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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXII - Number 10/2004 - OCTOBER 2004

Notizie C.I.S.Co.

Emigrazione e turismo di crociera nei manifesti della Hapag-Lloyd

Si è svolta a Genova dal 12 al 30 ottobre, presso la sede dell'Autorità Portuale genovese, una mostra intitolata "Hamburg-Genova-New York - Emigrazione e turismo di crociera nei manifesti Hapag-Lloyd".

La manifestazione è stata organizzata dal C.I.S.Co. e ha riscosso un notevole successo di pubblico.

Le vie del mare, quelle della Storia e quelle dell'immaginazione s'intrecciano in questa mostra sui manifesti di pubblicità marittima della Hapag (Hamburg-Amerika Linie), in una vicenda, anzi in una catena di vicende, che cominciò oltre 150 anni fa, il 27 maggio 1847, quando un gruppo di mercanti amburghesi decise di fondare quella che sarebbe divenuta alla fine dell'Ottocento la più grande compagnia di navigazione del mondo. Al vertice del nuovo gruppo vennero posti Adolph Godeffroy, Ernst Merck e Ferdinand August Bolten, che fu anche il progettista delle prime navi della Hapag.

Lo scopo della creazione della Hapag era quello di inserirsi nei traffici mercantili e di passeggeri sulla sempre più decisiva rotta di New York. Il 15 ottobre 1848 un vascello, il Deutscheland partiva da Amburgo con destinazione America. Relativamente presto, i velieri vennero sostituiti dalle navi a vapore. Le prime due, la Hammonia e il Borussia, costruite in cantieri inglesi, vennero consegnate nella città hanseatica nel 1855 ed entrarono ben presto in servizio sulla rotta nordatlantica.

Erano allora soprattutto emigranti, coloro che intraprendevano il viaggio verso l'America; e fino ad allora la traversata era stata per loro un momento dolente e difficile: spesso costretti a occupare in venti una stanza, oppure acquartierati in alloggi alti appena un metro e 60, come ancora raccomandavano i regolamenti della Marina mercantile italiana del 1879. La Hapag riuscì a imporsi sul mercato internazionale proprio per una diversa concezione nel rapporto di accoglienza a bordo dei migrantes, ai quali venne da subito riservato un più umano trattamento, tentando di rendere più possibile piacevoli le condizioni del viaggio.

Già nel 1856 funzionava una tratta Amburgo-New York, che due anni dopo sarebbe divenuta bisettimanale. Una rotta regolare per New Orleans, con scalo a L'Avana, venne inaugurata nel 1867. Intorno al 1880, la Hapag decise di organizzare due sezioni separate, con navi di tipo diverso adatte a ciascuna necessità, per merci e passeggeri. Nel 1885 nasceva la "divisione passeggeri" e negli anni seguenti si giungeva ad accordi con le compagnie britanniche concorrenti, peraltro meno attrezzate per offrire un minimo di comfort ai passeggeri "di terza classe". Vaporiere sempre più veloci e capienti sfrecciavano intanto per l'Atlantico a tempo di record: la Fürst Bismarck nel 1892 traversò l'oceano in sei giorni e mezzo, nel 1900 la Deutscheland impiegò un giorno in meno.

"L'emigrante è la merce su cui si esercita la speculazione degli intermediari. La speculazione va a cercarlo nel tugurio per fargli balenare le speranze dell'avvenire, lo accompagna e lo sfrutta fino al porto d'imbarco, lo segue nella traversata e al suo arrivo lo consegna ad un'altra speculazione". Con queste parole del suo intervento parlamentare del 27 novembre 1900, il ministro Emilio Visconti-Venosta, uno dei politici più lucidi del suo tempo, presentava la prima seria legge italiana a tutela degli emigranti. La dichiarazione del ministro offre un'idea precisa della realtà piuttosto disperata dell'emigrazione in Italia al principio del secolo. Genova, che assorbì fra il 1876 e il 1901 oltre il 60% del flusso verso le Americhe, assisteva al bivacco delle persone in attesa di partire, che affollavano come vagabondi i portici di piazza Caricamento o trovavano asilo in stamberghe e sottoscala, affittate il più delle volte dal racket degli intermediari senza scrupoli.

La Hapag si mosse nei confronti dei migrantes con un'ottica assai attenta a rendere non soltanto meno sconfortante il viaggio, ma anche quella fase, assai delicata, che lo precedeva. Nel dicembre 1901, venne ultimata la costruzione di alcuni terminali per emigranti sull'isola di Veddel, che consentivano un più rapido imbarco soprattutto per chi arrivava dall'Est europeo. Si trattava di una sorta di piccola città, ampliata ancora nel 1907, in grado di ospitare un migliaio di persone e comprendente una chiesa.

Fin dal 1896, intanto, si saldava nel segno della Hapag un rapporto tra Amburgo e Genova destinato a continuare ancor oggi. Intenzionata a inserirsi nell'affare dell'emigrazione italiana, la compagnia di navigazione tedesca inaugurò una linea tra Genova e La Plata. La presenza germanica nella Superba di quegli anni era assai consistente, tanto che Sigmund Freud notò d'aver visto in questa città moltissime insegne in tedesco.

Attorno al 1895, Erasmo Piaggio - uno dei primi armatori in Italia a porsi il problema di più umane condizioni sulle navi degli emigranti - conduceva un'abile operazione finanziaria attirando capitali germanici sulla seconda Banca di Genova, da lui controllata e in forte difficoltà, trasformandola in quel Credito Italiano che con i suoi capitali sarebbe stato uno dei volani di sviluppo dell'industria italiana del primo Novecento.

L'approdo a Genova in quel '95 della tedesca Aeg, uno dei colossi della elettrotecnica europea d'allora, consentiva un deciso salto di qualità delle infrastrutture tramviarie a trazione elettrica, che raggiunsero i 50 chilometri. Per il Reich tedesco, in grande ascesa economica, Genova rappresentò in quella fase - e fino alla Grande Guerra - un importante punto di riferimento nell'Italia triplicista. E, anche grazie a società come la Hapag, molto significativa sarebbe stata "la presenza di una dirigenza tecnica e operativa di nazionalità tedesca che segnò in maniera massiccia la mentalità dei quadri delle compagnie italiane all'inizio del XX secolo" (Pierangelo Campodonico). Sull'asse con Amburgo e con l'Impero guglielmino, il capoluogo ligure avrebbe dunque vissuto capitoli significativi della propria belle époque industriale e marittima, ponendosi all'interno del Regno d'Italia come centro economico all'avanguardia.

Il primo manifesto Hapag in cui compare il nome di Genova risale al 1895 e riguardava il German Mediterranean Service, che toccava anche Napoli, Algeri, Gibilterra. Vengono riportati anche i nomi degli agenti marittimi della compagnia sotto la Lanterna, Leupold Fratelli (sic) e Federico Scerni. Un'immagine della città - uno scorcio di piazza Caricamento, con il monumento a Raffaele Rubattino ben visibile - compare in una "affiche" della Norddeutscher Lloyd (Ndl), Italien Reisen, del 1900. Singolarmente, la "cartolina" della piazza genovese si affaccia tra altri scorci, tutti spiccatamente turistici, di Roma, Firenze, Venezia, Napoli e Capri.

In quegli anni a cavaliere tra Ottocento e Novecento, al servizio per gli emigranti si andava infatti aggiungendo, per le compagnie hanseatiche e segnatamente per la Hapag, una attività crocieristica che consentiva di utilizzare la flotta - ben attrezzata allo scopo proprio in virtù della concezione umanitaria della "divisione passeggeri" - anche nelle fasi di "stanca" del flusso migratorio. Nel Mediterraneo, il ruolo di Genova in questa strategia crocieristica divenne centrale fin dai primi anni del secolo, arricchendo un rapporto già solido con Amburgo. Le linee per il Levante passavano dalla Superba e la Riviera ligure, negli anni Dieci, s'imponeva come una delle destinazioni turistiche predilette dal pubblico tedesco.

Fu un momento di grande fulgore per la marineria germanica e per la Hapag, che divenne la compagnia dei primati: sotto la direzione di Albert Ballin, fra il 1899 e il 1913, prima cioè della Grande Guerra, 175 navi trasportavano passeggeri e merci su 73 rotte, toccando ben quattrocento porti. Per espressa volontà del Kaiser e per impulso di Ballin, vennero costruiti vapori sempre più grandi.

L'Imperator fu la nave più grande del suo tempo, e lo stesso Guglielmo II volle vararla, il 23 maggio 1912, davanti a una plaudente folla: 280 metri di lunghezza, 30 di larghezza e 75 di altezza erano le dimensioni di uno scafo che costituiva l'orgoglio di una nazione che si sentiva chiamata a un destino molto importante. La tragedia del Titanic era troppo recente, quando l'Imperator intraprese il suo viaggio inaugurale nel giugno 1913, perché non venissero presi accorgimenti tanto nella gestione del comando a bordo (con un commodoro e quattro capitani) quanto dal punto di vista della tecnologia, con un sistema di chiusura dei compartimenti che poteva essere attivato direttamente dalla cabina.

Il primo conflitto mondiale segnò con una grave sconfitta la Germania, che dovette ridimensionare i propri piani di grandezza, a partire da quelli sul mare, che il trattato di pace mortificava in modo particolare. Consapevole dei rischi di una guerra per i traffici, Albert Ballin si era adoperato addirittura personalmente per tentare una mediazione diplomatica con la Gran Bretagna, ma senza risultati. La sua morte, nel 1918, era quasi il suggello della fine di un'epoca: se ne andava una figura-chiave della storia tedesca dell'età guglielmina. Ballin stesso aveva scelto un anno prima il proprio successore, Wilhelm Cuno, che si era in precedenza segnalato con funzioni direttive al ministero delle Finanze; e aveva motivato la propria decisione dicendo che era adesso necessario per una Hapag da rifondare e che usciva dalle macerie della guerra, avere alla guida un uomo operoso e lungimirante come Cuno.

A fine 1918, Hapag era effettivamente allo stremo. Le condizioni dei vincitori furono pesanti e la compagnia, costretta per le riparazioni di guerra a perdere la quasi totalità della flotta, si trovò sull'orlo del fallimento. L'accorta politica di Cuno, che avviò trattative e tentò intese con compagnie britanniche e americane, consentì un salvataggio che fu premessa del ripristino di tutte le linee Hapag di anteguerra, escluse quelle dell'Estremo Oriente, dove gli inglesi mantenevano il controllo. Già nel 1921 la situazione era migliorata e nel 1928 la flotta contava su 155 navi: il gruppo tornava a porsi come uno dei più importanti armatori al mondo. La crisi mondiale del 1929 investì però anche Hapag, che fu costretta a cedere il 20 per cento circa del naviglio (1931).

I primi anni Trenta costituirono un momento non particolarmente florido (soltanto nel 1936 venne programmata la costruzione di nuove navi), anche se il nuovo governo nazionalsocialista - che insediò tra l'altro suoi uomini nella compagnia - era interessato alla crescita delle prospettive marittime germaniche forse ancor più del Reich guglielmino. In questo momento, presero crescente impulso le crociere, come mostrano i variopinti manifesti dell'epoca, per i quali si può forse parlare di uno "stile Hapag". Molti di questi cartelloni sono dedicati alle crociere dell'America latina e su queste rotte entrò in servizio nel 1938 un'altra grande nave, la Patria. Nella seconda metà degli anni Trenta, la rotta nordamericana è invece piuttosto "di rappresentanza" che di vero interesse economico.

Ma occorreva reagire, per ragioni di prestigio, alla corsa avviata dai francesi (con la Normandie) e dai britannici (con la Queen Mary) nella costruzione di autentici giganti del mare. Venne così allestita la Vaterland - 36 mila tonnellate, lunga 250 metri e larga 30: dimensioni che solo in parte riprendevano quelle, maestose, dell'Imperator - che fu al centro di un intenso "battage" pubblicitario, ma che poté lasciare i cantieri, e non del tutto rifinita, soltanto nel 1940. Sarebbe stata bombardata nel '43.

I settori del traffico marittimo erano strategici per la Germania, come per qualunque paese che avesse ambizioni di potenza, e l'orgoglio nazionalistico non si misurava soltanto con le corazzate, ma anche con i transatlantici. Il regime andò anche fiero, fino alla tragica conclusione del suo ciclo con il disastro del '36, del dirigibile Zeppelin, il colosso dell'aria legato allo sviluppo di quel settore del trasporto aereo che, come quello fluviale, la Hapag aveva cominciato a intraprendere.

Lo sforzo sul piano della comunicazione e della promozione si fece, negli anni Trenta, perentorio. Uno dei più grandi documentaristi tedeschi, già collaboratore di Fritz Lang, Walter Ruttmann - autore tra l'altro di film memerabili Berlino, sinfonia di una città e, in Italia, Acciaio, sugli stabilimenti di Terni - venne ingaggiato nel '36 per realizzare Melodie dal mondo, sorta di delicato "diario di bordo" crocieristico, con scorci di tante coste e di tanti paesi.

Il 1945 rappresentò un crollo ancor più terribile per la Germania e la Hapag di quanto non fosse stato quello del 1918. La compagnia venne quasi interamente smantellata, per risarcire gli Alleati: furono 21 le navi che dovettero essere cedute. Non riuscì del tutto a sollevarsi neppure nel 1951, quando le restrizioni alle compagnie tedesche vennero allentate. Fra il '53 e il '56 vennero riattivate le linee verso il Nord e Centro America, verso la costa pacifica del Sud e verso altri paesi. Soltanto nel 1958 prese invece il mare una nuova nave da crociera, la Ariadne, dal bianco profilo.

Il trasporto di passeggeri verso l'America andava intanto declinando. A metà degli anni Sessanta, la concorrenza dei voli economici restrinse molto i margini di guadagno in questo settore. All'interno della compagnia si aprì un dibattito intenso tra i fautori di questa fascia di mercato, in relativa sofferenza, e quelli del trasporto merci. In effetti, risultava ora economicamente interessante soprattutto il servizio con nuove navi combinate verso l'Asia orientale, che potevano ospitare anche una novantina di passeggeri. Dagli anni Sessanta, l'impulso maggiore della compagnia fu condotto nella direzione di un perfezionamento dei livelli tecnici e tecnologici del trasporto merci.

Quando nel 1970, dopo una lunga storia parallela, la Hapag e la Norddeutscheland Lloyd si fondevano, le navi della Ndl vennero destinate alle crociere, che cominciavano a diventare un oggetto di consumo di massa. In servizio dal 1999, Europa 6 avrebbe poi rappresentato un ulteriore salto di qualità, in direzione del comfort e del lusso, del modo di concepire viaggi e crociere da parte di Hapag.

Sempre più attiva nel campo dei trasporti e della logistica, con un proprio servizio di linea di container, la compagnia hanseatica ha riaffermato negli ultimi decenni la sua importante presenza mondiale. E anche a Genova, che continua a essere un punto importante nello scacchiere della Hapag nel Mediterraneo, in un rapporto d'amicizia e collaborazione che ormai da tempo ha traguardato il secolo.




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Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
Today a new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The product tanker Kavomaleas of the Greek company Dynacom Tankers Management caught fire
Confitarma disappointed by the Commission's proposal to revise the EU ETS
Rome
Zanetti: The notable absentee is the competitiveness of the Italian and European shipping industry.
ALIS: Commission's proposals on the EU ETS are positive, but serious issues remain.
Rome
MIT adopts cold ironing guidelines
Rome
The aim is to ensure clear, uniform and transparent criteria for all Port System Authorities.
In the first half of the year, cruise traffic at GPH port terminals grew by +10.1%
Istanbul
In the second quarter alone the increase was +2.8%
Western Liguria Port Authority approves 2026 budget update
Genoa
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Assiterminal clarifies its doubts about the responsibilities assigned to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Genoa
ABB buys British Rotork
Zurich/London
The Bath-based company specializes in flow control and industrial automation.
Central Adriatic Port Authority refinances €100 million from the Infrastructure Decree
Ancona
The funds concern seven strategic interventions of the port system
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 3.4% in the first half of 2026.
Los Angeles
In the second quarter, growth was +11.5%
IMO and ITF call for an end to attacks on seafarers and transport workers
London
Resurgence of incidents in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Strait of Hormuz region
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
An increase of +6.5% was recorded in June
Uiltrasporti is strongly opposed to the establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Rome
Verzari and Gulli: the AdSPs must be coordinated by a public body that can protect port workers
CMPort sets new monthly, quarterly and half-yearly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the first half of 2026, 78.3 million were moved (+4.6%)
In the first half of this year, the port of Singapore handled 22.7 million containers (+4.7%)
Singapore
Historic record for half-year bunker sales
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 10.3% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
Growth of +1.7% was recorded in the first half of 2026
The new board of directors of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has been appointed.
Rome
Tommaso Tanzilli confirmed as president. Gianpiero Strisciuglio is the new CEO.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for completion of dredging activities
Gioia Tauro
The expected duration of the contract is 60 days
In the first half of 2026, cargo traffic in Turkish ports was 279.1 million tonnes (+1.5%)
Ankara
Cargoes with Italy alone amounted to 23.4 million tons (-2.5%)
The first steel cutting of the Carnival Destiny cruise ship.
Monfalcone
Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their collaboration
NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the electrification of ports and marinas
Monk
It operates the largest international network of electric charging points in Europe.
European Logistics Observatory established
Brussels
The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of European logistics.
Agreement reached at Mimit with JSW to relaunch the Piombino steelworks
Rome/Livorno
Gariglio: Strengthening integration between port docks and industrial areas
Agreement between Fincantieri and the Croatian shipyards Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard
Trieste
Initiative within the framework of the two-corvette program promoted by the Croatian Ministry of Defence
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL return to quarterly revenue growth
Keelung/Taipei
Four consecutive quarters of decline behind us
Project for a direct rail link between the port of Gioia Tauro and the Interporto D'Abruzzo
Pescara
PSA Genova Pra', the state of agitation has been lifted following the successful completion of the cooling procedure.
Genoa
Tax fraud on labor in the logistics sector
Milan
€28 million seized from four Milanese companies
ZPMC Delivers New Ultra-High Wind-Resistant Port Cranes
Shanghai
The world's tallest rail-mounted reach stackers for empty containers have also been built.
Peninsula and Itochu form joint venture to supply ammonia bunkering to European ports
Gibraltar
The initiative in response to the growing demand for zero-carbon fuels
Konecranes announced its entry into Japan
Helsinki/Tokyo
Acquisition of 70% of Mitsubishi Electric FA Industrial Products
Saipem wins $2 billion contract in Indonesia
Milan
Seven IMO regional coordinators have been introduced who will provide technical support to the organisation's Member States.
London
Jadrolinija has inaugurated its new fast maritime service Ancona-Zadar
Ancona/Zara
It provides five departures per week and a crossing of approximately four hours.
Hapag-Lloyd to reorganize services in the Adriatic
Hamburg
The port of Ancona, removed from the ADX line, will continue to be served by the IAS service
Eleven nominations for the eighteenth edition of the ESPO Award
Brussels
This year's theme is dual-use port-city projects
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings signs agreement with COSCO Shipping Bulk for 125 new vessels
Sandefjord
Advanced hull performance solutions will be implemented
Maersk issues first order for new containers produced in India
Copenhagen
Local production has been stimulated by the introduction of incentives
Last May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +3.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +10.6% is expected in June
Sardinia's Port Authority spent approximately €157 million in PNRR funds
Cagliari
Achievement of the targets expected by June 30, 2026
Hannibal will inaugurate a new intermodal service from Melzo to Rotterdam Europoort on July 8th.
Melzo
Six weekly trains are scheduled that will be able to carry up to 38 cargo units
PSA to build and operate container terminal at Vietnam's Lach Huyen port
Singapore
Agreement with Lach Huyen International Logistics & Industrial Park
Sandro Bucchioni and Andrea Fontana confirmed as presidents of the La Spezia freight forwarders and maritime agents.
La Spezia
New two-year mandate
Konecranes has acquired the nuclear and port services segment of Spain's Coapsa.
Hyvinkää
The company has an annual turnover of approximately four million euros.
PSA Italy presented its 2025 Sustainability Report
Genoa
The document highlights, among other things, the employment data and the economic impact on the territory
The Central-Northern Adriatic Port Authority confirms the completion of the projects financed by the PNRR
Ravenna
Mirco Carloni has taken office as president of the Central Adriatic Port System Authority.
Ancona
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Oriente
Naples
It will be placed on the Asia-Europe route
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The Central Adriatic Port Authority announces that it has achieved its objectives under the PNRR
Ancona
Port of La Spezia: 60 Sea Log workers rehired by other port companies
La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP): very satisfied with the positive conclusion of this dispute
A workshop on cold ironing and related risks and insurance solutions will be held in London.
London
Rossi (ADVANT-Nctm): effective infrastructure development must necessarily take into account legal and insurance aspects
Fincantieri signs an agreement in Albania for shipbuilding training.
Trieste
Skills development for the growth of the new Pashaliman naval industrial hub
Reorganization of ro-pax traffic areas in the port of Catania
Catania
Ferries will no longer be moored on the central jetty or along the eastern breakwater
Maersk raises fiscal 2026 forecast
Copenhagen
Continued growth in demand for containerized shipping and increased spot rates
Green light for the awarding of railway shunting services in the ports of Savona and Vado
New trucking area in the port of Genoa
The Italian Ports Association will hold its assembly in Naples on Wednesday.
Rome
The discussion on port governance reform will be at the heart of the proceedings.
Registration for seafarers' registers is now open to non-EU citizens residing in Italy.
Genoa
Vidotto (Foundation of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy): a step towards civilization
Project to build shipyard in Tartous port expected to accelerate
Damascus
Meeting between a delegation from Kuzey Star Shipyard and the leaders of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs
Port of Gioia Tauro: Work to reactivate hauling and launching operations has been completed.
Gioia Tauro
These operations had been at a standstill since 2024
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will take place in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
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