Today the first edition of a series of digital events - "Rhine Alpine Talks" - organised by the EGTC (European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation) Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor, for an exchange of experiences and information amongst the stakeholders of the multimodal corridor Genoa-Rotterdam, was launched.
Moderated by the Director of the EGTC, Jörg Saalbach, the speakers addressed the topical issue of "Corona and the Corridor". Christianne van der Wal, President of the EGTC and of the Dutch People's Popular Party for Freedom and Democracy, opened the discussion with a focus on the strategic importanc...News
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According to CLIA, each day of total shutdown of cruise activities leads to a loss of 2,500 jobs in the world, each drop of one percentage point of passengers per year represents 9,100 fewer workers in the sector. Halting European cruises to the end of July will lead to 133,500 fewer jobs, corresponding to 4.81 billion of unpaid wages
On the 1st of May 2020, the Port Authority launched a marketing campaign on social media network #WeArePortsofGenoa short clips of the dedicated members of the Western Ligurian Sea's vibrant shipping community, who have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 public health emergency to ensure that the Ports of Genoa, Prà, Savona and Vado Ligure remained open and fully operational, guaranteeing the smooth movement of essential goods across the country, without disruptions to the supply chain and in full compliance of safety regulations.
UNCTAD reports that the value of international trade in goods has declined by about 5 percent in Q1 2020 and is expected to decline further by 27 percent in Q2 2020, though the pace of contraction has slowed in May
UNCTAD reports that the value of international trade in goods has declined by about 5 percent in Q1 2020 and is expected to decline further by 27 percent in Q2 2020, though the pace of contraction has slowed in May
A new Border Control Post (BCP) is now available in the Port of Genoa, a SECH Terminal investment, located by the full-container facility's stacking yard
The OECD in its latest Economic Outlook reveals the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020
According to JOC, container carriers do not expect a significant market recovery in the coming months, thus they are extending their capacity reduction programs in the third quarter
According to data recently released by Port Economics on the top 15 European container ports in the first quarter of 2020, Genoa ranks as one of the few gateway ports to have maintained box volumes in line with the corresponding period of the previous year (+ 0.3%)
Although the May PMI figures for a swathe of advanced economies are still well below the 50-no change level, we are cautiously optimistic that output will stage a modest rebound this month