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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVI - Number 11/98 - NOVEMBER 1998

Ports

I porti della costa statunitense del Pacifico: nulla di nuovo sul fronte occidentale?

I porti della Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti si trovano di fronte ad una crisi. Man mano che la pressione concorrenziale costringe verso il basso le tariffe portuali e terminalistiche, i costi - ed in particolare le spese correlate al personale - continuano ad aumentare. Come se non bastasse, la produttività - rispetto a quella canadese ed a quella della Costa Orientale degli Stati Uniti - è bassa.

"Oggi, le tariffe continuano a calare e la nostra produttività è bassa. Si tratta della ricetta ideale per un disastro". Sono parole di Joseph Miniace, presidente e dirigente in capo della PMA (Associazione Marittima del Pacifico), l'organizzazione costituita da imprese di stivaggio, linee di navigazione ed altre imprese di trasporto al fine di negoziare e gestire gli accordi sul lavoro marittimo con la ILWU (Unione sindacale Marittimi e Magazzinieri), nell'ambito dei colloqui relativi alle sfide che attualmente i porti della Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti devono affrontare.

Continua Miniace: "Altri porti hanno sviluppato strategie di marketing elaborate ed aggressivi uffici vendita allo scopo di procacciarsi affari; che poi, sono attività sottratte ai nostri porti. La natura è stata benigna con noi, avendoci dotato di porti dalle acque profonde e di una relativa vicinanza alla maggior parte dei partners commerciali statunitensi. Noi, peraltro, abbiamo perso approssimativamente il 3% della nostra quota di mercato negli ultimi tre anni a vantaggio della concorrenza costituita da altri porti. Il tre per cento può anche non suonare come una cifra cospicua, ma, per un settore che ha sempre avuto un margine di profitto del 2%, il 3% è un bel po' di roba. Il nostro vantaggio rappresentato dalle acque profonde e dal facile accesso alle direttrici di traffico non basta più. Noi dobbiamo essere competitivi; per competere, bisogna essere produttivi ed affidabili".

E, agli occhi di molti, questo non è avvenuto negli ultimi anni. La situazione è stata difficile specialmente nel 1997, in particolar modo nei porti di Long Beach e Los Angeles, dove - a causa di una combinazione di fermi lavorativi, carenza di equipaggiamento ferroviario, carenza di personale e problemi intermodali dovuti alla crisi della Union Pacific Railroad - si è verificata un notevole congestionamento delle banchine.

Anche se la suddetta combinazione può essere considerata un avvenimento eccezionale, alcuni dei problemi sono ricorrenti. Infatti, a luglio di quest'anno si è verificata tutta una serie di fermi lungo la Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti, dato che due terminals a Portland ed uno a Seattle sono stati chiusi per 24 ore. Inoltre, otto terminals di Los Angeles e di Long Beach sono stati chiusi dalla ILWU per cinque ore. La PMA ha dichiarato che "negli ultimi due anni, la ILWU ha causato più di 135 chiusure illegali presso i porti della Costa Occidentale, che sono costate al settore ben oltre 150 milioni di dollari. I costi finali potrebbero approssimarsi ai 500 milioni di dollari, dal momento che essi si trasferiscono alle compagnie di navigazione utenti e di qui ai loro utenti".

La ILWU ritiene di essere stata nel giusto allorquando ha intrapreso queste iniziative. Un portavoce ha commentato: "Queste ultime proteste seguono alla decisione della PMA di adire il tribunale al fine di diffidare i manifestanti che si erano rifiutati di sciogliere i picchetti davanti alla Neptune Jade, nell'ottobre del 1997. Noi ci sentiamo quindi autorizzati a portare avanti la protesta". La PMA non ha citato la ILWU per danni, ma ha chiesto un'ingiunzione che la costringa ad osservare le decisioni di un arbitrato, una volta che l'arbitro abbia deciso che la situazione era illegale.

Oltre agli scioperi, molti ritengono che anche i costi elevati, in relazione a quelli di altri concorrenti, costituiscano un fattore negativo. Naturalmente, gli investimenti in nuovi terminals e nuove infrastrutture necessari a movimentare i volumi in continua crescita rappresentano un importante fattore, ma lo è pure il livello dei salari. In occasione delle ultime trattative contrattuali nel 1997, gli stipendi medi dei lavoratori portuali sono aumentati del 7% sino a 96.865 dollari USA, mentre i salari degli impiegati sono aumentati dell'8,2% sino a 113.808 dollari. Al fine di fornire un metro di paragone, si tenga presente che l'introito medio di una famiglia dello stato di Washington, in cui si trovano i porti di Seattle e Tacoma, è pari ad approssimativamente 36.000 dollari USA all'anno. Tuttavia, nel 1997 i ricavi portuali provenienti dal tonnellaggio containerizzato sono aumentati solamente del 4,1%. Ci si aspetta che la crescita dei ricavi resti bassa nei prossimi anni, e peraltro la ILWU è intenzionata a negoziare nuovamente significativi aumenti allorquando - a luglio del 1999 - scadrà l'attuale contratto.

Tutto ciò è in assoluto contrasto con la Costa Orientale statunitense, laddove l'Associazione Marittima di New York (un organismo simile alla PMA) e la ILA (Associazione Marittima Internazionale), controparte della ILWU, hanno annunciato di avere stimato diverse riduzioni di tonnellaggio nel corso del 1998. Questa iniziativa è considerata come un riconoscimento dei cambiamenti richiesti alle esigenze del personale allo scopo di conservare la competitività dei porti. Anche gli aumenti salariali sono stati tenuti fermi, a norma dell'ultimo accordo quinquennale stipulato del 1996.

Detto ciò, qual è la situazione attuale dei porti della Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti? In termini di volumi movimentati, essi sono ancora in una salda posizione. I volumi containerizzati complessivi nella prima metà del 1998 sono stati superiori del 3,9%, per 4.049.352 TEU, rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 1997. La crisi asiatica ha, naturalmente, avuto un notevole impatto, dato che le importazioni sono aumentate del 18% mentre le esportazioni statunitensi sono calate dell'11%. Los Angeles e Long Beach, malgrado i problemi cui hanno dovuto far fronte nel 1997, hanno continuato a crescere, ma i porti del Pacifico nord-occidentale di Portland, Seattle e Tacoma hanno tutti quanti visto diminuire i propri traffici.

Si tratta di un segnale che i carichi stanno dirottando verso il Canada? La risposta sembrerebbe essere affermativa. Miniace sottolinea che la porzione dei carichi containerizzati statunitensi dei porti della Costa Occidentale è calata stabilmente dal 53% al 50% negli ultimi quattro anni; l'ultima ondata di scioperi, poi, non ha certo contribuito alla causa. Diverse navi sono state dirottate dai porti della Costa Occidentale U.S.A. a luglio di quest'anno. Il vettore giapponese K-Line ha spostato la Seto Bridge da 3.456 TEU presso l'infrastruttura per containers Deltaport di Vancouver, nella British Columbia (Canada), al fine di scaricare 440 TEU, gran parte dei quali destinati a Chicago.


TABELLA 1
RISULTATI RELATIVI AI CONTAINERS NEI PRIMI SEI MESI DEL 1997 E 1998
DEI PORTI DELLA COSTA OCCIDENTALE DEGLI STATI UNITI
PortoTEU scaricati
gen-giu 1997
TEU scaricati
gen-giu 1998
camb.to
%
TEU caricati
gen-giu 1997
TEU caricati
gen-giu 1998
camb.to
%
Totale TEU
gen-giu 1997
Totale TEU
gen-giu 1998
camb.to
%
Long Beach812409 96810919,2 518270449195 -13,31330679 14173046,5
Los Angeles 674815814124 20,6438929 392594-10,6 11137441206718 8,3
Oakland157402 17560111,6 335073321844 - 3,9492475 4974451
Portland13995 1542310,2 8960080155 -10,5103595 95578- 7,7
Seattle193137 22915818,7 278461220978 - 20,6471598 450136- 4,6
Tacoma145662 1573718 216266198788 - 8,1361928 356159-1,6
Altri porti 1780118159 26662 785317,9 2446326012 6,3
Totale2015221 237794518 18832611671407 -11,23898482 40493523,9
Fonte: Associazione Marittima del Pacifico


Norman Stark, dirigente in capo della Vancouver Port Corporation, ha commentato: "Questo è il primo colpo messo a segno da Vancouver. Ciò rappresenta il più grosso dirottamento singolo di contenitori diretti negli Stati Uniti della storia del nostro porto. Le infrastrutture containerizzate di Vancouver e le due ferrovie transcontinentali del Canada offrono la capacità e l'idoneità atte a sfidare le tradizionali direttrici intermodali dalla costa occidentale al Mid-West statunitense ed oltre. Qualcosa come 440 TEU sono stati caricati su convogli della Canadian Pacific Railway; di essi, 390 TEU erano destinati a Chicago, mentre gli altri 50 erano diretti nel Canada orientale. Le operazioni di carico sui treni sono state ultimate entro 11 ore dall'arrivo della nave ed i boxes sono arrivati a Chicago in 75 ore. Questi numeri mostrano che Vancouver costituisce una opzione veramente competitiva per le linee di navigazione".

C'è tempo per fare qualcosa alla svelta? Miniace pensa di sì: "La concorrenza non permette inefficienze. La prima cosa che dobbiamo fare è quella di strutturare una squadra della costa occidentale. Se programmiamo di conservare e realizzare una nostra quota di mercato, la ILWU e la PMA devono lavorare assieme in squadra. Quando lo faremo, costituiremo una squadra formidabile. Per comprovare il mio punto di vista, si guardi a come ci siamo mobilitati per far fronte al fiasco della Union Pacific. La PMA e la ILWU hanno agito rapidamente di concerto allo scopo di istituire un programma di addestramento per avventizi che ha generato 1.000 nuovi lavoratori, i quali sono gli avventizi meglio addestrati nel settore. La PMA e la ILWU hanno inoltre congiunto le proprie forze al fine di indurre lavoratori portuali esperti a trasferirsi da altri porti a Los Angeles ed a Long Beach al fine di contribuire al soddisfacimento della domanda di lavoro. Il che ha provato ai nostri clienti che la PMA e la ILWU sono in grado di lavorare insieme allo scopo di risolvere i problemi e di creare una forza-lavoro stabile, affidabile e produttiva". Ciò di per se stesso è stato un passo importante e Miniace vorrebbe che continuasse. Tornando al discorso della minaccia apportata dalla concorrenza, ha poi dichiarato: "Il settore è in fase di cambiamento e noi abbiamo l'esigenza di tenere il ritmo, pena l'esclusione dal giro d'affari".

Il potere che la ILWU esercita sul settore è immenso, alcuni dicono in modo dannoso, ma la PMA - a suo dire - non sta cercando di far sì che avvengano dei cambiamenti al riguardo. Miniace ha commentato: "Non sto suggerendo che la ILWU debba perdere il proprio ruolo nel nostro settore. Come ho detto prima, io credo in una forte unione e credo anche che si debbano pagare buoni salari".

Due sono i principali cambiamenti che alla PMA piacerebbe avvenissero. In primo luogo, il sistema di comunicazione della ILWU. Secondo il sistema attuale, che - come informa la PMA - è in uso presso la ILWU sin dal 1934, la destinazione ad un terminal viene comunicata il giorno stesso del lavoro da compiere. Miniace ha dichiarato: "I datori di lavoro non sanno mai chi andrà presso la propria postazione giorno per giorno. Abbiamo una forza-lavoro che ogni giorno si sposta da una località all'altra e sa solo all'ultimo momento quale lavoro andrà a fare". Questa prassi - ha aggiunto - spesso richiede così tanto tempo che i portuali sovente arrivano al loro posto con un'ora di ritardo. Come si poteva prevedere, la ILWU nega che questo avvenga tutti i giorni.

L'altra importante sfida che la ILWU si trova a dover affrontare è il progresso della tecnologia. L'accettazione di questo fatto, a giudizio di Miniace, dovrà costituire l'oggetto delle prossime collaborazioni tra la PMA e la ILWU: "L'informatizzazione rappresenta la rivoluzione di oggi e può cagionare uno sbalzo di produttività nonché un drammatico cambiamento quanto alle modalità in cui la nostra attività viene condotta".

Un portavoce della ILWU ha espresso la propria consapevolezza in ordine alle problematiche commerciali coinvolte ed all'esigenza di venire incontro alla tecnologia. Infatti, essi affermano che il proprio atteggiamento in questa direzione è in linea con quello della PMA. Tuttavia, il problema è che entrambe le parti, a prima vista, sembrano concordare sui principi fondamentali a ciò inerenti, vale a dire che un cambiamento è necessario al fine di migliorare la produttività e battere la concorrenza di altri porti e di altre opportunità di instradamento; tuttavia, al momento attuale, sembra esserci un mare a frapporsi tra i due diversi modi di concepire come ciò vada fatto. L'ultima parola spetta a Miniace: "I cambiamenti fanno paura. La gente era impaurita 40 anni fa, quando arrivò la containerizzazione, ed oggi è spaventata dalla informatizzazione. D'altro canto, noi non possiamo permettere che il timore ci impedisca di continuare ciò che i pionieri del moderno settore marittimo hanno iniziato".
(da: Containerisation International, ottobre 1998)

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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.
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
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
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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