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September 2020

	30/09/2020	The travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic have strongly affected the operating and financial results of Greece's Attica The group closed the first half of this year with a -88% drop in gross operating margin
	30/09/2020	Last month, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna fell by -23.2% In the first eight months of 2020, the decline was -17.4%
	30/09/2020	Appreciation of Uiltrasporti for the statements of the President of Assoporti Tarlazzi: recognized the essential value of port work
	30/09/2020	Transport is a complaint that Italian transport policies only take into account state coffers Ecology - emphasizes the association - too often is interpreted as a mantra, while masking special interests
	30/09/2020	Reducing the price of the bunker, efficient ship management and cost containment have enabled containerized companies to deal with the crisis Analysis of the Faith Studies Centre on the operational and economic performance of major shipping companies
	30/09/2020	Rossi (Assoporti): Now is not the time to open a season of conflict in the ports According to Admiral Pettorino, the Chinese Silk Road involves an integration of the Italian economic system with issues that go beyond the national interest
	30/09/2020	Still inactive online ecommerce features of the CMA CGM group The problems caused by a malware have not yet been definitively resolved
	29/09/2020	Japan's Nippon Koei and OC Global will design the new Bangladeshi port of Matarbari Contract with the government of Dhaka
	29/09/2020	HHLA's share in the new PLT terminal in Trieste will be 50.01% Titzrath: As the northernmost port in the Mediterranean, Trieste is the southern gateway to Central and Eastern Europe
	29/09/2020	*Mein Schiff's* 12 seamen were subjected to new rapid tests at Covid-19** The Greek NPHO carried out molecular tests
	29/09/2020	GNV will enhance sea connections to and from Sicily with two chartered ships The Forza and Tenacia units will be placed on the Genoa-Palermo line, with subsequent upgrade also on the routes to Naples and Civitavecchia
	29/09/2020	Container traffic at Eurokai's port terminals fell by -14.1% in the second quarter Traffic in the Italian terminals of Contship Italia was 366 thousand teu, with a decrease of -28.1% (down -24.7% net of the volumes moved to Gioia Tauro and Cagliari)
	29/09/2020	Completed the completion of the west dock, north side, of the port of Gioia Tauro The intervention will ensure the full availability of docks along the entire port channel
	29/09/2020	The German terminal operator HHLA will become the first shareholder of the Logistics Platform of Trieste D'Agostino: "The most accomplished implementation of the Silk Road does not end in the Belt And Road Initiative of Chinese imprint"
	28/09/2020	European transport is calling on Brexit negotiators to reach an agreement Raluca (IRU): With the pandemic, the sector lost revenues of 64 billion euros
	28/09/2020	In the April-August period, container traffic at Indian ports decreased by -25.0% Overall, freight traffic amounted to 245.0 million tonnes (-16.6%)
	28/09/2020	CMA CGM hit by a cyber attack External access to the group's computer applications has been cut off to prevent the spread of malware
	28/09/2020	ANASPED commends Customs for streamlining customs procedures in the port of Ancona By mid-month, a large fire had broken out at the airport
	28/09/2020	The broken port community mourns the death of Luigi Salvati He was the first secretary general of the Port Authority
	28/09/2020	*Twelve sailors from the meawing ship Mein Schiff 6* tested positive for Covid-19** New tests will be performed on all crew members
	28/09/2020	In the port of Ravenna, customs procedures are being tested in bulk goods at sea They account for more than 80% of the traffic handled by the airport
	28/09/2020	In the first eight months of this year, freight traffic at Albanian ports fell by -9.7% Passengers fell by -77.0%
	28/09/2020	Anek Lines' half-yearly budget is affected by the impact of the pandemic In the first six months of 2020, revenues fell by -23.6%
	25/09/2020	Agreement between the Italian RINA and the Chinese SDARI for the design and classification of ships in 3D The creation of a digital interface compatible with the Asian company's projects is planned
	25/09/2020	With the second wave of the pandemic the "slaves of the sea" seem to have even less chance of returning to land The last count of the IMO: 400,000 seafarers are still stranded on ships without being able to be replaced by colleagues
	25/09/2020	Appeal of Confetra Liguria not to forget the port of La Spezia Lagalizes: "we cannot even think that it is sufficient at this time to manage the ordinary administration"
	25/09/2020	After the restart of cruises in the Mediterranean, costa will resume operations in Northern Europe next summer The company announces a 'gradual and responsible restart programme'
	25/09/2020	A giant battery to quickly recharge electric ferries Stena Group project to reuse lithium-ion batteries from the automotive and transport industries for energy storage in ports
	25/09/2020	From ALIS five strategic proposals to save and support transport and logistics companies These included the refinancing of Marebonus and Ferrobonus for a further three years and increasing financial endowments for transport incentives in order to rejuvenate the fleet
	24/09/2020	In 2019, the shipping company GNV returned to profit Vague: the 2020 financial year will inevitably suffer from the Covid-19 emergency
	24/09/2020	Heavy protest by Dutch transport companies over excessive waiting times at the gates of Rotterdam's port terminals Transport en Logistiek Nederland complains that terminalists have no interest in solving the problem
	24/09/2020	Japan's "K" Line, MOL and NYK expect the April-September half year results to reward shareholders Expect a decline in revenues
	24/09/2020	CMA CGM will acquire 30% of Groupe Dubreuil Aéro The transaction includes air companies Air Caraibes and French Bee which have a fleet of 14 long-haul aircraft
	23/09/2020	Mitigation of the trend of declining freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado In August, the port of the Ligurian capital recorded a decrease of -10.3%, while the Savoy airport returned to growth with a 2.2%
	23/09/2020	Esben Poulsson has been reappointed president of the International Chamber of Shipping Vice-President, Gerardo Borromeo, Filipino
	23/09/2020	The setting of an experimental naval unit powered by fuel cell has been set up in Castellammare Fincantieri will complete construction over the next year
	23/09/2020	In August, the traffic of goods with foreign countries handled by Chinese seaports was 357.5 million tonnes, or 6.1% In the first eight months of 2020, the total was 2.65 billion tonnes, or 3.8%
	23/09/2020	In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -19.6% River transport on the Danube fell by -2.2%
	23/09/2020	Italian participation in the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair in Shenzhen ICE Agency initiative in collaboration with Assoporti and Union Interports Reunited
	23/09/2020	University master on transport infrastructure management companies It is proposed by the Telematics University Nicholas Cusano
	23/09/2020	He sells the German company, Mr. JOVYATLAS It was sold to Jacob Waitz Industrie
	23/09/2020	Last month freight traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -4.9% In the first eight months of this year, 71.54 million tonnes (-3.6%) were handled
	22/09/2020	An open letter from ECSA, ICS, ETFs and ITFs to the EU calling for an urgent solution to the problem of migrants rescued from ships Among the requests is to quickly indicate a safe harbor in which to disembark the rescued persons
	22/09/2020	Tomorrow it will enter into service the largest container-powered container in LNG CMA CGM Jacques Saadé has a capacity of 23,000 teu
	22/09/2020	The ESPO supports the EU's strategy of decarbonising shipping, but calls for financial support for ports The association proposes that the revenues produced by the inclusion of shipping in the ETS should also be used to promote the construction of alternative fuel infrastructures
	22/09/2020	In August, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -16.1% In the first eight months of 2020, the total was 37.05 million tonnes (-17.9%)
	22/09/2020	New Intermodal Link Bari-Novara of Hupac Initially, three departures will be made per week
	22/09/2020	Scrubbers have a lower climate impact than low sulphur maritime fuels This is highlighted by a study by CE Delft
	21/09/2020	A new multipurpose terminal will become operational in the Egyptian port of Alexandria in early 2022 Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals is negotiating with international companies to involve them in the management of the landing
	21/09/2020	The European Shippers' Council and the Global Shippers' Alliance are calling for the problem of changing ship crews A shortage of seafarers, they warned, means that ships will eventually not sail and supply chains will start to freeze
	21/09/2020	Bimco has adopted a new contract model for sale and leaseback transactions of ships It is specific to second-hand naval units but can also be adapted to new constructions
	21/09/2020	Wednesday the annual meeting of the Confetra For the first time it will be in digital event version
	21/09/2020	Gkonis (Intercargo): By deciding to include shipping in the ETS on emissions, European politicians have proved to be regional decision-makers with a narrow mindset The initiative, he complained, risks undermining a global solution on greenhouse gases
	21/09/2020	Fjord Line will cut a quarter of its staff Ternblom: Cutting costs is the only thing that helps when revenues drop dramatically
	21/09/2020	Forty million for the doubling of the Fincantieri basin in Ancona Giampieri: it is a great sign of hope for the future
	21/09/2020	In July, freight traffic in the port of Koper fell by -34.7% In the first seven months of this year there was a decrease of -18.3%
	21/09/2020	A Viking Line ferry has run aground in the archipelago of the Eland No injuries were reported between the passengers and crew
	18/09/2020	Fincantieri launches the first patrol for Qatar It is part of a seven-ship contract worth almost four billion euros
	18/09/2020	The port of Valencia has set its new all-time record for monthly container traffic In August, 503,482 teu were moved,482,000, or 7.1%
	18/09/2020	Meeting in Taranto between unions and San Cataldo Container Terminal The resumption of industrial relations is decisive
	18/09/2020	The decline in freight traffic in Campania ports eased in July In Naples there was a decrease of -9.6% and in Salerno an increase of 3.1%
	18/09/2020	KITA warns that the sharp rise in seafaring oils is undermining the competitiveness of South Korean exports The association urges the Seoul government to take action
	18/09/2020	ECSA calls on EU policymakers to assess the impact of the inclusion of shipping in the ETS on emissions Dorsman: SMEs dominate the sector, for which the burden would be unsustainable
	18/09/2020	The first Special Economic Zone of the International Adriatic ZES Puglia-Molise will be built in Brindisi The institution is expected within 120 days
	18/09/2020	Construction of an ultra-luxury cruise ship ordered by Seabourn has begun in St George of Nogaro It is the second of two units commissioned by T. Mariotti
	17/09/2020	The Spanish Transport Federation denounces illegal telecommuting practices Latin American companies offer local workers to Spanish companies
	17/09/2020	The American FMC is analyzing the reaction to the containerized shipping crisis Investigation to ensure that no cartel agreements have been put in place
	17/09/2020	Services to trade - including transport - show some resilience to the crisis The passenger air transport index hit its lowest point ever
	17/09/2020	Intertanko, the inclusion of shipping in the EU's ETS on emissions risks damaging the EU's foreign trade Stanzel: IMO's efforts to reduce international shipping's greenhouse gas emissions are at risk
	17/09/2020	The Maersk Group is preparing to cut a third of its jobs According to Reuters, the restructuring would affect between 26,000 and 27,000 out of a total of 80,000 employees
	16/09/2020	Fire in the port of Ancona The fire broke out in the sheds of the former Tubimar area
	16/09/2020	Carnival Cruise Line sells two more ships They are the "Carnival Fascination" and the "Carnival Imagination" built in 1994 and 1995
	16/09/2020	In August, container traffic handled by COSCO Shipping Ports grew by 4.8% In the terminals operated by compatriot CMPort, there was a decrease of -13.5%
	16/09/2020	In the first quarter of this year, passenger traffic at Greek ports fell by -15.8% Freight traffic grew by 1.1%
	16/09/2020	The director's booth has been set up for the new Project of National Digital Logistics Platform It is chaired by Zeno D'Agostino
	16/09/2020	Agreement between the Emiratense DP World and the Israeli DoverTower It also expects the Dubai Group and Israel Shipyards to participate in the tender for the privatisation of the port of Haifa
	16/09/2020	Containerized shipping companies are still cautious about restoring hold capacity The offer on the Asia-Mediterranean routes is particularly subdued
	16/09/2020	In August, the Port of Los Angeles set its new all-time record for container traffic First monthly growth since August 2019
	15/09/2020	ECSA is highly critical of the EU's regional approach to including shipping in the ETS on emissions Abbasov (Transport & Environment): The European Parliament is tired of inaction in the face of the constant increase in shipping emissions
	15/09/2020	OK of the EU Parliament on the inclusion of shipping in the European emissions trading system The position will be formally adopted tomorrow with a new vote
	15/09/2020	Carnival Corporation expects to close the June-August quarter with a net loss of -2.86 billion The adjusted operating result amounts to -1.70 billion
	15/09/2020	Last year, the maritime insurance market recorded a modest recovery followed by the unknown Covid in 2020 In 2019, the value of insurance premiums in the maritime sector amounted to USD 28.7 billion (-0.9%)
	15/09/2020	Container traffic from Hong Kong's port is falling again In the first eight months of this year, the Chinese port handled 11.75 million teu (-4.0%)
	15/09/2020	Orsero recorded an increase in half-year results also thanks to the contribution of the Shipping sector In the first six months, net revenues from the maritime transport business grew by 16.9%
	14/09/2020	Agreement Cash Deposits and Loans and AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Northern Center for the development of Lazio ports Support for locating and managing how european resources are accessed is also expected
	14/09/2020	Provincial: strong and heavy impact of the crisis on the port of Livorno More data is required for businesses to plan measures to deal with the emergency
	14/09/2020	Dow sells three terminals to the Vopak Industrial Infrastructure Americas joint venture The new company is owned by Vopak and a BlackRock fund. Transaction valued at 620 million dollars
	14/09/2020	The brilliant latest quarterly results from containerized shipping? I am credited with reducing the capacity decided by the covenants This is supported by S&P Global Platts highlighting the industry's unanimous response to the crisis
	14/09/2020	Last month, the decline in container traffic in the port of Singapore came to a halt In the first eight months of 2020, the total was 24.03 million teu (-1.5%
	14/09/2020	The pandemic pushes shipping towards more advanced ship automation technologies The impulse, BlueMonitorLab notes, is not so much towards autonomous ships, but towards remotely controlled ships
	14/09/2020	The Pilots Union disputes the new criteria and mechanisms for defining the tariffs of piloting services Among the actions proposed, a self-ing measure by MIT or an appeal to the TAR of Lazio
	14/09/2020	In the second quarter of 2020, the GDP of the G20 countries fell without precedent The decrease on the previous quarter was -6.9% and that year-over-year of -9.1%
	14/09/2020	HMM, large-capacity container carriers have demonstrated their efficiency On Thursday, the last of 12 new ships from the South Korean company entered service
	11/09/2020	The Port of Shanghai set its own new container traffic record for the month of August In the first eight months of this year, 27.8 million teu (-4.6%) were handled
	11/09/2020	New DFDS line service between the ports of Trieste and Patrasso Two weekly rotations are carried out
	11/09/2020	To support European shipbuilding, Germany's VSM proposes an EU funding programme for the establishment of a "green" European fleet In the current market situation, it is necessary to support the investment plans of the shipping sector, according to President Laken
	11/09/2020	A measure by the government in Bern to avert the effects of a downgrade of the Swiss maritime flag If blacklisted, Swiss ships will be able to operate under a foreign flag
	11/09/2020	The Council of Ministers has approved a regulation on maritime equipment Change the requirements for recognizing equipment compliance bodies
	11/09/2020	This year, China's express shipments will exceed 75 billion More than 50 billion deliveries were made as of yesterday
	10/09/2020	Cafimar has ordered a new tugboat to the Turkish Med Marine The vehicle will be used in Sicilian ports
	10/09/2020	CIMAC has set up a strategic digitalisation group The aim is to make it a primary platform for discussion for the digitisation of the shipping industry
	10/09/2020	The race for levelling work has begun at -13 meters of the seabed of two areas of the port of Bari The EU funds about two-thirds of the total cost of the intervention of EUR 3.5 million
	10/09/2020	Fenix - Blue Skye agreement to get approval of Perini Navi's restructuring plan New financial resources may be entered
	10/09/2020	Costa Cruises announces a gradual resumption of activity of its ships during the next winter season The new "Costa Firenze" will debut on December 27th
	10/09/2020	From mid-October Diamond Line will connect the port of Vado Ligure with Pireo The VAX service will arrive weekly at the new container terminal of APM Terminals Vado Ligure
	10/09/2020	The agreement between Carige, AMCO, Marinvest and Messina Group has been perfected The sale of loans to Messina for a total of 324.3 million euros to AMCO
	10/09/2020	The pandemic brings the SBB CFF SFF SBB rail group into a loss Half-year revenue down -11.5%
	10/09/2020	The Port of Long Beach set its own new container traffic record for the month of August New spikes in containers full of landing and empty containers
	10/09/2020	Massimo Soriani has been appointed Secretary General of the AdSP of the North Central Tyrrhenian He is responsible for the transparency and anti-corruption area of the institution
	09/09/2020	Established the Venice Works Committee The aim is to obtain urgent answers to allow the port's activities to continue
	09/09/2020	A suggestion to young people who aspire to a career on the sea: think about it not twice, but a thousand times Another call by the IMO to the governments to allow the change of ship crews and yet another hypocritical certificate of heroism awarded to seafarers
	09/09/2020	The world number of containerized maritime travel is recovering, but not uniformly Regional and national trends - explains UNCTAD - seem to follow the trend of the pandemic
	09/09/2020	THE Alliance cancels some departures to adjust supply to the expected decrease in demand In the Asia-Mediterranean connections, md1, MD2 and MD3 service stopovers have been cancelled
	08/09/2020	BIFA accuses containerized shipping companies of applying an unjustified surcharge Keen: Some nicknames should already be included in the noli
	08/09/2020	Project to promote cruise traffic in the ports of Puglia Themis's aim is to support smaller ports and direct traffic to untapped territory
	08/09/2020	Strong contraction in The transport sector's turnover in Greece In the maritime transport sector, the index for the second quarter of this year fell by -38.6%
	08/09/2020	HMM Agreement - Samsung Heavy Industries for the development of technologies for smart ships A specific system made by SHI will be installed on five new 24,000 teu case keepers
	08/09/2020	New proactive system for cleaning Jotun hulls on MSC ships The aim is to ensure constant cleanliness by avoiding the formation of fouling and ensuring optimal efficiency
	08/09/2020	New branch of Gruber Logistics in Frankfurt It will be the main area of activity for maritime and air shipments
	08/09/2020	Novatek and Sovcomflot order 10 more ships for icebreaker liquefied natural gas They will be used, like the five already commissioned, for the Arctic LNG 2 project
	07/09/2020	Negotiations JSW - Fincantieri for the possible establishment of shipbuilding activities in Piombino U.S. contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine to develop the design and engineering of Large Unmanned Surface Vessel
	07/09/2020	Workers at the Port Canal of Cagliari could join a temporary port work agency The meeting on the dispute at the Mise has concluded
	07/09/2020	Applause of the shippers for the OK to the ZLS for the ports of the spice and Marina of Carrara The port becomes attractive for new investments throughout the territory
	07/09/2020	Sea-Intelligence highlights the unexpected improvement in the financial results of major containerized shipping carriers Analysis of the ratio of operating profit to cargo volumes in transported containers
	07/09/2020	Costa Cruises starts again in Italy, but cancels the 2020-2021 season in South America In the following season, two ships will be deployed in Latin America
	07/09/2020	*ICS, UNHCR and IOM urge governments to allow the 27 migrants aboard the Maersk Etienneto disembark* I've been aboard the tanker for over a month
	07/09/2020	In July, freight traffic at Spanish ports fell by -13.2% Cruise traffic was still halted, while ferry traffic fell by -54.6%
	04/09/2020	Significant increase in CMA CGM's quarterly economic performance despite declining revenues and volumes transported The April-June 2020 period ended with a net profit of US 139.6 million dollars
	04/09/2020	The public assembly of Assoporti will be held in Naples on 30 September The event also in live streaming mode
	04/09/2020	Technical launch of the hull of a new ferry of the Italian Railway Network The construction of the ship will now be completed by Genoa Naval Industries
	04/09/2020	Reorganization of the APL's social team in Livorno with the entry of four new members AdSP's share fell further to 3.15%
	04/09/2020	The pandemic has returned vituous or esosi containerized the carriers marine The CLECAT assumes the formation of a trust between the companies of the field in order to face the crisis primed from the sanitary emergency
	03/09/2020	DP World and Caisse de dép't et placement du Québec provide their platform with more resources Opportunities in both the port and logistics sectors will be considered
	03/09/2020	Framework agreement between Hyundai Glovis and Wilhelmsen Among other things, they will collaborate on the possibility of introducing the use of alternative naval fuels, including liquefied hydrogen
	03/09/2020	Joint venture HMM-PSA to jointly operate a container terminal in the port of Singapore The new company will become operational by the end of this year
	02/09/2020	Uiltrasporti, allegedly refused Contship to extend the integration fund for the port workers of Cagliari It is necessary - the union stressed - that these workers can continue to be hooked on the port production reality
	02/09/2020	Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna returned to growth Moved 2.2 million tonnes of cargo (up 1.5%)
	02/09/2020	In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -23.6% In the first six months of this year the decline was -22.2%
	02/09/2020	In July, freight traffic at the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -21.7% and -17.0% In the first seven months of this year, declines were -18.8% and -13.0% respectively
	02/09/2020	Fit-Cisl denounces Contship Italia's no to the extension of the integration fund for port workers in Cagliari The AdSP of Sardinia announces a mitigation of the decline in passenger traffic
	01/09/2020	The North Tyrrhenian AdSP has asked the government for funds of 634 million as part of the Recovery Fund 363 million euros for the port of Livorno and 228 million for Piombino
	01/09/2020	In July, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -17.7% In the first seven months of this year, 32.4 million tonnes (-18.1%) were handled
	01/09/2020	Joint venture to promote dream cruises based on the Chinese island of Hainan The aim is also to promote local tourism
	01/09/2020	In the port of Taranto, the head of the San Cataldo Pier was inaugurated The works covered an area of about 8,150 square meters
	01/09/2020	Maersk will integrate the Safmarine and Damco brands as part of the group The back offices of the shipping companies Maersk and Hamburg, mad, are also expected to be merged
	01/09/2020	66 workers have been registered with the Gioia Tauro Port Agency Agostinelli: Today I will ask the terminalists and port companies to carry out all those initiatives to ensure the increase in employment
	01/09/2020	In July, freight traffic in the port of Algeciras returned to growth In the first seven months of 2020, the decline was -3.4%