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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XIX - Number 1/2001 - JANUARY 2001

River Transport

Quanto si deve intervenire?

La competenza per i corsi d'acqua navigabili sta passando dal governo al settore privato. Fattore cruciale per il futuro dei corsi d'acqua sarà comunque raggiungere un giusto livello di coinvolgimento dell'attore istituzionale.

Il ruolo del governo nel sostenere i corsi d'acqua navigabili interni sta cambiando rapidamente, lasciando molti operatori esistenti non troppo contenti e alcuni nuovi potenziali partecipanti ed investitori confusi sul modo in cui dovranno intervenire.

I cambiamenti sono in parte dovuti alla presa di coscienza del fatto che il trasporto è solo una componente di una più ampia funzione logistica, ma più specificatamente perché il ruolo del governo nella sfera economica si sta evolvendo in modo più globale, ed in particolare nel settore trasportistico.

Non troppi anni or sono le competenze governative in merito al settore corsi d'acqua navigabili interni era molto più chiaro: esso forniva le infrastrutture e tutelava gli operatori esistenti, con lo scopo ultimo di essere il garante della stabilità e di agire nel puro ed esclusivo interesse degli utenti.

Ma, nonostante tutte queste ottime intenzioni, azioni del governo mal condotte e troppo superficiali hanno causato effetti opposti ed indesiderati. Invece di servizi a basso costo, orientati all'utente, con forti incentivi per venire incontro alle esigenze dei consumatori, gli operatori del settore (molto spesso partecipati dal governo) sono stati eccessivamente protetti da miriadi di regolamenti che li proteggevano dalla concorrenza di nuovi potenziali attori.

Così, se da un lato si è raggiunta una sorta di stabilità del mercato dei corsi d'acqua interni navigabili, dall'altro il prezzo pagato è stato un fallimento in termini di contemperamento di tutti gli interessi degli utenti. Gli operatori non sono incentivati a soddisfare i bisogni dell'utente, le cui richieste sono a volte distorte da controlli tariffari, e in questo modo si è perso il contatto tra offerente servizi ed utilizzatore degli stessi, ed il primo non riesce più a capire cosa aspettarsi dal secondo.

Per di più, le imprese regolamentate soffrono dell'interferenza del governo su questioni specificatamente operazionali, che conducono a scopi scarsamente definiti ed ad un management molto passivo, inerte di fronte ai mutamenti del mercato.

Come risultato, le flotte non sono state manutenute con precisione, i servizi non sono migliorati e la qualità non è cresciuta. Ad esempio, in Cina, le compagnie statali dei corsi d'acqua navigabili operanti sullo Yangtze non hanno risposto al continuo sviluppo delle ferrovie dovuto all'azione di attori statali e semi-privati che è sfociato nella creazione del National Trunk Highway System, e così la quota di mercato del trasporto merci su corsi d'acqua interni si è praticamente dimezzata negli ultimi 15 anni.

Un altro risultato è che i costi operativi sono stati più elevati del necessario, perché il sistema non ha incoraggiato l'utilizzo di navi di maggiori dimensioni. Mentre il trasporto interno per corsi d'acqua navigabili potenzialmente ha un minore costo unitario rispetto alla strada ed alla ferrovia, questo potenziale può essere completamente sfruttato solamente utilizzando navi di grandi dimensioni o efficienti chiatte-treno operative su lunghe distanze.

Allora il compito principale del governo in merito ai corsi d'acqua navigabili interni è di rendere possibile l'operatività di navi che possano competere con le altre modalità di trasporto. Questo implicherà il coinvolgimento degli investitori privati per la costruzione delle adeguate infrastrutture fluviali e la rimozione dei molti ostacoli burocratici alla ristrutturazione delle compagnie di navigazione interna.

C'è bisogno di investimenti

I costi operativi aumentano ulteriormente allorché le vie navigabili interne passano per più di un Paese. Ad esempio, sul sistema fluviale Paraguay/Paranà, in Sud America, le leggi stabiliscono che in ogni Paese gli equipaggi devono essere della nazionalità del Paese stesso, e il risultato è che gli spedizionieri marittimi preferiscono le ferrovie, private e più concorrenziali, ma senza vincoli di questo tipo.

L'effetto è peggiorato dalla protezione delle bandiere, che tuttora prevale nella navigazione interna, ma che per fortuna è in via di eliminazione nel trasporto marittimo esterno. Anche dove i Paesi hanno intrapreso dei patti di commercio, come il Mercosur, non si è stati capaci di mettersi d'accordo sul grado di libertà della bandiera del trasportatore. Sul fiume Paraguay, l'Argentina vorrebbe abolire tutte le restrizione sulle bandiere, sostituendole con un registro facoltativo, mentre altri preferiscono un maggiore (Brasile ed Uruguay) o minore (Paraguay e Bolivia) grado di protezione.

Le svariate imperfezioni causate dall'interventismo eccessivo del governo si sono pertanto tramutate in un cambio globale nell'utilizzo delle infrastrutture di trasporto a tutto favore di quelle fornite dalle compagnie private. L'investimento nei porti dell'entroterra può ora soltanto provenire da fonti private come avviene per i porti di mare aperto. Ciononostante, dato che un efficiente sistema di trasporti privato deve operare puramente nell'interesse degli utilizzatori, è richiesto un minimo di coinvolgimento del settore pubblico:

  • nel fornire i finanziamenti per le componenti infrastrutturali di base, per spianare la strada agli investimenti in infrastrutture, porti e mezzi operativi da parte dei privati;

  • nell'assicurare appropriate condizioni di sicurezza alle attività di navigazione di porti e fiumi e nel monitorare la politica di protezione ambientale;

  • nel promuovere migliore integrazione fisica ed operativa di mare, fiume e network terrestre, per meglio servire la logistica e non solamente gli interessi del trasporto;

  • nel contribuire al processo di agevolazione del commercio nelle interfacce mare/fiume/terra, aiutando i porti di mare e di fiume ad agire come partners creativi nello sviluppo del commercio internazionale.

L'intervento governativo nei nuovi investimenti è necessario, fintantoché il periodo di recupero dei costi e di bassi ritorni finanziari sui capitali impiegati renderà poco attrattivo al settore privato il comparto navigazione interna, nonostante i bassi costi operativi.

La maggior parte delle componenti delle infrastrutture dei canali di navigazioni interni ha vita economica più lunga di quelle proprie delle altre modalità di trasporto. Operando al 60% della capacità, il costo infrastrutturale unitario di un tipico canale interno navigabile è di circa 0,4 cents USA per t/km, rispetto agli 1,1 cents USA per t/km di una ferrovia a binario unico (assumendo un 75% di traffico merci) ed agli 1,5 cents USA per t/km di un'autostrada a quattro corsie (ipotizzando un 35% di traffico camionale).

Comunque, gli investimenti in nuove infrastrutture stradali per lo sviluppo delle economie nazionali generalmente producono tassi di rendimento in eccesso del 20%, quelli in ferrovie intorno al 15% e quelli in canali interni di navigazione poco più del 12%.

Il quadro purtroppo è ulteriormente peggiorato dal bisogno che le vie interne di navigazione hanno di recuperare i costi generati da miriadi di differenti tipi di utilizzatori e dal lento tasso di crescita della domanda per il suo uso.

Nonostante questi ostacoli, l'Argentina ha iniziato ad attrarre investimenti privati per dragare il canale nel fiume Paraguay tra i porti di San Martin (26 km a Nord di Rosario) e Santa Fe, a circa 380 km.

Mentre questo progetto ha forse più le caratteristiche di un canale di accesso portuale piuttosto che quelle di un canale navigabile interno, i principi sono molto simili, ed è così dimostrato che è possibile attrarre capitale privato ed esperienze operative, con un elevato grado di recupero dei costi da parte degli utenti.

Comunque, pochi investimenti in corsi d'acqua interni generano profitto se usati in questa singola modalità. Esempi recenti da Cina e Tailandia enfatizzano che dov'è necessario dell'investimento in muri di sbarramento (spesso meno costosi dell'ulteriore dragaggio dei canali solo per la navigazione), l'atteso ritorno finanziario dalla generazione di elettricità ed altre attività può essere maggiore di quello dalla navigazione.

L'impatto ambientale degli sbarramenti, e la riallocazione dei residenti, rendono praticamente impossibile il finanziamento privato di detti sbarramenti per i canali interni. Si deve ricorrere al finanziamento delle agenzie competenti, che hanno il potere di negoziare per il riassetto delle terre.

Gli investimenti totali in canali navigabili interni e porti fluviali sono globalmente cresciuti, aumentando la loro percentuale nelle spese di trasporto da poco meno dell'8% negli anni Ottanta e nei primi Novanta a più del 13%. Questo livello nuovo negli investimenti renderà capaci le vie navigabili interne di sfruttare completamente il proprio potenziale.

Un altro grande ruolo per i governi che concerne le vie navigabili interne è lo stabilire i prezzi ed i meccanismi di recupero dei costi che creano opportunità di profitto (non monopolistico) agli operatori, e rendono capaci le agenzie che costruiscono le infrastrutture di ottenere entrate sufficienti per mantenere e sviluppare il proprio capitale.

I corsi d'acqua navigabili, e in particolare i canali interni, devono essere completati prima di entrare integralmente in servizio, e non possono - se non con ingenti difficoltà - adattarsi gradatamente a traffici crescenti.

Per esempio, la dimensione di una chiusa deve basarsi sulla nave più grande che ci si attende vi passerà, anche se soltanto una volta in tutta la sua vita attesa. Soltanto quando la stazza delle navi che utilizzano il canale è abbastanza consistente tanto da riempire quasi totalmente la chiusa si raggiunge l'utilizzo ottimale e si possono recuperare i costi.

Le chiuse nel Grande Canale in Cina sono state progettate per un vascello di al massimo 2.000dwt, anche se almeno il 90% delle navi che passano per il canale sono più piccole di 100dwt. Allo stato attuale delle cose il tempo di recupero supererà i 20 anni, fintantoché almeno la metà dei veicoli non supererà i 500dwt.

Il governo dovrà rendere più agevole il ruolo degli operatori di chiusa, cosicché possano mantenere tariffe economicamente accettabili almeno nei primi anni di vita.

In tutto il mondo i sistemi di canali navigabili interni raramente coprono l'intero investimento infrastrutturale ed i costi di manutenzione. Un fondamento logico comune è, ad esempio, evitare di sovraccaricare di tariffe gli utenti di trasporto semplicemente perché è facile fare loro degli addebiti, mentre ottenere pagamenti da altri beneficiari è meno lineare. Una percentuale di recupero di circa 40% dagli utenti di trasporto sembra prevalere, sebbene in alcune province della Cina si tocca il 50%, mentre in USA ed Europa sono più comuni livelli tra il 25% ed il 30%.

I governi hanno anche la responsabilità di creare flotte di navi economicamente competitive. Gli operatori dei canali interni di navigazione solamente in pochi Paesi e su pochi corsi d'acqua hanno tentato di investire in navi di grosse dimensioni che potessero portare i costi unitari sostenibili al di sotto di quelli delle altre modalità.

In più, la mancanza di adeguate strutture per il carico e lo scarico, produce il formarsi di lunghi periodi di tempo improduttivi nei porti, e questo costituisce una penalizzazione ulteriore per le navi di grosse dimensioni rispetto a quelle più piccole a maggiore impiego di forza lavoro (labor-intensive).

Il sistema tariffario relativamente semplice della Cina (legato più al valore del carico che all'utilizzo degli spazi nelle chiuse), incoraggia l'operatività continua di una moltitudine di navi di piccole di diverse dimensioni, mentre i canali navigabili europei hanno fatto in modo che, con una lampante eccezione, le navi e le chiuse fossero altamente compatibili.

L'ultima generazione di navi container per uso sul Reno massimizza lo sfruttamento dello spazio disponibile delle chiuse, ma le dimensioni delle chiuse sul canale recentemente aperto tra il Reno ed il Meno non permette l'accesso alle navi dal Danubio e costringe al transhipment delle merci verso navi tedesche delle dimensioni compatibili col Reno.

In più, la presenza di ponti sul canale rende impossibile alle navi container a pieno carico l'utilizzo del canale. Ecco così spiegato l'utilizzo limitato del canale sin dalla sua apertura nel 1992.

Se si intende accrescere sostanzialmente le dimensioni delle navi, allora il numero di vascelli operativi dovrà essere ridotto consistentemente, dato che la domanda globale sta crescendo solo lentamente, altrimenti si perverrà ad un eccesso di capacità.

Se i livelli tariffari sono determinati dal mercato, il problema di sopracapacità sarà risolto immediatamente da solo. Le tariffe scenderanno ad un livello così basso che copriranno i costi operativi degli operatori efficienti, che otterranno entrate sufficienti tali da permettere loro nuovi investimenti in nuove navi.

Si potrà giungere a questo solo se non ci saranno imprese a partecipazione statale, cosa molto improbabile, e se si farà affidamento alle forze di mercato. I governi, dalla loro, devono sostenere i meccanismi di mercato con addizionali incentivi finanziari e misure regolatorie.

I governi possono anche influenzare le dimensioni delle flotte in altri modi, come concentrando il carico e lo scarico del carico su canali in un numero minore di porti più efficienti e meglio equipaggiati, oppure mutando la struttura tariffaria ed i sistemi di tariffazione delle infrastrutture.

I governi devono anche prendersi la responsabilità per la pianificazione futura. Nell'agenda delle pubbliche amministrazioni un punto prioritario devono essere i collegamenti dei porti fluviali coll'entroterra, eliminando gli ostacoli principali causanti ritardi ed accrescenti i costi dell'intera catena logistica intermodale.

Il quadro istituzionale, che in tutta Europa si sta evolvendo per facilitare il movimento ininterrotto di beni tra Paesi con differenti regimi legali, costituirà un terreno sperimentale di base per tutto il resto del mondo. Allo stesso modo, i network regionali di canali navigabili, su cui operano operatori di trasporto integrati, possono aiutare lo sviluppo delle catene logistiche interne.

L'adeguata interazione tra il porto e la sua città, in termini di requisiti dei network di trasporto, protezione ambientale e salvaguardia e tutela generali, è un prerequisito per l'effettivo buon funzionamento dei servizi logistici integrati. Anche l'accesso veloce e sicuro alle infrastrutture portuali dai network interni di trasporto è un requisito di base.

I porti fluviali dei Paesi in via di sviluppo stanno seguendo velocemente l'esempio dei porti interni dell'Europa: Rotterdam, ad esempio, dove la maggioranza dei containers sono movimentati da e per il porto attraverso canali piuttosto che sulle strade, è un modello che molti porti fluviali ad acque profonde stanno imitando.

Se i governi ricopriranno il loro nuovo ruolo in questa sfera, i canali navigabili interni, nel prossimo futuro, potrebbero trovarsi al cuore di un nuovo e più efficiente network distributivo.
(da: Container Management, Novembre-Dicembre 2000)


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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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