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Global maritime piracy rises in 2023, reports International Maritime Bureau
26 Gennaio 2024 - The International Maritime Bureau's report on global maritime piracy reveals an increase in attacks in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 120 incidents. This marks a return of hijackings in Somalia.
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Red Sea crisis boosts air cargo traffic
26 Gennaio 2024 - Recent WorldACD report on global air freight transport reveal a significant surge in volumes during the third week of 2024, driven by the Red Sea crisis that is adversely affecting maritime container transport. The windows for booking air cargo prior to the Chinese New Year are rapidly closing.
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French freight railways heading for drastic reorganization
26 Gennaio 2024 - The countdown has begun for Fret SNCF, the French freight railway company. Starting January 1, 2025, the current company will be dissolved, with various branches either separated or integrated into the parent group, marking an improvement in service-level infrastructure.
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Maersk christens its first large methanol-powered container ship
26 Gennaio 2024 - Maersk has christened its first large methanol-powered container ship, named 'Ane'. This vessel marks the inaugural unit in an ambitious fleet expansion comprising eighteen sister ships. The remaining vessels are scheduled for delivery by the end of 2025.
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Controlled temperature rail transport between Asia and Europe
26 Gennaio 2024 - Following a successful experimental phase, the Swiss company InterRail has initiated a regular service of controlled-temperature rail transport between Asia and Europe, utilizing 45-foot containers. This service presents an alternative to maritime transport, offering shorter transit times.
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Iru calls for european road corridors to be free from protests
25 Gennaio 2024 - As farmer protests spread across several European countries, causing road and port blockades, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) is urging the European Union to prompt member states to keep major European road corridors open.
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Container rates between Asia and Europe show slowing increase
25 Gennaio 2024 - The ongoing crisis in the Red Sea continues to drive up container shipping rates, but the rate of increase has slowed in the third week of January. Meanwhile, major shipping companies are reorganizing their European routes.
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The German railway workers’ strike will cost logistics a billion euro
25 Gennaio 2024 - The German rail workers' strike, scheduled from January 23 to January 29 by the GDL union, is not only impacting Deutsche Bahn but also affecting other companies. According to an estimate by the IW Institute in Cologne, the strike is costing the economic system over a hundred million euros per day.
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Nine million euros allocated for railway enhancement in La Spezia port
25 Gennaio 2024 - The Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority has secured funding exceeding nine million euros for the Swiftrail project, aimed at establishing a new freight railway station in the port of La Spezia.
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Reno-Alps freight corridor to face limited capacity until 2030
25 Gennaio 2024 - The European Reno-Alps freight rail corridor, extending from Genoa, Italy, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, is currently facing severe congestion and numerous bottlenecks, affecting individual rail lines as well as freight hubs and nodes. It is unlikely that these limitations will be overcome before 2030.
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A new Italian rail freight company is born in Rome
25 Gennaio 2024 - A new Italian rail freight company has been established in Rome, named Trasporti Ferroviari Italiani Srl (TFI). This venture represents an evolution from the Bari-based Ferrotramviaria.
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French farmers block Calais port
25 Gennaio 2024 - The protest of French farmers has reached the port of Calais, where on January 24 they blocked access to industrial vehicles headed for embarkation to Great Britain. Dunkirk is also congested.
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The Houthis attacked two Usa Maersk container ships
24 Gennaio 2024 - According to US Central Comand, the Houthis launched missiles at a convoy, escorted by the US Navy, consisting of two Maersk container ships in the Red Sea. These ships subsequently retreated from their course. There is a resurgence of pocket container ships from China to Europe.
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Rhenus leases logistics space in the south Milan
24 Gennaio 2024 - Rhenus has become the first logistics operator to lease warehouse space in the new Giovi Logistics Park in Silvano Pietra, south Milan, marking the first Italian tenant of Garbe Industrial Real Estate Italy.
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Trieste port sees decline in container and ro-ro traffic in 2023
24 Gennaio 2024 - In 2023, the Port of Trieste experienced a downturn in its container traffic by 2.92% and ro-ro traffic by 6.79%, with over half of the containers transported by train.
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Container freight rates expected to rise until at least February
23 Gennaio 2024 - According to Xeneta, the ongoing Red Sea crisis is set to push up container shipping rates until at least early February. Rates for ocean transport of containers are predicted to exceed $6,500 per forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU) between Asia and the Mediterranean by February 2. Shipping companies are reorganizing their services around the Cape of Good Hope route.
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Camionista muore schiacciato dalla cabina del suo veicolo
Il 24 febbraio un giovane camionista ha perso la vita in provincia di Verona mentre stava ribaltando la cabina del suo veicolo. S’indaga per scoprire se è un errore o un guasto.
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Cresciuta nel 2024 la movimentazione merci negli aeroporti Sea
Nel 2024 la società aeroportuale Sea, che gestisce Linate e Malpensa, ha movimentato nei due scali lombardi 728mila tonnellate, con un aumento del nove percento rispetto all’anno precedente. È positivo anche il bilancio economico.
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Hhla sperimenta un robot per i perni dei carri container
La società terminalista amburghese Hhla e Fraunhofer CML hanno sperimentato un robot che blocca e sblocca i perni dei carri ferroviari che trasportano container.
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Il Gruppo Menci perde Luciano Menci
Il 4 marzo 2025, il Gruppo Menci ha annunciato la morte di Luciano Menci, figlio del fondatore Geremia e padre dell’attuale presidente Marco. Lo stabilimento interromperà le attività in 6 marzo, in corrispondenza del funerale.
