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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVIII - Number 10/2000 - OCTOBER 2000

Sea Transport

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Alcuni trasportatori stanno estendendo anche al trasporto marittimo i modelli di prenotazione online caratteristici del trasporto aereo, nonostante la renitenza delle compagnie di navigazione.

Uno spedizioniere statunitense con una consegna per Kuala Lumpur va in rete e controlla le tariffe dei trasportatori (le door-to-door, naturalmente). Soddisfatto, inserisce i dettagli della spedizione, e, così facendo, si accorge che la sua spedizione ha tutti requisiti necessari per offrire una tariffa scontata. Inserite tutte le informazioni rilevanti, egli può quindi, con pochi "clicks" del mouse, confermare la prenotazione e dare disposizioni perché la consegna sia ritirata dai suoi magazzini. Ammesso che il cliente abbia inserito correttamente i dettagli della spedizione, il prezzo lui fatturato sarà esattamente uguale a quello che gli era comparso sullo schermo.

Tutto ciò potrebbe sembrare il top per un nuovo sito di logistica, ma non è così. In realtà è InternetShip, servizio che la compagnia di pacchi espresso FedEx (Federal Express) sta offrendo nel web su scala mondiale dal 1997.

Il servizio appena descritto non è altro che l'InternetShip al livello più rudimentale. Esso offre anche un ampia gamma di opzioni, compresa la possibilità di mandare per posta elettronica la bolla aerea di accompagnamento - il documento ufficiale per la navigazione che è stato appena creato online - al destinatario o a qualunque altra parte interessata che desiderasse riceverla.

Nonostante che i clienti debbano essere registrati per poter usufruire del servizio, anche la registrazione si può effettuare online già in molti Paesi, ed in altri basta solo una breve telefonata con un rappresentante del servizio clienti. La FedEx può, inoltre, integrare sistemi simili a quelli del computer del cliente nel computer di quest'ultimo in svariati ed ingegnosi modi, facendo sì che i servizi della FedEx diventino il set predefinito per le spedizioni nelle impostazioni interne del computer del cliente.

La FedEx - e come lei delle concorrenti quali UPS e DHL - fa sembrare la prenotazione online così semplice che gli spedizionieri statunitensi e quelli del resto del mondo si chiedono con stupore perché non possa essere così facile anche per tutti gli altri modi di trasporto. Una recente indagine sugli spedizionieri statunitensi di Morgan Stanley Dean Witter ("L'impatto dell'e-commerce: la situazione degli spedizionieri") ha mostrato come questi si aspettino un drastico calo negli affari condotti di persona (telefonate, fax e/o faccia a faccia) con le compagnie di trasporto dal 67% al 32% nel giro di due anni.

Forse senza neanche sorprendersi, Morgan Stanley ritiene che potrebbero trarre profitto da questo nuovo scenario gli operatori di trasporto che già fruiscono della più elevata automazione - tra i quali FedEx e UPS, autotrasportatori come American Freightways e Conway, e operatori terzi di logistica come CH Robinson, Eagle Global Logistics (ora EGL) ed Expeditors International.

Morgan Stanley ha pure rilevato che, con ampio margine, gli spedizionieri considerati nel suo studio preferivano fare affari in rete con una compagnia che movimentava lo stesso tipo di trasporti che essi stessi stavano acquistando, facendo pensare pertanto che i molti scambi in trasporto e logistica che attualmente si stanno originando non avrebbero successo. Per converso, i trasportatori globali di merci che combinano una visione neutrale delle offerte di trasporto e il controllo door-to-door del processo logistico, sembrerebbero avere i requisiti appropriati per diventare portali della prenotazione in rete.

I trasportatori stanno ora cominciando a raccogliere questa sfida, e sono occupati a perfezionare oculate strategie per permettere ai clienti di prenotare in rete le spedizioni. GeoLogistics, ad esempio, sta progettando di estendere la funzionalità del suo servizio online, GeoVista, dal trasporto ferroviario alla prenotazione delle spedizioni via mare entro la fine del prossimo anno. A dire il vero, un servizio di questo tipo è già attivo in prova per uno o due clienti.

Anche MSAS Global Logistics, dal canto suo, tra pochi mesi elaborerà progetti simili, almeno secondo quanto dice Alan Boylan, direttore generale della sezione trasporto globale marittimo, che però non si sbottona molto su quelli che saranno i progetti futuri dell'azienda.

I progetti di Circle International invece dipenderanno da quanto emergerà dalla recente sua annunciata fusione con la EGL, ma è comunque significativo che la EGL era già stata segnalata come operatrice leader da Morgan Stanley e che la Circle possiede già un proprio sito Internet, PricePoint, in cui si possono ottenere preventivi e fare prenotazioni per spedizioni interne agli Stati Uniti.

Nel mentre Panalpina ha offerto per circa un anno agli attuali clienti la possibilità, con tariffe pre-negoziate, di prenotare online la capienza del cargo, nonostante poi, per motivi in parte legali, la prenotazione dovesse essere confermata successivamente per fax o per telefono. Patrick Fluri, vice presidente sezione e-business della compagnia, mostra come la prenotazione online indichi i dati con maggiore chiarezza, dato che i dettagli della spedizione sono direttamente ed immediatamente immessi dal cliente nel computer del trasportatore.

"Abbiamo anche migliori strumenti per misurare i clienti che ordinano online, e conseguentemente maggior controllo dei flussi di merci", afferma Fluri. Attualmente egli calcola che circa un 10% delle prenotazioni presso Panalpina sono effettuate online, percentuale che potrebbe crescere fino anche al 40-45% se fossero incluse spedizioni più grandi con links specifici all'interno del sito. Le previsioni per il lungo periodo sono di ricevere la maggior parte delle prenotazioni online.

È rilevante notare però come da tutti questi esempi non scaturisca lo stesso modo di vedere i servizi online. Per Fluri, prenotare in rete attraverso il sito della Panalpina è un modo di rendere più efficiente lo scambio di dati tra spedizioniere e trasportatore, ma non necessariamente uno strumento di vendita o un modo per i clienti di ottenere preventivi. Boylan sembra essere d'accordo: "La maggior parte dei clienti dispone comunque di tariffe pre-negoziate: vedo i preventivi sul web come un'attività effimera, e dubito pertanto che possa sopravvivere a lungo".

GeoLogistics, al contrario, sembra vedere il sito Internet come un vero e proprio strumento di vendita. "Il nostro obiettivo, entro un anno, è di dare a tutti la possibilità di ottenere direttamente dal sito web i preventivi, 'cliccare' e poi prenotare", dice il direttore della sezione e-business della compagnia, Steve Farrand. Studi sulla clientela portati avanti da GeoLogistics hanno evidenziato un forte interesse per un tal genere di servizio sul web.

Tutti e quattro sono però d'accordo nel ritenere che questi servizi interesseranno soprattutto clienti di medie e piccole dimensioni, visto che molti contratti tra trasportatori e grandi imprese multinazionali di spedizioni ad oggi implicano un discreto livello di integrazione tra i sistemi, come usare lo stesso sistema dello spedizioniere, o links diretti (prima EDI, ora basati sulla rete Internet) tra le ordinazioni dello spedizioniere, oppure sistemi di produzione ed il sistema di management delle spedizioni del trasportatore.

Farrand della GeoLogistics si aspetta che la prenotazione online sia adatta per clienti con circa fino a 20-30 spedizioni al mese: "Per frequenze superiori il cliente cercherebbe di certo un sistema IT integrato", afferma.

Con questo non si vuole dire che i trasportatori non faranno affari sul web in modi alternativi. Uno di questi potrebbe essere gli scambi verticali aperti alla fonte o forniture in svariate industri, ad esempio parti automobilistiche. Un altro potrebbe essere, invece, l'emergente varietà di portali web della logistica, che offrono forniture a catena accanto a prenotazione di cargos e preventivi di tariffe.

Celarix.com è un esempio delle ultime citate da Boylan, che dice che la MSAS sta attivamente ricercando tali opzioni. E così fa Panalpina, con Fluri che afferma che un buon portale neutrale di logistica sarebbe più appetibile per gli spedizionieri di uno specifico solo di Panalpina. "I portali devono essere visti come neutrali dallo spedizioniere, così da offrirgli la possibilità di comparare tariffe e servizi", dice.

Una cosa che tutte queste strategie di web hanno in comune sarà la necessità per i trasportatori di avere un'interfaccia elettronica efficiente con il vettore di trasporto. Questo è un punto sul quale la maggior parte dei trasportatori concorda, ritenendo che mentre l'ambiente delle compagnie aeree è sempre stato in complesso abbastanza cooperativo, quello dei vettori oceanici no.

Una ragione del disaccordo è la differente relazione che i trasportatori hanno con linee aeree e di navigazione. Nonostante in entrambe le modalità di trasporto prevalga un atteggiamento del tipo "noi e loro", le compagnie aeree hanno da sempre guardato al trasportatore come al naturale venditore al minuto della capacità che essi offrono.

Un semplice contrasto tra bolla di accompagnamento aerea e B/L illustra la questione. Le bolle di accompagnamento aeree non solo sono completamente standardizzate dalla regolamentazione IATA per il traffico merci aereo, ma le compagnie aeree assegnano anche numeri per le bolle ai trasportatori, cosicché questi possano rilasciarle direttamente agli spedizionieri. Un trasportatore che riceve una prenotazione online pertanto è da subito in grado di creare una bolla di accompagnamento aerea con lo stesso numero, mentre per una B/L deve fare domanda al vettore.

Hugh Dunn, vice presidente degli operatori cargo oceanici per Circle International ed esperto del settore, sottolinea anche la complicazione ulteriore che scaturisce necessità di dover assegnare i numeri ai containers per spedizioni FCL. Il risultato, afferma, è che mentre una prenotazione online per il trasporto aereo è immediata, per le spedizioni marittime/oceaniche ci sarà sempre e comunque un ritardo. Serve una soluzione a questo problema. "Si può comprare una camicia in rete, si può comprare un biglietto aereo sul web, e se lo shipping internazionale pensa che sarà diverso, si illude", avverte.

L'evoluzione favorevole del commercio online per il trasporto aereo è in parte dovuta anche ad una svolta decisiva e fondamentale nelle relazioni tra trasportatori e compagnie aeree negli ultimi anni. Negli anni Novanta i gusti della FedEx presero d'assalto prima gli USA e poi il mercato mondiale dei cargos, mostrando come le spedizioni aeree fossero facili da prenotare, come si potessero rispettare degli specifici tempi di consegna e ottenere dei prezzi speciali.

Il successo della FedEx fu, almeno inizialmente, con spedizioni espresso di minori dimensioni, per poi espandersi rapidamente in scala verso articoli più grossi e soluzioni a problemi di logistica di imprese multinazionali di spedizione. Messi sull'attenti, compagnie aeree e trasportatori hanno risposto proponendosi di lavorare insieme in un sistema comune e trasparente, eliminando le complicate interfacce tra trasportatore e sistemi della compagnia aerea.

Ci sono molti esempi di questo tipo attualmente in opera, da Cargo 2000, uno speciale gruppo d'interesse IATA comprendente le compagnie aeree ed i maggiori trasportatori, che ha passato molto tempo a cercare di standardizzare il più possibile le procedure di sistema dei due gruppi, a GF-X, un sistema online di trading e prenotazioni tra trasportatori e vettori che si sta tutt'oggi ancora testando.

I vettori europei come Lufthansa e Swissair si sono anche indirizzati verso partnerships sempre più strette con le imprese di trasporto leaders, che, nel caso della Lufthansa, sembrano voler condurre all'integrazione dei sistemi IT con i partners selezionati.

Tutto ciò fa pensare che il trasporto merci aereo sarà sempre più veloce nell'offrire possibilità di prenotare online in tempo reale di quanto non lo sarà mai il trasporto merci marittimo, ma il fatto che molti trasportatori stiano già sperimentando sistemi di prenotazione online per il trasporto di merci via mare è forse un segnale che non si dovrebbe dare troppa importanza ai problemi. "Il ruolo dei trasportatori è quello di tramite tra vettore e spedizioniere", spiega Dunn.

E così evidentemente la pensa anche GeoLogistics, che progetta di offrire preventivi per il trasporto merci via mare e prenotazioni tramite il suo sito Internet GeoVista prossimamente. Nonostante tutti i supplementi gravanti sul trasporto merci marittimo - le CAF e le BAF che non esistono nel trasporto aereo - Farrand non vede alcun ostacolo nel fornire preventivi online. "C'è un maggiore livello di complessità nel calcolo delle tariffe del trasporto merci via mare, ma non è nulla di eccezionale per noi trasportatori - risolvere le difficoltà e poi dare allo spedizioniere un prezzo semplice", dice.

Webfreight, un nuovo servizio online lanciato per il cargo aereo dal Regno Unito nel 1999, esteso all'Italia il 1° Agosto di quest'anno, in procinto di concludere un affare per le spedizioni marittime con 20 Paesi Asiatici, mira ad ottenere lo stesso livello di semplicità anche per il trasporto merci via mare.

In Gran Bretagna, al momento gli spedizionieri possono collegarsi al sito Webfreight e, senza neanche il bisogno di registrarsi, introdurre i dettagli della spedizione ed ottenere un preventivo per il door-to-door per oltre 2.000 destinazioni diverse all'interno della Gran Bretagna. Webfreight non solo fa tutto ciò in 30 secondi, ma elenca anche una serie dettagliata di tariffe per trasporto merci aereo, movimentazione cargos, costo delle misure di sicurezza, AWB, documentazione per la dogana e levata cargos. La prenotazione può essere fatta con un solo "click" del mouse. Questa è una trasparenza rivoluzionaria anche per il trasporto aereo.

L'amministratore delegato, Roy Parmenter, non vede perché la stessa trasparenza non possa essere applicata al trasporto merci via mare, nonostante le più complesse strutture tariffarie. "Stiamo sviluppando un sistema semplice, che faccia a meno di CAF e BAF", egli spiega a proposito di un progetto per aggiungere il cargo oceanico al sito UK tra pochi mesi. "Vogliamo rendere il tutto il più semplice possibile, solo FCL o LCL in base a volume e peso, come per il trasporto aereo".

Come Geo Logistics, insiste Parmenter, non si tratta di fantascienza. "È solo lo stesso tipo di struttura in cui qualunque operatore di trasporto opera, con l'eccezione che si mette l'informazione sul web". Come per il cargo aereo, dice ancora, il servizio di trasporto marittimo delle merci opererà a mezzo di tariffe contrattuali negoziate con i vettori.

E neanche si può dire che i vettori oceanici siano stati meno cooperativi di quelli aerei, egli afferma. "Chiunque si renderà pure conto che l'e-commerce non è un fenomeno temporaneo e fino ad ora non li abbiamo trovati riluttanti a lavorare con noi", conclude Parmenter.
(Da: Containerisation International, Settembre 2000)


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New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
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In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
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