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December 2013




31/12/2013Also the Region of Veneto has decided to call off the contract of service with Trenitalia
Zaia has asked the society the activation for the prosecuzione for the service in the 12 next months to the term for the contract




31/12/2013Tirrenia CIN and Moby yield 10% of the transport ability the routes Genoa-Olbia and Civitavecchia-Olbia
relative informative Prospect to the services carried out in summery season 2014




30/12/2013Saipem has carried to term the cession of the naval means Florence FPSO to the Eni group
The transaction has a value of 336 million euros




30/12/2013Seaspan obtains the extension and the refinancing of own credit line of a billion of dollars
the fleet of the company is constituted by 104 portacontainer, included 31 new ships that will be taken in delivery within end 2016




30/12/2013the port of Antwerp has closed the 2013 with a traffic record of 190,6 million tons (+3.5%)
Consisting rise of the liquid bulk. Bending of the volumes in the other merceologici fields




30/12/2013Global Ports Investments carries to term the acquisition of terminalista society Russian NCC
the share compages of PGI




30/12/2013Evergreen rents seven portacontainer from 14.000 teu
the shipowning group has already taken to chartering others ten portacontenitori New Panamax




27/12/2013Confirmed the certification ISO 14001:2004 to the Harbour Authority of Venice
the initiative has the objective to diminish the environmental impacts is of the harbour traffic that those deriving from the management of the offices




27/12/2013To November the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has grown of +5.2%
In the first eleven months of 2013 a bending is recorded of -4,2%




27/12/2013Hanjin Shipping will put into effect the spin-off of the activities of bulk transport sand banks
Joint venture with the society of private equities Hahn & Co.




24/12/2013the port of Tanger Med will close 2013 with an increase of 37% of the traffic of the container
Ulterior financing of the Arabic Bottom for the Economic and Social Development for the second phase of the project of the port




24/12/2013the Tuscany is the first Region to interrupt the "fiduciary relationship" with Trenitalia
Rossi: "we have decided to exercise the right not to renew for others six railway for services regional years the contract with Trenitalia"




24/12/2013APM Terminals, Bolloré and Bouygues have signed the contract for according to container the terminal of Abidjan
the harbour system will have a annual ability to traffic pairs to two million teu




23/12/2013Last month the port of Ravenna has enlivened 1,9 million tons of goods (- 1.2%)
In the first eleven months of this year an increase of +3.7% is recorded




23/12/2013Davide Santini is confirmed general secretary of the Harbour Authority of
unanimously the proposal of the president of the agency




23/12/2013To November the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa is diminished of -6,5%
Containerized cargos down of -11,6%




23/12/2013Within end the 2015 full operativity of 1.200 meters of dock to the Polisettoriale Pier of the port of Taranto
On 20 December the definitive award of the contract for the executive planning and the realization of the modernization of the dock has happened




23/12/2013In light decrease the traffic of the goods in the port of Zeebrugge
In the 2013 tons are enlivened less than 43 million




23/12/2013Bureau Veritas buys the Maxxam, leader in the Canadian market of the analytical services
The transaction will have a value of about 447 million euros




23/12/2013Bergvall Marine enters to take part of the American group Arthur J. Gallagher
The Norwegian society of marine insurances records annual revenues for about five million dollars




20/12/2013the ITF exhorts to examine with extreme attention the impact on the market of the shipowning alliance P3 Network
Crumlin: "the agreement would be largest of its genre and could introduce an enormous risk concerning anti-competitive practices on a global scale"




20/12/2013This year the port of Amburgo has enlivened about 9,3 million container (+5%)
For 2030 a traffic of 18,6 million is previewed teu




20/12/2013Stable the turnover recorded in 2013 from the Liebherr German
In the course of this year the staff of the group is increased almost 1,870 units




20/12/2013In the 2013 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japanese it has completed the construction of 12 ships
Store clerk of 200 million euros to Fincantieri for the renewal of four ships of MSC Cruises




20/12/2013RTC communicates the cessation of the railway service Pò Monk-Arena victim of the economic crisis
the company compensates the decrease of the activity with new traffics




20/12/2013Named Andrea Gentile vice-president of Assologistica
The delegation to the ports is assigned




20/12/2013the port of Gioia Tauro will close 2013 with a traffic of 3,1 million container (+14%)
Scopelliti and Grimaldi: the ships more large than P3 Network (Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM) will scale the calabrian port




19/12/2013UASC with banks agrees a financing of 1,25 billion dollars for the construction of portacontainer
draft of seven ships from 14.000 teu and five from 18.000 teu




19/12/2013Decrease of the economic results of the crocieristico group Carnival in the quarter september-November
In the entire exercise the 2013 profit clearly and the operating profit are diminished respective of the -17% of -18%




19/12/2013the Harbour Committee of Livorno has adopted unanimously the new Portuale Town development plan
Gallanti: it is epochal carrying out




19/12/2013the next year the port of will enter in the crocieristico circuit of MSC Cruises
In program 30 ports of call for a traffic previewed of beyond 70 thousand fleeting




19/12/2013the port of Rotterdam will last year close 2013 with a volume of analogous traffic to that
For 2014 an increase of about is attended 1-1,5%




19/12/2013In the first nine months of the 2013 traffic in the ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta are diminished of -14,8%
the crocieristi are increased of 7.0% to beyond 1,9 million unit




19/12/2013Signed the agreement for I climb over it railway that will improve the connections between the port of Livorno and the Interporto Vespucci
Rossi: the understanding transforms a part of the interporto in an immense one retroporto that it does not have equal in all the Tyrrhenian one of the north




18/12/2013Last month the traffic in the port of Taranto is diminished of -36,1%
In the first eleven months of the 2013 bending it has been of -22,3%




18/12/2013Inmarsat has acquired to Globe Wireless, society specialized in the services of communication for the marine field
the transaction has a value of 45 million dollars




18/12/2013Al port of Venice has been boarded parts of system of the Southstream gas pipeline
This year from the docks of Marghera from the lagoon port of call they are passed beyond 1.400 exceptional cargos




18/12/2013Aznar: the port of Valencia is losing competitiveness
According to the president of the Harbour Authority, is necessary a decrease of the costs of the put into effect harbour activities with the competition of the operators and the social parts




18/12/2013Gallanti (AP Livorno): in order to guide a port it serves a subject hard that it maintains to starboard the bar of the good government
With the Portuale Town development plan - it has emphasized - we will be able to insist on the private ones in order to convince them to believe in our port




18/12/2013Federagenti and AssoCAD enter in Confetra
the Confederation evidences the valence of the unitary representation of several rings of the logistic chain




18/12/2013Bending of the economic performances of the crocieristiche activities of German TUI
Hapag- Lloyd Kreuzfahrten has accused the impact of the breaking in fleet of the new ship "Europe 2". Positive the results of TUI Cruises




18/12/2013Hupac has activated a new railway service Zeebrugge-Verona
It connects the terminal of P&O Ferries in the Belgian port with the Interporto Europe Quadrant




18/12/2013the consul of Tunisia to Naples in visit to the port of Salerno
In forecast other bilateral encounters with the harbour operators




17/12/2013Cinzia Franchini thanks Confetra for the solidarity but he defines incautious the openings regarding Trasportounito
the Confederation - it has explained - does not fall in the trap of who it has always operated to blows of arrest warrants




17/12/2013Green light of the Commission TRAN of the European Parliament to the fourth railway package
Kallas: "the ballot today represents a milestone in sight of the completion of the European only railway space"




17/12/2013DSME obtains from Zodiac Maritime an order for the construction of six portacontainer from 10.000 teu
the ships will be employed by Hyundai Merchant Marine on the route Asia - East Coast the USA




17/12/2013Nella Galleria of base of Saint Gottardo is journeyed the first train
You start the trial runs. The tunnel will be inaugurated officially to half 2016




17/12/2013Confetra sentence the violent protests in the world of the road haulage
Solidarity to Cinzia Franchini president of the CNA Fita




17/12/2013the fleet of Textainer exceeds the threshold of three the million container teu
Record for the society and the entire field of the chartering of intermodal containers




17/12/2013To November the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is increased of +2.5%
In the first eleven months of the 2013 increment it has been of +12.1%




17/12/2013Behrendt (VDR): the German shipowners withstand well to the crisis
the association asks a modernization for the administration of the State of flag




17/12/2013Assologistica invites the institutions to realize the national Plan of the Logistics
Satisfaction for the agreement in center WTO for the simplification of the customs procedures




16/12/2013Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles has grown of +17.3%
In the first eleven months of 2013 a bending is recorded of -3,7%




16/12/2013Memorandum of understanding of NAPA for the development of the ports of Koper, Rijeka, Trieste and Venice
Previewed the mutual support to all the infrastructural projects of development of every port




16/12/2013the majority of the citizens of the EU, with the exception of those Italians, is declared satisfied of the railway services
an investment program in order almost a billion of euro for research purposes and the innovation in the railway field




16/12/2013Fincantieri and Viking Cruises sign the contract for two new cruise ships
They will be delivered to half 2016 and at the beginning of 2017




16/12/2013In order to serve the nordeuropei ports Borchard Lines will entrust itself to the ships of Seago Line and Hamburg Süd
Agreements of slot share with the Danish company and that German




16/12/2013Gulftainer heads to become the sixth world-wide terminal operator of the field of the container
the group previews to reach a annual handling of 18 million teu within 2020




16/12/2013To November the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong has grown of +1.8%
In the first eleven months of the 2013 port of call it has recorded a decrease of -4,2%




13/12/2013Duisburger Hafen previews to close the 2013 with a traffic container million record three teu
the total volume of the goods will be analogous to that of 2012




13/12/2013Costa Crociere strengthens the collaboration with Shanghai
A delegation of Baoshan has been visiting to the headquarters of the crocieristica company to Genoa




13/12/2013Today in the port of number 100.000 is celebrated handling of the railway wagon
On track about 35% of the goods of the port of call. The objective is to reach quota 50%




13/12/2013the The International Propeller Club Port of Milan celebrates 40° the birthday
In 2015, in concomitanza with the Expo, the association meneghina will organize national convention




13/12/2013a photographic volume travels over again the history of the port of Livorno
the new publishing initiative of the Harbour Authority contains more than 100 releases




13/12/2013To November the traffic of the goods in the port of Singapore has grown of +4.9%
In the first eleven months of this year the Asian port has enlivened 29,8 million container (+2.7%)




13/12/2013Last month the traffic of the container in the Chinese marine ports has grown of 9%
In the first eleven months of the 2013 increase it has been of 7%




13/12/2013Cargill acquires 25% of the terminal for cereals of the port of Novorossiysk
the quota is yielded by the DeloPorts Cypriot, that it is of Russian property




12/12/2013Terex Corporation sells the division that produces to trucks cross-country vehicle to Volvo Construction Equipment
the transaction has a value of 160 million dollars




12/12/2013Last reunion of the year of the Harbour Committee of Trieste
the giuliano port of call tip to close the 2013 with a traffic container record of 450 thousand teu




12/12/2013a Turkish delegation has visited the port of Venice
Under consideration the possibility to upgrade and to increase the exchanges and the collaboration with the harbour system of Alto Adriatico




12/12/2013Mearelli invites the associations of the field of the logistics and the transports to make critical mass
We ask - the president of Assologistica has said - than returns myself slowly to previewed how much from the last one of the Logistics




12/12/2013Ok to the experimentation of a prototype of marine only door in the port of Bari
Kick-off meeting of plan ARGES




12/12/2013New freeway of the sea Ravenna - Igoumenitsa - Patrasso of the Grimaldi group
It will have biweekly frequency and it will be inaugurated on 19 December




12/12/2013Last October the traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven is returned to grow
In the first ten months of the 2013 German port it has enlivened 66,5 million tons of goods (- 7.3%)




12/12/2013Judicial inquiry on the port of Naples
the investigation involves 19 people between which former extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority Dassatti




11/12/2013The Friendly yard & Co. it has carried to term the projects of refit of two megayacht
They are realized in three months with the employment of some 60 people to the day




11/12/2013a protocol for the normalization of contracts of the staff sailor of Tirrenia CIN
Will be subordinate to the approval of the workers




11/12/2013Nuncios (Confcommercio): Italy must renew the harbour system
"Before every thing - it has emphasized - our Country would have to develop a clear national strategy in the field, than individuals the priorities on which taking part"




11/12/2013Nuovo service of transport arranged between Germany and the Italy North of the DB Schenker Logistics
In program two complete spins to the week




11/12/2013Deep European for beyond two million euro to the port of Ravenna for the project of the hub harbour
the financing regards the definitive planning of the works of the so-called "Progettone"




11/12/2013Fit Cisl Calabria invites to give course to the investments previewed from the agreement for the logistic-intermodal pole of Gioia Tauro
Asked the activation for a regional table in order to analyze of the reasons that dissuade the enterprises to invest in the area




11/12/2013Green light of the town council of Livorno to necessary varying for the adoption of the Portuale Town development plan
the PRP will land in regional council




11/12/2013Confetra plaude to the agreement in order to facilitate the commercial exchanges reached in center WTO
Marcucci: we have already carried many times over to the attention of the government the indispensable participations of rationalization and simplification of the administrative procedures




11/12/2013It continues the state of agitation of the dependent of the Harbour Authority of Naples
the issue of the declarations of the extraordinary commissioner - accusation the Rsa - has not been not even mail on the agenda of the Harbour Committee




11/12/2013To November the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Kaohsiung has grown of +7.0%
In the first eleven months of the 2013 increment it has been of +0.8%




10/12/2013the EU commission will co-finance a series of actions for the Genoa-Rotterdam corridor
Deep for 1,61 million euros on a total of 3,22 million euros




10/12/2013the Chinese government launches a program of incentives for the demolition of obsolete ships
Subsidy of 1.500 yuan for each tons of tonnage




10/12/2013Forecast of the ITF on the increase of the transports and the relative emissions to 2050
the total volume of the transports could double or quite to quadruplicate




10/12/2013Activation of the customs only door to Livorno, Genoa, La Spezia and Turin
of the Agency of Customs




10/12/2013the Brazilian governmental agency for the ports releases to private the concession for five harbour terminals
Assigned also ten terminals outside harbour areas




09/12/2013New terminal for car in the port of Marseilles
the French port of call will close 2013 with a traffic of 80,9 million tons of goods (- 6%)




09/12/2013the Bulgarian ship yard Bourgas Shipyards will be offered for sale
the society is privatized in 2000




09/12/2013Convention on the work safety in harbour within
will hold tomorrow to Salerno




09/12/2013Assoporti, Assologistica, Assiterminal, Federagenti and Fedespedi are associated to the protest for the decision to cancel the DG carry
the choices of the government - they denounce doubly turn out incomprehensible when the EU invests with force on the development of the ports and the marine activities




09/12/2013In the 2013 ABB has obtained orders of the value of 180 million dollars from the field of the cruises
Record for the supply of propulsive Azipod




06/12/2013the German Thomas Rehder is the new president of the association of the European shipowners
She is managing partner of the Carsten Rehder company




06/12/2013the understanding for the constitution of the marine university pole of
Will have center in the former military hospital Bruno Falcomatà




06/12/2013Istituto Idrografico of Marina will inside have center of the port of Genoa
will be accommodated in the building a time center of the industrial laundries




06/12/2013Contrary Angopi, Assorimorchiatori, Confitarma, Fedepiloti and Federimorchiatori to the abolition of the Head office for the ports
Letter to minister Lupi. IX the Commission of the Chamber approves of an agenda that asks the maintenance for the DG




06/12/2013the society of private equities KKR is ready to sell the company of Turkish navigation U.N Ro-Ro
the association of international conveyors Turkish UND is interested to acquire the quota




06/12/2013sharpens the tension in the Italian road haulage in sight of the arrest warrant of the next week
strike is revoked by all the associations of the section except: Trasportounito




06/12/2013the American Federal Maritime Commission decides to deepen the examination on the P3 Network
Demands will come additional information to Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM




06/12/2013Yes to the limitations to the transit of the cruise ships to Venice on condition that a water way is realized alternative within 2016
The conclusion of a table is this of confronts on the problem




05/12/2013Confetra protests for the exclusion of the warehouses refrigerators from the benefits previewed for the energivori fields
"the risk of establishing itself of an enormous litigation - the Confederation perceives - seems very probable"




05/12/2013Damanaki: with the Economy Blue new places of work in Europe can be created 1,5 million
Encounter to Rome on the economy of the organized sea from Federpesca and the Federation of the Sea




05/12/2013To October the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is returned to grow
They are journeyed 1,503 ships (+2.0%)




05/12/2013In the 2012 world-wide transport of the goods for marine way it is increased of 4.3% recording a new record
Relationship of the UNCTAD. If the commercial exchanges by sea grow, the industry of shipping the accusation suffering




05/12/2013Brussels extends the validity of the discipline for the appraisal of the aids of State to the shipbuilding
The expiration is postponed on June 30, 2014




05/12/2013Propelling Club of Genoa has organized a evening on meteorology and navigation
will hold next 11 December




05/12/2013Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV are in negotiations for a fusion
The new society would have a fleet of the ability to about a million teu and would become the fourth world-wide carrier of the industry of the line transport




04/12/2013Green light of the Nigerian government to the realization of the new port of Lekki
Previewed investments for beyond 1,2 billion dollars




04/12/2013The Container of the Solidarity has left from Naples at a time of Nigeria
the beneficial initiative in favor of PHP Ngo is coordinated by Propeller Club Port of Naples




04/12/2013the associations of the rail shipment and intermodal speed up the adoption of the technical pillar of the fourth railway package
UNIFE, UIP, ERFA, UIRR and UIC ask that it is approved of before the European elections




04/12/2013ZIM in negotiations with the G6 Alliance in order to widen the cooperation on the routes Asia - East Coast the USA
the new form of collaboration will become operating from according to trimester 2014




04/12/2013the Russian authority antitrust opens an investigation on the marine agencies that represent the main shipowners of the line field
the companies are Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, APL, "K" Linens, NYK, OOCL, Lower Shipping, HMM, ZIM, COSCO, Evergreen and Hapag-Lloyd




04/12/2013Confirmed the realization of the great intermodal terminal of Basel Nord
It will be used for the transfer of the goods between track, road and Rhenish navigation




04/12/2013Ok of the Tuscany Region to the realization of the railway connection directed between the port of Livorno and the Interporto Amerigo Vespucci
regional Contribution of 250.000 euros in order to manage the contest for the confidence of the preliminary and definitive planning




03/12/2013To Trieste the harbour terminalisti and operators are involved in the distance to go to the Emas certification
Encounter with the technicians of the Foundation for sustainable development




03/12/2013It continues the protest of the workers of the Harbour Authority of Naples against the conduct of the extraordinary commissioner
Garrisoned to oltranza the room of the Harbour Committee




03/12/2013MSC wants more spaces for own container and those of the P3 alliance in the port of Antwerp
the Harbour Authority of the Belgian port of call will ask the shipment for interest manifestations in order to verify if other operators intend to install in the Deurganck area Dock




03/12/2013On 12 December to Genoa the "Seminary Interregional Intermodal Infomobilità 3i Plus" will hold
the initiative is organized from the Liguria Region




03/12/2013In the third trimester of the 2013 index of the turnover of the services it has recorded a decrease of 0.9%
the services of transport and storage have marked an increase of 0.7%




03/12/2013Trasportounito confirmation the national arrest warrant of the road haulage from the 9 on 13 December
the association complains the lacked solution the problems of the category and the lacked maintenance the engagements assumed from the government




03/12/2013Cargotec constitutes joint venture 50:50 with China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co.
Orders for eight destined cranes to portal to the port of Oslo and three cargo systems for the terminal for cereals of the port of Illichevsk




03/12/2013the companies of the shipowning alliance G6 announce a potenziamento of the transpacifici services and ocean-going liners
Previewed the employment of 76 ships in the 12 services Asia - West Coast Nord America and of 42 ships in the five Asia services - North Europe




03/12/2013"The and. maritime sea Union's ports & their hinterland facing the new challenges of traffic"
On 13 December to Genoa the conclusive event of the European project MoS 24




02/12/2013Tasneef and RINA Services have classified in dual class the first ship
the new society of classification of the Arabic Emirates is founded to Abu Dhabi at the beginning of 2013




02/12/2013UNATRAS and ANITA decide the revocation of the arrest warrant of the road haulage
the associations explain to have achieved mainly demanded how much from the associative base




02/12/2013Christened a new portacontainer from 9.600 teu of Hamburg Süd
It is introduced in the service that connects Asia with the coast oriental of South America




02/12/2013Bureau Veritas has acquired the South African Carab Tekniva Group
the company is leader in the supply of services of Integrity Asset Management




02/12/2013Confetra asks the institution for a Table of the Legality for the restoration of the legality in the field of the logistics and the distribution
For a long time in the section a control is recorded growing of confrontation outside




02/12/2013No offer for the restyling and the management of the Hennebique building in the port of Genoa
Shortly a new ban of contest with a widening of the permissible functions in the structure




02/12/2013Zim has closed the third trimester with a net loss of -42 million dollars
The fleet has transported cargo volumes pairs to about 640 thousand container (+ 2%)




02/12/2013Shrill exhorts to reject the "external interferences" on the apparatus of the Harbour Authority of Naples
Participation of the general secretary of the agency after the distrust expressed from the dependent regarding Dassatti




02/12/2013Tomorrow to Bari an international convention on the intermodalità in the Adriatic
Apulia is promoted by the Region and the Harbour Authority of the East




02/12/2013Financed the prosecuzione of the project for the computerized monitoring of the goods in the port of Trieste
the Region Friuli Venice Julia deliberates the confidence of the job to Insiel with resources EU pairs to 1,5 million euros
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Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2026, 323.2 million tonnes were handled (+0.9%)
The Ligurian Shipbuilding Observatory is born: a sector worth two billion euros and employing over 10,000 people.
Genoa
AdSP, Confindustria Genova and Unione Industriali Savona launch permanent monitoring of the sector
BPA says UK container growth depends on investment, not carbon leakage
London
A report by the British association contests the Spanish Observatory: the indicator in teu-miles does not measure real volumes and amplifies the effect of the order of ports of call
ETS: Shipping accounts for 10% of emissions but pays nearly 20% of the bill.
Brussels
ECSA Study: European Shipowners Call for Triple SMAP Quotas for Sustainable Fuels and Technologies
AP Moller Capital to acquire Portek International Port Group
Copenhagen
It will be sold by the Japanese company Mitsui & Co.
Washington and Madrid's port dispute threatens to escalate into a trade war.
Washington
The FMC proposes a levy of 200 thousand dollars per voyage on ships under the Spanish flag and restrictions on the import of certain products
Port reform: the Commission rejects the governance changes to Ports of Italy.
Rome
Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee voted on Article 9 of Bill 2925: the opposition's amendments were rejected; further consideration has been postponed to another session.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time record for quarterly container throughput (TEUs)
Singapore
Marine fuel sales highlight ongoing transformation of fuel market
Two container ships hit by shells while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Singapore
The "GFS Pride" suffered damage and a fire on board, and subsequently sank
Attacks on ships and ports: ETF appeals to EU leaders
Brussels
"We need action, not another declaration of concern": the union calls for worker safety to be placed at the heart of the European response in the Black Sea.
RINA held responsible for the sinking of the Al Salam Boccaccio '98 , according to the Genoa court.
Genoa
The company declares its profound disagreement and recalls the conclusions of other investigations
Peru plans second major national port
File
The port of Corío will be built on the southern coast of the country to also serve Brazilian exports
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea are multiplying.
Sofia/Southampton/New Delhi
Two vessels hit in Bulgaria's special economic zone
Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
New quarterly record for freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the period July-September passengers decreased by -5.4%
FedEx's earnings are rising, but net profit falls 68%.
Memphis
The non-cash capital loss related to the spin-off of FedEx Freight weighs heavily
Kalmar recorded a 22% growth in new orders in the third quarter
Helsinki
Turnover stable. Net profit down 14%.
In the third quarter, sales of containers produced by CIMC increased by +30%
Hong Kong
Commercial activity driven by dry boxes (+36%). Reefer units dropped by 28%.
Ports, new investments in Tuscany and Sardinia
Livorno/Cagliari
The 2027 budget estimates for the two Port Authorities have been approved. Highlights include the Piombino dock, works in Livorno, and dredging and electrification projects in Sardinian ports.
Finding qualified personnel in Italian ports is increasingly difficult.
Naples
An analysis by Randstad Research of 13 professional profiles also highlights a marked gender imbalance
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record third-quarter revenue
Hong Kong
In the July-September period, net profit was 102.5 million dollars (+3.4%)
Approval for the 2027 budget forecast and the 2027-2029 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
The forecast document shows revenues of approximately 24 million euros and expenses of approximately 88 million
Ravenna native Bongiovanni confirmed as president of the Federagenti Youth Committee.
Rome
Renewal of the federation's board of directors
The 2027-2029 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Central Adriatic Port System has been approved.
Ancona
308 million euros of investments are planned, of which 218 million for the Marche region and 91 million for Abruzzo.
The 2027 budget forecast for the Western Liguria Port Authority has been approved.
Genoa
New surcharge on goods postponed to 2028
DP World opens a temperature-controlled warehouse near Bologna
Bologna
Surface area of 22 thousand square meters
Saipem wins two new offshore drilling contracts
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 121 million dollars.
Hanwha brings Philadelphia Naval Shipyard under Defense Division control
Arlington
The goal is to integrate the construction of commercial and military ships
The Ports of La Spezia and Carrara approve the 2027-2029 Three-Year Public Works Program and the 2027 Budget.
La Spezia
Pisano: PTLP concrete and consistent with currently available resources
Port concessions: Regional Administrative Court (TAR) blocks 2025 fee increase
Rome
The appeal of Assiterminal and sixteen port companies has been accepted.
Wärtsilä sees quarterly order increases, but not in the Marine segment
Helsinki
In the period July-September the company recorded a net profit of 125 million euros (-31%)
Montaresi appointed general secretary of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority for another four years.
La Spezia
Renewal of office on the proposal of President Pisano
Double ceremony for two Explora Journeys ships at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Launch of "Explora V" and coin ceremony of "Explora VI"
Italian CMD passes under the control of the UAE group EDGE
Abu Dhabi/Rome
Cousins Mariano and Giorgio Negri retain a significant shareholding
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority presents the new layout of the port of Piombino.
Livorno
Gariglio: A concrete step towards industrial reconversion and the future of Piombino.
FS Logistix has purchased six new CZ LOKO locomotives for freight and shunting services
Rome/Prague
This is the fourth order of this type for the Czech company in ten years.
Port of Bremerhaven: The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships.
Bremen
No injuries. The cruise was canceled.
Paolo Moretti has been appointed CEO of RINA Spa.
Genoa
Giosuè Vezzuto has assumed the role of CEO of RINA Services
HD Hyundai and Kiewit to establish joint venture at new shipyard in the US
Houston/Seoul
The construction of both military and commercial vessels is planned
Konecranes' quarterly port equipment orders decline as revenue increases
Helsinki
Kuehne+Nagel's third quarter was very positive
Schindellegi
Growth in economic and operating results in all business segments
Wildcat's race for US defense: exclusive agreement with historic Fraser shipyard
Superior
The Miami Beach fund's operation is part of the government's plan to relaunch the American shipbuilding industry.
Port of Ancona: First single ZES authorization issued
Ancona
A three million euro investment in yacht construction has been unblocked.
Access to the port of Ravenna is authorized for vessels with a maximum draft of 11.00 meters.
Ravenna
Benevolent: it is a fundamental step for the economic and strategic development of the airport
Port of Genoa extends food inspection authorization to PSA SECH terminal
Genoa
The provision of the Ministry of Health expands the categories of products that can be subjected to control
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
ABB reports record orders of $12 billion in the third quarter.
Zurich
Revenues and profits also increased, while the group announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric
In the third quarter of 2026, containers in the port of Barcelona decreased by -9.2%
Barcelona
The decline was driven by a 19.9% reduction in transhipment traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports terminals set new quarterly container throughput record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September also volumes handled by CMPort
In August, the ports of Western Liguria handled 5.2 million tons of goods (+1.6)
Genoa
In Genoa, an increase of +6.1% was recorded, while Savona-Vado Ligure suffered a decrease of -10.0%.
Raben Italy opens a new warehouse in Pomezia
Milan
The goal is to consolidate the positioning and territorial expansion in road transport
Port of La Spezia signs agreement to develop blue economy and security projects
La Spezia
It was signed by the AdSP and the Foundation of the National Centre of the Underwater Dimension
The Port of Long Beach celebrates new monthly container throughput record
Long Beach
New all-time high also in the July-September quarter
The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
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
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› 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
Relazione del Presidente Mario Zanetti
Roma, 27 ottobre 2026
››› File
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
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.
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
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.
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