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June 2021




30/06/2021Notice for the assignment of the maritime territorial continuity service on the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari line
Applications to be submitted by tomorrow




30/06/2021In the port of Valencia, the trend of growth of container traffic continues, while in Algeciras it is still declining
In May, the two Spanish port ports moved 476,000 containers respectively (+22.9%) and 405,000 containers (-0.1%)




30/06/2021The substantial demand for containers rewards the Chinese Singamas
A profit for shareholders of at least $50 million is expected for the first half of 2021




30/06/2021The fifth edition of the Pietrarsa Forum is scheduled for July 5th
It will be held in presence at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa




30/06/2021The draft revision of the EU emissions trading scheme provides for the inclusion of shipping
The European Commission's proposal will be presented on 14 July




29/06/2021Record quarter for FedEx
In the March-May period, revenues increased by +30%




29/06/2021FIATA and ICHCA renew their cooperation agreement
The aim is to benefit from agreed actions and initiatives with a view to achieving common objectives




29/06/2021Published the call to collect proposals and projects for the construction and management of docking points outside the Venice Lagoon
The entire procedure is expected to end on June 30, 2023 with the announcement of the winner




29/06/2021Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed president of the International Chamber of Shipping
The appointment will be formally ratified by the General Assembly in June 2022




29/06/2021Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona increased by +28.4% in May
Containerized traffic up +33.5%




29/06/2021Joint venture of Alfa Laval and Wallenius to design wind-powered ships
Project similar to the one recently presented by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics




29/06/2021The Italian Sea Group commissioned Deloitte to evaluate the acquisition of Perini Navi
The Marina di Carrara company has specified that the acquisition can only take place at sustainable values with a view to creating value for the company and its shareholders




29/06/2021HMM orders 12 new 13,000 teu container containers from HHI and Daewoo Shipbuilding
The two orders have a total value of approximately $1.57 billion




28/06/2021Chantiers de l'Atlantique starts construction of the cruise ship MSC Euribia.
It will join MSC Cruises' fleet in June 2023




28/06/2021Activated in the port of Bari a Corporate Vaccination Point dedicated to port operators and seafarers
Both crews of Italian and foreign nationality will be able to access it




28/06/2021New Seaspan order to build six 15,000 teu contenitori carriers
This year there are already 40 new ships commissioned by the company




28/06/2021Wan Hai Lines orders 12 new container containers with a capacity of 3,055 teu
Orders to Japanese shipyards Nihon Shipyard and Japan Marine United




28/06/2021In 2020, the revenues of the AdSP of the North Tyrrhenian Sea generated by port taxes fell by five million euros
The measure providing for a reduction in the amount of the concession fees is applied to 19 undertakings




28/06/2021In bookshops the volume "Wind from the South. Logistics, infrastructure and the market for a new Europe."
Pasqualino Monti talks with Bruno Dardani and Giulio Sapelli about infrastructure and logistics




28/06/2021Celebrated the five years since the panama canal was widening
During the period it was crossed by about 13,700 neo-Panamax ships, or 28% of total transits




28/06/2021Today in Marina di Carrara a conference on PNRR and the possible impacts for the maritime-port sector
It is organized by AdSP Ligure Orientale, Wista Italy and Propeller Club




25/06/2021Assarmatori and Confitarma hope that the vaccination plan for seafarers will be in place shortly
Today is Maritime Day




25/06/2021In May, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +43.1% and +30.7%
In the first five months of this year the overall growth was +8.2%




25/06/2021Austria's imports and exports fell by -8.5% and -7.1% in 2020
The trade balance has been deficient by EUR 1.85 billion




25/06/2021Approved the Three-Year Operational Plan 2021-2023 of the port of Ravenna
Interventions with a total value of almost €1.5 billion are planned




25/06/2021The duration of the concession of APM Terminals to Algeciras was extended until November 2032
Further investments by the company are planned




25/06/2021In the second quarter of this year, the connections of Italian ports with the worldwide network of containerised maritime services decreased
During the period, italy's LSCI index, which unctad circumvented, was 75.1 (-1.9%)




25/06/2021The first phase of the container terminal of the port of Berbera (Somaliland) has been inaugurated
It has a traffic capacity of 500 thousand teu which, with the second phase, will be increased to two million teu




25/06/2021Seaspan agrees with COSCO to extend the rental period of 17 container carriers
They have a carrying capacity of 117,700 teu




24/06/2021Negotiations for the merger of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine
A non-binding agreement has been signed




24/06/2021ICS renews its call on governments to prioritise seafarers for vaccinations
The number of seafarers on board vessels whose conscription contract has expired is increasing




24/06/2021The AdSP of the North Tyrrhenian Sea presented the training plan aimed at port workers in Livorno and Piombino
For 2021, the institution will set up 500,000 euros to achieve the predefined training objectives




24/06/2021Carnival Corporation's accumulated net loss in the March-May quarter was nearly $2.1 billion
There has been an acceleration in bookings for upcoming cruises




24/06/2021In Monfalcone the coin ceremony of the second ship of the "Seaside Evo" class of MSC Cruises
Fincantieri will deliver the "MSC Seascape" in autumn 2022




24/06/2021Tests have begun in the port of Hamburg on the use of self-driving trucks in terminal areas
Success of tests conducted at HHLA's Container Terminal Altenwerder




24/06/2021Stena Germanica is the first ro-pax ship to travel using methanol
This is methanol from the residual combustible gases from the steel process




24/06/2021SEA Europe, disappointed by the measures taken by the IMO to reduce emissions from maritime transport, calls on the EU to act decisively
Tytgat: this requires ambitious targets, appropriate shipping tools and investment aid for fleet renewal and modernisation




23/06/2021In the first quarter of this year, transport prices in France rose
Maritime transport increased by +16.1%




23/06/2021Carnival Cruise Line will take over a new ship initially destined for AIDA
The company will also acquire the "Magic Coast" of Costa Crociere




23/06/2021Seaspan orders two new 12,000 teu container containers
They will be taken over in the fourth quarter of 2022




23/06/2021The container terminal extension has been inaugurated in Koper
At the end of the project, annual traffic capacity will increase to 1.5 million teu




23/06/2021Agreement reached in principle on compensation for the blockade of the Suez Canal caused by the ever given aground.
Suez Canal Authority, Shoei and its insurers are working on defining the final agreement




23/06/2021Uiltrasporti calls for useful action to prevent the degradation of the logistics sector
Tarlazzi: the risk is that of the exploitation of labour and of a system that is not transparent in terms of legality and often the prerogative of organised crime




23/06/2021International tender for the management and development of the multipurpose terminal of the Angolan port of Lobito
The deadline for submitting tenders is August 16, 2021




23/06/2021Norway's MPC Container Ships buys compatriot Songa Container AS
The $210 million acquisition includes 11 container carriers




22/06/2021The formula of Assarmatori for territorial continuity with Sardinia
Public subsidy only for non-profitable routes




22/06/2021Confitarma's point of view on contracts for maritime services useful to ensure territorial continuity with Sardinia
Grimaldi: the management in the free market and without any state contribution has allowed a saving of about 45 million euros per year compared to the previous 72 million paid to a single operator




22/06/2021The first non-food train arrived from China at the Austrian intermodal terminal in Graz
The convoy departed on April 30




22/06/2021The European Commission has authorised the extension of the duration of a support programme for German maritime transport
The scheme will be extended to include vessels registered in other EU/EEA naval registers




22/06/2021Hapag-Lloyd orders DSME six more container containers from over 23,500 teu
The value of the order is about a billion dollars




22/06/2021Container traffic in Chinese seaports increased by +11.4% in May
Total goods handleed amounted to 879.2 million tonnes (+8.9%), of which 357.0 million tonnes of international traffic (+7.7%)




22/06/2021Confitarma joined the campaign #ShoutOutForSeafarers
It is aimed at speeding up the vaccination of all seafarers




21/06/2021The granting to RCT of the temporary cruise terminal at quay 25 south of Civitavecchia has been approved
It will last four years




21/06/2021Cisl is calling for clarity on the future of the container terminal in Cagliari and its workers
Cuccello and Diamante: after three years of talking about it, the Special Economic Zone has not yet been established




21/06/2021Filt Cgil calls for the establishment of the Employment Agency for the canal port of Cagliari
Proposed recourse to the funds identified by the Sostegni bis decree




21/06/2021Evergreen orders two new 24,000 teu contenitorials at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
The order follows that of the end of 2019 for four ships of the same capacity




21/06/2021ZIM and Alibaba extend their partnership for another two years
Extended agreement until 2023




21/06/2021The discussion of the suez canal blockade caused by the ever given arena has been postponed until 4 July.
Deferral was requested by both sides




18/06/2021New Verona-Regensburg rail service from Rail Cargo Group
Make three weekly rotations that by the end of the year will rise to six




18/06/2021The shipping industry is disappointed that consideration of the proposal to set up a fund for the decarbonisation of shipping has been deferred
What are we waiting for, bimco, clia, intercargo, interferry, ics, intertanko, ipta and wsc are asked




18/06/2021If the global blue economy were a nation, it would be part of the G7
This was underlined by the Secretary-General of the Federation of the Sea




18/06/2021Admiral Andrea Agostinelli has been appointed president of the AdSP of the South Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
The new entity administers the ports of Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Crotone, Taureana di Palmi and Vibo Valentia




18/06/2021Mitsubishi HC Capital will buy CAI International for $1.1 billion
The Japanese company will become the fourth largest global operator in the container rental market




18/06/2021Assarmatori, yes to the mandatory Genoa Blue Agreement provided that it is applied in all Italian ports
The association highlights the need not to disperse resources for the electrification of the quays




18/06/2021The IMO has taken steps to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping by 40% by 2030
Abbasov (T&E): They are a cosmetic measure. Transport & Environment urges the EU to 'resist all attempts by the IMO to prevent it from taking effective regional measures to reduce the climate impact of maritime transport in Europe'




17/06/2021Construction of Royal Caribbean cruise terminal in Galveston Port has begun
It is expected to enter service by the end of 2022




17/06/2021Filt Cgil, no to the immediate transfer of cruise ships to Marghera
Colombo: this is totally unjustified and irresponsible




17/06/2021The EU Commission has confirmed the validity of public support for the Companies Siremar/SNS and Toremar/Moby
Request to Italy to recover approximately EUR 1.9 million for some aid to Siremar/SNS




17/06/2021Umberto Ruggerone is the new president of Assologistica
Vice presidents are Pamela Calderoli, Riccardo Fuochi, Andrea Gentile, Massimiliamo Montalti, Renzo Sartori and Marco Spinedi




17/06/2021New Intermodal Service Milan-Ghent della Lineas
Schedule five rotations a week




17/06/2021Global Ship Lease buys four $5,470 teu container carriers for $148 million
The ships have a reefer capacity of 1,200 containers




16/06/2021Despite the sharp increase in containers, freight traffic in French ports fell by -4.8% in the first quarter
A total of 68 million tonnes were moveded




16/06/2021Meyer Turku starts construction of the first of three 200,000 TSL cruise ships for Royal Caribbean
The first unit, "Icon of the Seas", will be delivered in the fall of 2023




16/06/2021The construction of the new fire station begins in the port of La Spezia
It will be built in 18 months in Calata Malaspina and will replace the current headquarters on the Garibaldi Pier




16/06/2021Pilot portable units were delivered to pilots in the port of Livorno
They offer precision data to support piloting activities




16/06/2021New service of the Indian NVOCC Sarjak Container Lines from Italian ports to South America
Departures from the ports of the upper Tyrrhenian and upper Adriatic to the ports of Colombia and Peru




16/06/2021Visit of a delegation from Qterminals to the Porto Canale of Cagliari
Possible interest in container terminal management. Deiana: "I welcome this visit while maintaining cautious optimism"




16/06/2021New Spanish national strategic consortium to promote the use of artificial intelligence in the industrial sector
Promoters are Repsol, Gestamp, Navantia, Técnicas Reunidas, Telefónica and Microsoft




16/06/2021Project to install in the port of Vado Ligure the largest and most modern silos in Europe for the processing of green coffee
Initiative of Pacorini Silocaf and TRI financially supported by Banca Carige




16/06/2021USB Porti presented its health and safety proposals to Mims
Among the demands, greater monitoring and control in the areas of concessions, procurement and port staff




16/06/2021Last year freight traffic in Greek ports fell by -6.9%
Passengers fell by -44.8%




16/06/2021For the first time, the Port of Los Angeles has moved more than a million containers in a month
In May, traffic was 1.01 million teu (+74.0%)




15/06/2021The maximum limits on the length and catch of vessels permitted to enter the Panama Canal have been high
Container containers up to 370.33 meters long and with a maximum catch of -15.24 meters can pass through it




15/06/2021Maritime traffic in the EU decreased by -10.2% in 2020 due to the pandemic
The sharpest decline (-86%) was that of cruise ships




15/06/2021Salvatore d'Amico is the new president of the Young Shipowners Group of Confitarma
Comparative study between the Italian flag and other foreign registers




15/06/2021Six companies operating in the port of Gioia Tauro were joined by an anti-Mafia interdict
They were immediately withdrawn from port access




15/06/2021NYK orders an additional 12 Pure Car Truck Carriers with a capacity of 6,800-7,000 cars
They will be built by Japanese shipyards Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. and Nihon Shipyard Co




15/06/2021The National Retail Federation warns that port congestion is having a serious impact on U.S. trade
The difficulties explained in a letter sent to the Biden administration




15/06/2021Container traffic in hong kong port grew by +6.1% last month
In the first five months of 2021 the increase was +2.9%




14/06/2021Freight traffic in singapore's port increased by +14.6% in May
Record for this month of container traffic in terms of eventful teu




14/06/2021Concern of Confitarma for the stoppage of transport in ports and logistics platforms of Liguria
Trasportounito decides to postpone the stoppage of the trucking, threatening to confirm it in September




14/06/2021Greek ferry owners are calling on Minister Plakiotakis to take immediate action to save the sector and tourism
The SEEN predicts that in the two-year period 2020-21 the associated shipping companies will record losses of over 200 million euros




14/06/2021Pan Ocean will exit the Singapore Stock Exchange
The primary listing on the South Korean stock market will be maintained




14/06/2021MHI is developing a standalone forklift for low temperature environments
The vehicle uses a laser guidance method




11/06/2021Agreement for the relaunch of the port of Marina di Carrara and its territory
It has been signed by AdSP, trade unions and Confindustria




11/06/2021Brussels authorises aid to French shipping companies carrying passengers
Contributions of EUR 23 million are planned




11/06/2021ALIS, the transport strike in the ports and logistics platforms of Liguria was unholy
Di Caterina: it is inappropriate and a real attack on the restart




11/06/2021Federico Barbera has been confirmed as president of FISE Uniport
The aim of my mandate - he announced - will be to transform the expansion of the representativeness achieved into a real incisiveness of action in the institutions and in the world of politics and work




11/06/2021ANAMA and ALSEA ask not to stop upgrading the cargo city of Milan Malpensa airport
Schiavoni: it is necessary to allow the airport for goods to be widening, obviously respecting the rules and the surrounding territory




11/06/2021MSC presents the new luxury brand Explora Journeys
In 2023 Fincantieri will deliver "Explora I", the first of four ships of the new company




11/06/2021René Berkvens is the new president of SEA Europe
Eight Vice-Presidents appointed




10/06/2021Feport warns against carefully considering the scope of the minimum corporate tax to multinationals
The fear is a distortion of competition for the benefit of terminal shipping companies




10/06/2021Metrocargo Italia has acquired 70% of Arquata Logistic Services
The company specializes in the provision of logistics and storage services for industrial operators




10/06/2021Restart of dredging work in the port of Milazzo
They will last 12 months




10/06/2021Fincantieri will build six FREMM-class frigates for the Indonesian Navy
Agreement with DSME to support the conceptual design of the new class of aircraft carrier "CVX" for the South Korean Navy




10/06/2021In April, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno increased by +48.6% and 29.9%
In the first quarter of 2021, the increases were +4.1% and +15.7% respectively




10/06/2021Two similar crises, those of Tirrenia and Alitalia, although a little asynchronous
Uiltrasporti asks for answers from the government and state intervention




10/06/2021Still an all-time high in monthly revenues recorded by Yang Ming and Wan Hai
In May, the turnover of the two Taiwanese companies increased by +136.6% and +188.6% respectively




10/06/2021In the first quarter of 2021, gross domestic product in the G20 area returned to pre-pandemic levels
This recovery - underlines the OECD - hides great differences between the economies of the various nations




10/06/2021The Maersk group would be about to proceed to the cession of the Maersk Industry Container
Between the companies interested, the Chineses CIMC and Midea, the Americans Carrier Global and Thermo King, the Daikin Japanese and the British Triton




10/06/2021To May the port of Long Beach has marked the own new historical record of traffic salary of the container
Increment of +44.4% on May 2020




09/06/2021Moretto (Fedespedi): in the last year and means the logistics and shipment houses have demonstrated their strategicità
Bellanova: in the PNRR 190 million they are destined directly to the logistic enterprises




09/06/2021ICS, without investments in research & development the decarbonizzazione of the shipping is to risk
Platten: all this that we ask is that the governments put our money where they are necessary




09/06/2021To July the Authority of Harbour System of the Sea of Western Sicily will re-enter in Assoporti
Giampieri: from today we can work coesi to the flank of all the players of our field




09/06/2021Elevated to -14 meters the maximum draught of the portacontainer that they arrive to harbour terminal LSCT of
Al moment ulterior increments of draught excluded




09/06/2021From the complementary Bottom to the PNRR 120 million euros for the port of Civitavecchia
Musolino: with 69 million euros for the last railway mile, we will have the resources necessary in order to carry out a real transformation of the port of call




09/06/2021Ports of call (Asamar): incomprehensible the exclusion from the PNRR of the development plans of the port of Livorno
Exhortation to recompact those common forehead that in last years it has decreed the success of the port of call




09/06/2021In the first trimester of the 2021 crocieristica division of GPH it has continued to accuse the impact of the pandemic
The revenues are diminished of -77,9%




09/06/2021Global Ship Lease buys 12 of the 25 portacontainer of the Borealis Finance
They are ships of the medium ability to teu and of medium the 3.000 age 11-year-old




08/06/2021Grimaldi has taken in delivery new Large ship PCTC the California
It has an ability to 7.600 ceu




08/06/2021New record of the revenues salaries recorded from Evergreen
Last month the volume of transactions has grown of +145.3%




08/06/2021New center of Agents Pesto in the tourist port of Rome for services to the superyacht
It will support customers from Rome to Civitavecchia, Anzio and Nettuno, Ventotene and Pontine Islands until Gaeta and Formia




08/06/2021Invitalia has made the point on the contests for services of public marine transport with the islands
Grimaldi Euromed has renounced to the relative resources to the drafts Genoa-Port Torres and Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari




08/06/2021Wan Hai Lines will carry out an own independent service on the route Asia - East Coast the USA
It will have frequency weekly magazine and it will be realized with ten ships




08/06/2021T. Mariotti will construct a naval unit for Marina Militare Italiana
It will be used for the support to the underwater operations, the special operations and for the aid to the staff of the submersible disaster victims




07/06/2021To March the traffic in the port of Bremen has returned down
In the first trimester of the 2021 tons of goods (+3.1% are enlivened 17,5 million)




07/06/2021Suez Canal Authority leaves to intend that at the moment of the incident the Ever Given navigated to a advanced speed to that allowed
UK P&I Club had called in cause the responsibilities of the pilots of the SCA and its system of management of the naval traffic




07/06/2021The resumption of the cruises to Venice riacutizza the controversies on the presence of the great ships in lagoon
CLIA: we have always supported the decongestione of the traffic from Venice and the displacement of the great ships from the Channel of the Giudecca




07/06/2021USB index a strike in the ports in order on 14 June
Protest for the dead on the job




07/06/2021Partnership between Nova Marine Carriers and Aug.Bolten
Project for the institution of a pool for the management of ships handysize




07/06/2021Last year the revenues of Interporto of Bologna are diminished of -4%
The exercise is closed with a net loss of -29 thousand euros




07/06/2021The Grimaldi group has taken in delivery the ship ro-ro Echo Catania
It can transport 7,800 linear meters of rotabili




07/06/2021The Maltese Mariner Shipping of the Hili group has acquired the Tubeline compatriot
Tubeline is active in air shipments and marine and the deliveries express




04/06/2021In the first trimester of this year the revenues of the French CMA CGM have for the first time exceeded the ten billions of dollars
Profit clearly record of 2,09 billion dollars (+3,658, 5%)




04/06/2021COSCO Shipping Ports in negotiations in order to acquire a participation of minority in HHLA the Tollerot terminal
It is one of the three terminals for containers managed from the German company in the port of Amburgo




04/06/2021From the complementary Bottom to the ulterior PNRR bottoms for the ports of Augusta and Catania
The AdSP of the Sicily Oriental announces new resources for beyond 159 million euros




04/06/2021The fleet of Reunited Tugs Panfido becomes rich of ulterior naval means
The tug "Vortex" will be employed in the port of Venice




04/06/2021With secondary offer ZIM it aimed to obtain 320 million dollars
Proposed a price per.share of 40 dollars




03/06/2021Meyer Werft's management presents a "take it or leave" recovery plan that includes 660-1000 redundancies
Aid plan worth EUR 300 million approved for MV Werften




03/06/2021To thirteen days from the explosion of the fire portacontainer the X-Press Pearl is sunk
It has been put down on the backdrop to -21 meters of depth




03/06/2021To May the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna is increased of +47%
In the first quadrimestre of the 2021 increase it has been of +13%




03/06/2021It is about to conclude the boom of the market of the shipping containerized
According to the Bimco, the question could be attenuated after the period of peak season




03/06/2021Carried out the delivery to the enterprises of sheds in the within of I rearrange of the area of the naval repairs of Genoa
In origin destined to warehouse and material storage, they could now be used for the development of the activity own of the concessionaires




03/06/2021Appeal of the ICS to the governments so that they give the ok to the deep ones for the decarbonizzazione of the shipping
Appreciation for the initiative "Zero-Emissions launch Shipping" from Mission Innovation




03/06/2021The Austrian Gebrüder Weiss acquires the branch Bulgarian of the Rhenus Group
The transaction is subject to the approval of the authorities antitrust




03/06/2021In the first three months of the 2021 revenues of the RINA they are piled to 121 million euros
In the 2020 they have been pairs to 495 million euros




01/06/2021Established the new dimensional limits of the ships that can land to the port of Genoa
Specific decree of the Harbour office




01/06/2021In the first five months of the 2021 they have been portacontenitori new formers for 2,2 million teu
All the store clerks have gone to the ship yards of China, South Korea and Japan




01/06/2021Genoa Marine Transports buys the Ichnusa ferry
It is yielded by BN of Navigation




01/06/2021For transport railway agreement RCG and Pasifik Euroasia between Asia and Europe via Turkey
The services of the two societies will converge on the Turkish terminal of Köseköy




01/06/2021In the first four months of the 2021 traffic of the goods in the port of Trieste it is diminished of -9,6%
Decrease of the bulk partially compensated from the increase of the rotabili




01/06/2021Ancim and Assarmatori ask to abolish the norm that limits to 50% the fleeting ability to transport of the ferries
Of the Deo and Messina they have sent a letter to the ministers of the Health, of Tourism and Infrastructures




01/06/2021Completed the first lottery of the work of rifiorimento and restoration of the outer dam of the port of Augusta
Within end of month the delivery of the work of according to lottery




01/06/2021The president of the Confitarma has met viceministra the Bellanova
Mattioli has evidenced the necessity to safeguard the competitiveness of the Italian fleet
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ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
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Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
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Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
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Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
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Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
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Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
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Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
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Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
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Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
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