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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXVI - Number 4/2008 - APRIL 2008

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La classifica mondiale dei porti containerizzati: cinesi ancora da record

La scorsa annata è stata nuovamente densa di attività per la maggior parte dei porti containerizzati del mondo; in tale contesto, gli scali cinesi hanno fatto registrare tassi di crescita particolarmente sostenuti.

Complessivamente, i porti containerizzati del paese hanno finito per movimentare un traffico stimato superiore del 21% rispetto a quanto fatto nel 2006.

Al contrario, i porti specializzati nella movimentazione di box negli Stati Uniti ed in Giappone hanno faticato ed in genere hanno assistito ad uno slittamento delle proprie posizioni nella classifica dei primi porti containerizzati.

Tabella 1: Primi 30 porti mondiali per risultati (in milioni di TEU)

Classifica
07

Classifica
08

Porto

2007

2006

Camb.
%

Camb.

1

1

Singapore

27,9

24,79

12,5

3,11

2

3

Shanghai

26,15

21,71

20,5

4,44

3

2

Hong Kong

23,88

23,54

1,4

0,34

4

4

Shenzhen

21,1

18,47

14,2

2,63

5

5

Busan

13,27

12,03

10,3

1,24

6

7

Rotterdam

10,79

9,65

11,8

1,14

7

8

Dubai

10,65

8,92

19,4

1,73

8

6

Kaohsiung

10,26

9,77

5,0

0,49

9

9

Amburgo

9,9

8,86

11,7

1,04

10

11

Qingdao

9,46

7,7

22,9

1,76

11

13

Ningbo-Zhoushan

9,36

7,07

32,4

2,29

12

15

Guangzhou

9,2

6,6

39,4

2,6

13

10

Los Angeles

8,36

8,47

-1,3

-0,11

14

14

Anversa

8,18

7,02

16,5

1,16

15

12

Long Beach

7,31

7,29

0,3

0,02

16

16

Port Klang

7,12

6,33

12,5

0,79

17

17

Tianjin

7,1

5,95

19,3

1,16

18

19

Tanjung Pelapas

5,5

4,77

15,3

0,73

19

18

New York/New Jersey**

5,4

5,09

6,1

0,31

20

20

Bremerhaven

4,89

4,43

10,4

0,46

21

21

Laem Chabang*

4,65

4,12

12,9

0,53

22

22

Xiamen

4,63

4,02

15,2

0,61

23

24

Tanjung Priok

3,9

3,6

8,3

0,3

24

28

Jawaharlal Nehru

3,89

3,08

26,3

0,81

25

23

Tokyo*

3,82

3,97

-3,8

-0,15

26

26

Dalian

3,81

3,21

18,7

0,6

27

32

Gioia Tauro

3,45

2,94

17,3

0,51

28

25

Algesiras**

3,44

3,26

5,5

0,18

29

29

Colombo

3,38

3,08

9,7

0,3

30

30

Felixtowe**

3,3

3

10,0

0,3



Totale

274,05

242,74

12,9

31,31

Note: * = stime dei porti; ** = stime di CI, 2006; tutti i dati sono arrotondati a due decimali.

Fonti: Liner intelligence (www.ci-online.co.uk); porti.


Tutti assieme, i primi 30 porti containerizzati rappresentano un risultato di 274 milioni di TEU, equivalenti al 56% del risultato di 484 milioni di TEU stimato da Containerisation International a livello mondiale (v. Tabella 1).

Il primo porto cinese in classifica, Shanghai, ha migliorato la propria posizione di un posto, superando Hong Kong sulla scorta di una crescita di oltre il 20% dei traffici containerizzati sino a 26,15 milioni di TEU.

Pur avendo conseguito un altro anno di impressionante crescita, Shanghai non è riuscito ad ottenere la prima posizione come molti esperti si aspettavano dopo la sua prestazione dei primi sei mesi del 2007.

L'esito, tuttavia, non è andato lontano da quella meta, e poiché le attività di trasbordo locali presso il porto sono previste in crescita dall'attuale livello del 10% al 30%, sembrano assai realistiche le previsioni secondo cui la porta d'accesso del fiume Yangtze movimenterà 34 milioni di TEU nel 2010.

I giorni di Singapore allo zenit della classifica, perciò, sono contati.

Ciononostante, l'hub guida del sud-est asiatico sta cercando di difendersi.

Nel 2007, i risultati relativi ai box di Singapore sono aumentati del 12,5% sino a 27,9 milioni di TEU; il principale fattore del suo continuo successo è costituito dal suo record di movimentazione efficiente di grandi volumi di carichi di trasbordo.

Al contrario della fiorente crescita fatta registrare dai due principali porti containerizzati mondiali, le pressioni economico-finanziarie esercitate in paesi quali il Giappone e gli Stati Uniti hanno comportato un'annata generalmente deludente per i loro porti.

Tale realtà si è manifestata in special modo nei porti della costa occidentale statunitense.

I risultati complessivi in termini di TEU di Los Angeles e Long Beach, ad esempio, sono effettivamente calati rispetto ai livelli del 2006, dato che i 15,67 milioni di TEU movimentati sono stati inferiori dello 0,6% rispetto ai 15,76 milioni di TEU lavorati l'anno precedente.

La scarsa prestazione ha fatto sì che entrambi i porti scivolassero di tre posizioni in classifica, rispettivamente al 13° e 15° posto (v. Tabella 1).

Al contrario, il principale complesso portuale statunitense della costa orientale, New York/New Jersey, ha fatto registrare un ulteriore progresso della propria attività di movimentazione di container, con un risultato stimato in 5,4 milioni di TEU (+6,1%).

Tuttavia, esso ha perso ancora un posto in classifica, sino alla 19a posizione.

In Giappone, mentre i risultati containerizzati di Tokyo sono diminuiti del 3,8% (sino a 3,82 milioni di TEU) e la sua posizione in classifica è scesa di due posti (sino al 25°), Yokohama è addirittura scivolato del tutto fuori dalla classifica dei primi 30 porti.

Esso, infatti, è crollato dal 27° posto ottenuto nel 2006 al 31° posto dello scorso anno.

In generale, i porti giapponesi hanno sofferto le carenze di produttività ed i costi elevati.

Nel contempo, le spese correlate alla movimentazione dei carichi sul territorio in Giappone hanno comportato uno sviamento di traffici da porti hub, quali Busan e Kaohsiung, a porti regionali minori, quali Hiroshima, Tomakomai, Sendai e Chiba.

Il gran parlare che si fa dell'India come un altro gigante produttivo e come una superpotenza economica asiatica è testimoniato altresì dal suo ruolo commerciale internazionale.

Il porto principale del paese, il JNP (Jawaharlal Nehru Port), ha fatto registrare una prestazione molto buona nel 2007, dato che i suoi risultati in termini di box sono aumentati del 26,3% sino a 3,9 milioni di TEU.

Il JNP l'anno scorso è risultato uno dei porti dalla crescita più rapida al di fuori della Cina e ha migliorato la propria posizione di quattro posti nella classifica dei principali scali, andando ad occupare la 24a piazza.

L'annata lo ha visto attirare più scali diretti da parte delle principali compagnie di navigazione di linea, mentre l'impegno della APM Terminals e della DP World nella gestione delle sue infrastrutture ha comportato ulteriori miglioramenti del livello di produttività e dell'efficienza del servizio.

Tuttavia, le caratteristiche fisiche del JNP limiteranno la sua espansione.

Colombo, che rappresenta il principale hub di trasbordo nell'Asia meridionale, ha registrato una crescita del 10% dei traffici sino a 3,38 milioni di TEU, quel che basta per conservare la 29a posizione.

Al contrario, il 2007 ha visto Dubai avvicinarsi ulteriormente ai primi cinque posti della classifica, poiché si è attestata al 7° posto, in salita dall'ottava posizione dello scorso anno.

Il porto ha fatto registrare un tasso di crescita del 20% e ha visto i propri risultati salire sino a 10,7 milioni di TEU lo scorso anno.

Le eccellenti infrastrutture di Dubai e la sua localizzazione in prossimità della zona franca di Jebel Ali sono stati i principali fattori nel contesto di una spirale di crescita più che ventennale del porto degli Emirati Arabi Uniti.

E' altresì significativo il fatto che la percentuale dei traffici di trasbordo sia in calo e che attualmente la proporzione rispetto agli altri tipi di traffico sia attestata a 50:50.

Quanto al resto, lo scorso anno si è dimostrato relativamente stabile in ordine alla classifica dei porti containerizzati; i piazzamenti dei porti hanno subito solo alcuni spostamenti minori.

Inoltre, c'è stato solamente un solo nuovo ingresso, vale a dire il ritorno di Gioia Tauro dopo un anno di assenza.

Il porto dell'Italia meridionale, che è controllato dal gruppo Contship Italia, è salito dal 32° posto del 2006 alla 27a posizione lo scorso anno.

Ciò è avvenuto sulla scorta di un impressionante balzo del 17% dei volumi sino a 3,45 milioni di TEU.

Nel 2007, Gioia Tauro ha assistito ad una ripresa di propri traffici di trasbordo, avendo tale infrastruttura tratto enormi vantaggi dalla decisione della MSC di utilizzare lo scalo calabrese come porta d'accesso a causa dei problemi nel Pireo.

Altrove, Amburgo, il maggior porto della Germania, ha fatto registrare una crescita prossima al 12% dei propri traffici containerizzati, che è stata sufficiente a fargli conservare la sua 9a posizione in classifica.

Jurgen Sorgenfrei, membro del consiglio di amministrazione del Porto di Amburgo, ha dichiarato: "Dopo l'ultimo dragaggio del fiume Elba, la quota di mercato di Amburgo nella fascia dei porti containerizzati del nord è aumentata dal 22 al 26%.

Il porto di Amburgo è assai efficiente ed è ben localizzato".

Dei 9,9 milioni di TEU movimentati, i volumi di trasbordo da Amburgo ai porti attorno al Mar Baltico hanno rappresentato 2,7 milioni di TEU.

Il 50% circa dei traffici con l'estero di Amburgo sono costituiti da movimentazioni con la Cina, l'India ed altri paesi asiatici.

Malgrado le proprie difficoltà, Rotterdam - il maggior porto containerizzato europeo - ha raggiunto una pietra miliare nel 2007, quando ha oltrepassato il limite dei 10 milioni di TEU.

I suoi traffici complessivi, pari a 10, 79 milioni di TEU, rappresentano un aumento del 12% rispetto all'anno precedente; esso gli consente, perciò, di superare Kaohsiung attestandosi al 6° posto in classifica (v. Tabella 1).

Inoltre, l'autorità portuale ha in atto un intraprendente piano di espansione, avendo in programma di spendere più di 12 miliardi di euro per i progetti inerenti ai terminal Maasvlakte 2 ed Euromax.

Altrove in Nord Europa, né Anversa né Bremerhaven hanno modificato le proprie posizioni in classifica, sebbene i porti abbiano fatta registrare elevati tassi di crescita, rispettivamente del 16% e 10%.

I maggiori partner commerciali di Anversa sono stati il Brasile, la Malaysia e gli Stati Uniti, ma il porto adesso ha nel mirino per lo più la Cina ai fini di una futura crescita e spera di attirare altri vettori marittimi a scalare Anversa quale primo scalo in ingresso per l'Europa dall'Asia.

Il solo rappresentante del Regno Unito nella classifica dei primi trenta porti, Felixtowe, ha avuto un 2007 molto migliore ed il suo incremento del 10% dei volumi di traffico è stato sufficiente a fargli conservare il 30° posto.

Quest'anno, tuttavia, è probabile che lo si veda scivolare oltre il 30° posto in classifica.

Tabella 2: Porti classificati dal 31° al 40° posto per risultati (in milioni di TEU) 2007

Classifica
07

Porto

2007

2006

Camb.
%

Camb.

31

Yokohama*

3,23

3,2

0,9

0,03

32

Jeddah

3,07

2,96

3,7

0,11

33

Valencia**

3,02

2,61

15,7

0,41

34

Port Said**

2,9

2,68

8,2

0,22

35

Nagoya

2,89

2,75

5,1

0,14

36

Manila**

2,8

2,72

2,9

0,08

37

Salalah

2,64

2,39

10,5

0,25

38

Barcellona**

2,62

2,32

12,9

0,3

39

Le Havre

2,6

2,13

22,1

0,47

40

Savannah

2,6

2,45

6,1

0.15

Totale

28,37

26,21

8,2

2,16

Note: * = stime dei porti; ** = stime di CI, 2006; tutti i dati sono arrotondati a due decimali.

Fonti: Liner intelligence (www.ci-online.co.uk); porti.


Tornando all'Estremo Oriente, Busan, principale porto della Corea del Sud, si è dato da fare per conservare il 5° posto, con i suoi volumi di box in aumento di poco più del 10% nel 2007 fino a 13,27 milioni di TEU.

Tuttavia, esso resta ben lungi dal complesso portuale di Shenzhen (Yantian, Shekou e Chiwan) nella Cina meridionale, che negli ultimi anni si è catapultata in cima alla classifica.

Con un risultato di 21,1 milioni di TEU, che costituisce un aumento di oltre il 14% rispetto al 2006, il suddetto agglomerato di infrastrutture per la movimentazione di contenitori quest'anno sfiderà Hong Kong per la terza posizione in classifica.

Infatti, l'anno scorso Hong Kong ha fatto registrare solo un modesto incremento dell'1,4% dei propri traffici containerizzati, con 23,88 milioni di TEU movimentati rispetto ai 23,54 milioni di TEU del 2006.

Di conseguenza, il porto è scivolato di un posto attestandosi al quarto.

Anche Kaohsiung è scesa in classifica, data la sua attuale ottava posizione rispetto al 6° posto del 2006.

Il maggior porto di Taiwan ha sperimentato solo fiacche prestazioni negli ultimi anni; ciò è stato in gran parte dovuto alle pressioni sui costi nell'economia nazionale ed alla sua perdita di competitività nei confronti della Cina.

Altrove, Port Tanjung Pelapas, nella Malaysia meridionale, ha visto i propri volumi containerizzati salire del 15% lo scorso anno.

Tale crescita è stata alimentata dalla sostenuta crescita della domanda nei traffici Asia/Europa e dal suo ruolo quale hub di trasbordo per il sud-est asiatico.

Sia la Maersk che la Evergreen hanno movimentato volumi di raccordo molto più elevati attraverso il porto lo scorso anno e hanno contribuito notevolmente al suo risultato di 5,5 milioni di TEU.

La Tabella 2 fornisce qualche indicazione sulla concorrenza che gli attuali primi 30 porti del mondo potrebbero dover affrontare nel 2008 ed oltre.

Al momento, i porti situati nel primo scaglione di questa classifica sembrerebbero in grado soltanto di mettere sotto pressione le ultime cinque posizioni della classifica principale.

Tabella 3: Primi 10 porti cinesi per risultati (in milioni di TEU) 2007

Classifica

Porto

2007

2002

Camb. %

Camb.

1

Shanghai

26,15

8,61

203,7

17,54

2

Shenzhen

21,1

7,61

177,3

13,49

3

Qingdao

9,46

3,41

177,4

6,05

4

Ningbo + Zhoushan

9,36

1,86

403,2

7,5

5

Guangzhou

9,2

2,18

322,0

7,02

6

Tianjin

7,1

2,41

194,6

4,69

7

Xiamen

4,63

1,75

164,6

2,88

8

Dalian

3,81

1,35

182,2

2,46

9

Lianyungang

2

0,3

566,7

1,7

10

Yingkou

1,37

n.d.

n.d.

1,37

Totale





Note: ** = stime di CI; i dati del 2002 di Lianyungang sono stimati da CI; tutti i dati sono arrotondati a due decimali.

Fonti: Liner intelligence (www.ci-online.co.uk); porti.


Tuttavia, porti come Valencia e Le Havre stanno facendo registrare tassi di crescita impressionanti, principalmente sulla scorta dell'entrata in funzione dei nuovi terminal e dei futuri piani di sviluppo.

Nel 2007, i traffici di Le Havre sono aumentati del 22,1% sino a 2,6 milioni di TEU, mentre i risultati di Valencia sono aumentati del 15,7% sino a poco più di 3 milioni di TEU (v. Tabella 2).

Anche se i traffici containerizzati globali dovrebbero rallentare quest'anno, date le attuali preoccupazioni sull'economia mondiale in fase di rallentamento e sullo scricchiolio del credito finanziario, gli esperti ancora prevedono una crescita dell'attività di movimentazione di contenitori nella fascia dall'8,5 al 10%.

Ancora una volta, ci si aspetta che la Cina realizzi un'ottima prestazione, prendendo d'assalto la classifica mondiale dei porti.
da: Containerisation International, marzo 2008, pagg. 50-52)


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Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
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
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
The Central Adriatic Port Authority announces that it has achieved its objectives under the PNRR
Ancona
The funds coming from the plan financed by the European Union amounted to 39.6 million euros
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
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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.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
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.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
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.
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FORUM of Shipping
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Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
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.
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
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
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
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.
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