18 October 2021	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	10:56 GMT+2

18/10/21 In the third quarter of this year the acts of piracy against ships fell by -15% In the first nine months of 2021 the decrease was -27% 18/10/21 The value of Macquarie's shipping financing exceeds one billion dollars The group entered this market in 2017 18/10/21 KSOE wins an order for the construction of two container ships with very high load capacity The contract has a total value of about 351 million dollars 15/10/21 ANCIP underlines the key role played by port workers during the pandemic The association specifies that it does not share the protest action launched at the port of Trieste 15/10/21 In the third trimester the traffic of the containers in the terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports has fallen of the -0,5% In the first nine months of this year there was a growth of +0.5% 15/10/21 Global Ports Holding lands in Northern Europe with the management of cruises in the Danish port of Kalundborg The network of cruise ports managed by the Turkish company in 13 countries on four continents rises to 20 ports 15/10/21 Santi (Federagenti) calls for the establishment of a "war cabinet" for the revival of Italian ports A great alliance between the entire business world that insists on the maritime cluster was also solicited 15/10/21 Fincantieri delivers the Star Pride cruise ship to Windstar Cruises It is the third unit of the Star Plus Initiative extension and modernization plan 15/10/21 The UN Secretary-General urges ICAO and IMO to urgently adopt new measures to decarbonise air and maritime transport Guterres calls for a new set of more ambitious and credible goals and consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement 15/10/21 Contract to DSME for four new large-capacity container ships The order from a European shipowner 15/10/21 In the third trimester of this year the traffic of the container in the port of Hong Kong has decreased of the -1.9% The volume of activity was stable in the first nine months of 2021 15/10/21 Fedespedi publishes a study on the evolution of professions in the international shipping sector Tassone: the project stems from the awareness of the moment of discontinuity that companies in the sector are experiencing in terms of matching supply and demand with respect to the world of work 15/10/21 In September, the impact of supply chain congestion hits the port of Long Beach First decline in container traffic after 14 months of growth 14/10/21 Green pass, Uniport expresses confidence in the responsibility of workers in the port sector In Gioia Tauro, the terminal operator will take charge of the tampon campaign 14/10/21 Hapag-Lloyd will suspend the LEX service connecting Italy with Egypt Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Salerno, Piraeus and Alexandria 14/10/21 Lokomotion and RTC celebrate 20 years of successful collaboration, with the conviction that even more can be done Called for an improvement in railway infrastructure and a level playing field in relation to road transport 14/10/21 China's CMPort has set its own new record for quarterly container traffic In the period July-September of this year the port terminals of the group have enlivened 34,7 million teu (+5.6%) 14/10/21 A naval embargo exercise involved the Navy, Confitarma and a Grimaldi ship It took place as part of the training activity "Open Sea currently underway 14/10/21 The incomprehensible position of some workers' representatives towards the protection of the health of those who work in ports Perhaps there are still those who believe that an immaterial virus is less dangerous than a vehicle that can crash into a person 13/10/21 Pellecchia (Fit-Cisl): it is necessary to develop the rolling highway along the Adriatic railway ridge The line - he recalled - is already ready to handle this type of traffic 13/10/21 Sisto (Confitarma): the government does not leave behind fundamental components of shipping involved in the process of ecological transition Competitiveness problem for several important Italian companies - he explained - if different categories of ships or types of traffic were to be excluded from the resources of the PNRR 13/10/21 In 2019, ferries carried 4.27 billion passengers, as many as those of airlines A study commissioned by Interferry highlights the importance of the ro-ro and ro-pax ship industry 13/10/21 Rail Cargo Group operates a rail link between Villach and the port of Trieste It is operated with conventional railway wagons 13/10/21 CMA CGM launches a strategic partnership in the e-commerce sector with the American BigCommerce The NewOxatis platform of the French group will be "Powered by BigCommerce" 13/10/21 The mandatory green pass for work also agitates ports and logistics CLPT and USB announce protest actions in the airports of Trieste and Genoa. Confetra FVG denounces: ideological strike. Merlo (Federlogistica) accuses the government. Franchini (Free Wheels): suspend the entry into force of the green certificate for the entire transport chain 13/10/21 Shanghai and Singapore continue to remain at the top of the list of world container ports Mitigating traffic growth in the third quarter of this year 12/10/21 Assiterminal denounces that companies in the sector do not yet know where to turn to access free molecular or rapid antigen tests In three days the obligation to verify the green passes will start 12/10/21 In August the traffic of the goods in the ports of Naples and Salerno have recorded increases of +4.4% and +3.4% In the first eight months of 2021 the increases were respectively +8.2% and +10.6% 12/10/21 In September, Yang Ming and WHL raised the record level of monthly revenues again The quarterly turnover has never been so high 12/10/21 Partnership DP World - CDC Group for the modernization and expansion of African ports and logistics areas Initial investment in the seaports of Dakar, Sokhna and Berbera 12/10/21 Vincenzo Onorato leaves the presidency of Moby The founder of the company announces actions in defense of the company 12/10/21 A course of the National School of Transport and Logistics to obtain the qualification of Shipping Technician is underway There are ten places available 11/10/21 ITA expands the offer for cruise passengers also to Costa customers The two companies will identify joint business opportunities 11/10/21 MSC Cruises Agreement - ITA for the offer of fly&cruise packages Commercial actions and joint promotional activities are planned 11/10/21 Spediporto's proposals to solve the critical access to the port terminals of Genoa Pitto: "the goods cannot suffer additional costs and inefficiencies in addition to those it already supports due to the malfunctions of the motorway network" 11/10/21 Germany's Rhenus buys Belgian logistics company Wijnands Bulk Care It specializes in the transport and storage of bulk 11/10/21 On Monday, Hupac will take over the operational management of the intermodal terminal of the Novara Interport The new operator Combiconnect has already ordered two new cranes and three tractors 11/10/21 COSCO expects to close the third quarter with a record profit for shareholders up by +1,019.7% In the period July-September of this year the containerized volumes transported by the fleet have decreased of -6.7% 08/10/21 At the Palermo shipyard the construction of an amphibious military ship for Qatar It is part of the contract for the supply of seven new generation surface units 08/10/21 In Trieste and Monfalcone agreement to reduce the impact of emissions from ships Already when approaching ports, they will use, on a voluntary basis, low-sulphur fuel 08/10/21 In one year, more than 10,000 containers were checked at the Centro Unico dei Servizi in Santo Stefano Magra The CUS is managed by La Spezia Port Service 08/10/21 In September, the revenues of the Evergreen Marine Corporation grew by +154.0% New record of the quarterly value of turnover 08/10/21 New record of the quarterly revenues of the OOCL that in the period July-September have increased by +125.3% The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet is declining, which continues to grow only on the Asia-Europe routes 08/10/21 Port automation? Not all that glitters is gold, says the International Transport Forum It is not just a question of social costs, which would already tip the balance in favour of port work 08/10/21 The Dutch Van den Bosch buys the Spanish intermodal company TCS Trans The Barcelona-rated company holds stakes in Multirail and Combiberia 07/10/21 Do LNG trucks pollute less? T&E answers: but when ever! It is the opposite The association calls for these vehicles not to be subsidised and for gas filling stations to be removed from EU targets 07/10/21 CLECAT calls for a revision of the Combined Transport Directive to ensure the success of a market-driven modal shift Necessary - explains the association - both financial and other incentives 07/10/21 Nova Marine Carriers leads the way in introducing carbon credits to the short-sea commodity market First operation for a trip between Livorno and Porto Vesme 07/10/21 Clean Sea Transport (Msea, Arkview and Scorpio Tankers) buys sweden's Marinvest Five dual-fuel tankers and four product tankers change hands 07/10/21 Meeting of the Propeller Club of Genoa on the theme "Shipping Families & Blue Economy" It will be held on October 13 and will be the opening night of the "Blue Economy Summit" 06/10/21 The International Register is one of the ions of the competitiveness of the Italian maritime fleet This is confirmed by Confitarma and Assarmatori, who also confirm their different position on the process of extending the benefits of this regime to other EU flags 06/10/21 ZIM is equipped with a digital platform for end-to-end shipping Tiran: We aim to allow everyone to become self-shippers 06/10/21 Bellanova: at the top of the Port System Authorities there is not even a female president Wista will periodically draw up gender reports to evaluate the work of the AdSP to eliminate the gender gap 06/10/21 Cutting of the first sheet metal of the second of four new luxury cruise ships of the new msc's Explora Journeys brand The unit will enter service in spring 2024 06/10/21 Tomorrow in Genoa the public meeting "Ideas and projects for Liguria and For Italy" It is promoted by Spediporto and Confetra Liguria 06/10/21 The significant demand for new portacontainer allows Hanjin Heavy Industries to re-enter this market Obtained a contract worth about 270 million dollars for five ships of 5,500 teu 05/10/21 Agreement between AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic, municipality of Trieste and ARPA FVG as part of the Green Ports project The port authority will adhere to the public procedure "Renewable energy interventions and energy efficiency in ports - Green Ports" 05/10/21 BIMCO urges the IMO to define guidelines for remote ship inspections Significant increase in the demand for this type of verification reported by the classification society 05/10/21 In August the traffic of the goods in the port of Ravenna has increased of +45.5% In the first eight months of 2021 the growth was +22.6% 05/10/21 The ICS puts an either/or on governments: either follow the path we have indicated or shipping cannot decarbonize by 2050 A proposal to set up a specific five-billion-dollar research and development fund and to tax carbon emissions from ships has been submitted to the IMO 05/10/21 Fedespedi takes stock of the evolution of the maritime and air transport markets The latest issue of the quarterly economic information "Fedespedi Economic Outlook" has been published 05/10/21 Public notice to entrust the new cruise terminal of the port of Crotone with a concession It is a state-owned area of 720 square meters 05/10/21 FISE Uniport calls for the downward reshaping of concessionary fees for loss-losing port terminal operators The association also invites to include the ports of Southern Italy in the Green Ports call 05/10/21 In the second trimester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Livorno has grown of +13.9% In Piombino the increase was +54.3% 05/10/21 CSAV announces the distribution to shareholders of an interim dividend of $450 million It is in addition to the more than 170 million dollars already distributed between May and June 05/10/21 In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the container on the Russian railway network has grown of +13.2% Transit traffic alone increased by +40.1% 04/10/21 Martin Dorsman has left his post as Secretary General of ECSA Katalin Dobránszky-Bartus and Sotiris Raptis appointed Acting Secretaries-General 04/10/21 A study by ETFs and ECSA highlights the challenges of establishing a European maritime data collection system Existing sources are incomplete, inhomogeneous and partial 04/10/21 In the first nine months of this year the goods transited on the Arctic route of the North Sea have grown of +3.5% Transit traffic has doubled 04/10/21 ESPO, EIM, ERFA and CER underline the need to prioritise rail projects that improve port-rail connectivity It is essential - they explain - to increase the share of goods transported by rail 01/10/21 Increase in the capacity of the car terminal of the port of Piraeus Investment worth about 20 million euros 01/10/21 Completed the merger by incorporation of La Meccanica Generale into Ignazio Messina The shipping company establishes a specific business unit 01/10/21 Höegh Autoliners orders CMHI the first two of a series of record PCTC They will be the largest in the world being able to carry 9,100 cars 01/10/21 The French EXEL Industries acquires three shipyards They were sold by the Experton-Revollier group 01/10/21 The Greek parliament has said yes to the transfer of 16% of the capital of the Piraeus Port Authority to COSCO The share of the Chinese group will rise to 67% 01/10/21 Signed the contract for the construction and management of the new West Container Terminal of the port of Colombo Work will start next year 01/10/21 In 2021, Italy's scheduled maritime connections with China, the Netherlands and Spain were strengthened Among Italy's other main trading partners, maritime connections with the US have been stable, while those with Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Belgium have weakened 30/09/21 Livorno, close to publication the call for tenders for the construction of maritime works of defense and dredging of the Darsena Europa At the same time as the start of the works, the AdSP will proceed to award the concession for the construction of a container terminal of 1.6 million teu 30/09/21 The EU Commission has authorised public support measures in Laziomar and has closed the investigation into Saremar The procedure on Sardegna Regionale Marittima has become without motivation 30/09/21 Signed six decrees for 1.9 billion to the infrastructure and transport sectors One billion for the safety of the A24/A25 motorways, 720 million for green navigation and 200 million for rail freight transport 30/09/21 In August the traffic of goods in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have increased of +12.6% and +19.9% Compared to August 2019, growth of +1.0% and +22.6% respectively was recorded 30/09/21 Port of Gioia Tauro, in the POT inserted the electrification of the ro-ro docks Approved the regulation establishing the Single Administrative Window 30/09/21 From 4 to 10 October in Genoa will be held the fifth edition of Genoa Shipping Week New to the edition will be the Rolli Shipping Week 30/09/21 Ditel confirmed secretary general of the Port System Authority of the Sea of Sardinia Approved the regulation of the new Single Administrative Desk 30/09/21 Assarmatori, urgent release of refreshments for cabotage The association called for a massive simplification of measures for maritime activities 30/09/21 The Canadian CPP Investments buys the US terminal company Ports America It handles annually a containerized traffic equal to 13.4 million teu 30/09/21 Three proposals by Assiterminal in support of the port sector They were presented for hearing in Committees VIII and IX of the Chamber 30/09/21 Port of Genoa, entrusted with the works for the new Autoparco Aeroporto Sestri Ponente Approved the regulation of the Single Administrative Desk 29/09/21 The Management Committee of the AdSP of the Strait has approved the regulation of the Single Administrative Window By the end of the year, the computerized management of one third of the procedures that can be managed with the SUA 29/09/21 CMA CGM orders two cargo aircraft for its air division These are two Boeing 777 Freighters 29/09/21 Santi (Federagenti) defends the global containerized shipping companies with a sword It is necessary - is his exhortation - to seek dialogue and efficiency to ferry the overall system (service and costs) towards a new normal 29/09/21 The Elbblue is the world's first consumer carrier powered by synthetic natural gas According to estimates, 20 tons of SNG will be enough for 20 hours of navigation 29/09/21 IMO and the Port Authority of Singapore present the NextGEN web portal for the decarbonization of shipping The aim of the initiative is to activate greater collaboration between stakeholders 29/09/21 European agri-food organisations are concerned about the effects of the exponential increase in maritime transport costs The long-term competitiveness of the EU agri-food chain is threatened 29/09/21 In the second trimester of this year the traffic of the container in the port terminals of Eurokai has grown of +20.7% In the Italian terminals of Contship Italia the increase was +30.0%. The new container terminal in Damietta will have a capacity of 3.3 million teu 29/09/21 The Federation of the Sea signs an agreement with the National Technological Cluster "Blue Italian Growth" The two organizations are committed to adopting programs and initiatives to promote specific activities for the dissemination of the value of the blue economy 29/09/21 The TAR for Liguria has confirmed the no to the request of GNV to carry out self-production operations in the port of Genoa The shipping company's appeal against the AdSP of the Western Ligurian Sea was rejected 28/09/21 Confitarma urges the rapid release of refreshments to the companies of the first naval register Sisto highlighted the need to support the Italian fleet in the process of ecological transition with the PNRR 28/09/21 On October 15, the federagenti assembly will be held in Venice Title of the meeting: "Italy is a port only if..." 28/09/21 The FTI creates an indicator to assess nations' commitment to decarbonising the transport sector It will be updated every Monday 28/09/21 British American Tobacco will be located in the Trieste Interport area in Bagnoli della Rosandra D'Agostino (AdSP Adriatico Orientale): the operation is very important: it is the first real industrial settlement in Porto Franco in the last thirty years 28/09/21 Hapag-Lloyd confirms the upcoming acquisition of 30% of Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven The transaction will include 50% of the Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven railway terminal 28/09/21 It will be called Seabourn Pursuit the cruise ship for expeditions under construction in San Giorgio di Nogaro It will be delivered in February 2023 28/09/21 The Maersk Group sells its container construction activities to China's CIMC Maersk Container Industry will change hands for over a billion dollars 27/09/21 Today in the port of Ravenna the test phase of the computer system for the payment of anchorage fees begins It will last two weeks 27/09/21 Seaspan orders ten container ships with a capacity of 7,000 teu They will be taken over between the second and fourth quarters of 2024 24/09/21 Inaugurated the start of the preparatory activities for the preparation of the construction sites of the Port Hub project of Ravenna The first phase involves works worth 235 million euros 24/09/21 In the period June-August Carnival Corporation suffered a net loss of more than -2.8 billion dollars The cruise group announces record levels of bookings 24/09/21 Samskip buys the Lithuanian shipping company Sea Connect It has a fleet of three Ice Class carriers 23/09/21 Nicolini (Confetra): Draghi's words on recovery and taxes were positive There are segments of logistics - he recalled - that have reported heavy losses in the lockdown 23/09/21 Improvement in the half-year results of the Greek Anek and Attica In the first six months of this year the revenues of the two groups increased respectively by +5.1% and +4.4% 23/09/21 Large passenger ship specialist Meyer Werft announces its entry into the mega yacht construction market Presented the project of a boat of 15 thousand GRT 150 meters long and 20 wide 23/09/21 Terminal Flavio Gioia exercises the option with Konecranes for a second self-propelled crane It will be taken over at the beginning of 2022 23/09/21 In August the international goods enlivened by the Chinese seaports have increased of +1.9% In the first eight months of 2021 this flow of traffic has grown by +5.8% 22/09/21 Grimaldi (ALIS): Incentives for intermodal transport are needed more than ever before It is necessary - he explained - to make the Marebonus and Ferrobonus incentive measures structural and also to provide new incentives, including non-repayable ones 22/09/21 FedEx's record quarterly economic performance has come to an end The period June-August was archived with a net profit of 1.1 billion dollars (-10.7%) 22/09/21 In August the containerized cargos enlivened from the port of Algeciras are decreased of -11.8% The total traffic of the goods has increased of +1.7% 22/09/21 This summer there were one million passengers handled by MSC Cruises in Italian ports The company's ships have made over 400 calls at 14 ports 22/09/21 The half-yearly volumes of goods transported by rail by SBB grew, in particular on international lines In the first six months of 2021 the total transported by SBB Cargo International has been pairs to 6,49 billion tons-km (+22.1%) 21/09/21 In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports returned to growth Strong increase in container loads 21/09/21 There will be eight new 7,000 LNG-powered garage ships from the "K" Line Order six more units at Nihon Shipyard, Shin Kurushima Dockyard and China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) 21/09/21 COSCO Shipping Ports will acquire 35% of the capital of the CTT container terminal in Hamburg The port will become a preferred transhipment hub in Europe of the COSCO Shipping group 21/09/21 Laghezza buys the Trieste Levante The company has warehouse spaces within the Julian port area 21/09/21 Australia's SeaRoad orders the construction of a ro-ro ship from the German shipyard FSG The unit, with a capacity of 4,227 linear meters, will be delivered at the end of 2023 21/09/21 Wan Hai Lines invests $150 million in the acquisition of 48,000 new containers Orders to China's CIMC and Xiamen Pacific Container Manufacturing Co 20/09/21 Ok of the EU Commission to an Italian program of aid for the transport of goods by river Resources of EUR 11 million are planned 20/09/21 In the first eight months of 2021 the port of Valencia has enlivened 3.754.168 container (+7.9%) The total of the goods has been of 56,7 million tons (+10.0%) 20/09/21 New cyber attack on cma CGM servers Stolen customer data 20/09/21 Nine expressions of interest for the acquisition of control of the Heraklion Port Authority At least 67% of the capital for sale 20/09/21 Abu Dhabi Ports will build a new cruise terminal in Aqaba A port information system will also be developed Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Index Home Page - 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