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 B. - Le fonctionnement des 'tablissements

1' Les fonctions de recouvrement des recettes et d’achats

a) Le recouvrement des recettes

La fonction de recouvrement des recettes a donn' lieu ' plusieurs types de constatations de la Cour.

De graves probl'mes de recouvrement sont observ's au port autonome de Guadeloupe. A titre d’exemple, la taxe sur les passagers n’est pas pay'e par ces derniers.

De fa'on g'n'rale, l’apurement des comptes des clients douteux est in'galement assur' selon les ports. Des admissions en non valeur, notamment, qui devraient 'tre limit'es aux cas d’insolvabilit' des d'biteurs, ont 't' ' plusieurs reprises prononc'es alors que l’insolvabilit' du client n’'tait pas d'montr'e.

b) Les achats

Les proc'dures de passation des march's

Aux termes de l’article R. 113-18 du code des ports maritimes, les march's des ports autonomes relatifs ' des op'rations donnant lieu ' participation financi're de l’Etat sont soumis ' la r'glementation des march's de l’Etat. En revanche, les march's relatifs aux autres op'rations sont pass's suivant des r'gles fix'es par le conseil d’administration et approuv'es par les tutelles, et qui doivent " s’inspirer des r'gles applicables aux march's de l’Etat ". En pratique, les conseils d’administration ont adopt' des r'glements int'rieurs fixant les seuils ' partir desquels les achats doivent s’effectuer sous forme de march's. Ce seuil est ainsi fix' ' 300 000 F, comme ' l’article 123 du code des march's publics, aux ports autonomes du Havre (proc'dure simplifi'e de 300 ' 900 000 F), de Dunkerque, de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire et de Rouen, mais ' 500 000 F ' Rouen pour l’acquisition de certains petits mat'riels, ' 600 000 F ' Marseille, et ' 700 000 F ' Bordeaux depuis un r'cent r'glement des march's du 21 juin 1999.

Les contr'les de la Cour ont permis de constater que, par une d'cision ancienne, les agents comptables s’'taient vu d'l'guer le visa pr'alable (33) du contr'leur d’Etat sur les march's publics relatifs aux op'rations financ'es par l’Etat et soumises aux commissions sp'cialis'es des march's de l’Etat. Il n’en demeure pas moins que, dans l’'tat actuel des textes, le contr'le d’Etat reste comp'tent pour v'rifier les conditions du bon exercice de ce pouvoir d'l'gu'.

La Cour observe globalement une tendance des ports ' faire un appel restreint ' la concurrence : la part des march's n'goci's est de 18 % ' Rouen sur la p'riode 1989-1994, tandis que 78 % des march's ont 't' conclus sur appels d’offre restreints. A Marseille, sur la p'riode 1991-1995, la proportion est de 46 % pour les march's n'goci's, dont 21 % n'goci's sans mise en concurrence. Au Havre, la proportion de march's n'goci's 'tait de 22,3 % sur la p'riode 1989-1992. Elle est cependant revenue ' 8 % en 1998.

La Cour a constat' un recours abusif aux dispositions des articles 104-I et 104-II du code des march's publics. Le premier article pr'voit la possibilit' de passer des march's n'goci's apr's mise en concurrence. Le second, qui pr'voit que des march's n'goci's peuvent 'tre pass's " sans mise en concurrence pr'alable lorsque l’ex'cution ne peut 'tre r'alis'e que par un entrepreneur ou un fournisseur d'termin' ", a 't' utilis' par exemple pour un montage audiovisuel, pour la fourniture de p'riodiques ou la r'paration d’une porte d’'cluse.

Les infractions suivantes ont fr'quemment 't' relev'es : des estimations initiales nettement sous-'valu'es par manque d’'tudes pr'alables des travaux ou prestations ' r'aliser ; la pratique de march's ou d’avenants de r'gularisation en violation de la r'gle pos'e par l’article 39 du code des march's publics selon laquelle" les march's doivent 'tre notifi's avant tout commencement d’ex'cution " ; l’extension de l’objet du march' sans passation d’avenants ; le manque de diligence des services pour solder les march's.

Ainsi ' Rouen, le port a eu recours en 1989 ' une soci't' d’achat d’espaces publicitaires dans le cadre d’un march' de 1 686 967,26 F, renouvel' en 1990, 1991 et 1992. En revanche, le port a renonc' en 1993 ' passer un march', au motif discutable que la loi n' 93-122 du 29 janvier 1993 impose l’'galit' des conditions de vente d’espaces publicitaires aux annonceurs et que" dans ce nouveau contexte, l’appel ' la concurrence par la proc'dure de l’appel d’offres devient sans objet ". Des prestations d’un montant de 2 330 227,64 F en 1993 et de 599 279,51 F en 1994 ont donc 't' r'gl'es sur factures.

De plus, ' Rouen, fin 1994, pr's de la moiti' des march's consid'r's comme " en cours " concernait en fait des travaux d'j' r'ceptionn's.

Il semble que la proc'dure d’achats sous forme de march's ne constitue pour certains ports qu’une formalit' oblig'e sans r'elle signification. Pourtant, le non respect de ces r'gles d’ex'cution des d'penses peut engager la responsabilit' des ordonnateurs devant la Cour de discipline budg'taire et financi're.

L’organisation des services de march'

La proc'dure relative aux march's des ports autonomes est diff'rente selon les 'tablissements.

Ainsi, ' Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, c’est seulement en mars 1991 qu’une cellule " march's publics " a 't' mise en place.

L’organisation du port autonome de Dunkerque en mati're de march's a fait l’objet d’une 'tude approfondie. La proc'dure y a 't' red'finie en juillet 1992, de fa'on ' transf'rer aux services la responsabilit' principale pour l''laboration des march's, qui appartenait auparavant ' la direction des finances. Cela a conduit ' une nouvelle r'partition des t'ches entre les directions sectorielles et la direction des finances, sans 'viter des tensions et un manque de coordination entre ces directions. Ce manque de suivi dans la mise en œuvre de la r'forme de l’organisation interne du port en mati're de march's a donc conduit ' transf'rer une responsabilit' sans avoir pr'vu la formation des agents. De sorte qu’aujourd’hui, contrairement au projet initial de responsabilisation des services, le service de la ma'trise d’ouvrage assure, seul, un r'le majeur de conseil en mati're de march's - sans pour autant que ce r'le soit clairement pr'cis' et organis', et sans qu’il corresponde ' l’organisation " officielle " 'tablie par 'crit. A la direction des finances, l’ancien service des march's a 't' remplac' par un charg' de mission march's. Dans la pratique, cette cellule march's, dot'e de trois personnes, se borne ' donner des visas purement formels, ce qui apparente son r'le ' celui d’une " bo'te aux lettres ".

La fonction de veille juridique en mati're de r'glementation relative aux march's n’est donc actuellement attribu'e ' aucun service. Ce manque de coordination et de concentration du savoir faire en mati're de march's est pr'judiciable au bon fonctionnement de leur passation et de leur ex'cution. Dans un pr'c'dent rapport particulier relatif au port autonome de Rouen, la Cour avait d'j' constat' les inconv'nients r'sultant du fait qu’" il n’y avait aucun d'partement ou cellule sp'cialis'e responsable de cette coordination des engagements ". Dans le m'me rapport, elle avait jug' que le respect des dispositions r'glementaires dans le domaine des march's publics ne peut se concevoir qu’' l’'chelle de l’ensemble de l’'tablissement portuaire, et non service par service, avec un point central de contr'le et de coordination des proc'dures de mise en concurrence. Cette observation s’applique tout ' fait ' l’organisation interne du port autonome de Dunkerque en mati're de march's.

Il revient aux tutelles, par l’interm'diaire du contr'le d’Etat et du commissaire du gouvernement, de veiller ' ce que de telles situations ne se reproduisent pas.

Suite aux observations de la Cour, les proc'dures relatives aux march's publics du port de Dunkerque ont 't' red'finies en octobre 1997 par la cr'ation d’un " p'le de comp'tences march's ". En outre, pour restaurer une r'elle s'paration des fonctions de comptable et d’ordonnateur, le visa de l’agent comptable, qui 'tait donn' avant la signature des march's par l’ordonnateur, a 't' supprim'.

L’unification n'cessaire des r'gles d’achat

La Cour prend acte du d'cret du 9 septembre 1999, qui pr'voit un alignement plus complet des proc'dures d’achat sur les r'gles pos'es par le code des march's publics. Celui-ci est d'sormais 'galement applicable aux march's ne donnant pas lieu ' participation financi're de l’Etat et dont le montant de l’op'ration est sup'rieur ' 700 000 F (TTC).

La direction des ports avait en outre indiqu' ' la Cour fin 1997 que " sur la base d’un premier travail de mise ' plat des pratiques dans les diff'rents ports r'alis' par le contr'leur d’Etat ", un groupe de travail interminist'rieldevait commencer ses travaux en 1998. Elle indiquait en janvier 1999 que les travaux de ce groupe, charg' d’'laborer un guide des proc'dures de la commande publique dans les ports autonomes maritimes, devraient 'tre disponibles courant 1999.

2' Les autres difficult's du fonctionnement

a) Des interventions hors du champ de comp'tence des ports

Plusieurs types d’intervention financi're des ports autonomes ne rel'vent pas de leur sp'cialit'.

La politique de communication des 'tablissements a par exemple donn' lieu ' des abus.

L’insertion dans le milieu 'conomique local - en soi indispensable pour une entreprise qui est souvent un important donneur d’ordre de la r'gion - a 't' le pr'texte pour se substituer aux collectivit's publiques, Etat ou collectivit's territoriales, et transformer ainsi l’'tablissement public sp'cialis' en organisme public ' vocation g'n'rale. Les ports subventionnent ainsi des activit's sans int'r't portuaire, au motif d’un " int'r't de place " sans contour d'fini.

Tel a 't' le cas, d'j' cit', du financement massif des op'rations " Voiles de la Libert' " en 1989 et " Armada de la libert' " en 1994 qui ont co't' 7,5 MF au port de Rouen, alors qu’il s’agissait d’une manifestation organis'e par et au profit des collectivit's territoriales. Les seules d'penses de communication du port de Rouen ont atteint 8 MF en 1993 et 4,7 MF en 1994 alors que la situation financi're du port 'tait s'rieusement d'grad'e par des d'ficits de 11,4 MF en 1993 et de 35,7 MF en 1994.

Les ports autonomes du Havre et de Dunkerque octroient des concours ou subventions respectivement ' plus de cent et quarante organismes divers, pour des montants annuels de 2,5 et 1,1 MF.

Certains ports se sont m'me comport's en organismes de cr'dit vis-'-vis d’organismes publics ou d’usagers du port. A titre d’exemple, dans le cadre du financement du plan social dockers, le port autonome de Marseille a consenti des avances sans int'r't ' la caisse de compensation des cong's pay's (4,38 MF en 1995). Il a 'galement consenti des avances ' la soci't' Gyptis (7,5 MF en 1990-1991) et ' France Telecom (2,088 MF en 1991). Trois avances ' plus d’un an (2,162 MF en 1991, 1,130 MF en 1992 et 0,043 MF en 1993) ' la SNCF ont 't' octroy'es par le port autonome de Rouen pour pr'financer des travaux ' la charge de la soci't' nationale, relatifs ' la modification de la desserte ferroviaire du quai de Grand-Couronne/Moulineaux r'alis'e dans le cadre du r'am'nagement d’un terminal conteneurs et de la desserte d’un quai de marchandises diverses.

La Cour a enfin relev' ' plusieurs reprises la propension de la direction des ports ' faire prendre en charge par les 'tablissements portuaires des d'penses incombant ' l’administration centrale. En particulier, plusieurs ports ont mis des v'hicules ' disposition de la DTMPL : cette pratique a 't' constat'e ' Nantes-Saint-Nazaire en 1989-1990, ainsi qu’au Havre et ' Dunkerque depuis 1994.

b) Le personnel des ports

Le co't et la productivit' du personnel

Le co't du personnel des ports autonomes peut 'tre mesur' par le niveau et l’'volution du co't salarial moyen par agent. Ce co't s’'levait en moyenne ' 318 000 F par agent en 1997, soit 305 000 F par agent ' Bordeaux, 308 000 F par agent ' Marseille, 309 000 F au Havre, 315 000 F ' Rouen, mais 327 000 F ' Nantes - Saint Nazaire, 343 000 F ' Dunkerque et 374 000 F en Guadeloupe. Pour l’ensemble des ports autonomes, ce co't moyen par agent a augment' de 27 % de 1990 ' 1997 en francs courants : alors que, dans le m'me temps, l’effectif moyen pay' a diminu' de 17 %, le co't total du personnel a augment' de 10 %.

Il est int'ressant de comparer ce co't moyen par agent ' la productivit' du personnel, mesur'e en rapportant la production 'largie (productions vendue, stock'e et immobilis'e + subvention d’exploitation) ' l’effectif moyen.

Ports autonomes
m'tropolitains

Co't moyen par agent 1990-1997

Productivit'
1990-1997

Marseille

+ 21,3 %

+ 12,0 %

Le Havre

+ 22,1 %

+ 21,2 %

Dunkerque

+ 29,4 %

+ 18,2 %

Rouen

+ 28,6 %

+ 30,3 %

Nantes - Saint Nazaire

+ 27,7 %

+ 8,7 %

Bordeaux

+ 28,7 %

+ 27,2 %

Total ports aut. m'tropole

+ 25,4 %

+ 19,0 %

En niveau moyen, cette productivit' atteint 665 065 F par agent en 1997, avec des diff'rences importantes entre ports : 560 123 F ' Bordeaux contre 691 551 F au Havre, 682 361 F ' Dunkerque, 675 816 F ' Rouen et 1 217 013 F en Guadeloupe. Pour la p'riode 1990-1997, la productivit' du personnel de l’ensemble des ports a augment' de 19 % seulement : il en ressort un 'cart n'gatif de plus de six points avec la progression du co't moyen par agent. Cette augmentation de la productivit' est particuli'rement faible ' Nantes - Saint Nazaire, Marseille, comme le montre le tableau. Les 'carts les plus importants entre les 'volutions du co't et de la productivit' du personnel se situent ' Nantes-Saint-Nazaire (19 points), Dunkerque (11 points) et Marseille (9 points).

Cette premi're approche de la productivit' globale des ports peut cependant 'tre compl't'e par la pond'ration des trafics en fonction de la non intervention des personnels dans certains domaines d’activit' (transmanche, vracs liquides, certains vracs solides) et des 'carts de rendement sur les vracs solides. Le port autonome de Dunkerque estime que sa productivit' ainsi mesur'e a progress' de 73 % sur 1990-1997.

L’organisation du travail

La r'forme de la manutention portuaire a fait 'voluer l’organisation du travail des ouvriers dockers, mais elle ne s’est pas attaqu'e ' la question des personnels de manutention des ports autonomes, soit, au plan national, un effectif d’environ 900 grutiers. Dans ce domaine, les 'tablissements sont impuissants ' faire 'voluer leur propre personnel. L’enjeu est pourtant de taille puisque l’activit' " outillage public " repr'sente une source de perte pour les ports autonomes, dont les tarifs sont contest's par les manutentionnaires, notamment au Havre et ' Rouen. Or, en d'pit de quelques tentatives, l’'volution de la gestion de l’outillage et des grutiers n’a pas 't' prioritaire pour les ports ces derni'res ann'es.

Au Havre, un accord sign' en novembre 1992 devait rapprocher l’organisation du travail du personnel du port de celle pr'vue pour les personnels de la manutention par un accord du 31 octobre 1992. A Rouen, un accord de juillet 1993 a permis d’obtenir des souplesses suppl'mentaires dans l’emploi des grutiers, mais le syst'me reste qualifi' de " rigide et cher ", malgr' la mise en œuvre d’un plan social fin 1995. A Bordeaux, un plan de restructuration du port qui visait ' r'duire les co'ts de revient de l’outillage, pour le rapprocher des tarifs de Bayonne et La Rochelle, n’a 't' appuy' ni par les usagers portuaires, ni par le minist're, ce qui a provoqu' le d'part de l’ancien directeur d’exploitation. A Nantes, de nombreuses gr'ves, soit 17 en 1997, sont dues aux grutiers du port et l’absence de souplesse des horaires du personnel du port pose probl'me aux manutentionnaires. Les tentatives de faire 'voluer l’organisation du travail des personnels des ports sont donc loin d’avoir abouti.

En particulier, ' d'faut ou dans l’attente d’une int'gration plus pouss'e entre les personnels des entreprises de manutention portuaire et ceux des ports autonomes, l’'volution du mode de travail des grutiers et portiqueurs des ports appara't in'luctable : elle devrait aller vers une meilleure adaptation aux contraintes de travail des manutentionnaires et dans le sens d’une r'duction des effectifs des ports, compte tenu du poids de ces derniers sur les co'ts de l’outillage public. Or l’Etat et ses 'tablissements publics portuaires ne se sont jusqu’ici pas v'ritablement appliqu's ' cette t'che.

Recommandations

- veiller ' la l'galit' des proc'dures d’apurement des comptes des clients douteux ; am'liorer les recouvrements du port autonome de Guadeloupe ;
- faire aboutir rapidement l’'laboration d’un guide des proc'dures de la commande publique dans les ports autonomes maritimes, en organiser la mise ' jour r'guli're et pr'voir des formations pour les agents concern's par ces proc'dures ; veiller ' la mise en place de proc'dures suffisamment centralis'es et coordonn'es de passation des march's ;
- veiller au respect du principe de sp'cialit' des 'tablissements publics portuaires en mati're de communication, concours et subventions, avances ' d’autres organismes ;
- engager une politique d’int'gration entre les personnels des entreprises de manutention portuaire et ceux des ports autonomes ; adapter davantage le mode de travail des grutiers et portiqueurs des ports aux contraintes de travail des manutentionnaires.


(33) Pr'vu par la circulaire n' 73-155 du 16 ao't 1973 relative ' la simplification des proc'dures comptables par lesquelles l’Etat contribue aux d'penses d’investissement et de fonctionnement des ports autonomes maritimes.

 

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Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
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
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
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