 | 30/09/2024 | Tomorrow the Federation of the Sea celebrates its 30th anniversary with a conference in Naples
The theme of the meeting: "The Mediterranean in history: from Sea to Middle Ocean" |
| 30/09/2024 | The cruise group Carnival collects another record quarter
The outlook for the 2025 fiscal year is also positive |
| 30/09/2024 | In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai's port terminals grew by +9.6%
In Germany the volume was 1.8 million TEUs (+8.3%), in Italy 446 thousand TEUs (+8.6%) and in other foreign terminals 872 thousand TEUs (+12.8%) |
| 30/09/2024 | Passenger traffic transported this summer by GNV ships is stable
Increases of +6% in volume with Sardinia and +7% with Morocco |
| 30/09/2024 | Accelleron strengthens its partnership with HD Hyundai, which is entrusted with the production of radial turbochargers in Korea
Expected reductions in delivery times and transport costs for customers in the Asian market |
| 30/09/2024 | Port of Gioia Tauro, on 14 October tenth meeting for the possible establishment of the company pursuant to art. 17
In the event of failure of the negotiation, the extension of the Employment Administration Agency will be requested |
| 30/09/2024 | Zéphyr & Borée's order to HMD for five wind-powered container carriers has been cancelled
Termination of the contract at the request of the French shipowner |
| 27/09/2024 | Appeal by the Propeller Club of Trieste not to unguard the customs offices serving the Julian port
Zerbini: the port deserves what has been done for the port of Genoa |
| 27/09/2024 | Spliethoff orders Wuhu Shipyard to build eight multipurpose vessels
They will be taken delivery from the first quarter of 2028 |
| 27/09/2024 | The Japanese group "K" Line sells 47% of "K" Line Logistics to its compatriot Kamigumi
The transaction will be implemented on April 1st |
| 27/09/2024 | A plant has been activated in the port of Augusta to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in the marine ecosystem
The annual storage of 800 tons of carbon dioxide is planned |
| 27/09/2024 | The Star Princess cruise ship was launched in Monfalcone
Fincantieri will deliver the unit to Princess Cruises in the fall of 2025 |
| 27/09/2024 | To avert the strike in US ports, the USMX files an appeal against the ILA
An immediate injunction has been requested to force the union to resume negotiations |
| 27/09/2024 | South Korea's Hanwha gives up the takeover on Austal
The Australian company will upgrade its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama |
| 26/09/2024 | SBB CFF FFS Cargo orders 36 multi-system electric locomotives from Stadler Rail with an option for a further 93 vehicles
Delivery is expected between autumn 2027 and 2035 |
| 26/09/2024 | Mercitalia Logistics has joined Assologistica
Bussalino: Piedmont is aiming to create a hinterland system on its territory |
| 26/09/2024 | Terminal Investment Limited (MSC Group) will build a container terminal in the Danish port of Aarhus
It will become operational in 2027 |
| 26/09/2024 | ECG calls for a transition period for the application of the German guidelines on vehicle lashing on car transporters
Less than half of the trucks received certification |
| 26/09/2024 | Sea-Intelligence analyses the impact of the EU ETS on shipping alliances
Higher costs for Ocean Alliance. Gemini Cooperation and Premier Alliance on the same level. MSC would have a better advantage |
| 26/09/2024 | Attica buys Fast Ferries' Thunder fast ferry for €17.75 million
Built in 1998, it has a capacity of 1,068 passengers and 215 cars |
| 26/09/2024 | ESPO and FEPORT are calling for a mandatory EU-wide tax exemption for onshore power supply
Indispensable - they underline - to encourage ships to use the OPS |
| 26/09/2024 | The luxury cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey moves from Seabourn to Mitsui Ocean Cruises
It is the second ship of the company of the Japanese group MOL |
| 26/09/2024 | PowerCell Group has acquired an order for marine fuel cell systems in Italy
56 units will be delivered and will be installed largely on cruise ships |
| 25/09/2024 | Shipping is by no means on track to achieve its decarbonisation targets and the next 12 months will be crucial
This is highlighted by the third annual report "Progress Towards Shipping's 2030 Breakthrough". ECSA's proposals for accelerating the production and uptake of clean fuels |
| 25/09/2024 | Rixi: the allocation of funds from the ETS to the increase in resources for the Sea Modal Shift incentive has been confirmed
We are also trying - he specified - to recover the unused funds allocated for 2022 |
| 25/09/2024 | In the first eight months of 2024, the Port of Barcelona handled 2,660,122 containers (+22.1%)
Marked increase (+41.3%) in transhipment containers |
| 25/09/2024 | Proposals by the TEHA Group think tank to stimulate the competitiveness of the Italian maritime industry
The second edition of the Sea Resource Forum is underway in Palermo |
| 25/09/2024 | Global Ports Holding's operating and economic performance grew strongly
In the January-August period, passenger traffic in cruise terminals increased by +29% |
| 25/09/2024 | CLdN orders ten new 1,100 TEU container carriers from HD Hyundai Mipo
The company entered the full container sector in recent months by chartering a ship |
| 25/09/2024 | In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in French ports increased by +0.7%
Decline in liquid bulk cargo. Growth of containers and dry bulk. The rolling stock is stable |
| 25/09/2024 | Montaresi appointed commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rixi: with Montaresi we guarantee continuity, pending the appointment of the new top management of the Port Authority |
| 24/09/2024 | Greece's CCEC sells five 5,023 TEU containerships for $118.4 million
They were built in 2013 |
| 24/09/2024 | The Swiss Council of States adopts two motions to speed up the transfer of traffic from road to rail
One calls for the construction of a four-meter corridor on the railway line on the left bank of the Rhine, in France |
| 24/09/2024 | Di Caterina (ALIS): no strikes or blockades of intermodal transport services with Sicily
Satisfaction with the MIT's commitment to allocate ETS taxation funds to support maritime intermodality |
| 24/09/2024 | Alsea and Spediporto, Italian exports could further grow by improving accessibility to European markets
Obstacles and additional burdens to overcome the barrier of the Alps |
| 24/09/2024 | In the run-up to the strike in the ports of the East Coast and the US Gulf, the FMC urges carriers and terminal operators to comply with the rules
No progress has been made to avoid the shutdown despite the contracts between the ILA and the USMX |
| 24/09/2024 | A further €2.5 billion of European funds for projects under the TEN-T network
Call for proposals for project funding launched |
| 24/09/2024 | In August, cargo traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -7.5% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +35.5%
Increase in containerized goods |
| 23/09/2024 | Assiterminal appoints the members of the commissions and working groups
They will remain in office in the three-year period 2024-2026 |
| 23/09/2024 | On Thursday, the presentation of the book "Women on the bridge" will be held in 11 Italian ports
The Wista Italy volume will also be presented at the "Monaco Yacht Show" |
| 23/09/2024 | Sommariva also chooses the private sector with the appointment as president of the Spinelli group
He will take office on October 1st |
| 23/09/2024 | On Friday in Naples a seminar on the theme "Health and safety in the port area: the applicable legislation"
Organized by Inail Campania and Assarmatori with the "Parthenope" University |
| 23/09/2024 | CMA CGM acquires 49% of the capital of the Brazilian Santos Brasil
Next year, the French group will launch a takeover bid with the aim of buying the remaining stake |
| 23/09/2024 | We need a discussion and not unilateral declarations on services to trucks in Ligurian ports
This is underlined by Filt Cgil Genova, highlighting that the issue involves different categories of workers |
| 23/09/2024 | The launch of the SDO-SuRS for the Italian Navy was carried out in Venice
The transfer to Genoa has begun, where the superstructures will be loaded at the T. Mariotti shipyard |
| 20/09/2024 | A Russian subsidiary of the Maersk group has been liquidated
The liquidation proceedings of another Russian company in the Danish group were cancelled |
| 20/09/2024 | ERFA, aid for rail freight transport should not be used to support declining business models
Stahl: We have to ensure that any amount is granted thoughtfully |
| 20/09/2024 | The Assiterminal summit met with Minister Musumeci
Cognolato: reiterated the importance that the government continues to keep maritime at the center of its policies |
| 20/09/2024 | The concession for the marina for large yachts at the Brin pier in Olbia has been issued
Seventeen berths available |
| 20/09/2024 | Gasparato (UIR): teaming up with the institutions on the rules for the reform of freight terminals
The text of the law under consideration - he explained - represents an important starting point |
| 20/09/2024 | In Mantua, the Kuehne+Nagel group has inaugurated the Adidas Campus distribution center
The investment of 350 million euros is the largest ever made by the Swiss company |
| 20/09/2024 | The Dutch Spliethoff has acquired the majority of the capital of compatriot ForestWave
The merger creates a fleet of 147 multipurpose vessels |
| 20/09/2024 | The Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea wins the "Smart Port" award at the RemTech Expo in Ferrara
Recognition of the institution's innovation and environmental sustainability policy |
| 20/09/2024 | Decline in the quarterly results of the American FedEx
Net profit down -26.3% |
| 19/09/2024 | On October 11, the seventh edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano
International forum on the logistics axis between Ligurian ports and the markets of central Europe |
| 19/09/2024 | In August, containers in the port of Valencia increased while in Algeciras they decreased
464 thousand TEUs (+19.1%) and 403 thousand TEUs (-5.2%) were handled respectively |
| 19/09/2024 | Rolls-Royce will sell the propulsion and ship handling systems segment to Fairbanks Morse Defense
Gas turbines and generators will be excluded from the sale |
| 19/09/2024 | Fifteen million euros to the port of Pozzallo for cold ironing
The Ministry approves the funding |
| 19/09/2024 | Intermare and Kestrel Italia extend their KestrelMare partnership to the German Harren Group
Martin Harren: Italy is a market with a very bright future for the project cargo and heavy lift segments |
| 19/09/2024 | Last month, container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +16.0%
Growth trend is also underway in the two main container ports on the East Coast |
| 18/09/2024 | Grimaldi completes the acquisition of 67% of the capital of the Port Authority of Heraklion
80 million euros invested |
| 18/09/2024 | The ART has requested a minimum list of information on the maritime domain managed from the Port Authorities
Zacchaeus: essential to exercise the functions of regulation on port concessions |
| 18/09/2024 | A single office of the Customs Agency will be established in the port of Genoa, which will be the largest in Italy
Alesse: it is essential to integrate customs and monopolistic functions into a single operational hub |
| 18/09/2024 | Agreement to allow the expansion of the MCT concession in the port of Gioia Tauro
Agreement between the terminal company, the Port Authority and Corap, entities that have an ongoing dispute |
| 18/09/2024 | Poland's Kotniz has acquired a majority stake in Italy's Metalstyle
Consolidation in the nautical products and components sector |
| 18/09/2024 | The call for tenders for the assignment of the lots of the Canal Port of Cagliari shipbuilding district has been published
17 expressions of interest have been received |
| 18/09/2024 | The Federation of the Sea and Assocostieri sign a memorandum of understanding
They will collaborate in the organization of events, conferences and presentations of their respective associations |
| 18/09/2024 | Port workers at the ports of the East Coast and the US Gulf are ready to strike from October 1st
A few days to reach an agreement in extremis with the United States Maritime Alliance, which declares itself willing to resume negotiations with the ILA but not to accept all the union's requests |
| 17/09/2024 | The new European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism will be the Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas
He is First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions |
| 17/09/2024 | The container terminal of duisport, Hupac, PSA and HTS has been inaugurated in the port of Duisburg
It will have a traffic capacity of 850 thousand TEUs per year |
| 17/09/2024 | Summary: no impact of my resignation on the procedures and projects underway in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara
I hope that the commissioner's management will be entrusted to the secretary general Federica Montaresi |
| 17/09/2024 | Emanuele Grimaldi doubles his stake in Höegh Autoliners
The Italian shipowner now owns 10% of the Norwegian company |
| 17/09/2024 | The handover of 80% of the capital of Meyer Werft to the public party has been made official
Lies: The social partners have agreed on a plan that will also involve significant cuts. Eikens: state guarantees are essential |
| 17/09/2024 | The strong growth in revenues of Taiwan's Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL continues
In the first eight months of 2024, the companies' turnover increased by +66.0%, +54.3% and +57.6% respectively |
| 16/09/2024 | In 2023, premium collection by marine insurance companies was $38.9 billion (+5.9%)
Europe continues to dominate the market |
| 16/09/2024 | The port community of La Spezia thanks Sommariva for the work done for the port
Surprise and sorrow were expressed for the resignation of the president of the Port Authority |
| 16/09/2024 | ECSA sets out priorities to safeguard and increase the competitiveness of European maritime transport
The production in Europe of at least 40% of the clean fuels needed to decarbonise shipping is required |
| 16/09/2024 | The shipbuilding company Harland & Wolff is back into receivership
The intent is to safeguard the core business of the shipyards. The company is looking for a new investor or a buyer of the assets. Layoffs announced |
| 16/09/2024 | Sommariva, president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, has resigned
He leaves office three months before the end of his mandate |
| 16/09/2024 | Last month, container traffic at the port of Hong Kong fell by -6.7%
In the first eight months of 2024, the decrease was -5.4% |
| 16/09/2024 | SEA Europe is calling for rules for financial support for inland waterway transport that do not penalise EU shipyards
Requirements that incentivize innovation and the transition to digitalization and decarbonization are also desired |
| 16/09/2024 | New contract worth four billion dollars for Saipem in Qatar
Activities commissioned by QatarEnergy LNG |
| 16/09/2024 | Historical record of monthly container traffic for the Port of Long Beach
In August, the Californian airport handled 913,873 TEUs (+33.9%) |
| 16/09/2024 | In August, the Port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+8.4%)
In the first eight months of 2024, the total was 27.4 million TEUs (+6.4%) |
| 13/09/2024 | The Sicilian Region will turn the option with Fincantieri for a second ferry into order
The body will request funding of 140 million euros |
| 13/09/2024 | Work has begun on the electrification of the Levante quay of the port of Gioia Tauro
The work has a value of 18.4 million euros |
| 13/09/2024 | An agreement has been signed for the sale of the German DB Schenker to the Danish logistics group DSV
It includes social clauses to safeguard jobs for a period of two years |
| 13/09/2024 | A report by the US House denounces the risk of the involvement of the Chinese ZPMC, COSCO and CMG in American port activities
I invite you to consider setting up a crane production base in the United States |
| 13/09/2024 | In the third quarter of 2024, the degree of connection of Italy to the global network of containerized maritime services decreased
UNCTAD's LSCI index fell by -2.7% |
| 12/09/2024 | The delivery of the Explora II to Explora Journeys took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Also celebrated were the laying of the coin of "Explora III" and the cutting of the first sheet of "Explora IV" |
| 12/09/2024 | In the first eight months of this year, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -3.1%
Imports and cargoes in transit are growing |
| 12/09/2024 | In the first half of 2024, transalpine freight transport through Switzerland grew by +1.9%
Decrease in the share of railways (72.3%). A significant drop in rail traffic is expected soon |
| 12/09/2024 | The renovation of the access road to the port of Gioia Tauro has been completed
The construction site relating to the ancillary works opens |
| 12/09/2024 | Cargo traffic in Greek ports was stable in the first quarter
Domestic traffic grew, while foreign traffic fell |
| 12/09/2024 | New platform for comparison between ECSA and alternative fuel producers
Attention to policies and tools to support the production and use of clean marine fuels in Europe |
| 12/09/2024 | The Danish DSV wins in the tender for the acquisition of DB Schenker
The ruling of the supervisory board of the DB group is expected in the coming days |
| 12/09/2024 | In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -51.5%
In the first seven months of 2024, the decline was -48.3% |
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 | 12/09/2024 | C. Steinweg - GMT S.r.l., il vostro partner logistico nella regione del Mediterraneo
L'azienda ha sede a Genova come ufficio regionale del gruppo Steinweg per il Mediterraneo centrale, la Costa Adriatica e il Nord Africa |
| 11/09/2024 | The Greek government announces a new cruise tax, and CLIA criticizes the methods and purposes of the decision
The cruise association urges the modernization of national ports |
| 11/09/2024 | The Budget Committee of the German Parliament has approved the Meyer Werft rescue plan
The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony will take over 80% of the share capital |
| 11/09/2024 | UIR, the allocation of PNRR resources to increase and make the digital equipment of Italian freight terminals more efficient
Gasparato: the time is ripe for the parliamentary process of the interport reform law to be concluded positively |
| 11/09/2024 | ISLA (EMS-Fehn-Group) completes the acquisition of the entire share capital of Europea Servizi Terminalistici
The company is led by general manager Antonio Pandolfo |
| 11/09/2024 | The economic loss of the Swiss railway company SBB Cargo is accentuated
Reduction of the volumes of goods transported by national and international services |
| 11/09/2024 | An additional area of 40 thousand square meters in the port of Gioia Tauro has been assigned to Automar
It will be used as a storage area for cars in transit |
| 11/09/2024 | The US FMC gives the green light to the Gemini Cooperation vessel sharing agreement
The American agency has specified that it will closely monitor the agreement |
| 10/09/2024 | The European Rail Freight Association lists the priorities for the development of rail freight to the EU
The association's 2024-2029 manifesto has been presented |
| 10/09/2024 | The Global Maritime Forum highlights the need to increase the well-being of seafarers
The shortage of maritime labor has reached a 17-year high |
| 10/09/2024 | Privatization of ports? La Spezia invites us to take the local model as an example
Fontana: the primary need would be to ensure national planning of the resources allocated to the port |
| 10/09/2024 | Five Italian ports are part of Gemini Cooperation's network of containerized maritime services
Primary services will land in Genoa and Vado. La Spezia, Livorno and Trieste touched by shuttle lines |
| 10/09/2024 | HMM will invest approximately $17.5 billion by 2030 to increase its competitiveness
54% of the resources will be allocated to the container segment, 24% to the bulk segment, 18% to the development of logistics and 4% to the improvement of environmental and digital performance |
| 09/09/2024 | The new coordinators of seven of the nine European TEN-T transport corridors have been appointed
Two more will be designated and appointed early next year |
| 09/09/2024 | ECSA appreciates the importance given to the shipping sector by Mario Draghi's report
The document on the future of European competitiveness, however, highlights the decline of the EU fleet |
| 09/09/2024 | ZIM enters into a long-term operational cooperation agreement with MSC
It is related to routes between Asia and the USA via Panama and Suez |
| 09/09/2024 | In the second quarter of 2024, the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven handled 15.9 million tonnes of cargo (+9.2%)
In the first six months of the year, growth, driven by containers, was +9.9% |
| 09/09/2024 | MSC presents its new standalone services while HMM, ONE and Yang Ming form the Premier Alliance
The new alliance will bring five services to Italy, compared to 19 for MSC |
| 09/09/2024 | Hupac, include the French access lines to Alptransit in the Swiss modal shift policy
Bertschi: Upgrading the Belgium-Metz-Strasbourg-Basel line to a four-metre profile is a top priority |
| 06/09/2024 | The negotiations for the renewal of the contract of German port workers are in the home stretch
The employers' association ZDS and the trade union ver.di have signed a preliminary agreement |
| 06/09/2024 | MSC Cruises hopes for the concession to be approved in the ports of Bari and Brindisi despite the notice of rejection of the application
The company will present its counter-arguments to the Port Authority |
| 06/09/2024 | Federagenti, it is wrong even to hypothesize a privatization of the ports with the sole purpose of making money
Santi: privatizations have never produced exciting results in Italy |
| 06/09/2024 | In July, bulk cargo increased in the port of Ravenna and other goods decreased
In the first seven months of 2024, cruise traffic fell by -14.3% |
| 06/09/2024 | The lack of cold ironing systems in ports is also holding back the development of electric cargo ships
Paper on the environmental impact of batteries in ocean shipping produced by CIMAC and the Maritime Battery Forum |
| 06/09/2024 | Hapag-Lloyd, the shareholders' agreement of the shareholders CSAV and Kühne Maritime has been renewed
The agreement will be valid until at least the end of 2030 |
| 05/09/2024 | Germany's MOSOLF Port Logistics & Services acquires its compatriot TO Group
The transaction will include offices in Belgium, Spain, Poland and the United Arab Emirates |
| 05/09/2024 | Vestas Blades has been granted the concession of the logistics plate of the port of Taranto
Proposal in line with the objectives of the Port Authority for the development of hubs for the production of offshore wind and related components |
| 05/09/2024 | In the first quarter of 2024, traffic in Belgian ports returned to growth
Increase in loading loads |
| 04/09/2024 | Final green light for MSC's entry into the capital of the German HHLA
In the Hamburg Parliament, 72 votes in favor and 33 against |
| 04/09/2024 | WTO, the rise in world trade in goods continues, but the future is unpredictable
The uncertainty is due to geopolitical tensions, regional conflicts, changing monetary policy in advanced economies and weakening export orders |
| 04/09/2024 | Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth one billion dollars
Procurement under the agreement in force with Saudi Aramco |
| 03/09/2024 | Is the heat abating? It is time to talk about privatization of ports
The hypothesis relaunched by government representatives who are starting to think about the budget law |
| 03/09/2024 | Medlog (MSC) has bought the British logistics company Maritime Transport
The Felixstowe company has 3,000 employees |
| 03/09/2024 | In July, there was a drop in freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
The downturn in the cruise sector was particularly substantial |
| 03/09/2024 | The Chinese shipbuilding groups CSSC and CSIC announce a merger plan
The transaction will take place on the basis of a share exchange agreement signed yesterday by the two companies |
| 03/09/2024 | Wallix and Telenor Maritime announce a partnership to increase cybersecurity in the maritime sector
It focuses, in particular, on digital solutions with remote access |
| 02/09/2024 | Christiania Shipping (Eitzen Group) will acquire Navquim Holding
The Dutch company owns and operates a fleet of 13 stainless steel chemical tankers |
| 02/09/2024 | Another door of a ferry of the Jadrolinija fleet gives way
Croatian President Milanovic has made an unusual attack on the prime minister and CEO of the shipping company |
| 02/09/2024 | COSCO Shipping Development orders the construction of 42 bulk carriers
Orders worth a total of almost 1.8 billion dollars |
| 02/09/2024 | Kongsberg will sell the ship steering systems segment to private equity firm Norvestor
In 2023, these activities generated revenues of approximately NOK 850 million |
| 02/09/2024 | Oakley Capital sells a majority stake in Ocean Technologies Group to Lloyd's Register
The transaction will be completed in the last quarter of this year |
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| 02/09/2024 | 100 Years of Industrial Turbocharging
The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the first turbocharger for large engines |
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