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December 2016




30/12/2016the Grimaldi group will extend the Ancona-Igoumenitsa-Patrasso line to the port of Venice
the service for the transport of goods and passengers will have biweekly frequency




30/12/2016By Sunday the documents emitted from COSCON will be marked by name COSCO Shipping Lines
Abandoned corporate name COSCO Lines Container




30/12/2016Fincantieri has postponed the expiration of the Opa on the actions of Vard
the period of the public purchase offer is extended to 12 January




29/12/2016the quota the terminalista group DP World in the Pusan Newport Co. it is gone up to 66.03%
HPH Trust acquires the control of the Huizhou International Terminals Container




29/12/2016the port of Antwerp gets ready to close 2016 with a record of beyond 214 million enlivened tons
Peaks of traffic of the container and the liquid bulk




28/12/2016RFI implements new technologies in order to upgrade the railway connections with the Europe North
Concluded the tests in order to install the technology Infill Radio with system ERTMS/ETCS level 1 on the Domodossola-Novara line of the European corridor the Rhine-Alps




28/12/2016CNA Fita asks minister Delrio not to grant in the 2017 some increase of the highway tolls
According to the association, the freezing of the rates is necessary in order to facilitate the resumption of the traffic of the goods




28/12/2016In the first ten months of the 2016 traffic in the port of Taranto it is increased of +12.9%
To October tons of goods (- 24.1% are enlivened 1,6 million)




27/12/2016a single offer for the acquisition of shipbuilding society STX France
the term for the presentation of the proposals will expire tuesday




27/12/2016Kalmar will deliver seven new cranes to portal on rubber to the Algerian port of Oran
The order has a value of about ten million euro




23/12/2016Green light of the government to the Agencies for the harbour job to Taranto and Gioia Tauro
Uiltrasporti, this result affords of traguardare a long crisis and lasts and to look tomorrow to with minor the uncertainty




23/12/2016Exim Bank of China will support the investments of Lowers Merchants Group
It will assist in the development of the national and foreign operations




23/12/2016a missile has hit a ship Iranian in the Red Sea
Died seven marine Pakistanis at least




23/12/2016BLG yields 51% of the capital of the BLG Coldstore Logistics to the Kloosterboer Dutch
the company manages most department store refrigerator of the port of Bremerhave




23/12/2016the unions have asked the government a urgent encounter on the crisis in the ports for Gioia Tauro and Taranto
Evidenced the necessity to face the issue of the institution of the Agency for the administration of harbour job and professional requalification




23/12/2016the VLCC of Oman Shipping Company exit from pool VL8
They are the 15 tankers of great capacity that the omanita company had entrusted to the management of Navig8




22/12/2016the EU commission has defined the first European directory of the systems of recycling of the ships
Between the 18 approved of plants they do not figure Italian yards




22/12/2016Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -10,1%
Decrease of the bulk. Containerized cargos +0.7%




22/12/2016Eighth consecutive month of the reduction of the marine traffic in the Suez Canal
To November the ships journeyed in the water way transported 68,9 million tons of goods, with an increment of +4.8%




22/12/2016Vopak buys activity and asset in the segment of the terminals of regasification of the Exmar
Currently the fleet of the Belgian company is constituted by ten units FRSU




22/12/2016"K" Linens brings charges to the APL Logistics
the compensation of the damages provoked from the false information is diffused by dependent of the company of Singapore




22/12/2016Wallenius Lines and Wilh. Wilhelmsen signs an agreement that specifies the terms of the fusion
the completion of the operation is previewed for the beginning of the next April




22/12/2016November record to the port of New York - New Jersey
Established the new traffic of the container of the month with a handling pairs to 527.974 teu (+5.5%)




21/12/2016To November the containerized trade in the port of Valencia has grown of +0.6%
In the first nine months of this year the Spanish port of call has enlivened 4.274.581 teu (+1.2%)




21/12/2016Inaugurated in the port of Monfalcone a new crane acquired from the Harbour Company
It has a capacity of 150 tons with a sbraccio of 54 meters




21/12/2016In vigor contract MSC Cruises - STX France for the construction of the two cruise ships of class "Plus Wonder"
the deliveries are previewed to October 2019 and september 2020




21/12/2016the Harbour Authority of Savona has introduced edition 2015 of the Budget of Sustainability
It has been the last official action of the agency before the amalgamation with the genoese harbour authority




21/12/2016the UNCTAD is defining a system of appraisal of the performances of the ports
Currently to the project 42 world-wide harbour ports of call participate




21/12/2016In the 2016 fleet in class Norwegian International Ship Register it has grown of +9%
To the increase they have contributed the norms that allow with single means in class NIS of being employed on the Norwegian continental platform




21/12/2016To Shanghai the meeting fondativo of the "Global Shipping Think Tank Alliance"
SRM is the only Italian center studies and one of the three Europeans to become partner of the initiative




21/12/2016Hanjin Shipping will sell own quota in Total Terminals International to the MSC
the Helvetic shipowning group will have the entire property of the terminalista society of Long Beach




20/12/2016the crocieristico group Carnival American celebrates the conclusion of a financial year record
Attended an ulterior increase of the economic performances in 2017




20/12/2016Andrea Gentile is the new president of Assologistica
It will be placed side by side by the vices president Sebastiano Grasso, Massimiliano Montalti and Umberto Ruggerone




20/12/2016Assiterminal and Trasportounito have joined to Confetra
the shareholders' meeting of the Confederation has received the demands for the two associations




20/12/2016Satisfaction of Confitarma for the ok of the EU to the Ferrobonus and the Marebonus
Grimaldi, already in the 2007 Confederation the first Ecobonus promoted




20/12/2016In the crocieristica season the 2016 ports of the Sardinia North have recorded the landings place of 135 ships
135 fleeting ports of call and 200 thousand regarding 149 fleeting ports of call and 238 thousand in 2015




20/12/2016Provincial he will be general secretary of the Harbour Authority of Livorno until on 31 March
Only depriving - it has asserted - could think that the contest for the Europe Platform spun smooth in six months




20/12/2016Damen has delivered a new tug Augusta Tug
It has an ability to shooting to the cleat of 60 tons and is employed in the port of Augusta




20/12/2016The contracts which signed by Virgin and Fincantieri for the construction of three cruise ships have become executives
the three units will be realized in the plant of Sestri West (Genoa)




20/12/2016To November the traffic in the port of Ravenna has grown of +12.1%
In the first eleven months of the 2016 tons of goods (+5.9% are enlivened 23,8 million)




20/12/2016the unions speed up the institutions to face the topics of safety in the marine and harbour field
Demanded the resumption and the conclusion of the iter legislative for the update of you decree legislative 271 and 272 of 1999




19/12/2016New concentration in the marine-harbour field with an agreement between COSCO Shipping Ports and HPH Trust
Together they will manage 16 docks in the harbour area Kwai Tsing di Hong Kong
19/12/2016Sabato nel porto di Genova è deceduto un marittimo
I sindacati hanno proclamato 24 ore di sciopero




19/12/2016Inaugurated the railway connection directed between the port of Livorno and the Tirrenica line
Stefano Corsini, managing of the DIPE, is designated to the charge of president of the Authority of Harbour System of the Tyrrhenian Sea Northern




19/12/2016the EU commission has approved of the Italian programs of incentives Ferrobonus and the Marebonus
Brussels has confirmed that they are consistent to the norms EU on the aids of State




19/12/2016Agreement for the takeover of Hutchison Ports in the port of Chornomorsk (Illichivsk)
the terminalista group of Hong Kong could operate in the Ukrainian port of call already the next year




19/12/2016Holding Grimaldi will equip two ships of systems of treatment of ballast waters of third generation
They will be supplied and installed by Laval Alpha




19/12/2016Shanghai becomes center of China Shipowners' Association and the navalmeccanico cluster of group COSCO
Strategy in order to consolidate the role of the city which world-wide center of the shipping




16/12/2016Notified Carla Roncallo I decree of nomination to president of the AdSP of the Ligurian Sea Orientale
The new the Harbour Authorities of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara accorperà agency




16/12/2016Al Port Center of Livorno more than thousand visitors in its first year of life
Gallanti: the port of Livorno is very alive and anticipates in collective imagination




16/12/2016Undersigned the hypothesis of agreement for I renew of the employment contract of Mobility, area Railway Activities
Satisfaction is expressed by FS Italian and the labor organizations




16/12/2016Fincantieri has constituted a branch Australian
In the ship yard of Ancona "Viking Sun" is launched the cruise ship




16/12/2016In 2017 a first instrument for the appraisal of safety of the offshore industry will be introduced
Agreement Put - Emilia-Romagna for the management of the activities of search and cultivation of hydrocarbons offshore and relative infrastructures




16/12/2016ESPO exhorts the EU to make pressures on the IMO so that it defines a system in order to obtain a reduction of the emissions of the ships
Ryckbost: it is becoming clearly that if within the 2023 IMO will not have realized it, an initiative of the EU appears inevitable




16/12/2016Danaos Corporation has closed the third trimester of this year with a net loss of -8,4 million dollars
On the results hung the impact of the failure of the Hanjin Shipping




15/12/2016Tomorrow a book on the 45 years of life of the Interporto of Bologna will be introduced
the event will hold to Palace of Accursio




15/12/2016ECSA rejects the relation of the Ambient Commission of the European Parliament on the emissions of the shipping
the relationship previews that, in absence of a system IMO, the shipping it must be enclosed in European system EU ETS beginning from 2023




15/12/2016I throw again of the harbour system of the Sicily oriental and the ports of Syracuse and Augusta
They speed up the Union Harbour Activities of Confcommercio Syracuse and Assoporto Augusta




15/12/2016Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles has marked a +23.6% and to Long Beach -13,8%
In the first eleven months of this year the two ports of call have enlivened 8,06 million teu (+7,0) and respective 6,23 million teu (- 5.6%)




15/12/2016Salvaguardare the vocation to the traffic of the rotabili of the port of Salerno
asks It group SMET the new Authority for Harbour System for the Tyrrhenian Sea Central




15/12/2016The third cruise ship of Seen class ordered to Fincantieri will be introduced in the fleet of Carnival Cruise Line
To end 2019 the "Carnival Splendor" will be transferred the fleet of the P&O Cruises Australia




15/12/2016Feport, the regulations on the ports is a good instrument that but must be very implemented in a coherent picture
Kerdjoudj-Belkaid: the text has created to great expectations about the transparency and the consultation




15/12/2016Initiatives of the South Korean government in order to assure that continuous HMM to being a total marine company
Hyundai Merchant Marine has introduced an in the mid term plan that previews new investments




15/12/2016To November the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong has grown of +10.1%
In the first eleven months of the 2016 17.755.000 teu (- 4.0% are enlivened)




14/12/2016Green light of the European Parliament to the fourth railway package
anger of the ERFA for "the lost occasion in order to create conditions of competitive parity between the railroad and other modalities of transport"




14/12/2016ECSA at the market restates the dissatisfaction for the lacked regulation the access of the harbour services
"However, after 15 years of negotiations - it has specified Verhoeven - now finally we have a first reads"




14/12/2016El Parlamento Europeo ha aprobado el Reglamento sobre el acceso al mercado de los servicios portuarios y la transparencia financiera de los puertos
Se trata de un compromiso aceptable y mejorado con respecto a la propuesta original de la Comisión de mayo de 2013 ". ESPO dijo




14/12/2016Elect Andrea Morandi president of the Association Agenti Marche and Abruzzi
"my presidency - it has emphasized - arrives in a very positive moment, of strong cohesion and synergy between port, city and region"




14/12/2016Tomorrow will finish to the naval operation anti-piracy Ocean Shield of the NATO
the ships have been employees in the Gulf of Aden, to wide of the Horn of Africa and the coast the somali and in the Indian Ocean




14/12/2016APM Terminals sells the British society of road haulage Pentalver to the Genesee & Wyoming
the transaction will have a value of 87 million pounds




14/12/2016the Campania will introduce to the government a proposal for the ZES of the ports and the retroportuali areas of Naples and Salerno
Included the area of Bagnoli. A second phase previews to extend the participation to other areas




13/12/2016Agreement between Greeks Attica and DEPA for I use it of the which combustible Gnl for the ships
The understanding follows the engagement of the two partner in this field through the project Poseidon Med II




13/12/2016Coeclerici has acquired 67% of the capital of the IMS Deltamatic
The investment piles to about 20 million euros




13/12/2016Last month the Chinese marine ports have enlivened 676,8 million tons of goods (+7.0%)
the traffic of the container has been pairs to 16,7 million teu (+5.2%)




13/12/2016To January Yusen Logistics will inaugurate the own first center in Switzerland
Donelli Group has announced the opening of an office to Ravenna




13/12/2016Ports America will manage the new container terminal in deep waters to Sydney, in Nova Scotia
It will be realized in two years on an area of 500 acres




13/12/2016confirmed Delrio minister of Infrastructures and the Transports
Yesterday the oath of the new Italian government




13/12/2016To November the port of Singapore has enlivened 49,9 million tons of goods (+10.4%)
In the first eleven months of the 2016 traffic of the container it has been pairs to 28.138.200 teu (- 0.9%)




12/12/2016Hyundai Merchant Marine se ha suscrito a un acuerdo de cooperación con Maersk Line y MSC
HMM no será admitido en el acuerdo de compartimiento de buques 2M, pero podrá unirse en poco más de tres años si su situación financiera mejora




12/12/2016Euro Rail Cargo announces one reorganizes some business that involves reduction of centers and staff
Programmed the cut of about job 300 places




12/12/2016Thursday in the port of Trieste will land largest portacontainer never entered in Mare Adriatico
draft of the MSC Paloma, that it has a cargo ability pairs to 14.028 teu




12/12/2016the activity of Costa Crociere to Savona brings to the city a annual economic contribution of 38,6 million euros
The generated occupation is pairs to 661,2 places of job FTE




12/12/2016It is increased to the fleeting ability to traffic and goods on the railway line north-south of Saint Gottardo
The base gallery will be crossed about 48 fleeting trains and 210 trains cargo to the day




12/12/2016Damen will construct 16 Lagunari boats for the Ivorian Société de Transport Lagunaire
They will be realized in the Polish ship yard of the Dutch group




09/12/2016In increase the economic performances of the crocieristica division of the TUI
exercise 2015/16 has been archived item with an increase of +61% of the profit before the taxes, the interests and the amortizations




09/12/2016Twenty-one European associations of the transport form an alliance in order to carry own requests near the EU
It will offer contributed to the European politicians, to the coordinators of the Corridors IT TRY and the European agencies




09/12/2016Undersigned today to Seul the order of IRISL to HHI for the construction of ten ships
Agreement for the development of shipbuilding the naval Iranian




09/12/2016Al genoese terminal of the PSA Voltri-Pra has reached the second lottery of crane of dock for the ULCV
The total investment for the potenziamento of the system is of about 250 million euros




09/12/2016To January the Grimaldi group will inaugurate a service ro-ro between the ports of Savona and Porto Torres
It will be operated by two ships and it will have every day frequency




09/12/2016Sri Lanka sells 80% of the port of Hambantota to the CMPort Chinese in order to tackle to the debits
Disastrous economic outcome of the project of construction of the port of call




09/12/2016BLG signs an agreement for handling of car in the harbour area of Bronka to Saint Petersburg
Initially the activity will be to service of Volkswagen Group Russia




07/12/2016the Turkish group acquisice Ekol 65% of Europe Multipurpose Terminals of Trieste
the quota is yielded by Francesco Parisi Casa di Spedizioni




07/12/2016prompt Feport the EU to institute a normative picture that regulates the private investments in the ports
the private harbour operators - denunciation the association - cannot continue to invest if the yields offered from the investments in the terminals and their management are not sufficient




07/12/2016In the first ten months of this year the traffic goods in the Spanish ports has grown of +1.0%
the crocieristi have been 7,4 million (+3.7%)




07/12/2016Quarter dismissal of the contest for the realization of the Europe Platform in the port of Livorno
The expiration for the presentation of the participation questions is time on May 31, 2017 fixed




07/12/2016Spirit assumes the guide of the ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellammare and Signorini are anticipated to Savona
the new president of the AdSP of the Ligurian Sea Western confirmation the strategicità of the new Maersk platform to I go




07/12/2016Zim announces a next reorganization of own net of line services ocean-going liners
By April four spins will be realized




07/12/2016Uiltrasporti, urgent to approve of the device in order to answer to the crisis of the transhipment in the ports of Gioia Tauro and Taranto
Tarlazzi: if the times could not any allow the approval in the Law budgetary, it goes quickly found another instrument legislative




07/12/2016In the first nine months of the 2016 traffic of the container in the port of Tanger Med it is diminished of -5,1%
In the solo third trimester is recorded an increase of +4.4%




07/12/2016THE Alliance anticipates the marine services of line that will realize on the western Mediterranean route - North America
They will be activated the next April




06/12/2016Port of Genoa, passage of deliveries between admiral Giovanni Pettorino and Paolo Emilio Signorini
The mandate of the new president of the Authority of Harbour System of the Ligurian Sea has had beginning Western




06/12/2016the management of the Ecuadorian port of Mantums ray is assigned to the Agunsa Chilean
the concession contract, of the duration 40-year-old, previews an investment of 177,3 million dollars




06/12/2016NOL has sold eight portacontainer to the CMB Financial Leasing for 648 million dollars
salt Operation and leaseback of the French shipowning group CMA CGM




06/12/2016Ok of the Senate to the nomination of Carla Roncallo to president of the AdSP of Mare Ligure Orientale
the agency will manage the ports of and Carrara




06/12/2016the Mediterranean Canada Service di Hapag-Lloyd will scale the port of Sagunto
Cancelled the touched ones to Valencia for the excessive congestion of the Spanish port




06/12/2016Swedish Orient Line acquires the entire property of three ships ro-ro constructed in 2006 and 2007
the units are rented to Stora Enso




06/12/2016Trasportounito invites to quickly overwhelm the empty one in the governance of the main Italian ports
Longo: it is continued to speak about railroads cargo very knowing that the interest of the country for the iron has had a course to say little altalenante




06/12/2016Advent International will acquire the control of the V.Group
OMERS Private Equity will yield own quota to the American society of private equities




06/12/2016In the 2017 harbour taxes to Rotterdam they will endure an increase of +0.3%
Measures in order to stimulate the increase of the traffic of transhipment of the container




05/12/2016Minoan Lines, in the period January-september the profit after the taxes has grown of +39%
Decrease of the revenues




05/12/2016crocieristico group NCL announces the placement of senior unsecured notes for 700 million dollars
the resources collections will be used in order to buy own obligations with expiration in 2019




05/12/2016Incontro on the topic "customs Simplifications and innovations: Trieste, an example to follow"
from the Interregional Direction of Customs for Veneto and the Friuli Venice Julia, will hold 20 December to Trieste




05/12/2016Diventa the new Turkish terminal of the port of Petkim
is managed by the APM Terminals in cooperation with the Petlim Limancilik Ticaret




05/12/2016NYK constitutes joint venture for the logistics of the cars in Vietnam
Agreement with a society of the Vinalines group




05/12/2016DP World and pension fund Canadian CDPQ create a platform of investments for the harbour and terminalistico field
the total equipment of resources will be of 3,7 billion dollars




02/12/2016Next the launch of I decree implementing of the Frank Point of Trieste
Of Augustin: "today it is a great day for our city and its port"




02/12/2016Fine of 40 million dollars of the American authorities to the Princess Cruises for marine pollution
It is the comminata endorsement more never elevated for an intentional pollution in sea




02/12/2016logistic group Italian SMET is conferred the "Sustainability Award" of CNH Industrial
the company employs fed vehicles to gas methane liquid and semitowings of 18 meters




02/12/2016In the first ten months of the 2016 traffic goods in the port of it is diminished of -5,8%
Goods in container -3,6%. The liquid and solid bulk is dropped of the -15,9% and of -10,5%




02/12/2016Formalized the nomination of Giampieri to president of the AdSP of Mare Adriatico Centrale
Task of the agency - it has emphasized - will be that to value the potentialities of every port in a cluster logic




02/12/2016Agreement for the emergencies in sea which signed from Guard Costiera and Fedepiloti
the pilots of the ports will attend an appropriate course of training in order to embark themselves on the helicopters of the Body




02/12/2016Rolls-Royce announces the cut of other 800 places of job in the division Marine
One joins to the determined reduction of thousand dependent last year




01/12/2016Combined offer of MSC and HMM in order to acquire 54% of Total Terminals International
The value of the quota would pile to about 342 million dollars




01/12/2016the point on the topic of the reduction of the emissions of the naval traffic
organized Conference from Propeller Club of Venice, ATHENA and the Foundation and the Order of the Venetian engineers




01/12/2016Federagenti, Italy wastes the opportunities offered from the field of the transports
They are the ten - denunciation the Federation of the Italian shipping agents - billions of euros given to foreign logistic conveyors




01/12/2016Moby rents the two ships of the St Russian. Peter Line
the next year the "Princess Mary", that "Moby Dada" will be renamed, will be employed on the Nice-Fortification route




01/12/2016Filt Cgil asks the institutions not to make to pay to the genoese workers the account of the crisis of the shipping
Sped up a greater attention to international the commercial policies




01/12/2016Maersk Line has signed a preliminary agreement in order to buy Hamburg Süd
the acquisition will not happen before the end of 2017. The ability to the fleet of the Danish group will go up to 3,8 million container




01/12/2016Zim archivia the third trimester with an emphasized bending of the economic results
The transported cargo volumes from the fleet are increased of +7.0%. The medium hire has turned out down of -20,8%
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PSA International acquires 30% stake in Chinese terminal operator Xiamen Container Terminal Group
Singapore/Xiamen/Shenzhen
Transaction valued at approximately $387 million
In the first three months of 2026, COSCO Group's revenues decreased by -10.6%.
In the first three months of 2026, COSCO Group's revenues decreased by -10.6%.
Hong Kong
During the period, the container fleet transported more than 6.9 million TEUs (+6.7%)
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Eurokai's port terminals handled 3.6 million containers (+10.5%)
Hamburg
Growth of +18.5% in Germany. A decline of -3.7% in Italy.
Stop us, rail freight is in a critical condition and requires support policies.
Rome
Map: adequate structural interventions are lacking
OOIL invests $2.22 billion in the construction of 12 13,600 TEU containerships
Hong Kong
They will be built by the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard
Last year, the Hupac Group's production value grew by +3.1%
Zurich
Fincantieri establishes joint venture with Albanian KAYO
Trieste
The company will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of naval units for the Albanian Navy
Royal Caribbean converts options with Meyer Turku for two cruise ships into orders
Miami/Turku
The fifth and sixth "Icon" class units will be delivered in the summer of 2029 and the summer of 2030
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +1.7%
Venice
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are increasing. Chioggia recorded a 2.7% decline.
National Bilateral Ports Organization Seminar on Workplace Safety
Rome
Gallozzi (Assologistica): in addition to compliance with the rules, full awareness of behaviors is also necessary
UPS's sixth quarterly decline in shipping volume
Atlanta
In the January-March period, the US group's revenues fell by -1.6%
The 2025 financial statements of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority have been approved.
Genoa
Commander Pierpaolo Danieli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority.
Livorno
He is the Chief of Staff of the Chief of Staff at MIT.
Wärstilä saw a sharp increase in new orders for equipment in the first quarter
Helsinki
Net sales remained stable. Operating profit increased by 20%.
The reform of the port system has received the stamp of approval from the State General Accounting Office
Rome
The measure will now be examined by parliament.
Third Pass: Excavation of the Novi Ligure interconnection tunnels completed
Novi Ligure
They connect the new high-capacity line to the historic Genoa-Turin line
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Receives First Overseas Order to Build an Icebreaker
Ulsan
Order worth $348.9 million from Sweden
Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly revenue decline mitigated by cost reductions
Schindellegi
Air shipment volumes remain stable, while sea shipments have decreased.
Chinese seaports reach new record volume in first quarter
Beijing
In the first three months of this year, containers grew by +8.3%
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges only rolling stock is growing
Antwerp
In the first three months of 2026, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
The Hormuz crisis escalates with further incidents and the seizure of ships
Tehran/Southampton
Two MSC container ships blocked
Quarterly traffic slightly down at the port of Rotterdam, with loading volumes almost making up for the reduction in landings
Rotterdam
FS Logistix to acquire 30% of CFI - Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
Rome
Agreement with F2i and its subsidiary FHP Group
Attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz area attributed to Iranian forces
Portsmouth/Washington
Trump claims to be behind the blockade of naval traffic in the region
Grimaldi (ALIS): Increase resources for Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus incentives.
Rome
To enable businesses to face the crisis - he stated - it is necessary to raise it to 150 million euros per year.
Quarterly traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Algeciras/Barcelona
In the container segment, there has been a marked increase in empty boxes
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
Tarragona
The tender is expected to conclude at the end of June
International shipping associations reiterate that the IMO must remain the regulator of the sector's decarbonisation
London/Washington
The MEPC will meet from 27 April to 1 May in London
Unatras confirms the national road haulage ban from May 25th to 29th.
Rome
Condolences for the truck driver's death. A complaint has been filed against Trasportounito.
A new plastic recycling plant will be built in Porto Marghera.
Venice
A total investment of approximately 34 million euros is expected
A US destroyer struck and stopped an Iranian container ship in the Arabian Sea.
Tampa
The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked
Sovereign guarantee established to safeguard insurance continuity of Indian fleet vessels
New Delhi
The fund will have an endowment of approximately 1.4 billion dollars
Iran announces temporary reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Washington
Transit would be prohibited to military units and ships and cargoes associated with hostile nations.
Unatras decides to suspend all road haulage services nationwide.
Rome
Trasportounito announces a five-day blockade from April 20th to 24th.
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Port governance reform must be truly participatory.
Genoa
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Augusta remained stable, while in Catania it decreased
Augusta
22.9 million and 6.3 million tons moved respectively
The Norwegian Aura cruise ship was launched at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard.
Miami/Trieste
It will be delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line in a year
Princess Cruises orders three new cruise ships from Fincantieri for delivery in late 2035, 2038 and 2039.
Fort Lauderdale
Orders worth over two billion euros
ZIM CEO steps down in anticipation of merger with Hapag-Lloyd
Haifa
Glickman has been at the helm of the Israeli company since July 2017
The Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea is approaching its entry into force.
London
The treaty has been ratified by 12 states
US Central Command announces successful blockade of maritime traffic with Iranian ports
Tampa
Six ships have reportedly agreed to reverse course
AD Ports signs agreement to participate in the development of the Romanian port of Constanta
Abu Dhabi/Constance
Last year, freight traffic in the port fell by -12.8%
The conflict in Iran is causing the largest oil market disruption in history.
Paris
The International Energy Agency predicts a reduction in oil demand of 80,000 barrels a day this year due to the conflict.
A US-sanctioned tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington
The "Rich Starry," coming from Al Hamriyah in the United Arab Emirates, is headed to China
The Port of Singapore recorded a new record in cargo handling in the first quarter of the year.
Singapore
Ownership of the MSC group has passed from founder Gianluigi Aponte to his children Diego and Alexa
Geneva
The company, with a fleet of a thousand ships, operates in all sectors of transport and logistics
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +0.6%
St. Petersburg
Dry goods amounted to 102.5 million tonnes (+3.5%) and liquid bulk to 107.6 million tonnes (-2.0%)
US announces blockade of Iranian ports as Red Sea crisis reignites
Portsmouth/Tampa/Washington
A vessel attempted to board a vessel 54 nautical miles southwest of Hodeyda
After negotiations in Pakistan failed, the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly at the center of the conflict.
Tampa/Washington
U.S. Navy ships search for mines in the area. Trump has urged Tehran to reopen the waterway.
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -0.7%.
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy increased by +0.6%
Shipping is stuck in Hormuz waiting for something to happen
London
Intercargo says the situation is changing hour by hour, while the paralysis seems total
Prologis and La Caisse form joint venture to invest in logistics development in Europe
Montreal/San Francisco
Initial portfolio valued at approximately one billion euros
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in February.
Genoa
Cruise passengers grow by +34.5%
Marked decline in acts of piracy against ships
Marked decline in acts of piracy against ships
London
Only 16 in the first three months of 2026, the lowest number since 1991 for this time of year
IMO working to enable safe transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Washington/London
Dominguez: Two-week ceasefire is a good thing
CK Hutchison initiates arbitration against Maersk over Panama ports, but not against TiL/MSC
Panama
China and Russia veto Bahrain's resolution on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
New York
Pakistan and Colombia abstained.
A container ship was hit by a shell near the Iranian island of Kish.
Southampton
Since February 28, 28 incidents have been reported in the region
ETF calls on the EU Commission to adopt structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the European transport sector
Brussels
Sharp increase in tanker transits through the Suez Canal in February
Sharp increase in tanker transits through the Suez Canal in February
Cairo
Overall, naval traffic in the month grew by +23.5%
Fincantieri is also focusing on alliances to develop its activities in the US
Washington
Collaboration agreement with American shipyards Fraser Shipyards and Donjon Marine
In 2025, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group recorded record revenues
In 2025, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group recorded record revenues
Rome
The freight transport business unit also saw growth despite a reduction in volumes handled
Iran assures Manila of safe transit of Philippine ships and seafarers through Hormuz
Manila
The Philippines imports most of its energy needs from the Middle East
Medlog (MSC Group) invests in Melbourne's old fruit and vegetable market area
Melbourne
29-hectare container storage site near Australian port
Vado Gateway staff strike confirmed for tomorrow
Genoa
Ferrari: Clarifying that part-time and fixed-term contracts are part of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for Ports was not enough.
A project to improve the efficiency of rail services gets underway today in the Port of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam
Agreement promoted by the Port Authority and signed by six railway operators
Three European tenders are underway for the awarding of public maritime transport services to Sardinia.
Rome
They are related to the routes Genoa-Porto Torres, Naples-Cagliari-Palermo and Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari
ICS and ITF meet with Gulf States to address the impact of the Hormuz crisis on seafarers
London/Genoa
Natale Ditel is the new secretary general of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Trieste
He will take office on April 13th.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region have resumed
Southampton
A fire broke out on an oil tanker hit by a shell. Two bombs fell into the sea near a container ship.
In 2025, the direct economic impact of cruises in the ports of Genoa and Savona was 346 million.
Genoa
Passenger spending was 157 million and airline spending was 189 million.
Agreement reached on new EU customs regime, including new taxes for e-commerce
Brussels
Mandatory use of the European Customs Data Hub from 1 March 2034
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenues for the December-February Quarter
Miami
During the period, ships hosted approximately 3.1 million passengers (-3.1%)
Nearly half a billion dollars in public resources for US ports
Washington
The funds will be used to modernize port infrastructure and activities
UNIPORT urges accelerated completion of works in the port of Naples
Rome
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
Geneva
The PLSCI index of the top seven Italian ports most connected to the network is growing
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
The Western Sicily Port Authority opens access to funds for the PNRR training program to entities with private contracts.
Palermo
Rhenus has acquired the entire capital of LBH Global Agencies
Holzwickede
51% stake acquired from the Lagendijk family
The Genoa Port Authority's 2025 report on ship emissions has been published.
Genoa
228 inspections carried out to verify nitrogen oxide emission levels
Assoporti's second traveling assembly in Bari
Bari
The first meeting held in Venice follows
APM Terminals and Hateco to Build Container Terminal in Da Nang Port
The Hague
It will have a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs. An investment of over $1.7 billion.
Cavotec records record orders in the maritime-port segment
Stockholm
Strong demand for shore power system installations
FS Logistix-ANITA launches its new Bologna-Marcianise freight rail service.
Rome
Perform four weekly rotations
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines saw quarterly revenue decline
Taipei/Keelung
In March, the decreases were -17.8%, -5.9% and -10.7% respectively.
Gianpaolo Serpagli is the new president of the Unione Interporti Riuniti.
Rome
He is president of Cepim Spa - Parma Interport
From GreenMedPorts a pragmatic approach to the development of green maritime corridors in the Mediterranean
Livorno
The concession term for APM Terminals' terminal in Valencia has been extended by eight years.
Valencia
It will expire in 2049 upon reaching 50 years
In the first quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -1.3%
Valencia/Madrid
Cruise passengers grow by +15.7%
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the PCTC Grande Inghilterra
Naples
The vessel has a maximum capacity of 9,000 TEUs
In 2025, Blu Navy ferries carried over one million passengers
Portoferraio
ABB Group revenues grew by 18% in the first quarter of 2026
Zurich
Strong increase (+32%) in the value of new orders
Contship Italia has joined the Smart Freight Centre
Melzo
The international organization is committed to the decarbonization of freight transport
Container traffic at CMPort terminals grew by 4.4% in the first quarter
Hong Kong
Record for this time of year
CargoBeamer has extended its Liège-Domodossola intermodal service to the Parma Interporto.
Leipzig
Six round trips per week were made
The antitrust authority has approved Medlog's acquisition of MVN.
Rome
The deadline for concluding the proceedings regarding the Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger has been extended to May 27.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to build aluminum naval drones
National Harbor
The autonomous naval vessels, weighing 250 tons, will be 52 meters long and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Truck driver hit and killed at a road haulage strike picket line
Rome
Trasportounito suspends the national shutdown of the sector
CK Hutchison reports record annual revenues in the port segment
Hong Kong
Turnover generated by European terminals grew by +13%
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Meeting at the Stock Exchange Palace
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier vessel Grande Tokyo.
Naples
It has a cargo capacity of 9,241 ceu
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The crisis in the Persian Gulf does not justify such rapid and widespread increases in energy prices.
Genoa
GNV has introduced a former Moby ferry into its fleet
Genoa
The ship will undergo refitting operations
Over 65 kilos of cocaine were seized in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
They were hidden at the bottom of a wooden chest of drawers
Bunkering in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -25% in the first quarter
Rotterdam/Paris
Container traffic at COSCO Shipping Ports terminals grew by 9.0% in the first three months of 2026.
Hong Kong
In the Mediterranean, there has been an exceptional increase in activity at the Egyptian SCCT terminal in Port Said.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 5.7% in the first three months of 2026.
Long Beach
In March the decline was -5.2%
Brussels authorizes SFPIM's acquisition of Belgian company Lineas
Brussels
No competition issues identified
Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia
Milan
The value of the orders amounts to approximately 400 million dollars
FS Logistix tests the first smart train on the Milan-Catania line
Rome
The fleet upgrade has reached 700 digitized railcars
Fincantieri Marine Group has been awarded a first contract under the US Navy's LSM program.
Trieste
$30 million order
Another sharp reduction in quarterly freight traffic at the port of Taranto
Taranto
Solid bulk and conventional cargo halved
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -6.1% in the first quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
In March the decrease was -5.5%
Comparison between Italian ports and Florida ports
Miami
The Italian port system presents itself at Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 in Miami
The Boards of Directors of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan of the companies
Padua
A court-appointed expert will have to establish the final exchange ratio
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles decreased by 4.6% in the first three months of 2026.
Los Angeles
In March alone, 752,519 TEUs were handled (-3.3%)
CMA CGM to buy Lebanese group Fattal
Marseille
The company is active in the distribution and marketing of international brands in the Middle East and North Africa.
A record cruise traffic of 15.1 million passengers is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Miami
Senesi (Cemar): growth of a new type of high-spending clientele
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku achieved record turnover in 2025
Turku
Annual net profit of 83.8 million euros (+21.6%)
Marseille-Fos Port inaugurates cold ironing for simultaneous connection of three large cruise ships.
Marseille
Global Ports Holding to Manage Cruise Terminal at Port of Acapulco
Acapulco
Construction of a new dock is planned
A consortium has been formed in La Spezia to share data and improve supply chain efficiency.
La Spezia
Oats: Logistics efficiency depends on dialogue between all components of the supply chain.
In the first quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +1.7%
Hong Kong
Revenues from this activity decreased by -7.6%
Francesco Di Leverano is the new secretary general of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority.
Bari
His four-year term will begin on May 11
Discount for large-capacity container ships transiting the Suez Canal suspended
Ismailia
It was in force from 15 May 2025
In February, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -8.9%
Ravenna
An increase of +1.3% is expected for the month of March
Over 600 illegal workers discovered in the logistics sector
Rome
Coordinated and continuous collaboration contracts that masked actual subordinate employment relationships
RINA and Hanwha collaborate on battery-hybrid propulsion systems for ferries
Genoa/Busan
The projects will concern both existing and newly built vessels
French shipping company TOWT has been placed into administration
Le Havre
The company has two sailing cargo ships
Casciano (Vado Gateway): The final design for the new Bossarino toll booth in Vado Ligure has received approval.
Vado Ligure
The hope - he said - is that the work can be completed as soon as possible.
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Number of ships undergoing repairs in Greece remains stable
Piraeus
Interventions carried out in dry dock are decreasing
The Italian government has extended the reduction in excise duties on fuel
Rome
The deadline has been extended to May 1st. 60% of the resources come from the ETS.
The Gaia Blu research vessel will serve as Italy's technological platform for autonomous navigation.
Rome
Towing operations of the LNG vessel Arctic Metagaz fail.
Tripoli
The LNG carrier is currently out of control and adrift
Yesterday a bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal
Ismailia
The incident was resolved within four hours
Confitarma and Assarmatori: The crisis puts maritime connections to the islands at risk.
Rome
Dominguez (IMO) urges States to coordinate to address the Hormuz maritime crisis
London
Since February 28, 21 attacks against vessels have occurred in the area
The La Spezia freight forwarders' association is urging measures to maintain the port's operational efficiency.
La Spezia
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 public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Appointment at the Stock Exchange Palace
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Due Torri is equipping itself with a 15,000-square-meter logistics hub at the Bologna Interporto.
Minerbio
In 2025, the Emilian company's turnover grew by +13.9%
The 2026 Italian Port Days program will begin soon.
Rome
The theme is "Italy, Gateway to the Mediterranean: Dialogues between Landings and Cities"
Port of La Spezia: First test for hydrogen refueling from dockside mobile vehicle to vessel
La Spezia
Bunkering trials at the Baglietto shipyard
NYK consolidates its operations in the dry bulk maritime transport segment
Tokyo
Group leaders appointed in eight European countries
Last year, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -5.2%
La Goulette
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.5%
The Guardia di Finanza will use new drones to monitor the Gioia Tauro port area.
Gioia Tauro
The ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado will implement new PCS usage rights management procedures starting tomorrow.
Genoa
The measure does not introduce new charges
Nearly 400 kg of pure cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
Three distinct operations performed within a week
Confitarma, with the Energy Decree, now is the time to allocate resources to maritime transport.
Rome
Baleària will have its own ferry terminal in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
It will become operational in a year. Investment of €25.3 million.
In 2025, freight volumes transported by DB Cargo decreased by -8.1%
Berlin
Revenues fell by -8.0%
ONE has acquired 30% of Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
Singapore
The company operates Terminals D, C1 & C2 and A3 of Laem Chabang Port
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.4 million containers (+3.2%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
Container traffic in Hong Kong fell by -8.0%
ALIS, the use of ETS revenues to encourage intermodality is a good idea.
Rome
Di Caterina: We hope for a significant increase in the financial resources for the Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus instruments starting next year.
CIMC's container sales fell by -31.9% last year.
Hong Kong
Revenues in the container segment fell by -30.9%
Pros and cons of hydrogen applications for decarbonization of the maritime and port sector
Genoa
It was discussed at the Propeller Club - Port of Genoa
In the third quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.6%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +1.2%
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
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