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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVI - Number 11/98 - NOVEMBER 1998

Intermodal Transport

L'evoluzione della Transfracht

Il concentramento delle capacità gestionali e delle risorse operative in specifiche aree di attività rappresenta un fattore-chiave della vitalità di qualsiasi esercizio imprenditoriale, e la storia recente della Transfracht, il vettore intermodale tedesco, ne costituisce un esempio lampante. L'ancora relativamente nuovo ruolo che l'operatore ha deciso di svolgere a partire dall'autunno del 1996 era stato sollecitato da un cambiamento della strategia di marketing della DB (Deutsche Bahn, ferrovie nazionali tedesche), ma lo sviluppo in questione si è già dimostrato felice.

La Transfracht attualmente opera quale società-figlia completamente integrata della DB Cargo, una delle cinque unità commerciali della DB riorganizzate come società private, sebbene al momento esse restino di proprietà dello Stato, continuando a far parte della DB; la Transfracht ha ceduto il proprio traffico nazionale tedesco alla DB Cargo alla fine di agosto del 1996. Da allora, essa ha concentrato i propri sforzi nel trasporto di contenitori marittimi - che già prima effettuava - da Amburgo e Bremerhaven all'hinterland tedesco. Inoltre, essa ha sviluppato alcuni servizi al fine di trasportare dai principali scali marittimi tedeschi a determinate zone del continente europeo non tedesche, introducendo altresì treni-blocco containerizzati da Rotterdam ed Anversa agli hinterland tedesco e non tedeschi. Un'altra iniziative è stata lo sviluppo di tratte ferroviarie relative a traffici non marittimi dalla Germania al Regno Unito, alla Polonia, alla Francia ed alla Russia.

La condizione della Transfracht quale vettore da porto a hinterland si è ulteriormente evidenziata quando, il 1° settembre di quest'anno, essa ha rilevato tutti - tranne uno - i servizi portuali in precedenza effettuati dalla NDX Intermodal, i cui soci sono la DB (al 50%) nonché la NS Cargo (che fa parte della Nederlandse Spoorwegen) e la CSX (entrambe rispettivamente al 25%). Questi servizi consistono in treni-blocco o collegamenti navetta da Rotterdam ad Anversa, da Rotterdam a Monaco e da Rotterdam e Muizen a Barcellona. Il solo servizio non rilevato è stato quello da Amburgo a Milano, che ha cessato le operazioni il 31 luglio.

"La Transfracht è stata costituita 25 anni fa" rammenta il direttore generale Manfred Riess, "ma abbiamo adottato un nuovo modello imprenditoriale il 31 agosto 1996, di modo che ora rappresentiamo davvero una giovane attività internazionale".

I servizi portuali intermodali espletati ammontavano a 630.000 TEU nel 1997, tra cui boxes consegnati tra i porti. Il 1° giugno di quest'anno, allo scopo di fornire servizi ai vettori marittimi, agli agenti marittimi ed agli spedizionieri, che sono i suoi clienti che hanno bisogno di tempi di viaggio più rapidi, la Transfracht ha sostituito il proprio servizio intermodale tra i porti tedeschi denominato Albatros, che aveva avuto inizio nel 1995, con l'AlbatrosExpress. Ciò ha comportato l'introduzione di 21 treni giornalieri dedicati. Essi hanno rimpiazzato il precedente sistema che utilizzava convogli "misti" della DB, i quali trasportavano una combinazione di traffico containerizzato portuale e non portuale (v. Tabella 1 per i particolari relativi ai servizi della Transfracht).

Sono stati introdotti anche nuovi orari, i quali comportano che i contenitori lasciano i porti più tardi ed arrivano più presto il mattino dopo presso i terminals interni.

Ciò lascia più tempo per le consegne più in là presso le sedi degli importatori e rende possibili accordi dello stesso tipo ma viceversa, per quanto riguarda cioè il traffico in esportazione consegnato presso i porti. Il terminal di Hannover costituisce il nodo-chiave del sistema dell'AlbatrosExpress. A Hannover, i vagoni ferroviari vengono riassemblati da e per i convogli in servizio da Hannover agli altri nodi ferroviari. Questo sistema mette i contenitori in condizione di restare sugli stessi carri per tutta la tratta percorsa.

TABELLA 1
SERVIZI OFFERTI DALLA TRANSFRACHT INTERNATIONAL
Servizi portuali marittimi effettuati dalla TFG Transfracht International
Denominazione
del servizio
Porti serviti Frequenza Destinazioni interne /
punti di partenza serviti
Albatros Express Amburgo

Bremerhaven

Giornaliera

e fine settimana

18 nodi ferroviari nell'hinterland tedesco, nella Svizzera settentrionale, nella Francia orientale ed in Austria
Servizio Europa Orientale Amburgo

Bremerhaven

Giornaliera Salisburgo, Vienna, Lovosice (connessioni con la Repubblica Ceca e la Repubblica Slovacca, in collaborazione con la CSKD-Intrans)
Navetta ferroviaria

Rotterdam Mainz

Rotterdam GiornalieraMainz, Mannheim (in collaborazione con la European Rail Shuttle)
Servizio ferroviario Rotterdam Rotterdam GiornalieraDuisburg, Dortmund (disponibili connessioni più in là)
Navetta Amburgo-Bremerhaven AmburgoGiornaliera Bremerhaven
Navetta Rotterdam-Anversa * Rotterdam GiornalieraAnversa
Servizio Rotterdam-Monaco * Rotterdam GiornalieraMonaco
Servizio Rotterdam-Germania Rotterdam GiornalieraPrincipali città tedesche
Servizio Chiatte Rotterdam Rotterdam A seconda della domanda Duisburg
Servizio Anversa Monaco Anversa Giornaliera Monaco
Servizio Anversa Duisburg Anversa Giornaliera Duisburg
Servizi transfrontalieri europei effettuati dalla TFG Transfracht International
Denominazione

del servizio

Terminals serviti Frequenza Terminals serviti

al di fuori della Germania

Chopin Express Rotterdam

Anversa

Zeebrugge 1

3 ogni fine settimana

in direzione est;

2 ogni fine settimana in direzione ovest

Via Duisburg da/per Poznan, Varsavia, Giwice
Navetta Francia Francoforte s. M. 4 ogni fine settimana Parigi (in collaborazione con la CNC)
Navetta Regno Unito Duisburg Giornaliera Londra, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow
Ostwind Berlino 2 3 ogni fine settimana Mosca (C.S.I. in collaborazione con la ICF e la TransRail)
Servizio Rotterdam-Spagna * Rotterdam 2 ogni fine settimana Muizen, Barcellona
Note:  * = Dati relativi al servizio rilevato dalla NDX, con effetto dal 1° settembre 1998; 1 = Connesso anche con porti del Regno Unito; 2 = attualmente effettuato solamente in direzione est, mentre il servizio in direzione ovest è in programma; connessioni navetta con il Regno Unito alla volta di altri terminals dentro e fuori Germania, tra cui la C.S.I.; Albatros Express: i servizi sono concentrati in 10 zone, servite dagli espressi Rhein-Ruhr Rhein, Rhein-Mein, Rhein-Neckar, Ober-Rhein, Neckar-Donau, Main-Donau, Isar-Lech, Donau, Elbe-Spree (tutti effettuati dalla Deutsche Bahn).
Fonte: Transfracht

Simultaneamente, è stata registrata anche una riduzione (da 49 a 18) del numero dei terminals interni tedeschi utilizzati al fine di instradare il traffico da e per i porti; i terminals residui vengono ora denominati "stazioni-nodo". Riess insiste sul fatto che ciò non ha comportato alcuna diminuzione di copertura delle regioni tedesche e sottolinea come molti dei terminals non più utilizzati fossero di piccole dimensioni quanto a capacità e non movimentassero significativi volumi di containers per conto della Transfracht. Ciò, mentre tutte e 18 le stazioni-nodo dispongono di una notevole capacità e nessuna di loro si trova a più di 60 km. da una caricatore o da un importatore.

"Adesso, siamo più flessibili di quanto non fossimo prima" ha detto Riess "e combiniamo l'uso della rotaia, della strada e della modalità fluviale per movimentare i traffici". Ciò significa, in effetti, che la strada viene per lo più usata per trasferire i containers dai caricatori e dagli importatori ai nodi, mentre per le tratte superiori ai 500 km. ci si serve della ferrovia.

Il nuovo sistema AlbatrosExpress è attrezzato con 18 stazioni-nodo in 10 regioni della Germania (una di loro, in effetti, è però costituita dalla stazione "tedesca" di Basilea, in Svizzera) e ciascuna regione è collegata ai porti tedeschi da un treno-blocco marittimo. Tutti i tempi di viaggio da nodo a porto sono ora compresi in un arco di tempo che va dalle sei alle dodici ore, rispetto alle 13-20 ore richieste in precedenza.

Nel 1997, da e per i principali scali marittimi tedeschi sono stati trasportati complessivamente qualcosa come 247.000 TEU (con un incremento del 7% rispetto al 1996). Si confida che gli accordi ai sensi dell'AlbatrosExpress, così perfezionati, possano aiutare la Transfracht a migliorare ulteriormente la propria quota di questo mercato. Si calcola che i carichi trasportati aumenteranno del 7% circa quest'anno. Il nuovo, dinamico sistema, in effetti, è stato progettato per movimentare 300.000 TEU ogni anno.

Nel 1997, i servizi intermodali dei porti hanno generato approssimativamente l'87,5% (630.000 TEU) dei carichi trasportati complessivi pari a 702.000 TEU ed i servizi infra-europei, in confronto, sono stati ben poca cosa. Può forse sorprendere il fatto che non vi siano traffici transfrontalieri Germania-Spagna e Germania-Italia, fatta eccezione - adesso - per la direttrice Rotterdam-Barcellona rilevata dalla NDX. Nel 1998, tenuto conto di questi nuovi servizi, la Transfracht si aspetta di movimentare più di 800.000 TEU, circa 30.000 dei quali derivanti dai traffici NDX.

Inoltre, i servizi transfrontalieri attualmente effettuati dalla Transfracht sono tutti "difficili" a causa del fatto che ognuno di loro è soggetto ad una forte pressione verso il basso dei prezzi da parte degli autotrasportatori, mentre la concorrenza apportata dagli operatori marittimi a corto raggio costituisce un altro fattore critico nell'ambito del mercato del Regno Unito. Riess, d'altro canto, lamenta le "difficoltà in ordine alla qualità ed alla capacità" della direttrice intermodale attraverso il Tunnel della Manica, laddove ogni anno vengono movimentati da 8.000 a 10.000 TEU di traffico trasportistico.

Riess ammette che - in media - la Transfracht tende ad essere del 5-10% più cara rispetto all'autotrasporto sulla direttrice per Mosca, ma esprime la propria soddisfazione in merito al fatto che "malgrado la sicurezza rappresenti un grave problema nei servizi di trasporto alla volta della Russia, noi non abbiamo mai perduto neanche un solo contenitore a causa di furti e questa è una considerazione decisiva per i caricatori". Egli, peraltro, ha sottolineato come vi sia la necessità di un efficiente corridoio ferroviario da Berlino a Mosca e come, peraltro, vi sia un grave problema finanziario nel riuscire ad istituirne uno. Nonostante queste difficoltà, circa 15.000 containers (per lo più unità che appartengono alle Ferrovie Russe) vengono trasportati annualmente sull'unico servizio in direzione est da Berlino a Mosca; c'é anche l'intenzione di inaugurare quanto prima un servizio in direzione ovest, non appena superati gli ostacoli di natura operativa. Questi ultimi sono in gran parte correlati alla difformità dello scartamento dei binari ed alla difficoltà di riuscire a far sì che l'equipaggiamento torni indietro dalla Russia alla Germania.

Da quando la Transfracht ha ridotto il numero dei terminals in cui essa concentra il proprio traffico, l'autotrasporto è divenuto - se possibile - ancora più importante e contribuisce in misura significativa alla rete di servizio. In generale, tuttavia, l'obiettivo, secondo quanto afferma Riess, è quello di "trasportare quanto più possibile per ferrovia ed il meno possibile via strada".

LE STAZIONI-NODO DELL'ALBATROSEXPRESS
Le 18 stazioni-nodo sulle quali si basano i servizi dell'AlbatrossExpress sono:

Augusta, Basilea, Berlino, Dortmund, Duisburg, Francoforte sul Meno, Colonia, Kornwestheim, Lipsia, Magonza, Mannheim, Monaco, Neu-Ulm, Norimberga, Offenburg, Regensburg, Schweinfurt, Worth.

Un altro concetto della gestione della Transfracht è quello della collaborazione con altri vettori, della quale i primi esempi sono rappresentati dai servizi congiunti per Mosca (unitamente alla Intercontainer-Interfrigo ed alla TransRail) nonché da Rotterdam a Magonza/Mannheim (in collaborazione con la European Rail Shuttle, associazione commerciale tra P&O Nedlloyd, Sea-Land e Maersk).

Lo scenario intermodale europeo ha raggiunto una fase cruciale. Le implicazioni della relazione tra la DB Cargo e la NS Cargo sono ancora ignote, ma si ritiene che l'intenzione sia quella di offrire servizi integrati intermodali e logistici a livello nazionale ed internazionale. Si può ipotizzare che la Transfracht si troverà a dover affrontare una concorrenza maggiore, tra l'altro da parte della sua società-madre.

La ventilata fusione tra la Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft e l'operatore terminalistico amburghese Eurokai, nonché le voci sulla costituzione di una nuova società intermodale i cui soci dovrebbero essere la BLG, la Eurokai e la DB Cargo, sono ancora tutte da confermare, di modo che è impossibile giudicare in questa fase quale impatto esse possano comportare.

Poi vi è anche la questione della controversa privatizzazione della DB, comprese le sue cinque unità commerciali. Al presente, non esiste alcuna certezza quanto a se, dove ed in quale forma ciò accadrà. Le elezioni avvenute il 27 settembre scorso, che hanno apportato un cambiamento alla guida del Paese, potrebbero avere quale conseguenza il rinvio di tale iniziativa. Al momento attuale, quindi, si possono fare solo ipotesi in ordine alle conseguenze che la privatizzazione potrebbe comportare per la Transfracht.

Per passare ai fattori positivi, la "assegnazione" alla Transfracht dei servizi in origine effettuati dalla NDX finirà per rafforzare la base della Transfracht nel mercato intermodale, dal momento che questo sviluppo nello stesso momento eliminerà una fonte di concorrenza (una parte della quale proveniva dalla DB stessa) e fornirà un puntello alle tariffe. La NDX veniva considerata come un soggetto assai aggressivo nella propria politica tariffaria. Si ritiene comunemente che nelle prime fasi della propria attività la NDX abbia scavalcato gli spedizionieri, effettuando il marketing direttamente nei confronti dei vettori marittimi e degli agenti marittimi, di modo che la cessazione dei servizi effettuati sotto il marchio NDX dovrebbe far sì che gli spedizionieri si dimostrino più amichevoli nei confronti dell'intermodale.

Nel frattempo, stando alle affermazioni di Riess della Transfracht, "siamo soddisfatti delle prestazioni ottenute da quando abbiamo adottato il nuovo modello imprenditoriale, specialmente perché abbiamo inaugurato un certo numero di nuovi servizi e l'introduzione dell'AlbatrosExpress è stata ben accolta dai nostri clienti". Tuttavia, il mercato intermodale europeo sta diventando sempre più competitivo e pericoloso.
(da: Containerisation International, ottobre 1998)

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The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
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Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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