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August 2017




31/08/2017In Germany a program of incentives is started for uses it of the which combustible GNL of the ships
The subsidies arrive until the 40-60% of the permissible costs of the projects




31/08/2017In the first six months of the 2017 harbour terminal of the Chinese group CMPorts they have enlivened 50,16 million container (+8.9%)
the bulk traffic has been pairs to 249 million tons (+14.6%)




31/08/2017Saipem obtains store clerks in the offshore segment for about 370 million dollars
Orders from Eni Angola, Eni Ghana and Nord Stream 2 AG




31/08/2017Gianni Mion es el nuevo presidente de Venecia Terminal Pasajeros
Nombrado el nuevo consejo de administración




31/08/2017new Norwegian company MPC Ships Container has bought others six container vessels
Invested 57 million dollars for the purchase of five ships from 1.300 teu and of from 2.700 teu




30/08/2017Store clerk to ABB in order to electrify the docks of the container terminal Deltaport di Vancouver
With the extinction of the engines they will have right them to a reduction in price on the energy supply




30/08/2017In according to trimester the traffic goods in the ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta it is dropped of -1,0%
Crocieristi in increase of +2.4%




30/08/2017Monday to the presentation of the projects of the belt of respect between port and city
the works take part of the forecasts of the Portuale Town development plan




30/08/2017Clearly improvement of the economic results of group COSCO Shipping in according to trimester
the fleet of portacontainer has transported 5,3 million teu (+21.7%)




30/08/2017Positive according to trimester of the Zim on the wake of the increase of the containerized volumes and the rise of the hires
In the period the medium revenue for teu has turned out pairs to 1.007 dollars (+16.3%)




30/08/2017To July the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna is increased of +10.0%
In the first seven months of the 2017 tons (- 0.5% are enlivened 15,3 million)




29/08/2017In increase the results of the Chinese producer of container CIMC
In the first semester of this year the new containers sold from the company have been pairs to 571 thousand teu (+119%)




29/08/2017In according to trimester of the 2017 revenues of terminalista society COSCO Shipping Ports has grown of +1.1%
Aumento of +389.3% of the profit clearly thanks to the contribution of the extraordinary voices




29/08/2017New means of handling in service to Salerno Container Terminal
Operating before three new cranes and two reach stacker




29/08/2017the Authority Norwegian Antitrust approves of the takeover of the Samskip on the Nor Lines
Previously the authority had rejected an analogous advanced project from the Eimskip




29/08/2017Eurokai, in according to trimester the decrease of the containerized trade in German harbour terminals (- 10%) and in the Italian terminals (- 12%)
In the other terminals of the group an increase of +13.5% is recorded




29/08/2017Positive the second trimester of the Hapag-Lloyd, in the course of which the fusion with the UASC is put into effect
the period has been archived item with a profit clearly of 16,0 million euros




28/08/2017On 4 September the Committee of management of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Northerner will install itself
the organ is convened in temporary composition




28/08/2017Eimskip has concluded the second trimester with a profit clearly of 4,9 million euros (- 43.6%)
the revenues of the Icelandic company are piled to 173,1 million euros (+37.2%)




28/08/2017Emphasized rise of the economic results of the Chinese producer of Singamas container
In the first six months of this year the revenues of the company have grown of +45.0%




28/08/2017Bolloré Transport & Logistics will buy part of the activities and the assets of the Necotrans
the company work mainly for the market African




28/08/2017In according to trimester of the 2017 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Savona I go has grown of +5.6%
>In the first half of the year the increment has been of +15.8%




28/08/2017COSCO Shipping International (Hong Kong) Co. it clearly records an improvement of the economic results
In the first semester of this year the revenues of the Chinese company have grown of +49.1%




28/08/2017In the port of Livorno they drop the container and they grow the rotabili
In the first six months of 2017 in bending also forest and the solid bulk. Increase of the liquid bulk




28/08/2017Protocollo of collaboration between the ports of Trieste and Shimizu
Japan enlivens on the giuliano port approximately 5.500 containers the year, two third party of which is constituted by export Italian




25/08/2017Programmed an increase of 50% of the force job in the container terminal of the port of Wilhelmshaven
the number of the dependent will go up from 400 to 600 over two years




25/08/2017In South Korea an organism will be instituted in order to support the competitiveness of the industry of the shipping
It will be created to half of the next year




25/08/2017the Brazilian government has started the third phase of the program of infrastructural development with private resources
Previewed investments pairs to about 5,3 billion euros




25/08/2017CMA CGM restructures the containerized marine connections between the Mediterranean North Europe/and South America
By the spin of the Sirius service the ports of call to the Italian ports of Livorno and Gioia Tauro will be eliminated




24/08/2017Confetra exhorts the government to create to the Unico Doganale Door
Marcucci: it would contribute to the recovery of those destined traffics to Italy that today arrive through foreign ports




24/08/2017Matson orders three new cranes of dock for own terminal in the port of Honolulu
They will be constructed by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding on behalf of Paceco




24/08/2017Grindrod accelerates the project face to return the Shipping division independent
Hankinson: "it is already in advanced phase and we have in program to carry it to term in the first half of 2018"




24/08/2017In the first DP World semester it has recorded an increase of +1.4% of the profit to clearly of the extraordinary voices
The medium revenue for enlivened container teu from the terminals of the Middle Eastern group is diminished of -1,6%




23/08/2017In the next few years the containerized marine transports on the Asia-Europe route will suffer still from an ability excess
SeaIntel considers that the three shipowning alliances 2M, Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance could be forced to diminish the number of the services




23/08/2017Sinotrans, increase of the shipment volumes and the economic results
Agreement with the group Lowers Merchants in order to buy the logistic society Lowers Merchants Logistics Holdings Co.




23/08/2017Christened the second one of the series of six portacontainer from 21.413 teu under construction for OOCL
the "OOCL Germany" is long almost 400 meters and wide 58,8 meters




23/08/2017the channel of Panama hat is crossed by a portacontainer by 14.863 teu
"CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt" is the full hand container of greater ability journeyed in the water way




22/08/2017Hutchison Ports places side by side to the NAWAH Port Management in the management of the container terminal of the Iraqi port of Bassora
Hutchison Ports Basra




22/08/2017Bending of the economic performances of the Turkish terminalista enterprise Global Holding Ports
Confirmed the plan of expansion of the total presence of the group that gives the Mediterranean the range to the Caribbean and Asia will widen




21/08/2017The UIRR protests for the damages to the transport arranged caused from railway work not correctly planned
Closed for six weeks the railway line of the Valley Rhenish




21/08/2017the South Korean Authority Antitrust fine nine companies of navigation that transport car
They are the accused of being itself shared the market




21/08/2017Austal will construct a fast ferry for the Norwegian Fjord Line
conclusive Phase of the negotiations for a contract of the value of beyond 100 million dollars




21/08/2017the Maersk group sells the oil company Maersk Oil to Total
the transaction will have a value of 7,45 billion dollars




21/08/2017Started on Porto Nogaro the work in order to guarantee safety of navigation and to increase the competitiveness of the port of call
They will be completed in 120 days




18/08/2017Brussels sends back the decision on the financial institution of an instrument that easy the recycling of the ships sure and compatible with the atmosphere
NGO Shipbreaking Platform invites the EU commission to act quickly introducing the licence of recycling of the ships




18/08/2017In the first semester of this Vopak year it has recorded a profit clearly of 170,4 million euros (- 58%)
Programmed an increase of the ability to the terminal malaysian of Pengerang (Johor)




18/08/2017the crocieristico group Genting Hong Kong has closed first semester 2017 with a net loss of 203,2 million dollars
the revenues have grown of +22.2% to 532,5 million dollars




17/08/2017In increase the economic results of shipowning group Danish DFDS
In the quarter April-june the transported rotabili are diminished of the -5,2%, while the passengers are increased of +7.4%




17/08/2017Régional Lines Container is returned to the profit
In the quarter April-june the operating revenues of the Thai company have grown of +5.8%




16/08/2017the Attica Greek tightens a preliminary agreement in order to buy 50.3% of the capital of the compatriot Hellenic Seaways
the understanding previews the payment of 30,61 million euros and an increase of capital




16/08/2017the ports of Amburgo and Bremen have archived item the second trimester with a decrease of the traffic of the goods
Enlivened respective 34,6 million tons (- 2.3%) and 18,3 million tons (- 4.3%)




16/08/2017Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the Chinese marine ports has grown of +8.7%
The container pairs to 18,4 million teu (+9.4% have been)




16/08/2017Meyer Werft starts the construction of the first cruise ship of class "Quantum-Hooligan"
the unit will be delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruises in the spring of 2019




16/08/2017They improve the economic results of Maersk Line, while for the first time APM Terminals incurs in red a quarterly one
the navigation company has closed the second trimester of 2017 with a profit clearly of 339 million dollars




16/08/2017Last month the containerized trade in the port of Hong Kong has grown of +7.2%
In the first seven months of the 2017 +10.0% are enlivened 11,9 million teu ()




16/08/2017the Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster has bought the British Gardline
the company work in the field of the marine geophysical explorations




16/08/2017To July the port of Long Beach has established the own new record absolute salary of traffic of the container
In the first seven months of this year the Californian port of call has enlivened 4,2 million teu (+6.4%)




14/08/2017In the first six months of the 2017 traffic of the goods in the port of Trieste it has grown of +0.9%
In increase goods several (+10.8%), while liquid bulk (- 1.0%) and the solid bulk (- 28.1% is diminished)




14/08/2017To July the port of Singapore has enlivened 2,9 million container (+11.9%)
In the first seven months of the 2017 traffic it has been pairs to 19,0 million teu (+7.2%)




14/08/2017V.Group has bought Graig Ship Management
Sorenzen: the acquisition strengthens our offer for the customers of Asia and the West, in particular in the segment dry bulk




14/08/2017the ships journeyed in the first seven months of this year in the Suez Canal transported 514,2 million tons of goods (+10.3%)
On the ships directed to south tons (+20.3%) and on those directed to north were boarded 269,1 million 245,1 million tons (+1.1%)




14/08/2017terminalista group German HHLA records an increment of the containerized trade and the economic results
In the first half of the 2017 traffic in the harbour terminals it has been pairs to 3,6 million container (+11.7%)




11/08/2017THE Alliance advances to American FMC the proposal to institute a bottom of emergency in case of insolvency of one of the parts of the agreement
Doyle: it must be responsibility of the members of the alliance to make sure that the goods arrives where they must arrive




11/08/2017Emphasized rise of the economic results of Evergreen Marine Corporation
According to trimester of 2017 it has been archived item with a profit clearly of about 95 million dollars




11/08/2017the Antitrust of Hong Kong postpones the regulations of exemption for category for the Vessel Sharing Agreement
the expiration is extended to 8 August 2022




11/08/2017In according to trimester Hyundai Merchant Marine is incurred in a net loss of approximately -152 million dollars
For the nineteenth consecutive trimester the operating result has been of sign negative




11/08/2017Ban Italian-French of concession of a service of railway freeway between Italy and France
the activity will not be granted in exclusive right




11/08/2017Rise of the economic results of the taiwanese Wan Hai Lines
In the first semester of this year the profit clearly has grown of +144.7%




11/08/2017The port of Los Angeles has established the own new record of traffic of the container enlivened to July
New absolute peak of disembarked full containers




10/08/2017Improvement of the economic results of the shipowning group Yang Ming
After eight archived item consecutive trimesters with sign less, in according to trimester of the 2017 operating result is returned of positive sign




10/08/2017MV Werften invests 80 million euros in order to construct a new shed in the ship yard of Rostock
the new structure will be long 385 meters, wide 99 meters and high until 24 meters




10/08/2017In the first six months of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Piombino is diminished of -7,6%
In the field of the passengers an increment of +8.3% is recorded




10/08/2017CEVA has closed the second trimester of 2017 with a net loss of -45 million dollars
In the first semester it has been pairs to -102 million dollars




10/08/2017the active EMSA system THETIS-MRV for the monitoring, the communication and the verification of the emissions of co2 of the ships
The collection and transmission of the data on the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the marine transport will become obligatory on January 1°, 2018




10/08/2017of DP World in order to invest along the Suez Canal
Agreement with Suez Canal Economic Zones




09/08/2017To september the experimentation of the procedure of clearance in sea for the Automotive field will leave from the port of Ravenna
The outcomes of the test, of the maximum duration of six months, will be estimated to the aim of the eventual extension on a national scale




09/08/2017In the first half of this year the traffic in the port of Taranto is diminished of -15,7%
In according to trimester the decrease it has been of -25,6%




09/08/2017They are passed 25 years from crossing ocean-going liner record of the Steed
the route was covered to the average speed of 53,1 knots




09/08/2017Positive the second trimester of the charter of container Triton International
the period has been archived item with a profit clearly to 48,0 million dollars (+527.2%)




09/08/2017the port of Busan has recorded a traffic container record in the first semester
+5.0% are enlivened 10,1 million teu ()




09/08/2017In the first semester of this year the traffic in the port of Durrës is increased of +7.4%
more the volume than goods, pairs to 152 thousand tons, has been that from and for the Italian ports




08/08/2017In according to trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo it is diminished of -9,0%
In the first semester of the 2017 decrease it has been of -2,3%




08/08/2017Sixth consecutive trimester in loss recorded from the charter of Textainer container
Been extended also the trend of bending of the volume of transactions




08/08/2017quarterly Containerized trade in increase of +2.8% in the harbour terminals of the ICTSI
In the first half of the 2017 they are enlivened beyond 4,5 million teu (+6.6%)




08/08/2017In according to trimester of this year crocieristico group Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has totaled useful clearly of 198 million dollars (+36.6%)
the revenues have grown of +13.3%




08/08/2017In the first half of the 2017 traffic of the container in the ports of Naples and Salerno it has grown respective of +10.7% and +10.3%
Crocieristico traffic down of the -28,9% and of -21,7%




08/08/2017Ok of the CIPE to the realization of first and of according to lottery of the transboundary section of the railway line Turin Lyon
To seem favorable also on the contract outline of program 2017-2021 between the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports and RFI




07/08/2017Fercam has inaugurated a filial new to Palermo
In Sicily the group of Bolzano is already anticipates from three decades to Catania




07/08/2017Puertos of the Estado sells 51% of the society of computerized services Portel
the minimal price of sale is fixed in 589.560 euros




07/08/2017Campagna of surveys of the emissions of the ships in the port of Livorno
will be realized in the course of a year from the Arpat




07/08/2017Nuovo plan in order to reduce the caused invasive transfer of aquatic species from the marine traffic
will be activated by the International Maritime Organization, the Uited Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility




07/08/2017Crotone will collaborate with the port of Taranto in order to favor the traffics of goods and passengers in the sea Ionian
the scope is a shared development of the ports of the two cities




07/08/2017In improvement the economic results of group OOIL thanks to the contribution of the real estate investments
In the first half of this year a profit clearly of 53,6 million dollars is recorded




07/08/2017the marine companies containerized South Koreans form an alliance
"It is an emblematic action - it has emphasized Young Moo Kim (KSA) - being first of the sort in the history of the Korean marine transport"




04/08/2017the Spanish ports have archived item the first six months of this year with a semiannual traffic record of 260,9 million tons
historical Peaks in the segments of the container (in weight), of the goods conventional and the liquid bulk




04/08/2017Approved of the plan of collection of the refusals and the residual ones of the cargo of the ships for the port of Savona - Vado Ligure
Green light from the Liguria Region




04/08/2017Danaos Corporation has closed the second trimester with a profit clearly of 20,2 million dollars (- 54.7%)
turned out Sul - it has emphasized the Greek company - still hung the effect of the failure of the Hanjin




04/08/2017Al container terminal VTE of the port of Genoa is inaugurated a new office goods
Two euro are realized by PSA Voltri-Pra with a million investment




04/08/2017Mystic Cruises has ordered a new cruise ship for shipments to the WestSea ship yard
the boat, that it will be the first oceanic unit of the crocieristico brand, will be equipped by Rolls-Royce




04/08/2017In according to trimester First Ship Lease the Trust it has recorded a net loss of -21,8 million dollars
the revenues are piled to 20,9 million dollars (- 17.4%)




04/08/2017In the first semester of this year the air traffic world-wide cargo has recorded growing of +10.4%
De Juniac: this is a great news after many years of inactivity




03/08/2017Approvate the lines guides for the allocation of the service of the dry docks in the port of Genoa
Prevedono a duration of the concession 25-year-old




03/08/2017The Australian Antitrust has inflicted a fine of about 20 million dollars to Japanese company NYK
It is recognized guilty to have participated to a trust in the segment of the transport of car in Australia




03/08/2017In the first half of the 2017 mexican ports has enlivened 150,1 million tons of goods (+4.2%)
Is the best one turned out of the first semester of last the five years




03/08/2017Marine SSA have signed the contract for the management of the container terminal of the new Georgian port of Anaklia
the agreement has a duration 20-year-old




02/08/2017Understanding between Guard Costiera and Assorimorchiatori for the management of the emergencies in sea and port
It is finalized to the creation of "operating teams compounds for the emergencies"




02/08/2017the Nasdaq has perceived Diana Containerships who the value of its sets in action quoted is beneath of the allowed minim
the company will examine all the continuous options so that own title to being present in the computerized stock market




02/08/2017In according to Terex trimester it improves the results also thanks to the investment in Konecranes
the period has been archived item with a profit clearly of 100,8 million dollars (+56.0%)




02/08/2017the Akfen Turk sells 40% of the capital of the society that manages the port of Mersin to Australian bottom IFM Investors
the transaction will have a value of 869 million dollars




02/08/2017Marine Container Management (Buss group) has bought the fleet of container of the Magellan Maritime Services
It has a consistency pairs to 182.000 teu. The transaction has a value of beyond 160 million euros




02/08/2017The issue of the participation of Italy and France to the capital of STX France is sent back on 27 September
Franco-Italian will be faced in occasion of the bilateral summit




01/08/2017According to trimester of the year with useful records for the crocieristico group Royal Caribbean
Peak of the reservations for the cruises in program in the second part of 2017




01/08/2017the Cargotec group will buy the business of the caricatrici cranes of the Argos Brazilian
the acquisition will be carried out by the Hiab brand in the course of the third trimester of this year




01/08/2017the logistic group Fercam has opened a branch in Serbia
Has center to Belgrade




01/08/2017Approved of the new organic plant of the AdSP of the Ligurian Sea Oriental
It is composed from 75 people




01/08/2017Named Carlo Guglielmi general secretary of the Authority of Harbour System of the Sea of Sicily Oriental
Currently he is managing near the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports




01/08/2017In the first six months of the 2017 traffic of the goods in the port of Venice it is diminished of -7,2%
the crocieristi have been 461 thousand (- 16.6%)




01/08/2017Global Ship Lease has closed the second trimester of 2017 with a profit clearly of 7,6 million dollars (+11.5%)
the company considers that the market in which work an ulterior improvement will show




01/08/2017Genting Hong Kong previews to close the first semester of 2017 with a net loss of 200-220 million dollars
In the first half last year the net loss consolidated era it are pairs to -73,7 million dollars
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Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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