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November 2021




30/11/2021FEPORT, ports are certainly not the cause of the current inefficiencies of the maritime supply chain
Bonz: no to simplistic generalizations




30/11/2021Grimaldi (ALIS): make contributions Marebonus and Ferrobonus structural or at least confirm them until 2030
It is desirable - said the president of the association - to increase the financial envelope at least up to 100 million euros per year for each measure




30/11/2021The Lauro Shipping Group commissioned Sealence to study the electric retrofitting of its ships
The experimentation activities will begin next year




30/11/2021Next year the WTO will analyse the problems of maritime transport with representatives of the sector
This was announced by the director general Okonjo-Iweala responding to the ICS's exhortation to pay more attention to shipping




30/11/2021Turnover of transport services in trend growth of +21.5% in the third quarter
The cyclical change was +6.4%




30/11/2021In the third quarter, the value of world freight traffic reached a new all-time high
Compared to trade in goods, the growth of trade in services is more attenuated, which is below pre-pandemic levels




30/11/2021The first two docks of the new large port area of Tuas in Singapore will soon become operational
Upon completion of the works, the container traffic capacity of the new infrastructure will be 65 million teu




30/11/2021Terminal San Giorgio ordered a Gottwald mobile crane from Konecranes
It will be taken over next June




30/11/2021Antonella Straulino (Fedespedi) has been appointed Secretary General of CLECAT
She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the European association




30/11/2021In the period 2021-2025 the shipping market will record a compound annual growth rate of +5.1%
Transport Intelligence provides for it




29/11/2021Butler (WSC): For the decarbonization of shipping, we need the political establishment to move from words to deeds
We will continue to support member countries working for a positive resolution to MEPC 78




29/11/2021X-Press Feeders orders 16 new 1,170 teu carriers
They will be built by Chinese shipyards New Dayang Shipbuilding and Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding




29/11/2021Proposal in Russia to oblige terminal operators and shipping companies to treat socially relevant goods as a priority
This was announced by transport minister Saveliev




29/11/2021Clean Shipping Coalition, Transport & Environment and Seas at Risk furious at the outcome of MEPC 77
Abbasov: The negotiations at the IMO are like a soap opera




29/11/2021Höegh Autoliners has been admitted to the Euronext Growth stock market
Resources also used to finance the construction of the new "Aurora" class PCTCs




29/11/2021ESPO calls for provisions to make systems for supplying shore-on-shore electricity to ships at berth effective
The association urges the definition of priorities to avoid wasting resources




29/11/2021Navios orders four more 5,300 teu carriers at Zhoushan Changhong
They will be taken over in 2024




26/11/2021Shipowners disappointed by the outcome of the session of the Maritime Environment Protection Committee of the IMO
Platten: It's almost as if COP26 never happened. At the antipodes Lim (IMO): really important steps have been taken, especially after COP26




26/11/2021The port of Catania will be removed from the Maersk network
From 22 December there will be no more stopovers at the Sicilian landing




26/11/2021The British antitrust authority preliminarily rejects the merger plan between Cargotec and Konecranes
CMA believes that it would lead to a reduction in competition, particularly in the segment of the production of port vehicles




26/11/2021In the third quarter the revenues of the Greek Attica have increased of +30.6%
In the first nine months of 2021 the increase was +17.3%




26/11/2021The Emiratense AD Ports signs an agreement to make investments in ports and logistics in Turkey
Agreement with the Turkish public fund Türkiye Wealth Fund




26/11/2021The operating procedure for the management of the computerized exit of goods from the port of Venice has been launched
Di Blasio: it is only the first step of a program that will lead the port towards full digitalization




25/11/2021Filt, Fit and Uilt have proclaimed a 24-hour strike in the ports on December 17
The government - they denounce - moves in the opposite direction to support the entire port production chain




25/11/2021Confitarma, a large part of the Italian fleet excluded from resources for the renewal and modernization of ships
Undermined the competitiveness of the national fleet on the European and international market




25/11/2021Corsica Ferries has lost the status of historical carrier for the route Piombino - Portoferraio
If you want to realize the service you will have to participate in the call for the allocation of slots




25/11/2021Forty workers of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency will receive the compensation for non-start-up
Positive opinion from the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility




25/11/2021Stable freight traffic in the port of Trieste in the first ten months of this year
Decline caused by the reduction of liquid bulk




25/11/2021Project to produce hydrogen on board ships to be used as a marine fuel
Agreement between Wärstilä, RINA, Helbio, the Liberian Registry and an energy company




25/11/2021The Swiss Federal Council's plan to speed up the transfer of freight traffic from road to rail
Provision is made for an adjustment of the heavy traffic tax commensurate with performance




25/11/2021Order to Kalmar for 29 straddle carriers destined for the port of Antwerp
Twenty-nine vehicles are at the MSC PSA European Terminal and five at psa Antwerp




25/11/2021In the port of Algeciras, the traffic of containers in transit continues to fall
In the first ten months of 2021 the Spanish port of call has enlivened a total of 4,0 million teu (- 5.9%)




24/11/2021Last year the world ports have enlivened 815,6 million containers (- 1.2%)
The pandemic has interrupted the positive trend that has been underway since 2010




24/11/2021With SwissRailvolution, Switzerland is focusing even more on the railway
The new association aims at a qualitative leap in the national and transit railway network




24/11/2021Friday in Viareggio the conference "A sea in pink - Women's work in shipping and boating, critical issues and opportunities"
It is organized by the Maritime Workers' Union USCLAC-UNCDIM-SMACD




24/11/2021Intercargo calls on the IMO's MEPC to approve the five-billion-dollar fund to decarbonize shipping
It is necessary - underlines the association - to achieve the goal by 2050




24/11/2021Quarterly growth of +16.7% of traffic in the Rhinen fluviary ports of Switzerland
In the first nine months of this year the increase was +7.5%




24/11/2021In October modest growth of +0.6% of the traffic of the goods in the Chinese seaports
In these airports the only international traffic has been pairs to 350,9 million tons (+1.2%)




24/11/2021CMA CGM has ordered Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to build ten 2,000 teu chain carriers
Contract worth approximately $630 million




23/11/2021To improve the environmental sustainability of e-commerce, proximity delivery/collection points could be established
This is proposed by the Freight Leaders Council, which highlights the strong impact that online purchases have on logistics and the environment




23/11/2021In October the traffic of the goods in the port of Valencia has decreased of the -10,1%
In the first ten months of 2021 recorded an increase of +6.2%




23/11/2021A bachelor's place in Maritime Business for ITS graduates
Agreement between Fondazione Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile, Business College of Athens and Greek Institute of Maritime Education




23/11/2021In the third quarter, the recovery in trade between the G20 nations continued
It was driven by the development of services while trade in goods decelerated




23/11/2021The port of Tanjung Pelepas exceeds ten million containers per year for the first time
Record twenty years after the start of the port activity




23/11/2021Scrubbers may be one of the cornerstones of shipping decarbonization, but they are expensive
Study conducted by Oil and Gas Climate Initiative and Stena Bulk




22/11/2021ICS, governments cannot fail to approve the five billion fund for the decarbonization of shipping
Platten: The research and development fund gives governments the opportunity to prove that their words have meaning




22/11/2021In the third trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo has dropped of -6.5%
Decreasing both miscellaneous goods and bulk




22/11/2021Inaugurated the Banchina di Levante - Molo San Cataldo of the port of Taranto
Ceremony with the intervention of Deputy Minister Bellanova




22/11/2021First trip of the world's first self-driving electric carrier
Next year the "Yara Birkeland" will enter regular service




22/11/2021In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the ports of Naples and Salerno have increased of +9.3% and +0.2%
Respectively handled 4.9 million and 3.5 million tons




19/11/2021In the third quarter, CMA CGM follows the same trend as its competitors: record financial results and containers transported down
Four cargo aircraft ordered




19/11/2021In October, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell again
The decrease of -3.7% was determined by the reduction of -19.5% in containerized volumes




19/11/2021DFDS recorded a marked improvement in the results produced by the activity in the Mediterranean
In the region, 1.2 million linear meters of rolling stock were transported (+17.6%)




19/11/2021New record quarterly report of MPC Container Ships
In the period July-September revenues increased by +187.6%




19/11/2021In October the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles has decreased of the -8,0%
The activity of rapid removal of import containers stationary on the docks is proceeding at full speed




18/11/2021A success in the USA the tax to induce to accelerate the removal of containers parked in ports
The White House calls on the FMC to verify that alliances between shipping companies comply with competition rules




18/11/2021The launch of the MSC Seascapecruise ship was celebrated in Monfalcone
The twin "MSC Seashore" was christened




18/11/2021The Court of Milan ordered the seizure of 20 million of Onorato Armatori
Accepted the request of the commissioners of Tirrenia in AS




18/11/2021Tarros includes the port of Genoa in the direct Italy-Libya service
The airport of the Ligurian capital will be touched every 14 days




18/11/2021Quarterly growth in freight traffic in the ports of Albania, decline in those of Croatia
Resumption of passenger traffic




18/11/2021Tuesday the fifth edition of the customs conference organized by Fedespedi
It will be the final moment of the "Course for Customs Managers"




18/11/2021Grynspan (UNCTAD): The current increase in no-fly trade and undermine the socio-economic recovery
By 2023, the price level of world imports is expected to grow by +11% and consumer price levels to increase by +1.5%. The recovery of the manufacturing sector is also in danger




17/11/2021Another extraordinary quarter for ZIM
In the period July-September the fleet has transported 884 thousand containers (+16%)




17/11/2021General Logistics Systems has bought the Canadian Rosenau Transport
Transaction worth 360 million Canadian dollars




17/11/2021In the third trimester the port terminals of Eurokai have enlivened three million containers (+8.4%)
In Germany increase of +5.5% and in Italy of +11.0%




17/11/2021The port of Bremen closed the third trimester with a traffic of 17,0 million tons of goods (+6.9%)
The containers have been pairs to 1,23 million teu (+8.2%)




17/11/2021RCL records record financial results, but containers transported by the fleet are declining
In the third quarter of this year revenues are increases of +128.7%




16/11/2021Ok of Brussels to a public aid to equip the port of Hamburg with a cold ironing plant
The support, in direct form to the Port Authority, will amount to 20 million euros




16/11/2021Modest quarterly traffic growth in the port of Hamburg
Bulk is on the rise. Decline in miscellaneous goods




16/11/2021Any normalization of the value of the no-use could take from 18 to 30 months
Sea-Intelligence analysis on the evolution of tariffs before the pandemic




16/11/2021Maersk and Grindrod create a joint venture that will bring together their respective logistics activities in South Africa
The agreement includes maritime feeder operator Ocean Africa Container Lines




16/11/2021In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Koper has grown of +21.3%
Increase in various goods and dry bulk




16/11/2021Texts (Uniport): the exclusion of the AdSP of the South from the resources of Green Ports risks jeopardizing the competitiveness of terminal operators in Southern Italy
Legora de Feo: I see a lot of investment in the north of the country, but still few on the ports of the South




16/11/2021Approved the budget of the Port System Authority of the Strait
38 people are expected to be hired over the next three years




16/11/2021The FMC will assess how better use of data can make the containerized supply chain more efficient
Bentzel: Our port gateways are limited by physical constraints, and the best options for efficiency are the increased use of information technologies




15/11/2021Hookham (Global Shippers Forum): the value of sea freight will not fall
Because it should - he noted - given that this year the shipping companies expect to make profits of over 150 billion dollars




15/11/2021The Coast Guard of Genoa ascertains the first violation in the field of ship recycling
Ship scrapped in Turkey disregarding the procedures of EU Regulation 1257/2013




15/11/2021World trade under the sword of Damocles of the pandemic
The WTO warns that Covid-19 continues to pose the greatest threat




15/11/2021The design and construction of a new "green" multi-role ship for the Coast Guard has begun
The contract was awarded to Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria




15/11/2021Keppel and Boskalis sell the port towing businesses to Rimorchiatori Mediterranei
Transaction worth approximately 98 million US dollars




15/11/2021InterManager is defining new requirements for membership in the association
O'Neil: Our companies must play a leading role in international debates on shipping




15/11/2021New record quarterly financial period for the Chinese shipowning group COSCO
In the period July-September the containerized volumes transported by the fleet have decreased of -6.7%




15/11/2021In October the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is decreased of the -2.1%
Cordero: we are doing everything possible to dispose of back traffic and speed up port operations




15/11/2021The tender for the upgrading of the railway infrastructure in the port of Trieste has begun
Contract worth about 20.6 million euros




12/11/2021Messina will include the port of Koper in its network of scheduled services
Weekly service for rolling stock and project cargo




12/11/2021In the first nine months of 2021 the revenues of Global Ports Holding increased by +19%
Global Ports Canary Islands has been selected as the preferred bidder for the assignment of the management of the cruise activities of the port of Las Palmas




12/11/2021In the third trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Taranto has grown of +20.3%
A significant increase (+48.5%) also on the third quarter of 2019




12/11/2021Hapag-Lloyd has been posting record financial results for four quarters
Further significant increase in performance in the period July-September of this year despite the modest increase in goods transported by the fleet




11/11/2021In the period July-September the value of Fincantieri's revenues grew by +30.5% and that of new orders by +331.1%
EBITDA up +37.0%




11/11/2021In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia has increased of +17.8%
Recovery of cruise passengers (226 thousand passengers), even if this branch of activity accuses a decrease of -77.2% on 2019




11/11/2021Yang Ming records the fourth consecutive quarterly record of revenues
The same trend for the values of operating profit and net economic result




11/11/2021On Monday in Gioia Tauro will be held the event "The Port meets"
It is promoted by FISE Uniport




11/11/2021HHLA records a new record in quarterly revenues
The port terminals of the group have enlivened 1,8 million containers (+3.2%)




11/11/2021In the third quarter, Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues increased by +42%
The rolling loads transported by the fleet grew by +23%




10/11/2021In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Venice has grown of +14.6%
The increase in landings (+22.4%) offsets the decline in boarding (-12.3%)




10/11/2021ÖBB Rail Cargo announces a new service between Vorarlberg and Eastern Switzerland
Connections also with Belgium and Italy




10/11/2021The Port Authority of Gdansk has won the ESPO 2021 award
Recognized the efforts made by the port to help the local community during the pandemic




10/11/2021New historical records of monthly revenues for Evergreen and Yang Ming
Wan Hai records a turnover never so high for the month of October




10/11/2021Messina (Assarmatori): The EU's 'Fit for 55' package hurts the shipping industry
Particularly affected - he underlined - maritime nations such as Italy




10/11/2021The quarterly financial performance of south Korea's HMM has never been so high
In the period July-September revenues grew by +133.7%




10/11/2021Wärtsilä will install scrubbers on the ships of Trasmed GLE (Grimaldi group)
The smoke abatement systems will be installed before next summer




10/11/2021AD Ports signs an agreement to build a multipurpose terminal in the Egyptian port of Safaga
Memorandum of understanding with EGMPT




09/11/2021DHL Express has established the new airline DHL Air Austria
It will manage the group's European cargo flights




09/11/2021On December 13, Hupac will inaugurate a daily service between Venlo and Busto Arsizio
Suitable for transporting semi-trailers with P400 shape




09/11/2021Finnlines records a gradual resumption of operational activities
The cargo volumes guaranteed by the automotive industry are still limited




09/11/2021Wan Hai Lines decides to invest over 200 million dollars to buy used storage racks
The company posted record quarterly financial performance




09/11/2021Atlas (Seaspan Corporation) again recorded record quarterly revenues
In the third quarter of this year the turnover grew by +17.0%




09/11/2021Carrier renter Danaos celebrates record financial results
Coustas: The excellent market conditions should ensure stellar performance for the next three years




08/11/2021The US company Viasat buys the British satellite communications company Inmarsat
Transaction worth $7.3 billion




08/11/2021Antwerp and Zeebrugge aim to become the European port hubs for the import of Chilean green hydrogen
Agreement with the Ministry of Energy of Santiago




08/11/2021A CLIA report highlights the cruise industry's strategies to combat climate change
Craighead: Cruise lines remain at the forefront of the development of new environmental technologies




08/11/2021Scandlines orders a hybrid ferry at Cemre Shipyard
The ship will be delivered in 2024




08/11/2021From 2023, in the port of Hamburg, the carriers will be able to be powered by the onshore electricity grid
Contract with Siemens




05/11/2021The Marche representation of Federlogistica has been established
The regional association is chaired by Andrea Morandi




05/11/2021Evergreen records astronomical quarterly profits
The company orders four new container ships of 23-24 thousand teu and 42,500 new containers




05/11/2021The Port of New York has set its own new record for quarterly container traffic
In the period July-September growth of +12.3%




05/11/2021In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Livorno has grown of +12.4%
In Piombino the increase was +12.5%




05/11/2021Signed the contract for the new container terminal of the port of Rijeka
It will be built and managed by the consortium between APM Terminals and ENNA




05/11/2021Another very positive quarter for Textainer
The container rental company expects this trend to continue in 2022




05/11/2021The ictsi terminalista company recorded record quarterly operating and financial results
In the third quarter of this year revenues have increased by +28.3%




05/11/2021In the third trimester the maritime traffic through the Bosphorus Strait has grown of +3.4%
In the period January-September 2021 the increase was +0.6%




04/11/2021The Superior Council of Public Works has expressed a favorable opinion on the technical and economic feasibility project of the New Forane Dam of Genoa
Green light with prescriptions and recommendations




04/11/2021Parliament has definitively approved the Infrastructure Decree
Giovannini: it is a crucial step to accelerate the reforms envisaged by the PNRR and to promote the development of all modes of transport




04/11/2021Next year to cross the Suez Canal ships will have to pay 6% more
The only types of ships excluded from the price increase are those for cruising and for the transport of LNG




04/11/2021In September the traffic of goods in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have increased of +10.8% and +51.8%
In the third quarter of this year recorded increases of +14.8% and +33.0% respectively




04/11/2021In the third trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna has grown of +26.6%
Increase of +16.8% on the 2019 result




04/11/2021Tomorrow the final event of a project for the limitation of noise pollution in ports
It lasted 36 months




03/11/2021Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings shows timid signs of a recovery in cruise activity
The third quarter was filed with a net loss of -845.9 million dollars




03/11/2021In the year ended September 30 in the Panama Canal have transited 12,525 ships (+2.3%)
Record toning of naval units




03/11/2021The ICS reiterates: without funding for research and development, shipping will not be able to decarbonize
The association renews its call to approve a five-billion-dollar fund made with private resources




03/11/2021Fedespedi analyzes the 2020 operating and financial results of Italian terminalist companies
Examined the performance of the activity of 11 terminal operators




03/11/2021CMA CGM takes over the direct management of the container terminal at Pier 300 of the Port of Los Angeles
Agreement to buy 90% of the capital of Fenix Marine Services




03/11/2021In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of La Spezia has dropped of -5.1% due to the reduction of liquid bulk
In Marina di Carrara there was an increase of +38.9%




02/11/2021In October the transits of the ships in the Suez Canal have increased of +14.0%
Historical record of the net tonnage of naval units that crossed the Egyptian waterway




02/11/2021The 2022 budget of the Port System Authority of the Sea of Sardinia has been approved
Infrastructure investments of 550 million euros




02/11/2021ECSA suggests some corrections to the EU Commission's proposal for the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS
Lamented the absence of a legally binding commitment to allocate revenue from the Innovation Fund to the maritime sector




02/11/2021Fincantieri-Navantia agreement in the European defence sector
Bono: We need strong and lasting cooperation at European level in the areas of defence and security




02/11/2021The POT 2022-2024 of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Port Authority provides for 366 million euros of investments
The 2022 budget and the three-year 2022-2024 budget of the AdSP have been approved




02/11/2021Hapag-Lloyd, the third quarter went better than expected
The new forecasts for the full financial year 2021 have also been announced




02/11/2021Surcharge on import and export goods for the ports of Genoa and Savona starting from 2023
Approved the budget of the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea




02/11/2021Maersk's containerized shipping division has a record quarter
The volumes of cargo transported by the fleet fell slightly. Acquired the German freight forwarder Senator International




02/11/2021Grimaldi introduces the new Ro-ro Eco Catania and Eco Livorno on the Ravenna - Brindisi - Catania route
They have a load capacity of over 7,800 linear meters of rolling stock
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Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
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
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
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.
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
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
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
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
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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