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Covid-19 Update - Issue 22/2020

26 June 2020

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

Global Economic Trends China’s economic indicators Recently, Chinese Government released several economic indicators for the month of May: the industrial production was up as was investment in property and infrastructure. The retail sales were down and weaker than expected and overall investme...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 21/2020

19 June 2020

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

Global Economic Trends World trade . Assuming persisting uncertainty, UNCTAD expects a decline of around 20 per cent for the year 2020, while World Trade Organization (WTO) expects the decline between 13 and 32 percent and European Commission expects that EU27 trade will decline by 10-16 perce...

New Border Control Post at SECH Terminal

17 June 2020

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

Genoa, 17 June 2020 - BCPs are designated peripheral offices of the Ministry of Health, approved by the European Commission, for veterinary inspections of imported live animals and animal products entering the European Union. The new 1000-sqm BCP building features two separate areas dedicated ...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 20/2020

12 June 2020

The OECD in its latest Economic Outlook reveals the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020

Global Economic Trends . When assuming there will be no second wave of infections in 2020 GDP is currently expected to be down by 6% on last year. Should we encounter a 'double-hit' scenario however, this is forecast to increase to a 7.6% drop. Italian GDP is projected to fall by 14% in 2020 befor...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 19/2020

05 June 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

Shipping & Logistics Container Shipping . THE Alliance and 2M announced 75 sailings will be canceled through September, while industry analysts expect Ocean Alliance to reveal a new blank sailing program soon. Before the new adjustments, the three alliances had announced a total of 126 voi...

Port Economics: Genoa maintains box volumes

03 June 2020

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%)

Following the lockdown measures implemented initially across China and subsequently across Europe, trade on the Far East-Europe maritime route fell substantially and, consequently, the majority of ports monitored by Port Economics suffered setbacks, with the exception of the major Mediterranean tran...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 18/2020

29 May 2020

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

Global Economic Trends . With some exceptions, lockdowns have not yet been eased significantly. But timely alternative data point to changes in people’s behaviour that could spur activity. The Dallas Fed’s social distancing indicator suggests a peak in late April in the US. Apple and Google mobili...

Ports of Genoa Statistics - April 2020

28 May 2020

The public health emergency and ensuing major economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had repercussions worldwide on all industrialised countries, has impacted heavily across all commodity and passenger sectors of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority

Total cargo volumes fell to 4,028,374 tons, a - 31.6% decrease compared to April 2019. The sharp reduction was reported across all commodity segments, from containerised cargo (-12.9%), to conventional cargo (-44%) and to total bulk which declined by approximately -45%. Passenger traffic has...

Port gate digitalisation guidelines

26 May 2020

The Ports of Genoa, together with the maritime cluster, have identified data exchange digitalisation as strategic to the optimisation of port and terminal gate access, in line with the future integration of the Italian Port Community Systems/E-Port in the National Logistics Platform

Within this framework, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has set up an ad-hoc working group with representatives from the Associations of Road-hauliers, Ship Agents, Freight-forwarders and Terminal Operators, to press ahead with the "Digitalisation of vehicular port and terminal access" as, in...

Covid-19 Update - Issue 17/2020

26 May 2020

Ports are wounded but still alive and open for business

Shipping & Logistics World Ports According to the new edition of the IAPH Global Survey on impact of COVID19 on ports, an increasing number of ports (53%) are reporting that the number of container vessel calls fell significantly compared to a normal situation, mainly on trade routes with ...