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October 2024




31/10/2024Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the Port System Authority of the Central Adriatic
Green light to the collection and waste management plans of ships and cargo residues of ports




31/10/2024ECSA and T&E are calling for the Clean Industrial Deal to support the energy transition of shipping
Among the demands, make ecological naval fuels available in ports




31/10/2024Arrived the first crane to make the Giammoro's pontile operating near Milazzo
It will be installed by year-end




31/10/2024Green light to the forecast budget and the three-year plan of the work of the AdSP of Eastern Liguria
In the first nine months of 2024 the traffic of containers at Spezia grew by 8.1% percent. On 14 and November 15 the event "A Bridge To Africa"




31/10/2024Approved the forecast budget 2025 and the POT 2025-2027 of the AdSP of the Southern Tirreno and Ionian
Ok also to the organic plan of ports 2024-2026




31/10/2024In the July-September quarter, ONE revenue grew by 65.2% percent
The volumes of containers carried by the fleet increased by 6.6% percent




31/10/2024In the third quarter, the financial and operational results of COSCO were substantially increased
The volumes of containers carried by the fleet increased by 8.6% percent




31/10/2024Maersk records glowing quarterly results
A strong performance in the containerized shipping industry has been decided. Also growing terminal and logistics




31/10/2024Port of Livorno, seized a load of 40 kilos of cocaine
Tracts under arrest three people




30/10/2024Confitarma lists the actions to increase the contribution of shipping to the Italian System
In Naples, the public assembly of the Confederation




30/10/2024In the third quarter the traffic in goods in Turkish ports decreased by -1.8% percent
Volumes to and from Italy have increased by 2.9% percent




30/10/2024Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno
Ok unanimous also at the Triennale 2024-2026 Operating Plan




30/10/2024The Court of Appeal in Reggio Calabria gives reason to the AdSP of Gioia Tauro in the litigation that juxtaposes it to the Corap
A litigation in front of the Court of Cassation remains pending




30/10/2024Rail Cargo Group activates a rail service between Belgrade and the port of Rijeka
Two weekly rotations




30/10/2024HHLA is expected to raise its forecast for the full financial year 2024
Also expected to be a slight increase in the volumes of container traffic handled by the port terminals




30/10/2024In the third quarter, the revenues of COSCO Shipping Ports grew by 11.2%
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 5.8% percent




30/10/2024Maersk signs an agreement with Chinese LONGi to supply its own dual-fuel vessels of methanol
The Danish group has already in place agreements to meet more than 50% of its own demand for methanol planned for 2027




30/10/2024Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Sardinia Sea
It is also free from the three-year programme of the works




29/10/2024Royal Caribbean again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
In the July-September period, revenues increased by +17.4%




29/10/2024Savino Del Bene has acquired Seabridge Transport in Hamburg
The company already served as the administrative headquarters for the German operations of the Italian group




29/10/2024The European Ports Association is alarmed by the planned reform of EU funding for transport infrastructure
Transport policy and funding - ESPO stressed - must be based on a European approach




29/10/2024In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Albanian ports grew by +14.0%
In the first nine months of this year, the increase was +14.3%




29/10/2024In 2026, for the first time, MSC Cruises' ships will reach Alaska
"MSC Poesia" will operate weekly itineraries from Seattle




29/10/2024In the third quarter of this year, transits of large ships in the Panama Canal fell by -38.3%
Reduction of -36.9% in the volumes of goods transported through the Central American waterway




29/10/2024CMA CGM partners with Marsa Maroc for the management of a container terminal in the port of Nador
An investment of 280 million dollars is planned




29/10/2024COSCO Shipping Lines orders six new 13,600 TEU containerships from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
They will be taken delivery by 2027




29/10/2024Wärtsilä reports a strong increase in quarterly revenue
In the July-September period, the value of new orders grew by +1%




28/10/2024Unified concession by formal deed for the Intergroup terminal in the port of Gaeta
It has a lifespan of 12 years




28/10/2024Maersk confirms its participation in the service between Turkey and the East Coast USA with stopovers in Salerno, Livorno and Tanger Med
It will be activated on February 1, 2025




28/10/2024The last two of the 13 new MCT quay cranes have arrived in the port of Gioia Tauro
They can work on container ships with a capacity of up to 25 thousand TEUs




28/10/2024Hapag-Lloyd will introduce calls at Italian ports in two services between the Mediterranean and the US East Coast
Touched in Genoa, Livorno and Salerno in collaboration with ZIM




28/10/2024Assologistica has published a practical guide to customs reform
The novelties and critical issues of the new legislative system were illustrated and analyzed




28/10/2024In the third quarter, containers in Spanish ports increased by +9.9%
Transhipment traffic grew by +13.2%, import-export traffic by +6.4%




28/10/2024Wan Hai Lines orders eight new 16,000 TEU containerships
Orders against the South Korean HD Hyundai Samho and Samsung Heavy Industries




28/10/2024In the third quarter, COSCO Shipping Ports' terminals handled 29.1 million containers (+4.8%)
In the first nine months of 2024, growth was +6.8%




28/10/2024USB Mare e Porti criticizes the hypothesis of an agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers
The methods of consultation of workers were also denounced




28/10/2024The voluntary agreement "Ancona blue agreement" has been signed
The goal is to reduce the impact of emissions from cruise ships, ro-ros and ferries calling at the Doric port




25/10/2024Agreement for the damage caused by the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge
It has been joined by Grace Ocean and Synergy Group with the U.S. Department of Justice and is expected to pay $102 million for the cleanup of the canal




25/10/2024Italian Coast Guard and the Italian Academy of the Merchant Marine Foundation in support of the Ukrainian Maritime Administration
In Genoa the opening meeting of a support project




25/10/2024Japan's MHI-MME signs a licensing agreement with China's Jiangsu Masada
The goal is the development of the production and sale in China of turbochargers for two-stroke marine engines




25/10/2024Fincantieri opens a center in San Francisco for the development of dual-use technologies applicable in both civil and military sectors
It is housed at the Mind the Bridge Innovation Center




25/10/2024In the first nine months of this year, container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by +21.4%
The overall volume of goods increased by +11.3%




25/10/2024By November, the ownership of the Vittoria Shipyard will pass to CNV
Mantovan (Veneto Region): a new union agreement will have to be built that will concern the 48 workers in the workforce




25/10/2024Konecranes' business and financial performance grew in the third quarter
The value of new orders for the supply of port equipment increased by +44.1%




24/10/2024Hapag-Lloyd expects operating profit to fall by -36% for the first nine months of 2024
EBITDA is expected to decrease by -20%




24/10/2024Meyer Werft has delivered the new Disney Treasure cruise ship to the Disney Cruise Line
It has a capacity of 4,000 passengers and 1,555 crew members




24/10/2024In 2025, an increase of +3.9% in cruise traffic in Adriatic ports is expected
Risposte Turismo believes that the traffic of ferries, catamarans and hydrofoils will record a further slight growth




24/10/2024Construction of the new cruise terminal of Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port has started in Ravenna
It will be operational in 2026 and will be able to accommodate two ships at the same time




24/10/2024Confindustria La Spezia, wrong to remove the port of Marina di Carrara from the governance of the Port Authority of Eastern Liguria
A hypothesis - underlines the association - daughter of old partition logics




24/10/2024COSCO Shipping Ports acquires shares in Hutchison Ports' two port terminals in Laem Chabang
Investment of 110 million dollars




24/10/2024In Venice, an agreement has been reached for the tender relating to the temporary work administration service in the port
Di Blasio: additions have been made to the special tender specifications to clarify specific points of a trade union contractual nature




24/10/2024Tackling climate change remains the priority environmental emergency for European ports
ESPO has presented its 2024 environmental report




24/10/2024GNV has taken delivery of the new GNV Polaris ferry
The first of four new ro-pax units built in China, it will enter service by January




24/10/2024The Greek John Xylas will be the new president of Intercargo
He will succeed Dimitrios Fafalios, who has been appointed honorary president




23/10/2024In the July-September quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports fell by -8.5%
Only cereals and containerized goods are on the rise




23/10/2024OOCL agrees with Seaspan to lease six new 13,580 TEU container carriers
They will be taken delivery between the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2028




23/10/2024Viking orders Fincantieri to build two cruise ships of 54,300 GRT
Options for the construction of four more ships




23/10/2024In the third quarter, new orders to the Cargotec group increased by +14%
Revenues increased by +1%




23/10/2024The public assembly of Federagenti, which will be held in Rome on Friday
The Federation celebrates 75 years since its foundation




23/10/2024Strong increase in quarterly revenue from the DSV and Kuehne + Nagel logistics groups
Turnover from sea and air shipments mainly grew




23/10/2024Cargo traffic in the port of Rotterdam was stable in the third quarter
Siemons: The current trend will also characterize the last months of the year




22/10/2024UNCTAD, a modest growth of +2% in world maritime transport is expected in 2024
In the container sector alone, a more significant increase of +3.5% is expected




22/10/2024In September, container traffic in the Port of Valencia increased by +29.0%
Freight traffic amounted to a total of 7.1 million tonnes (+13.1%)




22/10/2024Fincantieri and Consulenti del Lavoro sign a memorandum of understanding for the certification ASSE.CO
It certifies the regularity of companies in the management of employment relationships




22/10/2024Biagio Mazzotta has been elected president of Assonave
Invest in research and development and in the training of human capital to maintain the competitiveness of companies in the sector




22/10/2024CMA CGM - Suez agreement for the production of renewable biomethane for ships
Volumes of up to 100 thousand tons per year are expected by 2030




22/10/2024In the third quarter, the growth of container traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges was accentuated
Volumes in the other main types of goods are down




22/10/2024By the end of the year, the tender for the new southern gate of the port of Catania
Work worth about 6.5 million euros




22/10/2024In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto fell by -17.9%
In the first nine months of 2024, the reduction was -21.7%




21/10/2024Maersk estimates that in the third quarter its revenues grew by +30%
Sharp increase in quarterly EBITDA and EBIT values




21/10/2024Fincantieri, cutting of the first sheet metal of the first of two ultra-luxury cruise ships for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
It will be delivered in 2026




21/10/2024Mercitalia Rail starts the transport of the new Trenitalia Frecciarossa 1000 trains from Pistoia to the Czech Republic
They are headed to the Velim Test Center




21/10/2024New ro-ro traffic at the San Cataldo Container Terminal in the port of Taranto
Two ships disembarked over 1,500 vehicles




21/10/2024MSC expands its network of port terminals and technical-nautical services with the acquisition of control of Wilson Sons
It will acquire 56.47% of the share capital for approximately $764 million




21/10/2024New all-time record for quarterly container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles
In the April-June period of this year, almost 2.9 million TEUs were handled (+26.3%)




18/10/2024Uiltrasporti urges the Port Authority of Venice to review the call for temporary port work
Verzari: yet another attempt to unhinge the current balance in the national port system




18/10/2024Letter to the EU to urge the abolition of the tax exemption for fossil fuels used by planes and ships
Twenty-one organizations list the reasons for canceling it and the benefits that would derive from it




18/10/2024Spain's Boluda buys Finnish towing company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering
The Scandinavian company has a fleet of six tugboats




18/10/2024Konecranes expands its presence in the Dutch port and intermodal vessel market
The group will acquire two subsidiaries of Peinemann




18/10/2024The first start-up phase of the Port Community System of the Port Authority of the Strait has been completed
On 23 and 24 October, meetings with stakeholders for the further development of the system




18/10/2024Two new ship-to-shore cranes for the container terminal of the port of Rijeka
They are part of an investment of 200 million euros in the first phase of the project




17/10/2024Guido Grimaldi confirmed as president of the Sustainable Intermodality Logistics Association
ALIS celebrates eight years of life




17/10/2024GTS doubles the frequency of the Piacenza-Nola intermodal connection
From Monday it will rise from three to six weekly rotations




17/10/2024New ro-ro service between the Turkish port of Matras and the port of Trieste
Made by DFDS, it has two weekly rotations




17/10/2024Royal Caribbean is collaborating on a project to build a cruise terminal in Juneau
It is expected to be completed in the 2027 cruise season




17/10/2024The charges against four employees of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas have been dismissed
This was definitively established by the investigating judge of the Court of Palmi




17/10/2024The Genoese Port Authority does not rule out an appeal against the sentence of the Council of State on the concession to Spinelli
The body will ask the State Attorney for clarification




17/10/2024New all-time record for quarterly container traffic in the Port of Long Beach
In September, growth stopped




17/10/2024In the third quarter, new orders to the ABB group grew by +1.8%
Revenues up by +2.3%




16/10/2024Giani, Guerrieri and Macii visit the construction site of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
In the port of Piombino, the new square in front of the quay of the regasification ship was inaugurated




16/10/2024Spinelli will propose a judgment to revoke the sentence of the Council of State that annulled the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
MIT has been asked to intervene in order to guarantee the defense of jobs and operational continuity




16/10/2024The delegated act for the inclusion of ships serving the offshore industry in the European MRV Regulation has been adopted
The application of the rule is expected at the beginning of next year




16/10/2024The Council of State has upheld SECH's appeal against Spinelli's "full container" activity in the port of Genoa
The ruling notes "a clear distortion of the competitive structure as regulated by the port plan"




16/10/2024Gruber Logistics opens its first office in the Middle East
Initially, the new Dubai branch will focus on project cargo and air and sea freight




16/10/2024Delivery of the works for the completion of the port of Tremestieri
They are expected to be completed in two years




15/10/2024Fedespedi urges changes to the customs reform
The risk is a strong negative impact on national import and export activities and on the efficiency and competitiveness of the logistics system




15/10/2024The Port Authority of Eastern Liguria lists the benefits of the passage of the port of Carrara under its jurisdiction
95 million euros invested




15/10/2024Spediporto organized a two-day event on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade
It is scheduled for 22 and 23 October




15/10/2024In the third quarter of 2024, container traffic at the Port of Hong Kong decreased by -7.1%
In the first nine months of the year, the decline was -5.7%




15/10/2024In the first nine months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -3.5%
In the third quarter alone, 218.8 million tons were handled (-1%)




15/10/2024CEVA Logistics establishes a joint venture with the Saudi Almajdouie Logistics
It will operate the transport and logistics activities carried out by the two companies in Saudi Arabia




15/10/2024New all-time record for quarterly container traffic in the Port of Singapore
In the July-September period of 2024, almost 10.5 million TEUs were handled (+5.1%)




14/10/2024In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno increased by +9.2% and +0.2%
Cruise passengers up +13.3% in the Campania capital and down -21.2% in the Salerno port




14/10/2024Concern of the shipping agents of La Spezia for the possible brake on cruise traffic in the port
Fontana: the city and the port cannot afford to lose such a crucial resource




14/10/2024Spain's Navantia is in talks to acquire British shipbuilding company Harland & Wolff
An agreement is expected by the end of November




14/10/2024The Montenegrin port of Bar plans to purchase two new mobile cranes
They are needed to replace the lifting equipment damaged by the storm last July




14/10/2024APSEZ completes the acquisition of 95% of the company that manages the Indian port of Gopalpur
The port has a traffic capacity of 20 million tons per year




11/10/2024The works at the cruise terminal of Calata Paita, in the port of La Spezia, prevent the arrival of cruise ships
This was denounced by the terminal operator SCCT (Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean) which envisages the risk of cancellation of the 2025 cruise season




11/10/2024Fit Cisl La Spezia, no to the transfer of the management of the port of Carrara to the Port Authority of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Tartarini: the Tuscan port has benefited from substantial financial resources from the Via del Molo authority




11/10/2024By the end of the year, the Grimaldi group will order nine more new ro-pax ships
They will be used in the Mediterranean and the Baltic




11/10/2024Cambiaso Risso enters the capital of the Marittima Ravenna shipping agency
An equal joint venture has been established




11/10/2024New intermodal connection between the port of Venice and Montirone (Brescia)
With a load capacity of 46 containers, the initial schedule is 50 rotations per year




11/10/2024In the third quarter, container traffic handled by Trieste Marine Terminal grew by +7.5%
In the first nine months of this year, a decrease of -3.0% was recorded




10/10/2024Interporto Padova, new Customs office and the entire intermodal terminal will become a customs area
Agreement to develop additional customs fast corridors with ports in addition to those already active with Genoa, La Spezia and Gioia Tauro




10/10/2024Minerva Bunkering has acquired the U.S.-based Bomin Bunker Oil
The American company was sold by the German Mabanaft




10/10/2024The new security regulations of the port of Genoa have been approved
Drawn up by the Port Authority with the involvement of port operators, it will come into force on November 1st




10/10/2024The trend of growth in revenues of Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL continues
In September 2024, however, there was a double-digit percentage decline compared to the previous month




10/10/2024In the first nine months of 2024, the number of acts of piracy against ships was the lowest since 1994
In the July-September period there were only 19




09/10/2024Fermerci's proposals for the infrastructural development of the last mile and for the resolution of critical issues
The "Charter of the last railway mile" has been presented




09/10/2024Highly automated drones to monitor the areas of Interporto Padova
They take off and land in a "robotic hangar"




09/10/2024Switzerland is relaxing the rules for registering ocean-going vessels in the national shipping register
The aim is to increase the number of ships flying the Swiss flag




09/10/2024Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived in the port of Gioia Tauro
Two more will arrive at the end of the month. In the first nine months of 2024, container traffic in the Calabrian port increased by +10.4%




09/10/2024Rixi: the budget will not introduce increases in the cost of diesel for road transport
There are no changes to the current tariffs




09/10/2024Next year, the world's Coast Guard organizations will meet in Rome
In 2025, the Italian Coast Guard will chair the three international forums: European, Mediterranean and global




09/10/2024The annual meeting of the European Federation of Inland Ports will be held in Mantua
Tomorrow the international workshop "HyMantoValley project Creation of the Hydrogen Valley in the Valdaro inland Port"




09/10/2024In the port of Gioia Tauro, 280 kilos of cocaine were seized
On the market they could have earned over 40 million euros




09/10/2024Last August, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -49.1%
In the first eight months of 2024, the decline in transits was -48.4%




09/10/2024Gioia Tauro, possible further extension of the Employment Agency in the port
Agostinelli: it will be requested in the event of failure of the next meeting for the establishment of the company pursuant to art. 17




08/10/2024Baker Hughes renounces the industrial settlement in the port of Corigliano Calabro
Agostinelli: those who did not want this project should enjoy this tragic victory!




08/10/2024Satisfaction of Assoporti, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti for the hypothesis of agreement on the contract of port workers
It allows - the unions underline - the recovery of the purchasing power of the wage




08/10/2024In the first half of 2024, FS Italiane's Logistics Hub recorded record operating revenues and increased by +13.0%
Net profit of €65 million, down €22 million




08/10/2024VARD will build a Commissioning Service Vessel for Navigare Capital Partners
It will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027




08/10/2024The draft agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers has been signed
Assiterminal, in the end everyone's responsibility prevailed




08/10/2024Turkey's METAG Holding has signed an agreement for the construction of the Somali port of Hobyo
It is located near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait




08/10/2024Regional Ferrobonus, the MIT signs agreements with Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy, Puglia and Calabria
The Regions shall supplement the state allocation with their own resources




08/10/2024In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna fell by -3.1%
Cruise passengers also decreased (-12.1%)




08/10/2024Magellan Circle and EETRA partnership to promote sustainability in the port and logistics sectors
The offer includes an integrated portfolio of ESG services




08/10/2024PIL renews an agreement with its subsidiary Singamas for the supply of new containers
An investment of up to 335 million dollars is planned in the three-year period 2025-2027




08/10/2024Fatal accident in the port of Naples
A worker lost his life run over by a mechanical vehicle




07/10/2024BIMCO and ICS guide for the reduction of underwater noise produced by ships
The adoption of energy efficiency measures contributes to reducing energy efficiency




07/10/2024Agreement for the design and construction of a new maritime railway station in Savona
The adaptation of the connection between the Savona Parco Doria station and the new plant is planned




07/10/2024Extraordinary growth in quarterly earnings of the Chinese shipping group COSCO
The forecasts indicate EBIT and net profit values for the third quarter up by +248.9% and +281.0%




07/10/2024In the third quarter, revenues generated by OOCL's containership business grew by +73.7%
The volumes of cargo transported increased by +3.6%




07/10/2024The third edition of Green Logistics Expo will kick off on Wednesday in Padua
Among the appointments, the States General of Logistics of the North East and Mercintreno




07/10/2024The new Italian Customs Code - denounces the port community of La Spezia - favors the coffers of other EU countries
Inevitable - underline shipping agents, customs analysts and freight forwarders - the flight of cargoes and goods to customs clearance in other EU Customs




07/10/2024Three new appointments at the top of the companies of the TESYA group
Pierre-Nicola Fovini is the new Group General Manager, Flavio Castelli is the new CEO of CLS and Vincent Albasini is the new CEO of CGTE
News from the Companies
07/10/2024ITS Costruttori, il futuro dei cantieri inizia in Accademia
Oltre 420 posizioni aperte in 17 corsi totali, con un tasso di occupazione post diploma di circa il 95% in media




04/10/2024Rixi: a winning idea for a maritime country is the possibility of having foreign holdings with concessions in non-European ports
They would be useful - he explains - to stabilize logistical lines in all geopolitical conditions




04/10/2024Port of La Spezia, the electrification of the Garibaldi Pier will be completed in mid-2025
In recent days in Estonia, tests of the robot that will connect the electricity grid to the ship from the quay




04/10/2024Brussels authorizes the MSC group to buy the French company Clasquin and enter the capital of HHLA
In both cases, the transactions do not raise competition concerns




04/10/2024New training project by Assologistica in collaboration with Randstad Italia
Creation of a digital platform to facilitate the management and use of training courses




04/10/2024A Vietnamese delegation in Geneva to increase cooperation with MSC
Participation in the project of the new deep-water port in Lien Chieu (Da Nang) has been proposed




04/10/2024A strike blocks Corsica's ports and airports
He protests against the hypothesis of entrusting its management through a tender




04/10/2024An agreement in principle between ILA and USMX ends the strike in the ports of the East Coast and the US Gulf
The current contract of port workers has been extended until January 15, while negotiations will be resumed




03/10/2024The duration of the concession contract for the Aqaba Container Terminal has been extended
It is operated by the joint venture between the Aqaba Development Company and APM Terminals




03/10/2024The Transport Regulatory Authorities of Italy and France have started a cooperation
A three-year memorandum of understanding has been signed




03/10/2024T&E, the system based on a Global Fuel Standard alone is not enough to decarbonise shipping
The organization highlights the need for it to be accompanied by the application of a global tax on emissions




03/10/2024The Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea completes the acquisition of 2.4% of the capital of CEPIM - Interporto di Parma
The shares of the Municipality of La Spezia and the Riviere di Liguria Chamber of Commerce have been bought




03/10/2024The FS Group's Logistics Hub wins Trenord's tender for spare parts logistics
Contract worth approximately 17.5 million euros




03/10/2024In August, Chinese seaports recorded a new all-time record for container traffic
However, the growth trend in freight and container traffic continues to fade




03/10/2024The will to maintain and develop the leadership in transhipment of the port of Gioia Tauro is in the hands of the government
Agostinelli: it is a port with infinite margins for growth, but at the same time it is a Colossus of Rhodes




02/10/2024Fermerci's proposals to prevent the rail freight sector from falling into a deep crisis
Forecasts for 2024 indicate a further loss of -6.7% in rail cargo traffic




02/10/2024Salvini: case law does not affirm any right of shipping companies to self-transport with on-board personnel
There is no liberalization of port activities for lashing and unlashing operations




02/10/2024Freewheels, the increase in diesel excise duties is an unacceptable hypothesis
Franchini: the government has empty pockets, but the hauliers cannot take charge of the problem




02/10/2024Switzerland's MET enters the shipping sector with a new liquefied natural gas vessel
Purchase in partnership with the Danish Celsius Shipping




02/10/2024Spanish logistics group Paack sells its Italian subsidiary Paack Logistics Italia to GS&P
The company has two distribution hubs in Monza and Naples and six sustainable centers throughout the country




02/10/2024Giuseppe Scognamiglio leaves the leadership of Forship Spa
By the end of the month the handover




02/10/2024Biden sides with the ILA and urges the USMX to submit a better offer for the renewal of the East Coast and Gulf US port workers' contract
The Department of Transportation has asked ocean carriers on behalf of the government to lift their surcharges




01/10/2024The International Transport Workers' Federation expresses full support for American dock workers
Crumlin: "The ILA's struggle is our struggle."




01/10/2024Companies' exhortations to Joe Biden to suspend the strike in the American Atlantic and Gulf ports are multiplying
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it would be reckless to allow a contractual dispute to inflict such a shock on our economy. Spediporto warns that the repercussions on the port of Genoa are heavy




01/10/2024Laghezza will expand its activities in the hinterland of La Spezia and will also settle in the hinterland of Genoa
A new logistics hub will be built in the Tortona area




01/10/2024The Indian government activates a five-year plan to double cruise traffic
The modernization of port terminals and the construction of new infrastructures are planned




01/10/2024The strike has begun in the ports of the East Coast and the US Gulf
The ILA has rejected the latest offer made in the past few hours by the USMX. Teamsters announced that truck drivers will not go over the picket lines of port workers
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Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
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