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First LNG bunkering in the port of Genoa
5 Dicembre 2025 - GNV and Axpo completed the bio-LNG refuelling of the vessel GNV Virgo in early December 2025, marking the first bunkering of an Italian long-distance LNG-powered ferry deployed on a scheduled route.
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Jump in container freight rates between Shanghai and Europe
4 Dicembre 2025 - The latest weekly survey of average spot container freight rates published by Drewry on 4 December 2025 shows an increase across all routes out of China, with a peak of 15 per cent on the Shanghai–Genoa corridor.
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Hapag-Lloyd considers acquiring Zim
4 Dicembre 2025 - According to Israeli media, German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has submitted a preliminary offer to take a stake in Zim Integrated Shipping Services, but it will have to contend with an internal takeover bid.
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Aponte buys five Moby ferries
4 Dicembre 2025 - The sale of five Moby ferries to repay the financing granted in 2023 by MSC has closed with their transfer to MSC itself for €229.9 million. Two vessels will be leased back to the Onorato group. The fate of the seafarers remains to be clarified.
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Psa Italy to handle more than 2 million teu in 2025
3 Dicembre 2025 - Psa Italy is set to close 2025 with throughput exceeding two million teu, accounting for 25% of all volumes handled across Italy’s gateway terminals. Investment continues in sustainability and equipment modernisation.
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Connectivity and productivity in global container ports
28 Novembre 2025 - The DNV and Menon Economics report on global container ports in 2025 confirms that Asian ports remain firmly at the top, while new hierarchies are emerging in sustainability and peak-time management.
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Glickman and Ungar aim to take over Zim
28 Novembre 2025 - The Board of Directors of Israeli shipping line Zim has received a takeover proposal from its own chief executive, Eli Glickman, and entrepreneur Rami Ungar. It is currently assessing the offer.
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Global decline in container freight rates at the end of November 2025
27 Novembre 2025 - The weekly update published on 27 November 2025 by Drewry on average spot container shipping rates shows declines across all China-related routes, while transatlantic services remain stable.
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Discovered in Genoa 700 kg of precursors for cocaine and heroin
27 Novembre 2025 - The Italian Guardia di Finanza and Customs authorities have discovered 700 kilograms of potassium permanganate in a container unloaded at the port of Genoa, a substance used in the production of cocaine and heroin.
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Germany invests €1.35 billion in the port of Bremerhaven
26 Novembre 2025 - The German federal parliament has allocated €1.35 billion to upgrade the port of Bremerhaven. The dual civil–military project aims to develop a hub aligned with NATO’s operational plans to improve the mobility of troops and equipment.
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Fire on a One container ship in Los Angeles
24 Novembre 2025 - On 21 November 2025 a fire broke out on board the container ship One Henry Hudson while the vessel was berthed in the Port of Los Angeles. No injuries were reported, but 117 containers were destroyed or damaged and the ship has been taken out of service.
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Preferential lane for electric trucks in Hamburg
24 Novembre 2025 - The Hamburg terminal operator HHLA is introducing a new all-day booking class for electric truck access to its container terminals as part of its Balanced Logistics strategy.
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Container freight rates continue to rise between China and Europe
21 Novembre 2025 - In the third week of November 2025, average spot container freight rates extended the previous trend: rising from China to Europe and falling from China to the United States.
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Green light for the third 2025 round of Sea Modal Shift
20 Novembre 2025 - The Italian Ministry of Transport has published the implementing framework that opens the application phase for the road–sea combined transport incentive for 2025–2026, which has a budget of 12 million euros. The measure sets out procedures, requirements and timelines for haulage companies and consortia.
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Cma Cgm invests in Hamburg’s Eurogate terminal
17 Novembre 2025 - Cma Cgm is strengthening its presence in European ports with the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg, a four-million-teu facility set to reach six million teu through the planned expansion of its western area.
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A global alliance against port automation
17 Novembre 2025 - Several major dockworkers’ unions from around the world have formed an alliance to resist the expanding automation of quayside operations when it is introduced without agreements with workers.
Brevi dal mondo
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Cronaca
Incidente sul lavoro nell’autotrasporto in Liguria
Un autotrasportatore pugliese è stato vittima di un incidente sul lavoro mortale mentre svolgeva attività di scarico nel piazzale di un oleificio della provincia d’Imperia. Aperta un’indagine per omicidio colposo e camion sequestrato.
Normativa
Videocast K44
Aereo
DJI presenta drone cargo con portata fino a 80 kg
Il costruttore cinese Dji ha presentato il drone cargo FlyCart 100, che offre una portata utile fino a 80 chilogrammi con un’autonomia di sei chilometri. Ha un sistema di sicurezza multilivello.
Ferrovia
FS apre la scuola Futuro è Sapere per dipendenti e nuovi assunti
All’inizio di dicembre 2025 FS ha annunciato il nuovo centro di formazione Futuro è Sapere, aperto ai dipendenti e ai nuovi assunti. Oltre cento corsi previsti entro il 2030.
Persone
Cambio alla presidenza di Unrae Veicoli Industriali
Alla fine di novembre 2025, l’associazione dei costruttori esteri Unrae ha annunciato che Giovanni Dattoli, amministratore delegato di Volvo Trucks Italia, guiderà la sezione Veicoli industriali per il triennio 2025-28.
