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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXII - Number 10/2004 - OCTOBER 2004

Trasporto fluviale

Il corridoio del Danubio

Più di 100 milioni di persone vivono e lavorano nell'area servita dal Danubio. E' probabile che essa, designata quale Corridoio Pan-Europeo VII dall'Unione Europea, assista ad un enorme incremento dei propri traffici nei prossimi decenni in seguito all'esplosione della crescita economica.

La questione più rilevante è quanto di quell'incremento dei traffici sarà trasportato dal Danubio stesso, e quanto dalla strada e dalla ferrovia. Uno studio elaborato dal consorzio ALSO Danubio (Soluzioni Logistiche Avanzate per l'Idrovia del Danubio) prevede che se nulla verrà fatto per promuovere il trasporto fluviale su chiatta, i volumi trasportati nel corridoio danubiano austriaco raddoppieranno dai 25 milioni di tonnellate del 2000 ai 50 milioni di tonnellate nel 2015, con le merci per ferrovia che crescerebbero da 17 a 28 milioni tonnellate, mentre quelle per idrovia solamente da 12 a 16 milioni di tonnellate.

Se venissero adottati provvedimenti inerenti alla logistica ed alla telematica e si garantisse un pescaggio di 2,5 metri, tuttavia, l'idrovia vedrebbe i propri volumi crescere sino a 29 milioni di tonnellate nello stesso periodo, lasciandosi dietro la ferrovia a 25 milioni di tonnellate. La strada, in questo scenario, totalizzerebbe "appena" 40 milioni di tonnellate.

Ci sono parecchi problemi da superare se si vuole ottenere questo risultato. Nel 1999 è stata costituita dal ministero federale austriaco dei trasporti, dell'innovazione e della tecnologia una società, la Via Donau, con l'obiettivo di sviluppare l'idrovia del Danubio e di incoraggiare il dirottamento del traffico commerciale dall'autotrasporto al trasporto fluviale.

Secondo Manfred Seitz, amministratore delegato della Via Donau, la società ha in corso oltre 30 progetti per migliorare il margine di competitività del Danubio sino ad un livello internazionale. La sua prospettiva è quella di sviluppare agenzie in tutti i paesi situati lungo le sue rive al fine di sviluppare i servizi e le infrastrutture in collaborazione con le industrie correlate. L'ultima ad essersi aggiunta è situata in Croazia, che ha fatto sapere con chiarezza il proprio interesse allo sviluppo dell'idrovia.

I promotori del trasporto fluviale non si stancheranno mai di sottolineare che il suo principale punto di forza consiste nella sua capacità in assoluto: una chiatta da 3.700 tonnellate può trasportare lo stesso ammontare di merci di 93 carri ferroviari o di 143 camion. E' anche una modalità sensibile all'ambiente, sicura ed economica dal punto di vista del consumo di carburante; inoltre, il sistema funziona 24 ore su 24, sette giorni su sette.

Sebbene la sua reputazione sia quella di essere lento, il trasporto da porta a porta su chiatta da Vienna a Belgrado, utilizzando l'autotrasporto per la raccolta e la consegna, richiede tre giorni di tempo, lo stesso che occorre per ferrovia, rispetto ai due giorni dell'autotrasporto puro. Soprattutto, esso è in genere affidabile, non essendo soggetto alla congestione che affligge il trasporto stradale ed ai ritardi delle ferrovie.

Tuttavia, una difficoltà sta nel fatto che l'idrovia danubiana non è ancora stata integrata in modo appropriato nelle reti di trasporto intermodale. "Il problema maggiore" spiega Seitz "consiste nel fatto che, dato che i concetti e le catene di trasporto si sono formati sulla base del trasporto stradale, è adesso molto difficile adattarli a qualsiasi altro mezzo di trasporto. Questo perché è importante coinvolgere le imprese proprio all'inizio, quando mirano a nuove localizzazioni del bacino del Danubio per nuove industrie".

Ciononostante, Seitz afferma che è ottimista circa il conseguimento dei suoi scopi, una delle ragioni essendo la rapida evoluzione dell'industria automobilistica in questa parte del mondo. Un certo numero di produttori di auto, tra cui la VW (Slovacchia), l'Audi e la Suzuki (Ungheria) e la Daewoo (Romania) hanno aperto impianti di produzione lungo l'idrovia, mentre la Hyundai dovrebbe fare il proprio ingresso in Slovacchia e la Renault in Romania nel 2005/6. Essi vengono supportati da centri di snodo multimodali ad Enns ed a Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovacchia), Györ e Budapest (Ungheria), Belgrado (Serbia/Montenegro), Vidin (Bulgaria), Giurgiu e Costanza (Romania).

La Suzuki effettua operazioni con chiatte più o meno ogni due giorni alla settimana per il trasporto di auto nuove da Regensburg a Györ, ma attualmente, a detta di Seitz, non esistono servizi-navetta indipendenti per containers sul fiume. Egli, peraltro, ravvisa buone opportunità di sviluppo dei servizi ro-ro e containerizzati in futuro.

Un tentativo in tal senso, la DCS Danube Container Services che utilizzava contenitori da 40 piedi con lati a tenda, è fallito a causa della mancanza di capitali. Spiega Seitz: "C'era un po' troppa innovazione: nuovo mercato, nuovo container, nuova tecnologia, nuova ditta e non abbastanza denaro in cassa". Esistono piani finalizzati all'effettuazione di un altro tentativo, ma su una base commerciale più robusta.

Seitz rivela di aver catturato l'interesse di importanti imprese con più volumi di merci da dirottare. "Ora, però, l'interesse è stato trasformato in investimenti concreti" ha detto. Egli prevede che alla fine dovrebbero esserci 100.000 box in viaggio sull'idrovia danubiana.

Oltre ad alimentare in genere i collegamenti con le industrie di produzione e spedizione per promuovere il trasporto fluviale, la Via Donau è assai impegnata nello sviluppo del DoRIS (Servizi Informatici del Fiume Danubio). Quest'ultimo si basa sugli standard del RIS Servizi Informatici Fluviali) diffusi in tutta l'Europa ed è riconosciuto come essenziale nell'opera di conduzione nel 21' secolo della navigazione sul Danubio.

Un elemento-chiave del DoRIS è la rilevazione elettronica della posizione e dell'identità di tutte le navi nel sistema e la loro immissione in una carta elettronica, la ECDIS (Sistema Elettronico Indicazione Informazioni). Il concetto di base è che il DoRIS funga da connessione di comunicazioni tra tutte le parti coinvolte nella navigazione interna, dalle autorità governative agli utenti commerciali (imprese di movimentazione portuale, produttori, spedizionieri di merci e così via).

Un centro di prova è stato allestito in Austria, mediante transponders situati a vari intervalli lungo il corso del fiume a Vienna. Ciò, secondo Seitz, potrebbe costituire uno strumento particolarmente utile per integrare la navigazione sul Danubio nelle catene della logistica in futuro, mettendola in condizione di soddisfare le esigenze dei clienti in materia di tracking e tracing, di flussi di informazioni, di gestione delle risorse e così via.

"Il sistema sarà realmente in funzione nell'intero paese nel 2006 o 2007, e metterà in grado il trasporto fluviale di competere con la ferrovia" afferma. Alla fine, esso sarà esteso fino a comprendere l'intero Danubio.

In parallelo a ciò, vi è l'importanza di conservare e migliorare l'idrovia stessa. La guerra jugoslava ovviamente ha comportato un effetto catastrofico sul corso del Danubio al di sotto dell'Austria, che adesso si sta lentamente riprendendo. Il fiume non è mai stato rinomato per il suo abbondante flusso d'acqua come il Reno, che è alimentato da una serie di laghi alpini e da importanti tributari, e la situazione è stata aggravata lo scorso anno da una siccità di tre mesi che ha causato un interminabile periodo di scarso livello delle acque. I lavori di manutenzione e manutenzione sono perciò i più importanti, ma devono fronteggiare una veemente opposizione da parte degli ambientalisti.

Secondo osservatori del mercato, è improbabile che il famigerato tratto da Vilshofen a Straubing in Germania, cioè il più grande collo di bottiglia dell'intero sistema Reno-Meno-Danubio, venga dragato fino a quando non si verifichi un cambio di governo.

Il governo austriaco, almeno, ha ora deciso di apportare miglioramenti al Danubio da Vienna al confine slovacco, portando il pescaggio sino a 2,8 metri, consentendo ai convogli a spinta un pescaggio teorico massimo di 2,5 metri al posto degli attuali 2,1 metri. Il costo del progetto, che è finanziato dall'Unione Europea, è di 170 milioni di euro, il 40% dei quali viene speso in misure a protezione dell'ambiente nell'ambito dei programmi ecologici di ampliamento regionale. Più oltre lungo il fiume, l'ostruzione cagionata dal pontone di Novi Sad resterà in atto sino a quando non verrà completato alla fine del 2005 il nuovo ponte di Novi Sad.

La Romania sta mostrando interesse nei confronti del miglioramento della sua sezione dell'idrovia e sta provvedendo al dragaggio del percorso di propria pertinenza. Un consorzio formato da imprese rumene, belghe ed olandesi fornirà il supporto tecnico ad un progetto finalizzato a migliorare il Danubio in Romania ad un costo di 1,6 milioni di euro, il 75% dei quali sarà pagato dall'Unione Europea. La Romania sta per approvare altresì una nuova normativa per promuovere la propria flotta di navigazione interna.

All'estremità del fiume, stanno andando avanti i programmi finalizzati alla costruzione della prima sezione del canale Danubio-Mar Nero in Ucraina, assicurando così una valvola di sfogo al mare assai necessaria ai porti danubiani di questo paese. Il progetto richiederà circa cinque anni e mezzo di tempo; il completamento della sua prima fase da 14 milioni di dollari è previsto in alcuni mesi.

Quanto ai porti lungo il Danubio, l'Austria è particolarmente impegnata con diversi nuovi progetti in corso. Il terminal intermodale di Vienna lo scorso anno ha dato un impulso del 16% ai propri risultati relativi ai containers sino a 153.000 TEU, per lo più in conseguenza di servizi regolari di treni-blocco da Vienna ai porti nord-europei di Amburgo, Brema e Rotterdam. A partire da questo autunno, il porto ha in programma l'espansione delle proprie attività sino a 250.000 TEU per un costo di 48 milioni di euro e sta altresì sviluppando una stretta collaborazione con la OBB (ferrovie austriache) per la movimentazione del traffico intermodale.

Un nuovo terminal contenitori presso il porto austriaco di Enns è stato inaugurato questa estate per le operazioni ferro-stradali e diventerà una vera e propria infrastruttura trimodale a metà dell'anno prossimo quando verrà installata una gru a cavaliere per contenitori. Anche Krems verrà migliorato sino a diventare un hub intermodale per il traffico continentale.

Ma è Costanza sul Mar Nero che mostra lo sviluppo più clamoroso. Il complesso portuale è avviato a movimentare 300.000 TEU quest'anno, avendo realizzato risultati superiori a poco più di 145.000 TEU nei primi sei mesi presso i suoi tre porti di Costanza, Mangalia e Midia. Si tratta di una crescita del 75%. I volumi lo scorso anno erano già superiori del 51% rispetto al 2002, quando erano stati realizzati 206.449 TEU.

L'incremento è principalmente dovuto all'apertura del nuovo terminal contenitori nel Porto Sud a novembre dello scorso anno, con una capacità di 325.000 TEU. La seconda fase di sviluppo spingerà la capacità a 405.000 TEU dopo il 2009, e la terza fase, a partire dal 2014 o 2015, prevede un ulteriore incremento sino ad 1 milione di TEU.

Proprio a Costanza si è svolto il primo summit sul Danubio nel 2002, nel corso del quale sono stati analizzate le questioni-chiave relative allo sviluppo del corridoio danubiano. Esso sarà seguito ad ottobre di quest'anno da un secondo summit a Belgrado, la capitale della Serbia e Montenegro. Come precisa Seitz, "lo sviluppo dell'idrovia danubiana nel contesto di un asse di trasporto primario europeo richiede una stretta collaborazione tra tutti gli organismi e le imprese interessate. Il summit del Danubio fornirà un'eccellente opportunità per elaborare strategie ed iniziative comuni".

Tuttavia, è chiaro che una grande massa d'acqua scorrerà sotto i ponti prima che questo lodevole obiettivo possa essere conseguito.
(da: CargoSystems, settembre 2004)




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WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
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Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
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
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
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