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ASSEMBLEA DEI SOCI
Roma 16 giugno 1998
Relazione del Consiglio all'Assemblea dei Soci per l'anno 1997


CAPITOLO SECONDO

Sommario
I mercati marittimi


Commercio mondiale e traffici marittimi

Nel 1997 il commercio mondiale di merci ha registrato un tasso di crescita del 9,5% in termini di quantità esportate, la seconda migliore performance degli ultimi venti anni. La produzione mondiale è cresciuta anch'essa in misura significativa, pari al 3%, raggiungendo la migliore prestazione dal 1989.

Gran parte della crescita del commercio nel 1997 è attribuibile al dinamismo delle economie del Nord e del Sud America, che hanno visto crescere la loro quota di commercio mondiale, ma anche le forti prestazioni dell'Asia, dell'Europa orientale e delle economie di nuova industrializzazione hanno contribuito a ridurre i differenziali nel tasso di crescita delle esportazioni tra le diverse aree continentali.

Da notare che la rivalutazione della moneta statunitense ha comportato una riduzione dei prezzi in dollari delle merci, con il risultato che l'incremento nei volumi scambiati non ha avuto riflessi corrispondenti sulla dinamica del valore complessivo del commercio mondiale.

Sotto la spinta della integrazione dei mercati, l'interscambio mondiale vede un ruolo crescente dei manufatti esportati dalle economie di nuova industrializzazione.

La dinamica del commercio mondiale ha avuto riflessi diretti sui traffici marittimi, che hanno registrato una accelerazione della crescita, con un tasso di incremento del 4,4%, raggiungendo i 5.074 milioni di tonnellate di merci trasportate.

Anche quest'anno la riduzione della distanza media percorsa in navigazione dai carichi petroliferi ha fatto sì che la domanda di servizi di trasporto marittimo, espressa dal prodotto tra le tonnellate trasportate e le miglia navigate, sia cresciuta ad un ritmo inferiore rispetto all'interscambio marittimo di merci (3,6%), situandosi a 21.413 miliardi di tonnellate-miglia.

Il petrolio continua ad essere la principale merce trasportata per mare, con livelli di crescita simili a quelli degli anni passati, ma la ridotta crescita in termini di tonnellate-miglia conferma il rafforzamento dei traffici di breve distanza. Sono aumentate le importazioni di petrolio greggio degli Stati Uniti provenienti dall'America Centrale e del Sud, mentre le esportazioni del Golfo si sono dirette soprattutto verso l'Estremo Oriente. In aumento anche la domanda di prodotti petroliferi di Giappone, Corea del Sud e altri paesi asiatici.

Nonostante una certa riduzione registrata negli ultimi mesi dell'anno, nel 1997 nel complesso si è registrata una forte crescita del volume delle merci secche trasportate. Sono aumentate le esportazioni di minerali di ferro (+11%), di carbone (+6%) e di grano (+5%).

Risultano in aumento anche i carichi di autoveicoli, gas liquefatti e prodotti chimici, anche se alcuni di questi mercati presentano rallentamenti a fine anno in relazione alla crisi finanziaria dei paesi asiatici.

La domanda dei servizi di crociera nel mondo ha registrato un incremento pari a circa il 7,5%, superando i 6,4 milioni di crocieristi, per la maggior parte americani, con rotte che hanno interessato soprattutto i Caraibi, ma con progressiva diversificazione verso il Mediterraneo, il Mare del Nord, il Pacifico e l'Oceano Indiano.


Evoluzione del commercio mondiale di merci (variazioni percentuali dal 1995 al 1997)
Fonte: Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio

EsportazioniImportazioni
Media1990-951995199619971990-95199519961997
6.09.05.09.5Mondo6.59.05.09.0
7.09.56.010.5Nord America (Canada e USA)7.58.06.012.5
8.012.011.012.5Centro e Sud America11.53.011.521.5
5.58.04.58.0Europa Occidentale4.58.03.57.0
5.58.54.08.0Unione Europea (15)4.57.52.56.5
4.517.57.511.0Europa Orientale1.517.014.516.0
7.510.03.511.5Asia10.514.05.05.5
1.54.0-0.59.5Giappone6.512.52.02.5
11.014.56.510.0Paesi asiatici *12.515.54.55.5

* Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cina, Corea del Sud, Malesia, Singapore e Tailandia



Traffico marittimo di materie prime
Dati in milioni di tonnellate, Anno 1996
Fonte: Elaborazione Confitarma su dati
Fearnleys, Oslo, Gennaio 1998

Petrolio greggio
ImbarcoSbarco
PortiTon.PortiTon.
Medio Oriente742Nord America402
Caraibi209Giappone221
Africa Occidentale159Mare del Nord157
Nord Africa99Mediterraneo229
Sud Est Asiatico76Sud America70
Vicino Oriente18
altri163altri387
Totale1.466Totale1.466

Carbone
ImbarcoSbarco
PortiTon.PortiTon.
Australia141Giappone128
Nord America104Estremo Oriente100
Sud Africa62Mare del Nord72
Sud America28Mediterraneo25
Cina29Altri Europa50
Europa Orientale13Sud America21
Russia10
altri48altri39
Totale435Totale435

Minerali di ferro
ImbarcoSbarco
PortiTon.PortiTon.
Sud America150Giappone119
Australia134Estremo Oriente96
Asia35Mare del Nord95
Nord America23Mediterraneo19
Africa29Altri Europa22
Scandinavia16Usa15
altri4altri25
Totale391Totale391

Granaglie
ImbarcoSbarco
PortiTon.PortiTon.
Usa115Estremo Oriente51
Canada18Giappone31
Sud America20Americhe35
Australia19Africa22
Europa Orientale5Oceano Indiano19
Mare del Nord12Mediterraneo10
altri21altri8
Totale193Totale193

Mercato mondiale delle crociere
Crocieristi
Paesi d'origine19971996199519941993
USA-Canada5.000.0004.656.0004.400.0004.500.0004.400.000
Regno Unito520.000429.000340.000300.000250.000
Germania250.000255.000220.000200.000173.000
Italia195.000183.000151.000120.00090.000
Francia155.000154.000135.000135.000118.000
Spagna40.00037.00024.00022.00018.000
Svizzera27.00025.00025.00025.000 21.000
Altri250.000250.000125.000110.000100.000
Totale mondiale6.437.0005.989.0005.420.0005.412.0005.170.000



Flotta mondiale

Secondo le statistiche del Lloyd's Register of Shipping, nel 1997 la flotta mondiale registra un ulteriore incremento, superando a fine anno i 522 milioni di tonnellate di stazza lorda (758 milioni di tonnellate di portata, di cui 724 milioni costituiti da unità superiori alle 1.000 tsl), con una crescita rispetto all'anno precedente di 14 milioni di tsl, pari al 2,8%.

Il carnet degli ordinativi mondiali di navi al 31 dicembre 1997 comprende 2.604 unità per 56.621.167 tsl (37.997.920 tonnellate di stazza compensata), con un aumento pari al 25% sull'anno precedente, che comporta il raggiungimento di un record storico. Il 52% degli ordini mondiali dovrebbero essere completati entro il 1998, determinando un ulteriore aumento complessivo della flotta mondiale.

Nella graduatoria dei costruttori l'Estremo Oriente mantiene la posizione di leader, con il 74% degli ordini complessivi. La Cina rimane al terzo posto tra i paesi costruttori mentre l'Italia, superando la Germania, si posiziona al quarto posto nella graduatoria mondiale ed al primo posto tra i paesi dell'Unione Europea.

Sotto il profilo della tipologia del naviglio ordinato, il 35% è rappresentato da petroliere, seguite da bulkcarrier (22,5%), portacontenitori (15,3%), traghetti (6,7%). Passeggeri e navi rappresentano il 3,4% con circa 2 milioni di tsl: l'Italia è leader del settore con ordini per 19 unità, pari a 762.862 tsl, mentre è il secondo costruttore di traghetti ro-ro dopo il Giappone, con 17 unità per 578.200 tsl.

La quota della flotta mondiale gestita sotto bandiera estera rispetto alla nazionalità del proprietario ha raggiunto nel 1997 il 60%. Considerate le agevolazioni fiscali e operative disposte dai principali paesi marittimi per le flotte di bandiera impiegate nei traffici internazionali, la quota di naviglio che opera in regime internazionalizzato supera i tre quarti della flotta mondiale e determina con la sua offerta di stiva il livello dei noli.

L'Italia si pone al 16° posto nella graduatoria delle flotte anche se con una posizione di assoluto rilievo nel settore trasporto di passeggeri, dove occupa il terzo posto a ridosso del Giappone e della Grecia. I primi dieci paesi controllano il 63% del totale mondiale.


Evoluzione delle principali flotte mondiali dal 1994 al 1997
in milioni di tpl, navi da 1.000 tsl e oltre
Fonte ISL, Brema

PaesiFlotta controllatadi cui con bandiera estera
19941995199619971994199519961997
tpltpltpltpl%%%%
Grecia11511811711855586063
Giappone8585888966737576
Norvegia4946475237414344
USA5248494472737473
Hong Kong2931343682788284
Cina3334343636343639
Corea del Sud191921244854568
Regno Unito2221212179808072
Germania1616171965656568
Svezia1212131683848588
Totale432431440455
Flotta mondiale67467970372453565960



Andamento dei noli

Il 1997 è stato caratterizzato da andamenti positivi per i carichi liquidi a fronte di una notevole riduzione degli indici per il settore dei carichi secchi.

Dopo un intervallo che ne aveva interrotto l'ascesa negli anni scorsi, a causa soprattutto dell'eccessivo incremento della flotta verificatosi nel 1992-1993, il mercato delle navi cisterna è stato caratterizzato da una ripresa dei noli in tutti i settori ed in particolare in quello del greggio: le VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) hanno raggiunto buoni livelli, con un Wordscale pari a 100 per oltre tre mesi dell'anno; le navi da 150.000 dwt hanno ottenuto livelli meno sostenuti ma sempre interessanti e per periodi più lunghi. Le Aframax, pur non raggiungendo picchi eccezionali, hanno goduto di un mercato con rate costanti e più che accettabili.

Il settore dei prodotti è stato meno costante nelle rate e dopo un ragionevole periodo nei primi 8/9 mesi ha subito una flessione dei noli che si è protratta nei primi mesi del 1998.

Nel settore dei carichi secchi, dopo una certa ripresa nei primi mesi dell'anno, si è confermata la tendenza al ribasso già registrata nel 1996. In particolare le unità Panamax e Handymax hanno subito un ribassamento delle rate superiore al 15%. Leggermente migliore la situazione per le Capesize.

Purtroppo, contrariamente alle previsioni ottimistiche di ripresa per il 1998, la recente crisi dei mercati orientali ha contribuito ad un ulteriore peggioramento dei noli, dovuto ad un forte calo delle esportazioni verso questi paesi con conseguente ridotta richiesta di stiva.

Peraltro la prossima entrata in vigore di norme più rigide di controllo da parte dei Club assicurativi e dell'International Safety Management Code (ISM), incentiverà gli investimenti in navi più recenti e maggiori demolizioni di naviglio obsoleto: ciò dovrebbe contribuire ad un sensibile miglioramento del mercato.

Per le navi portacontenitori le tariffe restano insoddisfacenti: di ostacolo alla loro ripresa permane la mole di nuove costruzioni che stanno per essere consegnate, pari a circa il 25% della flotta esistente.

L'andamento dei noli marittimi ha avuto come di consueto corrispondenti riflessi sul mercato della compravendita di navi usate.



Principali flotte mondiali per bandiera nazionale
Navi superiori alle 100 tsl al 31 dicembre 1997,
incluse le iscritte nei secondi registri
Fonte Lloyd's Register of Shipping

000
tsl
% su
totale
000
tpl
% su
totale
Panama91.12817,45%137.40318,13%
Liberia60.05811,50%58.9937,78%
Bahamas25.5234,89%35.9414,74%
Grecia25.2884,84%43.4455,73%
Cipro23.6534,53%36.7594,85%
Malta22.9844,40%37.9835,01%
Norvegia22.8374,37%60.9748,05%
Singapore18.8753,61%29.3113,87%
Giappone18.5163,55%25.2263,33%
Cina16.3393,13%15.4932,04%
Russia12.2822,35%9.4461,25%
USA11.7892,26%14.6281,93%
Regno Unito9.4351,81%11.3841,50%
Filippine8.8491,69%13.3221,76%
Corea del Sud7.4301,42%10.2981,36%
Germania6.9501,33%8.1211,07%
India6.9341,33%10.9391,44%
Turchia6.5671,26%10.6611,41%
San Vincenzo6.3741,22%12.1591,60%
Isole Marshall6.3141,21%10.6951,41%
Italia6.1941,19%7.3960,98%
Taiwan5.9311,14%8.8951,17%
Hong Kong5.7711,11%9.5061,25%
Francia5.6821,09%6.6220,87%
Danimarca5.1810,99%6.8410,90%
Paesi Bassi4.9460,95%4.8810,64%
Malaysia4.8420,93%6.8560,90%
Bermuda4.6100,88%7.3800,97%
Brasile4.3720,84%7.0250,93%
Iran3.5530,68%6.1210,81%
Totale mondiale522.197100%757.842100%



Internazionalizzazione delle flotte mondiali
Navi superiori a 1.000 tsl al 1° luglio 1997
Fonte ISL su dati Lloyd's Maritime Information Service

Flotta controllatacon bandiera
nazionale
con bandiera
estera
Quota con
bandiera
estera
Quota su
flotta
mondiale
N.navi000 tplN.navi000 tplN.navi000 tpl%%
Grecia2.891118.46385144.2962.04074.16763%16,4%
Giappone2.68988.73083721.2771.85267.45376%12,3%
Norvegia1.24051.63669328.80554722.83144%7,1%
USA87444.07229411.95358032.11973%6,1%
Hong Kong60635.9801025.78050430.20084%5,0%
Cina1.76935.3471.40021.67236913.67539%4,9%
Corea del Sud75323.7944379.93831613.85658%3,3%
Regno Unito68521.4462195.92946615.51772%3,0%
Germania1.46118.9984306.0201.03112.97868%2,6%
Svezia35116.2611791.98717214.27488%2,2%
Taiwan41715.1561737.8512447.30548%2,1%
Russia1.75114.6721.5309.4922215.18035%2,0%
Singapore61413.3673828.4912324.87636%1,8%
Danimarca57012.0783776.3751935.70347%1,7%
India34412.06827810.494661.57413%1,7%
Italia53911.2353936.9791464.25638%1,6%
Arabia Saudita11111.087559675610.12091%1,5%
Turchia4629.3374349.141281962%1,3%
Brasile2059.1121866.859192.25325%1,3%
Francia2167.4811213.972953.50947%1,0%
Iran1306.2381266.05841803%0,9%
Svizzera2175.963156982025.26588%0,8%
Malaysia2064.7401903.9501679017%0,7%
Filippine3294.6193184.55611631%0,6%
Romania2264.1432013.2372590622%0,6%
Indonesia4984.1354173.003811.13227%0,6%
Paesi Bassi4993.9833602.1461391.83746%0,6%
Belgio1343.9374111303.926100%0,5%
Ucraina4153.7893452.295701.49439%0,5%
Tailandia2723.7372162.466561.27134%0,5%
Altri3.30156.4692.15231.4521.14925.01744%7,8%
Tonnellaggio di ignoto
controllo armatoriale
3.78252.0973.78252.097
Totale mondiale28.557724.17013.715288.15014.842436.02060%100%



Principali flotte mondiali per tipo di navi
Navi oltre le 1.000 tsl
Fonte: ISL su dati Lloyd's Maritime Information Service

PasseggeriContenitoriCisternePortarinfuse
000 tpl 000 teu 000 tpl 000 tpl 
Giappone584Germania765Grecia51.464Grecia58.494
Grecia486Taiwan335Norvegia35.176Giappone42.216
Italia421Giappone321Giappone33.958Cina21.019
Regno Unito266Stati Uniti258Stati Uniti31.233Hong Kong17.273
Stati Uniti260Corea del Sud231Hong Kong12.804Corea del Sud14.359
Norvegia245Danimarca190Svezia12.003Novegia9.485
Cina176Cina189Regno Unito11.577Taiwan7.248
Francia137Regno Unito172Arabia Saudita10.657Turchia6.820
Danimarca137Singapore129Singapore8.807India5.686
Filippine137Hong Kong119Cina5.955Stati Uniti5.287
Germania136Grecia116Corea del Sud5.447Regno Unito4.895
Svezia118Svizzera88India5.423Italia4.564
Finlandia113Francia67Danimarca4.941Brasile4.504
Canada88Israele60Italia4.804Germania3.950
Indonesia74Russia42Brasile4.486Russia3.690
Spagna61Malaysia31Francia4.025Filippine2.826
Russia54Italia27Iran3.825Danimarca2.759
Ucraina44Canada26Russia3.535Svezia2.444
Turchia38Sud Africa22Kuwait2.989Polonia2.216
Azerbaijan36Tailandia22Taiwan2.751Svizzera2.126





SOMMARIO

CAPITOLO PRIMO

   La marina mercantile italiana nel 1997

Riforma della navigazione internazionale
Dimensione e composizione della flotta
Investimenti e rinnovamento del naviglio
Occupazione marittima
Bilancia dei noli marittimi
Impatto socioeconomico della navigazione mercatile



CAPITOLO SECONDO

   I mercati marittimi

Commercio mondiale e traffici marittimi
Flotta mondiale
Andamento dei noli



CAPITOLO TERZO

   La navigazione europea e la politica marittima dell'unione

Traffici e flotta dell'Unione Europea

Orientamenti in materia di aiuti di stato e trasporti marittimi
Liberalizzazione del cabotaggio negli Stati membri
Verso una nuova politica della costruzione navale



CAPITOLO QUARTO

   La tutela dell'ambiente marino e la sicurezza della navigazione

Tutela ambientale
Sicurezza della navigazione

CAPITOLO QUINTO

   Il lavoro a bordo e la formazione e certificazione degli equipaggi

Relazioni industriali
Riforma dell'istruzione pubblica
Collaborazione scuola - imprese
Sostegno alla formazione professionale
Convenzione STCW e adeguamento della certificazione



CAPITOLO SESTO

   Il sistema portuale e lo sviluppo dei traffici mediterranei

Sviluppo dei traffici nel Mediterraneo
Legislazione portuale
Libro Verde della Commissione Europea



CAPITOLO SETTIMO

   L'organizzazione di Confitarma

La struttura della Confitarma
Cariche confederali 1997-1998
Commissioni
Giovani Armatori




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New York
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Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
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