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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXVI - Number 8/2008 - AUGUST 2008

Legislazione

L'indovinello dei consorzi marittimi

Chiunque avesse pensato che il conflitto normativo tra vettori marittimi e caricatori nell'ambito dell'Unione Europea sarebbe finito con l'abolizione delle conferenze di linea il 17 ottobre 2008, dovrebbe adesso ripensarci.

La revisione della Commissione Europa sul modo in cui i vettori marittimi concorrenti attualmente congiungono le forze nei consorzi presenta tutti i crismi di un altro prolungato dibattito, con pericolose conseguenze.

Sebbene la Direzione Generale per la Concorrenza della Commissione Europea abbia recentemente chiarito di ritenere ancora che i consorzi siano una buona cosa per i caricatori, sembra che questa volta stia per essere intrapresa una valutazione molto più rigorosa del regolamento 823/2000, rispetto all'ultima superficiale revisione del 2004.

Il regolamento dell'esenzione per categoria definisce come le linee di navigazione possano suddividere lo spazio reciprocamente sulle proprie navi nei consorzi, quali la Grand Alliance o la CKYH Alliance.

Esso dovrebbe essere rinnovato ad aprile del 2010 ed in seguito solo quelle procedure che si riterrà che corrispondano meglio agli interessi dei vettori marittimi e dei loro clienti resteranno esenti dalle normali normative anti-trust.

Fabrizia Benini, funzionaria dell'unità trasporti della Direzione per la Concorrenza della Commissione Europea, ha dichiarato: “Il regolamento ha comunque bisogno di essere modificato, al fine di tener conto della fine delle conferenze di linea nell'Unione Europea nel prossimo mese di ottobre, di modo che il momento è quello giusto per rivedere anche le altre cose”.

Per dare il via alla procedura, all'inizio dell'anno scorso è stato inviato un questionario a tutte le parti interessate e adesso i ministri degli stati membri devono essere consultati in ordine a ciò che dovrebbe accadere prossimamente.

Precisa la Benini: “Ci si aspetta che il processo di revisione richieda molto tempo, il che spiega perché si è cominciato così presto.

Noi speriamo di riuscire a pubblicare una bozza di proposta fra settembre ed ottobre, una volta sentiti gli stati membri; quindi, gli operatori del settore avranno da quattro a sei settimane per rilasciare commenti.

Dopo di che, dovremo tornare nuovamente dagli stati membri, prima di essere in grado di pubblicare la versione definitiva del documento”.

Occorre non confondere la pubblicazione di cui si parla qui con le linee-guida definitive della Commissione Europea su come la normativa sulla concorrenza dovrebbe essere interpretata dai vettori marittimi una volta che le conferenze di linea saranno divenute illegali nell'Unione Europea il prossimo 17 ottobre, quando verrà abrogato il regolamento sulle esenzioni per categoria 4056/86, evento ugualmente atteso prima della metà di ottobre.

Come al solito, la Commissione Europea non svela le proprie carte sul proprio pensiero in ordine a come dovrebbe essere modificato il regolamento 823, ma non può essere irrilevante il fatto che la Commissione Europea sia stata recentemente incaricata di indagare sul modo in cui le navi rinfusiere operano nei pool non di linea, che non è disciplinato dal regolamento 823, e, secondo varie fonti del settore, pare che non le sia piaciuto tutto ciò che ha scoperto.

Altra cosa di rilievo è forse il modo in cui la Commissione Europea ha recentemente lanciato una consultazione pubblica sul funzionamento di un regolamento sull'esenzione per categoria in relazione al settore delle assicurazioni, che consente certi accordi di collaborazione fra compagnie di assicurazione, fra cui l'istituzione di condizioni politiche standard non vincolanti, lo scambio di informazioni statistiche per il calcolo dei rischi e la realizzazione di pool assicurativi.

Ciò premesso, sembra che i regolamenti sulle esenzioni per categoria siano molto più sotto i riflettori di prima.

Neelie Kroes, Commissario per la Concorrenza, fa notare: “Abbiamo bisogno di verificare come ciascuna esenzione per categoria funzioni in pratica e se ci siano spazi sufficienti per rinnovarla.

Gli specifici regolamenti sulla concorrenza per settore sono strumenti giuridici eccezionali.

Se devono esserci regole specifiche per un settore particolare (che assicurino l'immunità anti-trust), ho bisogno di convincermi che esse siano giustificate nel senso che apportino reali vantaggi alla concorrenza ed ai consumatori”.

L'argomento sta diventando particolarmente interessante nel settore di linea dato che, nelle loro risposte al questionario della Commissione Europea, i vettori marittimi membri della ELAA (Associazione Europea per gli Affari di Linea) hanno richiesto alcuni cambiamenti di ampia portata.

Quello di maggiore importanza si riferisce all'abolizione del tetto del 35% delle quote di mercato imposto a ciascun consorzio in ogni direttrice di traffico.

Il tetto era stato imposto dalla Commissione Europea al fine di evitare che i consorzi stabilissero una posizione dominante di cui si potesse abusare, di modo che la sua abolizione rappresenta una proposta intrigante.

Chris Bourne, c.e.o. della ELAA, commenta: “Ovviamente, maggiore sarà la quota di mercato che ai consorzi sarà consentito possedere, meglio sarà per tutti, dal momento che navi più grandi significano maggiori economie di scala ed un ambiente molto più salutare”.

Le navi certamente stanno diventando più grandi e le navi più grandi sono “più verdi”, di modo che Bourne non ha tutti i torti, ma i caricatori potrebbero senza dubbio interpretare la proposta come una minaccia alla gestione di una concorrenza libera e leale.

Se la cosa venisse accettata, portata alle sue estreme conseguenze, un consorzio potrebbe controllare tutte le navi presenti in una direttrice di traffico, creando così l'ambiente giusto per aumentare le tariffe di nolo mediante la fornitura della sola capacità appena sufficiente a far fronte alla domanda.

Tale prassi, alla fine, dovrebbe incoraggiare nuovi concorrenti ad intervenire, ma è dubbio che essi possano disporre di economie di scala bastevoli a porre una seria minaccia.

Al fine di agevolare l'analisi di come le attuali regole funzionino in pratica, la tabella in basso mostra il confronto fra i principali consorzi ed alcuni dei loro concorrenti che effettuano operazioni nella direttrice di traffico dall'Estremo Oriente all'Europa del Nord al 1° gennaio 2008, così come calcolato da Containerisation International nella sua indagine “Offerta e domanda future per i servizi di linea 2007-2009”.

CONFRONTO FRA I PRINCIPALI CONSORZI
ED ALCUNE SINGOLE LINEE DI NAVIGAZIONE CHE EFFETTUANO OPERAZIONI
DALL'ESTREMO ORIENTE AL NORD EUROPA AL 1° GENNAIO 2008

Consorzio / Linea

Numero di
servizi
settimanali

Numero
totale
delle navi

Quota di
mercato
della
capacità
navale *

CKYH 1

8

58

20%

Grand Alliance 2

4

36

13%

NWA 3

4

34

11%

PIL / Wan Hai

1

8

1,8%

Maersk Line

6

50

20%

MSC

3

33

8%

Note:
1 = Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming e Hanjin;
2 = OOCL, Hapag Lloyd, NYK e MSC;
3 = MOL, APL e HMM;
* = dedotto lo spazio per i carichi di trasbordo.

Fonte: Indagine di Containerisation International “Offerta e domanda future per i servizi di linea 2007-2009”.


Le quote di mercato per ciascun consorzio o ciascuna linea mostrano la percentuale della loro capacità navale rispetto al totale fornito da tutti i vettori marittimi e non la percentuale dei carichi trasportati, di modo che occorre trattare questi dati con molta cautela.

Il tetto alla quota di traffico imposto sulla percentuale di carico trasportato è parecchio più difficile da calcolare, dal momento che la definizione del mercato containerizzato complessivo in ciascun direttrice di traffico su cui si basa è aperta ad un'interpretazione assai lata.

Alcuni traffici possono essere containerizzati dal punto di vista commerciale solo quando le tariffe delle rinfuse diventano troppo elevate.

Si può sostenere che altri traffici, come lo sono alcuni carichi refrigerati, possano essere containerizzati solo in certi periodi della stagione.

Nel periodo di punta, normalmente decollano le navi refrigerate specializzate.

Si potrebbe anche sostenere che i veicoli assemblati potrebbero essere gettati nel calderone, essendo containerizzabili, anche se solo una frazione del totale viene movimentata in tal modo.

Un ulteriore problema sorge quando i carichi possono essere spediti da due regioni diverse, come dall'Europa centrale all'Europa settentrionale ed al Mediterraneo.

Ovviamente, maggiori sono le dimensioni che caratterizzano il calderone complessivo, maggiori saranno le dimensioni del tetto al 35% in termini reali.

Se tutti i carichi containerizzabili dovessero esservi gettati dentro, il 35% potrebbe crescere sino a ben oltre il 50% in termini reali in alcuni dei traffici più esili.

La ELAA ha altresì proposto che ai consorzi fosse più chiaramente consentito di condividere lo spazio con altri consorzi nelle medesime direttrici di traffico e che ai consorzi membri venisse permesso di scambiare slot con altre linee di navigazione in un'ampia varietà di altri modi.

Essa ha ottime ragioni per fare così, compreso il risultato consistente nel fatto che i caricatori conseguirebbero una copertura portuale di gran lunga migliore.

Essa sostiene che le navi stanno diventando più grandi, di modo che non tutti i porti possono essere serviti a causa dei limiti di pescaggio.

Anche la velocità delle navi oggi è in corso di riduzione a causa della necessità di risparmiare carburante, il che rende i tempi di viaggio fra alcune coppie di porti inaccettabilmente lunghi per tutta una serie di caricatori.

Entrambi i problemi possono essere risolti in modo conveniente mediante scambi di slot con altri vettori ed in effetti vengono regolarmente risolti in questo modo al di fuori dell'Unione Europea, dove le regole sulla concorrenza sono meno rigorose.

I vettori marittimi ribattono che il regolamento 823 è assai più rigoroso della normativa sulla concorrenza applicata nella maggior parte degli altri paesi, di modo che il rilassamento delle sue restrizioni potrebbe contribuire ad allineare maggiormente la normativa con le prassi globali.

Le cose potrebbero benissimo stare così, ma questa argomentazione non ha impedito alla Commissione Europea di vietare le conferenze di linea nell'Unione Europea stessa.

Vale la pena sottolineare che le conferenze di linea saranno ancora consentite in tutti gli altri paesi dopo il 17 ottobre 2008, il che permette l'istituzione di tariffe di nolo, in aggiunta alle quali gli accordi negoziati negli Stati Uniti possono esprimere raccomandazioni sugli incrementi dei prezzi e sui sovrapprezzi; tutto questo, va ben al di là di ciò che sarà consentito nei traffici da e per l'Unione Europea dal prossimo 17 ottobre.

I membri della ELAA altresì vorrebbero che la Commissione Europea prendesse in considerazione l'ipotesi di abolire il periodo massimo di 36 mesi rispetto al quale i membri possono essere vincolati ai consorzi, lasciandoli liberi di trattare l'un l'altro con minori impedimenti.

Quando questa regola venne introdotta, si era sostenuto che i membri avrebbero dovuto essere liberi di andare e venire dopo non meno di 36 mesi sulla base del fatto che la scelta dei clienti avrebbe allora avuto un'influenza pratica.

I vettori marittimi sostengono che, dal momento che molte delle loro navi vengono ora prese in leasing o noleggiate per periodi di tempo compresi fra gli 8 ed i 10 anni, i membri dei consorzi di conseguenza dovrebbero poter essere in grado condurre trattative fra loro.

Mettendo assieme tutte queste raccomandazioni, la ELAA ha dato ai caricatori molto da pensare al riguardo, di modo che sarà intrigante assistere a come la Commissione Europea reagirà alle sue proposte di normativa nei prossimi due mesi.

L'ESC (Consiglio dei Caricatori Europei), che rappresenta gli importatori ed esportatori europei, e la CLECAT, l'associazione europea dei servizi di spedizione, trasporto, logistica e dogane, supportano ancora il diritto dei vettori marittimi di continuare a lavorare assieme nei consorzi.

Tuttavia, nella loro richiesta alla Commissione Europea, essi hanno espresso un certo numero di preoccupazioni commerciali circa il futuro.

Ci sono state anche molte risposte presentate dai caricatori direttamente alla Commissione Europea.

Alla richiesta di commentare le controverse proposte della ELAA, Nicolette van der Jagt, segretario generale dell'ESC, ha risposto: “Ovviamente, siamo preoccupati, ma il prossimo passo in questo procedimento di revisione per la Commissione Europea sarà quello di valutare le risposte di tutti quanti e quindi di assumere iniziative di conseguenza.

Se ce lo verrà chiesto, faremo i nostri commenti in anticipo, ma altrimenti attenderemo le sue proposte prima di dire ancora qualcosa”.

Un importante caricatore ben conosciuto in Europa fa notare: “Detto tra noi, posso affermare di non essere d'accordo sulla revoca e persino sulla mera modifica delle soglie della quota di mercato quali sono oggi.

Sto ancora cercando di capire la logica secondo la quale la ELAA chiede che gli scambi di slot, le sostituzioni ed i noleggi di slot vengano inseriti nel contesto del regolamento sull'esenzione per categoria, ma ancora non mi sono fatto un'opinione in merito.

Lo stesso dicasi per il limite dei 36 mesi per gli accordi fra consorzi”.

Steven Cox, dirigente del trasporto merci marittimo globale della Heinz, importante produttore di generi alimentari, osserva: “Anche noi, allo stesso modo, non abbiamo obiezioni da sollevare nei confronti dei consorzi, ma dobbiamo far sì che qualsiasi revisione del regolamento 823 non si limiti ad assicurare ai vettori marittimi vantaggi simili a quelli delle conferenze.

La nostra reazione inziale a quello che è stato proposto dalla ELAA è il convincimento che vi sia più di una piccola allusione a ciò, sfortunatamente; perciò, stiamo aspettando con vivo interesse il prossimo passo della Commissione Europea.

Lo spazio è di sicuro degno di attenzione”.
(da: Containerisation International, luglio 2008, pagg. 54-55)


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Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
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
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fire aboard the Majestic ferry in the Port of Genoa
Genoa
The flames were extinguished by the intervention of the on-board fire brigade and did not cause any injuries.
COSCO to acquire control of German logistics company Zippel
Hamburg
Agreement to acquire 80% of its capital
Colombo Port Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Columbus
Sri Lanka Ports Authority signs agreement with French shipping group CMA CGM
Viasat to exit British company Navarino's capital
London
ICG to support the Tsikopoulos brothers in reinvesting in the company
The Palau government ensures the full operation of the Naval Registry
Koror
Moses (BMT): Services continue to be provided in accordance with international procedures and standards
In the first nine months of 2025, freight transported on the Austrian rail network increased by +1.4%
Vienna
Growth of +4.9% was recorded in the third quarter alone
Saipem wins $425 million offshore contract to develop the Sakarya gas field.
The decree for the distribution of PNRR resources to interports has been signed.
Rome
The disbursement of 1.9 million euros is expected
Messina, a Genoese company, launches a new service to Algeria.
Genoa
The rotation touches the ports of Fos, Genoa, Barcelona, Algiers, Fos
FS Logistix is the first company in Europe to certify its carbon footprint for freight transport.
Rome
The FS group company has obtained ISO 14067 certification
WASS (Fincantieri Group) wins torpedo supply contract for Indian Navy
Trieste
Contract with a total value of over 200 million euros
FHP Intermodal will become operational on January 1st
Milan
FHP Group completes the integration process between its subsidiaries CFI Intermodal and Lotras
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