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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXVI - Number 5/2008 - MAY 2008

Notizie C.I.S.Co.

China Transpo 2008 a Pechino

Dal 24 al 26 aprile scorso si è svolta a Pechino la manifestazione China Transpo 2008.

Il China Transpo è un evento attraverso il quale il Ministero delle Comunicazioni cinese invita ad un confronto in campo logistico le industrie cinesi e quelle dei Paesi più sviluppati, con un obiettivo che trascende il puro aspetto espositivo e tende a dare, all'evento, un taglio "politico-economico" in vista di possibili intese intergovernative.

Com'era già accaduto in occasione dell'edizione del 1998, la responsabilità organizzativa della presenza italiana a China Transpo è stata affidata al C.I.S.Co., grazie anche all'attività portata avanti in questi ultimi dieci anni che ha consentito di mantenere costanti rapporti con il Ministero delle Comunicazioni cinese ed, in particolar modo, con la CATS, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, organo del Ministero stesso, e con il TTEC, Transport Technology Exchange Center.

In tre occasioni, infatti, dirigenti dei citati organismi ministeriali, insieme a esponenti di BIEC, Beijing International Exhibition Center, sono stati ospiti del C.I.S.Co. in Italia effettuando visite tecniche a strutture portuali, hinland terminal, fiere dei trasporti, società e centri studi, con molteplici incontri informativi con esponenti di questi settori.

Nel maggio del 2007 il Ministero delle Comunicazioni cinese ha sollecitato il C.I.S.Co. a partecipare all'edizione di China Transpo in programma dal 24 al 26 Aprile del 2008 auspicando una presenza dell'Italia, come Paese Partner, sulla scia di quanto avvenuto nel 1998.

Il 22 Giugno 2007 Fang Weimin, Executive Director di China Academy of Transportation Sciences e Chai Yinjie, Senior Proget Manager del Beijing International Exhibition Center, hanno siglato con Enrico Scerni, Presidente del C.I.S.Co. e del RINA, un protocollo d'intesa per la partecipazione dell'Italia, quale Paese Partner, alla nona edizione di China Transpo da tenersi a Pechino dal 24 al 26 aprile 2008.

L'iniziativa C.I.S.Co., supportata dai due Enti Fondatori, Camera di Commercio ed Autorità Portuale di Genova, nonché dalla Regione Liguria, ha ricevuto il sostegno del Ministero dei Trasporti con l'assicurazione della partecipazione del Vice Ministro, On. Cesare De Piccoli, alla manifestazione fieristica ed alla missione economica in qualità di capo missione.

Nello stesso mese di ottobre aveva così inizio l'azione del C.I.S.Co. presso istituzioni, autorità portuali, gruppi societari ed imprese, finalizzata alla loro partecipazione alla Fiera.

Il sopraggiungere della crisi di Governo, nel corso del mese di febbraio del corrente anno, ha creato non poche difficoltà nel delicato momento della formalizzazione delle adesioni, al punto di mettere in discussione l'opportunità e la possibilità di confermare l'impegno assunto; le aspettative già sostanziatesi nei confronti del governo cinese unite alla riconferma della Regione Liguria e degli Enti fondatori, a tale iniziativa, hanno indotto il C.I.S.Co. a proseguire l'attività organizzativa per la partecipazione alla Fiera.

Il Padiglione è stato allestito in due aree attigue all'interno del quartiere fieristico del Beijing International Exhibition Center:

  • Hall 5: superficie di mq. 400 lordi in cui sono stati allestiti 21 stand di autorità portuali ed imprese;
  • Hall 6: superficie di mq. 300 lordi, la cosiddetta "area istituzionale" in cui è stata rappresentata un'immagine d'insieme di istituzioni e gruppi societari con riferimento alla loro rilevanza nel settore della logistica.
In sintesi, erano presenti nel Padiglione:

  • 11 istituzioni
  • 12 autorità portuali
  • 4 gruppi societari
  • 17 imprese
China Transpo 2008 è stata inaugurata il 24 aprile con una cerimonia ufficiale condotta da Wang Menyoung, Vice Ministro delle Comunicazioni, che ha voluto al suo fianco gli Assessori Regionali di Regione Piemonte e Regione Toscana, Daniele Borioli e Giuseppe Bertolucci, ed il Presidente del C.I.S.Co. e del RINA, Enrico Scerni.

Alla cerimonia inaugurale era anche presente il corrispondente della RAI a Pechino Paolo Longo che ha fatto riprendere le fasi salienti dell'evento e ha intervistato il Presidente Scerni e l'Assessore Regionale ai Trasporti Daniele Borioli.

La sera antecedente l'inaugurazione, il C.I.S.Co. ha offerto alla delegazione italiana una cena di benvenuto, presso il Royal Restaurant nella Città Proibita, alla quale erano presenti tra gli invitati Li Zuomin (Presidente CATS-China Academy of Transportation Sciences), Pan Fengming (Deputy Director CATS), Yang Zan (Deputy Director General MOC - Ministry of Communication), Gao Xiang (Funzionario MOC), Michele Sabatino (Responsabile Economico e Commerciale dell'Ambasciata Italiana a Pechino).

Alla missione economica hanno preso parte 78 delegati così suddivisi:

  • 21 rappresentanti di istituzioni
  • 27 rappresentanti di autorità portuali
  • 7 rappresentanti di gruppi societari
  • 23 rappresentanti di imprese
Nell'ambito della Fiera, nelle giornate del 24 e 25 aprile, il Ministero delle Comunicazioni cinese ha organizzato l'International Forum of Logistics Industry al quale hanno preso parte oltre 500 delegati.

Il C.I.S.Co. ha concordato con gli organizzatori che l'Assessore ai Trasporti della Regione Piemonte, Daniele Borioli, svolgesse una relazione sul tema: "South West European Logistic Gate - Piemonte and Liguria Gateway of Europe", successivamente a quella introduttiva del Vice-Ministro delle Comunicazioni Wang Menyoung.

Tre speakers rappresentanti della Delegazione C.I.S.Co. hanno svolto inoltre le seguenti relazioni:

  • Zeno d'Agostino, Direttore Generale di Logica, Agenzia Campana di promozione della Logistica e del trasporto merci: "Global supply chain and the role of Campania's logistics system";
  • Marco Monticelli, Vice Presidente Relazioni Esterne e Comunicazione IVECO (Gruppo FIAT): "Iveco experiences in China in the commercial vehicles industry";
  • Antonio Revedin, Direttore Generale Pianificazione e Sviluppo dell'Autorità Portuale di Venezia: "What can offer the Venice district in terms of logistic services".
E' importante sottolineare come gli unici relatori stranieri siano stati italiani.

A conclusione del Forum il Ministro delle Comunicazioni ha invitato i partecipanti ad un banchetto ufficiale estendendo l'invito all'Ambasciatore Italiano a Pechino, S.E. Riccardo Sessa, che si è compiaciuto per la riuscita della Fiera e per l'importanza della partecipazione italiana.

Durante il periodo della Fiera si sono svolti tre incontri operativi organizzati da C.I.S.Co. nelle giornate del 25 e 26 aprile.

Il primo presso la Sede del CATS, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, alla presenza, di:
  • per parte cinese: Zhou Xiaohang (Vice Presidente CATS), Fang Weimin (Assistente del Presidente), Xu Ping (Direttore Generale Ricerche), 9 ingegneri logistici ed analisti;
  • per parte italiana: Enrico Scerni (Presidente C.I.S.Co. e RINA), Giancarlo Gabetto (Direttore Fondazione SLALA), Tommaso Turinetti (Dirigente Regione Piemonte), Mario Ravedati (Consigliere C.I.S.Co.), Giordano Guerrini (Segretario C.I.S.Co.), Carlo Scalenghe (Consulente Marketing C.I.S.Co.).
Nel corso dell'incontro è stato siglato un Memorandum of Understanding che prevede uno studio congiunto sui flussi di traffico, da e verso il Mediterraneo, attraverso le strutture logistiche liguri e piemontesi.

Il secondo ha avuto luogo sempre presso la sede del CATS, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, alla presenza di:

  • per parte cinese: Zhen Xiaohang (Vice Presidente CATS), Fang Weiming (Assistente del Presidente), Xu Ping (Direttore Ricerche);
  • per parte italiana: Giuseppe Bertolucci (Assessore Coordinamento Politiche per il mare - Regione Toscana), Sergio Bartoloni (Responsabile Segreteria Assessore Infrastrutture e Logistica - Regione Toscana), Giuliano Bruno Ribecchi (Responsabile Segreteria Assessore Coordinamento delle Politiche per il mare - Regione Toscana), Giorgio Giurifriddo (Segretario Generale Autorità Portuale - Livorno), Roberto Lippi (Responsabile Ufficio Promozioni Autorità Portuale - Livorno), Luigi Guccinelli (Presidente Autorità Portuale - Marina di Carrara), Filippo Nardi (Amministratore Delegato Porto Spa - Marina di Carrara), Giuseppe Benincasa (Segretario Generale di Generale Uniontrasporti), Luciano Guerrini (Presidente Autorità Portuale - Piombino), Giampiero Costagli (Responsabile Promozione Autorità Portuale - Piombino), Luciano Pannocchia (Amministratore Delegato Interporto Toscano A. Vespucci S.p.A.), Claudio Bestini (Responsabile area tecnica Interporto Toscano A. Vespucci S.p.A.), Paolo Volta (Consulente Tecnico Interporto della Toscana Centrale S.p.A.), Mario Ravedati (Consigliere C.I.S.Co.)
Nel corso dell'incontro sono state rappresentate da parte della delegazione toscana, con una illustrazione articolata di servizi, le potenzialità offerte dal sistema logistico regionale per i traffici cinesi.

Il terzo incontro si è svolto presso la sede Cosco-China Ocean Shipping Company alla presenza di :

  • per parte cinese: Chen Bin (Deputy Manager Cosco Transportation Division), Zeng Rong (Senior Business Manager Cosco Air Freight Dept.), Fang Weiming (Assistente del Presidente CATS);
  • per parte italiana: Enrico Scerni (Presidente C.I.S.Co.), Giuseppe Bertolucci (Assessore Coordinamento Politiche per il mare - RegioneToscana), Sergio Bartoloni (Responsabile segreteria Assessore Infrastrutture e Logistica - Regione Toscana), Giorgio Gionfriddo (Segretario Generale Autorità Portuale - Livorno), Roberto Lippi (Responsabile Ufficio Promozione Autorità Portuale - Livorno), Luigi Guccinelli (Presidente Autorità Portuale - Marina di Carrara), Filippo Nardi (Amministratore Delegato Porto S.p.A. Marina di Carrara), Giuseppe Bencasa (Segretario Generale Uniontrasporti), Giampiero Costagli (Responsabile Promozione Autorità Portuale Piombino), Luciano Pannocchia (Amm. Delegato Interporto Toscano A. Vespucci S.p.A.), Paolo Volta (Consulente Tecnico Interporto della Toscana Centrale S.p.A.), Oliviero Giannotti (Segreteria Presidenza Assoporti), Massimo Domenico Sapienza (Segretario Generale Autorità Portuale - Catania), Riccardo Lentini (Dirigente Area Tecnica Autorità Portuale - Catania), Zeno D'Agostino (Direttore Generale Logica - Agenzia Campana di Promozione della logistica e del trasporto merci), Luigi Ricciardi (Port Promoter - Autorità Portuale Napoli), Francesco Benincasa (Dirigente Personale e Affari Generali - Autorità Portuale Taranto), Silvia Cappolino (Promozione e Relazioni Esterne - Autorità Portuale di Taranto), Maria Rosa Stena (Promozione e Relazioni Esterne - Autorità Portuale di Taranto), Fernando Delogu (Responsabile Marketing e Relazioni Esterne Bartolini S.p.A.), Emanuele Marocchi (Direttore Europea Servizi Terminalistici S.p.A.), Antonio Pandolfo (Responsabile commerciale Europea Servizi Terminalistici S.p.A.), Giordano Guerrini (Segretario Generale C.I.S.Co.), Mario Ravedati (Consigliere C.I.S.Co.).
Il Presidente Scerni, nel presentare la delegazion,e ha sottolineato il ruolo importante che potrebbe essere chiamata a svolgere l'Italia quale piattaforma logistica del Mediterraneo per i traffici cinesi con l'Europa, conseguente alla prevedibile saturazione dei servizi offerti dai porti del Nord Europa.

I dirigenti della Cosco, nel confermare il loro interesse per le strutture portuali italiane, attraverso le quali operano da decenni, hanno espresso l'intenzione di sviluppare i servizi logistici sul nostro territorio per le loro esportazioni sia via mare che via aerea.

Il rappresentante di Assoporti ha brevemente illustrato le normative che regolano le gestioni portuali e l'offerta dei relativi servizi.

I rappresentanti della Regione Toscana, insieme a quelli dei porti, degli interporti e delle imprese hanno avuto l'opportunità di illustrare la gamma dei servizi che sono in grado di offrire all'export cinese.

Si è trattato, senza dubbio, di una iniziativa di grande respiro per la quale il C.I.S.Co. ha coinvolto il governo centrale, istituzioni, autorità portuali, gruppi societari ed imprese e che, trascendendo la mera partecipazione all'evento fieristico, esige una analisi che evidenzi scopi ed obiettivi e rappresenti i risultati raggiunti.

Come già accennato sopra, China Transpo, evento fieristico del Ministero delle Comunicazioni, vede la partecipazione straniera con un "taglio" di tipo politico-economico, in quanto il Ministero considera la Fiera e il Forum una significativa occasione per verificare lo sviluppo di intese intergovernative nel settore logistico.

Il Padiglione della Logistica Italiana organizzato dal C.I.S.Co. ha stimolato l'attenzione delle Istituzioni governative cinesi, che hanno apprezzato la nutrita partecipazione dei nostri rappresentanti istituzionali ed operativi.

Il C.I.S.Co., che si era prefisso di presentare l'Italia quale potenziale piattaforma logistica dell'interscambio tra la Cina e il continente europeo attraverso il Mediterraneo, ha potuto illustrare alle autorità cinesi tutte le nostre potenzialità in termini di servizi portuali, autostradali, ferroviari, di inland terminal e di operatori specializzati della catena logistica.

La partecipazione anche di Unicredit ha voluto rappresentare l'interesse del mondo della finanza italiana verso i settori dello shipping e della logistica attraverso i servizi offerti dal China Desk Unicredit Corporate Banking e dal Global Shipping Desk Unicredit di Singapore già operanti nell'area asiatica, così come la presenza di Unioncamere e di Assoporti ha inteso significare per gli operatori cinesi un punto di riferimento per ogni esigenza di informazioni su tutto il territorio nazionale attraverso l'articolato sistema camerale e portuale.

In aggiunta un rilievo particolare è stato dato alla partecipazione del RINA per le sue competenze in campo marittimo, cantieristico e dell'industria connessa ai trasporti, facendo presente alle autorità cinesi come la Società, tra l'altro già presente in Cina con un ufficio a Shangai, possa mettere a disposizione competenze specifiche per facilitare l'interscambio di nuove tecnologie di controllo e certificazione.

Questi gli spunti rappresentati nel colloquio avuto dal Presidente del C.I.S.Co. con il Vice Ministro delle Comunicazioni, nelle relazioni presentate al Forum, negli incontri della delegazione italiana con la China Academy of Transportation Sciences e con COSCO nonché nel memorandum of understanding firmato da Fondazione Slala e C.I.S.Co. con la stessa Academy.

L'interesse delle autorità cinesi a quanto prospettato e la loro disponibilità ad approfondire i temi discussi hanno trovato riscontro nell'accettazione dell'invito formulato dal Presidente del C.I.S.Co. al Ministro e al Vice Ministro delle Comunicazioni per una loro visita in Italia.

Si apre quindi ora, sulla scia delle linee tracciate da C.I.S.Co., una prospettiva di continuità di rapporti e di possibili intese, anche relative ad investimenti cinesi in Italia che dovranno essere sviluppati con il coinvolgimento degli alti livelli governativi dei due Paesi.

Nel corso dei colloqui e degli incontri avuti si è potuto appurare che l'Italia, con l'iniziativa del C.I.S.Co., è l'unico Paese europeo del Mediterraneo ad essersi proposto, in termini di sistema nazionale, quale piattaforma logistica per i traffici cinesi in alternativa al Nord-Europa.

Il C.I.S.Co. rappresenterà agli organi competenti del nuovo Governo il suo operato e le interessanti prospettive apertesi a seguito della partecipazione di istituzioni, autorità portuali, gruppi societari ed imprese italiane a China Transpo 2008.

Il C.I.S.Co. ed il RINA sono in grado di mettere a disposizione una squadra di specialisti competenti che possono vantare consolidate relazioni di professionalità ed amicizia con gli alti livelli dirigenziali dei ministeri cinesi, allo scopo di meglio definire strategie, azioni di consolidamento e di sviluppo dei traffici cinesi attraverso le strutture italiane e possibili intese di cooperazione in campo marittimo ed industriale.


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Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Opinions regarding the concession extensions requested by the Neapolitan companies So.Te.Co. and Co.Na.Te.Co.
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
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