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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVII - Number 6/99 - JUNE 1999

Sea Transport

I programmi di trasporto marittimo di contenitori refrigerati della P&O Nedlloyd

Nell'ultimo decennio si è assistito all'acquisizione di una quota molto più grande del mercato marittimo dei trasporti refrigerati da parte degli operatori containerizzati di linea e questa tendenza è in aumento. La P&O Nedlloyd, che già rappresenta uno dei principali soggetti attivi in questo settore, svela i propri programmi futuri.

Nel 1997, sono stati complessivamente movimentati a livello mondiale 45 milioni di tonnellate di carichi refrigerati, rispetto ai 41 milioni di tonnellate del 1994, con una crescita del 9,8%. Per il 2000, il traffico dovrebbe aumentare sino a circa 50 milioni di tonnellate (+11%), mentre per il 2005 ci si aspetta un ulteriore balzo del 16% che lo porterebbe appena sotto i 60 milioni di tonnellate. Per quel periodo, ci si aspetta che i trasporti containerizzati rappresentino più o meno il 50% di tutte le movimentazioni.

La P&ON, infatti, prevede tassi di crescita annui medi tra il 3 ed il 4 per cento per il prossimo decennio, grosso modo - secondo John Williams, direttore generale dei servizi Australia/Nuova Zelanda del vettore - lo stesso tasso fatto registrare nel corso degli anni '90. Egli ha accennato ad una crescita particolarmente sostenuta nel settore delle carni - specialmente per quanto attiene le movimentazioni di carne di manzo e di pollo congelata dagli Stati Uniti alla volta dell'Asia, per lo più Giappone - e dei polli surgelati dagli Stati Uniti alla Russia.

"Inoltre, abbiamo registrato una crescita molto forte nelle esportazioni di agrumi dagli Stati Uniti ed in generale delle spedizioni - su scala minore - di frutta esotica (manghi)" ha dichiarato Williams. Al contrario, i prodotti caseari sono rimasti stabili. Williams stima che la quota del mercato di contenitori refrigerati della P&ON si sia attestata tra il 5 ed il 6 per cento, rendendola leggermente superiore alle proprie movimentazioni inerenti al settore dei carichi secchi.

La P&ON, poi, è intenzionata a sviluppare ulteriormente questa attività. Le 4 mega-navi della compagnia di navigazione, di capacità pari a 6.690 TEU della classe Southampton, che erano state introdotte nel servizio Europa/Asia del vettore nel 1998, ad esempio, sono dotate di 710 postazioni a presa per unità integralmente refrigerate. In termini convenzionali, questo dà a ciascuna nave la capacità di caricare 45.000 m3 ovvero 20.000 tonnellate di merci refrigerate.

Il tonnellaggio più recente noleggiato dal vettore è altresì caratterizzato da un numero maggiore di spazi per contenitori refrigerati, con il risultato che la percentuale delle postazioni per refrigerati della P&ON in relazione agli spazi-containers complessivi impiegati è aumentata dall'11,7% del gennaio 1997 al 14,2% del gennaio 1999. Attualmente, la linea di navigazione dispone di 36.000 spazi-containers stimati adibiti alle unità refrigerate nella propria flotta.

Tuttavia, il poter disporre della capacità di caricare boxes refrigerati non significa necessariamente che gli spazi-containers siano sempre utilizzati per caricare prodotti deperibili. Di conseguenza, ciò rende molto difficile ottenere dati precisi su quanti contenitori refrigerati vengano realmente spediti. E' questo il motivo, certamente, delle sostanziali differenze riscontrabili nelle varie pubblicazioni statistiche: ad esempio, la Drewry stima che il conteggio complessivo sia di circa 2,2 milioni di TEU, mentre la Manalytics calcola un ben più alto numero di 5,2 milioni di TEU.

Il settore in crescita più rapida in questo tipo di attività è quello delle unità integrali. Persino vettori come la BSL (Blue Star Line) - di proprietà della P&ON, della Hamburg-Sud e della Safmarine Container Lines, ora controllata dalla AP Moller - che erano stati grandi utenti dell'equipaggiamento isolato Conair per più di 25 anni, stanno trovando maggiori risorse nelle unità di nuova generazione, per lo più integrali high-cube (v. Tabella 1). Arien Uytendaal, direttore gestione internazionale contenitori della P&ON, ha dichiarato che non verranno più acquistati containers da 20 piedi x 8 piedi, che ancora rappresentano il principale equipaggiamento del vettore per i servizi Europa/Australasia.

Infatti, recentemente la P&ON ha effettuato ordinazioni per 1.000 refrigerati high-cube da 40 piedi presso la Hyundai Precision & Engineering in Corea del Sud. I nuovi containers, che dispongono dell'ultimo Thermoking CRR40 con unità di controllo della temperatura uP-D, verranno utilizzati al fine di ampliare il gruppo di refrigerati integrali del vettore e per rimpiazzare i vecchi contenitori da 20 piedi e - per lo più - da 40 piedi x 8 piedi/8 piedi 6 pollici. Dalla fusione della P&O Containers con la Nedlloyd Lines nel 1997, il gruppo ha investito quasi 100 milioni di dollari in nuovi containers refrigerati.

TABELLA 1
EQUIPAGGIAMENTO DEI CONTENITORI REFRIGERATI DELLA P&ON
(CRESCITA IN PROPORZIONE NEL PERIODO DAL 1997 AL 1999)
Tipo / annoGennaio 1997Gennaio 1998Gennaio 1999
20 piedi100101119
40 piedi10010992
40 piedi high-cube100155188
Isolati 1100100124
Totale TEU100111126
% Totale8,5910
Note: 1 = L'aumento dei containers isolati nel 1999 è interamente attribuibile all'acquisizione della Blue Star Line da parte della P&ON
Fonte: P&ON

Secondo Uytendaal, il nuovo equipaggiamento verrà utilizzato per lo più nei traffici transpacifici, un mercato in cui la P&ON ha fatto il proprio ingresso solamente tre anni fa, ma che ha fatto registrare una crescita significativa. Uytendaal ritiene poi che anche i traffici minori possano offrire un notevole potenziale. Infatti, negli ultimi 12 mesi si è assistito alla realizzazione di buoni risultati da parte della P&ON in diverse nicchie, tra cui la movimentazione di pomodori dal Marocco alla Russia e di banane da Panama alla Nuova Zelanda. "Questi carichi" ha dichiarato "sono assai adatti ai boxes integrali".

Ciononostante, la P&ON è ancora uno dei maggiori utenti dell'equipaggiamento isolato Conair e la compagnia - nei prossimi tre-cinque anni a venire - si troverà a dover prendere una decisione non facile sugli investimenti.

Il tonnellaggio Europa/Australasia della P&ON, che per lo più consiste di navi da 2.300 TEU, ha più di 20 anni e ha bisogno essere sostituito. Il vettore continuerà con il sistema Conair, in cui il motore per il raffreddamento è installato sulle navi e l'aria fredda viene soffiata dentro i portelli dei contenitori, oppure opterà per l'assai flessibile ma più costoso contenitore integrale?

Alcuni segnali suggeriscono che la compagnia anglo-olandese stia indirizzandosi verso il sistema integrale. Nel 1998, la P&ON ha rimpiazzato le proprie portacontenitori refrigerati della classe Encounter Bay da 1.578 TEU, che venivano impiegate nei traffici Mediterraneo/Australasia, con 5 portacontainers "standard" da 2.900 TEU. Tuttavia, queste navi - secondo Mason - sono state progettate specificamente per quei traffici. "Esse sono caratterizzate da una maggiore percentuale di spazi per containers refrigerati rispetto alle portacontainers dalle dimensioni simili" ha dichiarato. Esse inoltre hanno una velocità di servizio di 22,5 nodi ed offrono ai caricatori un tempo di viaggio eccezionale di appena 25 giorni dall'Australia al Mediterraneo.

Mason, peraltro, ha smentito le voci secondo cui il solo fatto che la P&ON abbia optato per una soluzione refrigerata integrale in relazione al traffico Europa meridionale/Australasia vorrebbe significare che una strategia simile possa essere adottata nel settore nord-europeo e sulle rotte Stati Uniti/Australasia (mediante movimentazioni con la BSL).

Mason ha fatto riferimento alle prossime decisioni della P&ON in ordine alle esigenze di investimento in questo traffico (Europa) definendole come "una delicata azione di bilanciamento". Spiega infatti: "Dobbiamo soppesare i vantaggi di costo derivanti dall'utilizzazione dei box Conair per flussi di traffico omogenei quali carni, latticini, mele e pere, rispetto alla flessibilità - in termini sia di controllo della temperatura e dell'umidità in relazione ai singoli contenitori, sia di posizionamento fra i traffici - degli integrali".

Mason ha rivelato che gli studi in corso saranno completati tra poco tempo e che una decisione dovrebbe essere presa al riguardo prima della fine del 1999. Il dirigente vorrebbe che il nuovo tonnellaggio ed equipaggiamento fosse all'opera su entrambe le direttrici di traffico nel 2002.

Quanto ai traffici Europa/Africa meridionale, la P&ON ha "più spazio per respirare", dal momento che recentemente per il nocciolo del tonnellaggio impiegato nell'ambito del consorzio della conferenza Saecs è stata programmata una proroga di servizio di durata quinquennale. "Queste navi hanno avuto una vita più facile di quelle impiegate nei servizi australasiatici" ha detto Mason. "Inoltre, la P&ON ha immesso in servizio una nuova serie di contenitori nel 1991-92. Ciò significa non dover prendere una decisione per altri due o tre anni".

Tuttavia, vi sono molte sfide da affrontare. La recente acquisizione della SCL da parte del gruppo AP Moller sta cagionando una grande incertezza circa le modalità future dei traffici. Sebbene la AP Moller abbia concordato di conservare il marchio SCL, è molto probabile che venga realizzata un'alleanza operativa più stretta con la Maersk Line, operatore indipendente che si serve degli integrali. Essa inoltre serve i traffici Europa/Africa meridionale per mezzo del suo scalo-nodo situato ad Algesiras.

"Possiamo solo fare delle congetture in ordine alla strategia della Maersk in questa direttrice di traffico" afferma Mason "ma la Moller ha speso un sacco di soldi e tra questi investimenti vi sono beni patrimoniali notevoli - portacontainers refrigerati ed attrezzature per il raffreddamento - e non ho dubbi che continuerà a partecipare al Saecs".

Inoltre, i consigli dei produttori di frutta sudafricani sono stati sciolti, con il risultato che le procedure di contrattazione del trasporto delle merci - secondo Mason - stanno per attraversare un "mare che cambia". "Sino al 1998, le compagnie di navigazione stipulavano i propri contratti con il PPECB (Consiglio di Controllo delle Esportazioni di Prodotti Deperibili)" ha dichiarato "ma ora trattiamo con qualcosa come 90 singoli caricatori/associazioni. Ciò significa lavorare di più e mettere in campo più gente adibita alle vendite e ha comportato costi operativi più alti in un momento in cui le tariffe di trasporto dei refrigerati tradizionali calavano".

Sul più lungo termine, Mason ritiene che il mercato sudafricano finirà per sistemarsi e che il numero dei singoli esportatori si ridurrà, dal momento che essi si consolideranno in gruppi più grandi con maggiori opportunità di acquisito di traffici. E questo sta già accadendo, dato che Mason ha accennato ad appena "una dozzina più o meno di esportatori significativi". Tuttavia, è probabile che il 1999 si dimostri un altro anno incerto per i vettori impegnati in questo traffico.

Data l'intensificazione della concorrenza, Mike Walker, direttore del dipartimento che segue i carichi per il suddetto vettore, ha sottolineato l'importanza di riuscire a condurre il gioco, ricercando al contempo le nicchie di traffico.

"In quelle rotte in cui abbiamo dovuto subire la concorrenza da parte degli operatori convenzionali, le tariffe sono andate giù in modo notevole. Altrove, si è trattato più di una questione di domanda ed offerta ed in varie direttrici abbiamo potuto conseguire buone opportunità di guadagno" ha fatto notare Walker. "Nell'ambito dei traffici latino-americani, abbiamo perseguito un certo numero di opportunità".

Walker inoltre ha riferito gli sforzi della compagnia nel far fronte alle nuove tecnologie, quali il tracking/tracing, il controllo della temperatura via satellite, l'atmosfera controllata ed i nuovi sistemi di controllo dell'umidità.

"Le aspettative dei clienti" ha dichiarato "sono aumentate, mentre la loro domanda è divenuta più sofisticata". E' di vitale importanza che noi abbiamo a disposizione le corrette procedure, l'equipaggiamento adatto nonché personale esperto, per poter fare sempre un buon lavoro".

Walker ha evidenziato altresì l'importanza di poter disporre di un'ampia gamma di servizi diretti. "Ciò significa un minore impegno in termini di infrastrutture a riva e - generalmente parlando - tempi di viaggio più rapidi", Inoltre, l'esperto nella cura dei carichi ha sottolineato la decisione della P&ON di piazzare esperti tecnici nelle zone-chiave e di far sì che il personale di bordo sia ben addestrato al fine poter far fronte ad ogni problema quando e se essi si verifichino. Per le situazioni di emergenza, vengono portati al seguito pezzi di ricambio.

Nel complesso, i dirigenti della P&ON ritengono che il traffico refrigerato si incrementerà tra il 3 ed il 5 per cento all'anno nel prossimo decennio. Essi puntano sulla crescita della popolazione e sulle sempre maggiori aspettative da parte dei consumatori di poter disporre tutto l'anno di frutta fresca. Dati gli investimenti in nuovo equipaggiamento e gli innovativi programmi di servizio e di cura dei clienti in corso, si tratta di un settore del mercato marittimo in cui la P&ON intende rafforzare la propria posizione.
(da: Containerisation International, maggio 1999)

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In the first half of 2026, cargo traffic in Turkish ports was 279.1 million tonnes (+1.5%)
Ankara
Cargoes with Italy alone amounted to 23.4 million tons (-2.5%)
The first steel cutting of the Carnival Destiny cruise ship.
Monfalcone
Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their collaboration
NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the electrification of ports and marinas
Monk
It operates the largest international network of electric charging points in Europe.
European Logistics Observatory established
Brussels
The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of European logistics.
Agreement reached at Mimit with JSW to relaunch the Piombino steelworks
Rome/Livorno
Gariglio: Strengthening integration between port docks and industrial areas
Agreement between Fincantieri and the Croatian shipyards Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard
Trieste
Initiative within the framework of the two-corvette program promoted by the Croatian Ministry of Defence
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL return to quarterly revenue growth
Keelung/Taipei
Four consecutive quarters of decline behind us
Project for a direct rail link between the port of Gioia Tauro and the Interporto D'Abruzzo
Pescara
PSA Genova Pra', the state of agitation has been lifted following the successful completion of the cooling procedure.
Genoa
Tax fraud on labor in the logistics sector
Milan
€28 million seized from four Milanese companies
ZPMC Delivers New Ultra-High Wind-Resistant Port Cranes
Shanghai
The world's tallest rail-mounted reach stackers for empty containers have also been built.
Peninsula and Itochu form joint venture to supply ammonia bunkering to European ports
Gibraltar
The initiative in response to the growing demand for zero-carbon fuels
Konecranes announced its entry into Japan
Helsinki/Tokyo
Acquisition of 70% of Mitsubishi Electric FA Industrial Products
Saipem wins $2 billion contract in Indonesia
Milan
Seven IMO regional coordinators have been introduced who will provide technical support to the organisation's Member States.
London
Jadrolinija has inaugurated its new fast maritime service Ancona-Zadar
Ancona/Zara
It provides five departures per week and a crossing of approximately four hours.
Hapag-Lloyd to reorganize services in the Adriatic
Hamburg
The port of Ancona, removed from the ADX line, will continue to be served by the IAS service
Eleven nominations for the eighteenth edition of the ESPO Award
Brussels
This year's theme is dual-use port-city projects
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings signs agreement with COSCO Shipping Bulk for 125 new vessels
Sandefjord
Advanced hull performance solutions will be implemented
Maersk issues first order for new containers produced in India
Copenhagen
Local production has been stimulated by the introduction of incentives
Last May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +3.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +10.6% is expected in June
Sardinia's Port Authority spent approximately €157 million in PNRR funds
Cagliari
Achievement of the targets expected by June 30, 2026
Hannibal will inaugurate a new intermodal service from Melzo to Rotterdam Europoort on July 8th.
Melzo
Six weekly trains are scheduled that will be able to carry up to 38 cargo units
PSA to build and operate container terminal at Vietnam's Lach Huyen port
Singapore
Agreement with Lach Huyen International Logistics & Industrial Park
Sandro Bucchioni and Andrea Fontana confirmed as presidents of the La Spezia freight forwarders and maritime agents.
La Spezia
New two-year mandate
Konecranes has acquired the nuclear and port services segment of Spain's Coapsa.
Hyvinkää
The company has an annual turnover of approximately four million euros.
PSA Italy presented its 2025 Sustainability Report
Genoa
The document highlights, among other things, the employment data and the economic impact on the territory
The Central-Northern Adriatic Port Authority confirms the completion of the projects financed by the PNRR
Ravenna
Mirco Carloni has taken office as president of the Central Adriatic Port System Authority.
Ancona
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Oriente
Naples
It will be placed on the Asia-Europe route
Port of La Spezia: 60 Sea Log workers rehired by other port companies
La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP): very satisfied with the positive conclusion of this dispute
The Central Adriatic Port Authority announces that it has achieved its objectives under the PNRR
Ancona
The funds coming from the plan financed by the European Union amounted to 39.6 million euros
A workshop on cold ironing and related risks and insurance solutions will be held in London.
London
Rossi (ADVANT-Nctm): effective infrastructure development must necessarily take into account legal and insurance aspects
Fincantieri signs an agreement in Albania for shipbuilding training.
Trieste
Skills development for the growth of the new Pashaliman naval industrial hub
Reorganization of ro-pax traffic areas in the port of Catania
Catania
Ferries will no longer be moored on the central jetty or along the eastern breakwater
Maersk raises fiscal 2026 forecast
Copenhagen
Continued growth in demand for containerized shipping and increased spot rates
Green light for the awarding of railway shunting services in the ports of Savona and Vado
New trucking area in the port of Genoa
The Italian Ports Association will hold its assembly in Naples on Wednesday.
Rome
The discussion on port governance reform will be at the heart of the proceedings.
Registration for seafarers' registers is now open to non-EU citizens residing in Italy.
Genoa
Vidotto (Foundation of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy): a step towards civilization
Project to build shipyard in Tartous port expected to accelerate
Damascus
Meeting between a delegation from Kuzey Star Shipyard and the leaders of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs
Port of Gioia Tauro: Work to reactivate hauling and launching operations has been completed.
Gioia Tauro
These operations had been at a standstill since 2024
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will take place in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
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