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February 2022




28/02/2022A computer system speeds up controls at the port of Livorno port
Paroli : The next milestone is the coordination of phytosanitary and quality control activities on fresh fruit and vegetable products




28/02/2022In Puglia the Peyrani Transport expands its own scope at the port of Manfredonia
Among the planned activities, the landing of wind farms




28/02/2022China's CULines orders two new 7,000-teu container carriers
They will be built by the shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding




28/02/2022Maersk Line organizes itself in view of the possible suspension of maritime and terrestrial services to and from Russia
Possible firm on the basis of the evolving sanctions




28/02/2022ILO, IMO, UNCTAD and WHO urge governments to work together to resolve the ship's crew change crisis
The situation has worsened to coincide with the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus




28/02/2022In the fourth quarter of 2021, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -1% percent
In the whole year, 128.7 million tonnes (+ 1.9%) were handled




28/02/2022FedEx and UPS have suspended services to and from Ukraine and Russia
DB Schenker stops the business with Ukraine and maintains active groupage services with Belarusian and Russia




28/02/2022In 2021 the revenues of the GEODIS logistics group increased by 28% percent
Increase of 33% percent on 2019 percent




28/02/2022Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries will build three 7,900-teu container carriers
At Hyundai Mipo Dockyard an order for six feeder container vessels




28/02/2022New increase in transit rights in the Suez Canal
The markup will enter into force tomorrow




25/02/2022A Moldovan flag ship in international waters in the Black Sea has been hit by a missile
Two of the ten seamen, all of them Russian nationalities, in serious condition




25/02/2022Awarded the tender for the upgrading of the container terminal of the port of Thessaloniki
The work, worth 150 million euros, will be carried out by the consortium Mytilineos-Rover Maritime-HDK




25/02/2022Brussels authorizes the merger of Cargotec and Konecranes
The two companies will have to divest several businesses




25/02/2022Fim Cisl Liguria, speed up the realisation of the new platform for the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente
Venzano : sea rollover is the only way to get the work to continue for more than 3,800 families between direct and induced




25/02/2022For the ISC, pandemics and war are the same thing
Platten : We call on all parties to ensure that seafarers do not become collateral damage in the scope of any action




25/02/2022Regional Container Lines records annual financial results and record quarterly results
The company orders two new 7,000-teu container carriers in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding




24/02/2022Network of ports of the Adriatic and Ionian for the sustainable management of ship waste
The partners of the European project Ecowaves have signed an agreement




24/02/2022In 2021 Finnlines revenues increased by 19.8% percent
In the fourth quarter, the increase was 27.3% percent




24/02/2022Coin ceremony for Explora I
It is the first of four luxury cruise ships ordered by MSC Crociere at Fincantieri




24/02/2022Last year the port of Rotterdam established its own new containerized traffic record
Overall the eventful volumes increased by 7.3% percent




24/02/2022Ocean Infinity commissions Vard (Fincantieri) six other remote control ships
They will be 85 meters long and, built in Vietnam, will be delivered in 2025




24/02/2022The conflict in Ukraine reignites tensions between China and Taiwan
Moscow interacts trade maritime traffic in the Sea of Azov




24/02/2022Works worth 17.8 million euros in the port of Ortona with funds from the PNRR
Agreement between the AdSP of the Central Adriatic and the ZES Abruzzo




24/02/2022At Royal Caribbean the concession of the tourist port of Fiumicino
Authorized the subentry in the maritime demanial concession of the 90-year life issued by the Lazio Region




23/02/2022In 2021, Greek ferry companies reported a lower than expected recovery
The renewal of the fleet is the first of the issues to be addressed




23/02/2022At the terminal of HHLA PLT Italy in the port of Trieste the scalo of the first ship of the Trieste-Mersin service of DFDS
Yesterday, the inauguration of the intermodal link between the Julian and Karlsruhe platform in Germany




23/02/2022Port of Ravenna, Agreement between Guardia di Finanza and AdSP for the monitoring and control of infrastructure interventions
It aims to strengthen the principality of legality and transparency in order to protect the proper use of public resources and, more generally, compliance with the procedures and the executive timelines




23/02/2022Associations of industrialists and drivers at loggers courts in Spain
Among the points of the contention is the ban on the driver of the truck-included in the decree-law of imminent approval-to carry out loading and unloading of goods




23/02/2022Francesco Ruffini, the first secretary general of the Livorno Port Authority, has passed away
He had held the office from 1996 to 2003




22/02/2022The EU will extend the measures to ensure maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea for two years
Also established a maritime zone of interest in the northwestern Indian Ocean




22/02/2022Portfoliomanagement (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein) cedes the last substantial portfolio of naval loans stemming from HSH Nordbank
It has been acquired by a consortium made up of Bank of America and Davidson Kempner




22/02/2022Port of Ravenna, Sapir confers on Polo Nautico Ravenna a right of surface on an area of 28mila square meters
First step for the realization of the district of the nautical




22/02/2022At Ponte Ferries the concession of the south ferry pier of the port of Augusta
The restart of the Malta-Sicily maritime link is expected in mid-March




22/02/2022For the first time DB Cargo Italia Services transported over one million tons of steel by rail
In 2020 it was 645 thousand tons




22/02/2022The Euroferry Olympia will be towed to the small port of Platis Gialos
Exhausted search and rescue activities at sea. Ten missing




22/02/2022In 2021, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 526.3 million tons of goods
The cruise passengers were more than 45 thousand (+2,387.0%)




22/02/2022Port of Civitavecchia, deliberated the forfeiture of the Konig concessionaire for the area of the former Privilege shipyard
The AdSP does not revoke the concession to Port Mobility for the cruise shuttle service




22/02/2022"K" Line will operate a terminal for new cars in the port of Yokohama
It has a quay line of 350 meters




21/02/2022Lukashenko: Putin will build us a port in St. Petersburg and, to access the sea, we will not have to turn to Ukraine and Lithuania
It could be accomplished - he said - in a year or a year and a half




21/02/2022In 2021 the Albanian ports marked the new historical record of freight traffic
Handling more than 4.8 million tonnes (+ 13.2%)




21/02/2022Kerry Logistics buys the US Company Topocean Consolidation Service (Los Angeles)
Transaction worth up to $240 million




21/02/2022Timothy Cosulich was elected president of the International Bunker Industry Association
On the first of April he will take over from the Danish Henrik Zederkof




21/02/2022The UIRR is dissatisfied with the outcome of the update of the Eurovignette Directive
Rather than reducing it- he denounced - it will increase the fragmentation of the European transport regulatory framework




21/02/2022Event "Ports of Rome Capital of the Mediterranean. The future starts with the Blue Economy"
Organized by the AdSP of the North Central Tyrrhenian Sea, it will be held on Wednesday in Rome




21/02/2022Fifty thousand tons of coils stopped in the port of Ravenna and in the steel mills for the obstacles placed in the way of road transport
Civolani (Associated Exceptional Transporters): this leads to the stop of production with a strong economic decline and employment impact




21/02/2022In 2021, the German container port of Wilhelmshaven set its own new traffic record
The ports of call of Lower Saxony have enlivened a total of 51.4 million tons of goods (+6%)




21/02/2022The Port System Authority of the Sea of Eastern Sicily proceeds with 33 new hires
The new organic plant - underlines the institution - will ensure a further increase in personnel without increasing costs




21/02/2022In 2021 the traffic of the goods in the port of Livorno has marked an increase of +10% on 2020 and a decrease of -8% on 2019
The containers have been pairs to 791 thousand teu (+10% and 0%)




21/02/2022In January 2022 the Chinese seaports have enlivened 362,1 million tons of international cargoes (- 0.7%)
The only containerized traffic has been pairs to 21,6 million teu (+2.0%)




18/02/2022The search for the missing from the accident at the Euroferry Olympia continues
On February 16 in Igoumenitsa the ship was subjected to a Port State Control visit




18/02/2022Filt Cgil, for Moby the MoED is active for an agreement with Tirrenia in AS to protect 6 thousand workers
Colombo: We trust that everyone will work to facilitate the overall closure of the agreement with the creditors




18/02/2022CLECAT calls on the EU Commission to make a move and finally put containerised shipping companies under investigation
Van der Jagt: That of the three alliances between maritime carriers is an oligopoly that applies oligopolistic tariffs




18/02/2022Strong annual increase in container traffic handled by Malta Freeport
In 2021 the total was almost three million teu (+21.7%)




18/02/2022Zacchaeus asks for more powers from the Transport Regulation Authority in the field of port concessions
Blackbird (Federlogistica): the risk is to feed the singular and incomprehensible contrast between ART and the competent Ministry




18/02/2022The downward trend of the commercial naval fleet of the Greek flag continued in 2021
As of December 31, 2021, 1,831 vessels registered for 39.3 million GRT




18/02/2022Danish naval superintendent Wrist buys Centralam Panama
Announced further acquisitions later this year




18/02/2022Fire on board the ro-pax ship Euroferry Olympia
No injuries were reported among the people on board the ferry




18/02/2022In January, the number of full containers decreased in the port of Los Angeles and the number of empty containers grew
A total of 866 thousand teu (+3.6%) were handled




18/02/2022Atlas Corp. (Seaspan Corporation) closes 2021 with record results
The turnover grew by +15.9%




17/02/2022The Management Committee of the AdSP of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea has adopted the Plan of the staff of the ports
The companies of the port of Livorno have a staff of 1,586 employees and those of the port of Piombino of 284




17/02/2022Road transport is totally dissatisfied with the outcome of the meeting with Deputy Minister Bellanova
Lamented the absence of immediate action to support the sector in a state of difficulty




17/02/2022Assoporti's satisfaction with the acceptance of the amendments on port workers
Giampieri: this important result that also helps to guarantee the social stability of the sector




17/02/2022At CMA Terminals (CMA CGM group) the management of the container terminal of the port of Beirut
Ten-year concession contract




17/02/2022The Board of Directors of The Italian Sea Group approves the merger plan for the incorporation of the subsidiary New Sail
The company was formed in November in order to acquire the two Perini Navi business complexes




17/02/2022Satisfaction of Uiltrasporti for the green light to the measures to support port workers
Tarlazzi: it is certainly a positive step that concerns the needs of the port system in the coming years




17/02/2022Grimaldi presents an innovative system that allows ships to capture microplastics present in the oceans
In Wärtsilä the first non-exclusive license for the development and marketing of the plant




17/02/2022Last year the traffic of the goods in the Croatian ports has increased of +1.1%
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -8.7% was reported




17/02/2022GNV has completed the acquisition of the Cap Finistère ferry
It will be renamed "GNV Spirit"




17/02/2022Filt Cgil, good measures to support port workers
Colombo: We are pleased with the reformulation of the amendment by the MIMS, which has recognised the importance of our demands




17/02/2022China-Australia direct line service by Yang Ming, TS Lines, PIL and Sea-Lead
Six Panamax container ships of 3,500-3,900 teu will be used




16/02/2022Giovannini confirms the proposal of Di Sarcina and Garofalo as president of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily and the Central Adriatic
He made this known in response to a question to the House




16/02/2022In 2021 the traffic of the goods in the port of Bremen-Bremerhaven has grown of +4.8%
Over five million containers handled (+5.2%)




16/02/2022This year in the ports of Brindisi and Monopoli a record cruise traffic is expected
The ports of call of 69 and 25 ships respectively are planned




16/02/2022The port of Barcelona closed 2021 with record container traffic
In the last quarter it decreased by -10.7%




16/02/2022GDP imposes a charge of 30 thousand dollars for the incorrect declaration of the weight of containers
Penalty included in the transport rate




16/02/2022Filt Cgil, strike if the amendments to the Milleproroghe decree-law on port work are not accepted
Colombo: precise requests are being settled to support the port cluster for technical reasons and despite the fact that these issues have been taken up by the Mims with a protocol




16/02/2022IBIA and Bimco launch an investigation focused on the market of marine fuel suppliers
The aim of the initiative is to understand whether measures are needed to improve quality and transparency, including the widespread use of flow measurement systems




16/02/2022Hapag-Lloyd will set up a direct Germany-China service and at the same time cancel three rotations between Asia and Europe
The new China Germany Express line will connect the ports of Hamburg and Dachan Bay




16/02/2022Last year the container terminals of HHLA have enlivened over 6,9 million containers (+2.5%)
Revenues increased by +12.7%




15/02/2022Record quarterly profit for Euroseas
In 2021, a marked improvement in financial performance




15/02/2022Federagenti, from the exploitation of unused Italian gas resources opportunities for the economy and for the maritime sector
Saints: only in the Adriatic there are dozens of oil platforms for drilling




15/02/2022After a record year, container charterer Triton predicts an equally favorable 2022
In 2021 the company's revenues increased by +17.3%




15/02/2022Webinar of Assarmatori and Uniport on cybersecurity in the maritime-port sector
Speretta (Leonardo): support from companies specialized in global security becomes essential




15/02/2022Today Hupac inaugurates an intermodal connection Novara-Pomezia
It has two weekly rotations




15/02/2022Generational change at the top of the Danish group A.P. Møller-Mærsk
Robert Mærsk Uggla will be appointed as the company's new president




15/02/2022Strong contraction in container traffic in the port of Hong Kong in January
Enlivened 1.24 million teu, down by -19.4%




15/02/2022Work has begun on the reconstruction of the mantle of the breakwater of the port of Augusta
A construction site of about 10 thousand square meters will be set up




15/02/2022Also this year the containerized maritime lines of THE Alliance will scale in Italy the ports of Genoa and La Spezia
They will continue to be touched by the weekly MD1 and MD2 services




14/02/2022In January the port of Singapore has enlivened over 3,1 million container (- 0.4%)
The goods are piled to total 52,1 million tons (+2.0%)




14/02/2022In the last trimester of 2021 the traffic of the goods in the port of Venice has grown of +8.4%
In the whole year recorded an increase of +8.0%




14/02/2022MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys have joined the Green Marine Europe environmental certification program
All ships of the two companies will be evaluated through eight key performance indicators




14/02/2022Merlo (Federlogistica) urges to assign resources to the AdSP so that they can cope with the risks of cyber security
"The time has come - he explained to address the issues related to technological innovation and digitization




14/02/2022Costa Cruises plans to restore the operation of the entire fleet by next summer
Between spring and winter, more than 1,800 cruises are planned




14/02/2022Plastic pellets carried by ships should be considered dangerous goods
Report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network and The Centre for Environmental Justice on the sinking of the "X-Press Pearl"




14/02/2022The mayors of Antwerp and Rotterdam urge their respective governments to do more to combat drug trafficking through the ports of the two cities
Control of all tropical fruit trafficking proposed




14/02/2022HMM closes 2021 with record annual and quarterly financial performance
In 12 months, revenues increased by +115.1%




11/02/2022Today in Civitavecchia the first of the three days of strike of the workers of Port Mobility
Protest against the 26 redundancies declared by the company




11/02/2022At the start this year in the port of Ancona the preparatory works for the lengthening of the railway tracks
Approved the technical-functional adaptation to the PRP




11/02/2022In January the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach has increased of +4.8%
Traffic record for this month




11/02/2022In January, a historical record of monthly revenues for Yang Ming and Wan Hai
Year-on-year increases of +74.1% and +140.0% respectively were recorded




11/02/2022In 2021, the ports of Messina, Milazzo, Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni handled 30 million tons of goods
Similar volume was handled in 2019




11/02/2022The AdSP of the South Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has adopted the regulation of call of port workers
The institution will take charge of the basic health screening




11/02/2022In the last quarter of 2021, the resumption of traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has subsided
Decrease of -4.4% of containerized goods




11/02/2022Melina Travlos (Neptun Lines) is the new president of the Union of Greek Shipowners
Golden Star Ferries bought the ferry "Silver Queen"




10/02/2022The World Shipping Council presents six proposals for a fair decarbonisation of maritime transport
The association highlights the need for clear global regulations




10/02/2022Fincantieri - BNP Paribas Italia agreement for a "sustainability linked Guarantees Facility"
Line for guarantees linked to the achievement of two specific objectives of the 2018-2022 Sustainability Plan of the shipbuilding group




10/02/2022Martin (Federation of the Sea): This is a very favorable time to implement the priorities of the blue economy
Meeting of European maritime clusters in Brest




10/02/2022ZIM agrees with Navios Maritime Partners to rent 13 container ships
Five second-hand ships with a capacity of 3,500-4,360 teu and eight new ones of 5,300 teu




10/02/2022Uiltrasporti, resolute no to the modification of the public nature of the Port System Authorities
Tarlazzi: private entities would be at the mercy of the great global shipping alliances




10/02/2022In 2021 the port of Ravenna set its own new historical record of freight traffic
Enlivened 27.1 million tons, up +20.8% on 2020 and +3.1% on 2019




10/02/2022In January, the revenues of the Taiwanese Evergreen grew by +99.9%
Recorded a turnover of over two billion US dollars




10/02/2022Felsa, Nidil and Uiltemp hope for a stabilization path for the 88 workers administered in the port of Genoa
Their contract will expire at the end of the month




10/02/2022Maersk plans to have an additional 500 logistics warehouses within five years
Currently the group has 300 for a total of six million square meters




10/02/2022In 2021, the Port of New York handled record container traffic
Quarterly historical peak in the period October-December




09/02/2022Filt Cgil, the new rules on Covid once again penalize seafarers
Colombo: in order to be reunited with their families they will have to bivouac at the airports of arrival or on the piers of our ports




09/02/2022Agreement between Mims, Port Authorities and Assoporti
A joint committee will be set up for the study and analysis of issues of common interest




09/02/2022After four years of decline, in 2021 the intermodal traffic enlivened by Kombiverkehr grew by +9.3%
Domestic transport increased by +15.4% and international transport by +7.9%




09/02/2022DSV has a record year in both financial and operational performance
Revenues grew by +57.3%




09/02/2022In June, on the occasion of the centenary, the ICS will host a high-level summit on the decarbonization of shipping
Poulsson: We need to agree on a concrete path towards a future based on reality and not on wishful thinking




09/02/2022In 2021 the revenues of the Maersk group increased by +55.5%
Net profit of $18 billion. Bought the US logistics company Pilot Freight Services




08/02/2022D'Amico (Gruppo Giovani Armatori di Confitarma): a national and European strategy oriented towards the sea is needed
Highlighted the green commitment of the national armament




08/02/2022The AdSP of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea presented its plan for the reorganization of large areas of the port of Livorno
Warriors: thanks to the new concessionary structures outlined by this proposal we will finally be able to put order in the port and overcome the problems of conflict




08/02/2022The regional council of Lazio has given the green light to the establishment of the Simplified Logistics Zone of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
It will involve 29 municipalities and the ports of Civitavecchia, Gaeta and Fiumicino




08/02/2022Signed the agreement for the planning of safety interventions in the port of Monfalcone
It was signed by the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic and the trade unions




08/02/2022Published the call for the assignment of the concession of the towing service for the port of Livorno
The value of the asset is estimated at 364.5 million euros with a duration of the concession of 15 years




08/02/2022The number of container carriers from over 20,000 teu who arrive in Barcelona is growing
In the first eleven months of last year there were 32




08/02/2022Uniport, the measures of the European Fit for 55 package risk neutralizing the investments of the PNRR on Italian ports
Rizzi: the reduction of the environmental impact of shipping must not pass through a limitation of transport by sea




08/02/2022The exceptional financial growth of containerized shipping rewards the Greek Danaos and its shareholders
Coustas: I hope that the current brake on orders for new shipbuilding will remain in place




08/02/2022In the port of Genoa, a cargo of 444.5 kilos of cocaine was seized
An employee of the CULMV was arrested




07/02/2022Royal Caribbean's financial performance is still very negative
The cruise group plans to close the 2021 financial year with a net loss of -5.3 billion dollars




07/02/2022Incendiary device under the house of the president of the AdSP of the North Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Pino Musolino
Solidarity of representatives of institutions, trade unions and the economic-port world




07/02/2022In 2021, the reliability of containerized shipping service schedules plummeted to 35.8%
This is highlighted by Sea-Intelligence




07/02/2022In China, during the holidays for the Lunar New Year, there was an increase of +16% in express deliveries
The festive period is the peak consumption season of the year




07/02/2022New Austria-Switzerland rail link with connections to northern and southern European ports
It is carried out in collaboration with Rail Cargo Group and Swissterminal




07/02/2022In 2021 there was a resumption of cruise traffic in Croatian ports
Significantly lower turnover than in 2019




07/02/2022Last year, DP World's port terminals handled record traffic of 77.9 million containers
In the fourth quarter alone the traffic has been of almost 19,6 million teu (+2.6%)




07/02/2022The Japanese ferry Sunflower Shiretoko has set a new record for autonomous navigation
The ship traveled a route of 750 kilometers




04/02/2022Intercargo welcomes the legislative proposals aimed at making those who operate them commercially pay the costs of CO2 emissions from ships
"If the proposal recognizes the need to establish a contractual obligation between the shipowner and the commercial operator regarding the transfer of costs, it must be clear - specifies President Fafalios - that this is easier said than done"




04/02/2022Intermodal traffic in the interports of Bologna, Nola, Padua and Verona is growing in 2021
Increase in both railway and road transport activity




04/02/2022The port of Palermo closed 2021 with a new historical record of annual freight traffic
Volumes up by +4.7% on 2020 and +31.9% on 2019




04/02/2022The WSC is concerned about the regulations being studied in the US to alleviate supply chain congestion
Butler: The bill, deeply wrong. it would give government officials the right to syndicate commercially negotiated service contracts and to determine how shipping companies are to operate their fleet networks




04/02/2022In the fourth trimester of 2021 the containerized traffic of transhipment in Spanish ports has fallen of -11.3%
Altogether last year the ports of call of the Iberian nation have enlivened 544,5 million tons of goods (+5.6%)




04/02/2022The second attempt to disengage the Mumbai Maersk has been successfully concluded
The operation involved eight naval units




03/02/2022A 20,000 teu container ship from Maersk ran aground near the port of Bremerhaven
Failure of a first attempt to disembark the ship




03/02/2022In 2021 the revenues of the Cargotec group grew by +2%
Strong increase (+42%) in the value of new orders




03/02/2022Port of Genoa, USB is against a hypothesis of transfer of freight traffic from Sampierdarena to Pra'
The union denounces the possibility that the SECH area will be sold to Costa Cruises




03/02/2022The establishment of the first U.S. international open registry based in the U.S. Virgin Islands has begun
Among the proposals, the creation of a transhipment hub in the Caribbean




03/02/2022The merger between Cargotec and Konecranes encounters obstacles
In 2021 Konecranes recorded a growth of +16.4% in new orders (+11.7% for port vehicles)




03/02/2022In the last quarter of last year ABB recorded an increase of +17.9% in new orders
Revenues grew by +5.4%




03/02/2022Ok from Brussels to aid to Italian port concessionaires affected by the effects of the pandemic
Authorised under the Temporary Framework on State Aid




02/02/2022The Court of Auditors has approved the 2020 management of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
The adoption of the port regulatory plans of Gioia Tauro, Crotone and Corigliano Calabro can no longer be postponed - the magistrates specify




02/02/2022Jan De Nul has ordered an autonomous naval unit for maritime inspections
It will be provided by Norway's Maritime Robotics




02/02/2022In 2021 the traffic of the container in the port of Valencia has increased of +3.2%
Containerized trade with Italy grew by +26.8%




02/02/2022Assarmatori renews its criticism of the EU Commission's proposal to decarbonize shipping
Hearing of the Secretary General of the association at the Department of European Policies of the Presidency of the Council




02/02/2022T&E with their heads down against European ports, accused of doing very little to clean up shipping
In Italian ports, the greatest amount of CO2 emissions produced by ships at berth would be recorded




02/02/2022The increase in the price of sea freight? At least one positive effect has it: that on the recovery of trade in services
The WTO confirms the causes of the increase in tariffs




01/02/2022Ok to the Strategic System Planning Document of the port system of the Western Ligurian Sea
Resolution of the National Coordination Conference of the Port System Authorities




01/02/2022In January the number of ships transited in the Suez Canal increased by +11.3%
Increase of +9.9% in revenues generated by ship traffic




01/02/2022Successful decarbonization testing with the use of a biofuel blend derived from renewable raw materials to power a product tanker
The project involved the d'Amico group, ABS, LR FOBAS, MAN Energy Solutions, RINA, the Liberian Registry and Trafigura




01/02/2022Gulf of La Spezia, an event on the prospects offered by green hydrogen for sustainable development
Organized by DLTM and TICASS, it will be held on Thursday in presence and online




01/02/2022UPS closes 2021 with record annual and quarterly financial results
Annual revenues increased by +15.0%




01/02/2022New format of the Assoporti and SRM newsletter on maritime transport and ports
Giampieri: it is a useful informative product also for forecasts




01/02/2022On 17 and 19 May in Viareggio and Genoa will meet German and Italian shipbuilding operators
Events organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany




01/02/2022Hapag-Lloyd is preparing to close 2021 with a huge growth in financial results
The exceptional performances are the result of the extraordinary increase in the value of freight
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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
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
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
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
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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