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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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EU ministers approve the directive on truck weights and dimensions
4 Dicembre 2025 - EU transport ministers on 4 December adopted the general approach on the revision of Directive 96/53/EC, unblocking a process that had been stalled for more than a year. The agreement updates the limits for zero-emission, intermodal and EMS vehicles and opens the way to trilogue negotiations.
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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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France bans cabotage for four foreign road hauliers
4 Dicembre 2025 - The Prefecture of France’s Centre-Val de Loire region and the Toulouse Dreal have banned four foreign road haulage companies from carrying out cabotage operations in the country from the beginning of December 2025: Hoptrans, Kpo Trade Invest, Torello TN SK and Petko Angelov.
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News from transport and logistics – 3 November 2025
3 Dicembre 2025 - A rail tender in Savona – Rizzato acquires 51 trucks – Italian Army orders 658 trucks – New cranes for the port of Rijeka – Appeal in Spain over digital fines – Logistics expansion in Cremona – Parma airport recapitalised
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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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Fertrans strengthens its long-haul fleet
3 Dicembre 2025 - With the purchase of 120 Actros L ProCabin trucks, Fertrans consolidates its strategy of technical homogeneity across its industrial vehicles. The company also increases its operational capacity on high-mileage routes.
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Reopening of the Italian A22 tender, but only for a few days
3 Dicembre 2025 - To avoid sanctions from the European Court of Justice, the Italian Ministry of Transport has reopened the tender for the A22 motorway concession, although only for a few days.
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Ctp launches logistics development in Italy with acquisition of Vld
2 Dicembre 2025 - The Ctp Group has acquired Vld for 241 million euros and plans a one-billion-euro real estate investment in Italy over five years, expanding its network of logistics parks in the country’s strategic regions.
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Slight growth in air cargo in Italy in October 2025
2 Dicembre 2025 - Air cargo volumes handled at Italian airports rose by one per cent in the first ten months of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier. Malpensa drives growth while Fiumicino holds its ground.
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Disruptions and delays on Switzerland’s rail crossings until 2029
2 Dicembre 2025 - A document published by the Swiss authority Datec sets out the timetable of rail closures in the Confederation from 2026 to 2028, indicating that operations are expected to return to normal only in 2029.
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Dsv defines its new structure in Italy
2 Dicembre 2025 - The acquisition of Schenker by Dsv has led to a new organisational structure for the Italian branch of the European logistics multinational. Agreement reached with trade unions in Germany. The global operational integration process will be completed in 2028.
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Strong growth in air cargo in 2024
2 Dicembre 2025 - European air freight recorded solid growth in 2024, driven by rising volumes and strong momentum from Asian traffic. In Italy, the sector’s recovery was fuelled by e-commerce and an increasing concentration of cargo activity in a handful of hubs.
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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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Present and future of the North Sea–Rhine–Mediterranean Corridor
28 Novembre 2025 - The new North Sea–Rhine–Mediterranean European Corridor is now operational, created from the merger of the former Rhine–Alps and North Sea–Mediterranean Corridors and crossing eight countries, including Italy.
Brevi dal mondo
Gara ferroviaria a Savona – Rizzato acquisisce 51 camion - Esercito italiano ordina 658 camion - Nuove gru per il porto di Rijeka - Ricorso in Spagna contro multe telematiche - Espansione logistica a Cremona - Ricapitalizzato l’aeroporto di Parma
Podcast K44
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
Lieve crescita del cargo aereo in Italia a ottobre 2025
Nei primi dieci mesi del 2025, le merci in transito negli aeroporti italiani sono aumentate dell’uno percento rispèetto allo stesso periodo dell’anno precedente. Malpenda traina la crescita e Fiumicino mantiene il traffico.
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.
