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The Frejus road tunnel will be closed for four days in January
9 Gennaio 2024 - The Frejus road tunnel will be completely closed to traffic from January 26th to 29th for extraordinary maintenance work. The Mont Blanc tunnel will experience alternating one-way traffic during several nights.
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From February 19th the first week of checks on trucks
9 Gennaio 2024 - The coordination of European road police forces Roadpol has scheduled the first extraordinary week of truck and bus inspections in 2024 from February 19 to 25. Additional inspections are planned for May and November.
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Girteka boosts intermodal transport capabilities
9 Gennaio 2024 - Lithuanian transport giant Girteka unveils 2024 plans: cutting truck emissions, enhancing road-rail transport, and launching a web portal for used industrial vehicles.
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Move Intermodal acquires Van Dijk Logistics
8 Gennaio 2024 - The Belgian intermodal company, Move Intermodal, announced its acquisition of the Dutch firm Van Dijk Logistics, a specialist in transport between the Netherlands and Italy.
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Germany faces truck and train transportation chaos
8 Gennaio 2024 - Germany faces transportation chaos in early 2024: freight road and train transport disrupted by protests and strikes since January 8th.
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Italian Government wants to privatize the railways and sell part of Poste
5 Gennaio 2024 - In a press conference on January 4, 2024, the Italian Prime Minister announced the government's intention to sell an unspecified portion of the railways and Poste Italiane to private entities. This privatization move would also involve the logistics sector.
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Indian Navy prevents hijacking of a cargo ship
5 Gennaio 2024 - According Indian sources, on the evening of January 4, 2024, a group of pirates attacked the cargo ship Lila Norfolk. The swift action of the Indian Navy thwarted the attack, killing all the pirates.
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Truck traffic restrictions in Italy for 2024
4 Gennaio 2024 - The Italian Minister of Transport has signed a decree outlining the calendar of traffic bans for industrial vehicles with a mass exceeding 7.5 tons for the year 2024. This article provides a list of the prohibited days and a PDF of the calendar.
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Container freight rates between China and Europe are doubled.
4 Gennaio 2024 - Container freight rates between China and Europe have more than doubled amid the Red Sea crisis, experiencing a significant surge between 2023 and 2024. Rates for shipping containers from Shanghai to Rotterdam increased by over 100% compared to December 21st.
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Gioia Tauro port exceeds 3.5 million TEUs.
4 Gennaio 2024 - In 2023, the MedCenter Container Terminal at the port of Gioia Tauro handled over 3.5 million TEUs, surpassing any previous record. However, it now faces the challenge of the ETS and the Red Sea crisis.
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Ambrogio boosts fleet for intermodal transport
3 Gennaio 2024 - Ambrogio Intermodal has inked a deal with Kässbohrer for an order of 650 intermodal units, encompassing container semi-trailers and swap bodies, capable of transporting coils as well.
Brevi dal mondo
Dfds potenzia nel Baltico - Alleanza ferroviaria a Rotterdam - Evoluzione digitale di FS Logistix - Preoccupazione per la chiusura di Tarvisio
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Cronaca
17 camionisti arrestati a Savona per furto di gasolio
Un’indagine della Guardia di Finanza nel deposito fiscale carburanti di Vado Ligure ha coinvolto diciassette autotrasportatori, col sequestro di oltre 3.700 litri di gasolio. Il prodotto veniva sottratto durante il carico e rivenduto fuori circuito a prezzi inferiori.
Normativa
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Aereo
Il cargo aereo scommette sulla tregua del Golfo
La tregua tra Stati Uniti e Iran può ridurre la pressione sui noli del trasporto aereo delle merci, ma il ritorno alla normalità richiederà fino a due mesi. Intanto le rilevazioni di Xeneta mostrano aumenti fino al 105% sulle principali rotte tra Asia, Medio Oriente ed Europa.
Ferrovia
Ritardi e fondi insufficienti frenano le ferrovie a nord-ovest
L'osservatorio Oti Piemonte ha presentato l'annuale rapporto sull'avanzamento delle opere infrastrutturali, che comprende buona parte del nord-ovest. Ci sono ritardi nella partenza delle opere ma anche fondi insufficienti, alcuni clamorosi.
Persone
La proprietà di Msc passa da Gianluigi Aponte ai figli Alexa e Diego
Il 13 aprile 2026 Mediterranean Shipping Company ha annunciato uno storico passaggio di generazione: la proprietà passa dal fondatore Gainluigi Aponte, che resta presidente esecutivo ai figli Alexa e Diego, che sono rispettivamente presidente e Cfo del Gruppo.
