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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 4/2002 - APRIL 2002

Studi e ricerche

Verso portacontainers ancora più grandi?

Nell'ormai lontano 1997, la APL fece il coraggioso passo di ordinare le prime portacontenitori in assoluto troppo grandi per poter transitare dal Canale di Panama: la classe "C-10" da 4.300 TEU. Questa serie pionieristica di portacontainers post-panamax era stata ispirata dal boom dei traffici dei mercati transpacifici prioritari per la APL e dal fatto che a quel tempo la compagnia di navigazione (tuttora di proprietà statunitense) era probabilmente l'unico importante vettore marittimo che non effettuava alcun servizio attraverso il Canale di Panama.

Successivamente alle C-10, vi è stato un enorme influsso di questo tipo di navi, in particolar modo negli ultimi due anni, per quanto attiene il servizio nella maggior parte delle flotte dei principali operatori di linea mondiali. I vantaggi economici derivanti dall'utilizzazione di portacontainers sempre più grandi sono ben noti. Secondo gli ultimi dati on-line di Containerisation International, le 201 navi post-panamax (rispetto ad una flotta complessiva di quasi 2.900 navi) già assicurano il 22% della capacità mondiale cellulare, pari a 5,3 milioni di TEU, è questa cifra è sul punto di crescere entro il 2003 fino ad un tasso del 28%.


Dal momento della consegna delle serie C-10, uno stabile incremento delle dimensioni degli scafi e delle capacità di stivaggio sui ponti ha consentito l'accoglienza a bordo di maggiori quantitativi di box. La decisione di affidarsi a scafi più grandi ha raggiunto il proprio apice nel 1997, allorquando la Maersk Sealand ha preso in consegna la Sovereign Maersk da 6.600 TEU. Questa nave di costruzione danese e le sue successive 14 gemelle hanno una lunghezza di 347 metri ed un baglio di 43 metri; in pratica, sono 72 metri più lunghe e 4 metri più larghe delle unità della classe C-10. Fatta eccezione per quelle ordinazioni in atto che dichiarano capacità di accoglienza contenitori a bordo maggiori rispetto a quelle della classe Sovereign Maersk, tra cui la serie Hamburg Express lunga 320 metri da 7.500 TEU della Hapag-Lloyd (la prima delle quali è stata consegnata lo scorso anno), nessun altro vettore marittimo utilizza - oppure ha ordinato - navi con dimensioni dello scafo maggiori di quelle della serie della Maersk Sealand. In effetti, dato il peso morto e le dimensioni dello scafo di questa classe, è probabile che si riesca ad ottenere un carico utile di 8.000 TEU, facendo conto su di uno stivaggio sul ponte su sette strati di box.

Tuttavia, le ricerche condotte da società di classificazione, architetti navali, cantieri e vettori marittimi in ordine alla progettazione di navi ancora più grandi sono già in fase avanzata. Sebbene i traffici in cui queste navi sono destinati a servire (Asia/Europa e transpacifico) siano attualmente afflitti da un eccesso di capacità, gli esperti del settore ritengono che l'era delle portacontainers ultra-post-panamax non sia troppo lontana.

La società di classificazione Germanischer Lloyd ha sviluppato il progetto di una portacontainers da 9.300 TEU unitamente ai cantieri Samsung Heavy Industries. Secondo il Dr. Hans Payer, consigliere d'amministrazione della società, "è un fatto che il settore del trasporto marittimo di linea sia in crisi: tuttavia, la mia opinione a lungo termine è che la crescita della containerizzazione continuerà a causa della crescita della popolazione, dell'aumento del livello di vita e dell'emersione dei mercati containerizzati in Cina e Russia. Ciò alimenterà la domanda di portacontenitori più grandi".

Nel corso del 2001, la CSCL (China Shipping Container Lines) ha siglato una lettera d'intenti con la Samsung Heavy Industries per una serie di tali navi da 9.300 TEU. Sebbene la costruzione di queste navi sia stata posposta, tale ordinazione potrebbe ancora realizzarsi in concreto. John Fossey, consulente della Drewry Shipping Consultants di Londra, ha dichiarato: "Una nave post-panamax da 10.000 TEU è, ad esempio, più economica da gestire di circa il 27% rispetto ad una unità da 6.000 TEU e del 40% rispetto ad una unità post-panamax classica. Penso che sia solo questione di tempo. Suppongo che le ordinazioni per la classe di navi da 9.000 TEU potrebbero essere effettuate nel giro più o meno dei prossimi due anni, con le prime consegne per il 2005 o 2006, a seconda - sino ad un certo punto - delle dimensioni della crescita dei traffici mondiali nel 2002/2003".

Continua Fossey: "La nostra tesi è che i fattori di costo prevarranno e che l'incessante impulso da parte degli operatori di linea a ricavare le maggiori economie di scala possibili dai propri servizi spingerà innanzi il mercato, nonché che il cavallo di battaglia per i principali traffici est/ovest nella seconda parte di questo decennio sarà rappresentato dalle portacontainers da 8.000 a 10.000 TEU".

Un certo numero di progetti relativi a navi di questa gamma dimensionale sono stati sviluppati da cantieri navali tedeschi, giapponesi e sud-coreani, in collaborazione con la Germanischer Lloyd e con la britannica Lloyds Register, cioè le più importanti società di classificazione per portacontainers. Inoltre, la società di classificazione con sede a Parigi Bureau Veritas ha prodotto indipendentemente un proprio programma progettuale inerente ad una nave da 12.500 TEU sviluppata congiuntamente con gli architetti navali danesi Knud E. Hansen.

La maggior parte di tali progettazioni sono state prodotte tenendo presente l'attuale progettualità delle post-panamax. Quest'ultima si riferisce alla capacità di operare ad una velocità di servizio di 25 nodi utilizzando un singolo motore diesel a bassa velocità, vale a dire la velocità standard che connaturava le navi della "classe C-10" della APL. E' importante notare come - in termini di accessibilità portuale - le nuove proposte abbiano un pescaggio a pieno carico da 14 a 14,5 metri, la stessa delle navi contemporanee.

Ad esempio, il progetto elaborato dai cantieri navali sud-coreani Samsung Heavy Industries in ordine ad una portacontainers da 9.300 TEU rappresenta una versione ingrandita del suo prodotto standard da 5.700 TEU, attivo in servizio nelle flotte della APL e della OOCL, nonché del suo progetto per unità da 7.500 TEU (quattro delle quali sono state ordinate dalla Hapag-Lloyd). Allo scopo di conseguire il proprio ulteriore carico utile, il progetto da 9.300 TEU presenta una profondità di scafo pari a 27 metri (rispetto ai 24,5 delle navi attualmente operative) che consente maggiori capacità di stivaggio di contenitori sotto coperta, fino a 10 strati complessivi di containers, mentre il baglio della nave è stato ampliato sino a 45,5 metri (rispetto ai 40-43 metri delle navi attuali). Questa larghezza consente uno stivaggio in coperta di 18 contenitori affiancati. La lunghezza dello scafo della nave è di 347 metri, la medesima delle navi della classe S della Maersk Sealand. Ma progetti ancora più grandi, relativi ad unità dalla capacità di 12.500 TEU, sono al momento in corso di sviluppo presso la Samsung.

Secondo David Tozer, direttore attività portacontainers della Lloyds Register, che lo scorso anno ha portato a termine uno studio progettuale inerente a portacontenitori da 12.500 TEU in collaborazione con gli architetti navali britannici Ocean Shipping Consultants, "a lungo termine, probabilmente nell'ultima parte di questo decennio, verrà realizzata la prossima economia di scala. Saranno immesse in servizio navi da 10.700 a 12.500 TEU".

Tuttavia, le incertezze crescono quando la capacità delle navi sale oltre i 10.000 TEU. I più grandi attuali motori diesel marini, progettati dalla Burmeister & Wain and New Sulzer Diesel, hanno una potenza massima di circa 93.000 CV che non è sufficiente a spingere una nave di più di 10.000 TEU a 25 nodi.

Ottenere la velocità di servizio richiesta comporterebbe l'ulteriore spesa (in costi sia di costruzione che operativi) derivante dalla installazione di un motore doppio. L'utilizzazione di un propulsore controrotante, che ridurrebbe sino ad una percentuale del 15% la maggiore necessità di potenza di spinta rispetto ai motori convenzionali, potrebbe essere un'altra alternativa alla configurazione basata sul motore doppio. Tuttavia, questa tecnologia deve ancora essere provata con successo su navi grandi e ad alta velocità quali sono le portacontainers post-panamax. Malgrado il negativo impatto finanziario, l'ulteriore margine di sicurezza correlato ad una configurazione su motore doppio costituirebbe un valore aggiunto.

Nel proprio studio progettuale, la Lloyds Register ha elaborato un'alternativa al progetto del doppio motore da 25 nodi. Ha dichiarato Tozer: "Le unità a motore singolo da 22,5 nodi che scalano pochi porti sono un'opzione che rappresenta una nave con costi unitari molto minori. Tuttavia, allo scopo di offrire in servizio competitivo, saranno necessari terminals dedicati e sistemi di raccordo controllati al fine di mantenere competitivi i tempi di viaggio nei confronti di navi più veloci con itinerari multi-portuali".

La nave ULCS (Porta Container Ultra Grande) da 12.500 TEU della Lloyds Register è caratterizzata da un baglio notevolmente più ampio di quello delle classi da 9.000 a 10.000 TEU. Con i suoi 57 metri, questa nave sarebbe più larga di 14 metri di qualsiasi altra attualmente operativa. Così, è significativo il fatto che diversi importanti porti dei corridoi portuali est/ovest abbiano già ordinato od in servizio gru a cavaliere con sbraccio in grado di servire navi del tipo ULCS, che renderebbero già fattibile un servizio di linea effettuato con tale tonnellaggio. Ad esempio, in Europa, ciò è stato fatto presso terminals dei porti di Bremerhaven, Dunkirk, Felixtowe, Amburgo e Rotterdam. In Asia e nel Medio Oriente invece i porti coinvolti comprendono Hong Kong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai e Salalah. Anche i porti statunitensi di New York, Long Beach ed Oakland hanno recentemente investito in gru con sbraccio superiore a 57 metri.

Anche la profondità delle acque presso i principali porti containerizzati non dovrebbe causare problemi agli operatori di tonnellaggio ultra-post-panamax. Nel suo studio relativo alla progettazione della ULCS, i ricercatori della Lloyds Register affermano: "La nostra analisi indica che una nave da 12.500 TEU pescherà al massimo 14,5 metri a pieno carico. La profondità delle acque è in corso di rapido miglioramento presso i principali terminal containers cui le operazioni ULCS potrebbero mirare. Attualmente ci sono 17 terminals che offrono almeno il suddetto pescaggio e sulla base degli investimenti ipotizzati esso aumenterà sino a 25 metri nel 2003 e poi sino a 28 nel 2008".

Peraltro, anche se persino le navi da 12.500 TEU sono adesso tecnicamente possibili ed i principali porti del mondo dispongono di banchine adeguate per accoglierle, ogni economia di scala assicurata da tali leviatani potrebbe essere vanificata dall'inefficienza delle operazioni o delle infrastrutture portuali. Ciò potrebbe far salire i tempi di viaggio da porta a porta, con incrementi degli scambi containerizzati talmente rilevanti da causare una paralisi dei traffici presso i terminal containers.

John Fossey della Drewry Shipping Consultants afferma: "Diversi vettori hanno investito pesantemente in terminal containers dedicati negli ultimi anni. In vista della effettuazione di servizi con portacontainers da 10.000 a 12.500 TEU, questi vettori vorranno affidare le proprie operazioni terminalistiche nelle mani di terzi?".

E' probabile che i vettori marittimi legati a doppio filo ad operatori di terminal containers capeggeranno la corsa al tonnellaggio proprio per questa ragione. La Maersk Sealand (che ha stretti legami con la AP Moller Terminals) dispone di operazioni portuali globali maggiormente sviluppate rispetto a quelle della maggior parte dei propri rivali e ha garantito investimenti in gru a cavaliere per container di sbraccio superiore a 58 metri presso i principali terminal contenitori che serve.

Le voci che circolano provenienti dalla Danimarca suggeriscono che il suo principale vettore marittimo potrebbe dare il via ad operazioni con portacontainers ultra-post-panamax sin da quest'anno. Quattro navi ordinate con consegna prevista in marzo presso i cantieri navali Odense, di proprietà della AP Moller, un ampliamento della sua classe di navi "S", secondo fonti informate sarebbero lunghe non meno di 404 metri con un baglio di 52 metri: in altre parole, facilmente in grado di caricare 10.500 TEU. Se il dato fosse esatto, l'era delle navi ultra-post-panamax sarebbe arrivata più presto di quanto non ci aspettasse. Tuttavia, queste voci sono state smentite dalla Maersk Sealand.
(da: Containerisation International, febbraio 2002)


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Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
SAILING LIST
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Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
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
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
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.
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
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
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.
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
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
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
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
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
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
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
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
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