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Compensation of one billion dollars ordered for the sinking of the X-Press Pearl
29 Luglio 2025 - Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered shipping company X-Press to pay an initial one billion dollars in compensation for the environmental damage caused by the sinking of the container ship X-Press Pearl. A reconstruction of the events follows.
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Cosco moves closer to joining bid for Hutchinson Port acquisition
28 Luglio 2025 - Signs are growing that Chinese state-owned group Cosco is set to join the consortium formed by BlackRock and MSC to acquire the container terminals of Hutchinson Port Holdings.
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Container traffic rebounds in ports in May 2025
25 Luglio 2025 - The monthly survey on container traffic trends at major global ports, conducted by Drewry, indicates a steady and widespread recovery in May 2025. Growth has been driven by Asian ports, while North America and Oceania have lagged behind.
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Grimaldi launches its first ammonia-ready car carrier
25 Luglio 2025 - The Grimaldi Group has launched the car carrier Grande Shanghai in China, the first vessel of a new generation capable of transporting up to 9,800 CEU and equipped for future ammonia propulsion. It has already been awarded the Rina Ammonia Ready certification.
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Sixth consecutive week of falling container freight rates
24 Luglio 2025 - Figures released on 24 July 2025 from the Drewry World Container Index reveal a continued decline in global container shipping rates for the sixth week in a row, although the drop remains moderate.
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Sit-in at Ligurian ports against Israeli-bound cargo on Cosco Pisces
23 Luglio 2025 - Union protests against the loading and unloading of military supplies destined for Israel continue to grow. On 25 July 2025, a sit-in is planned in Genoa in opposition to the Cosco Pisces container ship.
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Cosco seeks to join Hutchison Ports acquisition
22 Luglio 2025 - Bloomberg reports that Chinese state-owned shipping company China Cosco Shipping is in talks to become part of the consortium set to acquire Hutchison Ports. BlackRock and Aponte have already granted the company access to key information.
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Houthi attacks force closure of Israel’s Eilat port
22 Luglio 2025 - Houthi attacks on vessels calling at Israel’s Eilat port, the country’s only outlet on the Red Sea, have led to a sharp decline in maritime traffic and triggered a financial crisis that has ultimately shut down operations.
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New Msc order to Chinese shipyards for container vessels
22 Luglio 2025 - In July 2025, Msc signed new orders with Chinese shipyards for container vessels worth a total of 2.5 billion dollars. The deal includes nine new ships with a capacity of 22,000 teu, as well as the upgrade of six existing ships from 19,000 to 22,000 teu.
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Msc abandons the Moby chase
17 Luglio 2025 - Msc has given up its 49 per cent stake in the ferry company Moby Lines, controlled by the Aponte family, which was part of a rescue operation launched in 2022. The decision stems from commitments made to the competition authority.
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Tallinn trials autonomous terminal tractors
17 Luglio 2025 - Terminal operator Hhla Estonia has launched a pilot project in the port of Tallinn to test three autonomous terminal tractors developed by Fernride.
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Nigeria has a new container shipping company
16 Luglio 2025 - In July 2025, Clarion Shipping West Africa, a Nigerian shipping company specialising in container transport, launched its operations. So far, it owns only a small containership that completed its maiden voyage from the Chinese port of Qingdao to Lagos.
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Msc rejects Kerala’s compensation claim
15 Luglio 2025 - At the first hearing in India, Msc has rejected the compensation claim of approximately one billion euros submitted by the Indian state of Kerala for the sinking of the container ship Elsa 3.
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Dp World secures control of Syrian port of Tartus
15 Luglio 2025 - Dubai-based terminal operator Dp World has signed a thirty-year agreement with the new Syrian government to manage the port of Tartus, aiming to transform it into a maritime transport hub in the eastern Mediterranean through an investment of 800 million US dollars.
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Piracy rises in Asia during the first half of 2025
15 Luglio 2025 - Data from the ICC Commercial Crime Services shows a rise in armed pirate attacks on cargo vessels transiting the Singapore Strait in the first half of 2025.
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Hamburg revives its port with 1.8 billion euros
11 Luglio 2025 - The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has allocated 1.1 billion euros to strengthen the port’s position on the international stage through infrastructure expansion, automation and sustainability. An additional seven hundred million euros will come from Eurogate.
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.
