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February 2015




27/02/2015Introduced in Harbour Committee the outline of the Town development plan of the port of Genoa
The iter of approval it would have to carry to the adoption of the new Prp within a year




27/02/2015In the 2014 value of the new acquired orders from the Fincantieri group is gone up of 13%
Calo of the operating result and the result of exercise against an increment of +15% of the revenues




27/02/2015The American Geneesee & Wyoming goods Freightliner buys British the railway society
It will acquire 95% of the capital for about 490 million pounds




27/02/2015Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Ravenna is diminished of -12,5%
Of Marco: not to realize the Progettone, with the consequent loss of the public resources, would be a real suicide is politician who, above all, entrepreneurial




27/02/2015Project for the development and the application of new technologies in the port of Livorno
"Cloud of Ports" is candidated to the ban To make Fas 2014 of the Region




27/02/2015railway group Helvetic SBB wishes an participation of the government in support of the rail shipment goods
the strengthening of the Swiss franc and the decrease of the price of the diesel engine has an impact negative on the field




27/02/2015VARD records a bending of the orders and the economic results
Last year the company has obtained store clerks for a value of 9,45 billion Norwegian crowns (- 33%)




27/02/2015Last year the terminals of Hutchison Whampoa have enlivened 82,9 million container (+6%)
the activity has generated revenues for 4,6 billion dollars approximately (+4%)




27/02/2015To January the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles is diminished of -22,8%
Reached a preliminary agreement on I renew of the employment contract, depends on a return to normality




27/02/2015Completed the drawing up of the "Strategic Plan of the portualità and the logistics"
Yesterday the Committee for the portualità and the logistics has delivered the document to minister Lupi




26/02/2015Protocol of understanding in order to on board favor the boarding of the Italian students of ships of Italian and foreign flag
He has been undersigned from Confitarma, Fedarlinea, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti




26/02/2015Uiltrasporti has sped up the participation of the Italian and European Antitrust on the event Tirrenia-CIN - Moby
Tarlazzi: equally it will be made the Authority anticorruption




26/02/2015Fusion in the field tanker between General Maritime Raw Corporation and Navig8 Tankers
the new Gener8 company Maritime will have a fleet of 46 tankers




26/02/2015the REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT declares improcedibile the resource for the cancellation of the regional deliberation that approved of the PRP of
the sentence is deposited yesterday




26/02/2015DFDS has archived item 2014 with a profit of clearly 434 million Danish crowns (+33%)
Smedegaard: we are in optimal position in order to widen our activities




26/02/2015the Harbour Committee of Savona confirmation the ok to the Harbour Authority for the purchase of 64% of the Interporto di Vado
The harbour agency stops already 8% about of the VIO share capital




26/02/2015Last year the revenues of Bureau Veritas have exceeded for the first time quota four billions of euro
the profit clearly has been pairs to 307,5 million euros (- 13.7%) and the clearly rectified result to 391,3 million euros (- 1.4%)




25/02/2015In the 2014 profit clearly of the logistic group Kuhne + Nagel it has recorded an increment of +6%
the turnover clearly has been Swiss pairs to 17,5 billion franchi (+2%)




25/02/2015To January the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is increased of +3.6%
The crocieristi are dropped of -5,1%




25/02/2015In a month MSC will inaugurate a new service that will connect the Mediterranean with Australia
A new line between the Middle East and Asia will be started also




25/02/2015the Ahrenkiel Steamship di Amburgo buys eight portacontainer from 1.300-4.300 teu
the ships take part of the pocketbook of credits of the German financial institution HSH Nordbank




25/02/2015The shipowning group Messina has taken in delivery Jolly Cobalto
It is sixth of eight new ro-ro portacontainer that they are ordered to Offshore STX and Shipbuilding




25/02/2015Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Catania is increased of +16.1%
Passengers down of -40,3%




25/02/2015shipowning group A.P. Møller-Mærsk has concluded the 2014 with a profit clearly record of 5,2 billion dollars (+38%)
Sensitive increase of the economic performances of the branches Maersk Line and APM Terminals




24/02/2015Finnlines has closed 2014 with clearly an improvement of the economic performances
Emanuele Grimaldi: last year we have realized carrying out




24/02/2015Maersk and GTS Rail reactivate the railway connection between the port of Gioia Tauro and Bari
the train will be a company train dedicated to Maersk Line




24/02/2015the Municipality of Livorno beats the Harbour Authority for the assumption with direct call of a dependent ALP
Francesca Martini: the action represents a serious violation of the principle of transparency and impartiality of the administrative action




24/02/2015Necessary the presence of the Ministry of the Interior to the Table of the Legality in the transport goods
It has emphasized the president of the Confetra, Nereo Marcucci




24/02/2015Investment of 600 thousand euros of Terminal Venice Bulk in order to develop the iron and steel traffic
Constructed to a fencing of 4.200 square metres with storage capability pairs to 30.000 tons




24/02/2015Seaspan Corporation clearly has archived item 2014 with a profit of 131,2 million dollars (- 56.1%)
the revenues are increased of +5.9% attesting itself to 717,2 million dollars




24/02/2015the new commissioner of the Harbour Authority of Trieste has met the representatives of the local institutions
Serracchiani (Region FVG): it has been a first encounter in order to estimate in via preliminary matter all the topics founding relative to the port of Trieste




23/02/2015Grimaldi introduces a fourth ship in the regular service Mediterranean Express
the "Great Ghana" has placed side by side the "Republic of Argentina", the "Republic of Brazil" and the "Great Ivory Coast"




23/02/2015Passage of deliveries to the summit of the Harbour Authority of Trieste
commissioner Zeno D' Augustin is succeeded to president Marina Monassi




23/02/2015In increase the traffic to aeromere to us in Germany
In 2014 in the German airports tons of goods (+2.6% are enlivened 4,4 million)




23/02/2015Eimskip will acquire Seatours compatriot
the Icelandic company buys an industrial and harbour area to Grundartangi and two new harbour cranes of the Gottwald




23/02/2015The Constitutional Court has rejected the tax on the sonorous emissions for the carriers airplane of the Lazio Region
Solimeno (IBAR): the airlines will be able to continue to invest on our territory without fear of ulterior increases of costs




23/02/2015Fincantieri has introduced Britain, the greatest cruise ship constructed from the Italian group
The new flagship of company P&O Cruises has an ability to 4.324 passengers




23/02/2015Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has recorded an increment of +3.1%
To January the cargo on the ships journeyed in the channel Egyptian piled to 69,7 million tons (+8.9%)




23/02/2015the directive council of Assoporti has instituted a new President's executive office
Francesco Mariani (AP is composed of Cheats), Lorenzo Forcieri (AP La Spezia) and Antonino De Simone (AP Messina)




23/02/2015On 27 February to Taranto a convention on the topic "the Seas of Taranto: valorization of the patrimony of the city"
It is organized from the The International Propeller Club Port of Taras and the Michelagnoli Foundation




20/02/2015Written off all the norms that regard the ports from the bill Competition
Monti (Assoporti): it is an important victory for the entire marine-harbour cluster




20/02/2015the contest for the cession of the quotas majority of the Port of Livorno 2000 will be published at the beginning of March
Ready also the procedure of contest for the consent in concession of the dry docks




20/02/2015In the 2014 ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta have enlivened 15,6 million tons of goods (- 1.3%)
The crocieristi are diminished of -15,7%




20/02/2015Agreement for the control of the emissions of the smoke of the ships in the port of
Protocol of understanding undersigned from Harbour office, Office of Customs and Harbour Authority




20/02/2015Al via the contest for the dredging of the Port Channel of Fiumicino
"The work - they have announced the mayor of Fiumicino and the president of the Harbour Authority of Civitavecchia - will begin to April, as soon as carried out all the procedures




20/02/2015Servants a careful analysis before to decide of the displacement of the Frank Point from the Old Port of Trieste
Evening of the premises To propel Club on the opportunities offered from the sdemanializzazione of the areas




20/02/2015Confetra protests because the Authority Antitrust has maintained the asked contribution to the enterprises unchanged
According to the Confederation, the government would have to bring back in head to the general fiscality the cost of the independent Authorities




19/02/2015Also Assoporti asks the extract for the normative forecasts formulated by PUT for the ports
Is norms - it has emphasized the association - that they are in clearly contrast also with the most recent European addresses in matter




19/02/2015DNV GL classifies the portacontainer larger of the MSC world
the "MSC Oscar", already in service, has a 19.224 ability to teu, is long 395,4 meters and wide 59 meters




19/02/2015the undersecretary to the Ambient Veil looks on to decrees ministerial in order to resolve the problem of the dredgings in the ports
Provision to assume in 2-4 months




19/02/2015Federation of the Sea, Assoporti and Federagenti exhorts the government to launch measures of urgency for the dredging in the ports
There is need - they specify - of a uniform and transparent norm that is valid and applicable in all the ports of call




19/02/2015Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti, on 6 March strike of the workers of the ports and the technical-nautical services
For first 24 hours of abstention from the job are previewed, for second the 12 hours




19/02/2015Because of the congestion on the docks the port of Long Beach has closed the month of January with -18,8%
Slangerup: we are encouraged by the recent progresses completed for the employment contract under the federal mediation




19/02/2015the associations of the enterprises, the services and the job in the Italian ports restate to the contribution of DID NOT PUT in harbour matter
They have asked the government to postpone on the initiative to inside introduce norms in harbour matter of the bill Competition




18/02/2015Offered of the postal group Japan Post in order to buy the entire capital of the logistic company and marine Toll
the proposal is approved of unanimously by the Board of the Australian group




18/02/2015the council of Livorno has concluded the procedure of VAS for the approval of the Town development plan of the port
Gordian: step a lot important in order to accompany the agreement of planning with Tuscany Region, Province and Harbour Authority




18/02/2015Del Rio (NCL): 2014 will be remembered like one of the years of greater increase
the crocieristico group clearly has archived item the year with a profit of 338,3 million dollars (+233%)




18/02/2015In the port of Trieste great shipowning alliances 2M and Ocean Three arrive the services of the new
Yesterday "Xin Qin Huang Dao" has reached portacontainer and this evening "Gerda Maersk" is attended




18/02/2015the HUBLine malaysian will exit from the field of the containerized marine transport
the activity in the segment generates 79% of the revenues of the company, that it has decided to offer for sale the fleet of portacontenitori




18/02/2015Positive exercise 2014 of the charter of Textainer container
the consistency of the fleet managed from the American company is gone up to beyond 3,2 million teu (+6.3%)




17/02/2015Uiltrasporti, inevitable a strong mobilization of all the workers of the ports
Tarlazzi: absolutely disappointing the outcome of the reunion near the Ministry of Transportation




17/02/2015technical Table on the decree that approaches the ships from cruise the protect marine Area of Portofino
will hold 25 February




17/02/2015Deep Spain and Portugal will introduce together demanded in order to obtain EU for logistic projects
Encounter between the representatives of the ports of Sines, Lighthouse, Portimao and Lisbon and the president of Puertos of the Estado




17/02/2015Restored the full railway operativity to the Rail Hub of Melzo
the structure can operate the trains in income and expenditure without some limit of time slot




17/02/2015Wolves signature I decree of nomination of Of Augustin to commissioner of the Harbour Authority of Trieste
It will assume the assignment next 24 February




17/02/2015group NOL will sell the APL Logistics to the Kintetsu Japanese Express World for 1,2 billion dollars
the cession will be capacity to term within the next june




17/02/2015In the 2014 traffic goods enlivened from the Swiss Rhenish ports it is diminished of -12,4%
Stable handling of the containers




17/02/2015International Transportation Service has ordered to four new super cranes STS post-Panamax to Paceco Corp.
Terminals of ITS to Long Beach will be installed in the container




16/02/2015In the 2014 the goods enlivened by the port of Venice, because of the cessation of the crude oil traffic, is diminished of -10,5%
The crocieristi are dropped of -4,9%




16/02/2015the ministry has approved of the budget of forecast 2015 of the Harbour Authority of
the document anticipates a trading profit almost 10 million euros




16/02/2015the Liguria Region nozzle an appeal to the government for the upset to sea of the yard Fincantieri di Sestri West
the regional city council member to the Job has met a representation of unions and workers




16/02/2015In the port of Gioia Tauro the procedure of clearance anticipated of the goods is activated
the terminalista will be able to almost send cargos contextually to the disembarkation




16/02/2015The bending of the containerized trade enlivened from the port of Hong Kong continues
To January 2015 6.1% are totaled 1,8 million teu (-)




16/02/2015CKYHE anticipates a new configuration of the services of line between Asia and the Mediterranean Europe North/
Employees portacontainer of the ability to 8.500-14.000 teu for the nordeuropei ports and of the ability to 8.500-10.00 teu will come for the Mediterranean ports




16/02/2015To January the Chinese marine ports have enlivened 681,0 million tons of goods (+3.1%)
the traffic of the container has been pairs almost 16,1 million teu (+6.6%)




13/02/2015Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti proclaim the state of agitation of the workers of the ports and the technical-nautical services
We consider - they explain - that the enforced system of rules in the ports that guarantee stability and qualification of the job goes maintained




13/02/2015Wolves: positive the outcome of the encounter with Costa Crociere. But the unions ask answers on the occupation
Olivieri (Fit-Cisl): "absolutely we are not satisfied of the outcome of the reunion". Cortorillo (Filt Cgil): we will not accept eventual esuberi of staff"




13/02/2015In the 2014 profit clearly of Cargotec it has recorded an increase of +30%
Increase of the means orders of handling for the ports and the terminals




13/02/2015Last year the port of Vancouver has enlivened a traffic record of 139,6 million tons (+3.4%)
Record of the containers with 2.912.928 teu (+3.1%) and of the bulk with 97,7 million tons (+5.3%)




13/02/2015SUCH International has closed 2014 with a profit clearly of 124,0 million dollars (- 17.0%)
Last year the consistency of the fleet of container of the American company is gone up of +6.5%




13/02/2015To January the port of Singapore has enlivened 49,2 million tons of goods (+3.8%)
The container pairs almost 2,8 million teu (+3.6% have been)




13/02/2015In the 2014 has emphasized the net loss of shipowning group and logistic NOL
In improvement EBITDA and EBIT of Core business. The fleet of portacontainer of the group has transported 2,8 million feu (- 4%)




13/02/2015Last year the goods transported in Germany has reached a volume record of 4,5 billion tons
Increment of +2.9% on the 2013 and +0.4% on the previous record established in 2008




12/02/2015In the 2014 Spanish ports they have enlivened a traffic container record pairs to 14,2 million teu
Altogether the traffic of the goods is piled to 482,0 million tons (+5.1%), an analogous volume to that pre-crisis




12/02/2015Agreement between the Containerships Finn and Belgian ECS in order to arrange the respective European nets of transport
ECS European Containers Italy is named agency in Italy of the navigation company




12/02/2015Ok of the Harbour Committee to the extension of administrative division of the Harbour Authority of the East to the port of Molfetta
To days the signature of the protocol of understanding with Municipality and Region, therefore the shipment of the demand to the ministry




12/02/2015On 18 February to Rome the future of the Italian ports will hold the convention ". Job and enterprises to the center of the reform"
It is organized from the National Association Companies Harbour Enterprises


12/02/2015the contributions of AILOG, Assiterminal, Assoporti, Confcommercio-Conftrasporto and UIR for Strategic the National Plan of the Portualità and the Logistics
the sent documents in sight of States general of the Portualità and the Logistics




12/02/2015Incontro of Propeller Club of Trieste on the topic of the displacement of the Frank Point of the Old Port
will hold next 18 February




12/02/2015Not of the Council of State to the demand for suspensory for the dredgings in the port of Taranto
Rejected the proposed precautionary appeal from the RTI guided from Great Fincosit Work




11/02/2015Letter of the RSU of Costa Crociere to the institutions in order to manifest worry and disappointment for the transfer of part of the company to Amburgo
Uiltrasporti has been said ready to contrast with all the previewed instruments the offshorings planned from the company




11/02/2015Al via on 16 February the freeway of the sea Ravenna - Igoumenitsa - Patrasso of Grimaldi Lines
the departures from the port of call ravennate will happen every Wednesday and saturday




11/02/2015the logistic community European manifest worry for the possible transfer of deep EU destined to transport infrastructures
Fear for the impact that could have the proposal to institute an European Bottom for the Strategic Investments




11/02/2015Trasportounito, inadmissible the German unilateral procedures on the minimal salary of the drivers
Longo: "Germany places in being measures of pure protectionism of the national enterprises"




11/02/2015the ranking 2014 of the first ten world-wide ports container
Primo Shanghai with 35 million teu. The port of Ningbo has taken off shoes and socks Busan from the fifth position




11/02/2015Tuscany di Navigazione is ready to the capital increase and to find Toremar
The extraordinary assembly of the associates is fixed in order on 17 February




11/02/2015In increase the economic results of CAI International in the second half of 2014
Garci'a: the activity will grow ulteriorly in 2015




11/02/2015the Shipping Association Cabotage Partenopei has expressed "hard worry" for the fines comminate from the Antitrust
The amount of the endorsements appears to say little exorbitant, has denounced the ACAP emphasizing that they are so to risk about job 1.000 places




10/02/2015Crash between ministers in Greece on the privatization of the port of the Pireo
For the ministry of Finances the procedure will continue, while Marina Mercantile confirmation the stop




10/02/2015the Antitrust fine the companies that operate fleeting services of marine transport in the gulfs of Naples and Salerno
Endorsements for beyond 14 million euros are inflicted




10/02/2015Last year the port of Valencia has enlivened 4,4 million container (+2.6%)
Record anniversary of traffic for the harbour system of the Spanish city with 67 million tons




10/02/2015In the 2014 terminal of Eurogate has recorded a traffic of the container record
is enlivened 14,8 million teu, with an increment of +4.2% on the year precedence




09/02/2015This year is attended ulterior hard an increase of world-wide the crocieristica activity
CLIA previews a traffic record of 23 million passengers, with an increase of 4% on 2014




09/02/2015Within the month it will be known which is the plan of the Italian government for the ports
Wolves: on Costa Crociere, the government will not accept "offshorings that move center and job in order then to obtain advantages from our "system Country""




09/02/2015The first train of semitowings arrives to Bologna from Frankfurt with codifies P400
Curls: it is carried out historical for the transport a goods in Italy




09/02/2015the shipowning group Lowers Shipping to the taken ones with corruption cases
Concluded an inspecting activity that has ascertained the involvement of leaders of the company




09/02/2015UASC nomination the Ultramar which own marine agency in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay
Shortly the cooperation with Hamburg Süd in the services for the east coast of South America will become operating




06/02/2015In the 2014 harbour terminal of the HPH Trust they have enlivened 24,2 million container (+6.3%)
Hutchison Whampoa would be in negotiations in order to yield a quota consisting of own terminalistiche activities




06/02/2015Costamare has closed 2014 with a profit clearly of 115 million dollars (+11.6%)
the revenues are increased of +16.8% to 484 million dollars




06/02/2015the reform of the harbour legislation - Legacoop Romagna emphasizes - does not have to put to risk the quality of the services and the legality
the association asks that the professionality, safety and the quality of the current services are recognized




06/02/2015Deep to the port of Piombino for the completion of the structures for the demolition and the refitting of the military ships
the provision that assigns the financing of 20 million euros already approved of from the CIPE




06/02/2015CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd strengthen their cooperation
Announced a widening of the current collaboration




05/02/2015For the second one it turns from Liguria ports of Genoa, Savona and La Spezia participates to Logistic Fruit
Today the three harbour ports of call have organized the convention "Ligurian Ports: shipping Food and Perishables. The Med Gateway to Expo 2015"




05/02/2015First landing place to Livorno of the service Mediterranean Express of the Grimaldi group
the line connects the ports of Salerno, Livorno, Genoa, Marseilles, Valencia, Casablanca, Dakar, Lomé, Lagos, Cotonou and Tema




05/02/2015the port of Naples will ask an aid politics in order to accelerate the start of the dredgings
Conferred to Shrill the assignment of temporary acting general secretary of the Harbour Authority




05/02/2015Stable in the 2014 containerized trade enlivened from the harbour terminals of group HHLA
In the intermodal field an increase of +9.4% of the activity is recorded




05/02/2015Tomorrow to Venice the second edition of the "Logistics Career Day" will hold
The new portal will be introduced lavorareinporto.it




05/02/2015In 2014 group ABB it has recorded an increment of +7% of the new orders
For ABB Italy the increase has been of +17%, with a turnover that is piled to 2,4 billion euros (+13%)




05/02/2015Uiltrasporti asks the adoption for legislations balanced and shared on the ports
Tarlazzi: if the government will hang in with own decisionista attitude creed will be unavoidable the reopening of a conflict season




05/02/2015Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of the Havre is diminished of -0,6%
Containerized trade +4.9%. Stable the liquid bulk. Decrease of the bulk conventional sand banks and the goods




04/02/2015the port of Tarragona has archived item 2014 with a traffic goods of 31,8 million tons (+13.9%)
Started the phase of planning of the new terminal cruises




04/02/2015Maersk Line has diminished the ability to the fleet employed in the services European/Med - east coast South America
For a long time - it has explained the company - one is verifying a bending of the question




04/02/2015Last year the port of Livorno has enlivened 28,3 million tons of goods (+1.4%)
Gallanti: "2015 could be truly the year of the carried out one"




04/02/2015Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will put into effect the spin-off of the activities of shipbuilding
On 1° October two new societies will be created that will become operating in the district of Nakasaki




03/02/2015In the 2014 port of Savannah has enlivened a traffic record of 3,3 million container
Increment of +10.3% on the year precedence




03/02/2015the uncertain future of the multinationals of the shipping to Genoa
Of who to trust itself: of those which they say that sure events are an out-of-the-blue novelty or of which they support that the signs were in the air already for a long time?




03/02/2015Launched the rinfusiera Sky of Italy of the group of Friend
Handy-chief twin will be delivered in first trimester 2016. The store clerk has a total value of about 100 million dollars




03/02/2015In the 2014 port of New York - New Jersey has established the own new record of traffic of the container
They are enlivened beyond 3,3 million containers (+5.4%)




03/02/2015In the 2014 terminal of DP World they have enlivened 59,9 million container (+8.9%)
For this year it is attended an increase of the light advanced traffic pairs or to that of the market




02/02/2015ESPO wishes that the Flat Junker does not remove financings to the European ports
According to the association, it is essential not to prejudice the conferred strategic role to the marine ports of call from politics IT TRY




02/02/2015the Costa Crociere dispute must become a national case
They emphasize the Municipality of Genoa and the Liguria Region




02/02/2015T. Mariotti returns to the business of the refit of mega yachts
the genoese ship yard has acquired two store clerks




02/02/2015Uiltrasporti exhorts politics to be interested of the event Tirrenia CIN - Moby Lines
"It is not at all - Tarlazzi emphasizes - a private transaction between private associates"




02/02/2015ANCIP denunciation "I attack unprecedented" to the harbour enterprises and the nautical services technical
Unacceptable - the association emphasizes - the contained measures in the draft of the bill elaborated from the minister of the economic Development




02/02/2015In the 2014 operator of arranged transport Kombiverkehr it has recorded a bending of the -1,4% of the volumes
In Germany the shipment number is diminished of -9,1%




02/02/2015Confetra FVG, would be favorable a controlled customs corridor between the port of Trieste and Vienna
Encounter with Isabella De Monte, member of the Commission Transports and Tourism of the European Parliament




02/02/2015Count (To propel Taras Club): the reasons of the crisis of the port of Taranto are multiple
Who knows that the Greece that has carried to us via the traffic of the containers - observes does not give back them to us on initiative of Tzipras
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Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
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
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
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
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
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.
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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
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
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
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
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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