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August 2021

	31/08/2021	Di Blasio: We managed to recover 50% of this year's cruise schedule in Venice 31 ships waited
	31/08/2021	Geodis has its own A330-300 cargo aircraft It will be used on the Amsterdam, London, Chicago and Hong Kong route
	31/08/2021	Launched in Nanjing the first hybrid ro-ro ship for Finnlines It will become operational at the end of this year and the other two destined for the company will be delivered in 2022
	31/08/2021	Extraordinary quarterly financial performance for the Chinese shipowning group COSCO Historical record of containerized traffic volume on Asia-Europe routes
	30/08/2021	Confetra express disapproval of the way in which the PNRR is implemented Nicolini: we need to work together, methodically and in time
	30/08/2021	In the first half, CMPort revenues grew by +38.9% Net profit up by +163.6%
	30/08/2021	In the second trimester of this year the traffic of goods in the port of Hamburg has increased of +8% The containers have been pairs to more than 2,1 million teu (+10%)
	30/08/2021	Another record quarter for the containerized shipping company CMA CGM In the period April-June the net profit has recorded an increase of +2,401.8%
	30/08/2021	Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 75 thousand containers for dry cargo They will be taken over by the end of the year
	30/08/2021	China's CIMC achieves record quarterly sales of dry cargo containers In the first half of 2021 the turnover generated by the containers produced by the company grew by +224.9%
	27/08/2021	Shipowners are ordering large quantities of new containerized hold capacity, but it will be placed on the market no earlier than two years Sand (BIMCO): Our estimate indicates that in 2024 the 2015 delivery record will not be exceeded
	27/08/2021	The procedure to finance projects to reduce pollution in ports under the PNRR has been launched The budget is EUR 270 million
	26/08/2021	The works of laying and activation of the fiber optic infrastructure in the port of Ravenna have been completed Investment of 700 thousand euros to lay out 30 kilometers of network
	26/08/2021	The Cargo Integrity Group makes available multilingual versions of the quick start guide and checklist of the CTU Code The goal is a more extensive application of the Code
	26/08/2021	COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenues The period April-June was closed with a net profit of 118.7 million dollars (+55.5%)
	26/08/2021	The half-yearly balance sheet of the Chinese container manufacturer Singamas was positive Revenues increased by +367.8%
	25/08/2021	Order to MAN for methanol engines destined for maersk's new container ships The propulsion systems will be built by HHI Engine &Machinery
	25/08/2021	Entrusted to Rina Consulting the project management of the new breakwater in Genoa Signorini: within the year the start of the tender for the design and execution of the works
	24/08/2021	China's logistics group Sinotrans closed the first half with record financial results Revenues increased by +55.4%
	24/08/2021	In the second quarter of 2021, the value of international trade of the G20 reached a new high Signs of slowing growth
	24/08/2021	Maersk orders HHI to build eight 16,000 teu container ships powered by methanol The order, which is worth about $1.4 billion, includes options for an additional four ships
	23/08/2021	In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +20.9% and +30.0% In the first seven months of 2021, the increases were +12.7% and +10.4% respectively
	23/08/2021	Renfe acquired 50% of the Czech private railway company Leo Express The transaction will also allow the Spanish group access to the German market
	23/08/2021	Last month, container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by -2.7% In the first seven months of 2021, almost 2.8 million teu were handled (-7.0%)
	23/08/2021	After 15 consecutive months of growth, goods traffic in Chinese seaports fell by -4.2% in July International cargo traffic alone amounted to 347.3 million tonnes (-4.3%)
	20/08/2021	Meyer Werft will set up a centre for innovation in the field of cruise and special ships in Rostock Initially planned to hire 50 engineers
	20/08/2021	A slight increase in container traffic in the port of Valencia in July In the first seven months of this year, 3.3 million TEU were handled (+10.0%)
	20/08/2021	In the first half of 2021, intermodal traffic handled by Hupac increased by +14.5% The Swiss company has acquired a 4.16% stake in the WienCont terminal in Vienna
	20/08/2021	The pandemic is still holding back the port activities of Global Ports Holding In the first six months of 2021 the traffic was only 10 thousand cruise passengers
	20/08/2021	JAS Worldwide will buy Greencarrier Freight Services The shipping and logistics division of the Swedish group has 800 employees
	20/08/2021	Unprecedented half-year results for Orient Overseas (International) Ltd The company closed the first half of 2021 with a net profit of 2.81 billion dollars (+2,651.5%)
	19/08/2021	DP World reports record half-yearly revenues The first six months of 2021 were closed with a net profit of 575.7 million dollars (+73.9%)
	19/08/2021	Kombiverkehr will increase intermodal services between Italy and the Netherlands Additional rotations and new Mortara-Venlo service
	19/08/2021	Another record quarter for Regional Container Lines In the period April-June, the average value of the noles increased by +76%
	19/08/2021	Spain's Ana Ruiz was awarded the Fonasba Young Ship Agent and Broker Award Thesis on the impact of technologies in the maritime sector
	19/08/2021	DFDS' economic performance improves thanks also to the boost of the group's activities in the Mediterranean The company closed the April-June period with a net profit of DK 306 million (+3,725.0%)
	18/08/2021	In July, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by +15.3% In the first seven months of this year the increase was +16.3%
	18/08/2021	The substantial recovery in world trade continues This is reported by the WTO's Goods Trade Barometer
	18/08/2021	The results of the global ro-ro transport operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen are recovering In the period April-June, the volumes of rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by +78.5%
	18/08/2021	ZIM again marks record financial and operating results and expects the boom to continue In the period April-June, the company's fleet transported 912 thousand containers (+44%)
	18/08/2021	In July, container traffic in the port of Los Angeles increased by +4.0% The increase in the first seven months of 2021 was +36.8%
	17/08/2021	DHL will buy the German shipping company J.F. Hillebrand Transaction worth about 1.5 billion euros
	17/08/2021	€112.2 million has been allocated for port operations They are additional resources to those of the PNRR
	17/08/2021	In September, the extension of the area with a high risk of maritime piracy in the Indian Ocean will be reduced A new approach to assessing threats to international maritime security is being studied
	17/08/2021	In the second quarter of 2021, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -12.0% In the first half of this year the drop was -6.5%
	16/08/2021	Danaos announces that it has agreed to charter ten container ships Expected additional revenues of approximately $378 million
	16/08/2021	In the second quarter of this year, traffic in the port of Koper grew by +13.5% Increase of +67.4% in April, which offset the declines of -5.1% and -3.1% recorded in May and June
	16/08/2021	Container traffic in Hong Kong port fell by -1.4% in July In the first seven months of this year, 10.27 million teu were handled (+0.8%)
	16/08/2021	DSV completes the acquisition of agility logistics activities The group now has 75 thousand employees in more than 90 countries
	13/08/2021	Yang Ming re-records record quarterly financial results In the period April-June of this year, turnover increased by +130.8%. Investments in new containers
	13/08/2021	In July, the port of Singapore handled 3.1 million containers (+3.6%) Total freight traffic was 50.4 million tonnes (+3.4%)
	13/08/2021	*In Marghera, the norwegianprima cruise ship was launched* It is the first of six new generation units for Norwegian Cruise Line
	13/08/2021	HMM revenues grew by +111.4% in the second quarter of this year In the period, the company's container fleet transported 985 thousand containers (+11%)
	13/08/2021	Record quarterly financial performance for Taiwanese Wan Hai Lines In the second quarter of this year, revenues grew by +195.2%
	13/08/2021	*In the Genoese shipyard T. Mariotti the Seabourn Venturewas launched* She is seabourn's first expedition cruise ship
	12/08/2021	The crisis of changing the crews of ships continues to escalate Only 15.3% of seafarers are vaccinated
	12/08/2021	In the second quarter, container traffic handled by HHLA grew by +9.2% Record revenues of 360.4 million euros (+23.1%)
	12/08/2021	Hapag-Lloyd's quarterly results confirm the exceptionally favourable market situation for containerised shipping companies According to the German company, a change of scenery will not happen before the New Year
	11/08/2021	In the second quarter of 2021 alone, freight traffic in the port of Palermo grew by +12.8% In the first half of this year the increase was +4.8%
	11/08/2021	The WSC denounces initiatives to change US maritime transport legislation to the detriment of shipping companies They would be identified as the only ones responsible for the current supply chain congestion
	11/08/2021	In the period April-June, freight traffic in Croatian ports grew by +10.2% Passengers up +81.8%
	11/08/2021	In the first six months of 2021, freight traffic in the port of Ancona grew by +25.3% In Ortona the increase was +10%
	11/08/2021	Filt Cgil, no vaccination obligation for port workers Colombo, it is up to the government to decide with an act of true responsibility, but first securing all workers without divisions and discrimination
	11/08/2021	CK Hutchison will become sole owner of Hongkong United Dockyards It will acquire 50% of the capital currently in the hands of Swire Pacific
	10/08/2021	ONE-PARIS collaboration to monitor and reduce CO2 emissions from inland container transport Next year the Japanese company will collect data on emissions in Europe and Africa
	10/08/2021	Last year, the revenues of the German intermodal operator Kombiverkehr decreased by -3.5% Riedl: with the pandemic, rail freight transport has shown its full potential
	10/08/2021	Yang Ming and Wan Hai also posted record monthly revenues in July Turnover grew by +140.3% and +234.1% respectively
	10/08/2021	Atlas (Seaspan Corporation) reports record quarterly revenue In the April-June period, net income was $66.0 million (-20.2%)
	10/08/2021	In July Evergreen once again set a historical record for monthly revenues In the first seven months of this year, turnover grew by +125.7%
	09/08/2021	The port of New York has set its new records for quarterly and semi-annual container traffic New peak also of the traffic handled in June
	09/08/2021	EMSA-RINA agreement for the development of small LNG storage and bunkering stations The regions covered by the agreement are those of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
	09/08/2021	Record second quarter for container ship charterer Global Ship Lease The company believes it has excellent prospects for further growth at least until 2023-2024
	09/08/2021	-7.6% drop in freight traffic handled by the port of Amsterdam in the first half of the year Containers up +45.8%
	09/08/2021	After ten quarters of decline, in the period April-June of this year the traffic of goods in the port of Venice has returned to growth The increase was entirely determined by the +21.3% increase in landing loads
	06/08/2021	Maersk expands its reach to e-commerce logistics by acquiring Visible SCM and B2C Europe The Danish group confirms its intention to further develop its capacity in this sector in the European, North American and Asian markets
	06/08/2021	Evergreen in another record quarter The company buys 10 thousand new containers. Confirmed the order for 20 ships of 15,000 teu
	06/08/2021	In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +12.9% Marginal increase in containerized loads
	06/08/2021	The NCLH cruise group files a second quarter of inactivity and hopes for a rapid recovery In the April-June period of this year, the net loss was -717.8 million dollars
	06/08/2021	Another record quarter for Textainer The company continues to invest in new containers
	06/08/2021	In the second quarter of this year, ictsi group terminals handled 2.75 million containers (+20.1%) Revenues up +29.6%
	06/08/2021	The Port of Long Beach has set its own new containerized traffic record for the month of July In the first seven months of 2021, 5.54 million teu were handled (+32.3%)
	06/08/2021	The quarterly financial results of the Ocean division of the Maersk group have never been so high In the period April-June, the volume of containerized cargoes transported by the fleet increased by +15.1%
	05/08/2021	The Senate approved the measure prohibiting the arrival of large ships at the Maritime Station of Venice The measure now goes to the House for consideration
	05/08/2021	Approved compensation for 1.4 million euros to the Port Companies of Genoa and Savona State concession to Savi in the Industrial District of Naval Repairs of the port of Genoa
	05/08/2021	Another record quarter for the DHL group In the period April-June, revenues increased by +22.2%
	05/08/2021	Fincantieri - Enel agreement for the management and use of green hydrogen for ports and maritime transport The "Eugenio Montale" plant in La Spezia can be used as a first application test
	05/08/2021	Ok to the Strategic Planning Document of the System of the ports of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea The entrance to the port of Torre Annunziata within the Campania port system is hoped for
	05/08/2021	Merger between Eneti and Seajacks to create the largest owner and operator of ships for the installation of wind turbines The Monegasque company has signed a binding agreement with the Japanese Marubeni Corporation, INCJ and MOL
	05/08/2021	In June, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +20.3% and +27.6% In the first quarter of 2021, increases of +32.6% and +30.1% respectively
	05/08/2021	In the first half of 2021, hph group terminals handled 42.9 million containers (+11%) Revenues up +19%
	05/08/2021	The American FMC asks eight containerized shipping companies to justify the application of the surnnoli CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Matson, MSC, OOCL, SM Line and ZIM will have to respond by August 13
	05/08/2021	SFL buys two 14,000 teu container ships built in 2013 and 2014 MSC will exercise the right to repurchase 18 feeder vessels with an average age of 25 years
	04/08/2021	In the second quarter of 2021, traffic in Swiss Rhine ports increased by +8.6% In the entire first half of the year, growth was +3.3%
	04/08/2021	PNRR, allocated 7.5 billion for regional railways, ports and the redevelopment of social housing EUR 3.4 billion has been earmarked for the modernisation and efficiency of port ports
	04/08/2021	Filt Cgil, no to the mandatory Green Pass to work in port According to the union, to avoid infections in the workplace, more stringent health protocols must be adopted even with the most frequent use of swabs
	04/08/2021	Royal Caribbean expresses optimism for the 2022 cruise season The company expects that by the end of 2021 it will be able to use 80% of the capacity of its fleet
	04/08/2021	April-June quarter positive for the Japanese "K" Line, MOL and NYK Growing revenues and profits
	03/08/2021	In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic increased by +8.2% In Bari, growth of +15.1%; in Brindisi, a drop of -0.9%
	03/08/2021	First stopover in Genoa of the West Med service of the Turkish Akkon Lines Weekly taps at the Intermodal Marine Terminal
	03/08/2021	IBIA is very concerned about the impact on bunker suppliers of the new EU proposals on naval fuel Among the findings moved by the association, the difficulty of certifying the real emissions of GHG well-to-tank and the fuel production chain
	03/08/2021	In the second quarter, the growth of goods traffic in the port of La Spezia resumed Decided increase in activity also in Marina di Carrara
	03/08/2021	Maritime accidents, in 2020 the total loss of 49 ships occurred Khanna (GATS): Total losses are at historically low levels for the third consecutive year
	03/08/2021	Maersk reports record preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2021 Expected further growth in the third quarter
	02/08/2021	In the second quarter of 2021, freight traffic in the ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellammare di Stabia increased by +22.4% In the first half of this year, 16.5 million tonnes were handled (+12.6%)
	02/08/2021	The port of Ravenna closed the second quarter with an increase of +36.3% in freight traffic In the first six months of this year, growth was +19.5%
	02/08/2021	In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +23.5% In the first half of 2021, the increase was +15.4%
	02/08/2021	Costa Crociere is looking for crew At the beginning of September the selections for 120 recruitments
	02/08/2021	The Italian AdSPs have signed a Pact for Gender Equality The project aims to strengthen the employment of women in ports and provide equal opportunities for women and men
	02/08/2021	Twelve new straddle carriers for Medcenter Container Terminal They were ordered from Kalmar
	02/08/2021	Mitsubishi Group's military naval activities will be operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co The green light from the Japan Fair Trade Commission is expected