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April 2022

	29/04/2022	Höegh Autoliners orders four more "Aurora" class PCTCs to China's CMHI The salesperman rises to eight units
	29/04/2022	The EU Commission authorizes the entry of Hapag-Lloyd into the capital of JadeWeserPort The German company will acquire 30% percent held by APM Terminals
	29/04/2022	Singaporean Swire Shipping has bought American ride-hailing company Westwood Shipping Lines It was ceded by Japan's Sumitomo Warehouse
	29/04/2022	Approved the 2021 budget of the AdSP of the South Tyrrhenium and Ionian seas It presents an administration surplus of more than 133 million euros
	29/04/2022	ESPO, the TRAN Commission of the EU Parliament noted the impact that the inclusion of shipping in the ETS can have on ports Reassuring-the European ports association explained-that the draft opinion adopted by the parliamentary committee yesterday seeks to find a solution to this problem
	29/04/2022	Last year the port terminals of the Eurokai group handled 12.3 million containers (+ 13.1%) In Germany traffic was 7.9 million teu (+ 8.2%), in Italy of 1.8 million teu (+ 13.4%) and in the other foreign terminals of 2.6 million teu (+ 31.2%)
	29/04/2022	Hapag-Lloyd expects to store the first quarter with a +237 percent growth in operating profit The company believes the positive trend will continue in the second quarter
	28/04/2022	Approved the 2021 budget of the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno Adopted the new Strategic Programming Document of System
	28/04/2022	The European parliamentary committee TRAN calls on Russia to return the stolen aircraft Moscow has imposed a new registration of the planes chartered by foreign companies in the Russian aviation registry
	28/04/2022	Fincantieri will deliver the second corvette for Qatar It was built in the Muggiano shipyard
	28/04/2022	Interporto Padova closed 2021 percent with economic results on the rise The annual financial year was filed with a profit before taxes of 3.5 million euros (+ 24%)
	28/04/2022	Merlo (Federlogistics) is missing professional figures for cybersecurity in logistics Cyber piracy is getting more and more aggressive and insidious
	28/04/2022	Accentuated quarterly decline in CIMC container sales Minus 21.5% for dry containers and minus 29.6% for reefers
	28/04/2022	Slala urges the implementation of the project behind the port of Lower Piedmont Rossini: this is really the last chance
	28/04/2022	Technical table between the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas and the Customs Agency The focus is on digitalization for the relaunch of the port system
	28/04/2022	Convention AdSP of the Strait - University of Messina for the promotion of the health of port workers The activities will involve a sample of 200 people who will be followed for 18 months
	28/04/2022	The final balance sheet and the 2021 annual report of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved Deiana: 171 million from the PNRR for the construction of the Ro-Ro Terminal in the Canal Port of Cagliari and for the electrification of the docks
	28/04/2022	The withdrawal from the Russian market weighs on Wärtsilä's accounts In the first quarter robust growth in new orders
	28/04/2022	The resumption of Italian logistics threatened by the effects of the war in Ukraine Nicolini (Confetra): from an economic point of view, the scenario is one of great uncertainty
	28/04/2022	DSV closed the first quarter with a record net profit of 4.4 billion Danish kroner (+88.3%) Revenues increased by +81.8%
	28/04/2022	The 2021 final balance sheet of the AdSP of the Western Ligurian Sea has been approved During the year, projects worth more than €910 million were launched
	28/04/2022	The TRAN Committee of the EU Parliament proposes to tighten sanctions against Russia in the maritime and rail sectors Request to deny the green light to call in EU ports to all ships that also call at Russian ports along their route
	28/04/2022	In the year ending March 31, ONE's revenues grew by +109.1% The net profit is piled to 16,8 billion dollars (+380.9%)
	27/04/2022	The Vibo Marina headquarters of the Port System Authority of the Southern tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has been inaugurated Planned works worth 18 million euros
	27/04/2022	Santi (Federagenti): the prospects for cruises are positive, but the iconic Venice is excluded from the market From the Seatrade Cruise in Miami - he announced - the confirmation of the exclusion of the lagoon port of call from the routes of cruise ships
	27/04/2022	Presented the new School of Higher Education for Ship's Doctors In autumn in Arenzano the first course divided into 12 days
	27/04/2022	Cargotec starts 2022 with growing financial results and orders Revenues increased by +16.6%
	27/04/2022	The merger agreement of Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine has been signed Temasek will hold 33.5% of the new company
	27/04/2022	Fosen Yard acquires the Stralsund shipyard Signed a lease with the administration of the Hanseatic city
	27/04/2022	With a +19.6% of traffic in the first quarter of this year, the port of Trieste is approaching pre-pandemic levels The decline (in tons) of containerized traffic continues
	27/04/2022	The trucks and trains that flow to the Bologna Interport are growing In the first three months of 2022, numbers were decidedly higher than even pre-pandemic
	27/04/2022	Kerdjoudj-Belkaid (Feport): When the ships stopped in Shanghai arrive en masse in the EU, there will be a risk of disaster The intervention of the European Commission was requested to avoid the nightmare situation that is looming in 8-12 weeks
	27/04/2022	Konecranes posted an unsatisfactory quarter in terms of financial results but excellent in terms of new orders For the first time, the value of orders exceeded one billion euros
	26/04/2022	In the first three months of this year the traffic in the port of Rotterdam has decreased of -1.5% The activities of the Dutch airport are weighed down by the consequences of tensions on the energy markets and the war in Ukraine
	26/04/2022	In the first quarter, Busan was confirmed as the seventh largest container port in the world The South Korean ports have closed the first three months of 2022 with a total of 7.23 million teu (-1.3%)
	26/04/2022	In 2020, hauliers handled 77% of goods in the EU Decline in rail transport and that along inland waterways
	26/04/2022	Jan Dieleman is the new president of the Global Maritime Forum He was elected today by the assembly of the organization
	26/04/2022	Russia aims to remedy the shortage of containers by increasing domestic production The dry port of Yuzhnouralsky, in addition to being used to increase trade with China, could host a container factory
	26/04/2022	In 2022, 8.8 million cruise passengers are expected in Italian ports According to Cemar, the strong recovery trend will continue next year
	26/04/2022	In the first three months of 2022, UPS revenues increased by +6.4% The net profit has been of 2,7 billion dollars (- 44.4%)
	26/04/2022	Agreement to offer the companies of the Nola Business Park a platform dedicated to dropshipping It was signed by CIS - Interporto Campano and eLogy
	26/04/2022	In March, freight traffic in Spanish ports declined after 12 consecutive months of growth In the first trimester of 2022 the traffic has been of 136,7 million tons (+5.7%)
	26/04/2022	The growth in the financial performance of the Kuehne + Nagel group continues New quarterly historical records in the segment of maritime shipments
	26/04/2022	Maersk expects to close the first quarter of 2022 with new record financial results In the period the volumes of cargoes transported by the fleet decreased by -7%
	22/04/2022	In the first trimester of this year the traffic in the port of Algeciras has increased of +7.5% Containerized cargo decreased by -6.1%
	22/04/2022	Last year the Slovenian trucks transported 98,9 million tons of goods (+8.8%) Volumes to and from Italy are growing
	22/04/2022	In February growth of freight traffic in the port of Naples, decline in Salerno Overall, the airports of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea have enlivened 2.5 million tons of cargo (- 1.2%)
	22/04/2022	Moscow intends to remove aircraft from the category of registered movable property According to "Vedomosti", this would allow Russian courts to deal with disputes over aircraft rights
	21/04/2022	Assarmatori and Confitarma urge to modernize the Navigation Code The two shipowners' associations illustrate the next challenges that Italian shipping will have to face
	21/04/2022	The performance of Bureau Veritas' Marine & Offshore division is growing As of March 31, the class fleet consisted of 11,533 ships
	21/04/2022	New Rail Link Antwerp-Novara of Hupac Three rotations will be made per week
	21/04/2022	The Council of State accepts the appeal of the port authority of Gioia Tauro against Zito Evoluzioni Navali Yacht The AdSP had declared the concessionary relationship with the company to have lapsed
	21/04/2022	In March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has increased of +16.9% In the first quarter of this year recorded a growth of +10.9%
	21/04/2022	From this summer two MSC Cruises ships will be powered from land while supporting in two northern European ports "MSC Virtuosa" and "MSC Poesia" will use cold ironing systems in the ports of Southhampton and Rostock
	21/04/2022	Among the difficulties that the Russian transport system is facing, soon there will also be that of the shortage of containers Russian Railways urges to adapt the Russian ports of the Far East to accommodate goods that cannot pass to the west
	21/04/2022	In the first three months of 2022, DP World's port terminals handled 19.3 million containers Traffic slightly up by +1.7%
	21/04/2022	Relaunched the proposal to create a large area behind the port in the lower Piedmont New lung serving the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
	21/04/2022	In 2021 the rail freight traffic in Austria grew by +4.8% Flows to and from Italy increased by +9.5%
	21/04/2022	In the first quarter of this year ABB recorded a growth of +21% in new orders The period was archived with a net profit of 632 million dollars (+21%)
	20/04/2022	Dover Port officials prevented ITF inspectors from boarding P&O Ferries ferries Tomorrow a protest is scheduled in front of the headquarters of DP World in London
	20/04/2022	Third consecutive quarterly decline in container traffic in the port of Antwerp In the first three months of 2022 the total of cargo handled has recorded a decrease of -1.5%
	20/04/2022	The Board of Directors of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti has approved the list of candidates for the position of director of Fincantieri Pierroberto Folgiero will succeed Bono as CEO. Claudio Graziano new president
	20/04/2022	Seminar of the Youth Group of Assagenti on the boom of maritime freight Analyzed the trend of tariffs in the segments of containers, dry bulk and liquid bulk
	20/04/2022	A software to quantify the polluting emissions produced by ships in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara Program based on the characteristics of the ships present in the ports
	20/04/2022	The Bimco clarifies what the strategy of decarbonization of shipping should be The shipowners' association insists on the issue of the attribution of responsibilities and the importance of the adoption at global level of a market-based measure
	20/04/2022	Ok to the technical-economic feasibility project for the extraordinary maintenance work of the port of Augusta They will be realized within 18 months
	20/04/2022	RCG increases the frequency of rail services connecting Austria with Belgian ports and Scandinavia They are focused on the Linz intermodal terminal
	20/04/2022	In 2021 the revenues of the Chinese Sinotrans have increased of +47.1% Decisive increase in the volumes handled by the logistics company
	19/04/2022	Third consecutive monthly drop in foreign freight traffic handled in March 2022 by Chinese ports Containers have been pairs to 21,0 million teu (+1.6%)
	19/04/2022	Kotug buys Seaways International The Dubai-based company has a fleet of vessels to support the offshore industry
	19/04/2022	Moscow assures support to Russian companies to solve transport difficulties A circular confirms the problems caused by the cessation of services with Russia of international carriers
	19/04/2022	OOCL records a new historical record of quarterly revenues In the first three months of this year the containerized cargoes transported by the fleet have decreased of -9.2%
	19/04/2022	Strong contraction of traffic enlivened by the terminals of the Russian Global Ports In the first quarter the containerized volumes in the Baltic terminals decreased by -15.8%
	19/04/2022	The decline in quarterly container traffic handled by the port of Hong Kong is accentuated In the first three months of this year the total was 3.75 million teu (-8.9%)
	19/04/2022	Political tensions in Libya disrupt oil and gas production Production ceased at the Al-Sharara and Al-Feel oil fields and stopped activity at the oil port of Zueitina
	19/04/2022	*The Ever Forward* container carrier has been de-stranded** It will be towed to the port of Baltimore
	15/04/2022	In 2021 the revenues of Anek Lines grew by +20.5% The annual year was closed with a net result after taxes of a negative sign and equal to -40.2 million euros
	15/04/2022	In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Augsburg is diminished of the -15,2% Both liquid bulk (-13.9%) and dry bulk (-40.7%) decreased
	15/04/2022	With the sanctions on Russia, the port of Antwerp will lose about 5% of the annual volume of traffic Moscow is the fifth largest trading partner of the Belgian port of call
	15/04/2022	Free Wheels, the next wild liberalization will give the coup de grace to small road transport companies It will leave on the field - Franchini denounced - only large groups with few employees and many owners, fake entrepreneurs of themselves, but in reality real exploited workers and without protections of any kind
	15/04/2022	Yang Ming will buy five new 15,000 teu container ships Extension of charter contracts for four ships of 11,000 teu. Also decided the purchase of containers
	15/04/2022	Order to Hyundai Heavy Industries for six new 7,900 teu container ships Contract to Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for two PCTC
	15/04/2022	On April 21, the States General of Logistics of the North West will be held in Alexandria The relaunch of logistics between PNRR and new economic scenarios
	15/04/2022	In the first quarter of this year, the port of Long Beach handled a record traffic of 2.5 million containers New historical peaks in the volumes of full containers on disembarkation and empty containers
	14/04/2022	In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the container in the port of Gioia Tauro has grown of +28.1% Enlivened about 812 thousand teu
	14/04/2022	In the first three months of 2022, the terminals of the Chinese CMPort handled 33 million containers Traffic up by +3.4%
	14/04/2022	In the first three months of this year the traffic of goods in Russian ports has grown of +1.2% Slight decrease (-0.5%) in exports
	14/04/2022	Order to Fincantieri for two more ships for the offshore wind sector By October 2021 the same client, Norwind Offshore, had commissioned two first CSOV
	14/04/2022	Two hundred ships were refueled in the port of Singapore with fuel containing pollutants Fuel dispensed with high concentrations of organo-chlorinated
	13/04/2022	Noli Mazza, for 39 years "voice" of the Confitarma, leaves the shipowning confederation This association - he underlined - has now become my home, my family
	13/04/2022	Meyer and Fassmer bought Neptun Ship Design, Germany's largest ship design company He was part of MV Werften, for which bankruptcy proceedings were initiated
	13/04/2022	Agreement between the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic and the Guardia di Finanza on the resources of the PNRR Pallini: the goal - is to create the conditions so that the opportunity represented by the huge resources can unfold efficiently and promptly, in a framework of legality and security
	13/04/2022	The Genoese De Wave bought the Finnish FCR Finland The company specializes in the construction and installation of elements and fittings of passenger ships
	13/04/2022	In the first three months of 2022 the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles has grown of +3.5% In March they were enlivened 959 thousand teu (+0.1%)
	13/04/2022	In the first trimester of this year the port of Singapore has enlivened 9,1 million containers (- 2.5%) Overall, freight traffic decreased by -3.6%
	12/04/2022	Delo proposes a solution to prevent sanctions from having a heavier impact on Russian foreign trade It consists of transferring non-energy exports to Far East ports and transporting more coal and less restricted cargo to western ports
	12/04/2022	Fine over 3.7 million euros of antitrust to Caronte & Tourist For the AGCM, the company abused its dominant position in the transport of passengers by car by charging too expensive prices
	12/04/2022	New Western Mediterranean Service - West Coast of Central and South America of Hapag-Lloyd The first departures at the beginning of May
	12/04/2022	Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products depend on the unblocking of the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev Even before the war, most of these volumes passed through the two airports
	12/04/2022	The number of acts of piracy against ships is stable The area most at risk is the Singapore Strait. In recent days, an attack off the coast of Ghana has been foiled by the Italian Navy
	12/04/2022	Hyundai Glovis confirms its upcoming entry into the liquefied natural gas shipping market 15-year contract with Australian Company Woodside
	11/04/2022	Filt Cgil, withdraw all amendments to the Competition Bill, otherwise strike in the ports Colombo: they represent a real and gratuitous threat to port workers
	11/04/2022	In 2021, 2,389 maritime accidents occurred in European Union waters Seven ships sunk
	11/04/2022	New historical record of quarterly revenues of the Taiwanese Yang Ming and WHL Figures up by +71.3% and +108.5% respectively on the same period of 2021
	11/04/2022	The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the International Port Community Systems Association Summary: the PCS today is an indispensable competitive tool to meet the increasingly necessary needs of interoperability
	11/04/2022	New terminal in the port of Rotterdam for the import of green hydrogen It will be produced by the Dutch Gasunie, HES International and Vopak
	11/04/2022	Two port workers who were dealing drugs in the port of La Spezia were arrested Ordinance of obligation to stay against a third party
	08/04/2022	ILO and IMO call for urgent action to protect the thousand seafarers of one hundred ships stranded in Ukraine Letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières
	08/04/2022	Last February the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have enlivened 5,2 million tons of goods (+16.6%) Total volume down both on February 2020 (-3.1%) and on February 2019 (-1.7%)
	08/04/2022	Massolo appointed president of the Italian National Association of Maritime Trainers The organization represents the national network of training centers in the maritime field
	08/04/2022	In February the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna has increased of +20.3% Growth of +14.2% is expected in the first quarter of 2022
	08/04/2022	CMA CGM formalizes the acquisition of the logistics company GEFCO The European Commission has provisionally authorized the operation
	08/04/2022	Evergreen celebrates new historical records of monthly and quarterly revenues In the first three months of 2022 the turnover grew by +89.9%
	08/04/2022	In 2021 the sales of containers produced by COSCO Shipping Development increased by +89.9% This commercial activity generated revenues of 31.3 billion yuan (+161.3%)
	08/04/2022	Maersk establishes the airline Maersk Air Cargo Star Air's activities will converge
	08/04/2022	SAAM Towage buys Canadian ship trailer companies Stanrdard Towing and Davies Tugboat They have three tugs used in ports of call on the west coast of Canada
	07/04/2022	Confitarma will present proposals for the development of cold ironing Mattioli: the involvement of port users is essential to avoid rain interventions
	07/04/2022	The Sicilian Region has transferred the management of the ports of Gela and Licata to the AdSP of Western Sicily Agreement signed this morning in Palermo
	07/04/2022	Fedespedi takes stock of the performance of the economy and transport Published the latest issue of the quarterly economic information of the Study Center
	07/04/2022	The Port System Authorities of Puglia sign an agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo In particular, financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises is envisaged
	07/04/2022	Frontline and Euronav announce a merger plan The new company will have a fleet of 146 tankers
	07/04/2022	Agreement to create a logistics hub of the Italian agri-food sector It was signed by Coldiretti, Consorzi Agrari d'Italia, Cai RE, Assologistica and Confetra
	07/04/2022	The US is wondering about its dependence on containers produced in China Vekich (FMC): We need to incentivize a manufacturing base in the United States that is able to produce the essential equipment to meet the needs of our exporters
	07/04/2022	A new intermodal connection has been activated between the port of Trieste and the Interporto of Cervignano Make two weekly rotations, with a forecast of doubling the frequency
	06/04/2022	In Porto Marghera the quay is ready to accommodate cruise ships that are forbidden to arrive at the maritime station of Venice This year, 200 ports of call of cruise units are expected at the Venetian port, of which 32 at the new quay
	06/04/2022	The ESC again urges the EU Commission to rectify the distortion in the maritime container transport market The Association of European Shippers points out that the position of the USA with regard to the problem is not at all that exposed by Margrethe Vestager
	06/04/2022	Port of Singapore, zero port fees for ecological port ships The charge will be suspended for five years
	06/04/2022	In 2021 the Greek group Attica recorded a recovery of +19.8% of revenues The year was closed with a net loss of -13.2 million euros
	06/04/2022	Hupac will increase the frequency of the Barcelona-Busto Arsizio rail link Five rotations will be made per week
	06/04/2022	Order to the South Korean Daehan Shipbuilding for four container ships of 7,200 teu The company entered the container carrier market at the end of 2021
	06/04/2022	The EU closes its ports to only a few Russian ships To be excluded, in fact, are those (the majority) that transport agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid and energy products
	05/04/2022	The Ukrainian Seafarers' Union calls on shipowners not to embark Russian personnel In the port of Mariupol a merchant ship was hit by a bullet and caught fire
	05/04/2022	Confitarma explains how to ensure the competitiveness of the Italian flag Gavarone: the International Register is a necessary but no longer sufficient condition to ensure the competitiveness of our companies
	05/04/2022	The fund manager DIF buys 49% of the port division of the Spanish Boluda The company operates eight container terminals in Spain and the Canary Islands
	05/04/2022	Contract in Vard (Fincantieri) for an innovative fishing vessel The new unit will have a length of 84 meters
	05/04/2022	The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea has formalized the regulation for the reduction of anchorage fees for 2021 The measure regulates the methods of calculation to define the discount
	05/04/2022	Awarded the dredging works for the enlargement of the access channel to the port of Livorno They will be carried out in 120 days
	05/04/2022	TX Logistik increases the frequency of the Leipzig-Verona intermodal connection Make eight weekly rotations
	05/04/2022	TMEIC buys the port automation division of the Spanish Orbita The company's clientele consists mainly of Iberian terminal operators
	04/04/2022	In 2021, Liebherr's revenues in the crane sector for the maritime sector fell by -6.9% The German group closed the year with a net profit of 545 million euros
	04/04/2022	In the first quarter of 2022 the Suez Canal was crossed by 5,303 ships (+15.8%) At the end of March 2021, traffic had been interrupted for six days due to the stranding of the "Ever Given"
	04/04/2022	In 2021 the traffic of the container in the German ports has increased of +5.9% Decrease of -1.5% on 2019
	04/04/2022	Assarmatori has opened a representative office in Brussels The shipowners' association intends to monitor the EU's strategic issues even more actively
	04/04/2022	On January 1, 2023, a new tariff system for transits in the Panama Canal will come into force Simplification of the calculation of tolls is envisaged
	04/04/2022	Change at the top of APM Terminals On the first of July, CEO Morten Engelstoft will step down from Keith Svendsen
	01/04/2022	PSA buys ceres Halifax from the port of Halifax With the acquisition, the Singaporean company operates the two container terminals of the Canadian airport
	01/04/2022	CMA CMG is about to acquire Gefco Russia's RZD would sell 75% of the capital
	01/04/2022	Evergreen declares general failure due to the stranding of the Ever Forward So far, attempts to put it back in place since March 20 have been in vain
	01/04/2022	It cannot be us - the British ports stress - who ascertain compliance with the rules on the minimum wage for seafarers Ballantyne (BPA): Ports are not the competent authorities to enforce the rules on employee salaries or working conditions in the maritime sector
	01/04/2022	Kombiverkehr will increase the frequency of services between Benelux-Germany and Italy Inauguration of a new connection and increase in departures
	01/04/2022	COSCO Shipping Ports closed 2021 with record revenues Recorded a net profit of 405,8 million dollars (+8.6%)
	01/04/2022	COSCO expects to close the first quarter of 2022 with record earnings An EBIT of 39.3 billion yuan (+98%) and a profit for shareholders of 27.6 billion (+78.6%) are expected
	01/04/2022	Sardinian AdSP - Navy agreement to complete the process of reconversion of the historic port of Cagliari The entire waterfront will be dedicated to recreational tourism functions, able to accommodate even maxi yachts
	01/04/2022	Agreement signed for the sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics to the MSC Group The sale will take place for 5.7 billion euros
	01/04/2022	The transformation of 74 special members of the CULMV of Genoa into ordinary members has been approved Green light from the Management Committee to the progressive early retirement of 89 members of the CULMV and the CULP of Savona