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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XIX - Number 7-8/2001 - JULY/AUGUST 2001

Logistica

Lo stato delle gru di banchina

Privatizzazione, una improvvisa recessione nell'economia e accresciuta concorrenza nel settore portuale. Le gru mobili di banchina non sono mai state così efficienti.

Gli investimenti in gru di banchina sono influenzati dalle condizioni economiche di breve periodo, e la comunità di affari internazionale spera che la recessione economica che tutti dicono stare per arrivare sia anch'essa così: di breve termine. Ma in un ambiente in cui l'incertezza la fa da padrona, gli operatori a terminal potrebbero guardare più attentamente ai meriti delle gru mobili di banchina.

Per i porti di maggiori dimensioni, il loro spazio d'azione in qualità di principali mezzi di movimentazione dei containers è limitata - le gru non consegneranno i livelli sempre crescenti di produttività attesi grazie alle nuove navi portacontainers dell'ultima generazione - sebbene, come affermano i maggiori manifattori del campo, stiano già facendo passi da gigante sul fronte della produttività.

Ma le gru mobili da banchina non hanno mai voluto competere direttamente con le gru ship-to-shore, spiega Davide Bertozzi della Fantuzzi Reggiane.

"Le gru mobili stanno svolgendo molto del lavoro affidato alle vecchie gru, e alcune sono già state assegnate al servizio delle navi più grosse, con un turnover secondo il quale le macchine più grandi sostituiscono quelle più piccole, a mano a mano che le dimensioni della nave crescono", dice.

"Dette gru sono anche utilizzate per estendere la capacità dei porti già equipaggiati con le apparecchiature ship-to-shore; alcune gru extra e mobili che possono essere impiegate al momento del bisogno possono aumentare la capacità complessiva dello scalo, o anche che si raggiungano i target di tempo e volume nei tempi prestabiliti. Solo pochi operatori vedrebbero in questi casi delle gru ship-to-shore", insiste Bertozzi.

Massimizzare la competitività

La tanto celebrata flessibilità delle gru mobili di banchina ha permesso ai porti di massimizzare la propria competitività in due modi differenti: attraverso la massimizzazione della produttività a tutti i livelli dalle navi panamax a feederaggio, chiatte e interfaccia ferroviaria, e/o mediante la possibilità di movimentare efficacemente una gamma più vasta di cargos, carico containerizzato o altro ancora.

"Con la flessibilità e la versatilità di una gru di banchina mobile, i terminal operators portuali possono neutralizzare le fluttuazioni dei mercati", spiega Peter Klein, marketing manager della Demag Mobile Cranes, proprietaria del marchio Gottwald.

"La flessibilità, la versatilità e la mobilità garantiscono agli operatori il migliore impiego delle apparecchiature. Con questo tipo di vantaggi, gli operatori non sono limitati alla movimentazione di un solo tipo di merci".

"Se, ad esempio, il mercato della movimentazione dei containers è in fase di decremento, gli operatori possono dirigere le gru su altri tipi di carico - pallet o rinfuse - senza dover necessariamente, pertanto, cambiare tipo di gru".

Allo stesso modo, il bisogno che hanno i porti di aumentare la propria capacità di carico e di diventare più competitivi sta facendo sviluppare un trend per i porti a vocazione di traffico di rinfuse di aggiornare le gru mobili di banchina per riuscire ad aumentare la capacità nella movimentazione dei containers, almeno questo è il pensiero che hanno sviluppato i vertici della Demag.

Gli incrementi in produttività sono sempre ben accette nell'arena concorrenziale da tagliagole che caratterizza le operazioni a terminal; allo stesso modo, la sempre crescente quota di operatori a terminal privati ha fatto crescere la domanda per operazioni furbe di movimenti di capitale da parte del management. Il terminal containers di Salerno in Italia è stato uno dei leaders in proposito, dice Bertozzi: le fattezze geografiche del porto hanno costretto in pratica il Salerno Container Terminal a dotarsi di sole gru di tipo mobile come equipaggiamento, e così si è potuto massimizzare l'utilizzo di questa attrezzatura di modo che ci fossero dei periodi di return on investiments assai contenuti.

Salerno ha portato due gru Gottwald HMK300 (e ne ha ordinata un'altra) per estendere al massimo le proprie capacità di movimentazione. Le due gru hanno una capacità di sollevamento di 27 tonnellate e un raggio d'azione di circa 50 metri, che permette di disporre i containers su fino a 15 file consecutive.

Frans Jol, managing director del SCT, spiega così: "Le gru che abbiamo sono molto più efficienti dal punto di vista dei costi di quelle ship-to-shore, e non ci resta che scegliere il modo migliore per impiegarle - tre sulla banchina o due su di essa e una su un feeder. Inoltre, si può massimizzare lo spazio di banchina per riuscire a servire un maggior numero di navi. Le gru possono essere messe l'una di fianco all'altra e non si spreca nemmeno un metro quadrato di spazio per lavorare".

Per un operatore multi-site, il vantaggio delle gru mobili è evidente e può essere esteso alla sua intera area di affari: un gru apposita può essere spedita per risolvere i problemi di movimentazione di breve termine, laddove altri macchinari hanno fallito, o dove una nave deve essere gestita in modo più veloce del solito per recuperare tempo sui programmi di lavoro.

Thomas Fritz, direttore delle gru mobili di banchina per la Liebherr, cita l'esempio del cliente con base ai Caraibi che ha una gru galleggiante regolare per spingere il livello di produttività dei diversi porti allorché necessario.

"La gru era fatta solitamente muovere intorno - e ha servito tre differenti porti in tre anni, e costituisce un eccellente esempio dei benefici della mobilità per il management delle merci".

Mentre la Fantuzzi Reggiane sostiene fermamente che gli operatori a terminal raramente avrebbero da decidere tra delle gru mobili da banchina e delle altre del tipo ship-to-shore, la Liebherr nota dei rendimenti per i terminals di meno di 150.000 Teus. Però Fritz dal canto suo sostiene che terminal di maggiori dimensioni generalmente preferiscono utilizzare gru mobili di banchina per dare supporto alle gantry cranes, o danno ad esse il ruolo di sostegno e backup al lavoro dei metodi tradizionali di gestione e movimentazione dei containers. La Demag Mobile Cranes, specialista del settore, non è per niente d'accordo.

Peter Klein è convinto che le gru mobili di banchina siano un'alternativa valida alle gru ship-to-shore per terminal di dimensioni piccole o medio piccole: "I costi relativamente bassi di acquisto, unitamente alla maggiore flessibilità delle gru mobili di banchina, compensa i maggior tassi di movimentazione dei containers delle gru gantry del tipo ship-to-shore. Le gru mobili possono costituire una soluzione efficiente dal punto di vista economico", sottolinea il manager della Demag Mobile Cranes.

Klein è sostenuto, nel suo modo di vedere, da autorevoli rappresentanti, tra cui Frans Jol, con la sua grande esperienza presso il SCT.

Spesso, sottolinea Jol, gli elevati tassi di produttività che i porti tirano in ballo quale principale giustificazione per l'impiego di gru ship-to-shore, sono irreali e dovuti principalmente a fattori landside che impediscono alle gru di lavorare in modo efficiente ai loro tassi ottimali di movimentazione.

"Tutte le gru possono fare oggi 40 movimentazioni l'ora, ma nessuno esegue regolarmente tutte queste movimentazioni. La media è di infatti 24 movimentazioni l'ora per la maggior parte di carichi gestiti mediante gru ship-to-shore, e con le gru mobili se ne fanno 23 l'ora!".

Il mercato

Il mercato delle gru mobili a banchina è stato evidentemente sostenuto in tutto il 2000, e detto trend di evoluzione sarà mantenuto costantemente per tutto il 2001.

Thomas Fritz, della Liebherr, fa riferimento alle 47 gru vendute l'anno scorso come principale riferimento alla solidità della sua compagnia. Allo stesso modo, la Demag ha consegnato 46 gru nel 2000, e ne ha altre 27 in ordine già solo nei primi sei mesi di quest'anno.

La Fantuzzi Reggiane è invece un po' più indietro nei livelli di competitività, ma la situazione sta per cambiare a breve, dice Davide Bertozzi. La sua compagnia ha 18 ordini attualmente in agenda, e si aspetta di arrivare a 20 per la fine di Giugno.

La compagnia si troverebbe all'inizio del 2002 ad un picco di capacità, potenziato anche dai progetti di espansione pianificati secondo i quali si andrebbe a occupare uno spazio di 170.000 m2 nell'entroterra di Ravenna.

Lo spostamento a Ravenna permetterebbe alla Fantuzzi Reggiane di introdurre novità e specificità alla gamma già vasta di gru mobili a banchina, potenziandone capacità ed affidabilità. Anche nel prezzo la compagnia sarà più competitiva.

La nuova capacità fornita da Ravenna sarà poi ulteriormente accresciuta dalla crescita dell'internazionalizzazione della compagnia - è già stata aperta una nuova struttura produttiva in Cina presso Xiamen, e altre sono in procinto di essere inaugurate in Sud America, Sud Est Asiatico e nel cuore del Nord Europa, dove tra l'altro sono pure presenti i principali concorrenti della compagnia - così da rafforzare la sua posizione globale e da estendere la sua leadership che per ora è limitata ai mercati dell'Europa del Sud.

"Abbiamo un forte interesse nel Belgio, che per noi è un mercato nuovo e di grande interesse", commenta Bertozzi. "Siamo ben quotati dal mercato, e offriamo componenti di prim'ordine per gru assai forti, conosciute per la loro solidità e robustezza".

Operazioni a livello corporate

L'arrivo di Peter Klein alla Demag ha segnato il principale cambiamento nell'assetto proprietario della compagnia: la Demag Mobile Cranes è una nuova impresa generata dalla fusione tra Mannesman Dematic (prima proprietaria del marchio Gottwald) e la divisione logistica del colosso internazionale Siemens. La società risultante dalle operazioni di fusione - la Siemens Dematic AG - poi ha creato la Demag Mobile Cranes quale società indipendente all'interno della Siemens Dematic.

Klein ed i suoi colleghi attribuiscono il successo dei loro prodotti sul mercato alla combinazione di caratteristiche intrinseche agli equipaggiamenti stessi e al network globale di servizi e vendite che permette alla compagnia di rispondere in modo veloce ai problemi e alle richieste della clientela.

"Poi c'è il fatto che i nostri vecchi clienti restano assai affezionati alla nostra merce e continuano ad acquistare da noi, e questo è senz'altro un segno tangibile della qualità fuori del comune dei nostri prodotti e del servizio che offriamo", dice ancora. La lista dei clienti "vecchi" è lunga, e comprende la P&O Ports, compagnia di livello mondiale, e vari porti e operatori dello shipping del Nord America, dell'Italia, della Spagna, della Turchia e degli Emirati Arabi Uniti.

La Demag ritiene che le gru mobili a banchina di modello Gottwald siano ormai riconosciute quali ottimi mezzi e stimate per il loro sistema di pilotaggio diesel-elettrico (soprattutto per le gru di maggiori dimensioni), per il design molto compatto e funzionale, per i sistemi di controllo frequentemente aggiornati facenti base su tecnologie dell'ultima generazione, e per la loro facile manutenzione. L'affidabilità è assicurata dall'utilizzo di sistemi puramente meccanici per le funzioni di base: sistemi di sospensione a semiasse e sistema di sterzo sincronizzato.

Le gru modello Gottwald sono sempre state anche all'avanguardia per le caratteristiche di sollevamento e governabilità. La HMK 300 E, ad esempio, è stata capace di sollevare fino a 100 tonnellate, mentre la HMK 360 E fino a 120t di massima. È un record mondiale.

"In particolare, ci preme sottolineare il successo recente della nostra risposta pot-panamax, la HMK 360 E, di cui sono state installate due unità di recente in Belgio", dice Klein.

Continui miglioramenti in design e tecnologie sono una priorità; "solo di recente, quattro gru Gottwald HMK 300 E sono state costruite con una torre di estensione che permettesse agli operatori di sollevare i containers dalle navi e di posizionarli uno sopra l'altro fino ad averne ben sei", ci riferisce Klein.

Innovazioni

Dalla parte della Liebherr, l'innovazione è vista come una delle vie per sottolineare la forza d'azione della compagnia nel suo mercato: circa il 38% degli ordini nel 2000 sono stati piazzati grazie ad essa, dice Liebherr. Tradizionalmente forte in Europa, la compagnia ha visto una forte crescita del suo impatto dirompente negli USA, dove una barriera fisiologica è stata superata negli ultimi 12 mesi.

"Abbiamo venduto quattro gru mobili a banchina a porti negli USA negli ultimi tre mesi; il concetto di gru mobile è ora sempre più accettato laggiù, e le gru mobili stanno guadagnando sempre più terreno ai danni delle gantry cranes. Ci attendiamo che detto trend acceleri nel 2001 quando le gru mobili lavoreranno a pieno ritmo e regime e i loro benefici saranno palesi a tutti", dice Thomas Fritz.

"Grazie alla privatizzazione portuale, abbiamo sempre più compagnie private come nostri clienti, e le nostre macchine si vendono praticamente da sole per l'alto livello di competitività che danno al porto che le utilizza, con tempi di return on investments più contenuti rispetto alle gantry cranes".

Il prossimo mese la Liebherr progetta di introdurre una nuova caratteristica tecnica al mercato delle gru mobili a banchina: un sistema anti dondolio elettronico per eliminare gli spostamenti dalla traiettoria in fase di carico - una delle principali cause dell'instabilità delle MHCs. Sviluppato dalla Liebherr Werk Nenzing (il braccio austriaco del gruppo Liebherr, che è specializzato in gru mobili a banchina) e dall'università tedesca di Ulm, il sistema è stato testato in un ambiente ideale, e ci si aspetta che le prove su campo inizino nel mese di Agosto.

"Tutto ciò costituirà un evento clou per i livelli di performances delle gru", spiega Fritz. "Gli operatori saranno in grado di ottenere livelli di performances superiori con questo nuovo sistema, perché non dovranno effettuare alcuna azione di aggiustamento per fronteggiare il dondolio in fase di carico, o rallentare durante lo scarico per lo stesso motivo".

"Prevediamo una crescita nei cicli all'ora delle crescite tra il 15% e il 20%, e avremo anche l'effetto collaterale di assicurare un output molto più stabile e continuo (è da notarsi che le operazioni per controllare il dondolio sono molto faticose per gli operatori che perciò tendono ad avere cali maggiori di produttività)".

Il sistema è stato in corso di sviluppo in tutto lo scorso anno e mezzo, dice Fritz, ed è stato brevettato dalla Liebherr un anno fa. Questo sistema anti dondolio sarà presto disponibile a tutti i clienti della Liebherr e si pensa apporterà notevoli benefici agli utenti e ai clienti finali.
(da: Container Management, Luglio 2001)


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Federmar-Cisal proposes a new distribution of the tonnage tax benefits
Rome
Pico: For maritime personnel, financial recognition is not always proportionate to the essential role they play
P&O Maritime Logistics completes acquisition of controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Obtained the necessary regulatory approvals
Fatal accident in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
A 67-year-old truck driver lost his life at the Sapir terminal.
A Norwegian delegation visits the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Livorno
ABB's quarterly financial performance shows sharp growth
Zurich
In the period July-September the value of new orders increased by +11.6%
Fratelli Neri buys two tugboats produced by Egypt's Misr Tugboats Factory
Ismailia
They will be taken into delivery in the first quarter of 2026
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September, 29.8 million TEUs were handled (+3.6%)
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -9.2% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
A 16.3% drop was recorded in September
Port of Civitavecchia appoints members of the Marine Resources Partnership Body
Civitavecchia
He will remain in office for four years
New quarterly record for container traffic handled by CMPort port terminals
Hong Kong
New highs recorded both in China and at overseas ports
CMA CGM to order six feeder containerships from Cochin Shipyard
Kochi
Order worth approximately 300 million dollars
Efficient solutions for the port launching of floating wind turbines are being studied in France
Trondheim/Brest
Agreement between the Norwegian BOA and the port of Brest
Augusta Due has acquired a second new tanker built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
Rome
It has a capacity of 18,590 deadweight tons.
IRU, CLECAT, ESC and GCCA oppose binding targets for demand for zero-emission trucks
Brussels
They ask to focus instead on creating favorable conditions for operators to be able to use them.
Marialaura Dell'Abate is the new president of Confitarma's Young Shipowners' Group.
Rome
In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +4%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are decreasing
Matteo Caiti appointed country manager for Italy at Forto
Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
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