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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVI - Number 3/98 - MARCH 1998

Ports

Continua l'espansione dei porti iberici

Il decentramento dei porti iberici ha fatto un ulteriore passo avanti allorquando la prima camera del governo centrale recentemente ha approvato una nuova legge che consente il trasferimento da un giorno all'altro della gestione di 45 porti, raggruppati sotto 26 autorità portuali, sotto il controllo dei governi regionali.

La suddetta normativa ora verrà presentata dinanzi alla seconda camera e sembra certo che possa entrare in vigore entro Pasqua. Nel frattempo, il porto di Bilbao già usufruisce di una qual certa autonomia in ragione del maggiore livello di indipendenza del governo basco.

Ci si aspetta che la proprietà dei porti spagnoli venga conservata dall'ente statale Puertos del Estado. Le autorità portuali saranno altresì in grado di modificare le tariffe (esiste già una qualche facoltà in merito) ma dovranno ancora lavorare per tre anni entro un limite del 40% delle precedenti tariffe del Puertos del Estado, trascorsi i quali esiste una proposta di completa liberalizzazione.

Ai sensi della nuova regolamentazione, i porti dovranno autofinanziarsi e non potranno più fare affidamento su finanziamenti da parte del governo centrale, facilitazione quest'ultima che sarà definitivamente soppressa a partire dalla fine del 1999. Per la cronaca, nel 1997 sono stati messi a disposizione fondi per 450 milioni di dollari USA, la maggior parte dei quali sono andati ai cinque porti che movimentano la maggior parte del traffico containerizzato spagnolo (Algesiras, Barcellona, Bilbao, Las Palmas e Valencia).

Mentre è risaputo che Algesiras è il porto spagnolo più attivo (1,3 milioni di TEU nel 1996), seguito da Barcellona (767.236 TEU) e Valencia (705.000), rappresenta in qualche modo una sorpresa scoprire che il porto di Las Palmas, nelle Isole Canarie, attualmente è attestato in quarta posizione con 341.000 TEU, precedendo Bilbao che nel 1996 per la prima volta ha superato i 300.000 TEU facendone registrare 300.374.

Al momento attuale, Algesiras costituisce il solo porto iberico in grado di accogliere con scali frequenti le navi superpost-Panamax (che trasportano 6.000 TEU ed oltre, stivati in 18 file sul ponte) e sembra probabile che resti tale per molto tempo a venire.

Di conseguenza, le gru da impegnare sono all'ordine del giorno. Attualmente le unità a disposizione sono quattro, tutte realizzate dalla Noell, che operano fianco a fianco sia sul terminal Maersk che su quello adiacente ex Sea-Land, i quali ora agiscono virtualmente come uno solo alla luce della stretta collaborazione esistente tra le due compagnie di navigazione (la Sea-Land ancora gestisce il secondo terminal sulla base di un accordo con i suoi precedenti stivatori).

Il 90% circa della produzione complessiva di Algesiras è costituito da traffico di trasbordo originato dalla Maersk o dalla Sea-Land, e la dirigenza è alla ricerca di ulteriori carichi spagnoli di importazione ed esportazione. Potrebbe trattarsi di un compito difficile, date le distanze coinvolte da e per i principali centri industriali. Man mano che la Maersk immette in servizio un maggior numero di mega-navi - maggiori anche quanto a dimensioni - è senz'altro solamente una questione di tempo il fatto che la compagnia prenda seriamente in considerazione la prospettiva di impiegare navi feeder di capacità pari a - poniamo - 2.000 TEU tra Algesiras e l'Europa settentrionale.

L'attività di Barcellona ha riscosso molto successo negli ultimi anni (l'autorità portuale prevede 900.000 TEU per il 1997), dal momento che il porto continua a perseguire il proprio obiettivo di riuscire a diventare il porto principale del Sud Europa in termini di traffico containerizzato da/per il Sud-Est asiatico e l'Estremo Oriente. Non un obiettivo impossibile, forse, ma un obiettivo che sembra improbabile possa essere conseguito dato l'elevato livello di concorrenza.

Com'è ben noto, i due operatori terminalistici - il TCB (Terminal Contenedores Barcelona, pienamente operativo al Muelle Sur sin da gennaio) ed il Terminal Catalunya (che ha rilevato spazi dal precedente terminal presso il Principe Espanya che è adiacente al suo) - sono in disaccordo con l'autorità portuale e reciprocamente, nello sforzo di controllare i carichi containerizzati. Non è il caso qui di soffermarsi sui dettagli relativi a tale situazione, salvo dire che la questione non è stata ancora risolta.

L'autorità portuale, tuttavia, confida nella pronta risoluzione del problema. Essa afferma che l'ampliamento del TerCat non è ostacolata nonché di star pensando ad una qualche forma di compensazione per il TCB, possibilmente mettendogli a disposizione altro territorio.

Quale che sia l'esito della vicenda, entrambi i terminals stanno ottenendo notevoli risultati e traendo benefici da ulteriori investimenti. Il TCB ha inaugurato lo scorso dicembre un nuovo terminal ferroviario ed ora dispone di due gru a cavalletto bordo-costa Kone nonché di una nuova gru a cavalletto Paceco post-Panamax; quest'ultima costituisce l'unica unità in Spagna in grado di movimentare lungo una curva, con raggio di curvatura a terra pari a 25 metri. Con queste gru ed una profondità di 25 metri lungo-banchina, in grado di lavorare navi con pescaggio sino a 16 metri (questo terminal è più vicino all'ingresso della baia rispetto all'altro) il terminal TCB è pronto ad attirare le navi post-Panamax, anche se fino adesso non vi è riuscito.

Il Maritima Valenciana Terminal presso il Muelle Sur dovrebbe divenire operativo all'inizio dell'anno prossimo, allorquando l'operatore terminalistico in questione sposterà tutte le proprie attività dalle attuali localizzazioni presso il Muelle Levant ed il Muelle Norte. La capacità del nuovo terminal è prossima ad un milione di TEU/anno sui 200 ettari di territorio bonificato (rispetto alla precedente capacità di 600.000 TEU), tutte le sette gru a cavalletto sono di costruzione Paceco (comprese le quattro post-Panamax) e vi sono più di 16 metri di profondità lungo la banchina, che - una volta completata - sarà lunga 1.600 metri.

Nello sviluppo è compreso un nuovo terminal ferroviario che sarà controllato direttamente dalla Maritima Valenciana. Quest'ultima ritiene che il terminal rappresenterà un notevole vantaggio nel contesto dei propri sforzi per attirare il tonnellaggio post-Panamax, che già effettua scali occasionali.

Nel contempo, l'espansione verso ovest di Bilbao procede di buon passo. I lavori civili (bonifica, costruzione delle banchine e delle altre infrastrutture) del costo pari a 241 milioni di dollari USA dovrebbero essere completati a settembre dell'anno prossimo, raddoppiando l'area portuale containerizzata fino a tre milioni di metri quadrati. Gli appalti relativi alle operazioni terminalistiche dovrebbero essere indetti nel corso della prossima estate (a giugno o luglio) mentre le operazioni cominceranno all'inizio del 1999.

Sebbene le parti esterne abbiano già dimostrato notevole interesse, sembrerebbe opportuno che abbia la priorità uno dei tre operatori terminalistici già presenti (oppure - com'è possibile - una associazione collaborativa tra - poniamo - due di loro).

Al momento, MacAndrews, Vapores Suardiaz e TMB (Terminales Maritimas de Bilbao) sono estremamente carenti di spazio e riescono a lavorare efficientemente con difficoltà, sebbene la MacAndrews sia in grado di allargarsi ad una banchina adiacente alla propria, dotata di maggiore pescaggio (14 metri) rispetto a quella attualmente disponibile (9,5 metri). Essa ha in programma di farlo al più presto possibile entro il 1998. Sarà ordinata una nuova gru a cavalletto, probabilmente della Paceco, che ha realizzato tutto l'equipaggiamento già esistente della società (due gru a cavalletto e tre transtainers su rotaia).

Al momento è praticamente impossibile che la Suardiaz o la TMB possano allargarsi altrove, mentre con tutta probabilità non vale la pena di rimpiazzare parte dell'equipaggiamento obsoleto di entrambi i terminals. Nel nuovo sviluppo, l'80% del quale viene finanziato dal porto mentre altri fondi provengono dall'Unione Europea e dalla B.E.I., è compreso un nuovo terminal ferroviario.

Al contrario della Spagna, i porti del Portogallo permangono sotto il controllo dell'Autorità Porti, Navigazione e Trasporti Marittimi governativa, sebbene siano in corso iniziative finalizzate alla privatizzazione. Quest'anno l'autorità portuale ha stanziato 625 milioni di dollari USA per il miglioramento delle infrastrutture presso i porti minori quali Aveiro, Faro e Viana do Castelo. Viene promossa la specializzazione dei carichi e vengono indetti appalti presso operatori privati riguardo alla gestione dei terminals. Nessuno di tali porti movimenta contenitori, ma naturalmente Lisbona e Leixoes lo fanno. Complessivamente, sono stati messi a disposizione di questi ultimi due porti, nonché di Setubal e Sines, 268 milioni di dollari USA al fine di ottenere miglioramenti in genere e lo sviluppo degli accessi stradali e ferroviari.

Esistono ulteriori piani finalizzati allo sviluppo di Sines quale nodo primario, apparentemente al fine di competere con Algesiras, ma il suo pur verosimile successo è tutto da verificare. Situato a circa 65 miglia nautiche a sud di Lisbona, questo porto poco conosciuto è stato inaugurato nel 1978 per la movimentazione dei carichi alla rinfusa, specificamente petrolio, petrolchimici e carbone; la relativa produttività è pari a circa 22 tonnellate annue. I suoi grandi vantaggi sono rappresentati dallo specchio d'acqua riparato e dalla disponibilità di acque profonde; ciò ha dato luogo all'idea di un terminal container di capacità pari a più di 6.000 TEU. Lo scopo dichiarato è quello di attirarvi i traffici di linea tra gli U.S.A. e l'Estremo Oriente/Sud-Est asiatico che a Sines possono essere trasbordati alla volta di mercati quali il Nord Europa.

Nel frattempo - per tornare alla realtà - Lisbona e Leixoes continuano a movimentare la maggior parte del traffico containerizzato del Paese, avendo fatto registrare una produzione annua in TEU, rispettivamente, di 302.182 (è la prima volta che Lisbona supera i 300.000 TEU) e 202.182 unità da venti piedi. Le attività principali si concentrano attorno al Terminal Alcantara, condotto privatamente dalla Liscont, ed al Terminal Santa Apolonia, gestito dall'autorità portuale. In entrambi, vengono continuamente effettuati investimenti.

Qualcosa come 40 milioni di dollari USA verranno spesi nei prossimi sette anni per il Terminal Alcantara, allo scopo di ampliare la banchina da 300 a 640 metri e di migliorare l'accesso stradale e ferroviario. Circa il fatto che vengano installate o meno gru bordo-costa a cavalletto più grandi si possono solo ipotizzare congetture, dal momento che ve ne sono già due costruite dalla Mague (l'unico produttore portoghese di equipaggiamento di questo tipo) con una portata di 39,5 metri in grado di movimentare contenitori disposti su 15 file affiancate e che sembra improbabile che Lisbona (o anche Leixoes per gli stessi motivi ) possa riuscire ad attirare le mega-portacontainers. E' anche in procinto di partire un programma di dragaggio finalizzato al raggiungimento di una profondità di pescaggio pari a 13 metri di cui dovrebbero beneficiare entrambi i terminals. Allo scopo di realizzare il programma, è in corso una ricerca di finanziamento parziale presso l'Unione Europea. Esistono poi piani per ampliare il Terminal di Santa Apolonia al fine di far raggiungere all'area i 15,5 ettari.

Il terminal di Leixoes è attualmente suddiviso in due parti, la nord e la sud, gestite (e possedute) però unitamente dall'autorità portuale. Possono esservi accolte navi di pescaggio fino a 9 metri (a nord) e fino ad 11 metri (a sud) ed il porto sembra essersi rassegnato definitivamente a movimentare traffici a corto raggio e di raccordo. Al momento vi sono complessivamente tre gru a cavalletto Mague, che verranno completate da una quarta all'inizio del prossimo anno, con una portata di 30 metri. L'autorità portuale sta prendendo in considerazione l'ipotesi di concedere la gestione del terminal ad operatori privati, interamente o diviso in due ciascuno con un diverso operatore. In tal caso, com'è ovvio, ciascuna banchina avrebbe due gru a cavalletto.

Man mano che aumenta l'utilizzazione delle ferrovie per la movimentazione di contenitori, diventa sempre più necessario migliorare la rete. E' difficile specialmente l'accesso a terminals quali Bilbao, Lisbona e Leixoes a causa di limitazioni di spazio sulla banchina o nei suoi pressi ed a causa delle caratteristiche geografiche locali. I treni viaggiano direttamente tra la maggior parte dei terminals, i quali sono collegati a Madrid laddove esiste un centro di trasbordo per i boxes movimentati, ad esempio, da Bilbao alla Spagna meridionale.

L'accesso ferroviario al nuovo terminal di Bilbao dovrebbe essere assicurato da una galleria che attraversa la vicina montagna. Entrambi i terminals di Lisbona soffrono di carenza di spazio a causa della estrema vicinanza di strade pubbliche. All'Alcantara, ad esempio, vi è solamente un binario unico, che può essere utilizzato solo di notte perché la strada in cui sono impiantate le rotaie di giorno è costantemente molto trafficata. Anche così, il terminal afferma di movimentare annualmente 30.000 TEU (che rappresentano il 26% della produzione complessiva di quel terminal) da e per la Spagna ed il Portogallo. Esistono piani finalizzati alla realizzazione di un secondo binario, sovrastato da una gru a cavalletto, ma passerà un po' di tempo prima che si possa usufruirne realmente. La Liscont effettua un servizio ferroviario in proprio da e per Leixoes su base giornaliera, il quale lo scorso anno ha trasportato 14.500 TEU.

Un servizio bisettimanale da Barcellona a Lisbona e Leixoes (che trasporta annualmente 6.000 TEU per lo più per conto di navi che operano da e per l'Estremo Oriente) è stato recentemente integrato da un servizio bisettimanale da Madrid a Lisbona effettuato dalla TCC Sea-Train. Esistono programmi mirati ad ampliare un domani il servizio sino a Leixoes.

(da: ICHCA News and Cargo Today, febbraio/marzo 1998)

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The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
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SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
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
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
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
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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
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
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