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Gemini container alliance sets sail
13 Febbraio 2025 - In February 2025, the Gemini Cooperation alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd became operational, marking a significant shift in global container shipping. The partnership covers key international routes and includes several European ports, both on primary and feeder services.
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Grendi increases revenue by twenty per cent in 2024
12 Febbraio 2025 - Gruppo Grendi has announced that in 2024, its consolidated revenue reached 117.6 million euros, marking a twenty per cent increase compared to the previous year. Investments and workforce numbers have also grown.
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Codognotto expands intermodal routes between Europe and Turkey
11 Febbraio 2025 - The Veneto-based company Codognotto announced at the beginning of February 2024 the expansion of intermodal routes between Europe and Turkey, with Italy’s main hubs being the ports of Trieste, Bari, and Venice.Codognotto expands intermodal routes between Europe and Turkey
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Panama yields to Trump over Chinese concessions in Balboa and Cristobal
10 Febbraio 2025 - On 3 February 2025, two Panamanian lawyers filed a constitutional complaint seeking to annul the thirty-year concessions granted to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings for the management of two of Panama’s strategic ports.
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Container freight rates all in red at the beginning of February 2025
6 Febbraio 2025 - The figures released by Drewry on 6 February 2025 in the World Container Index indicate a decline across all maritime container transport routes, a trend that may persist in the coming weeks.
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Strikes in French ports against pension reform
4 Febbraio 2025 - At the end of January 2025, French dock workers launched protests against the pension reform, having already staged a 48-hour strike, with further work stoppages planned for February.
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Guardia di Finanza uncovers 27 kg of cocaine at the port of Gioia Tauro
4 Febbraio 2025 - The Guardia di Finanza and the Customs Agency have uncovered a shipment of 27 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container originating from Ecuador and unloaded at Gioia Tauro, destined for onward transport to Central Asia. Investigations are also focusing on the overland logistics network.
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Container freight rates could continue to fall in February 2025
3 Febbraio 2025 - After the decline in spot container shipping rates in January 2025, Xeneta expects this trend to continue in February, with peaks of ten percent.
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Completed in Turkey the first sailing ro-ro ship
31 Gennaio 2025 - In January 2025, the French company Neoline announced the completion of the construction of the first sailing ro-ro ship, launched under the name Neoliner Origin, which is expected to begin operations between Europe and the United States by the end of the year.
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January 2025 ends with a decline in container freight rates
30 Gennaio 2025 - The final week of January 2025 saw a continued drop in average spot freight rates for container shipping, albeit at a slower pace than the previous period. However, transatlantic rates to the United States experienced an increase.
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Meeting in Livorno on the new container terminal
29 Gennaio 2025 - On the morning of 28 January 2025, a meeting took place in Livorno between the top executives of the Port Authority and representatives of MSC, Lorenzini, and Fratelli Neri to discuss the development of the new Darsena Europa container terminal.
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Fire on container ship off the coast of Yemen
28 Gennaio 2025 - On the morning of 28 January 2025, the crew of the container ship Asl Bauhinia abandoned the vessel due to a fire that broke out on board while the ship was sailing off the coast of Yemen.
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Bari port ready for new master plan
27 Gennaio 2025 - The Southern Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has established the Planning Office to draft the new Port Master Plan for the Port of Bari.
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Call for electric vehicles in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara
27 Gennaio 2025 - The Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has issued a notice for concession holders and terminal operators in the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, offering grants to support the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.
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Gts and Seaway launch intermodal transport service from Italy to Israel
27 Gennaio 2025 - The maritime agent Seaway Agency and the rail transport company Gts will initiate an intermodal rail-sea service between Milan and Israel starting in February 2025, with container loading and unloading operations at the port of Ravenna.
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Container freight rates decline across all routes in the third week of 2025
23 Gennaio 2025 - The latest figures from the World Container Index, released by Drewry on 23 January 2025, confirm a drop in average spot rates for container shipping on major global routes, with a particularly steep decline on the China-Europe lanes.
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
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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.
