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February 2013




28/02/2013Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of 2.5%
Rise of the bulk and several decrease of the goods




28/02/2013In the fourth trimester of 2012 of Friend International Shipping it is returned in profit
Flower: "the market of the tankers comes from four years of cycle negative, but many factors now seem to move in the right direction"




28/02/2013the Board di Finnlines has deliberated the new emission 4,6 million sets in action
the company has closed 2012 with a net loss of 0,1 million euros




28/02/2013With project INWAPO the port of Trieste studies the opportunities in order to interact with the systems of fluvial water ways
the interest of the giuliano harbour agency is turned is to the idroviario system of the Italy North that to the system of fluvial water ways in Central Europe




28/02/2013Bergen has yielded the Rosenberg ship yard to the Australian group WorleyParsons
The transaction has a value of about 146 million euros




28/02/2013In the exercise the 2011-12 traffic of the goods in the Indian ports has grown of 3%
In the period April-september 2012 recorded an increment of 1.8%




28/02/2013In the 2012 traffic of the goods enlivened in Germany on track it is diminished of 2.4%
Transported altogether 366,1 million tons




27/02/2013Eurispes, Italy is the back marker of the European rail shipment of the goods
It toasts: the tendency has been that to concentrate itself on great works, for other often announced and never realized, without to cure itself to value the system of the internal connections




27/02/2013IVECO renews for others three years the contract of partnership with Kuehne + Nagel
the logistic operator on behalf manages of the Italian society five distributive centers for the replacement parts in Italy, Germany, Spain, France and United Kingdom




27/02/2013the EU commission newly prohibits the takeover of Ryanair on Aer Lingus
A monopoly would come to create itself or a dominant position, is once again the motivation of "not"




27/02/2013Agreement RINA - IB for the development of software dedicated to the management of the ships
Realized a system dedicated to the governance energetic of the ships




27/02/2013Proseguono the intense activities of extension of the dock the west of the first container terminal of the port of Marsaxlokk
the dock, currently used for parking moorings, will allow operating moorings




27/02/2013Monday to Genoa will take to the way the first European experimental course on the blue and green economy
It is organized from Liguria Region and the University of Genoa




26/02/2013Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Genoa is diminished of 9.3%
Decrease of the bulk. The goods containerized is increased of 3.7%




26/02/2013the new Marine Station of Trieste will open the March clappers at the beginning
the structure has a total surface of 2.700 square metres




26/02/2013Antonini has been discharged from the charge of president of Fincantieri
The Italian navalmeccanico group has closed 2012 with an increase of the exercise result. The value of the orderbook is diminished of 6.5%




26/02/20136 March to Genoa will be introduced the book "is not the sea my enemy. The shipwreck of the Seagull"
the volume of Liliana Lanzardo is published from Mursia




26/02/2013In the 2012 port of Santos it has enlivened a traffic record of 104,5 million tons of goods
Increment of 7.6% on the year precedence




26/02/2013On the new ships with-ro Messina the systems of cleansing of gases of Wärtsilä drainage are installed
Undersigned the order for the four ro-ro portacontenitori under construction near STX Offshore & Shipbuilding




25/02/2013portacontainer Emma Maersk has reached today Palermo
The ship will be subordinate to work of repair in the Fincantieri yard




25/02/2013Initiative in order to promote the partial transfer of the transport from the rubber to the track
It is agreed by the ministry of the Atmosphere with Trenitalia and Autamarocchi




25/02/2013This year the crocieristico traffic produced from MSC Cruises to Civitavecchia will increase of 55%
Previewed 119 ports of call for a handling of 516.480 passengers




25/02/2013Started the work of dredging in the port of Pescara
In program the removal of about 200.000 cubic metres of sediments




25/02/2013Eni-Rosneft Agreement for the development of opportunity of trading and logistics
He has been undersigned saturday to Rome




25/02/2013In the 2012 result clearly of the shipowning company Saudi Bahri it has grown of 74%
The volume of transactions is increased of 24%




25/02/2013the genoese and Italian world of the shipping supports the search on the oncologiche diseases emato
the proceeds collected with the publishing initiative "Little Gipsies 3"




22/02/2013To January the traffic in the port of Ravenna is increased of 6.9%
Enlivened 1,8 million tons of goods




22/02/2013APM Terminals signs the definitive contract for the management of the new container terminal of the Turkish port of Petkim
Aegean will be constituted the terminalista society Gateway Terminal




22/02/2013the Italian Association of the Tourist Ports asks less Is been and more enterprise
Assomarinas renews the exhortation to the abolition of Italy Navigating




22/02/2013In 2012 shipowning group and logistic NOL it has reduced the losses
the fleet of portacontainer of the APL has transported beyond 3,0 million container (+1%)




22/02/2013Today the port of Venice has celebrated the "Safety Day"
Rewarded the workers who have marked themselves for practical "sure"




22/02/2013Conferred the certification Port Environmental Review System to the ports of Corfù, Lagos, Kavala, Volos and Piombino
That Tuscan one is the first Italian port of call to obtain this certificate, that it is the only standard of specific environmental management for the harbour field




22/02/2013Agreement VTE-CSP for velocizzare the entrance and the escape of cargos to the container genoese terminal of Prà-Voltri
Bertacchini: the Consortium Harbour Services is constituted in order to answer to the organizational imperatives of a harbour system that looks to the future




22/02/2013In the 2012 profit clearly of A.P. Møller-Mærsk has grown of 19.6% thanks to the halving of the voice of the taxes
The revenues are dropped of 2.0%. Improvement of the performances of Maersk Line




21/02/2013Last year the port of Ancona has enlivened beyond 7,9 million tons of goods (- 5.5%)
the traffic of the passengers has accused a decrease of the 24.5%




21/02/2013ITF against the sentences that condemn the Moroccan union members Elhairech and Chamchati to the detainment
Crumlin: "we will fight in any case against these unjust and absurd decisions"




21/02/2013Clergeau (CRPM): the regions will support with conviction the development of the European navalmeccanica industry
"In the marine-harbour field - it has emphasized - there is the potential one for the birth of real European industrial champions and for the increase of the occupation"




21/02/2013Ignazio Messina & C. Spa have taken in delivery the fourth of a series of eight new portacontenitori ships ro-ro
The unit is constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Yielded a Suezmax in compartecipazione with Premuda




21/02/2013the prefect of Savona has visited the port of from Liguria city
Inspections to the Maersk yard to I go and the docks of Savona




20/02/2013Introduced the strategy Leadership 2020 in order to safeguard and to develop the naval shipbuilding competitiveness of the European
She will be subordinate to the Council of the European Union on the competitiveness in program to May




20/02/2013Last year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Livorno is diminished of 7.6%
In increase the liquid bulk and the crocieristi; decrease in the other sections of activity




20/02/2013In rise the containerized trade enlivened from the Australian Patrick
In the second half of the year of the 2012 1.567.900 teu (+3.1% are totaled)




20/02/2013Brussels authorizes a modification to the plan of restructure of the Croatian ship yard Brodosplit
the privatization contract will be signed within next 28 February




20/02/2013a new service ro-ro of Greek MCCL connects the Adriatic with the Black Sea
It carries out ports of call to the ports of Koper, Pireo, Derince and Poti




20/02/2013To January the traffic of the goods in the Chinese ports has recorded an emphasized rise
the containers enlivened from the marine ports of call have been pairs to 14.001.900 teu (+14.4%)




19/02/2013In the 2012 result clearly of the Greek Diana Containerships it has grown of 64.4%
The revenues Time base charter are increased of 109.8%




19/02/2013the CIPE has authorized the second constructive lottery of the gallery of base of Brenner
The value of the participation is of 638 million euros on total costs of the project of beyond 4,8 billion euros




19/02/2013to I do not renew of the guiding lines EU on the application of the rules of the competition to the marine transport
the EU commission has announced the decision to confirm of the expiration next the 28 september




19/02/2013Undersigned the contract that assigns the management of the Pakistani port of Gwadar to the Chineses
Previously the conduction of the port of call was conferred to group PSA of Singapore




18/02/2013Konecranes will produce reach stacker and the fork trucks for container of the Linde German
Agreement with group KION




18/02/2013In the winter season 2013/2014 MSC Cruises will return in the United Arab Emirates
"Lyric MSC" will propose cruises in departure from Dubay




18/02/2013The transports deserve more than a quota pairs only to 2.4% of the new budget EU
They emphasize European organizations EFIP, ESPO, INE, IRU, PDI, ECGs, ECSA, ETF, ECASBA AAA road service Europe and CER




18/02/2013CSAV orders to Samsung Heavy Industries the construction of seven portacontainer from 9.000 teu
Option for seven ships of the same ability




18/02/2013Port Vancouver Meter has concluded 2012 with a new record of traffic of the container
the Canadian harbour port of call has enlivened 2.713.160 teu (+8.2%)




18/02/2013Deep of the Tuscany Region in order to upgrade the four regional commercial ports
To Viareggio, Port Santo Stefano, Isola del Giglio and Marciana Marina will go 7,16 million euros




15/02/2013Convention on the administrative responsibility of the agencies with reference to the harbour terminals and the companies of navigation
One will hold on 22 February to Genoa




15/02/2013After 30 years a ship of US Navy returns to carry out work of repair in the port of Genoa
"USS Mount Whitney" in the Saint George yard of Porto




15/02/2013Moving away the great cruise ships, Venice risks to per year lose 365 million euros and 6.800 places of job
It emphasizes the Harbour Authority, that it evidences the necessity to maintain the landings place to the terminal of Marine




15/02/2013In Liguria the "geometricians of the sea" will be formed
a provision of the Region institutes a two-year course of "expert advanced technician under construction in harbour, coastal, fluvial and lacustrine within"




15/02/2013Last month the two ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have enlivened 1,2 million container (4.3%)
In the first port the traffic has grown of 17.5%, in the second is diminished of 4.3%




15/02/2013Bending of the economic results of the crocieristica division of German group TUI
In the last trimester of 2012 recorded an increment of 28.4% of the revenues




15/02/2013To January the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Hong Kong is diminished of 0.7%
the Asian port of call has enlivened 1.987.000 teu




14/02/2013Maersk Line is extended the suspension of service AE9 Asia-Europe
To April it will be melted with transpacifico service TP7




14/02/2013UCINA anticipates to the candidates parliamentarians its plan for the economic reconstruction of the nautical Italian
the association has announced that a first estimates relative to 2012 evidences a possible decrease of the turnover of the field on 2011 of ulterior a 20%




14/02/2013Last year the harbour terminals of Eurogate have enlivened 13,3 million container (- 0.1%)
Eckelmann: it is improbable that 2013 can carry a long-lasting improvement




14/02/2013the definitive data of the traffic enlivened in the 2012 from the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven confirmation the record
the volume total of the goods is inferior of a million tons regarding the preliminary figure




14/02/2013In 2012 group ABB it has recorded a rise of 3.5% of the revenues and a decrease of 14.6% of the result clearly
Stable the new orders. Hogan: all the main device drivers for our activity over the long term remain intact




14/02/2013Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Singapore is diminished of the 6.6%
the volume in containerized tons of the goods is dropped of the 2.9%




14/02/2013Increase of the economic performances of the charters of container CAI International and SUCH International
Positive the results of the exercise anniversary 2012




13/02/2013Cargotec closes 2012 with a decrease of the results and the new orders
The value of the orderbook on 31 December has been attested to 2,02 billion euros (- 17%)




13/02/2013In the 2012 traffic in the Swiss Rhenish ports it has recorded a rise of 27.0%
Enlivened beyond 7,2 million tons of goods




13/02/2013the Italian ports do not have to continue to being considered a kind of optional
It emphasizes Assoporti, that a directory of the priorities of the field for the new government anticipates




13/02/2013Brewer (Textainer): 2012 have been an exceptional year for the company
"- it has emphasized - we have not only obtained performance record in the last trimester, but also for the entire year"




12/02/2013the system of inland navigation from the Adriatic to Mantua is percorribile from boats of fifth European class
Inaugurate the new conche of Cavanella d'Adige




12/02/2013Cargotec will install the headquarters of the activities of MacGregor to Singapore
Confirmed the possibility to place the division on the securities market




12/02/2013the port of Amburgo closes 2012 with a bending of the traffic in all the main merceologici sections
conventional Container -1,7%, bulk -0,4% and goods -15,6%. Increase of the exports




12/02/2013ABB buys American APS Group Technology
the Californian company develops systems of automation and optical reading for the harbour and intermodal terminals




12/02/2013CMA CGM announces the completion of the plan of restructure of the financial situation of the shipowning group
It is based on three pillars: agreement with the credit institutions; agreement with the public fund Fonds Stratégique d' Investissement; investment of the Turkish group Yildirim




12/02/2013The crisis of the hires to the buoy turn?
To the question it will be tried to give to an answer thursday to Genoa in the course of an organized seminary from the Group Young of Assagenti with Wista Italy




12/02/2013In the 2012 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of it is diminished of 9.7%
the container has been 1.247.218 (- 4.6%). Heavy contraction of the liquid bulk. Rise of the bulk sand banks




11/02/2013The from Abruzzo port of Vasto will be coupled to the Network of the world-wide containerized marine transport
By thursday it will be connected via feeder with the port of Trieste




11/02/2013Master in management and policy of the logistics integrated in the Mediterranean
Campus University and Rete is promoted by Link Mediterranean Freeways with the support of the Inpdap




11/02/2013the Dutch Damen Shipyards has bought the Shipdock compatriot
the society work yards of naval repair to Amsterdam and Harlingen




11/02/2013International C.I.S.Co. Conference on North South Traffic
The 26 will hold and 27 April to Catania




11/02/2013a distributor in province of Bolzano is first to allow recharges it hooligan-fast of the vehicles constituents
Installed a system of the Helvetic group of ABB




11/02/2013the Harbour Authority of Antwerp signs an agreement of collaboration with the Rosmorport Russian
Cooperation in the fields of the harbour development, the widening of the trasportistiche and logistic nets and the attraction of investments in harbour infrastructures




11/02/2013the Baleària Spanish doubles the connections between Florida and Bahamas
Activated a service between the port of Miami and the island of Bimini




11/02/2013ANITA and Trasportounito denounce the inability of Italy to face the bad weather
Arcese: the announcement of presuming "hard snowed" is sufficient in order to block all the field of the transports and the normal industrial activity




11/02/2013the fall of a lifeboat cause the dead women of five marine ones of Thomson Majesty
Hurt others three members of the crew. The "Carnival Triumph" has remained without propulsion




11/02/2013In Italy the field of the tourist portualità is to the final grip
Assomarinas asks "less Is been and more enterprise"




11/02/2013Last month the traffic of ships and goods in the Suez Canal has recorded a strong contraction
the important via of water Egyptian is crossed by 1.311 ships (- 15.9%)




08/02/2013Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of 3.6%
Passengers down of 10.6%




08/02/2013Battle of the Sardinia Region in order to make of the entire one isolates a bonded area
Signed a communication to the communitarian organisms for the activation of the integral bonded area




08/02/2013Postponed the contract of solidarity for the harbour Company of Monfalcone
Asked for 32 lay-offs between the 82 dependent




08/02/2013In the 2012 traffic of the goods enlivened from the Spanish ports it is increased of 3.9%
New historical record of the container with beyond 14 million teu, of which beyond the half in transit




08/02/2013ABB has obtained from the ship yard Jurong Shipyard an order of the value of 160 million dollars
It previews the supply of wirings for seven ships from perforation




08/02/2013the Harbour Authorities of Savona and Tarragona and Reefer Terminal to Logistic the Fruit fair of Berlin
Miazza: in the 2012 field ortofrutticolo it has held the blows of the national and international recession well




08/02/2013Assagenti, insignificant the impact of the pause of the cruise ships on the protect marine area of Portofino
Muscatels: numerous crocieristiche companies have cancelled Portofino from the ports of call and in the 2012 passengers they have been halved




08/02/2013the logistic group Nippon Express buys the Italian shipment house Franco Vago
the Italian company is specialized in the shipment and logistics of the apparel heads




07/02/2013The International Chamber of Shipping denunciation the delay of Italy in the present to the IMO the results of the inquiry on the shipwreck of Costa Concordia
Morooka: this lack is simply unacceptable. Conference of ATHENA on the removal of the property left at death one




07/02/2013Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Kaohsiung has grown of 5.3%
It disembarks and it embarks in increase respective of 1.2% and 9.7%




07/02/2013terminalista group German HHLA records a bending of the economic performances
Last year the managed harbour terminals from the society have enlivened 7,2 million container (+1.4%)




07/02/2013To the Interporto Marche has held the kick-off of the European plan "Intermodadria"
is the increase of the competitiveness of the marine transport short beam and its integration in the logistic chain




07/02/2013logistic group GEFCO has opened a filial new in South Africa
GEFCO South Africa has center center to Johannesburg and three warehouses in the cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban




07/02/2013Sensitive deterioration of the economic results of Hyundai Heavy Industries in the fourth trimester of 2012
The period has been archived item with a net loss of about 319 million dollars




07/02/2013In the 2012 volume of goods transported in Germany it has recorded a contraction of 2.2%
In increase the transport by sea and via pipeline. Decrease in the other modalities




07/02/2013In the last Saipem weeks it has acquired total contracts for 3,2 billion euros
New activities in segments E&C Onshore, E&C Offshore and Offshore Drilling




07/02/2013formative Seminary on the prevention of illicit the administrative ones dedicated to the harbour operators
Next tuesday to Livorno will hold




06/02/2013of Friend (Confitarma): the Harbour Authorities make use quickly from of the faculty annulling the increment of the taxes
the representative of the shipowners has found as the requests of the Italian marine-harbour cluster continue to being unheard




06/02/2013Convention of Propeller Naples on the engagement of the Neapolitans in Europe
will carry out next 19 February




06/02/2013Mauri (PD): for I throw again of the marine-harbour system do not serve alone investments and norms, but also the attention of the government
Servants in the first place - she has explained - a ministry only of the Transports and a true minister of the Transports




06/02/2013Masucci (To propel Clubs): the Harbour Authorities, I place side by side to "a political" president, they need a managing director
We must have the courage - it has emphasized - to innovate in order to allow with our ports of call to compete better




06/02/2013the port of Gioia Tauro, after the agreement with New York, forms an alliance also with Shanghai in order to promote the East-West marine route via Suez
The institutions of the three ports will start a campaign in order to stimulate the route through the Mediterranean as alternative to that transpacifica




06/02/2013Mitsubishi Heavy Industries records an increase of the net profit and a decrease of the orders
the first nine months of fiscal year 2012 have been archived item with a profit of clearly 49,9 billion yen (+52.6%)




06/02/2013European the marine and internal ports restate the necessity not to carve the transport budget for infrastructure
Tomorrow the European board meeting with the objective will be opened to reach an agreement on the budget of EU 2014-2020




06/02/2013Kombiverkehr will widen the offer of transport arranged in forecast of an increase of the question
Potenziamento of the services in Germany and from and for France, Poland and Hungary




05/02/2013the society of classification ABS will transfer the nordeuropea regional center from London to Amburgo
Al German headquarters will be under responsibility beyond 40 offices of the society in the area




05/02/2013The construction of the first cruise ship of the project "Sunshine" of Royal Caribbean is begun
the two units produced from the Meyer Werft yard will call "Quantum of the Seas" and "Anthem of the Seas"




05/02/2013Encounter on the topic "the force of the sea - Ideas of government for the economy of the sea"
Organized from the Party Democratic, one will hold tomorrow to Rome




05/02/2013Protocol of understanding between the Region Basilicata and the Harbour Authority of Taranto
the Jonian harbour port of call will constitute the outlet on the sea of the lucane enterprises




05/02/2013the ports of the North Adriatic Ports Association confirm theirs an unit of attempts
The association emphasizes of wanting to increase its competitiveness continuing to support the projects of development of every port




05/02/2013Some societies of the group Contship Italy have joined to Assiterminal
draft of LSCT, CICT, MCT, Dock Service and Speter




05/02/2013To January the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Savona has grown of 9%
Emphasized increase of the passengers of the ferries and the cruises




05/02/2013ETF and IDC exhort the EU commission to limit the "superpower" of the shipowners
the two organizations manifest worry for "the disproportionate infuence that this category has on the point of view of the Commission"




05/02/2013the companies of the The G6 Alliance widen the scope of the collaboration to the transpacifici traffics
By May Asia and the coast will be offered to six services coordinated between oriental of the America North via Panama hat and Suez




05/02/2013Delay in the distribution of the contributions of redundancy fund for the CSAV Agency Italy
Assagenti and the unions speed up Liguria Region and INPS to place remedy




05/02/2013Last year the traffic of the goods in the fluvial port of Duisburg is dropped of 12%
Tons of cargos are enlivened 110 million




05/02/2013Undersigned an integrating agreement that avoids the lay-off of 17 workers of Neapolitan Tugs
The understanding with the unions previews the immediate reduction of 13% of the force job




04/02/2013the INAIL Field Navigation has extended the obligatory cover to the crews against the piracy actions
Until last month the voluntary insurance cover was previewed




04/02/2013In the fourth trimester of 2012 Royal Caribbean Cruises has accused a net loss of 393 million dollars
turned out Sul hung a reduction of the value of the assets of the Pullmantur branch for 385 million dollars. Fain: we continue to having confidence in the Spanish brand




04/02/2013the critical ICS the decision to introduce tariff increases for the transit of the ships in the Suez Canal
Hinchliffe: for some routes they seem to be indeed absolutely dramatic and many shipowners will find impossible to transfer them to own customers




04/02/2013CAM Transports has doubled own takeover in the Interporto Marche
Inaugurated the new logistics center of 5.000 square metres




04/02/2013To ABB an order of 40 million dollars in order to extend the terminal of export of the ENI refinery of Taranto
The end of the work is previewed for August 2015




04/02/2013The Italian shipment society Casasco & Nardi has signed agreement of collaboration with the American UTC Overseas
commercial and operating Cooperation in the business segments full hand container (FCL) and groupage (LCL)




04/02/2013group ICTSI will manage a new multipurpose terminal in the Honduran port of Puerto Cortés
It will have a annual ability to traffic pairs to about 1,8 million container




04/02/2013In the 2012 terminal of HPH Trust has enlivened 22,9 million container (+4.7%)
the clearly recorded profit from the group has grown of the 18.8%




04/02/2013Last year the traffic enlivened from the port of Marseilles is diminished of 3%
Record of the containerized trade and the passengers




01/02/2013MSC has acquired a quota in the container terminal of the group Hanjin Shipping in the port of Long Beach
the investment in the Californian port of call follows that carried out to end 2012 from the French group CMA CMG




01/02/2013Convention on service RO-LA Trento-Regensburg
will hold 11 February to Trento




01/02/2013The port of Trieste on 1° July sends back the application of the increment of 33% of the harbour taxes
Monassi: we must allow with the enterprises to operate in the best possible conditions




01/02/2013Coke finds Terminal Genoa Bulk for approximately 10 million euros
the society inside has in concession the area of the bulk of the port of from Liguria chief town




01/02/2013Ciaccia indicates the urgencies of which the next government will have to be made cargo in order to remove the brakes to the logistics
To the Interporto of Bologna the second workshop of the project has held "the ports of the North"




01/02/2013Konecranes archivia an optimal only vintage year with the new ones of the fourth trimester
the exercise anniversary has been shut with a profit clearly to 84,7 million euros (+30.4%)




01/02/2013From the 6 to 8 February to Marina di Carrara the eleventh edition of Seatec will hold
To the nautical review 437 exhibitors will participate, of which 259 Italians




01/02/2013the Indonesian ambassador to Livorno in order to promote ties with the Leighorn port
Italy is the third European exporter towards the Asian nation




01/02/2013In the course of the tenth assembly ESPO anniversary it will be discussed about cooperation and politics for the ports
31 the 30 event will hold and May to Vahrn




01/02/2013Conference on the strategies and the services in order to promote the excellence and the competitiveness of the nautical industry
will hold 21 February to Padua




01/02/2013Mechel buys 21.64% of Vanino Sea Trade Port
Last month the mining group and metallurgical Russian had acquired 55% of the harbour society and then yielded great part of the quota
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The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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