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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVI - Number 10/98 - OCTOBER 1998

Ports

La situazione dei porti containerizzati: la quiete prima della tempesta

La crescita dei traffici containerizzati si è risollevata leggermente lo scorso anno, raggiungendo il livello del 10% sperimentato nel 1995, rispetto a quello attestato appena sotto il 9% nel 1996. Queste cifre sono state ricavate prima che la crisi finanziaria dell'Estremo Oriente si facesse veramente sentire, tanto che un certo numero di porti di quest'area per quest'anno si aspetta notevoli decrementi; di conseguenza, per il 1998 ci si può attendere un calo quanto alla crescita percentuale. In effetti, la crescita dei porti dell'Estremo Oriente lo scorso anno è stata è stata leggermente al di sotto della media complessiva, attestandosi all'8,8%, per un totale di 64.772 milioni di TEU. L'Europa ha fatto registrare un massiccio aumento del 14%, alimentato dalla crescita dei porti mediterranei, sia del tipo trasbordo che del genere scalo diretto. I principali porti della fascia settentrionale (Rotterdam, Amburgo, Anversa e Bremerhaven) hanno tutti quanti fatto registrare medie attorno al segno del 10% circa. Il traffico europeo complessivo è cresciuto da 27,98 milioni di TEU a 31,6 milioni di TEU.

Traffico containerizzato complessivo 1995-97 dei primi 100 porti containerizzati del mondo

Il Nordamerica (solo U.S.A. e Canada) hanno fatto registrare una crescita appena sopra l'8%, per un totale di 21,73 milioni di TEU. Qualcosa come 11,39 milioni di questi ultimi sono venuti dai porti della costa del Pacifico, che hanno sperimentato una crescita appena superiore al 9%.

Traffico doppio

Un fattore da tenere a mente, quando si esaminano questi dati, è il doppio conteggio del traffico di trasbordo, che è destinato a produrre un effetto distorsivo sulle cifre complessive, data la tendenza verso l'incremento del trasbordo che caratterizza tutto il settore.

Hong Kong continua a tenere a bada Singapore nella battaglia per la supremazia nella classifica mondiale dei porti containerizzati, sebbene il divario si sia ancora accorciato; Hong Kong, difatti, avrà il suo daffare per riuscire a conservare il primo posto fino alla fine del millennio, tenendo altresì conto della sfida apportata dagli altri porti della Cina meridionale, che hanno fatto registrare impressionanti aumenti quanto a risultati, nonché dello sviluppo dei collegamenti diretti tra la Cina e Taiwan.

La crisi finanziaria in Estremo Oriente ha cominciato a farsi sentire davvero verso la fine dello scorso anno, di modo che l'impatto risultate sarà molto più avvertibile nei dati definitivi di quest'anno. La sensazione prevalente è che vi sarà un calo nei traffici interasiatici, un decremento nelle importazioni ed un aumento nelle esportazioni. Mentre i primi due fattori sembrano delle certezze, non è così chiaro quando si potrà concretizzare la crescita attesa. Sicuramente, un certo numero di porti di quest'area prevede un rilevante aumento delle esportazioni.

Nel folto della mischia

Il porto indonesiano di Tanjung Priok è nell'occhio del ciclone per quanto riguarda la crisi asiatica. Lo scalo ha fatto registrare lo scorso anno una crescita del 17%, ma prevede per quest'anno cifre inferiori ai livelli del 1996.

Le importazioni dello scorso anno sono salite di circa il 15% fino a 829.853 TEU, ma per il 1998 ci si aspetta un calo delle importazioni stesse del 21%, con una ulteriore diminuzione del 2% nel 1999. Anche le esportazioni hanno fatto registrare un repentino aumento nel 1997 (20%), ma il calo stimato per il 1998 (circa il 9% per 766.231 TEU), sebbene non sia drammatico come quello delle importazioni, sta comunque ad indicare che le diffuse speranze circa l'aumento delle esportazioni nei porti di tutto l'Estremo Oriente potrebbero dover attendere un po' più a lungo l'effettiva concretizzazione (probabilmente, più tardi della fine di quest'anno). Molto dipenderà da quanto alla svelta le industrie nazionali riusciranno a riprendersi dallo shock iniziale del collasso finanziario ed a trarre vantaggio dalle valute più competitive.

Infatti, Tanjung Priok prevede che la crescita si verificherà nel 1999, con un aumento del 25% delle esportazioni per 953.757 TEU. Questa cifra, tuttavia, dev'essere vista alla luce della continua incertezza nella regione.

In Malaysia, il KCT (Kelang Container Terminal) di Port Klang fa sapere che l'impatto più evidente è stato costituito dalla "significativa riduzione dei volumi d'importazione, così come dalla aumentata attività d'importazione di contenitori vuoti a compenso dello squilibrio". I problemi logistici di squilibrio nei traffici stanno già causando mali di testa ai porti della regione, problema che probabilmente peggiorerà nel caso che la crescita delle esportazioni aumenti il proprio ritmo.

Come Tanjung Priok, il KCT stima che sia le importazioni sia le esportazioni finiranno per diminuire nel 1998, rispettivamente del 24% e del 17%, sebbene il KCT affermi anche che le previsioni "fondate sulle proprie migliori ricerche" in ordine a tutto il porto di Port Klang (vale dire, Westport e KPCT oltre al KCT) mostrano un modesto calo del 2% nelle importazioni ed una crescita del 16% nelle esportazioni per il 1998. Queste previsioni, in particolar modo per quel che riguarda le importazioni, sembrano tuttavia costituire uno scenario del tipo "nel migliore dei casi".

E' improbabile che i problematici porti dell'Asia possano a trovare salvezza in Giappone. Il rallentamento dell'economia nazionale giapponese sta attraversando i principali porti del Paese.

Classifica e risultati in TEU dei primi 100 porti containerizzati del mondo
(dal 1° al 50° posto)
Porto 1997 1996 Cambiamento %
1996/97
1997
Trasbordo
1998 1999
1Hong Kong 14539000 134600008  15265000 
2Singapore 14135200 129439009,2    
3Kaohsiung 5693339 5063048 12,4   5972497 6250722
4Rotterdam 54445000 49710009,5    
5Pusan 5233880 4760507 9,9 1101827 5429000 
6Port of Long Beach 3504603 3067334 14,3   3723000 3955000
7Amburgo 3370000 3054320 10,3    
8Los Angeles 3000000 2700000 11,1    
9Anversa 2969189 2653909 11,9 302000  
10Dubai 2600000 2250000 15,6   2460000 2000000
11Shanghai 2527000 1971000 28,2    
12New York/New Jersey 2456866 2269000 8,3    
13Tokyo 2382625 2311453 3,1   752450 
14Yokohama 2327937 2334433 -0,3    
15Felixtowe 2251379 2064947 9619484  
16Keelung 1981175 2108579 -6  1621222 1621222
17Kobe 1944208 2072315 -6,2    
18San Juan 1781250 1640624 8,6   1.958.343 ** 
19Bremerhaven 1703000 1545000 10,2   1870000 2000000
20Colombo 1687200 1356 24,4 1270400 1870000 1916000
21Port Klang 1684506 1409594 19,5   1800000 
22Tanjung Priok 1670744 1424083 17,3   1418947 1589595
23Algesiras 1537627 1306825 17,6 1294611 1750000 1850000
24Oakland 1531188 1498200 2,2    
25Nagoya 1498137 1469186 1,9    
26Seattle 1475813 1473561 0,2    
27Gioia Tauro 1448531 571951 153,3    
28Manila 1385448 1289682 7,4   1177630 1236510
29Hampton Roads 1232725 1141357 8  1294362 1359080
30Osaka 1200000 1177468 1,9    
31Le Havre 1184729 1020040 16,1   1303202 1420490
32Genova 1179954 825752 42,9 139313  
33Port of Tacoma 1158685 1073529 7,9 1725 1101500 1340500
34Charleston 1151401 1028502 11,9   1450000 1537000
35Bangkok 1099005 1295267 -15,2   1000000 
36Laem Chabang * 1036063728630 42,2 12392 1230000 1390000
37Melbourne 1029194 963404 6,8 25040 1061500 
38Durban 984629 1006872 -2,2   1013183 1042566
39Barcellona 971921 767227 26,6 202280 1015200 1086300
40Tianjin 935000 823000 13,6   1065900 1216500
41Gedda 920861 830448 10,8 185361990000 1023000
42Southampton 891401 806392 10,5 64928900000 1000000
43Montreal 870368 852530 2,1   940000 1010000
44Taichung 841971 694806 21,2 148152 900000 1000000
45Valencia 831510 708332 17,4 97714910000 971000
46Santos/São Paulo 829486772313 7,4   732000 777000
47 Gulftainer/Sharjah 815381 708462 15,1    
48Houston 797713 704010 13,3    
49Sidney 764756 720022 6,2   802993843143
50Miami 761183 706217 7,8   860000950000
Note: * anno fiscale; ** l'anno fiscale è il 1998.

Tokyo ha fatto registrare una modesta crescita del 3,08%, mentre Nagoya ed Osaka hanno assistito ad una crescita ancora minore, dell'ordine del 2%. Yokohama (-0,28%), Kobe (-6,18%) e Kitakyushu (5,03%) tutti quanti hanno assistito ad un declino dei volumi rispetto ai livelli del 1996.

Al contrario, molti porti cinesi hanno sperimentato un anno di grazia nel 1997. Shanghai sta salendo verso i primi 10 posti in classifica con un incremento del 28,2% per 2,5 milioni di TEU. Tianjin ha assistito ad un più modesto incremento del 13% quanto al proprio traffico, mentre Yantian ha fatto registrare una crescita dell'80%.

Sebbene siano entrambi fuori dalla classifica dei primi 100 quest'anno, Shekou (con una crescita del 137% per 213.745 TEU) e Chiwan (con un aumento del 203% sino a raggiungere 150.212 TEU) sicuramente si aggregheranno al "club dei 100" quanto prima.

Continuità europea

In Europa, la maggior parte dei principali porti della fascia Amburgo-Le Havre in genere ha fatto registrare aumenti del 10% circa, per quanto Le Havre (con il 16,15%) e Zeebrugge ((con il 17,97%) si siano attestati leggermente avanti al resto del gruppo, almeno in termini di crescita. La concorrenza in quest'area si intensificherà, tuttavia, quando il molto chiacchierato Ceres Terminal di Amsterdam irromperà sulla scena nel nuovo millennio, con una capacità di 500.000 contenitori/anno.

La sfida apportata da Amsterdam non è solamente del tipo "un altro gallo nel pollaio", dal momento che il gruppo dei principali porti ne è preoccupato. L'innovativa tecnologia di movimentazione, che prevede il servizio alle navi da entrambi i lati di un bacino ad opera di undici gru, darà certamente da pensare ai porti vicini, dato che la Ceres promette ai clienti un minimo di 300 movimentazioni all'ora per nave. Ciò rappresenta grosso modo il doppio di quello che qualche terminal vicino offre. Tuttavia, la sfida finalizzata a far sì che Amsterdam diventi un concorrente dei principali porti nord-europei è certamente di quelle da far tremare i polsi.

A dispetto dei buoni livelli di crescita, i porti del nord sono stati di fatto superati dai loro vicini sud-europei. Il nodo di trasbordo di Gioia Tauro emerge dalla calca con un massiccio incremento di traffico annuo del 153,26% per 1.448.531 TEU. E' probabile che Gioia Tauro, che ha già oltrepassato Genova divenendo il primo porto italiano (almeno, in puri termini di volumi), possa finire per superare Algesiras quest'anno, diventando il principale porto di trasbordo nel Mediterraneo.

In effetti, un buon numero di porti del Mediterraneo ha fatto registrare aumenti di traffico, riflettendo in tal modo sia l'incremento dei traffici di trasbordo sia il successo che i porti dell'Europa meridionale stanno avendo nel tentativo di riguadagnare all'Europa centro-meridionale traffici che in precedenza passavano attraverso i porti del nord. Genova ha fatto registrare un incremento del 42,89% quanto a risultati containerizzati, che in parte dipendono dalla crescita dei traffici presso il (relativamente) nuovo terminal containers di Voltri ed in parte sono dovuti alla summenzionata resurrezione dei porti sud-europei.

Classifica e risultati in TEU dei primi 100 porti containerizzati del mondo
(dal 51° al 100° posto)
Porto 1997 1996 Cambiamento %
1996/97
1997
Trasbordo
1998 1999
51Khorfakkan 750817 655046 14,6   820000 916550
52Vancouver 724000 617000 17,3    
53Buenos Aires 720247 530346 35,8 12540792271 871498
54Port Everglades * 719326 7012722,6   724900 806100
55Pireo 683969 575256 18,9 170189 887000984000
56Jacksonville 675196 613448 10,1   700000 
57Haifa 669000 548000 22,1 759000 827000 
58Kingston 654523 567580 15,3   700000 735000
59Zeebrugge 648153 549422 17,9   745375 834820
60Yantian Int Cont Term 638000 353500 80,5    
61Marsiglia 621580 547667 13,5    
62La Spezia 615000 871000 -23,4 64000 680000750000
63Damietta 604176 585940 3,1 538641329416 
64Mumbai * 601289 5834153 8656 636000 
65Malta 600000 593013 1,1   900000 
66Manzanillo 581775 352362 65,1 316047 840000900000
67Fujairah 550000 555568-1   
68Göteborg 531000 488000 8,8   552000574000
69Penang 506863 454765 11,5 966  
70Savannah * 504740 650636 -22,4   546670 
71Livorno 501146 416622 20,3 12528540000 580000
72Baltimora 476012 474638 0,3    
73Auckland * 464056 405092 14,6    
74Dalian 461496 420751 9,7 8063  
75Liverpool 460000 414000 11,1    
76Halifax 459176 392273 17,1 49267  
77Honolulu 453044 477776 -5,2    
78Puerto Limon 431152 397007 8,6    
79Johor 429448 377890 13,6   460000 
80Nhava Sheva * 423148339136 24,8 22707 504149 575000
81Kitakyushu 409753 431443-5   
82Tilbury 398000 397000 0,3    
83Thamesport 396000 344600 14,9    
84Helsinki 393503 3678807  400000 400000
85Smirne 388172 345924 12,2   158850 410000
86Cabello 385107 24523457 62519  
87Dublino 381700 327800 16,4 500 427000 465000
88Guayaquil 375878 323657 16,1   390000 400000
89Dammam 358935 307184 16,8   373247 387541
90Hakata 342550 309268 10,8    
91Bilbao 340059 300374 13,2    
92Lisbona 333028 309189 7,7   364230395550
93Haydarpasa 330151 329160 0,3   141396370000
94Las Palmas 322920 300391 7,5    
95Ashdod 318955 297066 7,4 27288 280000 292000
96San Antonio 318640 257867 23,6 26545339000 372000
97Città del Capo * 317986318822 -0,3 49480 319259 346631
98Shimizu 298486 256746 16,3   302000 303000
99Portland 294930 302171 -2,4   296000 302000
100Veracruz 287600 19698446   
TOTALE 139484467 126256564    
Note: * anno fiscale.

Altri porti di questa regione che hanno fatto registrare risultati notevoli sono stati il nodo di Algesiras (17,6%) con 1.537.627 TEU, il più alto (anche qui, in puri termini di volumi) del Mediterraneo. Anche i porti mercantili tradizionali stanno facendo bene, tanto che Barcellona ha assistito ad una crescita del 26,68% dei volumi dell'anno finanziario. Pure Livorno, Valencia e (in grado leggermente minore) Marsiglia hanno fatto registrare una fiorente crescita a doppia cifra.

Altri arrivi

Anche se la crescita dei nodi di trasbordo non sembra aver avuto eccessivo impatto sui porti del Mediterraneo Occidentale, ci si può aspettare una ulteriore concorrenza dai nodi di trasbordo con l'ingresso sulla scena del MITH di Cagliari e, in prospettiva più lunga, allorquando il porto marocchino di Tangeri (situato in buona posizione al crocevia dei principali traffici est-ovest/nord-sud) entrerà nella mischia.

Al contrario di Gioia Tauro ed Algesiras, Malta lo scorso anno ha dovuto subire una certa stagnazione, attestandosi a circa 600.000 TEU. La Spezia ha assistito ad un deludente calo del 30% circa in seguito alla perdita di alcuni importanti clienti. Anche Limassol sembra in non buone condizioni nella "guerra dei nodi" del Mediterraneo, dato il massiccio calo del 40,47% nei suoi traffici dello scorso anno.

Altrove nel Mediterraneo orientale, sono stati conseguiti alcuni notevoli progressi, tra cui quelli del Pireo (18,9%) e Smirne (12,21%), sebbene la crescita di Haydarpasa si sia virtualmente arrestata dopo la buona annata del 1996.

In Nordamerica, i porti della California meridionale se la sono passata bene, dato che Long Beach ha conservato la propria posizione di numero uno del Nordamerica con una crescita del 14,26% che l'ha portato a superare la soglia dei 3,5 milioni di TEU. Los Angeles ha raggiunto i 3 milioni di TEU con una crescita dell'11%.

Il quadro è meno roseo se si risale la costa, poiché Oakland e Seattle hanno fatto registrare crescite rispettivamente del 2,2% e dello 0,15% appena, anche se Tacoma ha visto un aumento dei traffici del 7%. La stella della parte settentrionale della costa nordamericana del Pacifico, tuttavia, si è dimostrata senza dubbio Vancouver, che ha visto una crescita del 17,34% nei risultati, per lo più grazie alla nuova infrastruttura del Deltaport.

Gran parte dei porti della Costa Orientale nordamericana ha assistito ad una crescita dell'ordine del 7-12%, con poche eccezioni (segnatamente, Savannah che ha fatto registrare un calo del 22% per appena poco più di mezzo milione di TEU). Halifax ha superato la maggior parte dei propri rivali con una crescita del 17%.

I latini non danno tregua

Una caratteristica notevole di quest'anno è costituita dal rilievo assunto dai porti latino-americani. Anche se il principale porto della regione, Santos/São Paulo, ha assistito ad una crescita relativamente modesta del 7%, altri porti hanno sfidato la Cina ed il Mediterraneo per il titolo di regione più dinamica. In effetti, le prestazioni di Santos dovrebbero migliorare con la privatizzazione ed il conseguente sviluppo della produttività.

In Argentina, Buenos Aires si è avvicinata al gruppo dei 50 porti più grandi con una crescita del 36% per un risultato di 720.247 TEU. Non molto indietro si è attestato lo scalo panamense di Manzanillo, con una crescita del 65% per un risultato di 581.775 TEU. Cabello ha registrato un aumento (del 57% per 385.107 TEU), così come Cartagena (+63% per 231.549 TEU) e Veracruz (46% per 287.600 TEU). Rio de Janeiro è rimasto fuori dai primi 100 porti malgrado una crescita del 19%, ma ha progetti ambiziosi per il futuro.

In Medio Oriente, Dubai, Gedda, Sharjah (Gulftainer) e Khorfakkan hanno tutti quanti assistito ad una crescita a doppia cifra, sebbene Fujairah abbia smentito la linea di tendenza con una diminuzione dell'1% nei traffici. Fino a che punto i nuovi centri di trasbordo in corso di costruzione ad Aden e Salalah comporteranno effetti sui volumi di questi porti, diverrà chiaro solo nei prossimi anni. Nel sub-continente indiano, sia Colombo che Nhava Sheva hanno assistito ad una crescita al di sopra della media (rispettivamente, 24% e 19%9, sebbene Mumbai abbia fatto registrare un aumento molto più modesto del 3%.
(da: Cargo Systems, Top 100 Container Ports Supplement, luglio 1998)

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Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The Italian government has extended the reduction in excise duties on fuel
Rome
The deadline has been extended to May 1st. 60% of the resources come from the ETS.
Number of ships undergoing repairs in Greece remains stable
Piraeus
Interventions carried out in dry dock are decreasing
The Gaia Blu research vessel will serve as Italy's technological platform for autonomous navigation.
Rome
Towing operations of the LNG vessel Arctic Metagaz fail.
Tripoli
The LNG carrier is currently out of control and adrift
Yesterday a bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal
Ismailia
The incident was resolved within four hours
Confitarma and Assarmatori: The crisis puts maritime connections to the islands at risk.
Rome
Dominguez (IMO) urges States to coordinate to address the Hormuz maritime crisis
London
Since February 28, 21 attacks against vessels have occurred in the area
The La Spezia freight forwarders' association is urging measures to maintain the port's operational efficiency.
La Spezia
Due Torri is equipping itself with a 15,000-square-meter logistics hub at the Bologna Interporto.
Minerbio
In 2025, the Emilian company's turnover grew by +13.9%
The 2026 Italian Port Days program will begin soon.
Rome
The theme is "Italy, Gateway to the Mediterranean: Dialogues between Landings and Cities"
Port of La Spezia: First test for hydrogen refueling from dockside mobile vehicle to vessel
La Spezia
Bunkering trials at the Baglietto shipyard
NYK consolidates its operations in the dry bulk maritime transport segment
Tokyo
Group leaders appointed in eight European countries
Last year, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -5.2%
La Goulette
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.5%
The Guardia di Finanza will use new drones to monitor the Gioia Tauro port area.
Gioia Tauro
The ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado will implement new PCS usage rights management procedures starting tomorrow.
Genoa
The measure does not introduce new charges
Nearly 400 kg of pure cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
Three distinct operations performed within a week
Confitarma, with the Energy Decree, now is the time to allocate resources to maritime transport.
Rome
Baleària will have its own ferry terminal in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
It will become operational in a year. Investment of €25.3 million.
In 2025, freight volumes transported by DB Cargo decreased by -8.1%
Berlin
Revenues fell by -8.0%
ONE has acquired 30% of Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
Singapore
The company operates Terminals D, C1 & C2 and A3 of Laem Chabang Port
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.4 million containers (+3.2%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
Container traffic in Hong Kong fell by -8.0%
ALIS, the use of ETS revenues to encourage intermodality is a good idea.
Rome
Di Caterina: We hope for a significant increase in the financial resources for the Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus instruments starting next year.
CIMC's container sales fell by -31.9% last year.
Hong Kong
Revenues in the container segment fell by -30.9%
Pros and cons of hydrogen applications for decarbonization of the maritime and port sector
Genoa
It was discussed at the Propeller Club - Port of Genoa
In the third quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.6%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +1.2%
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
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London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
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%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
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
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.
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
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
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
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 Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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