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The new container terminal in Rijeka is now operational
16 Settembre 2025 - On 10 September 2025, the first containership called at the new container terminal in the Croatian port of Rijeka, which can handle vessels of up to 24,000 teu and has an annual capacity of 650,000 teu.
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Union mobilisation over Gaza grows in Italy
16 Settembre 2025 - Following the blockades in Italy and France of maritime shipments of weapons to Israel, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is stepping up its mobilisation against what it calls the genocide in Gaza, while in Italy the grassroots union Usb has called a general strike for 22 September.
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Grimaldi receives second ammonia-ready car carrier
16 Settembre 2025 - Grimaldi has taken delivery in China of the car carrier Grande Auckland with a capacity of 9,241 ceu, the second vessel in a series of seven designed to be fuelled by ammonia.
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Container ship loses 67 boxes at Long Beach port
15 Settembre 2025 - In early September 2025, 67 containers fell from the Mississippi at Long Beach port, forcing the closure of Pier G terminal and causing damage to environmental infrastructure. There were no injuries, but the economic and operational repercussions were considerable.
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Italian Finance police seize 288 kilos of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
15 Settembre 2025 - In early September 2025, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza and the Customs Agency uncovered a shipment of 288 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the compartments of two containers. More than three tonnes of cocaine have been intercepted at the Calabrian port so far this year.
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German ports call for a competitiveness strategy
14 Settembre 2025 - The German association Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe is urging the government to take immediate action on taxation, funding and energy in order to strengthen the role of ports in freight transport.
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Container freight rates on the China-Europe trade fall by double digits
12 Settembre 2025 - In the second week of September 2025, container freight rates between China and Europe continued their double-digit decline, while those on the China-US routes recorded an increase.
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New Lloyd’s fire classification for containerships
12 Settembre 2025 - Lloyd’s Register introduces the Fire C Risk class for containerships with a modular, risk-based approach that integrates new detection and management technologies.
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Panama announces construction of interoceanic gas pipeline
5 Settembre 2025 - The president of Panama announced in early September 2025 the launch of the Canal Pipeline Project, a gas pipeline between the Atlantic and Pacific that will run along the canal. The procedure to select the concessionaire has been initiated.
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Green light for the revised Genoa breakwater project
5 Settembre 2025 - The Italian Port Authority of the Mar Ligure Occidentale has approved the revised design for the new outer breakwater, allowing the construction of works initially planned in two separate phases to proceed in parallel. The changes also include adjustments on land.
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Rough waters in the port of Trieste
5 Settembre 2025 - The port of Trieste is grappling with the ferry berth dispute between Grimaldi and Dfds, the stalemate over the appointment of a new president, and a decline in container traffic in the first half of 2025.
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Container rates fall between Asia and Europe but rise on China-US routes
4 Settembre 2025 - Spot rates for container shipping are showing very different trends between late August and early September 2025, with steep declines on Asia-Europe routes contrasted by increases on services linking China and the United States.
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Shipping lines shift vessels ahead of US port taxes
4 Settembre 2025 - From 14 October 2025 the United States will impose heavy port duties on vessels built in China calling at its harbours, prompting major carriers to redraw fleet deployments across global services.
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Dsv and Vestas in court over Kota Bahagia ship fire
3 Settembre 2025 - Shipping giant Dsv is facing a legal dispute with Vestas and IF insurance over compensation for damages suffered from the fire that occurred in 2020 aboard the Kota Bahagia vessel in New Zealand. The Danish judges' verdict is now awaited.
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Genoa dockers threaten to block Israeli-bound cargo
2 Settembre 2025 - Israeli minister Gvir has declared that his government will treat activists from the Global Samud Flotilla as terrorists, prompting dockers in Genoa to threaten that if this happens they will block all cargo bound for Israel.
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Houthis attack Israeli tanker
1 Settembre 2025 - On 31 August 2025, the Houthis claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile strike on the Scarlet Ray, a tanker operated by a company owned by an Israeli businessman. The move marks their first response to the killing of their prime minister.
Brevi dal mondo
Dfds potenzia nel Baltico - Alleanza ferroviaria a Rotterdam - Evoluzione digitale di FS Logistix - Preoccupazione per la chiusura di Tarvisio
Podcast K44
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
Videocast K44
Aereo
Il cargo aereo italiano punta verso l’intelligenza artificiale
Il 51% delle imprese del cargo aereo italiano ha già adottato soluzioni d’intelligenza artificiale o avviato progetti pilota, una quota destinata a salire al 77% nei prossimi tre anni. È quanto emerge dall’ottavo Convegno Osservatorio Cargo Aereo organizzato da Anama.
Ferrovia
Nuovo collegamento ferroviario Bologna-Marcianise
FS Logistix e Anita attivano un nuovo servizio ferroviario intermodale tra Bologna e Marcianise, estendibile fino a Catania con una sola prenotazione. L’iniziativa nasce in risposta all’aumento del costo del carburante e punta a ridurre emissioni e costi operativi.
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.
