group
	27/09/2023	Historical record of semi-annual container traffic in the port of Thessaloniki In the first six months of the 2023 are enlivened 255.192 teu (+11.3%)
	26/09/2023	Approved the new statute of the Federation of the Sea Mattioli: Let's give more substance to a modern idea of the blue economy
	26/09/2023	Inaugurated the new passenger station of the port of Barletta In Brindisi partial return to the port of the maritime state property area "ex Pol"
	26/09/2023	Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas applaud the excavation plan of the Vittorio Emanuele III Canal It would allow cruise passengers - they underlined - easy access to Venice
	26/09/2023	Fincantieri secures a medium/long-term loan of 800 million euros "Sustainability linked" credit line guaranteed by SACE
	26/09/2023	BLS Cargo buys ten new locomotives for transalpine services with Italy They will be delivered by Siemens Mobility in 2026
	26/09/2023	Medway/Medlog (MSC group) chosen as industrial partner of the Spanish Renfe Mercancías To the company of the shipowning group will go the control of the branch of rail transport of the goods of the Iberian group
	26/09/2023	Starlite Ferries renews its agreement with Accelleron It concerns the provision of after-sales services for turbochargers installed on ships
	26/09/2023	Fercam has inaugurated its new warehouse in Alessandria It has an area of 1,950 square meters plus 290 of offices
	26/09/2023	ITF denounces that not even the attempted suicide of a seafarer moves companies and authorities to assist abandoned crews The incredible and dramatic story of the staff of three ships of the Turkish Sea Lion Shipping
	25/09/2023	The value of seafarers' wages will be increased by +6% Agreement between ITF and the Joint Negotiating Group for the period 2024-2027
	25/09/2023	The adaptation of the Gallarate station to 750-meter freight trains has been completed Investment of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana of three million euros
	25/09/2023	The American Seacor Holdings sells the towing business The fleets operated in Florida, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana were sold to E.N. Bisso & Son and Bay-Houston Towing
	25/09/2023	*Meyer Werft begins construction of the Asuka III cruise ship for Japan's Asuka* Cruise** It will be delivered in 2025 and will be able to accommodate 740 passengers
	25/09/2023	The AdSP of Gioia Tauro urges the Corap to transfer the former Enel areas otherwise it will ask for damages The deadline of 31 December for obtaining PNRR funding is approaching
	25/09/2023	The clearing of the wagons of the derailed freight train in the Gotthard base tunnel was completed It still takes several months before rail traffic can pass through the west tube
	25/09/2023	Joint venture of MOL, MISC and Petronas to invest in LCO2 vessels The initiative is linked to projects carried out by Petronas CCS Ventures
	22/09/2023	The Turkish shipyard Med Marine has delivered a new tugboat to Vernicos Scafi It is the first newly built vehicle of the fleet of the Greek-Italian joint venture
	22/09/2023	The Kenya Ports Authority privatizes docks in the ports of Lamu and Mombasa Launched an international tender that also includes a special economic zone
	22/09/2023	Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Taranto is increased of +6.9% In the first eight months of 2023 recorded a decrease of -4.0%
	22/09/2023	In view of the entry into force of the new EU environmental rules for shipping, shipping companies communicate to customers the foreseeable amount of nicknames The impact on the costs of sea shipping seems highly uncertain
	21/09/2023	New paints to contain the spread of fires on ships and shipyards Research coordinated by the University of Palermo with the collaboration of Colorificio Atria, the NAVTEC Consortium and the University of Messina
	21/09/2023	The Messina group has taken delivery of its second full container ship It has a transport capacity of 4,600 teu
	21/09/2023	Interferry, the Marebonus should be adopted throughout Europe Mathieu: We call for a pan-European ecobonus system for short sea shipping. Bordoni: RAM relaunches its role in the digitalization and innovation of ports and logistics
	21/09/2023	The first container ship of HMM's FIM service arrives in Genoa Stopover at the PSA container terminal Italy
	21/09/2023	De Rosa (SMET): strategic production sectors including transport are excluded from the SEZ tax credit We trust - he said - in appropriate changes that can attract investments linked to international trade flows
	21/09/2023	New rules have been launched to increase the competitiveness of the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry An autonomous governing board will be established
	21/09/2023	First meeting of the technical table on safety at work in the port area Among the proposals, insert some port work profiles among the categories of "wearisome/heavy" work
	21/09/2023	Hapag-Lloyd will equip all its ships with internet connection through the Starlink satellite network Successful tests started in May
	21/09/2023	MSC confirms to Fincantieri orders for two new cruise ships for Explora Journeys They will be delivered in 2027 and 2028
	21/09/2023	In the period June-August the revenues of the FedEx group decreased by -6.7% The profit clearly has marked an increase of +23.2%
	20/09/2023	Presented the project of the new waterfront of the port of Piombino The total cost of the interventions is over 30 million euros
	20/09/2023	Shipping, necessary to minimize bureaucracy in ports Botta: Paper documents are nonsense in the age of digitization
	20/09/2023	Cooperation of ICHCA and PEMA to improve the safety of goods handling Dries: Landmark step towards promoting greater collaboration and innovation within the maritime industry
	20/09/2023	ESPO, including transhipment ports close to the EU in the scope of the EU ETS is only a partial solution to the problem of the loss of competitiveness of European ports D'Agostino: Shipping companies are preparing, where possible, to exit the EU maritime ETS
	20/09/2023	Africa Global Logistics (MSC group) obtains the management of the container port of Malindi It is Tanzania's main container dock
	19/09/2023	Germany's Rhenus acquires the two terminals of Rietlanden Terminals in the port of Amsterdam The Dutch company will be sold in two phases by Singaporean JERA Global Markets
	19/09/2023	In 2022, CO2 emissions from ships in Europe returned to pre-pandemic levels New record of 135,5 million tons of carbon dioxide also determined by the increase of +6% of the number of ships landed in the ports of the EU
	19/09/2023	To August the port of Algeciras has enlivened 424 thousand container (+1.5%) In the first eight months of the 2023 total has been of 3,16 million teu (- 0.4%)
	19/09/2023	Conference on health promotion in port workers of the Strait It will be held on October 2 in Messina
	19/09/2023	Vopak sells three chemical terminals in the port of Rotterdam to Infracapital Transaction worth €407 million
	19/09/2023	Giampieri (Assoporti): we explained to the EU Commission why the ETS puts the competitiveness of Italian ports at risk It is necessary to ensure - he underlined - that everyone plays the game on the same level
	19/09/2023	Ukrzaliznytsia-RCG agreement for the development of intermodal transport between Ukraine and Austria The trial of semi-trailer transport on the Kiev-Budapest line will soon start
	19/09/2023	In the first half of 2023 the revenues of the Chinese terminalista group CMPort decreased by -10.8% The traffic of the container has grown of +0.3%
	19/09/2023	Hapag-Lloyd will set up its own terminal division Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding will be headquartered in Rotterdam
	18/09/2023	Germany's FRS sells the Spanish company FRS Iberia to Denmark's DFDS The fleet of eight ships and 750 employees pass to the Copenhagen group
	18/09/2023	In 2022 the market for goods insurance has grown, but the future is uncertain Therrien (IUMI): All regions saw an increase except Asia
	18/09/2023	TX Logistik records a strong growth in the demand for rail waste transport A total of up to 850 trains are expected this year
	18/09/2023	Unione Piloti strongly criticized the procedure for renewing pilotage fares Bellomo: good updating of the rates of local practical
	18/09/2023	Anek Lines increases revenues and reduces losses Significant growth in passenger and car traffic transported by the fleet
	18/09/2023	At the MITO terminal of the port of Cagliari the first container ship leaving a Ukrainian port 2,114 containers landed
	18/09/2023	The Cool Logistics Global event will be held for the first time in Italy The event is scheduled from 10 to 12 October in Genoa
	18/09/2023	In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in Greek ports has returned to growth However, the total is below pre-pandemic levels
	18/09/2023	The significant drop in container traffic in the port of Barcelona continues To August it is enlivened a total pairs to 284 thousand teu (- 15.4%)
	18/09/2023	German shipowners do not like MSC to become a shareholder in HHLA Kröger (VDR): We hope that this decision was taken on the basis of objective and transparent criteria
	News from the Companies
	18/09/2023	C. Steinweg - GMT S.r.l., il vostro partner logistico nella regione del Mediterraneo L'azienda ha sede a Genova come ufficio regionale del gruppo Steinweg per il Mediterraneo centrale, la Costa Adriatica e il Nord Africa ed è l'operatore leader nella logistica dei metalli in Italia
	15/09/2023	Last month the container enlivened from the port of Valencia are diminished of -11.7% In the first eight months of this year the decrease was -10.6%
	15/09/2023	Assiterminal, well the amendments of majority and opposition on the concession fees and on the contribution to ART Ferrari: we obviously continue to ask for the opening of a technical table for the revision of ISTAT indices
	15/09/2023	To August the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong is dropped of -9.4% Decrease of -15.1% in the first eight months of 2023
	15/09/2023	In the second trimester of the 2023 traffic of the goods in the Campania ports is diminished of -3,2% In Naples down by -3.7%, in Salerno by -2.5%
	15/09/2023	Last month, container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles returned to growth In the first eight months of 2023 a decrease of -21.0% has been marked
	15/09/2023	Habben Jansen (Hapag-Lloyd): We will not be submitting a counteroffer for HHLA, but we may reduce volumes handled in Hamburg The company's CEO envisages a transfer of part of the traffic to Wilhelmshaven
	14/09/2023	Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Singapore has grown of +1.7% The containers have been over 3,3 million (+2.0%)
	14/09/2023	One dead and one seriously injured in the port of Salerno Two officers of the ro-ro "Cartour Delta" were run over by a tractor
	14/09/2023	MIT has approved the new organic plan of the Central Adriatic Port System Authority An increase in staff of 29 units is expected
	14/09/2023	Eight proposals by The European House - Ambrosetti for the sea supply chain The first edition of the Sea Resource Forum is underway in Trieste
	14/09/2023	To August the traffic of the goods in the Russian ports has grown of +5% Increase in dry goods. Decrease in liquid bulk
	14/09/2023	On October 2nd the sixth edition of "Un mare di Svizzera" will be held in Lugano The conference will be divided into three sessions
	14/09/2023	The presidents of the Italian Port System Authorities furious at the statements of the president of ART They threaten to protect in all locations, the image, correctness, transparency and impartiality of the work of port authorities
	14/09/2023	New agency of the families Blacks, Clavarino and Schenone to provide services for the construction of the new Genoa dam It is equally owned by the holding companies Finsea and IL Investimenti
	14/09/2023	To August the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is diminished of the -15,4% In the first eight months of 2023 the decline was -24.4%
	13/09/2023	New Verona-Wuppertal rail freight service by Rail Cargo Group Make three weekly rotations
	13/09/2023	Cargill sells 25% of the KSK grain terminal at the port of Novorossiysk The share will be acquired by the Russian Delo
	13/09/2023	Inaugurated the start of the construction of the new container terminal of the port of Rijeka The first phase, which will become operational in 2025, will have a capacity of 650 thousand teu
	13/09/2023	MSC's agreement with the city-state of Hamburg has an unlimited duration Commitment to increase the traffic of at least one million teu in the German port starting from 2031
	13/09/2023	Blocked a drug trafficking in the port of Salerno Identified 104 loaves of cocaine and the warehouse to which they were destined
	13/09/2023	Ferrante (MIT) : amendments to the European Directive 2023/959 to avoid distortions that penalise the Italian ports of transhipment They would allow for the inclusion of Gioia Tauro on the same list in which ports such as Tangeri Med and Port Said are included
	13/09/2023	MOL Chemical Tankers will buy Fairfield Chemichal Carries The Singaporean company's fleet will increase to 121 chemical tankers
	13/09/2023	The shipowning group MSC presents an offer to buy the German terminalista company HHLA Binding agreement with the city-state of Hamburg under which the latter will hold 50.1% of the bidder
	12/09/2023	In Switzerland, the construction of the new large trimodal terminal in Basel Nord has been authorised The project is carried out by the Swiss SBB Cargo and Hupac and the German Contargo
	12/09/2023	In the second trimester the traffic of the goods in the Tunisian ports has grown of +13.0% Disembarkation and boarding loads increased by +14.3% and +11.0% respectively
	12/09/2023	Filt Cgil, the EU Directive 2023/959 risks penalizing the Italian port and maritime system Transhipment ports are particularly affected
	12/09/2023	Uiltrasporti, the government intervenes on the European package Fit for 55 to safeguard Italian ports Tarlazzi and Odone: it will put European transhipment ports in difficulty
	12/09/2023	*Contract to De Wave for the outfitting of the cruise ship Manara* of Aroya Cruises** The works will be carried out in Bremerhaven
	12/09/2023	Never so high the quarterly index of connection of Italian ports to the world network of containerized maritime services UNCTAD has set it for the period July-September at 79.1 (+4.5%). Genoa returns leader in network connections
	12/09/2023	In July, the growth trend of maritime traffic in the Suez Canal eased considerably A total of 2,158 ships (+2.6%) transited
	11/09/2023	Application of Duferco to manage the pier of Giammoro in Pace del Mela (Messina) It is required in concession for a period of 25 years
	11/09/2023	In the second trimester of the 2023 number of ships transited in the Panama Canal is diminished of -4,1% In the first half the decrease was -0.6%
	11/09/2023	Dreeke (BLG): To ensure the competitiveness of German ports, the government should disburse 400 million a year The 38 million currently allocated - he underlined - are not enough
	11/09/2023	Two new orders for the navalmeccanica company Rosetti Marino Orders from Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Snam Rete Gas
	11/09/2023	Green sea corridors? They will only work if supported by public funds This is underlined by a report by the Global Maritime Forum and the Getting to Zero Coalition
	08/09/2023	Paolo Piacenza appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea He replaces the resigning Paolo Emilio Signorini
	08/09/2023	The significant reduction in the monthly turnover of Evergreen and Yang Ming is continuing In August, revenues of the two companies fell -56.6% percent and -65.1% percent
	08/09/2023	The International Transport Workers ' Federation has been declared an unwanted organization in Russia The Russian seafarers ' union denounces that the allegations about the anti-Russian activities of the ITF are absolutely false
	08/09/2023	The cruise offer of Italian ports to Seatrade Cruise Europe Meetings at the CruiseItaly stand promoted by Assoporti
	08/09/2023	Designed a new cruise terminal for the port of Gibraltar Daryanani: The competition is immense and we have to progress and fight to be the best
	08/09/2023	Contract in Australia for the joint venture between Clough (Webuild group) and BMD In the port of Darwin a system will be built for the lifting, handling and launching of boats
	08/09/2023	The Greek Parliament has approved the agreement for the privatization of the Port Authority of Igoumenitsa Ok to the acquisition of 67% of the capital of the institution by the Grimaldi group
	07/09/2023	Confitarma calls for urgent government intervention in the Republic of Congo 50% of the turnover of the shipping company Bambini depends on orders related to activities with the African nation
	07/09/2023	Merger between logistics companies Naxco and Galardi The annual turnover of the French company is 280 million euros and that of the Italian company of 70 million
	07/09/2023	ZIM signs a new operational cooperation agreement with MSC It concerns traffic between the Indian subcontinent and the East Med, between the East Med and Northern Europe and between East Asia and Oceania
	07/09/2023	Global Ports Holding has won the tender for the management of the CCCB cruise terminal in Bremerhaven The activity will start in 2025 under a ten-year concession contract plus five under option
	07/09/2023	Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has acquired Hellmann Italia The Milan-based company will continue to be led by Daniela Coppola
	07/09/2023	Graviti's self-unloading containers have successfully passed from the testing phase to the commercialization phase So far, 60 have been sold. New contract with the terminalista company RCT
	06/09/2023	Double ceremony in the Genoese shipyard of Fincantieri for two new Explora ships The technical launch of "Explora II" and the cutting of the sheet metal of "Explora III" took place
	06/09/2023	Spediporto, the management of Italian ports must remain in public hands There must be no preclusions towards the entry of private investors, says Botta who by the way (?) cites the Spanish model
	06/09/2023	Nine researchers on board a Corsica Ferries ship to study the distribution of cetaceans and sea turtles Numerous sightings during the six trips made
	06/09/2023	The change in the Code of Navigation in the Senate is initiated in the Senate Messina (Assshipowners) : We hope that the legislative path will be quick and smoothly
	06/09/2023	The FIT Alliance publishes a statement of commitment to digitizing bills of lading In 2022, only 2.1% of these documents were in electronic format
	05/09/2023	Shopping of the German logistics group Rhenus in Latin America Acquisition of BLU Logistics and a majority stake in LBH Group
	05/09/2023	Musolino: the docks of the port of Civitavecchia are buzzing with activity The president of the AdSP highlights that this testifies to the continuation of the policy of differentiation of traffics
	05/09/2023	To July the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna is diminished of -13.1% The preliminary figure for August indicates a decrease of more than -8%
	05/09/2023	The request of the International Project 39 for the management of the Logistics Platform of the port of Taranto has been rejected The "Corriere di Taranto" gives the news
	05/09/2023	Started the procedure for the establishment of the Agency for the port work of Gioia Tauro Initially the company will be participated to 49% by the AdSP, and then pass entirely under the control of private individuals
	05/09/2023	In the first trimester of the 2023 traffic of the goods in the Belgian ports it is diminished of the -3,8% Passengers up +109.4%
	05/09/2023	Accelleron's half-year revenue growth supported by demand from the shipping industry A further boost to sales is expected thanks to the increase in the installation of dual-fuel marine engines
	05/09/2023	New cruise terminal in the Indian port of Visakhapatnam It can accommodate ships with a capacity of up to about two thousand passengers
	04/09/2023	Switzerland's SBB Cargo closed the first half of the year with a loss Revenue growth
	04/09/2023	Today at the Trieste Marine Terminal was held the christening ceremony of the MSC Nicola Mastro In 2023 the MSC group has enlivened in Italy a traffic of container pairs to 1,8 million teu distributed on 19 ports
	04/09/2023	HMM renews the agreement to operate three container docks in the port of Kaohsiung Planned investments of over 120 million dollars over ten years
	04/09/2023	The Seoul government assures that it will continue to financially support South Korean shipbuilding Within the year a plan to strengthen the competitiveness of the sector
	01/09/2023	ERFA calls for improvements to the proposal for a European regulation on rail freight Stahl: A regulation that benefits the market only from 2030 onwards is not acceptable
	01/09/2023	Dock workers on America's West Coast say yes to contract renewal Approved the preliminary agreement reached by ILWU and PMA in June
	01/09/2023	New intermodal service between Interporto Padova and Poland built by PCC Intermodal Transport of containers to which semi-trailers will soon be added
	01/09/2023	Privatization of ports. A summer sparkling? Unfortunately, it seems not The intervention on this subject by the President of the Sicilian Region shows once again that we continue to talk about unknown issues
	01/09/2023	Grimaldi has taken delivery of the second multipurpose ro-ro unit of the "G5" class The "Great Lagos" will be used between Northern Europe and West Africa