24 January 2021	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	12:44 GMT+1

22/01/2021 Spain's Boluda Towage buys Dutchman Iskes Towage & Salvage Both port towing activities in Eemshaven, Lübeck and Lisbon and offshore activities change hands 22/01/2021 Summary: qualitative leap with the inclusion of Pontremolese in the Dpcm It is - he stressed - a priority infrastructure not only for the ports of La Spezia and Carrara, but also for the entire infrastructure system of Northern Italy 22/01/2021 Costa postpones the restart of its cruise activities in Italy until 13 March Proposed itineraries that will stop in Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari 22/01/2021 The logistics and infrastructure part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is heading in the right direction The President of Confetra pointed this out 22/01/2021 In the USA, the trade unions are calling for the priority of vaccination for seafarers to be raised Among the problems to be addressed is that of the high mobility of maritime work 22/01/2021 Next month the Carrara-Olbia-Cagliari maritime line of Grendi will be inaugurated Authorizations under Articles 16 and 18 of Law 84/94 are being acquired to operate at the Olbiese airport 22/01/2021 Arcese agrees with TX Logistik for intermodal transport on the Bologna-Cologne line Make five departures a week 22/01/2021 Terminal Bettolo, contract with Konecranes for the maintenance of port vehicles The agreement will be in force until October 2024 22/01/2021 Last year, container traffic from Russia's Global Ports increased by +6.6% Bulk traffic grew by +39.8% 22/01/2021 Pierfrancesco Vago is the new president of the international cruise association CLIA He is the first European to take up the post 21/01/2021 Open letter from ecsa and etf to EU summits to facilitate ship crew changes Priority access to vaccination for seafarers is also called for 21/01/2021 New annual record of container traffic in Algeciras in terms of weight of moveded loads In 2020, the total number of goods moveded by the Spanish port fell by -2.0%, a record peak for conventional goods as well 21/01/2021 Satisfaction with the inclusion in the Dpcm scheme of the completion of the doubling of the Pontremolese railway axis It was expressed by Fontana, president of the association of shippers of La Spezia 21/01/2021 Merlo (Federlogistica): the appointment of commissioners for the realization of strategic port works is good Finally - merlo pointed out - an indicator in contrast 21/01/2021 Filt, Fit and Uilt denounce the presence of an 'unrespirable climate' at St George's Terminal Ferretti, Rossi and Falvo: series of forcings implemented by the company that have deteriorated the union relations 21/01/2021 In 2020, Chinese seaports moveded 9.48 billion tons of goods (+3.2%) Easing of growth in the latter part of the year. International traffic alone amounted to 4.00 billion tonnes (+3.9%) 21/01/2021 Assiterminal, yes to the creation of an institution dedicated to maritime activities Ferrari: it is not a wish, it is not a suggestion, but it should be a concrete and strategic need of the Italian system 21/01/2021 Grimaldi (ALIS): include transport and logistics operators among the priority categories for vaccination It is necessary - he stressed - to concretely protect the health of those who guarantee the delivery of goods and basic necessities every day 20/01/2021 FedEx will cut 5,500-6,300 jobs in Europe Decided on a dual airport hub model focused on Paris (main node) and Liège (secondary node) 20/01/2021 The Federation of the Sea is also calling for a political and administrative coordination forum dedicated to maritime activities Ministry or dedicated department of the Presidency of the Council, or in any case - explained Mattioli - a structure that knows how to put the management of the entire maritime cluster in a system 20/01/2021 At Textainer the entire ownership of TAP Funding which has a fleet of 80 thousand containers Acquired 49.9% of the capital held by TAP Ltd 20/01/2021 Masucci (Propeller Clubs): the establishment of a Ministry of the Sea is essential There can only be - he stressed - a department dedicated to such a vital sector for our country 20/01/2021 Container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles increased by +22.4% in the last quarter of 2020 Growth of full containers on disembarkation and empty containers at embarkation 20/01/2021 Sea-Intelligence, containerized shipping companies have not used blank sailing to decrease capacity Analyzed the trend of capacity offered on the routes between Asia and North America and between Asia and Europe/Mediterranean 20/01/2021 Through the IPO ZIM could raise up to $382.4 million The expected value of the offered common shares will be between $16 and $19 19/01/2021 Royal Caribbean sells cruise company Azamara to Sycamore Partners Transaction worth $201 million 19/01/2021 Last year the port of Zeebrugge moveded 47.0 million tonnes of goods (+3.0%) Down -6.4% in the fourth quarter 19/01/2021 The ICS urges governments to include seafarers among the priority categories for vaccinations The Italian Shipowners' Confederation writes to the Ministry of Health 19/01/2021 Perini Navi, step forward in the restructuring plan Blue Skye and Arena Investors have submitted a binding offer to issue a bond 19/01/2021 Messina (Assarmatori): genoa's new foranea dam must be made and done immediately It is essential - he stressed - to guarantee competitiveness and efficiency to the port system as well as to the production system of the most important industrial area of the country 19/01/2021 Last year freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -12.2% Growth of +5.0% was reported in the fourth quarter alone 19/01/2021 MSC will restart cruise activity on Sunday "MSC Grandiosa" will resume the weekly cruises already scheduled in the western Mediterranean 19/01/2021 By April 30, the future of Terminals Civitavecchia Management must be defined A road map must be established that provides for the protection of the company's employees 18/01/2021 Annual traffic down -14% in the port of Amsterdam In 2020, 74.3 million tonnes of goods were moveded 18/01/2021 The port of Antwerp closes 2020 with a new container record. Drop in other goods In the fourth quarter alone, 59.7 million tonnes (+0.8%) were moveded 18/01/2021 The port of Long Beach closed 2020 with a new record for container traffic Traffic drop in Los Angeles 18/01/2021 Last year the port of Civitavecchia moved 106,305 containers (-5.3%) Musolino: among the objectives of the Mobility Plan of the Region is to increase the capacity of container traffic up to 700,000 teu 18/01/2021 On January 28th, an Isfort webinar is scheduled on the Italian port system Presentation of andrea appetecchia's essay 18/01/2021 Studio sulla continuità marittima con la Sardegna del DICAAR dell'Università di Cagliari Propone un modello misto tra quelli in vigore in Francia e in Spagna 18/01/2021 -0.5% drop in the size of new orders to Chinese shipyards in 2020 Completions increased by +4.9% 18/01/2021 Annual drop in container traffic moveded by COSCO Shipping Ports The one passed in CMPort terminals is growing 15/01/2021 OOCL ends 2020 with record revenue and load data carried by the fleet Outstanding performance in the last quarter of the year 15/01/2021 The 2021 programming of ocean alliance container ports in Italy is unchanged At the ports of Genoa and La Spezia there are two services and one service at the port of Trieste 15/01/2021 Technical launch of the new flagship of Costa Crociere The preparation of the ship will now begin at the Finnish shipyard at Meyer Turku 15/01/2021 The accident rate at the Genoese container terminal of PSA Genova Pra' is falling In 2020 it was the lowest ever 15/01/2021 Competition for the identification and start-up of innovative ideas in the field of recycling and waste recovery in the port sector Initiative of the Maremma and Tyrrhenian Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Eastern Ligurian AdSP 15/01/2021 Last year, the Port of Hong Kong moved 17.96 million containers (-1.9%) In the last quarter of 2020 alone, an increase of +1.4% was noted 14/01/2021 MIT will provide over five million euros to the AdSP of the Central Adriatic Positive response to the request for assistance submitted by the institution 14/01/2021 Representatives of the port community of La Spezia met the new President of the AdSP Among the topics addressed, the state of progress of the PRP, investments and work organisation 14/01/2021 Approved the Three-Year Operational Plan 2021-2023 of the AdSP of Sardinia Ok to the Functional Technical Adjustments to the Port Regulatory Plans of Cagliari and Olbia 14/01/2021 Il World Shipping Council spiega perché le compagnie marittime containerizzate non sono il problema della supply chain Carenza di stiva, schedule inaffidabili e volatilità dei noli - sottolinea l'associazione armatoriale - sono conseguenze di una situazione del tutto eccezionale 14/01/2021 Gnv Sealand has joined the gnv shipping company's fleet. It has a capacity of 880 passengers, 2,255 linear meters of rolling stock and 195 cars 14/01/2021 The CLI indices continue to show a recovery in the OECD economies The indication also applies to the euro area including Germany, France and Italy 14/01/2021 Last year, PSA's port terminals moveded record traffic of 86.6 million containers Increase of +1.7% on 2019 14/01/2021 In 2020, Chinese import-export grew by +1.9% to a record high Increase in imports and exports consecutively since last June 13/01/2021 Meyer Werft is proposing 600 redundancies and employee representatives are interrupting negotiations Expected a 40% drop in work activities in the coming years due to the health crisis 13/01/2021 Marlink buys ITC Global It offers satellite communication services to the maritime, energy and mining sectors 13/01/2021 Maritime piracy increased by +46% in the last quarter of 2020 A total of 195 accidents occurred last year (+20%) 13/01/2021 Rossi has been notified of the confirmation of his appointment as President of the AdSP of the Northern Central Adriatic He has been at the helm of the institution since the end of 2016 13/01/2021 On March 1, DNV GL will simply become DNV Eriksen: already many customers refer to the company calling it DNV 13/01/2021 Assoporti coordinates eu action on the issue of port taxation with MIT Rossi: strong action will be taken to reaffirm the legitimate expectations of a better assessment of the peculiarity of the Italian port system 13/01/2021 Last year Singapore was confirmed as the second largest container port in the world with traffic of 36.9 million teu (-0.9%) A total of 581.3 million tonnes of goods (-7.2%) were moveded 13/01/2021 In 2020 Grendi significantly increased turnover and traffic volumes Turnover amounted to around EUR 56 million (+12%) 12/01/2021 The contribution of liner maritime passenger services to Greek GDP is EUR 13.6 billion A study highlights the impact of the pandemic on these activities 12/01/2021 Swissterminal will manage the three Alsatian river ports of Ottmarsheim, Huningue and Ile Napoléon A joint venture will be established with the ports of Le Havre and Marseille-Fos 12/01/2021 New intermodal rail link between Parma Interporto and Giovinazzo (Bari) The service includes a commercial stop in Lugo (Ravenna) 12/01/2021 Port of Civitavecchia, the TAR Lazio welcomes Medov's appeal regarding the shuttle service of cruise shippers The order providing for the exclusive rights of the service in favour of Port Mobility had been requested to be cancelled 12/01/2021 First route for the air transport of zero-CO2 goods between Europe and North America Initiative of AIR France KLM Martinair Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel 12/01/2021 Assoporti welcomes the government's decision to appeal to the EU Court of Justice on port taxation The action will be supported by appeals to adiuvandum by the association and the ADSPs 11/01/2021 Increase in container traffic in the port of Koper in the last quarter of 2020 Total freight traffic was 4.7 million tonnes (-7.5%) 11/01/2021 The race has begun to build a new port hub for container traffic in the Baltic Sea It will be built in deep water in Swinoujscie 11/01/2021 CEVA Logistics acquired Moroccan company ASTI It is based in Casablanca and the Free Zone of Tangier 11/01/2021 ANCIP, Filt, Fit and Uilt welcome the decision to appeal to the EU Court on the taxation of port authorities For us - underlines the National Association of Port Companies Companies - Law no. 84/94 must be defended at all costs 11/01/2021 Carnival expects to close the September-November quarter with a net loss of -$2.2 billion Planned to leave the fleet of 19 ships 11/01/2021 ART welcomed MIT's market audit of maritime links with the islands 40% of the lines previously subsidised by the Stat have been liberalised 11/01/2021 Assiterminal, placing port workers among the priority categories for vaccinations They carry out an activity - underlined the association that is among the "essential services" 11/01/2021 Freight traffic in EU ports fell by -17.0% in the second quarter of 2020 In Italy, the decline was -40.5% 11/01/2021 Yang Ming and Wan Hai's revenue surges in the latter part of 2020 In the whole year, turnover grew by +1.8% and +12.7% respectively 11/01/2021 ONE will activate two new containerised maritime services between Northern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean They will have weekly frequency and will touch the transhipment hubs of Tanger Med and Algeciras 11/01/2021 Forth Ports buys port towing company Targe Towing The company has a fleet of nine naval vehicles and three more under management 08/01/2021 It is a fatal mistake to cancel investments in fleet renewal in pnrr Messina: it is necessary not to cancel the Marshall Plan for Italian shipping 08/01/2021 Assoporti calls for port workers to be included in the categories to be vaccinated as a matter of priority Sent a note to The Extraordinary Commissioner Arcuri 08/01/2021 Exponential growth in Evergreen's revenues in the second half of 2020 In the full year, they totalled about US$7.4 billion (+9.0%) 08/01/2021 Ridgemont Equity Partners acquires control of American Seko Logistics The logistics company was founded in 1976 and is present in 40 countries 07/01/2021 HHLA has completed the acquisition of 50.01% of The Trieste Logistics Platform The Julian terminal will be operated under the name HHLA PLT Italia 07/01/2021 CLIA reminds italian authorities that cruises are one of the sectors that has responded best to the health crisis The association points out that so far cruise ships have ensured the transport of over 60 thousand tourists safely 07/01/2021 Sanilog, extended to December 31, 2021 the free package of extraordinary Covid-19 performance Extraordinary measures are guaranteed through the insurance company UniSalute 07/01/2021 United Overseas Group will buy United Arab Chemical Carriers The company has a fleet of 20 ships for the transport of petroleum and chemical products 07/01/2021 New intermodal rail service for semi-trailers Bologna-Cologne of the SMET group It will be operated on by TX Logistik 07/01/2021 The Japanese shipyards JMU and Imabari formed the joint venture Nihon Shipyard It will have 510 employees and operate in all segments of naval mechanics, excluding LNG vessels 07/01/2021 Italy-China agreement on the mutual recognition of maritime certificates It was signed by representatives of MIT and the China Maritime Safety Administration 07/01/2021 Scorpio Bulkers will change its name to Eneti Inc The change in the name of the company will have to be approved by the shareholders 07/01/2021 Tomorrow in Civitavecchia will be the first ship of glenhallen service with Libya A stopover is planned every three weeks in the first phase 05/01/2021 In 2020, containers transported by train between China and Europe by China Railway increased by +56% 12,400 freight trains were operated (+50%) 05/01/2021 Wallenius Wilhelmsen puts nine of the 16 ships stopped as a result of the pandemic back into service They will be used to replace short-term rented units 05/01/2021 Costa postpones the restart of cruises in Italy to January 31 "Delicious Coast" will offer three- and four-day mini-cruises or an entire seven-day cruise 05/01/2021 Orders for six new 15,000 teu limiters to South Korean shipyards HHI and HSHI Orders have a total value of approximately $821 million 05/01/2021 The EU Commission authorises public support for the recapitalisation of the German tourist group TUI Public resources of up to EUR 1.25 billion are planned 05/01/2021 CLECAT and ESC once again complain that the commercial practices of containerised shipping carriers are undermineing the recovery of the EU economy Letter to the European Commission 04/01/2021 Ship transits in the Suez Canal decreased by -4.3% in the last quarter of 2020 In the whole year it was crossed by 18,829 naval units (-0.3%) 04/01/2021 Port taxes in Rotterdam will increase by +1% this year The three-year agreement with port users has been extended until the end of 2021 04/01/2021 In March Baleària will take over the world's first natural gas-powered fast ferry The ship will have a service speed of 35 knots and a maximum of over 40 knots 04/01/2021 Shanghai is the world's first container port for the eleventh consecutive year In 2020, the Chinese airport moved 43.5 million teu (+0.5%) 04/01/2021 Race to identify the company that will choose the dry dock for the port of Gioia Tauro It will be mainly used for the maintenance of medium and large container containers 04/01/2021 Yang Ming has set up its own maritime agency in France Joint venture with the transalpine Naxco Group 31/12/2020 In November freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -10.6%, while in Savona - Vado it grew by +9.0% In the first eleven months of 2020, the two Ligurian airports moveded 53.3 million tons of loads (-15.0%) 31/12/2020 ZIM files a registration declaration with the SEC for the launch of an initial public offering The Israeli company is the tenth largest containerized carrier in the world by fleet capacity 31/12/2020 Agreement between Russia's RZD Logistics and Pakistan's Port Link Among the objectives, to carry out projects in the container transport sector 31/12/2020 Public consultation on the first privatisation project of a Brazilian port authority Procedure for the assignment to private individuals of the management of the Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo and the ports of Vitória and Barra do Riacho 30/12/2020 GATX Corporation bought Trifleet Leasing Holding The Dutch company is the world's fourth largest tanker container charterer 30/12/2020 Mutual transfer of maritime-port activities between the United States Saltchuk and Centerline Fleets of tugs and bettolines get out of hand 30/12/2020 The USB criticises the use of fixed-term workers by port terminal operators in Genoa The organization of work - recalls the union - provides for temporary work to be provided by the port company 29/12/2020 Orders to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of two 24,232 teu containers Since the beginning of this year, 53 ships have been ordered from the Chinese shipyard 29/12/2020 This month Wan Hai bought container containers for a capacity of almost 39 thousand teu The total investment is $184.4 million 29/12/2020 Freight traffic in the port of Ravenna fell by -23.4% in November In the first eleven months of 2020, 20.3 million tons (-16.7%) were moveded 29/12/2020 Confitarma's appreciation for the return to Italy of the seafarers of the two Italian ships stranded in China Mattioli: formal recognition of seafarers as key workers is urgently needed 29/12/2020 The first ship arrived at the Tanger Alliance container terminal The landing will officially become operational next month 29/12/2020 Tomorrow in Genoa a conference on the port's recovery strategy It was organized by the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea 29/12/2020 F2i sgr has signed the agreement with VEI Log to acquire MarterNeri The terminal company is active in the ports of Monfalcone and Livorno 28/12/2020 DP World will operate the multipurpose terminal of the Angolan port of Luanda One billion dollars in investments planned over 20 years 28/12/2020 Petrobras will move its European sales office from London to Rotterdam A plan has been launched to rationalize the international presence of the Brazilian oil company 28/12/2020 Kalmar will provide four new reachstackers to Trieste Logistics Platform The vehicles will be taken over at the beginning of April 28/12/2020 Federica Archibugi is the new president of the Young Group of Federagenti Young people - he stressed when he was appointed - will have to quickly become an asset for businesses 28/12/2020 Completed the webinars organized by ICE Agency, Assoporti and UIR Cycle of meetings between ports, interports and the Italian logistics system with foreign operators 28/12/2020 The port of Tanger Med is preparing to close 2020 with record traffic of 5.7 million containers (+18%) The total volume of goods expected is almost 80 million tonnes (+23%) 28/12/2020 Cartel agreement between five South Korean containerised shipping carriers The goal of Heung-A, HMM, Pan Ocean, Sinokor and SM Line is to increase their competitiveness on Asian routes 24/12/2020 Free trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom has been reached today It will enter into force on 1 January 24/12/2020 DP World will participate in the construction of the new Senegalese port of Ndayane An initial investment of over $840 million is planned 24/12/2020 The works for the expansion of Genoa Airport have been awarded The total cost of carrying out the project will be around EUR 20 million 24/12/2020 Adriatic Gate Container Terminal reaches 300,000 teu moveded since the beginning of the year Last year container traffic in the port of Rijeka was 305,000 teu 24/12/2020 In 2023-2024, ONE will bring six new container carriers from over 24,000 teu into the fleet They will be ordered by Shoei Kisen Kaisha at Imabari Shipbuilding and JMU. NYK expects a sharp increase in quarterly performance 23/12/2020 Fincantieri completes the acquisition of INSO and SOF Bono: investment in a sector where very considerable developments are expected, imposed by the pandemic 23/12/2020 Minister De Micheli appoints D'Agostino as sole director of Rete Autostrade Mediterranee He is president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea 23/12/2020 The fourth edition of the guidelines for the management of IT risk in shipping has been published Fry: Cyber security is an arms race between attackers and defenders 23/12/2020 Complaint by Ruote Libere for drivers stranded in the United Kingdom in total disinterest of the Italian Government Franchini: Mr De Micheli's commercials squeal dramatically with the images that colleagues are sending us 23/12/2020 Freight traffic in the port of Livorno fell by -15.0% in the third quarter In Piombino, 1.6 million tonnes of cargo (-7.5%) were moveded 23/12/2020 Hapag-Lloyd orders six 23,500 teu containers to DSME The investment amounts to over one billion dollars Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Index Home Page - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail