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B)I TRAFFICI MARITTIMI
B1 L'EVOLUZIONE DEI TRAFFICI MARITTIMI
Le principali merceologie
Una previsione
B2 I TRAFFICI PETROLIFERI
Gas naturale liquefatto
B3 LE RINFUSE SOLIDE
I minerali di ferro
Il carbone
I cereali
B4I TRAFFICI CONTAINER
B5 CROCIERE
B6 TRAGHETTI E CABOTAGGIO
B7 I TRASPORTI MARITTIMI IN ITALIA


B4 I TRAFFICI CONTAINER

Le "altre merci", ovvero il raggruppamento nel quale si ritrovano fra l'altro le merci varie e quelle containerizzate, hanno fatto registrare negli anni '60 e '70 la crescita più consistente tra tutte le tipologie di carico .

Dopo un certo rallentamento avvenuto negli anni '80, negli anni '90 i traffici sono ripresi a ritmo sostenuto, portando le quantità trasportate a 1.900 milioni di tonnellate annue (tasso di crescita 3,5% annuo).

(*) dati stimati

TRAFFICI MONDIALI DI MERCI VARIE

(milioni di tonnellate)

Fonte: Fearnleys

Va tenuto presente che questo è un raggruppamento merceologico assai composito, all'interno del quale si trovano le componenti di traffico a più alto valore unitario.

Di particolare rilevanza sono i traffici containerizzati, a cui è opportuno dedicare in questa sede un approfondimento specifico.

La diffusione del container nel panorama dei trasporti marittimi mondiale ha rivoluzionato il trasporto delle merci convenzionali in tutti i suoi aspetti: dal disegno delle navi, alle infrastrutture portuali ed alle pratiche commerciali.

Questa tendenza è in continuo sviluppo, vista la crescita costante del trasporto di merci containerizzate in termini di volumi (crescita del 10% annuo) e di quota percentuale rispetto alle altre tipologie di trasporto marittimo.

Come si vede nel grafico seguente, la crescita del traffico container ha avuto una punta all'inizio degli anni '90 e comincia a dare segnali di rallentamento.

(*) previsioni ANDAMENTO DEI TRAFFICI CONTAINER NEL MONDO

(crescita annua percentuale)

Fonte: elaborazione Metis da Containerisation International Yearbook, Cargo Systems

In termini di volumi, nel 1996 i primi 100 porti del mondo hanno movimentato 128.8 milioni di TEUs, mentre le previsioni per il 1997 parlano di 138.4 milioni di pezzi movimentati (+7,45 %).

Per arrivare al traffico complessivo in tutti i porti tali somme vanno incrementate per il 10% circa.


TRAFFICO CONTAINER NEI PRIMI 100 PORTI MONDIALI

(milioni di TEUs)

Fonte: Cargo Systems

Per ciò che riguarda le direttrici dei traffici, vale quanto detto in precedenza per i commerci in generale, cioè che gli scambi si addensano intorno ai tre poli rappresentati da Unione Europea, Stati Uniti ed Asia, con particolare attenzione all'Estremo Oriente.

Elaborando i dati di traffico dei primi 100 porti mondiali si evidenzia che il Sud Est asiatico (in un'accezione lata che comprende anche Cina, India, Indonesia) movimenta oltre il 50% dei container, seguito dal Nord America con una quota del 18%.

Nei porti europei che si affacciano sull'Atlantico transita il 15% dei container, mentre nel Mediterraneo ne gravita l'8%.

Asia - Estremo Oriente 50.29%
Nord America 18.07%
Europa Atlantica 15.26%
Mediterraneo 7.87%
Medio Oriente 3.95%
America Latina 1.98%
Australia 1.60%
Africa 0.98%
TOTALE 100.00%

QUOTE DI TRAFFICO CONTAINER PER AREE GEOGRAFICHE

(dati relativi ai primi 100 porti mondiali per l'anno 1996)

Fonte: elaborazioni Metis da Cargo Systems

Dati specifici relativi ai movimenti di contenitori nei principali porti mondiali sono riportati nel capitolo relativo ai porti.

Per ciò che riguarda i principali paesi per traffico container, ai primi posti ritroviamo, oltre agli Stati Uniti, numerosi paesi del Sud Est asiatico. Bisogna tener presente che questa classifica è stata redatta con i dati più recenti dei primi 100 porti al mondo per volumi di contenitori, per cui rimangono esclusi i volumi mossi dai porti minori (in Italia si passa dai 2,6 milioni di TEUs mossi dai principali porti ai 3,8 milioni mossi in totale).

1
USA 21,348,493
2
Hong Kong 13,410,000
3
Singapore 12,950,000
4
Giappone 10,488,062
5
Taiwan 7,832,048
6
Paesi Bassi 5,000,000
7
Corea del Sud 4,725,206
8
Cina 4,720,919
9
Germania 4,599,698
10
Gran Bretagna 4,028,783
11
EAU 3,511,054
12
Spagna 3,420,435
13
Belgio 3,207,081
14
Italia 2,667,852
15
Malaysia 2,232,655
16
Tailandia 2,052,299
17
Filippine 1,918,000
18
Indonesia 1,905,557
19
Canada 1,860,530
20
Australia 1,632,461

QUOTE DI TRAFFICO CONTAINER PER PRINCIPALI PAESI

(dati relativi ai primi 100 porti mondiali per l'anno 1996)

Fonte: elaborazioni Metis da Cargo Systems

Venendo alle rotte seguite, nella prima metà degli anni '80 alcune tra le compagnie di navigazione più importanti, quali l'Evergreen e la U.S.Lines, hanno lanciato i servizi around the world o "giramondo", consistenti in navi di grandissime dimensioni che offrono un servizio integrato mettendo in comunicazione i principali poli di traffico intorno al mondo in tempi ridotti.

Tali rotte mettevano in contatto i tre principali poli passando attraverso il canale di Panama, che costituiva un limite alla dimensione delle navi ed alla velocità del trasporto.

Un parziale insuccesso del servizio "giramondo" della U.S. Lines ha spinto le compagnie a considerare altre soluzioni; oggi infatti, lasciando la sola Evergreen leader incontrastata nel settore dei servizi around the world, le rotte che accolgono la maggior parte del traffico modiale dei container non passano per il canale di Panama e possono essere schematizzate nel modo seguente (collegamenti pendulum):

Estremo Oriente <-> Nord America (West Coast)

Europa <-> Estremo Oriente

Europa <-> Nord America (East Coast)

Per importanza le rotte seguono l'ordine suddetto: fatto 100 il totale delle tre direttrici, la prima nel 1995 pesava per il 42%, la seconda per il 34% e la terza per il 24%.


Nord

America

<24%>
Europa
<34%>
Estremo

Oriente

<42%>

Fonte: Lloyd's List 1995

Dall'esame dei dati relativi alle quote di traffico dell'ultimo decennio nelle tre direttrici sopracitate emerge la tendenza alla crescita degli scambi tra Europa e Far East, la diminuzione degli scambi tra Europa e Nord America e la sostanziale stabilità del peso degli scambi Transpacifici.

84
91
95
EUROPA - FAR EAST19% 30%34%
EUROPA - NORD AMERICA 40%32% 24%
FAR EAST - NORD AMERICA 41%38% 42%
TOTALE100% 100%100%

QUOTA DI TRAFFICO CONTAINER PER DIRETTRICE

Fonte: elaborazione Metis da S. Finardi C. Tombola - Il sistema mondiale di trasporti. Il Mulino 1995.

Le previsioni formulate dall'OECD per il 2005 confermano un ulteriore lieve incremento della quota di scambi transpacifici (che si attesta al 45%) e fra Europa e Far East (35%) mentre prosegue la contrazione degli scambi transatlantici (20%)

Stanno acquisendo importanza inoltre anche le rotte Nord-Sud fra Europa e Sud Africa, e tra Europa e Sud America.

La rapida e continua crescita del settore è dimostrata non solo dall'aumento dei contenitori in circolazione, ma anche dall'aumento del numero dei porti dotati di attrezzature specifiche, delle navi dedicate in costruzione e delle loro sempre più grandi dimensioni.

Come accennato in precedenza, l'attuale tendenza vede la graduale diminuzione dei servizi around the world, filosofia su cui si sono basate le più grandi società a livello mondiale, a favore dell'attuale concentrazione delle navi sulle tre direttrici principali di traffico.

Sulle rotte richieste da queste nuove tipologie di servizio le navi non hanno più un limite di larghezza massima (prima imposto dalla larghezza del canale di Panama), per cui la tendenza attuale vede un aumento rilevante di ordini nelle navi della 4° generazione, dette anche post-Panamax, tali da poter garantire alle compagnie di navigazione forti economie di scala con una conseguente riduzione del costo di trasporto per ogni singolo contenitore.

Per dare un'idea dell'incremento di ordini di navi di queste dimensioni, basta portare l'esempio della Maersk, compagnia n°1 al mondo nel settore contenitori, che operando già con sei portacontenitori da 6.418 teu di capienza (all'interno di un ordine totale di 15), all'inizio di settembre si è vista consegnare la "Sovereign Maersk" che con 7060 teu di portata si piazza al primo posto della flotta mondiale. Sono inoltre già allo studio giganti da 8.000 e persino da 10.000 teu.

Dieci anni fa (1986) le portacontenitori in grado di caricare oltre 2.500 teu erano il 12,4% della flotta complessiva, questa quota nel 1995 è salita al 29,4%. Inoltre il 60% delle navi portacontenitori in ordine od in consegna è costituito da navi post-Panamax (con portata superiore ai 4.250 teu); nel 2000 questa tipologia di nave avrà raggiunto una quota pari al 9,1% della flotta complessiva, rispetto al 3,8% rilevato nel corso del 1996.

Per quanto attiene all'impiego di queste nuove navi, benché i vettori marittimi siano estremamente flessibili, la direttrice Nord Europa - Estremo Oriente Asiatico sembra costituire la direttrice di traffico preferita.

Per dare un'idea dell'ordine di grandezza dei risparmi che si possono ottenere con queste navi, un recente studio (Drewry Shipping Consultants di Londra) stima che una portacontenitori super-post-Panamax (da 6.000 teu di capienza) possa portare un risparmio, rispetto ad una Panamax ottimizzata (da 4.200 teu), pari al 21% sui costi. Questo vuol dire che, ipotizzato un peso della componente marittima pari al 30% dei costi complessivi del sistema, si verrebbe a generare un margine superiore del 6,3%.

Ovviamente però i vantaggi economici saranno possibili solo nel caso in cui si riescano a massimizzare i fattori di carico. Il limite minimo economico di riempimento per la tipologia di nave post-Panamax sopra descritta è stato calcolato, nel già citato studio, pari al 79%.

Le grandi dimensioni implicano costi nave ed oneri finanziari molto elevati, per cui lo scopo principale degli armatori è l'ottimizzazione del loro utilizzo. Questa esigenza si è scontrata con il fatto che una nave di queste dimensioni, trasportando un gran numero di contenitori, per acquisire un volume di carico sufficiente e per offrire un buon servizio dovrebbe effettuare scali in molti porti con lunghi tempi di sosta in porto e quindi un basso utilizzo del mezzo ed alti costi operativi.

Come soluzione a questa problematica si sono sviluppati i servizi di transhipment: le navi di grandi dimensioni ed alti costi compiono in ogni mercato locale un solo scalo in un porto di smistamento, detto hub, in cui sbarcano tutti i contenitori destinati a quell'area geografica.

Questi verranno successivamente smistati su altre navi più piccole, dette feeder, aventi come destinazione tutti i porti regionali, o verranno consegnati direttamente via terra. L'esistenza dei porti di transhipment fa diminuire i porti scalati dalle grandi navi transoceaniche, incrementa globalmente i traffici e consente agli armatori di usufruire delle economie di scala.

La continua ricerca di come diminuire il numero e la durata degli scali di questi "giganti del mare" porta anche come conseguenza l'aumento di terminal portuali gestiti direttamente dalle compagnie di navigazione: si rileva nelle grandi società la tendenza a gestire direttamente il ciclo di lavoro portuale in modo da avere tempi certi e garanzie di resa, e quindi di contenimento costi, durante gli scali delle proprie navi nei porti.

Sempre in tema di economie di scala, un altro fenomeno che si è prepotentemente affacciato sulla scena dei trasporti marittimi mondiali è quello delle fusioni od acquisizioni tra compagnie armatoriali. Acquisizioni ed accordi vengono perseguiti soprattutto perché permettono di realizzare sensibili risparmi nei costi armatoriali e di gestione, ma anche di razionalizzare il traffico contenitori e di offrire servizi di qualità migliore e di rilevanza maggiore al cliente.

Tra le prime 20 compagnie al mondo nell'ultimo anno si sono verificati diversi casi di fusioni / acquisizioni, la più grande alleanza verificatasi è quella tra l'olandese Nedlloyd e la britannica P&O: per queste società il preconsuntivo per il 1997 sta rilevando maggiori risparmi rispetto al budget ipotizzato e l'obiettivo per il 1998 prevede economie per 200 milioni di dollari. Nella tabella seguente si può vedere l'evoluzione dello scenario, insieme alle variazioni della flotta per ogni compagnia.

I° trim. 1997

(TEU)

I° trim. 1996

(TEU)

1990

(TEU)

1 MAERSK225.000 187.000100.000

2 P&O + NEDLLOYD

214.000- - . - - .
3 EVERGREEN212.000 186.000132.000
4 SEA-LAND208.000 205.000115.000

5 HANJIN + DSR

198.000- - . - - .
6 COSCO188.976 170.00055.000

7 APL + NOL

168.437- - . - - .
8 NYK139.000 145.00086.000
9 MITSUI126.415 117.00081.000
NEDLLOYD- - . 116.00070.000
HANJIN- - . 105.00050.000
10 MSC114.160 93.000n.p. .
P&O- - . 96.00059.000
11 HYUNDAI101.000 57.000n.p. .
12 ZIM92.772 72.50057.000
APL- - . 88.00068.000
13 YANG MING90.000 81.00048.000
14 HAPAG LLOYD88.000 81.00053.000

15 CMA + CGM

84.50049.000 n.p. .
16 K LINE83.634 80.00063.000
17 OOCL80.500 87.00066.000
NOL- - . 74.00035.000
DSR SENATOR- - . 72.000n.p. .

CAPIENZA DELLE PRINCIPALI FLOTTE PORTACONTENITORI AL MONDO

Fonte: InforMARE

Nei prossimi anni nelle posizioni di vertice, stando ai portafogli ordini attuali, sarà possibile assistere ad alcuni cambiamenti: in cima alla classifica si confermerà la Maersk Line con 286.457 teu di capienza, seguita da Evergreen che conquisterebbe la seconda posizione con 279.887 teu, P&O Nedlloyd scenderebbe in terza posizione con 252.053 teu, a seguire quindi Cosco (245.662 teu) e Sea Land (221.592 teu).

Questa situazione potrebbe però venire sconvolta da ulteriori concentrazioni di potere -fusioni od acquisizioni- che si dovessero realizzare, basti pensare alla recente acquisizione da parte della Canadian Pacific della Likes Lines, della Contship Containerlines e della Cast (società di leasing di container).

Oggi però iniziano ad apparire i primi effetti negativi di questa corsa al gigantismo: lo squilibrio tra offerta di trasporto e domanda, ad esempio sulla rotta Europa/Far East, pare abbia già raggiunto il 30% provocando il crollo dei noli, attestatisi a livelli inferiori a quelli di 10 anni fa; a riguardo si deve però rilevare come gli ultimi dati tendenziali relativi al secondo semestre 1997 evidenzino un inizio di ripresa.

Nella tabella sono riportati i noli medi rilevati sulle tre tratte principali di traffico (per ciascuna rotta vengono riportate le due direzioni di traffico), dal terzo trimestre del 1995 al terzo trimestre del 1996.


ANDAMENTO DEI NOLI CONTENITORI - PRINCIPALI LINEE DI TRAFFICO (1995/96)

(Noli in US $ /teu)

Fonte: Containerisation International

Nell'arco di quest'anno e nei primi mesi del '98 verranno consegnate altre 74 navi portacontenitori di nuova costruzione (di cui ben 24 post-Panamax di portata superiore ai 4.250 teu), che sicuramente avranno un ulteriore effetto destabilizzante sul mercato, in particolare sugli armatori medio piccoli. Il primo effetto di queste tendenze al ribasso del mercato è stata la drastica riduzione nel numero di ordini per nuove navi che si è registrata nei primi mesi del 1997.

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Third Pass: Excavation of the Novi Ligure interconnection tunnels completed
Novi Ligure
They connect the new high-capacity line to the historic Genoa-Turin line
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Receives First Overseas Order to Build an Icebreaker
Ulsan
Order worth $348.9 million from Sweden
Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly revenue decline mitigated by cost reductions
Schindellegi
Air shipment volumes remain stable, while sea shipments have decreased.
Chinese seaports reach new record volume in first quarter
Beijing
In the first three months of this year, containers grew by +8.3%
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges only rolling stock is growing
Antwerp
In the first three months of 2026, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
The Hormuz crisis escalates with further incidents and the seizure of ships
Tehran/Southampton
Two MSC container ships blocked
Quarterly traffic slightly down at the port of Rotterdam, with loading volumes almost making up for the reduction in landings
Rotterdam
FS Logistix to acquire 30% of CFI - Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
Rome
Agreement with F2i and its subsidiary FHP Group
Attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz area attributed to Iranian forces
Portsmouth/Washington
Trump claims to be behind the blockade of naval traffic in the region
Grimaldi (ALIS): Increase resources for Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus incentives.
Rome
To enable businesses to face the crisis - he stated - it is necessary to raise it to 150 million euros per year.
Quarterly traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Algeciras/Barcelona
In the container segment, there has been a marked increase in empty boxes
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
Tarragona
The tender is expected to conclude at the end of June
International shipping associations reiterate that the IMO must remain the regulator of the sector's decarbonisation
London/Washington
The MEPC will meet from 27 April to 1 May in London
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
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
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MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
A meeting of port workers next Tuesday
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
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
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Three days of round tables, conferences, interviews, meetings and shows to tell the story of the port
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Appointment at the Stock Exchange Palace
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The Western Sicily Port Authority opens access to funds for the PNRR training program to entities with private contracts.
Palermo
Rhenus has acquired the entire capital of LBH Global Agencies
Holzwickede
51% stake acquired from the Lagendijk family
The Genoa Port Authority's 2025 report on ship emissions has been published.
Genoa
228 inspections carried out to verify nitrogen oxide emission levels
Assoporti's second traveling assembly in Bari
Bari
The first meeting held in Venice follows
APM Terminals and Hateco to Build Container Terminal in Da Nang Port
The Hague
It will have a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs. An investment of over $1.7 billion.
Cavotec records record orders in the maritime-port segment
Stockholm
Strong demand for shore power system installations
FS Logistix-ANITA launches its new Bologna-Marcianise freight rail service.
Rome
Perform four weekly rotations
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines saw quarterly revenue decline
Taipei/Keelung
In March, the decreases were -17.8%, -5.9% and -10.7% respectively.
Gianpaolo Serpagli is the new president of the Unione Interporti Riuniti.
Rome
He is president of Cepim Spa - Parma Interport
From GreenMedPorts a pragmatic approach to the development of green maritime corridors in the Mediterranean
Livorno
The concession term for APM Terminals' terminal in Valencia has been extended by eight years.
Valencia
It will expire in 2049 upon reaching 50 years
In the first quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -1.3%
Valencia/Madrid
Cruise passengers grow by +15.7%
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the PCTC Grande Inghilterra
Naples
The vessel has a maximum capacity of 9,000 TEUs
In 2025, Blu Navy ferries carried over one million passengers
Portoferraio
ABB Group revenues grew by 18% in the first quarter of 2026
Zurich
Strong increase (+32%) in the value of new orders
Contship Italia has joined the Smart Freight Centre
Melzo
The international organization is committed to the decarbonization of freight transport
Container traffic at CMPort terminals grew by 4.4% in the first quarter
Hong Kong
Record for this time of year
CargoBeamer has extended its Liège-Domodossola intermodal service to the Parma Interporto.
Leipzig
Six round trips per week were made
The antitrust authority has approved Medlog's acquisition of MVN.
Rome
The deadline for concluding the proceedings regarding the Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger has been extended to May 27.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to build aluminum naval drones
National Harbor
The autonomous naval vessels, weighing 250 tons, will be 52 meters long and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Truck driver hit and killed at a road haulage strike picket line
Rome
Trasportounito suspends the national shutdown of the sector
CK Hutchison reports record annual revenues in the port segment
Hong Kong
Turnover generated by European terminals grew by +13%
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Meeting at the Stock Exchange Palace
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier vessel Grande Tokyo.
Naples
It has a cargo capacity of 9,241 ceu
Falteri (Federlogistica): The crisis in the Persian Gulf does not justify such rapid and widespread increases in energy prices.
Genoa
GNV has introduced a former Moby ferry into its fleet
Genoa
The ship will undergo refitting operations
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