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BRIEFS

August 11, 2017

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Maersk Line levies raft of transpacific rate hikes from September 1 Hong Kong's Competition Commission issues block exemption for VSAs Hanjin creditors can expect little more than 2 cents on the dollar, court told Hanjin-hit Textainer posts US$16 million net loss, but sees profitability ahead Delivery of mega ships will push carriers to seize greater market share Mega ship flow study shows Asia-Europe trade to tip supply-demand balance Court orders emergency dredging to resume at Brazilian Port of Santos BNSF quarterly profit up 24pc to US$958 million as revenue rises 15pc New Jersey warehouse complains to FMC alleging PANYNJ treated it unfairly Apollo Global is sued by ex-CEVA employees for losing shares in company South Korea's SM Line joins INTTRA electronic transaction network Trump administration to impose sanctions against China for IP violations Austrian logistics service provider Gebruder Weiss opens Hong Kong and Guangdong DHL Global Forwarding air profits falls 10.6pc as sales rise 5.7pc Canada's Cargojet quarterly pretax profit rises 9.3pc to US$24.6 million Expeditors profit falls 6.6pc to US$109 million as sales rise 13.4pc

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AUGUST 10, 2017
Yang Ming a key player in Pacific Northwest APM Terminals Pipavav registers increased income from operations in Q1 Bharatmala programme proposes to develop 9,000 km of economic corridors Continental Logistics Solutions clears heaviest cargo ever handled at Air Cargo Complex Ahmedabad Cross-border e-commerce helps deliver record growth at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in H1 Indo-American Chamber of Commerce honours C. H. Robinson with Corporate Leader of the Year award Plans for Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor being formulated Indians allowed visa-free entry into Qatar Trade indicator points to continued modest recovery of world trade in third quarter

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Proceeding apace Forwarding & Logistics A clever concept for all modes Shipping

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AUGUST 10, 2017
HSH run-off portfolio causing taxpayer EUR500million loss Project carrier start-up dship ramps up fleet Volume rise, weak rates impact Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Epic Gas widens second-quarter losses, monetises newbuild vessel Euronav prays for more vessel scrapping after running up Q2 loss Ship managers eye marine services and diversification Tanker tonne-mile boosted as South Korea imports more US crude Qatar defiant as increased port throughput seen Vale sells two VLOCs to Bank of Communication Finance Leasing MISC's half-year revenues up 10.6% HHIC seeks buyers for catering subsidiary Cargill takes Kmarin Supramax for up to 14 months

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AUGUST 10, 2017
Hong Kong secures its shipping hub status with nod to vessel-sharing agreements Bullish IAG Cargo eyes new partnerships, e-commerce and 'a robust market' Cargologicair takes a flier on the automotive trade, taking off for Mexico Record cargo volumes predicted at port of Oakland Passengers not ready for pilotless planes - but cargo may be Tesla developing self-driving tech for trucks

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AUGUST 10, 2017
BAE Systems bids for Australia's SEA 5000 with Type 26 variant Nigeria looks to benefit from seabed mining Revealing results in ABS report on BWMS best practices Asphalt tanker leaves Baltimore after 10 months detention VIDEO: Florida shipyard launches landing craft for Bahamas Ferries First Tier 4 tug on East Coast goes to work in New York

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AUGUST 10, 2017
Euroseas 'discussing' new acquisitions Greek owner sees better prospects in both its sectors but is leaning towards adding boxships Euphoric cape market reported as earnings rise 18% Earnings boosted by strong activity from Brazil, Australia and South Africa Navios tanker arm sees red in second quarter Results marked by impairment loss on Navios Midstream investment and lower charter rates What's the point of maritime clusters? Clusters are great for amplifying local talent and putting local businesses in touch with each other. But what ability they have... VLGC earnings drop further as US-Asia arbitrage fails to open Panama Canal approves higher transit fees for gas carriers, further clouding prospects Long range product tankers boosted by naphtha and diesel trades Earnings of LRs near year-to-date high on Asian fuel demand, refinery outages Yang Ming continues to shrink its losses Volumes rise 6.8% in second quarter UK Ship Register selects deputy director As yet unnamed official does not come from a UK government position DHT bets on US crude exports benefiting tankers New York-listed owner expects more shipments from the Atlantic moving to the Pacific, helping rates A gift that goes on giving You cannot just design ships and their equipment without considering the people who will operate them Five Most Read: Korea unites South Korean container carriers align as dry bulk and crude markets keep growing Euronav revamps dividend to have fixed and variable components Move comes amid strong balance sheet and significant changes to company's tanker market outlook Epic Gas posts wider second-quarter net loss But company seeing green shoots in the LPG transportation sector with signs of a recovery from record low market levels Wilh. Wilhelmsen net profit hit by WWL merger Group incurs $267m accounting loss related to the WWL merger deal Vale offloads two valemaxes to Bocomm and closes in on two more Shandong Shipping expected to lease ships as Brazilian mining giant offloads vessels to boost its balance sheet and focus on... NAT boosts time charter deals with Shell to three Two new time charters both have a duration of 18 months Qatar crisis yet to shake LNG carrier demand LNG shipping outlook in graphs: Booming LNG trades support tanker demand despite rapid fleet growth US coal exports to bolster dry bulk shipping recovery Demand continues to grow in Europe as well as East Asia Daily Briefing Will NAT's dividend-in-kind be the new norm? Nordic American Tankers boss Herbjorn Hansson leaves no stone unturned in his quest to keep dividend streak alive

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AUGUST 10, 2017
XPO transforms LTL acquisition Troops in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil cargo thefts spike Georgia port to cut India-Europe shipping costs South Asia-Europe top container growth market CMA CGM adds Asia-US Gulf extra loaders Inner competition to test new intra-Asia alliance ILWU vote a window to new dawn for West Coast labor relations Top 50 Container Ports in 2016: Shanghai tightens grip on crown Chennai ups productivity drive amid rising competition

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AUGUST 10, 2017
'Challenging' market hits Aegean's profit But independent bunker supplier sees improvement from first quarter in volumes and margin. SemGroup targets mid-2018 for suezmax dock US energy logistics firm also plans for additional crude oil storage at marine terminal. NOAA sees higher odds of Atlantic hurricanes Mid-year update sees 'above-normal' probability of hurricanes in Atlantic Basin. Navios Acquisition targets boost in tanker charter coverage New York-listed shipowner aims to use fourth quarter to boost 2018 time-charter coverage to two thirds of fleet. Conti-Lines behind Navision bulker purchase Vietnam takes another Team Tankers vessel Thor Dahl unveils big writedown Seaspan flips ships to pocket $16.4m Four panamax vessels bought for $5.6m each eight months ago have been sold for $9.7m apiece More Polaris VLOCs head for repairs SWS' Valemax losses serve as a warning EU cash incentives needed to address recycling issues Shipping Bank sells sole LPG tanker for demolition Gener8 ships heading for 'green' Bangladesh Suezmaxes sold for green recycling in country that has so far made little progress improving safety and environmental standards Surfing at sea is not the same as logging on at your local cafe One thing is for certain: crew demand for reliable, private connectivity is strong and will continue to grow, says Gregor Ross, Globecomm Maritime sales and marketing director, Europe Empire offloads its oldest ship Poor market spoils charity vessel plans SM Line tally of boxship buys swells further Westfal-Larsen improves but is still in the red Cape orders feeder boxships at Ouhua Socatra lines up order for series of new MR tankers French owner signs LOIs for up to four vessels each in South Korea and China Talks start on Tangguh Train 3 LNG ship needs Departure date slides back for Golar's first FLNG unit Developer takes advantage of remaining in yard to complete more commissioning work Kogas seeks partners in quest to crack FSRU sector LNG bunker barge delivery nudged into Q4 Gas Natural tipped for MSC cruiseships LNG supply job Spanish utility's LNG bunkering ambitions revealed as it steams into the gas fuelling arena OSV players see small rise in working rigs Hornbeck urges fellow owners to resist the 'illusion of utilisation' HOS boss warns it makes no sense to reactivate ships for a day rate that does not cover expenses and says shipowners working hard to 'refresh' their balance sheets are the ones to worry about DNV GL 'flying squad' saves time and money in Game of Drones Cheap technology scores high-value win in class society's first inspection at sea Car carrier player Hoegh hits reverse Bariba left with two bulkers after supramax sale Tschudi sees sharp increase in its red ink Helios fixes gas carrier to IOC in rare one-year deal Grounded self-discharging bulker shuts St Marys River Traffic halted on leg of Saint Lawrence Seaway as Rand Logistics prepares salvage plan.

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AUGUST 10, 2017
Trade Trends: Brexit bully pulpit Much has been made of what the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union means to business and society in the U.K., and for goo... U.S. Navy issues solicitation to haul damaged Fitzgerald back to United States The U.S. Navy is looking to haul the USS Fitzgerald , a guided missile destroyer severely damaged in June during a collision with a contain... Hub Group launches shipment tracking tool Oakbrook, Ill.-based Hub Group, a multi-modal transportation management company, launched a new tool to provide customers with shipment vis... Rail terminals in Europe struggling to handle Asian volumes Photo: Prasit Rodphan / Shutterstock.com Increasing Asian rail volumes are leading to delays and bottlenecks at European terminals, leading ... Port Panama City prepares for growth Photo: Port Panama City Phase 1 rendering of the new forest products terminal Port Panama City along Florida's panhandle is gearing up for ... Yang Ming reports smaller loss in Q2 2017 Yang Ming Marine Transport in the second quarter of 2017 posted a net loss of 445 million new Taiwan dollars (U.S. $14.7 million), a 90 per... NTSB adds documents to El Faro investigation docket The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has filed additional material to the accident docket of the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship ... WiseTech Global acquires Oceania tariff data company The global logistics software provider WiseTech Global has acquired Digerati, a provider of tariff research and compliance tools used by th... MGN uses SimpliShip API integration The domestic transportation management systems provider MGN Logistics will integrate with the international freight rate marketplace Simpli...

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AUGUST 10, 2017
RUSSIA DATA: Jan-July crude, product port throughput up 11% on year Russian commercial ports handled 244 million mt of liquid bulk, including crude, oil products and LNG, in January-July, up 11.1% year on year, the Association of Russian Commercial Seaports said Thursday. Bangladesh BPC to import 1.37 mil mt of gasoil, jet fuel, HSFO in H2 2017 term deal State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. will import around 1.37 million mt of 0.05% sulfur gasoil, A-1 jet fuel and 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil combined at lower premiums under a term deal with Asian suppliers, a senior BPC official told S&P Global Platts Thursday. ICE Brent October/November backwardation steepens Oil futures weakened Thursday as prices backed off intraday highs into negative territory, while ICE Brent's backwardation steepened at the front end of the curve. Black Sea-Med Handysize freight at 4-month high post-refinery turnarounds The freight rate to carry a 30,000 mt fuel oil stem on a Handysize vessel from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean region has reached a four-month high of $13.53/mt, equivalent to Worldscale 170. ARA fuel oil inventories fall 20% on week on VLCC loading Fuel oil inventories in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell by 194,000 mt, or 20%, to 799,000 mt in the week ended Thursday, PJK data showed. High aluminum, silicon levels found in Fujairah bunker fuel: FOBAS Marine fuel oil testing services company Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service has found a high level of aluminum and silicon (Al+Si/catfines) from bunker fuel samples taken at Fujairah last week, the company said in a client note Wednesday. External: Wired Bunkering UAE's Gulf Petrol Supplies targets bunker sales growth of 20% in 2017 UAE-based Gulf Petrol Supplies aims to grow its bunker fuel sales by about 20% to 1.2 million mt this year by expanding its physical and back-to-back trading operations globally, Gaurav Dwivedi, GPS Bunkers's GM - Trading told S&P Global Platts late Wednesday. Low sulfur fuel oil glut persists on low Med demand, strong sweet margins Refineries taking advantage of strong sweet crude margins. Crude steady as exuberance over EIA stocks data wears off Investors watching for further developments in the stand-off between the US and North Korea.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

PORTS

New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach

Long Beach / Los Angeles

In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.

ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America

SHIPPING

ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America

Haifa

The fleet transported a record number of containers

CRUISES

In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.

Los Angeles

Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises

PORTS

Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers

Rome

COMPETITION

Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast

Rome

According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.

T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships

ENVIRONMENT

T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships

Brussels

Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation

COMPANIES

DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group

Copenhagen / Istanbul

Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November

PORTS

Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter

Hamburg

Stable container traffic

The Companies inform

Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region

INDUSTRY

Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton

Helsinki

Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025

PORTS

In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%

Lubiana

In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.

COMPETITION

Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company

Kiev

The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa

PORTS

Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports

Lima

Has 1,500 linear metres of docks

SHIPYARDS

More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024

Trieste

The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.

ENVIRONMENT

Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships

Copenhagen

The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention

LOGISTICS

Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics

Schindellegi / Collierville

US company mainly operates drayage services

In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%

SHIPPING

In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%

Hamburg

Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%

PORTS

In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.

Genoa

Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises

In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment

SHIPPING

In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment

Seoul

+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported

Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike

SHIPPING

Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike

Taipei

Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers

In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.

PORTS

In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.

Hamburg

In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April

SHIPPING

Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers

Athens

Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible

PORTS

In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%

St. Petersburg

The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)

SHIPYARDS

Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.

Trieste

Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago

Trieste

SHIPPING

Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container

Athens

Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%

STUDIES AND RESEARCH

The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals

Milan

COMPANIES

GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees

Genoa

New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain

PORTS

On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel

Genoa

The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.

EDUCATION

In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile

Genoa

Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course

MEETINGS

On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held

Rome

Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"

MOURNING

Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.

Genoa

His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958

NEWS

New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran

Brussels

ASSOCIATIONS

Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs

Genoa

New mandate for the three years 2024-2027

NEWS

The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year

London / Hong Kong

Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released

SHIPPING

MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean

Geneva

Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic

SHIPPING

Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk

Copenhagen

He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity

PORTS

Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona

Ancona

The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

MEETINGS

Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport

Rome

It will be held on November 27 in Rome

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing

Trieste

PORTS

In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%

Hamburg

In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased

PORTS

In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%

Hong Kong

In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%

PORTS

In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%

Cyvitavecchia

The Cruserists increased by 2.7%

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)

Singapore

In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.

LOGISTICS

MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN

Geneva / Milan

The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.

MEETINGS

Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"

Genoa

It will be held on December 5 in Rome

COMPANIES

In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%

Istanbul

Revenue up 23%

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices

Venice

Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units

COMPANIES

The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile

Trieste

The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste

PORTS

Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations

Joy Tauro

Will have a duration of three years

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport

Rome

It will be held on November 27 in Rome

MEETINGS

Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"

Genoa

It will be held on December 5 in Rome

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PRESS REVIEW

Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE

(The North Africa Post)

Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región

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FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

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COMPANIES

Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest

Genoa

Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser

PORTS

The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida

Rome

Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task

PORTS

This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%

Ancona

25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation

COMPANIES

Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari

Cagliari / Genoa

Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu

PORTS

Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North

Cyvitavecchia

It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros

SHIPYARDS

In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.

Trieste / Palermo

The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018

Athens

The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment

COMPANIES

DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics

Dubai / Melbourne

The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million

PORTS

A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone

Joy Tauro

He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues

PORTS

Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste

Trieste

Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state

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