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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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Brussels
CER applauds measures to accelerate the development of high-speed rail
Only one proposal admitted to the competition for the construction of mooring points outside the protected waters of the Venice lagoon
Venice
It will now have to be developed by the proposing entity
The European Commission presents the plan to ensure the sustainability of maritime and air transport by guaranteeing the production of the necessary alternative fuels
Brussels
The one to accelerate the development of high-speed rail is also ready
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +14.9%
Anjra
118 million tons of cargo moved
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
Zanetti (Confitarma): The Simplification Decree offers more modern tools to our businesses.
Rome
Listen - he underlined - to the needs of our industry
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
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National Maritime Fund: The House of Representatives approved the legislation.
Genoa
D'Amato: Measures expected for our seafarers and the competitiveness of the national fleet
Potassium permanganate seized at the Port of Genoa as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
Genoa
Operation by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Financial Police
Fincantieri cancels orders for four U.S. Navy frigates
Trieste
Further orders are expected for the construction of new classes of naval units
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
In the first nine months of 2025, Circle's production value increased by +80%
Milan
As of September 30, the value of the group's multi-year backlog had grown by +66%.
APM Terminals to build and operate Laldia Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
Dhaka/The Hague
30-year concession contract signed
MPCC orders four new 4,500 TEU containerships from China
Oslo
The contract unit price is $58 million.
In October, the port of Singapore handled 31.2 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+1.0%).
Singapore/Hong Kong
In the port of Hong Kong, traffic amounted to 1.1 million TEUs (-6.9%)
DHL Group revenues decreased by 2.3% in the third quarter
Bonn
Net profit was 888 million euros (+9.5%)
Fincantieri and KAYO sign agreement for the construction and maintenance of military vessels in Albania.
Trieste
CMA Terminals (CMA CGM Group) to acquire 20% of Container Terminal Hamburg
Marseille/Hamburg
Agreement with the German Eurogate
The Municipality of Civitavecchia denounces that the Fiumicino cruise port project undermines the foundations of the law on ports
Rome/Civitavecchia/London
The project - Cruise Terminals International underlines - will be a pillar of the sustainable development of Fiumicino
Over 175 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Cagliari
Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at Cagliari's Porto Canale
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly revenue again
Athens
Youroukos emphasizes the solidity and excellent prospects of the small and medium-sized containership market
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
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MEETINGS
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
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Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
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