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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVI - Number 9/98 - SEPTEMBER 1998

Intermodal Transport

La ICF sul binario giusto

In un epoca in cui, in molte aree del settore trasportistico, la quota di mercato è ancora regina, l'operatore di rete pan-europea con sede a Basilea ICF (Intercontainer-Interfrigo) adotta un punto di vista diverso.

Come afferma il dott. Bernd Menzinger, presidente del consiglio di amministrazione dell'ICF, "il conseguimento di profitti è più importante dei volumi. Stiamo cercando di crescere in mercati strategici; non è sensato lottare per quote di mercato nell'ambito di mercati che non rendono profitti".

Nel corso del 1997, la ICF in realtà ha trasportato meno TEU rispetto al 1996 nel contesto dei propri servizi effettuati autonomamente. Nel trasporto combinato, i risultati si sono ridotti da 1.331.005 TEU ad 1.286.286 TEU, con un calo del 3,4% circa. Nello stesso tempo, per contro, i risultati della società in termini di TEU/km movimentati sono aumentati del 3% da 1,398 milioni ad 1, 440 milioni, che equivalgono ad una distanza media per carico trasportato pari a 1.190 km per TEU. Tuttavia, tenendo conto dei carichi trasportati da ICF nell'ambito di associazioni commerciali, i volumi movimentati nel 1997 sono stati pari a 2.003.395 TEU, con un incremento del 7,8% rispetto agli 1.858.059 TEU movimentati nel 1996.

Il calo rispetto al traffico trasportato con servizi propri costituisce il risultato della perdita di carichi a corto raggio con origine da Anversa. In primo luogo, i traffici per conto della Sea-Land sulla tratta Anversa-Rotterdam, per quasi 50.000 TEU/anno complessivi, sono stati persi a favore della NDX Intermodal. In secondo luogo, circa 8.000 TEU dell'attività relativa alla Chrysler movimentata da Anversa all'Austria è stata perduta a vantaggio della Transfracht. Ed infine anche volumi più piccoli movimentati sulla tratta Anversa-Austria sono stati catturati sia dalla NDX che dalla Transfracht.

La perdita di questi traffici a corto raggio è in linea con la strategia della ICF di concentrarsi maggiormente sulla movimentazioni a raggio più lungo. Due zone particolari dove è stato conseguito un buon successo sono il mercato italiano, laddove i trasporti sono aumentati anno per anno del 32% circa, e la C.S.I. Nel 1997, i trasporti da e per la C.S.I. hanno totalizzato 51.356 TEU, con un incremento del 16,6% rispetto ai livelli del 1996.

Søren Rasmussen, presidente del comitato esecutivo e direttore generale dell'ICF, è assai ottimista circa gli sviluppi delle attività societarie nella C.S.I. e dichiara: "Siamo fieri di aver potuto stabilire un punto d'appoggio in questi mercati; essi richiedono conoscenze specifiche, di cui noi disponiamo".

Anche nel settore del trasporto refrigerato (Interfrigo) sono stati trasportati meno carichi con servizi propri, dal momento che il numero delle unità trasportate nel 1997 - rispetto a quelle del 1996 - si è ridotto da 46.527 a 43.747, mentre il tonnellaggio è diminuito da 877.100 tonnellate a 847.900 tonnellate.

Rasmussen ha espresso qualche inquietudine in ordine alle prospettive per il 1998 del prodotto societario Interfrigo, citando due principali fattori di preoccupazione.

In primo luogo, il volume delle banane trasportate si sta riducendo in conseguenza delle influenze del mercato inerenti alla revisione delle quote dell'Unione Europea. In secondo luogo, gli effetti di El Niño in Sudamerica si sono visti sia nella qualità che nella quantità di banane arrivate in Europa settentrionale da quelle zone. Dal momento che il 55,1% dei carichi della Interfrigo attualmente è costituito da banane, è chiaro che la società ha qualche ragione di preoccupazione.

In secondo luogo, il mercato relativo al trasporto di prodotti a temperatura controllata nella C.S.I. è virtualmente collassato, in particolar modo in Russia. Prodotti quali il burro, la margarina e la carne ora scarseggiano alquanto nei negozi di quella zona.

Nel contempo, prospettive maggiormente favorevoli per lo sviluppo di questo settore dell'attività sono state riscontrate nel trasporto di prodotti cosmetici in unità a temperatura controllata, il che costituisce un nuovo sviluppo. Un altro recente sviluppo è rappresentato dalle richieste di trasporto di birra con le stesse modalità nel corso dei mesi estivi. Altre nicchie di mercato, poi, stanno venendo alla ribalta.

Dal punto di vista finanziario, il 1997 si è rivelato una delusione per la ICF, sebbene a causa di ragioni fuori dal suo controllo. Il fatturato del 1997 è stato pari a 494,05 milioni di dollari USA, con un incremento del 2% rispetto alle cifre del 1996 (484,38 milioni di dollari). Anche i flussi di cassa hanno mostrato un incremento assai positivo del 34,8%, salendo dagli 8,28 milioni di dollari del 1996 agli 11,15 milioni di dollari del 1997. Tuttavia, questi dati si sono tradotti in una perdita molto deludente di 1,06 milioni di dollari in termini di introiti operativi (la perdita del 1996 era stata di 158.948 dollari), con una perdita netta di 6,17 milioni di dollari, mentre il 1996 aveva fatto registrare profitti per 1,67 milioni di dollari.

La ragione principale dei negativi risultati del 1997 è stata la necessità di provvedere alla cancellazione di grossi debiti. Alla fine del 1997 ed all'inizio di quest'anno, la Arcus Logistics, uno dei principali clienti della ICF, si è ritrovata in difficoltà finanziarie. Lo spedizioniere, che disponeva di uffici in Germania, in Spagna e nel Regno Unito, era impegnato nella distribuzione di parti di auto e di pezzi di ricambio dalla Germania alla Spagna, dalla Germania alla Polonia e dal Regno Unito all'Italia, fino a quando la ICF ha preso l'inaudito provvedimento di porre un blocco sui suoi carichi il 25 febbraio scorso (si ritiene che gli altri uffici della Arcus, tra cui quelli localizzati in Belgio ed in Polonia, non vi fossero coinvolti). Poco dopo è seguita la smobilitazione della società; ciò ha richiesto l'accantonamento di una cifra di 6,71 milioni di dollari nel bilancio relativo al 1997 della ICF. E' interessante notare come, se non si fosse verificato questo evento, i risultati operativi della ICF avrebbero fatto registrare profitti per circa 5,65 milioni di dollari, rispetto alla perdita di 164.429 dollari del 1996.

A credito della ICF, occorre segnalare come la rete di produttori di auto già esistente con la Arcus sia stata mantenuta in vita dopo il 25 febbraio scorso dalla ICF con l'assistenza di vari spedizionieri. In tal modo, si è conservato il prodotto ed è stata assicurata la continuazione della soddisfazione dei clienti.

Rasmussen ritiene che da questa esperienza si possano trarre tre lezioni, vale a dire:

  • l'esigenza di controllare più strettamente la gestione del rischio di credito;
  • l'esigenza di un maggiore controllo dei conti finanziari principali;
  • l'esigenza che in questo settore di mercato l'ICF richieda flessibilità (come in effetti è avvenuto).

La società si è comportata molto bene per quanto riguarda il controllo dei costi, particolarmente poiché ha conseguito:

  • migliori coefficienti di carico sui 225/250 treni-blocco attualmente effettuati ogni settimana;
  • una utilizzazione maggiormente efficace dei vagoni che le appartengono, riducendo in tal modo le esigenze di noleggio. L'utilizzazione più efficace ha comportato la dismissione di alcuni dei carri più obsoleti ed il rimpiazzo con un minor numero di nuove unità;
  • la riduzione dei costi di manutenzione dei carri mediante un uso maggiormente efficiente delle risorse;
  • la riduzione dei costi generali di gestione in termini sia di salari che di oneri correlati. Il conto delle spese generali dell'ufficio principale di Basilea è diminuito per il secondo anno consecutivo. Ciò, a sua volta, ha condotto ad un incremento del fatturato conseguito per unità di personale del 6,7% nel 1997 rispetto al 1996.

In termini di utilizzazione dei carri, alla fine del 1997 il parco-carri adibiti al trasporto combinato della ICF consisteva di 6.236 unità (-3,9% rispetto al 1996), con una capacità di carico pari a 19.096 TEU (-1,9%). Qualcosa come il 62% di tutto il traffico è stato movimentato con proprio materiale rotabile, rispetto al 57% dell'anno precedente. L'obiettivo è quello di raggiungere il 75%. Nel trasporto a bassa temperatura, il parco-carri utilizzato per i trasporti ammontava a 1.610 vagoni appartenenti all'ICF ed a 4.963 vagoni appartenenti a compagnie ferroviarie ma gestiti dalla ICF.

Pur lavorando insieme ai proprietari dei carri (29 compagnie ferroviarie), la ICF desidera altresì svilupparsi autonomamente mediante programmi di attività propri. Uno di questi modi è costituito dalle associazioni commerciali con altri operatori, un riassunto delle quali è contenuto nella Tabella 1. Commenta Rasmussen: "Le associazioni commerciali rappresentano una buona maniera per agevolare una utilizzazione maggiormente efficiente dei carri ferroviari. Di conseguenza, lavoriamo con i nostri ex concorrenti laddove sia utile farlo".


TABELLA 1
ALLEANZE DELLA ICF (A GIUGNO 1998)
Servizio
 
Nome
Percorso
Soci
TaresEuropa-Stati Uniti ICF, Hupac, Cemat, Norfolk Southern, Container Port Group
OstwindBerlino-Mosca ICF, TFG-I, TransRail
 Duisburg-PoloniaICF, Kombiverkehr, TFG-I, Polkombi
 Monaco-MilanoICF, Kombiverkehr, Cemat
HHCEAmburgo/Bremerhaven-Ungheria ICF, HHLA, RÖEE
HBCEAmburgo/Bremerhaven-Repubblica Ceca-Slovacchia ICF, TFG-I, CSKD-Intrans
 Verona-TaulovICF, Kombidan
 Belgio-ItaliaICF, Hupac
DonauwalzerAmburgo/Bremerhaven-Vienna ICF, operatori austriaci, TFG-I
AmadeusRotterdam-Salisburgo ICF, operatori austriaci, Ökombi, Trailstar
MozartAmburgo/Bremerhaven-Salisburgo ICF, operatori austriaci, TFG-I
Linzer-AugeAmburgo/Bremerhaven-Linz ICF, operatori austriaci, TFG-I
FrigoRailEuropa-C.S.I. ICF, TransRail
Note:  TFG-I = TransFracht International, Francoforte; RÖEE = Raab-Ödenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn, Budapest; CSKD-Intrans = Ceská a Slovenská Kombinovaná Doprava-Intrans, Praga.
Fonte: ICF


Rasmussen ha poi accennato ad una possibile futura collaborazione con operatori fluviali: "Una qual certa forma di cooperazione con operatori fluviali in futuro è possibile. In zone dove la ferrovia è satura, il problema potrebbe essere risolto dall'uso delle idrovie. In alternativa, potrebbe essere commercializzato un prodotto strutturato su due livelli, con un tempo di viaggio più rapido offerto via rotaia ed uno più lento via fiume".

In aggiunta, la società sta altresì portando avanti trattative con operatori marittimi rispetto allo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti. Un esempio al riguardo sono i negoziati attualmente in corso con la Evergreen Line in relazione ai collegamenti che essa richiede da e per il porto italiano di Taranto. Le trattative riguardano il raggio d'azione programmato per la copertura europea ed i servizi di raccordo attraverso quel porto della Evergreen. Tuttavia, è chiaro che qualsiasi sviluppo inerente a servizi ferroviari non potrà superare certi limiti dovuti sia alle infrastrutture portuali che alla carenza di capacità della linea; questi problemi si ritrovano anche in altre zone dell'Italia.

Grosse difficoltà sono state di recente procurate dagli scioperi verificatisi in Italia settentrionale, Francia e Norvegia, sebbene Rasmussen abbia escluso che la qualità del servizio costituisca attualmente un problema. Ha infatti dichiarato: "Il 1997 non è stato peggiore degli anni precedenti per quanto attiene la qualità del prodotto fornito dalle ferrovie. Doveva essere migliorata la qualità allo scopo di offrire un ragionevole prodotto just-in-time. L'affidabilità rimane ancora il più grosso ostacolo per lo sviluppo dei servizi ed il problema non è stato ancora risolto. Sussistono problemi inerenti alla qualità anche in assenza di scioperi". Aggiunge il dirigente: "In tutta Europa le ferrovie dispongono di linee che provvedono al traffico sia passeggeri che merci ed i treni della ICF devono aspettare, alle volte, che transitino prima i treni locali. Sono rari i casi in cui i treni merci hanno la priorità su quelli passeggeri".

Il costo della trazione è un altro problema che gli operatori ferroviari europei si trovano a dover affrontare. La ICF è stata recentemente costretta a sospendere per questa ragione il suo servizio diretto che collegava Londra a Sopron, in Ungheria. Prosegue Rasmussen: "Dal collegamento Londra-Sopron, non potremmo ricavare guadagni nemmeno con una utilizzazione molto alta. I costi ferroviari sono troppo alti, almeno del 25%. Ci piacerebbe rimettere in piedi questo prodotto, ma nel frattempo nessun altro operatore è interessato a causa degli elevati costi che esso comporta. Sulla tratta Rotterdam-Ungheria, abbiamo combinato il servizio con quello della connessione Rotterdam-Austria, ma stiamo cercando di ripristinarne uno diretto. Una volta completate le infrastrutture, ci riproveremo".

Malgrado tali problemi, le prospettive per il 1998 sono buone per la ICF, dal momento che si registra un aumento della domanda di trasporto ferroviario. Ci si aspetta che questa linea di tendenza continui. La società ritiene che il 1998 possa costituire un'annata-record, con trasporti che potranno superare gli 1,3 milioni di TEU nel settore del trasporto combinato ed i 41.000 TEU nel mercato della temperatura controllata. Il fatturato annuo atteso, nel contempo, dovrebbe superare 493 milioni di dollari USA.

Questa ottimistica prospettiva, tuttavia, è attenuata dalla prudenza. L'ultima parola spetta a Menzinger, il quale dichiara: "Secondo me, al momento attuale nell'ambito del trasporto intermodale in Europa non si riescono a realizzare profitti abbastanza alti in modo da assicurare il suo sviluppo a lungo termine".
(da: Containerisation International, luglio 1998)

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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
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.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
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
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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
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
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
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
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
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
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 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
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› 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
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
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
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
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