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

Trasporto marittimo

La APL non si demoralizza

Nel contesto del settore dello shipping, la APL è un vettore marittimo di alto profilo. Essa ha recentemente fatto titolo sulla stampa, quando la società-madre NOL ha annunciato perdite per 151 milioni di dollari USA nel 2002. Ciononostante, la APL non è la sola ad essere in questa situazione, dato che la maggior parte dei principali vettori marittimi sono attualmente in cattive condizioni finanziarie. Il presidente della APL per l'Asia, Ken Soerensen, asserisce: "Tutti quanti hanno sezionato le nostre prestazioni. Tutti noi sappiamo che non sono state buone, ma guardiamo al futuro: Noi vogliamo che tutto il settore vada bene, non solo la APL. Se ci si trova in un settore in brutte acque, non si riesce ad attirare il personale giusto, cosa che invece sarebbe decisiva per il nostro futuro".

Soerensen non è molto ottimista per l'intera annata 2002. Le deboli tariffe di nolo transpacifico bloccate per l'intera annata hanno apportato seri danni alla APL. Le recenti notizie del ritiro della TransPacific Lines e della ristrutturazione della Senator Lines non hanno incoraggiato sentimenti di stabilità nel settore. Peraltro, la APL spera in tempi migliori nel 2003 ed oltre, ed i più alti livelli della dirigenza intendono proiettare questo approccio positivo su tutti i livelli della società su base globale. Afferma Soerensen: "Una grossa porzione della nostra strategia futura risiede nel supporto alla profittabilità, anche quando le tariffe sono sfavorevoli. Ciò si può conseguire facendo sì che l'intera organizzazione venga indotta a prendere le decisioni giuste, sia nei buoni che nei cattivi periodi".

Continua Soerensen: "Noi siamo cautamente ottimisti circa il 2003, dato che i nostri volumi stanno crescendo e le tariffe di trasporto stanno cominciando a migliorare. Tutto ciò però è relativo, dal momento che non possiamo prevedere ciò che accadrà nell'economia mondiale. Inoltre, esistono alcuni altri fattori che possono fare la differenza, come la possibile guerra nel Medio Oriente, un qualsiasi altro attacco terroristico del tipo 11 settembre oppure il verificarsi o meno di una recessione a discesa doppia negli Stati Uniti. Comunque, saremo ben pronti ad adeguarci di conseguenza".

Anche i vettori giapponesi MOL, NYK e K Line hanno recentemente previsto un miglioramento delle prestazioni nel 2003.

La tabella mostra che i punti di forza del servizio della APL risiedono nei traffici est/ovest, in particolar modo nel transpacifico, dove essa effettua operazioni in 10 tratte con i suoi soci della NWA (New World Alliance). Le statistiche della PIERS mostrano come la APL abbia avuto una quota rispettivamente dell'8,1% del mercato in direzione est ed una quota del 9,7% di quello in direzione ovest nel terzo trimestre 2002. Tali cifre mettono in evidenza la sua esposizione in questo traffico. E' abbastanza interessante notare che, sebbene i volumi in direzione est della APL nel periodo di punta del terzo trimestre siano aumentati del 16% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2001, la sua quota di mercato sia diminuita rispetto al precedente 8,5%.

Commenta Soerensen: "Abbiamo utilizzato il 2002 per piazzarci in posizione adeguata rispetto alla prevista ripresa del 2003. I segnali sono positivi e le tariffe sono in stabile ripresa mentre ci si avvia verso il nuovo periodo contrattuale nel transpacifico. L'anno prossimo otterremo tariffe in aumento". I vettori marittimi quest'anno sono stati colti in castagna per non avere insistito per avere incrementi tariffari proprio appena prima che i volumi dei carichi inaspettatamente decollassero. Essi non vogliono fare di nuovo lo stesso errore e per diversi mesi. Le linee-guida del TSA hanno avvertito i caricatori di aspettarsi tariffe molto più elevate nel 2003. Soerensen ha fatto presente che importanti clienti della APL hanno già accettato in linea di principio gli aumenti. Egli ha aggiunto che - e si tratta di una cosa incoraggiante - a partire dalla metà del 2002 vi sono stati miglioramenti del livello tariffario ottenuti nel minore mercato del C&F.

PROFILO DEI SERVIZI GLOBALI DELLA APL, AL MESE DI DICEMBRE 2002
Rotta di trafficoN° dei servizi FrequenzaPrincipali partners/accordi
Asia/Costa Occ. USA8 SettimanaleMOL, HMM
Asia/Costa Or. USA2Settimanale MOL, HMM
Asia/Europa3Settimanale MOL, HMM
Asia/Med.2Settimanale MOL, HMM
Asia/Medio Or.1Settimanale Proprio servizio (REX)
Asia/Aus.2Settimanale ANL, NYK, PONL
Sudamerica/Costa Or. USA2 SettimanaleAccordi di noleggio spazi-containers
Transatlantico3Settimanale Accordi di noleggio spazi-containers
India/Costa Or. USA1 SettimanaleCMA, CGM, Contship, Sci
USA/Med1Settimanale Accordi di noleggio spazi-containers
Inter-asiatica21* RCL, Samudera, PIL, New Econ
Note:    La APL fa parte della New World Alliance con la MOL e la HMM.
* Inter-asiatica = la APL dispone di molti accordi dedicati e di noleggio per spazi containers con altri vettori marittimi. I servizi sono settimanali o bi-settimanali.
Fonti: ci-online e sito web APL

Il traffico transpacifico è stato una sorta di montagne russe per i vettori marittimi nel 2002, con scarsa profittabilità, intensi e rapidi picchi della domanda e crescente concorrenza, ed è culminato nel costoso blocco per dieci giorni dei porti della Costa Occidentale degli Stati Uniti a settembre. La APL ha mostrato un atteggiamento assai favorevole nei confronti dei suoi caricatori nel corso di questo difficile periodo. A differenza di alcuni dei suoi concorrenti, essa non ha sospeso le prenotazioni nel corso del blocco, sebbene si potrebbe anche sostenere che si sia trattato di una strategia rischiosa. "Era tempo di farci conoscere come vettore di punta" afferma il citato dirigente. Quando la situazione si è schiarita, la APL - a detta di Soerensen - ha ricevuto risposte molto positive dai propri clienti. Un altro fattore interessante derivato dal blocco, a suo giudizio, è stato che il trasporto marittimo è di nuovo in cima all'agenda dei direttori generali delle società multinazionali. E ha altresì attirato l'attenzione - di cui si sentiva il bisogno - sul fronte del porto.

La APL ha dovuto confrontarsi con parecchi problemi operativi nel corso di questo periodo e, come la maggior parte dei vettori, è stata costretta ad abbandonare alcuni porti di scalo. Alcuni servizi di cabotaggio marittimo inter-asiatici hanno dovuto subire una carenza di equipaggiamento vuoto di ritorno dagli Stati Uniti, ma complessivamente la compagnia di navigazione si è data da fare per farvi fronte. Essa ha dirottato alcuni carichi alla volta dei porti della Costa Orientale degli Stati Uniti, sebbene lo spazio fosse limitato, e ha altresì incrementato le sistemazioni alla volta della Costa Orientale sul proprio servizio APX (Atlantic Pacific Express).

Oltre al blocco della Costa Occidentale statunitense, un altro difficile problema per la APL, anzi per tutti i vettori marittimi, è costituito dalla dichiarazione del manifesto di carico che le dogane statunitensi desiderano con 24 ore di anticipo. A partire dal 2 dicembre 2002, ai vettori è stato richiesto di trasmettere con 24 ore di anticipo rispetto al carico della nave i manifesti di carico completi alle dogane statunitensi per tutte le navi che scalano i porti degli Stati Uniti. E' stato concesso un periodo di dilazione di 60 giorni sino al 30 gennaio 2003 al fine di consentire agli interessati di adeguarsi a tale norma. Commenta Soerensen: "Ciò per noi comporterà implicazioni di lunga portata, ma ancora di più lo sarà per i nostri clienti. Abbiamo allestito squadre speciali e passato molto tempo con i nostri clienti e con le autorità competenti affinché tutti quanti possano riuscire ad attenersi a tale normativa. E' importante che il sistema sia "fattibile" e pratico e che si mantenga tale. Non possiamo caricare la merce senza la documentazione approvata dalle Dogane degli Stati Uniti, e perciò è necessaria una stretta collaborazione da parte di tutti gli interessati".

Un'altra principale direttrice di traffico per la APL è rappresentata dai traffici Asia/Europa, che per la compagnia di navigazione quest'anno hanno rappresentato un'attività intensa nei due sensi. Esso era partito male quando il servizio NEX della NWA, inaugurato solamente nel luglio 2001, è stato alla fine interrotto nel febbraio 2002. Spiega Soerensen: "I cicli di traffico sembrerebbero essere più brevi in questi giorni. Quando questo servizio venne concepito, ritenevamo che il 2001 fosse molto migliore di quanto poi non si sia dimostrato. Il prodotto era buono, ma non funzionava bene dal punto di vista commerciale". La APL dall'estate 2002 disponeva di un accordo a breve termine per l'acquisizione di spazi-containers con la Hanjin. L'accordo da 200 TEU alla settimana era stato messo a punto al fine di far fronte alla domanda non soddisfatta dal tonnellaggio in servizio presso la APL, ma è scaduto alla fine del 2002. Il dirigente ha aggiunto che, dal momento che possono volerci da 24 a 36 mesi per la costruzione di nuove navi, può anche darsi i vettori marittimi - unitamente agli economisti - talvolta calcolino male il livello della domanda futura. Detto ciò, gran parte se non tutti i fattori economici sono senza dubbio al di là del controllo delle linee di navigazione.

Malgrado ciò, alla fine la APL è stata incoraggiata dai livelli di trasporto marittimo di merci su questa importante direttrice di traffico. L'incremento di 250 dollari USA/TEU in direzione ovest della FEFC a luglio del 2002 secondo la APL ha riscosso molto successo. "Da una spiacevole situazione nella prima metà del 2002, stiamo arrivando in acque più calme. Meno del 40% dell'attività complessiva in questa direttrice di traffico consiste di contratti a lungo termine e vi è una fetta un po' più grossa di mercato che è controllata dagli operatori non vettori e dagli spedizionieri. E ciò lo rende molto più dinamico" spiega Soerensen.

Sebbene la Cina costituisca sempre un'alta priorità, sia per quel che riguarda il mercato transpacifico che per quanto attiene al mercato Asia/Europa, la APL tiene bene in vista anche un altro mercato: l'India. La compagnia di navigazione mantiene una presenza nel paese da qualche tempo e dispone di propri servizi dedicati (il REX ed il WAX) che collegano l'India rispettivamente con il Medio Oriente e con l'Asia settentrionale. Un recente sviluppo è stato rappresentato dall'ingresso della APL nel mercato India/Costa Orientale degli Stati Uniti. Essa ha impiegato la CMC Pearl da 2.245 TEU nel servizio effettuato con otto navi dalla CMA CGM, dalla Contship e dalla SCI. In programma, c'era la sostituzione dopo due viaggi della CMC Pearl con la APL Dalian da 2.468 TEU di nuova costruzione.

Commenta Soerensen: "L'India ha un gran potenziale irrealizzato. Oggi, solo il 43% delle merci containerizzabili viene movimentato in contenitori e l'India vorrebbe incrementare la propria percentuale di traffici mondiali dallo 0,7% all'1,0%. Mettendo tutto ciò assieme, crediamo che una crescita annua del 15-20% per l'intero settore non sia fuori questione e che alla fine questo mercato rappresenterà per noi un centro di attenzione". E' interessante notare come la APL si sia servita anche del servizio Indamex per sbrigare qualche arretrato inerente al traffico transpacifico. I carichi vengono raccordati da Singapore al fine di connetterli al servizio a Colombo, dando così alla compagnia di navigazione una ulteriore opzione che non si offre a molti dei suoi concorrenti.

I vettori marittimi in genere sono evasivi quando si parla delle future associazioni di servizio, ma un'altra occhiata al quadro dei servizi rivela che la APL non è uno dei principali operatori nord/sud né un soggetto del mercato Europa/India. Questa è senza dubbio una futura opportunità da seguire per la APL, ma si dovrebbe ricordare quanto intensa sia la concorrenza nel traffico dall'Europa all'India. Diversi nuovi arrivati asiatici nel 2001 si sono dati all'applicazione di prezzi rapaci, il che per un certo periodo ha notevolmente abbassato la media delle tariffe. E poi c'è l'Africa da prendere in considerazione. Spiega Soerensen: "Come vettore, noi dipendiamo molto dai traffici transpacifico ed Asia/Europa. Abbiamo allestito anche la nostra rete transatlantica, dove realizziamo profitti. E' chiaro che alcuni allacciamenti ci mancano e non abbiamo collegamenti veri e propri da e per l'Africa. Noi serviamo l'Africa orientale dove ci siamo recentemente trasferiti nel giro di una settimana, spostando il trasbordo da Aden e Jeddah a causa dell'aumento dei sovrapprezzi dovuti ai rischi di guerra. Questo trasferimento provvisorio ha ancora una volta dimostrato la nostra flessibilità".

Forse l'ingresso della APL nei traffici Costa Orientale USA/India mette in evidenza la filosofia del vettore nei confronti del proprio benessere futuro. "La decisione di occuparsi di una certa direttrice di traffico dipende dalla sua opportunità di profitti. La gente parla sempre di nuovi arrivati che acquisiscono carichi, ma noi non faremo così, noi cercheremo di guadagnarci quote di mercato. Il nostro desiderio iniziale è quello di ottenere una quota del mercato che dia profitti" spiega Soerensen.

Il mantra della APL per l'anno che viene è: "Mai dire no ad una richiesta di prenotazione, piuttosto chiedere una tariffa più alta". I vettori marittimi potrebbero sostenere di essere sempre stati commercialmente consapevoli e di avere sempre avuto in mente l'obiettivo del profitto. I fattori dell'offerta e della domanda hanno senza dubbio un notevole impatto sui livelli tariffari dei noli, ma vi sono numerosi esempi di prezzi predatori, in particolar modo da parte dei vettori asiatici, che contraddicono ciò.

Sostiene Soerensen: "Siamo passati da un sistema di caccia libera ad un sistema di ottimizzazione dei noli. Ora si bada molto alla gestione dei profitti e tutti sanno sin dalla fase della prenotazione di che cosa si ha bisogno per raggiungere il punto di pareggio. Si tratta tanto di scegliere il corridoio giusto, quanto di scegliere il carico giusto. Non abbiamo il timore di perdere il carico a causa di una tariffa sbagliata. Alcuni vettori marittimi probabilmente non comprendono per intero la loro struttura tariffaria, ma noi disponiamo degli strumenti giusti per calcolare i nostri costi di raccordo, di affitto di spazi-containers e così via. Siamo concentrati sul farci pagare per tutti i servizi che forniamo e sul non dar via tanti "omaggi". E c'è bisogno che tutto ciò si diffonda nell'intero settore".

Ad esempio, Soerensen ha suggerito che, dando ad un cliente due settimane di tempo per una controstallia in Iran, il personale in loco avrà bisogno di sapere quale impatto tutto questo avrà sul resto della struttura. Ciò potrebbe conservare il cliente alla APL, ma il profitto netto per questa spedizione sarebbe zero e ne risulterebbe la riduzione dei viaggi annui di quei containers. Secondo Soerensen, se si potesse inculcare questo tipo di mentalità nella testa di tutti quanti prima che vengano prese le decisioni, allora la profittabilità della APL potrebbe essere massimizzata nel 2003.
(da: Containerisation International, gennaio 2003)


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ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
Due to the national journalists' strike proclaimed by the National Federation of the Italian Press, which our editorial staff is adhering to, no news will be published by our newspaper today.
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
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