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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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Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Naples
The "systematic non-application of the contractual conditions" to which the three acronyms refer - the institution replies - in fact concerns the punctual verification carried out by the competent offices of this administration of contractual institutions to which the dependent personnel were not entitled.
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
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