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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXVI - Number 6/2008 - JUNE 2008

Trasporto intermodale

Progressi a passo di lumaca per i servizi intermodali nel Benelux

I servizi intermodali nel Benelux sono in costante incremento, ma, si dice, non abbastanza rapidamente per la maggior parte dei caricatori.

La buona notizia è che Rotterdam ed Anversa hanno potuto movimentare l'eccezionale crescita dei carichi dello scorso anno da e per l'hinterland europeo senza più contrattempi del solito.

Ha continuato ad esserci la congestione, naturalmente, ma i momenti di paralisi del traffico al di fuori dei normali periodi di ressa sono sembrati ragionevolmente sotto controllo.

La brutta notizia è che, malgrado i grossi sforzi effettuati per trasferire i traffici dalla strada ai servizi ferroviari e fluviali più sensibili all'ambiente, non c'è stato quasi alcun cambiamento delle quote di mercato di ciascun settore: la strada resta di gran lunga la prima scelta degli importatori ed esportatori.

Come mostrano le tabelle 1 e 2, la quota della ferrovia dei carichi per l'hinterland a Rotterdam ed Anversa nel complesso è migliorata con grandi difficoltà, raggiungendo solamente l'11% circa; i servizi su chiatta hanno raggiunto risultati di poco migliori.

Tabella 1: Suddivisone fra le modalità ad Anversa
(solo carichi dell'hinterland)

Modalità

2007*

2006

2005

2004

2003

Strada

55%

58%

58%

60%

60%

Fluviale

34%

33%

34%

32%

31%

Ferrovia

11%

9%

8%

8%

9%

Fonte: Porto di Anversa; * = dati provvisori

Qualcuno dirà che i servizi ferroviari hanno ancora movimentato molti traffici in più, giustificando così tutti gli sforzi fatti per indurre la deregolamentazione e la liberalizzazione del settore ferroviario dell'Unione Europea, al fine di realizzare una maggiore e salutare concorrenza.

Tabella 2: Suddivisone fra le modalità a Rotterdam
(solo carichi dell'hinterland)

Modalità

2007*

2006

2005

2004

2003

Strada

59%

59%

60%

60%

59%

Fluviale

30%

30%

31%

31%

31%

Ferrovia

11%

115

9%

9%

10%

Fonte: Porto di Rotterdam; * = dati provvisori

Nel caso di Rotterdam, i traffici containerizzati complessivi del porto sono aumentati del 12% lo scorso anno, mentre quelli di Anversa sono cresciuti del 16,5%.

Ciò ha certamente incoraggiato le società ferroviarie private a prendere più sul serio i propri servizi, tra cui la European Rail Shuttle, la Rail4Chem, la Veolia e la Dillen & Le Jeune.

Gli altri soggetti operanti nel settore, peraltro, affermano che le procedure di trasferimento stanno ancora durando troppo a lungo e che devono ancora dimostrare abbastanza vantaggi, malgrado le sempre maggiori congestione dei traffici stradali e consapevolezza dei problemi ambientali.

Lo stesso vale per le chiatte, che vengono ritenute la modalità di trasporto più sensibile all'ambiente di tutte.

Pertanto, se si guarda il bicchiere ferroviario e lo si vede mezzo vuoto invece che mezzo pieno, dov'è che le cose sono andate storte?

La domanda è stata recentemente espressa in occasione di un seminario organizzato a Parigi dallo ESC (Consiglio dei Caricatori Europei).

Henk Schaafstal, direttore tecnico della filiera organizzativa della Sabic, e Denis Schoumert, direttore acquisizioni e logistica della Ciments Calcia, hanno risposto com'era da attendersi che le ferrovie hanno bisogno di essere maggiormente proattive.

I caricatori devono ancora per primi trovare loro le soluzioni, invece di aspettare che gli operatori ferroviari vengano da loro con le proprie proposte.

Sono altresì necessarie migliori garanzie di servizio.

Denis Paillat, vice direttore della società ferroviaria privata in rapida crescita Veolia, ha ribattuto che le aspettative dei caricatori spesso sono risultate poco realistiche, tenendo presente che le tracce ferroviarie non sono come le strade e che occorre tempo per inserirle tra i servizi passeggeri.

Eric Demonant, amministratore delegato della Railink, appartenente alla CMA CGM ed alla Veolia, ha altresì sottolineato come la carenza di sufficienti affidamenti di carichi da parte dei caricatori continui a rendere difficile la pianificazione a lungo termine.

Se ne ricava che, anche se i servizi ferroviari stanno diventando migliori, si richiede molto di più per convincere i caricatori ad abbandonare la convenienza del trasporto stradale.

A questo riguardo, il discusso argomento relativo al fatto che le società ferroviarie private siano ancora in grado o meno di competere senza problemi contro i monopoli a controllo statale dovrebbe essere solo una questione secondaria.

Il vero dibattito è su come fare a rendere competitivo l'intero settore ferroviario.

Nicolette van der Jagt, segretario generale dell'ESC, commenta: "Il problema, in questo caso, è che qualcuno in ferrovia crede ancora che ciò dovrebbe ottenersi rendendo meno allettante il trasporto stradale, piuttosto che cercare di conseguire soluzioni più innovative.

Ad esempio, il settore ferroviario sta attualmente lottando contro la proposta di incrementare il peso e la lunghezza massimi dei veicoli stradali nell'Unione Europea perché questo renderebbe meno competitiva la ferrovia.

In realtà, invece, entrambe le modalità di trasporto hanno bisogno di essere rese più efficienti e non solo una o l'altra".

Pertanto, che cosa si può conseguire in più realisticamente nel Benelux?

La risposta è difficile quando si tenta di quantificarla, dal momento che non sono ancora disponibili cifre più dettagliate sulla ripartizione modale, in particolar modo per i traffici containerizzati movimentati nell'ambito dell'area portuale, per la quale il trasporto ferroviario normalmente rappresenta un fallimento in partenza.

Inoltre, le opinioni su dove normalmente risieda la linea di divisione fra strada e rotaia restano aspramente contrastate, spaziando fra i 150 ed i 500 km.

Ad ogni modo, questa potrebbe sembrare una grande distanza in paesi piccoli come i Paesi Bassi ed il Belgio, ma occorrerebbe ricordare come gran parte dei traffici containerizzati dei loro porti si indirizzi verso o provenga da paesi distanti quali la Germania, la Francia, l'Austria e la Svizzera.

Ad Amburgo, dove c'è poco trasporto fluviale, la quota di mercato della ferrovia nel 2006 è stata del 26,7%, rispetto al 29,8% del 2005.

Sebbene anche questa tendenza delle quote di mercato sia stata in ribasso, malgrado il trasporto di un maggiore quantitativo di carichi, essa suggerisce che se le società ferroviarie nel Benelux potessero coordinare meglio le proprie iniziative, si potrebbero conseguire molti traffici in più.

Secondo il Porto di Amburgo, approssimativamente il 10% dei propri traffici viene riempito o svuotato nell'area portuale.

Un altro 30% va verso o proviene dalle immediate vicinanze della città, mentre il 30% viene trasbordato.

Ciò lascia appena un 30% a disposizione per il trasporto a lunga distanza, del quale la ferrovia controlla il 70% circa.

C'è una montagna da scalare per il Benelux, perciò.

Il problema è complicato dal gran numero di terminal che devo essere serviti a Rotterdam ed Anversa.

Ciò significa che invece di inviare i treni interi da ciascun terminal direttamente all'hinterland, normalmente occorre perdere tempo per formare i convogli con i carri provenienti da terminal diversi, allo scopo di formare treni carichi abbastanza completi.

Anche se entrambi i porti hanno recentemente investito notevolmente in piazzali di smistamento moderni, le operazioni restano ben lungi dall'essere ideali, per ovvie ragioni, in particolare ad Anversa, dove esistono terminal sulle due rive della Schelda.

Non sorprende, pertanto, che si sia appreso che la sua Autorità Portuale sia intenzionata a dare il via a servizi navetta propri.

Il problema è aggravato dal modo frammentato con cui viene controllato il trasporto terrestre.

Esso rende più complicato per i servizi aggiuntivi ferroviari e fluviali in ciascun terminal il compito di mettere assieme una sufficiente base di carico.

Le informazioni a questo riguardo sono difficili da reperire, ma la tabella 3 riporta l'esperienza della Maersk Line a Rotterdam nel 2007 e come questa si confronti con la ripartizione modale del porto di Rotterdam nel 2006, nonché con i suoi obiettivi per il 2035.

Tabella 3: Prestazioni della Maersk Line a Rotterdam nel 2007

Controllo del carico

Chiatta

Ferrovia

Strada

Trasporto del vettore marittimo

42%

32%

25%

Trasporto del proprietario della merce

9%

27%

65%

Porto di Rotterdam (2006)

39%

13%

48%

Porto di Rotterdam - Obiettivo per il 2035

45%

20%

35%

Fonte: Maersk Line, Porto di Rotterdam

Come si può vedere, dove una parte ha abbastanza traffico, come nel caso del trasporto terrestre controllato dal vettore marittimo, vengono preferiti i servizi ferroviari e fluviali, mentre nel caso del trasporto controllato dal proprietario della merce, dove ci sono molte piccole agenzie di logistica in lotta per piccoli margini, l'autotrasporto è più popolare.

Restano valide altresì le argomentazioni delle società ferroviarie circa la difficoltà di ottenere tracce ferroviarie concordate con breve preavviso, anche se gran parte del trasporto ferroviario da e per Anversa e Rotterdam adesso avviene di notte, evitando di conseguenza la concomitanza con i servizi paseggeri.

La mega-soluzione di Rotterdam di dare il via al proprio collegamento ferroviario solo merci Betuwe lo scorso anno in direzione del confine tedesco, a 160 km di distanza, promette molto bene, ma deve ancora prendere piede a causa di difficoltà tecniche.

Non molti treni sono già equipaggiati con il necessario sistema europeo di sicurezza (ERTMS).

Peraltro, quando quel collegamento ferroviario allo stato dell'arte decollerà, avrà il potenziale per cambiare in modo significativo lo scenario modale nei Paesi Bassi.

Fra gli altri miglioramenti ferroviari introdotti a Rotterdam lo scorso anno vi è un accordo fra società ferroviarie per consentire ai loro locomotori di agganciare i carri altrui reciprocamente in condizioni standard.

Fino a questo momento, pochi avevano tentato di farlo per timore di conseguenze legali.

Pertanto, se una colonna di carri carichi di contenitori ferma in un terminal aveva bisogno di essere smistata, doveva star lì sino a quando un locomotore appartenente alla stessa società non fosse arrivato ad agganciarla.

Adesso, il locomotore di un'altra società impegnato in un altro servizio può più facilmente essere utilizzato per questo lavoro.

Questo sviluppo evidenzia come possano essere fatte cose semplici per migliorare l'affidabilità del servizio ferroviario, rispetto al nascondersi dietro ad una inutile difesa ad oltranza di infrastrutture ferroviarie inefficienti.

Anche il porto in rapida crescita di Amsterdam condivide la gestione del collegamento ferroviario Betuwe.

Lo scorso anno, solo il 10% dei traffici portuali è stato movimentato per ferrovia, mentre le idrovie (40%) e la strada (50%) hanno trasportato il resto.

Come i porti di Rotterdam, Anversa e Zeebrugge, anch'esso è in durissima concorrenza per i carichi da e per il più grande porto interno europeo, Duisburg in Germania, i cui traffici ferroviari lo scorso anno sono aumentati di un impressionante 23% sino a 531.000 TEU.

Tale risultato dimostra come mai le società ferroviarie esterne, come la Deutsche Bahn Intermodal, desiderino una fetta maggiore della torta.

Il dr. Sebastian Jurgens, c.e.o. del porto, che recentemente ha chiarito come Rotterdam venga considerata un ‘importante area di crescita, commenta al riguardo: "Ad Amburgo, la ferrovia ha una ripartizione modale del 32%, mentre nel caso di Rotterdam essa è del solo 11%.

C'è ancora un sacco di spazio oltre quella cifra e noi vorremmo sfruttare quel potenziale con nuovi servizi coordinati, quale la realizzazione di nuovi servizi del tipo hub and spoke".

Peraltro, è improbabile che gli autotrasportatori restino fermi abbastanza a lungo perché ciò possa realizzarsi facilmente.

La congestione dei traffici stradali potrà anche diventare peggiore ed i costi del carburante, che rappresentano oltre il 50% dei loro costi di esercizio, stanno ancora crescendo, ma nulla per il momento si avvicina alla flessibilità offerta dai camion.

Si potrebbe giustificare chi pensa che la loro posizione concorrenziale a Zeebrugge, che non è circondato da una città tentacolare e dispone di due soli terminal, sarebbe meno favorevole, ma, anche lì, hanno chiuso lo scorso anno con una quota di mercato del 57,3%.

Nel totale di questi calcoli è compreso il 14,9% dei carichi di trasbordo; tuttavia, pur escludendo tale apporto, la quota sarebbe comunque stata più elevata.

La quota di mercato della strada, ciononostante, era stata inferiore nell'ordine del 2,7% nel 2006, probabilmente a causa della crescente presenza nel porto della Maersk Line e della CMA CGM.

Al contrario, la quota di mercato delle ferrovie è aumentata dal 16% al 18,2% (riferita al totale compresi i carichi di trasbordo) in ragione del miglioramento dei servizi da Duisburg a Mannheim.

La situazione apparirebbe molto diversa se meno carichi di passaggio a Zeebrugge venissero invece spediti ai sensi di una polizza di carico ad Anversa ed indirizzata direttamente alla volta dei locali degli importatori/esportatori.
(da: Containerisation International, maggio 2008, pagg. 65-67)


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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
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
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)
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.
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 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.
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.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
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