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February 2016




29/02/2016To Ancona Goods, Commpa, Siap and Interestate the management of dock 25 of the port of Ancona
Reached two questions for dock 23




29/02/2016the Damen Dutch and the Pearlson American will collaborate to the realization of basins ship-lift attendant
the activity will be based on the experience of the American society in the field




29/02/2016UASC has activated a service that connects Indian subcontinent, Persian Gulf, Red Sea and West Med
new service IMEX (than in Italy touches La Spezia and Genoa) has replaced the line MINE (that it carried out ports of call also to Livorno)




29/02/2016Shipowning group MSC has signed an agreement with Iran Port & Maritime Organization
the Helvetic company will intensify the cooperation with the ports of Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Imam and will be able to institute joint venture in Iran




29/02/2016To January decrease of the -6,1% of the transported cargo volumes from the ships journeyed in the Suez Canal
Hard contraction (- 13.7%) of the volumes transported from the ships journeyed from north to south, while for the opposite direction an increase of +1.2% is recorded




29/02/2016Panalpina has concluded 2015 with a decrease of -12,7% of the revenues and increase of +2.0% of the profit clearly
Air shipments and marine have recorded decreases of the -2,5% and of -0,8%




29/02/2016In Switzerland is decided the construction of the second street gallery of Saint Gottardo
Green light from 57% of voting. The work will afford the successive reorganization of the existing tunnel




29/02/2016To January the traffic of the goods in the Chinese marine ports is diminished of -1,5%
the traffic of the container has turned out unchanged being is pairs to 16,2 million teu




26/02/2016the two consortia guided from Eurogate and DP World will manage the main activities of the port of Limassol
Al German group the container terminal, while the company of Dubay will operate the marine-harbour services and the multipurpose terminal




26/02/2016To January the traffic in the port of Ravenna has grown of +17%
In the 2015 railway traffic of the port has recorded the new record and an increment of +3.4%




26/02/2016From 1° March the Livorno Port Center will open the doors to all the public
Will be possible to visit also the former warehouse FS that accommodates historical boats




26/02/2016the Stock exchange of Singapore aims the eyes at the Baltic Exchange
Advanced an offer of not binding acquisition




26/02/2016Arkas Line has inserted ports of call to Trieste in the within of service ADS
Introduced a third ship on the route




26/02/2016In fourth trimester 2015 in Italy it has turned out down the turnover of the services of marine and aerial transport
Decided rise (+10.4%) of the volume of transactions of the postal services and the activities of courier




26/02/2016Britain Club and UK P&I Club is estimating the opportunity of a fusion
Is between the most ancient P&I Clubs




26/02/2016In the last trimester of the 2015 railway traffic of the goods in Germany it is returned in increase
In entire the 2015 tons (- 1.0% are transported 361,2 million)




26/02/2016the shipowning group Japanese MOL will restructure the Dry division Bulk
Two new businesses will be constituted unit




26/02/2016Postponed to Of Augustin the assignment of extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority of Trieste
It covers the role from on February 28, 2015




25/02/2016La Autoridad Portuaria de Livorno-Autoridad Anticorrupción para supervisar la adjudicación y ejecución de la contratación de la Plataforma Europa
Se verificarán irregularidades o incumplimiento de las disposiciones reglamentarias vigentes




25/02/201611 March to a convention on the value of the port
It is organized from La Spezia Port Service




25/02/2016In the fourth trimester of the 2015 Finnlines it has recorded an ulterior rise of the economic results
For 2016 an increase of the profit before taxes is attended




25/02/2016La Spezia Port Service, the controversies on the polluting harbour traffics are often based on completely groundless considerations
Fontana: the harbour operators are ready to engage themselves first hand and to carry out a guarantee function




25/02/2016the deterioration of the market of the chartering of container hits also SUCH International
Attended an improvement from the second half of the year of 2016




25/02/2016In the 2015 Marine revenues of the Offshore division & of Bureau Veritas they have grown of +25.2%
the rectified operating profit is piled to 107,0 million euros (+32.1%)




24/02/2016Uiltrasporti, any provision on the ports must exceed the localistici interests
Odone: it goes limited the application of the norms reported to the Civil Service to the dependent of the Authorities Di Harbour Sistema




24/02/2016the port of Trieste signs a fourth understanding with the institutions and the operators Iranians
Of Augustin: "the agreement today is the first action for the constitution of an international Network of the Bonded areas"




24/02/2016the new channel of access to the port of Port Saïd
Is along 9,5 kilometers, wide 250 meters and has a depth of the -18,5 backdrop meters




24/02/2016To enlivened January the container from the port of Algeciras has grown of +9.7%
Altogether the traffic of the goods is piled to beyond 8,4 million tons (+7.6%)




24/02/2016Norwegian Cruise Line previews that the current trend of increase of own results will continue also in 2017
This year in the fleet of the crocieristico group two ships will enter others




24/02/2016Pull-up of the results of First Ship Lease Trust in 2015
the profit clearly has recorded an increase of +249.2%




23/02/2016the port of Venice tightens the relationships with Vietnam
In the next few months it will be worked in order to increase the economic relations with the support of the Venetian Region




23/02/2016the acquisition of the services of line of the CSAV has given a strong impulse to the results of 2015 of the Hapag-Lloyd
Last year the fleet of the German company has transported 7,4 million container regarding 5,9 million in 2014




23/02/2016the Harbour Committee of Naples has approved of the triennial program of the works 2016-2018 and pre-emptive budget 2016
This year investments for 16 million euros financed with resources own of the Harbour Authority and state contributions are previewed




23/02/2016NOL has closed the fourth trimester of 2015 with a net loss of -75 million dollars
the APL fleet has transported 643 thousand container (- 12%). The medium hire for container feu has turned out pairs to 1.699 dollars (- 22%)




23/02/201622 March will be inaugurated the new passenger terminal of the port of Seville
Last year the crocieristico traffic in the Spanish port of call has grown of +11.0%




23/02/2016the proposal of reform of the law on the ports disappoints more than to satisfy the expectations of many
Seminary to Livorno on I decree introduced from minister Madia




22/02/2016RINA has inaugurated an own new office to Amburgo
the company is present in the German city gives beyond ten years




22/02/2016In the 2015 Maltese port of Marsaxlokk it has established the own new record of traffic of the container
They are enlivened almost 3,1 million teu




22/02/2016Saturday to Ravenna will hold a convention on the governance of the ports
the event in occasion of national the directive the national assembly and board meeting of the The International Propeller Clubs




22/02/2016For according to consecutive year the Italian traffic of the goods it has recorded increments is of the transported volumes that of the turnover
Down only the harbour containerized trade of transhipment (- 9.2%)




22/02/2016It closes the yard of construction of wind systems of the DSME in Canada
the plant, realized in joint venture with the Province of Nova Scotia, was inaugurated in june 2011




22/02/2016Alberto Moroso is the new president of the Italian Association of Naval Technology
Succeeds to Bruno Della Loggia, that it has held the presidency of ATHENA for seven years




19/02/2016ANITA, absurd the will of the Austrian government to restore the controls to the frontiers
Baumgartner: the consequences would provoke heavy fallen back on the productive field and that of the transport services




19/02/2016Round table on the sustainable development of crocieristico tourism to Naples
Organized from Propeller partenopeo Club, next monday in the capital of Campania will hold




19/02/2016IFB upgrades the railway connections between the North Europe and Italy
Increased the frequency of the services Moerduk - Milan Segrate and Duisburg - Melzo




19/02/2016the navalmeccanico group public Navantia Spanish has opened a new office to Canberra
the new center to Canberra joins to those to Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne




19/02/2016In increase the economic results of the Eurotunnel group
Stable the volume of traffic fleeting in 2015. Decrease of the goods




19/02/2016The G6 Alliance suspends for 11 weeks one of the services of line China - North Europe
the determined interruption because of a reduction of the question




19/02/2016En el puerto de Trieste todas las empresas y terminalistas con licencia han presentado expresiones de interés para participar en la Agencia de Trabajo Temporal
En la fase experimental de puesta en marcha de 12 meses la Autoridad Portuaria tendrá la mayoría absoluta de la empresa




18/02/2016Al via the phase of start-up in order to activate a Freeway of the Sea that connects Turkey, Italy and Tunisia
The operating start of the project is previewed in January 2017




18/02/2016Minoan Lines (Grimaldi group) confirmation the intention to obtain the control of Hellenic Seaways
the company exhorts the little ones and means shareholders to sell their quotas at the price of 1,5 euros for each action. Assured the maintenance of all the services and the entire commercial net




18/02/2016Kristijan Pavic (port of Dubrovnik) is the new president of the MedCruise
It succeeds to the Spanish Carla Salvadó




18/02/2016From the 22 on 25 March to Paris fair SITL Europe 2016 will hold
In program beyond 100 conferences centralized on ten main topics




18/02/2016In the 2015 aerial group Air France-KLM it is returned to the profit
Last year the fleet has transported 89,8 million passengers (+2.8%) and 1,2 million tons of goods and mail (- 7.5%)




18/02/2016Inaugurated today the new shipowning group COSCO Shipping Corporation Lowers, that he is world leader with a fleet of 1.114 ships
It has center to Shanghai and it has been born from the COSCO fusion and Lowers Shipping




17/02/2016Bombardier has announced the cut of 7.000 places of work
will be carried out mainly in Canada and Europe over two years




17/02/2016In the 2015 volume of intermodal transports enlivened from Kombiverkehr it has grown of +5.8%
In Germany the traffic is diminished of the -1,0%, while the international shipments are increased of +7.7%




17/02/2016MSC has started a marine service India/Sri Lanka - North Europe via Gioia Tauro
the broken new has frequency weekly magazine




17/02/2016the Spanish ports have closed 2015 establishing a series of new records of traffic anniversary
Light increment of the traffic of the container that has been pairs to 14.242.328 teu (+0.3%)




17/02/2016Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is dropped of -2,5%
Goods containerized in increase of +14.7%




17/02/2016In the second half of the 2015 the bending of the economic performances of CAI International has been emphasized
After 27 archived item consecutive trimesters with an economic result clearly of positive sign, in the period October-December last year the society is incurred in a net loss




16/02/2016Workshop on the certification of the competences and professional figures in the logistic field and you transport
Organized from National School Transports and Logistics, will hold on 26 February to Genoa




16/02/2016Bruselas insta al envío de comentarios sobre los compromisos presentados por 15 compañías navieras líderes del mercado de servicios de línea
Propuesta de una forma más transparente de comunicación del aumento de las tasas generales




16/02/2016Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Taranto is diminished of -19,0%
the cargos to the disembarkation are piled to 13,1 million tons (- 19.9%) and those to the boarding to 9,5 million tons (- 17.7%)




16/02/2016Fercam has activated a new service of railway intermodal transport between Europe and China
transit the Time is little more than two weeks and the objective is to come down not more than ten days




16/02/2016bending of the traffic of the container enlivened from the terminals of COSCO Pacific to January
Twelfth data percentage consecutive salary of sign negative to Suez Canal Container Terminal of Port Saïd




15/02/2016Next publication of the ban of contest for the Polisettoriale Pier of Taranto on the Gazette of the EU
the objective is the consent of or more concessions




15/02/2016In the 2015 port of Valencia has confirmed first port of call container of Spain and the Mediterranean
New record anniversaries of the traffic total and the containerized trade




15/02/2016In the 2015 traffic of the container enlivened from the port of the Pireo it is diminished of -7,2%
Halving of the volumes managed from the Piraeus Port Authority. Light increase recorded from Chinese PCT




15/02/2016Al via the organized calendar 2016 of the course from Assologistica Culture and Formation
On 25 February to Milan first encounter on the topic "Management of in transport international controversies on rubber"




15/02/2016the Yilport Turk, the Agunsa Chilean and the emiratina DP World will manage the Ecuadorian ports of Bolívar, Manta and Posorja
Previewed private investments for 2,2 billion dollars




15/02/2016Assigned Global joint venture Holding Ports - Bouygues the construction and management of the new terminal cruises of Dubrovnik
the concession contract will have a duration 40-year-old




15/02/2016Unstoppable the decrease of the traffic of the container in the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Last month they have enlivened respective 2,5 million teu (- 10.5%) e1,6 million teu (- 9.6%)




15/02/2016The Union To interpose Reunited you has introduced the project "Net LNG Italy Freight"
the objective is the spread of uses of the which liquified natural gas in the street transport of the goods




15/02/2016The Lockton American has bought the Italian insurance broker BED. Ferrari & Co.
the company has center to Genoa and offices to Naples, Ferrara, Pireo, Monk, London and Istanbul




12/02/2016JES International Holdings sells own navalmeccaniche activities
will be yielded Hong Kong Victo International




12/02/2016To Livorno Europe Platform is introduced the ban for the harbour new work
Gallanti: "naval gigantism is lungi to have exhausted own propulsive thrust"




12/02/2016Palumbo will carry out important renovations on three ferries of the Moby
Two ships will enter in the ship yard of Naples and in that of Malta




12/02/2016DFDS closes an exercise anniversary record
Hard increment of the rotabili and the passengers transported from the fleet




12/02/2016De Luca restates to Delrio not of the Campania to the amalgamation of the Harbour Authorities of Naples and Salerno
According to the governing one it lives, is the risk to introduce new officialisms rather than new simplification




12/02/2016Decided rise of the traffic of the container in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to January 2016
the first port of call has enlivened 704,398 teu (+33.0%), second 536.188 teu (+24.8%)




11/02/2016Honored Shipping it has concluded an operation of refinancing of 560 million euros
the proceeds of the entire operation are used in order to refinance the controlled debit of the Moby and Tirrenia and the holding ones of Honored Shipping




11/02/2016the Maersk group announces the start of a collaboration with some Indian yards of naval demolition
Currently - the Danish company emphasizes - sustainable procedures of dismantling of the ships imply an additional cost 1-2 million dollars for every unit




11/02/2016The 2015 have revealed a difficult year for the chartering society Textainer container
In 2016 an ulterior contraction of the economic results is attended




11/02/2016the Italian government announces ulterior investments in the railroads
Resources concentrated on the development of the four European corridors TRY that they cross the nation




11/02/2016Third party encounter of the port of Trieste with institutional representatives and economic Iranians
Developed the operating details of the collaboration with the port of Bandar Abbas




11/02/2016Tuesday Propeller Club of Genoa will face the current criticalities of the marine transport
Conviviale encounter on topic "2016: difficult year for the shipping"




11/02/2016In the 2015 port of Bremen/Bremerhaven it has enlivened 73,4 million tons of goods (- 6.2%)
The imports and the exports are diminished respective of the -4,4% and of -7,9%




10/02/2016the North American travel agents preview an ulterior improvement of the market of the cruises
This year is attended an increment of the revenues




10/02/2016In increase the results of the division cruises of German group TUI
In the quarter October-December of the 2015 groos profit is gone up to eight million euro




10/02/2016Last year the goods in container enlivened by the port of Amburgo is diminished of -10,0%
Altogether the German harbour port of call has recorded a traffic of 137,8 million tons (- 5.4%)




10/02/2016Young Debate of the Group of Assagenti on the markets of the liquid bulk and sand banks
Is in program 1° March to Genoa




10/02/2016Study of environmental monitoring on the impact of the crocieristico traffic to Savona
Costa Crociere emphasizes that from the results he turns out that the presence of ships of the company in port meaningfully does not affect the quality of the air




10/02/2016the Maersk group archivia an exercise 2015 to forget
the perspectives for the 2016 are anything but promising




09/02/2016Bennett (ICS): they do not have more sense arbitrary distinctions between the open registries and the traditional States of flag
the International Chamber of Shipping has published the last annual report on the performances of the naval registries




09/02/2016With the contest for the confidence of the services of towing in the port of Trieste saved million euro
Delle Piane: the notices publics will put the Italian shipowners of the field in front of challenges until now never neither assumed




09/02/2016the group Black Siblings of Livorno has taken in delivery a new Damen tug
the naval means "Luisa Neri" will be employed in the port of Livorno




09/02/2016Adjudicated the contract for the editing of the new Portuale Town development plan of Venice
the job will be executed by ATI composed gives Of Appolonia, Maritime MTBS and Transport Solution Business, Acquatecno, Paola Viganò Study and Rina Services




09/02/2016This year the works in order to reduce noise and emissions of harbour terminal VTE of Genoa will be under way
In program the electrification of the docks and the realization of the so-called "dune"




09/02/2016Completed the last step towards the final adoption of the standards on the emissions of co2 of the airplane
the new norms could be formally adopted from the council of the ICAO in the first months of 2017




09/02/2016In the gallery of base of Saint Gottardo it is journeyed a freight train of the length of 1.500 meters
The new railway tunnel, that it is longest of the world, will be inaugurated on 1° June




09/02/2016Last year the port of New York - New Jersey has established the own new record of traffic of the container with 6,37 million teu (+10.4%)
the full imports of container are increased of +9.2%, while the export of empty boxes is diminished of -2,6%. Attenuation of the increase in the fourth trimester




08/02/2016In the 2015 port of Salerno it has enlivened a traffic record of beyond 12,9 million tons of goods (+6.0%)
New records in the fields of the goods in container, the rotabili, the goods conventional, the passengers and the crocieristi




08/02/2016the port of Venice participates to the Italian institutional mission in Iran
Interest to the development of the traffics break bulk and project cargo




08/02/2016In the yard of Monfalcone di Fincantieri the Majestic Princess is launched
The cruise ship will be delivered to the company Princess Cruises in the spring of 2017




08/02/2016BLG Logistics will manage the new offshore terminal for the wind industry of the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven
Signed a contract of concession of the duration 30-year-old




08/02/2016Entrusted the intense activities for the realization of the new mouth of the port of Salerno
Consentirà the income in the harbour basin with the ships of new generation




08/02/2016Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Livorno has grown of +15.4%
Record of handling of containers with a total of 780.874 teu (+35.2%)




08/02/2016the Board of Asciano is expressed in favor of the introduced offer of takeover from Qube
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has five days of time in order to equal the proposal




08/02/2016Financing of the IFC for the construction of a terminal for liquid bulk in the port Egyptian of Sokhna
The project, that it previews an investment of 504 million dollars, will be realized to the Sonker Bunkering Company




08/02/2016In the 2015 harbour terminal of the DP World group they have enlivened 61,7 million container (+3.0%)
In the solo fourth trimester of the year the traffic has been of 15,2 million teu (+1.2%)




05/02/2016After four years in Hanjin Shipping loss it has closed 2015 with an economic result clearly of positive sign
Last year the revenues are diminished of -15,3%




05/02/2016This year in the ports of Olbia, Golfo Aranci and Porto Torres 139 ports of call of cruise ships are attended
Precious: the crocieristico calendar is still in continuous evolution and will be able to grow ulteriorly in the next weeks




05/02/2016NGO Shipbreaking Platform denunciation that 60% of the naval demolitions still happen on the spiagge of the Asian south-east
Of the 768 ships dismantled in the course of 2015, 469 are demolished on the spiagge of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan




05/02/2016Civmec buys the Forgacs, society that work the greatest private ship yard of Australia
It is situated to Tomago, in New South Wales, to 14 kilometers from the port of Newcastle




04/02/2016the Harbour Authority of Antwerp has signed an agreement with bank group Chinese ICBC
In the 2015 total volume of the traffic of the Belgian harbour port of call with China is increased almost 40%




04/02/2016Maritime DNV GL and Russian Register of Shipping sign a cooperation agreement
It is met on the activity areas in which the two companies they are complementary




04/02/2016Manifestation of protest to the Argentario in order to ask the protection for the marine ones that works under the Italian flag
Savino (Italian Yacht Master): "we want to be listened from the minister because we need political and not bureaucratic choices"




04/02/2016the port of Tarragona has closed 2015 with a traffic of 33,2 million tons of goods (+3.9%)
Particularly consisting increase (+17.7%) of embarks of cargos directed towards foreign destinations




04/02/2016In the 2015 harbour terminal of HHLA they have enlivened about 6,6 million container (- 12.3%)
the volume of managed intermodal traffic from the German company has grown of +2.7%




03/02/2016Royal Caribbean Cruises closes exercise 2015 with a profit of 666 million dollars (- 12.9% clearly)
the clearly rectified result anticipates an increment of +40.9%




03/02/2016the Ferretti group widens own activity to the fields of safety and soldier
Created new division FSD - Ferretti Security and Defence




03/02/2016The project Fresh Food Corridors in window to the Logistic Fruit of Berlin
It is centralized on the development of a logistic corridor for the sour-food produced ones that give the Middle East disembark in the ports of Koper, Venice and Marseilles




03/02/2016Reorganization of the social order of RINA Academy with the income of ESA Group
Objective is to become point of reference for the shipowners and the operators in formation topic




03/02/2016Last year ABB has recorded a decrease of the economic results and an increase of the orders
In Italy it is achieved instead an increase of the turnover against a reduction of the store clerks




03/02/2016Unchanged in the 2015 number of actions of piracy against the ships
246 incidents have happened altogether, in more regarding the year precedence




03/02/2016Encounter to the Ministry of Transportation in order to elaborate a strategy of I throw again of the rail shipment goods
Of the 14 ports "the Cores", solo 10 turn out connected via iron




03/02/2016Simonetti is named vice-president for the development and the reorganization of the group Contship Italy
Hannibal introduces a sixth railway connection weekly magazine between Melzo and Padua




02/02/2016Last year the port of Monfalcone has enlivened 4,45 million tons of goods (+3.9%)
Solid bulk in several increase of +11.4% and goods down of -9,9%




02/02/2016under way Interporto Padua the contest in order to acquire four cranes to portal
Raddoppieranno the operating ability to the intermodal platform




02/02/2016Agreement COSCO - ABS with the objective to use the Arctic marine route in order to connect Asia to Europe
the cooperation will be centralized on the development of ships ice-class




02/02/2016New railway connections with the Interporto of Bologna
Cooperation with Trenitalia Cargo and Italy Terminals




02/02/2016the Harbour Authority of Naples has received a representative of the government Egyptian
Sul table the possibilities of development of new commercial relations between the partenopeo port of call and Egypt




02/02/2016In the 2015 harbour terminal of HPH Trust they have enlivened 23,9 million container (- 1.3%)
In the port of Hong Kong the traffic has been of 11,8 million teu (- 6.4%) and in the port of Yantian of 12, 2 million teu (+4.2%)




02/02/2016the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven curls the fifth consecutive month of the reduction of the traffic
In the first eleven months of the 2015 port of call it has enlivened 67,5 million tons of goods (- 6.4%)




02/02/2016Green light of the COSCO shareholders and Lowers Shipping Lines Container to the fusion plan
COSCO is in race for the privatization of the port of Limassol




02/02/2016the Bolloré group wins the contest for the realization and construction of the new international port of East Timor
the concession contract will have a duration 30-year-old




01/02/2016Zim will restructure own organizational structure
Strengthening of the three main businesses unit and cancellation of the subdivision in managerial areas




01/02/2016In the 2015 ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta have enlivened 16,6 million tons of goods (+6.3%)
the passengers of the line services have been beyond 1,5 million (+4.4%) and the crocieristi almost 2,3 million (+6.2%)




01/02/2016MSC Cruises confirmation the construction of two ulterior cruise ships near STX France
They will have an ability to 6.300 passengers and will be taken in delivery to October 2019 and september 2020




01/02/2016Forcieri is the new president of turn of the Ligurian Ports Alliance
Creed is important - it has declared - that the action of LPA points today to the mass to system of the mutual excellence




01/02/2016Stable the volume of railway traffic enlivened in 2015 from the intermodal operator Helvetic Hupac
the transalpine traffic is diminished of the -2,8%, while on the other guiding ones an increase of +5.9% is recorded
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
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Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
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Lisbon
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Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
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Seoul
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Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
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