CMA CGM completes Containerships’ purchase
Marseille - The French shipping group CMA CGM has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Finnish short sea cargo carrier and logistic firm Containerships
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Italian freight forwarders consider lawsuit after bridge collapse
Genoa - Atlantia unit under judicial investigation after the disaster. Genoa Chamber of Commerce asking firms to assess business impact.
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Seafarer dies on board Stena Line’s vessel
Fishguard - A crew member on board “Stena Europe”, a ferry owned by Stena Line, and operated on their Fishguard-Rosslare service, died last week: “Stena Line can confirm that unfortunately an onboard employee died during one of its sailings between Fishguard-Rosslare on Wednesday 26th September 2018,”
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Samer, first DFDS ro/ro
Trieste - On Sunday September 30th, the UN Karadeniz berthed at the Port of Trieste’s Pier Five. The ro-ro ferry was built in 2008 and has been operating for years along the Motorway of the Sea that connects Trieste to Turkey
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Achille Onorato: “More Sardinia in our future” / INTERVIEW
“It’s too early to have clear picture. Of course, tourism to and from Sardinia has also suffered from the recession that has affected the sector in Italy.”
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Marcucci: “Silk Road in Africa, opportunities for Italy” / INTERVIEW
Concerns over the current slowdown in logistics sectors.
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Exports to Africa travel with Grimaldi Group
Many opportunities from demographic development, fears of political instability.
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Greek seamen to strike in September
Piraeus - Ferries will remain moored at Greek ports on Monday,3 September, after the union representing the country’s seamen called a 24-hour strike following fruitless talks with ship operators to renew a collective pay agreement
