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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 9/2002 - SEPTEMBER 2002

Progresso e tecnologia

Un sistema per containerizzare le rinfuse

Oggi ci sono così tanti containers in giro per il mondo, ed è tale la frequenza con la quale ci ritroviamo dietro di loro nelle strade, che si potrebbe pensare "tutto ciò che potrebbe essere containerizzabile, lo è già". Uno studio realizzato nel 2000 da un importante consulente trasportistico ha mostrato che il 40% dei carichi non trasportati in contenitori potrebbe essere in realtà containerizzato, ma anche che talvolta è necessario un piccolo aiuto per far sì che tale teoria si tramuti in realtà.

Un caso tipico è quello del trasporto di prodotti secchi alla rinfusa, siano essi palline o polveri, chimici o generi alimentari. I containers ISO non si potrebbero immediatamente associare al trasporto di questo tipo di carichi, se non fosse che esiste un'attiva e fiorente industria che fornisce a caricatori e trasportatori di derrate secche alla rinfusa i sacchi adatti a tali necessità, nonché le istruzioni inerenti alle modalità del loro impiego. E' proprio la disponibilità di questi sacchi che può trasformare un normale contenitore ISO in un vettore per rinfuse. I grossi sacchi da 20 tonnellate sono diventati sempre più popolari negli ultimi anni quale risultato di un progresso naturale dai sacchi da 25 kg, normalmente pallettizzati prima di essere containerizzati, al FIBC (contenitore flessibile intermedio per rinfuse) da 1 tonnellata. Il mercato dei FIBC al momento è più grande di quello dei sacchi da 20 tonnellate, ma vi è una chiara linea di tendenza a favore delle dimensioni relative al container completo. Il fatto che i destinatari debbano essere in grado di movimentare un carico da 20 tonnellate in una volta sola sta inevitabilmente comportando qualche resistenza in alcune zone ed il fatto che i caricatori ed i ricevitori del prodotto abbiano la necessità di modificare le proprie strutture rappresenta anch'esso una qual certa barriera, ma, affermano i difensori della "sacco più grande", il movimento è saldamente ed irrevocabilmente avviato nella loro direzione.

I containers per rinfuse, cioè quelli predisposti con boccaporti superiori per il carico e con scivoli di scarico sul pavimento, hanno rappresentato una caratteristica sullo scenario containerizzato negli ultimi 30 anni e più. Per le operazioni di trasporto marittimo a lungo raggio, la logistica di queste "bestie" speciali può costituire un incubo. Un container per rinfuse potrebbe essere teoricamente adatto a movimentare un prodotto - ad esempio - dall'Europa all'Asia, ma spesso là potrebbe non esserci un carico di ritorno adatto o almeno in grado di essere trasportato in tali contenitori, e l'avere un'attrezzatura costosa in uso soltanto al 50% del tempo per quello che ci si proponeva di fare di solito non è una situazione economica.

In Europa è presente una flotta di oltre 20.000 containers per rinfuse con carico dall'alto, in gran parte lunghi 30 piedi, che vengono utilizzati quasi esclusivamente nei traffici infra-europei. Anche se queste unità possono essere utilizzate senza doversi servire di alcun imballaggio, frequentemente ci si serve di un sacco per evitare che il prodotto possa essere contaminato da sporcizia, polvere o ruggine ovvero per evitare che il contenitore possa essere contaminato dal prodotto. Inoltre, quando si utilizza un sacco, l'uso del container ne risulta spesso migliorato perché il box non dev'essere pulito o decontaminato e può essere riutilizzato immediatamente per il viaggio di ritorno. I sacchi di cui ci si serve per questi contenitori con carico dall'alto presentano uno scivolo fissato in alto per consentire il carico tramite imbuti ed un boccaporto in basso per lo scarico.

I sacchi in questione sono prodotti in polietilene od in polipropilene e vengono realizzati nelle varietà a trama intrecciata o compatta. In genere la varietà intrecciata è usata per le palline o i granuli mentre l'altra si usa per le polveri. I sacchi intrecciati spesso presentano delle cuciture con la conseguente possibilità di contaminazione del prodotto, mentre le saldature dei sacchi a strati sono immuni da qualsiasi perdita, sia all'interno che all'esterno. I sacchi intrecciati consentono al prodotto di "respirare" e sono perciò adatti - ed in effetti vengono utilizzati su larga scala - per le derrate alimentari, quali caffè, cereali e alcuni tipi di frutta e verdura.

I produttori di sacchi da imballaggio con sede nel Regno Unito sono i maggiori fornitori di sacchi adatti all'uso con i containers cisterna. Un importante fornitore è la Linertech, dove David Dowson ha dichiarato a Cargo Systems che, anche se a livello mondiale il mercato della fornitura di sacchi per box ISO è molto più ampio, la Linertech è maggiormente impegnata nella fornitura di sacchi di containers cisterna con carico dall'alto da 30 piedi.

Dowson ritiene che la Linertech sia uno dei maggiori fornitori di sacchi da imballaggio in Europa. Rivela infatti che la Linertech ha recentemente concluso un contratto con un'importante società europea di logistica per la fornitura di "molte decine di migliaia" di sacchi da imballaggio per i prossimi quattro anni. Questo contratto, ha detto Dowson, costituisce un accordo relativo ad un approvvigionamento esclusivo tale da portare la Linertech ad un "diverso livello di operazioni mediante il quadruplicamento dei livelli produttivi", parificandola ai grossi produttori americani in termini di quantitativi prodotti. Attualmente, la Linertech ha una fabbrica estesa per 40.000 piedi quadrati ad Elland, nello Yorkshire, ma "sta cercando di ampliarsi al massimo per far fronte alla domanda" e si sta guardando attorno alla ricerca di alternative produttive al di fuori del Regno Unito.

La ZPP (Zephir Plastic Products) nel Nord Yorkshire, sempre nel Regno Unito, è stata costituita nel 1947 ed è altresì un importante fornitore di sacchi in polietilene per i contenitori cisterna con carico dall'alto. David Walker della ZPP ha dichiarato che il 60% del proprio mercato è nel Regno Unito, mentre il residuo 40% è attestato nell'Europa continentale ed in Asia. Walker afferma che molti clienti della ZPP preferiscono i propri accessori e sistemi di scarico e hanno le proprie piccole manie in materia di sacchi di cui chiedono la fornitura, di modo che la ZPP lavora con i propri clienti per sviluppare sacchi che rispondano a richieste specifiche.

La ZPP ha anche sviluppato - tanto che adesso lo applica a tutti i propri sacchi - un occhiello dalle caratteristiche uniche che agevola la manipolazione del sacco all'interno del contenitore. L'occhiello viene saldato al sacco nel corso del processo produttivo e presenta un congegno elastico che si aggancia all'anello di sicurezza all'interno del container. Tutti i sacchi della ZPP sono prodotti in polietilene ed anche l'occhiello è in materiale simile. La ZPP afferma che il 90% dei suoi imballaggi è fatto con materiale riciclabile, compresi i nuovi occhielli, mentre il residuo 10% è costituito da PVC utilizzato per il nastro sigillante.

La Tiger Bulk Systems di Bridlington è un terzo produttore britannico che si concentra per lo più sulla fornitura di dispositivi da imballaggio per i containers con carico dall'alto utilizzati da imprese produttive o di logistica in ambito europeo, sebbene il direttore generale aggiunto Mark Lewis abbia dichiarato che essa rifornisce anche il mercato dei containers ISO di sacchi destinati a box da 9 piedi e 6 pollici la cui domanda continua ad aumentare.

Una società con sede nel Regno Unito, il 50% della cui attività consiste nella fornitura di sacchi per carichi dall'alto mentre il residuo 50% è destinato ai containers ISO da 20 e 40 piedi, è la Philton Polythene Converters, che è attiva nel settore da 30 anni. Il direttore generale Andrew Tisi afferma che la ditta ha prodotto il primo sacco da imballaggio per containers in assoluto nei primi giorni della containerizzazione. Tisi dichiara che la Philton è specializzata in attrezzature da imballaggio per i prodotti più complessi e difficili, quali il biossido di titanio, che solitamente si presenta sotto forma di polveri ed è molto denso. Quando alcuni di questi prodotti, che talvolta vengono caricati caldi, vengono inclinati per lo scarico, spesso resistono sino ad un angolo di 30-40° e poi cadono giù in un colpo solo.

Tisi, come altri produttori di sacchi da imballaggio, ha qualche preoccupazione in ordine a ciò che concerne la concorrenza più a buon mercato apportata da ditte con sede in Asia, ma ritiene che i suoi clienti siano assai consapevoli dell'importanza della qualità. A causa della natura rischiosa di molte delle derrate trasportate negli imballaggi della Philton, le conseguenze derivanti dalla fuoriuscita di prodotto dall'imballaggio possono dar luogo a richieste di risarcimento dell'ordine di molte migliaia di dollari. Il convincimento diffuso sembra essere quello secondo cui anche se vi è una differenza di prezzi con gli imballaggi di produzione asiatica, questa non è poi così cospicua come avviene per altri tipi di prodotto, sebbene è probabile che essa sia più significativa nei sacchi a trama intrecciata, laddove gran parte delle cuciture devono essere rifinite a mano ed allora in quel caso i meno cari laboratori asiatici possono avere buon gioco.

Il produttore tedesco Schleswiger Tauwerkfabric Oellerking è da lungo tempo affermato nel settore della produzione di sacchi da imballaggio così come di tele incerate ed altri prodotti simili. La Oellerking dichiara di essere uno dei maggiori produttori mondiali di sacchi da imballaggio e, anche se la maggior parte della produzione riguarda sacchi per box ISO da 20 piedi, essi producono anche per i tipi da 30, 40, 45, high-cube e per ogni altra dimensione a richiesta del cliente. I sacchi della Oellerking sono realizzati in tessuto di polipropilene e sono completamente riciclabili.

La Oellerking ha sviluppato e brevettato la volta Sweatking, cui possono essere adattati tutti i suoi sacchi da imballaggio. Esso garantisce l'assorbimento della condensa sino a 3 litri per metro quadrato di superficie della volta ed è ampiamente utilizzato per il trasporto di caffè, cacao, semi, fertilizzanti e mangimi per il pesce.

Altri sviluppi realizzati dalla Oellerking sono un sacco da imballaggio che elimina la necessità di barre di ritenzione per le paratie, il che significa un notevole risparmio di peso, e - unitamente con la società compatriota Lab Cargo Tec, un sacco da imballaggio che è in grado di trasportare e scaricare automaticamente grossi quantitativi di rinfuse liquide.

A livello mondiale, il mercato maggiore nonché in crescita è quello dei sacchi da imballaggio utilizzati per i containers ISO. La loro utilizzazione fa sì che tutti i containers ISO - ed in giro ce ne sono qualcosa come 15 milioni - possano essere adoperati per il trasporto di granaglie, palline e polveri alla rinfusa.

Oltre ai produttori europei e britannici che suddividono il proprio mercato tra contenitori per rinfuse da 30 piedi ed unità ISO da 20 e 40 piedi, esistono alcuni grossi produttori di sacchi per imballaggio con sede negli Stati Uniti che forniscono molte migliaia di sacchi per box ISO a caricatori, linee di navigazione ed altri operatori della logistica negli Stati Uniti ed in tutto il mondo.

La Insta-Bulk ha sede nel cuore della regione petrolifera, a Houston nel Texas. Il direttore vendite Shelley Stopper ha dichiarato, in modo non sorprendente, che una parte importante dei clienti della Insta-Bulk è costituita da imprese petrolchimiche. La Intra-Bulk produce e commercializza imballaggi sia a trama compatta ed a pellicola, gli Enviro-Liner, sia unità a trama intrecciata, i Global-Liner, per contenitori da 20 e 40 piedi con modifiche ai portelli ed agli scivoli nella parte terminal dell'imballaggio a contatto col contenitore.

La Intra-Bulk, come molti altri produttori, fornisce vari tipi e configurazioni di paratie che possono essere adattati all'interno dei portelli del contenitore, ovvero gli imballaggi Insta-Bulk che vengono eventualmente prodotti con un sistema di rinforzo integrale che non richiede materiale aggiuntivo.

La Stopper ritiene che il punto forte della Insta-Bulk sia, unitamente alla sua società gemella Dacro con sede nei Paesi Bassi, la fornitura di servizi di supporto tecnico ad alta qualità in tutto il mondo.

Una variazione sul tema è fornita dalla Pro Tech Liner Systems di North Charleston, in Sud Carolina, che è specializzata in imballaggi ad alta resistenza per il trasporto di pelli di bestiame e di altri carichi altamente corrosivi. Chiunque si sia avvicinato ad un carico di pelli avrà percepito la puzza che emana ed avrà visto quanto corrosivo possa essere il liquido che fuoriesce dalle pelli. Se esso entra in contatto col pavimento di un container, con le gomme del veicolo o con qualsiasi altra cosa, la vita del componente contaminato si riduce drasticamente, tanto che alle volte è una questione di ore.

La Pro Tech Liner Systems produce il RhinoLiner, che è specificamente progettato per resistere ai pallet ed ai carichi con elevatori a forca. Louis D'Eugeno della Pro Tech Liner spesso chiede ai potenziali clienti di provare a strappare un RhinoLiner con le chiavi della macchina, sapendo bene che esso non si bucherà. I RhinoLiners sono confezionati con una lunghezza di 6 piedi in più rispetto al container e la parte che avanza viene ripiegata dopo il carico, il che consente all'imballaggio di contenere e ritenere diversi galloni di fluido.

La maggior parte delle pelli vengono stivate dagli Stati Uniti alla volta di Cina e Corea ed il contenitore naturale per questo traffico è il 20 piedi. Tuttavia, lo squilibrio di box ISO negli Stati Uniti crea la necessità di movimentare grossi quantitativi di 40 piedi di ritorno in Asia e per questa ragione il box da 40 piedi viene sempre più usato per il trasporto di pelli, il che ha comportato l'aumento della domanda di RhinoLiner per unità da 40 piedi.

La containerizzazione è un concetto semplice, ma quando si gratta la superficie si scopre che sotto vi è un grande fermento innovativo e creativo in corso per migliorare e promuovere il settore dei sacchi da imballaggio.
(da: Cargo Systems, agosto 2002)


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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%
Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta.
Naples
Rebranding for the Messina Group's activities
Genoa
Common graphic and lexical choice for all business areas
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
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +14.9%
Anjra
118 million tons of cargo moved
Zanetti (Confitarma): The Simplification Decree offers more modern tools to our businesses.
Rome
Listen - he underlined - to the needs of our industry
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
National Maritime Fund: The House of Representatives approved the legislation.
Genoa
D'Amato: Measures expected for our seafarers and the competitiveness of the national fleet
Potassium permanganate seized at the Port of Genoa as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
Genoa
Operation by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Financial Police
Fincantieri cancels orders for four U.S. Navy frigates
Trieste
Further orders are expected for the construction of new classes of naval units
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
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
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
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› 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
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
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