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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XXI - Number 2/2003 - FEBRUARY 2003

Porti

I porti della Costa Occidentale USA ed il problema ambientale

Tre importanti porti della Costa Occidentale statunitense - Oakland, Los Angeles e Seattle - stanno dimostrando che, mediante la creatività, il compromesso e la cooperazione, le operazioni al terminal containers possono conservare un margine competitivo e coesistere con la comunità locale e la natura. Questi porti in crescita hanno intrapreso iniziative mitiganti a protezione dell'ambiente, assicurando nel contempo i vantaggi economici apportati dai traffici marittimi internazionali.

Il Middle Harbour Shoreline Park rappresenta l'esempio tipico di tali progetti. Questo parco pubblico da 37 acri - che prevede un centro educativo, passeggiate a mare, moli per la pesca, aree per picnic, una spiaggia sabbiosa nonché la conservazione delle caratteristiche storiche - è situato nell'ambito del porto di Oakland, il terzo porto in ordine di grandezza sulla Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti.

Il parco ed il suo habitat selvaggio di acque poco profonde esteso per 190 acri sono prossimi al completamento, che fornirà di nuovo un pubblico accesso ad una delle località maggiormente spettacolari sulla costa orientale della Baia di San Francisco. Dalla Seconda Guerra Mondiale, l'utilizzazione a fini militari ha limitato l'accesso pubblico al litorale della Middle Harbour del porto di Oakland, che un tempo era un bacino della marina militare.

Peraltro, arrivare a questa situazione, come si dice, non è stato proprio come fare una passeggiata nel parco.

Quando il Centro Operazioni e Fornitura della Flotta Statunitense di Oakland chiuse, il sito da 530 acri venne restituito al Porto di Oakland. Ciò rese possibile la realizzazione di due nuovi terminal contenitori, nel contesto dello sviluppo da 700 milioni di dollari degli ormeggi 55-56 della Hanjin Shipping Company e degli ormeggi 57-59 della SSA Terminal, nonché dell'infrastruttura del Terminal Ferroviario Intermodale.

Tuttavia, gli ambientalisti e gli esponenti della comunità locale si sono strenuamente opposti ai piani di sviluppo, citando i rischi per la salute che sarebbero potuti derivare dal probabile incremento delle emissioni atmosferiche dovute all'ampliamento delle operazioni portuali così come dall'aumento del traffico camionistico. Da ultimo, essi hanno intentato un'azione legale nei confronti del porto al fine di fermare il piano di espansione delle infrastrutture containerizzate.

Il porto ha ammesso tali problematiche e ha deciso di collaborare con la comunità locale piuttosto che contrastarla con una battaglia in tribunale probabilmente lunga e costosa, secondo Jim McGrath, dirigente per l'ambiente del Porto di Oakland. Il porto ha compreso che, prima di poter sviluppare tali infrastrutture, avrebbe dovuto affrontare le problematiche ambientali e coinvolgere la comunità locale nello sviluppo di ciò che sarebbe dovuto diventare il programma del porto Vision 2000, oltre ad assicurarne il finanziamento.

Invece di contrastare i residenti locali, alcuni dei quali avevano lavorato per anni al Centro della Marina Militare, la risposta del porto è consistita nel riconoscere i problemi che le operazioni comportavano per i vicini di West Oakland, nella rapida composizione della causa legale e nella stipulazione di un accordo con la comunità. Ne risultarono idee e suggerimenti per il parco pubblico, per un'area di acque poco profonde ed un programma per la riduzione delle emissioni atmosferiche generate dal porto.

Il porto invitò i residenti della comunità di West Oakland, uno dei quartieri più poveri della città, a contribuire alla progettazione del Middle Harbour Shoreline Park da 30 milioni di dollari. Una commissione consultiva della comunità locale composta da cittadini interessati, da personaggi di spicco del mondo degli affari e della chiesa, da educatori ed altri soggetti ha svolto un ruolo-guida nella redazione del progetto di massima. Un'altra commissione composta da rappresentanti di agenzie, della comunità locale e di scienziati ha garantito la propria assistenza alla progettazione del ripristino dell'habitat in relazione all'area acquatica di 190 acri. Sebbene il dragaggio della baia e del canale ed il ricollocamento delle materie di risulta per creare l'habitat di acque poco profonde siano costati al porto 14 milioni di dollari, esso in realtà ha risparmiato denaro poiché non vi è di conseguenza stato bisogno di spendere per l'acquisizione di materie di risulta per i riempimenti.

La comunità locale incontrò il porto in una serie di riunioni dedicate alla progettazione nel corso dell'anno successivo. Una grossa fiera locale attirò oltre 2.000 partecipanti che espressero i propri desideri e priorità per la progettazione del nuovo parco. La loro attenzione venne concentrata sulla possibilità di assicurare ai bambini un centro educativo ed una nuova spiaggia sabbiosa. Altre priorità vennero assegnate ai moli per la pesca, alle zone per picnic e divertimenti ed alle passeggiate a mare che consentono di godere della splendida vista.

Il Porto di Oakland ha sviluppato altresì un ampio ed esauriente programma di miglioramento della qualità dell'aria, dotato di un fondo complessivo di 9 milioni di dollari. Esso è servito a pagare il riadattamento degli autobus locali, di tutta l'attrezzatura per la movimentazione dei carichi, nonché dei camion di proprietà locale o comunque localmente gestiti con motori puliti a basse emissioni. Esso comprendeva inoltre la riduzione delle emissioni provenienti dai lavori di costruzione mediante provvedimenti quali draghe a motore elettrico piuttosto che diesel e la dotazione di un rimorchiatore con motore pulito a basse emissioni come progetto dimostrativo.

Afferma McGrath: "I passi che il porto ha compiuto superano di gran lunga i requisiti normativi minimi. Il porto ha fatto la cosa giusta ed i risultati dei suoi sforzi stanno cominciando a dare risultati concreti per la prima volta in termini di aria pulita e pubblico accesso al litorale della East Bay".

Quando il Porto di Los Angeles cominciò a lavorare ad un programma per fasi di miglioramenti del terminal contenitori e di espansione al fine di accogliere i traffici in crescita, esso pianificò altresì il dragaggio di nuovi e più profondi canali di navigazione per gli attuali terminals, nonché l'uso delle materie di risulta a fini di riempimento per i nuovi terminals.

Tuttavia, i progetti di sviluppo comporterebbero l'eliminazione permanente degli habitats di fauna ittica e selvatica che ai sensi della normativa e della politica statale e federale deve essere compensata con la creazione di habitat marini equivalenti. Pertanto, il porto ha lavorato con agenzie statali e federali al fine di esaminare le opportunità di mitigazione e sviluppare un conseguente piano di mitigazione biologica. La squadra del porto, che comprendeva Il Servizio Statunitense Fauna Ittica e Selvatica, le Zone di Pesca Marittima Nazionali, Il Dipartimento Pesca Sportiva della California ed il Genio Militare degli Stati Uniti, ha individuato un progetto di mitigazione situato 90 miglia a sud del porto nella città di Carlsbad nella settentrionale Contea di San Diego.

Il progetto di miglioramento della Batiquitos Lagoon è uno dei maggiori progetti di ripristino completati negli Stati Uniti, secondo Julia Nagano, direttore degli affari pubblici del Porto di Los Angeles, che ha definito il progetto "un perfetto matrimonio di sviluppo economico e protezione ambientale, nonché un modello di coordinamento e cooperazione tra agenzie". Il porto ha fornito tutti i finanziamenti per il progetto di ripristino, dal costo di 55,3 milioni di dollari: circa 145 dollari per acro di terra nella Baia di Outer Los Angeles. Tuttavia, il costo dell'intero progetto è stato approssimativamente di 1,3 miliardi di dollari, compreso lo sviluppo del Pontile 300 (200 milioni di dollari), del Pontile 400 (580 milioni di dollari), del dragaggio e della bonifica del terreno (350 milioni di dollari) e dello sviluppo del LA Export Terminal, un terminal per rinfuse di carbone (180 milioni di dollari).

La Batiquitos Lagoon è stata selezionata come localizzazione di prima scelta per il progetto di mitigazione portuale poiché da molti anni erano in atto un degrado della qualità dell'acqua della laguna e la scomparsa della fauna selvatica, principalmente a causa della realizzazione di tre corridoi trasportistici che limitavano il flusso delle acque: un ponte ferroviario, l'Autostrada della Costa del Pacifico ed una importante superstrada interstatale.

I pianificatori portuali decisero che il progetto di ripristino potesse essere implementato in un periodo di tempo tale da riuscire ad ottenere i permessi costieri e di dragaggio per la costruzione delle opere relative ai progetti dei Pontili 300 e 400. Il porto ricevette altresì assicurazioni in ordine al fatto che la realizzazione del progetto di ripristino approvato creasse habitat appropriati al fine di conseguire i risultati di mitigazione individuati a compenso della perdita dell'habitat marittimo per i pesci nel Porto di Los Angeles.

Il progetto della Batiquitos Lagoon rappresenta il primo collegamento con l'oceano dagli anni '30 e comprende:

  • la sostituzione di due ponti;

  • le protezioni a difesa di un ponte ferroviario e di un'autostrada intestatale;

  • la costruzione di una struttura a protezione dalle maree nell'insenatura;

  • l'alimentazione delle spiagge con sabbia dragata dalla laguna;

  • la realizzazione di 32 acri di aree di nidi sabbiosi per specie di uccelli in pericolo di estinzione;

  • lo smaltimento e la copertura della fanghiglia della laguna in una fossa scavata nella laguna stessa;

  • un dragaggio di precisione al fine di contornare la laguna e di creare un habitat specifico.

Dopo sette anni di pianificazione e tre anni di accurata costruzione, l'insenatura è stata nuovamente aperta ai flussi e riflussi delle maree oceaniche, ripristinando la qualità dell'aria, unitamente agli habitat della fauna ittica e selvatica distrutti dalle attività umane all'interno ed attorno alla laguna.

Attraverso gli sforzi di mitigazione del porto nell'ambito della laguna, i pesci - dall'ippoglosso californiano al pesce persico bianco - sono tornati in gran numero. Diverse specie di uccelli minacciate ed in pericolo d'estinzione stanno facendo il nido in gran numero e gli uccelli di riva si stanno ambientando sugli strati di fanghiglia appositamente creati. La palude salata si sta rivitalizzando a causa del cambaimento dei flussi di marea.

Commenta Nagano: "Il ripristino della Batiquitos Lagoon quale mitigazione dello sviluppo portuale ha comportato benefici per l'ambiente pur consentendo al porto di proseguire l'attività di commercio marittimo. I benefici ambientali del progetto sono inestricabilmente collegati ai benefici economici del porto di Los Angeles, poiché fanno sì che l'appropriata mitigazione consenta la realizzazione del programma di sviluppo portuale. E' un altro esempio dell'importante ruolo che i porti possono svolgere nello sviluppo attento all'ambiente delle infrastrutture marittime".

Il terzo progetto non è così scontato. Gettando uno sguardo sulla Harbour Island al porto di Seattle dai punti d'osservazione attorno ad Elliott Bay, si possono vedere grandi gru arancione per containers, navi ed alcune ciminiere stagliarsi sullo sfondo di un paesaggio industrializzato indefinito ma netto.

Nascosti tra dozzine di attività, miglia di binari ferroviari e lavoratori col casco vi sono un certo numero di progetti di miglioramento ambientale collegati all'espansione del Terminal 18 del porto, sebbene essi potrebbero non apparire evidenti ad un occhio poco allenato.

Tuttavia, secondo George Blomberg, dirigente di primo livello del programma ambientale del Porto di Seattle, essi erano invece ben noti alla gente ben addestrata dell'Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente degli Stati Uniti e del Dipartimento di Ecologia dello Stato di Washington. "L'intera isola è una specie di Super-riserva" ha dichiarato.

Quel soprannome venne affibbiato alla Harbour Island nel 1983, quando indagini sul suolo e sulle acque freatiche rivelarono un'ampia gamma di prodotti petroliferi raffinati e composti metallici da lavorazioni da ricollegare alle operazioni di trasporto petrolifero, alle infrastrutture per il carico di carburante, ai cantieri navali ed alle attività di fabbricazione dei metalli che avevano occupato l'isola da diversi decenni. Tra i prodotti inquinanti sono stati rinvenuti anche piombo, mercurio, zinco ed altri metalli.

Afferma Blomberg: "Le buone notizie sono che lo sviluppo del Terminal 18 ha procurato il modo di ripulire gran parte della contaminazione e, allo stesso tempo, di ampliare un terminal marittimo ed ingenerare posti di lavoro, proventi da attività ed imposte".

La Harbour Island è la sede del Terminal 18 recentemente ampliato, un mega-terminal da 196 acri nonché la più ampia infrastruttura per la movimentazione di contenitori nel Pacifico Nord-Occidentale. Esso è stato inaugurato nell'aprile 2001 dopo più di due anni di lavori di costruzione. Il progetto da 310 milioni di dollari, che ha quasi raddoppiato le dimensioni del terminal, ha altresì procurato i finanziamenti per la pulizia ambientale della Harbour Island.

Il direttore generale del Porto di Seattle, M. R. Dinsmore, commenta: "Abbiamo preso molto seriamente il nostro compito di gestori dell'ambiente. Al di là dei vantaggi economici che questa espansione apporta alla nostra regione, essa ci ha altresì dato i mezzi per fare pulizia dei prodotti inquinanti che altrimenti sarebbero rimasti nell'ambiente per molti anni".

Secondo Blomberg, le operazioni di pulizia hanno comportato lo scavo di migliaia di yarde cubiche di suolo e la loro collocazione in una discarica di rifiuti pericolosi autorizzata, così come la copertura di alcune parti del suolo al di sotto della pavimentazione del piazzale containers e di quello ferroviario.

La pavimentazione del terreno inquinato e le attività di prevenzione per far sì che l'acqua piovana ed il vento non possano diffondere gli elementi inquinanti, rappresentano un metodo approvato per provvedere allo smaltimento di tali sostanze inquinanti. Le acque freatiche inquinate non sono passate dal sito alle acque marine circostanti di modo che il tappo di asfalto, unitamente ad un appropriato drenaggio delle acque piovane, riesce a gestire i prodotti che inquinano le acque freatiche. Tuttavia, è necessario per questo il continuo monitoraggio delle acque freatiche.

Il porto ha lavorato con il Dipartimento di Ecologia e con l'Agenzia per la Protezione Ambientale al fine di determinare il percorso di esposizione basato sui rischi, il che significa che il grado dell'operazione di pulizia è stato basato sul livello di rischio correlato alle varie sostanze inquinanti presenti sul sito. Il fatto che sia probabile che il sito venga utilizzato per scopi industriali nell'immediato futuro, ha contribuito a far trovare metodi di pulizia appropriati sia per il suolo che per le acque. Poiché le acque freatiche della Harbour Island non vengono utilizzate come acque potabili, è stato stabilito che l'impedire che le sostanze inquinanti passino nelle zone circostanti rappresenta una salvaguardia adeguata per l'ambiente.

Il tocco ambientale finale è stato l'inserimento di un parco pubblico con accesso al litorale, che, unitamente al costo delle operazioni di pulizia, ha comportato una spesa complessiva di 15,7 milioni di dollari. Sul lato occidentale della Harbour Island è collocata l'ultima gemma di una collana di punti di accesso pubblici al litorale e parchi subito dopo il fronte del porto di Seattle, che comprendono zone verdi aperte, alberi ed altri beni paesaggistici, panchine e tavoli per picnic, una pista ciclabile, un sito per kayak e canoe, nonché passerelle al mare. Quasi tutti i progetti di sviluppo economico realizzati lungo il fronte del porto comprendono un elemento per il pubblico accesso al litorale, e adesso ve ne sono 14 a Seattle.
(da: Containerisation International, gennaio 2003)


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Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Copenhagen
Positive performances in the port terminal segment and in that of other logistics activities
Global Ports Holding would like to expand its cruise terminal network in Alaska.
Haines
Proposal under development to manage Port Chilkoot cruise ship pier in Haines
CMA CGM plans to acquire a 34.34% stake in Luka Rijeka.
Rijeka
The stake is held by Port Acquisitions of the Czech group CE Industries.
The EPP Group in the European Parliament stresses the urgency of preventing foreign states from controlling EU ports.
Brussels
ECSA: The shipping sector is a geopolitical asset for Europe
Brussels
Study on the sector, which generates 148.7 billion euros of direct economic impact
Sick people on board the Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated by air ambulances
Vlissingen/Praia
Possible resumption of navigation towards Las Palmas or Tenerife
In the January-March quarter, maritime traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +4.8%
Panama
Cargo traffic in the ports of the Central American nation remains stable
New record number of passengers embarked on NCLH group cruise ships in a single quarter
Miami
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
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WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
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
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
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