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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 6/2002 - JUNE 2002

Industria

Gli standard ISO per i contenitori: solo buone notizie

"La Commissione Tecnica 104 è una delle commissioni tecniche dell'ISO di maggiore successo". Si tratta forse di un'opinione alquanto di parte, dal momento che è espressa dal presidente della TC104, Michael Bohlman, ma d'altra parte si fonda su basi significative.

La storia della TC104 è ricca di quell'elasticità tecnica che connota ogni dibattito serio. E' anche ricca di successi: lo testimonia la grande famiglia di standard ampiamente utilizzati e comprovati che la TC104 ha prodotto e conservato. Lo scopo ufficiale della TC104 consiste nella "standardizzazione dei contenitori adibiti al trasporto merci, dotati di un volume esterno pari o superiore ad un metro cubo (35,3 piedi cubici), in relazione alla terminologia, alla classificazione, alle dimensioni, alle specifiche, alla movimentazione, ai metodi di collaudo ed al brevetto". Nell'ambito di quest'ampio scopo, la TC104 ha sviluppato standard per sei tipi di containers nettamente diversi nonché standard secondari per la movimentazione, l'assicurazione, il brevetto e la denominazione.

L'obiettivo della TC104 è quello di fornire standard attuali che continuino a definire i containers per il trasporto intermodale di merci e le correlate attrezzature e tecnologie applicabili alla movimentazione intermodale e containerizzata delle merci. Le aree specificamente codificate od in procinto di esserlo nelle serie di standard della TC104 comprendono:

  • la progettazione ed il collaudo di tutti i tipi di containers intermodali adibiti al trasporto merci;

  • la terminologia;

  • le attrezzature finalizzate ad assicurare i containers di merci alle navi o ad altri mezzi di trasporto;

  • le attrezzature per la movimentazione di containers;

  • l'etichettatura e l'identificazione elettronica dei containers e dei loro contenuti;

  • i sigilli elettronici dei containers;

  • la trasmissione on line dei dati relativi ai containers alimentati ad energia elettrica come quelli refrigerati;

  • i formati di messaggio per l'interscambio elettronico dei dati;

  • i brevetti dei containers.


Gli standard della TC104 hanno alimentato la crescita, negli ultimi 40 anni, di un sistema interamente nuovo di trasporto merci, che ha rivoluzionato il settore dei trasporti. In effetti, il lavoro della TC104 ha avuto così tanto successo ed è stato adottato in modo così diffuso, che i membri anziani della TC104 stavano cominciando a chiedersi se vi fosse davvero la necessità che la TC104 continuasse ad esistere. Forse, il suo lavoro era stato portato a termine: forse la Commissione avrebbe potuto riposare sugli allori ed assistere alla continua crescita dell'industria che aveva contribuito a creare, senza alcun bisogno di ulteriore standardizzazione.

Peraltro, come accade per molte industrie mature, la containerizzazione non è divenuta stagnante nella propria maturità. Il settore, al contrario, continua a spingere il proprio contenitore operativo e ciò ha fornito alla TC104 un terreno fertile per il miglioramento e lo sviluppo degli standard in vigore.

I traffici mondiali continuano a crescere ed i contenitori per il trasporto merci sono - e ci si aspetta che rimangano - il fattore di maggiore equilibrio tra sicurezza del carico, costi di trasporto e velocità di consegna per la maggior parte dei carichi unitizzati. Allo stesso modo, esiste una crescente pressione economica nel senso di dirottare le tradizionali derrate alla rinfusa nel trasporto containerizzato. Lo sviluppo delle tecnologie e delle loro applicazioni alla containerizzazione sta contribuendo a tale spinta economica verso la containerizzazione per un numero sempre maggiore di merci.

Oltre il 90% dei traffici mondiali di merci non alla rinfusa viene movimentato in contenitori per il trasporto merci ISO. Il numero complessivo delle unità equivalenti a venti piedi (TEU) movimentati annualmente è pari approssimativamente a 1,7 miliardi. La crescita dei contenitori dal 1981 al 1999 è stata del 319,9%, da 40.850.676 TEU a 171.528.276 TEU, mentre la crescita annua della popolazione di TEU continua ad essere del 6-7% all'anno. Si tratta di un riflesso diretto dei vantaggi che la containerizzazione comporta e che continua ad offrire. La containerizzazione ha ridotto i tempi ed i costi delle merci movimentate attraverso gli oceani rispettivamente dell'84% e del 35%. I contenitori merci ISO hanno contribuito a rimuovere le barriere tecniche che si frappongono agli scambi nonché ad aprire mercati in varie regioni del mondo. Il lavoro della ISO/TC104 è una componente essenziale dell'attuale linea di tendenza verso la globalizzazione dell'economia mondiale. Gli standard ISO/TC104 consentono il libero interscambio dei beni utilizzati per il trasporto su base mondiale. La containerizzazione ha notevolmente ridotto le ruberie nel trasporto di merci e ha condotto ad un enorme incremento della sicurezza e della salute dei lavoratori del settore trasportistico. Gli standard ISO/TC104 hanno inoltre contribuito ad armonizzare gli standard nazionali e regionali.

Gli standard ISO per i contenitori merci sono riconosciuti a livello mondiale da varie organizzazioni quali la ILO (Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro), la IMO (Organizzazione Marittima Internazionale), l'ICHCA (Associazione Internazionale per il Coordinamento della Movimentazione dei Carichi) e numerosi organismi governativi nazionali. Esistono diversi tipi di organizzazioni internazionali in collegamento con l'ISO/TC104:

  1. enti delle Nazioni Unite quali la ILO (Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro) e la IMO (Organizzazione Marittima Internazionale);

  2. organizzazioni non governative quali l'ICHCA (Associazione Internazionale per il Coordinamento della Movimentazione dei Carichi) e la ICS (Camera Internazionale dello Shipping);

  3. organizzazioni governative internazionali come la Commissione Europea;

  4. associazioni commerciali come l'APF (Federazione Asiatica Imballaggio).


La Commissione Tecnica 104 ha 32 membri partecipanti e 23 osservatori. L'ISO TC104 è organizzata come una Commissione Tecnica (TC) con tre Sottocommissioni (SC) ed otto Gruppi di Lavoro (WG). La struttura è stata costituita su Sottocommissioni al fine di concentrare gli sforzi tesi allo sviluppo lungo specifiche linee di esperienza:

  • struttura containers trasporto merci, movimentazione ed assicurazione (SC1);

  • contenitori merci per compiti speciali, quali refrigerati e cisterne (SC2);

  • scambio dati elettronico, registrazione e brevetto dei containers (SC4).

I Gruppi di Lavoro attualmente costituiti - e lo loro aree di competenza - sono:

Sotto la Sottocommissione 1:

  • containers per carichi generali (WG1);

  • movimentazione ed assicurazione;

  • stabilità delle straddle carrier per contenitori merci (WG3), che è un gruppo di lavoro congiunto con la TC110/SC2;

Sotto la Sottocommissione 2:

  • containers termici (WG1);

  • containers cisterna ;

Sotto la Sottocommissione 4 :

  • marchi visivi e loro codificazione (WG1);

  • identificazione automatica delle attrezzature (AEI) per i containers e l'equipaggiamento ad essi correlato (WG2);

  • comunicazione e terminologia (WG3).


La Sottocommissione 1 è presieduta da Michel Hennemand, mentre le funzioni di segreteria sono espletate dalla AFNOR (Associazione Française de Normalisation). La Sottocommissione 2 è presieduta da Edmund Brookes, mentre le funzioni di segreteria vengono espletate dalla BSI (British Standards Institution). La Sottocommissione 4 è presieduta da Christoph Seidelmann, mentre le funzioni di segreteria vengono svolte dal DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung).

Che cosa c'è di nuovo e di potenzialmente controverso?

La TC104 ha identificato una questione di attualità con le frequenze radio disponibili per le applicazioni di trasporto quali la AEI (Identificazione automatica dei containers), i sigilli "intelligenti" dei contenitori ed altre applicazioni che vengono utilizzate al fine di consentire la trasmissione radio dei dati tra i containers e vari sistemi. Il problema, per dirla in breve, sta nel fatto che regioni diverse del mondo assegnano determinate bande di frequenza a questo tipo di applicazioni e che le bande assegnate sono diverse in diverse regioni del mondo. Ciò in effetti impedisce, ad esempio, ad una applicazione che funziona in Asia di funzionare anche negli Stati Uniti o in Europa, a meno che nei congegni non vengano realizzati altri circuiti e componenti per supportare una capacità di gamma di frequenza duplice o triplice.

Questo approccio, sebbene possibile, fa aumentare notevolmente sia i costi di ciascuna applicazione sia la probabilità che il congegno smetta prematuramente di funzionare.

Attualmente, sono in uso le bande 433.92 MHz, 862-928 MHz, 902.928 MHz e 2.45 GHz. Per risolvere questo problema, la TC104 ha rivolto alla ITU, alla IEC ed alla ETSI la richiesta di standardizzarsi su una banda di frequenza universalmente riconosciuta per scopi logistici. Le prime risposte da parte di queste organizzazioni sono state positive.

Il lavoro congiunto della TC104 con la ISO TC110 sulla stabilità delle straddle carriers viene attualmente fatto circolare come DIS (Bozza Standard Internazionale). Tale DIS si propone di affrontare la questione della carenza di standardizzazione nel settore del calcolo della stabilità delle straddle carriers e cerca di implementare un approccio uniforme al problema. Esso metterà in grado gli acquirenti e gli operatori di queste grosse macchine per la movimentazione dei containers di identificare i parametri entro i quali questi macchinari possano essere fatti funzionare in sicurezza senza sovraccarichi.

Il VTL (Carico Verticale Abbinato), e cioè il sollevamento di due o più contenitori collegati verticalmente come se fosse un sollevamento singolo, sta cominciando ad essere accettato nel settore containerizzato. La TC104 ha riconosciuto la necessità di linee-guida per queste prassi in modo che tali unità possano essere utilizzate in sicurezza senza superare le capacità strutturali dei containers, delle loro componenti o degli strumenti utilizzati per accoppiare insieme i containers.

Dopo un'approfondita opera di collaudo, la TC104 ha stabilito che il numero massimo delle unità impilabili verticalmente al fine di costituire una unità VTL sia tre. La TC104 ha altresì deciso che i meccanismi di blocco utilizzati nelle operazioni VTL debbano conformarsi all'ISO 3874 e debbano poter disporre di un'area di scorrimento del carico e di un'area di ingaggio di almeno 800 mm2. La massa totale delle unità VTL non può eccedere i 20.000 kg. Ed infine i meccanismi di blocco utilizzati per le operazioni VTL debbono essere certificati per i sollevamenti con un SWL (Carico Utile Sicuro) di almeno 10.000 kg.

La TC104 ha altresì riconosciuto che possono esistere questioni operative non adeguatamente affrontate dagli standard tecnici che descrivono i criteri strutturali. Per questa ragione essa ha chiesto allo ISP (Gruppo Sicurezza Internazionale) dell'ICHCA di dare il via ad un'iniziativa finalizzata allo sviluppo delle linee-guida operative per Operazioni Sicure VTL. L'ISP ha gentilmente accettato di assumersi questo compito ed al momento sta quasi per produrre un documento definitivo. Essi sperano di portare a termine il proprio compito in concomitanza col completamento da parte della TC104 della schedatura e con la pubblicazione del lavoro sul VTL che apporterà modifiche all'ISO 3874 (lo standard TC104 sulla movimentazione e l'assicurazione dei contenitori).

In coincidenza con il lavoro sul VTL, la TC104 ha altresì riconosciuto la necessità di maggiore specializzazione e standardizzazione nel settore dei congegni di blocco e di assicurazione. La recente modifica all'ISO 3874, che ha introdotto i primi standard internazionali completi in questo settore industriale per i congegni di movimentazione ed assicurazione delle attrezzature, è stata ulteriormente cambiata al fine di far sì che tutti i congegni utilizzati per il carico dispongano dei requisiti minimi richiesti per la sicurezza delle operazioni. Questo miglioramento dello standard è in corso di schedatura unitamente alle modifiche del VTL.

"Non voglio dilungarmi circa le controversie attinenti a queste problematiche" dichiara Michael Bohlman. "La TC104 ritiene che ciascuna di loro sia degna di attenzione da parte della Commissione nonché di uno sforzo di standardizzazione.

E' ormai chiaro che il lavoro della TC104 continua ad essere di fondamentale importanza per questo settore. Come Commissione, siamo tutti senza eccezione orgogliosi dei nostri risultati e pronti a continuare i nostri sforzi finalizzati ad incrementare la sicurezza e l'efficienza della containerizzazione".
(da: Containers - International periodical magazine - BIC - n. 01/02 2002)


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Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
Fire aboard the Majestic ferry in the Port of Genoa
Genoa
The flames were extinguished by the intervention of the on-board fire brigade and did not cause any injuries.
COSCO to acquire control of German logistics company Zippel
Hamburg
Agreement to acquire 80% of its capital
Colombo Port Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Columbus
Sri Lanka Ports Authority signs agreement with French shipping group CMA CGM
Viasat to exit British company Navarino's capital
London
ICG to support the Tsikopoulos brothers in reinvesting in the company
The Palau government ensures the full operation of the Naval Registry
Koror
Moses (BMT): Services continue to be provided in accordance with international procedures and standards
In the first nine months of 2025, freight transported on the Austrian rail network increased by +1.4%
Vienna
Growth of +4.9% was recorded in the third quarter alone
Saipem wins $425 million offshore contract to develop the Sakarya gas field.
The decree for the distribution of PNRR resources to interports has been signed.
Rome
The disbursement of 1.9 million euros is expected
Messina, a Genoese company, launches a new service to Algeria.
Genoa
The rotation touches the ports of Fos, Genoa, Barcelona, Algiers, Fos
FS Logistix is the first company in Europe to certify its carbon footprint for freight transport.
Rome
The FS group company has obtained ISO 14067 certification
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
WASS (Fincantieri Group) wins torpedo supply contract for Indian Navy
Trieste
Contract with a total value of over 200 million euros
FHP Intermodal will become operational on January 1st
Milan
FHP Group completes the integration process between its subsidiaries CFI Intermodal and Lotras
The Coral Adventurer cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby
No harm to people on board
d'Amico International Shipping orders two new MR1 product tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International.
Port of Gioia Tauro: Anchorage fee reduction approved again
Gioia Tauro
A total sum of 1.5 million euros has been allocated
The Council of State has confirmed the legitimacy of the tender for the new Ravano Pier in La Spezia.
Rome/La Spezia
The TAR ruling for Liguria has been confirmed.
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Duisburg and Novara.
Noise
Schedule six rotations per week
Ferry docking slots for Piombino and Elba Island in 2026 have been assigned.
Livorno
Project financing process for the first hydrogen production plant in the port of La Spezia
La Spezia
Project to provide "mobile" supplies to vehicles such as locomotives and boats
The new hydrofoil terminal at the port of Messina will be named after a victim of femicide.
Messina
The initiative to remember Omayma Benghaloum
Three new e-RTG yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal
Venice
Investment of 8.5 million euros
Fincantieri delivers second multipurpose combat ship to the Indonesian Navy
Trieste
Ceremony at the Muggiano shipyard
In June the Grendi group will equip itself with a fifth ro-ro vessel
Genoa
It will have a load capacity of 3,000 linear meters
The employment contract renewal for transport and logistics company managers has been signed.
Rome
Signed today by Manageritalia and Confetra
Brussels has approved the loan to rescue the rail freight company Lineas.
Brussels
Sixty-one million euros granted by the Belgian government
Green Mobility Partners and KKR Partner to Create European Rail Leasing Platform
Frankfurt
American company invests in GMP
Saipem wins offshore EPCI contract in Qatar
Milan
The contract is worth approximately $3.1 billion.
Wärtsilä sells its Gas Solutions division to German private equity firm Mutares.
Helsinki/Munich
Bank of China finances purchase of Grimaldi Euromed's Grande Melbourne
Amount of 57 million euros
GeneSYS Informatica (Fratelli Cosulich) has acquired 51% of the capital of Navimeteo
KSOE wins $466 million order for four container ships
Lysaker/Seongnam
NYK and Ocean Yield Award Order for Four New LNG Carriers
ONE's Adriatic Service 1 will also make stops at the port of Ancona
Singapore
The line to Damietta has a weekly frequency
Consolidation work on the Riva quay at the port of Ortona has been completed.
Ancona
Thirteen million is the cost for the adaptation of the infrastructure
Vard has signed a cooperation agreement with the Norwegian research institute Norce
Ålesund
It concerns all fields of research and innovation in the naval sector
Energy transition, regulatory simplification, competitiveness of the maritime industry, and port governance are Confitarma's priorities.
Rome
Federlogistica reports the project cargo's inability to travel on Northwest highways.
Genoa
Falteri: We are facing a real systemic crisis.
ZIM shareholders reach agreement again
Haifa
Agreement reached on candidates for the renewal of the board of directors
Merger by incorporation of Degrosolutions into CLS
Milan
Castelli: We aim to strengthen our growth path in the Italian forklift market.
Approval has been given to measures to support the re-employment of workers at the Pippo Rebagliati Company in Savona-Vado.
Genoa
Administrative proceedings for cold ironing at the cruise terminal in the port of Savona have begun.
Assiterminal reports an assault on a worker at the Vado Gateway terminal.
Genoa
It is not tolerable - the association highlighted - that similar episodes occur
The Management Committee of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been established.
Ravenna
It is composed of Francesco Benevolo, Luca Coffari, Tomaso Triossi and Maurizio Tattoli
Stonepeak (Textainer) Completes Acquisition of Seaco
Hamilton
It was sold by China's Bohai Leasing Co.
In the second quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.9%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +0.9%
AD Ports involved in container traffic development at Shuaiba Port
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the Kuwait Ports Authority
EU expands fight against Russian shadow fleet to include operators facilitating its deployment
Brussels
Five more people and four companies fined
In November, the port of Barcelona handled 296,000 containers (+1.0%)
Barcelona
Import and export containers are increasing; transit containers are decreasing.
Paolo Spada, vice president of Federagenti, has passed away.
Rome
Pessina: He leaves an unfillable void in the entire Italian maritime community.
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -12.0% in November
Hong Kong
In the first 11 months of 2025 the decline was -5.7%
Rebranding for the Messina Group's activities
Genoa
Common graphic and lexical choice for all business areas
Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta.
Naples
He is among the founders of the Malta International Shipowners' Association, of which he holds the position of vice-president.
Six new 100% electric yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
Genoa
Three more vehicles will be delivered to the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal at Christmas
ICTSI to upgrade the Rio Brasil Terminal container terminal at the Port of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Investment of approximately 175 million dollars
In the first 11 months of 2025, the Port of Singapore handled over 40.7 million containers (+8.5%)
Singapore
Overall freight traffic decreased by -1.1%
GTS increases the frequency of its intermodal connections between Bari and Verona and Piacenza and Nola.
Bari
The first will increase to six rotations; the second will become daily
The Partnership Body for the Sea Resources of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been established.
La Spezia
Appointment by decree of President Pisano
Agreement between the Port Authority and the Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the entry of an industrial partner into Genoa Airport.
Genoa
It will be signed soon
Paolo Guidi has been elected the new president of Assologistica.
Milan
The Vice Presidents are Sabrina De Filippis, Riccardo Fuochi, Agostino Gallozzi, Paolo Pandolfo, Umberto Ruggerone and Renzo Sartori.
138 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia.
Rome
Found inside an articulated lorry disembarked from a ship coming from Spain
The decree has been signed for the disposal of dredged sediment from the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa.
La Spezia
The transfer of 282,000 cubic meters is planned
Greek CCEC has almost completed its exit from the containership segment
Athens
$814.3 million in proceeds from the sale of 14 full containers in 22 months
GNV Virgo was christened in the port of Palermo
Genoa
GNV's fleet renewal program includes the construction of eight ships
The Livorno Port Center celebrates a decade spent integrating the port and city reality
Livorno
Gariglio (AdSP): in recent years we have managed to create a community atmosphere
Members of the Management Committee of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority have been appointed.
Livorno
The nomination of the member expressed by the Tuscany Region has not yet been received
Fincantieri and WSense reach agreement on underwater monitoring and communication technologies for maritime infrastructure.
Trieste/Milan
Among the objectives, safety, predictability and control in port activities
The entry into force of the EU ETS for construction and road transport has been postponed to 2028.
Brussels/Rome
Confetra, the deferral allows for more rational planning of investments in fleet renewal
Costa Cruises is testing the use of electric trucks to supply ships in the ports of Genoa and Savona.
Genoa
Tests as part of the collaboration with LC3 Trasporti
Collaboration agreement between ALIS and ANITA to promote the development of road haulage and logistics
Rome
Agreement also extended to the field of industrial relations
The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has accepted Grimaldi's request to suspend the sale of the five Moby ships.
Rome
Appeal aimed at "preventing the consolidation of an irreversible anti-competitive structure"
The launch of the ultra-luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Prestige was celebrated at the Marghera shipyard.
Trieste
It will be delivered next year to Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The last two journeys of the rolling highway on the railway line between Fribourg and Novara will be on Thursday.
Olten
RAlpin, in the company's nearly 25-year history, has transported over two million trucks by rail
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Russian owner of a ship linked to Beirut port blast
(ABCNEWS.com)
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Edison signs a contract with Knutsen for the charter of a new LNG vessel
Milan
With a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters, it will be built by Hanwha Ocean
Unifeeder, P&O Ferrymasters and P&O Maritime Logistics will be brought together under the single DP World brand.
Dubai
Project to build a tourist center at the cruise terminal of the Mexican port of Ensenada
Miami/Cancun
Agreement between Carnival Corporation, ITM Group and Hutchison Ports
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
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