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LA POLITIQUE PORTUAIRE FRANCAISE

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II. LES RESULTATS DE LA GESTION

Trois critiques principales peuvent 'tre faites ' la gestion du domaine portuaire par les 'tablissements portuaires :

- les services responsables connaissent tr's mal l’'tendue, la consistance et la valeur du domaine ;

- ils ne l’entretiennent ni ne l’exploitent pour en tirer un gain 'conomique ;

- ils n’adaptent pas ce domaine g'r' aux besoins proprement portuaires.

A. - La connaissance du domaine

Malgr' les impr'cisions et r'serves ' faire sur la notion de domaine portuaire (cf. encadr' ci-dessous), il est possible de consid'rer qu'en 1995, le domaine des ports maritimes relevant de la comp'tence de l'Etat s''tend sur environ 35 000 hectares de surfaces terrestres et sur 258 000 hectares de plans d'eau ; la partie terrestre des emprises rel've majoritairement du domaine public.

La mesure du domaine portuaire

La notion de circonscription est le crit're de r'f'rence pour l'appr'ciation de la superficie du domaine des ports autonomes. Cette circonscription est d'termin'e par d'cret en Conseil d’Etat (article L. 111-3 du code des ports maritimes). Elle peut 'voluer dans le temps en fonction des besoins et comprend notamment les acc's nautiques.

La notion de d'limitation sert de crit're de r'f'rence pour l'appr'ciation de la superficie du domaine des ports d'int'r't national. La d'limitation des ports maritimes relevant de la comp'tence de l’Etat, du c't' de la mer, ou du c't' des terres, est r'alis'e par le pr'fet (article R.151-1 du code des ports maritimes). L' encore, cette limite est 'volutive. La superficie du domaine portuaire qui d'coule de cette notion est baptis'e limite administrative et toutes les acquisitions, r'alis'es par l'Etat ou son concessionnaire dans le cadre de la concession, sont incorpor'es au domaine public.

Ces p'rim'tres ne donnent cependant pas l''tendue effective du domaine portuaire relevant de la comp'tence de l'Etat. En effet, ils ont - notamment la limite administrative - une signification plus juridique qu''conomique. Il s'agit de l'espace dans lequel s'exerce les comp'tences de police portuaire d'finies par le code des ports maritimes.

Or, certaines parcelles de terrains incluses dans ces limites sont des terrains ' caract're priv' (terrains compris dans le p'rim'tre de cessibilit' des ports autonomes, incorporations pr'vues apr's acquisitions mais non effectivement r'alis'es, terrains d'class's ...), tandis que d'autres parcelles, bien qu''tant la propri't' des collectivit's publiques (terrains ayant ou non une vocation portuaire) sont hors des p'rim'tres pour diverses raisons. Au titre des terrains ' vocation portuaire hors p'rim'tres, on peut notamment mentionner ceux qui r'sultent d'erreurs dans la fixation des limites (Nantes-Saint-Nazaire) ou d'acquisitions post'rieures ' celle-ci (Marseille, Rouen).

En l'absence de cadastrage exhaustif du domaine des ports (par exemple ' Rouen o' plus d'un sixi'me des superficies ne sont pas cadastr'es), l''tendue du domaine portuaire, qui peut 'tre maritime et fluvial pour les ports d'estuaires, r'sulte pour partie d''valuations r'alis'es par les services portuaires ' la demande de la Cour, dont l'examen montre les d'faillances.

1' L

es ports autonomes

a) L’'tendue du domaine des ports autonomes

Sans m'sestimer les difficult's de suivre et de g'rer un domaine partiellement cadastr' et en constante 'volution, la Cour constate que les ports autonomes ne connaissent que tr's imparfaitement la consistance de leur domaine malgr' la pr'sence en leur sein de services sp'cialis's g'n'ralement bien dot's en personnel. L'enqu'te, fond'e sur l'estimation exhaustive de la situation territoriale des ports en 1985, 1990 et 1995, a mis en lumi're l'absence d'historiques fiables retra'ant la totalit' du domaine g'r' par les ports. Elle a ainsi permis de d'tecter d’importants dysfonctionnements internes au sein des ports autonomes.

La consistance effective du domaine g'r' par l'ensemble des ports autonomes n’a pu 'tre mesur'e. En effet, si les superficies g'r'es par les ports de Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Rouen et de Guadeloupe ont pu 'tre d'termin'es avec une faible marge d'incertitude pour 1995, il n'en va pas de m'me pour celles des ports de Dunkerque et du Havre. En outre, la moiti' des ports autonomes n’ont pas su produire les donn'es demand'es pour 1985 et 1990. Pourtant, en application des prescriptions du d'cret du 29 d'cembre 1962 portant r'glement g'n'ral sur la comptabilit' publique, les 'tablissements publics ont l'obligation de tenir des inventaires de leur patrimoine selon des modalit's fix'es par le conseil d'administration dans le cadre de leur plan comptable particulier. La connaissance de leur patrimoine devrait passer par un meilleur r'colement entre l'inventaire physique et l''tat de l'actif comptable de l'ensemble des terrains.

Face ' ces difficult's d''valuation, les autorit's de tutelle n’ont produit qu’un 'tat des superficies fonci'res des ports autonomes dat' de f'vrier 1994 qui ne concorde pas avec les donn'es fournies ' la Cour par les ports autonomes. Elles m'connaissent donc la consistance du domaine portuaire, alors qu’il leur revient d’en fixer ou d’en modifier la d'limitation.

Le domaine g'r' par les ports autonomes en 1995

La superficie totale du domaine g'r' par les ports autonomes serait de l'ordre de 288 000 ha. La partie terrestre repr'sente approximativement 32 200 ha en 1995, soit pr's de 93 % de l''tendue du domaine des ports relevant de la comp'tence de l'Etat. Les terrains hors circonscription, qui s''tendent sur plus de 4 000 ha, soit 12% de la superficie terrestre, ont majoritairement vocation ' 'tre int'gr's dans les circonscriptions portuaires.

Les principales 'volutions depuis 1985

L''volution de la consistance du domaine des ports autonomes r'sulte principalement d'acquisitions et cessions, et plus marginalement de transferts de gestion, d''changes d'emprises et de terrains gagn's sur la mer (exondements). Aucune op'ration importante n'a 't' engag'e au cours de la p'riode 1985-1995, qui se caract'rise par une relative stabilit' globale du domaine g'r'. Les op'rations futures auront en revanche pour cons'quence de r'duire celui-ci.

Les modifications de la p'riode se sont faites principalement par des transferts de gestion peu nombreux, qui ont concern' des superficies relativement modestes, soit moins de 100 ha pour l'ensemble des ports autonomes. Ces transferts concernent des immeubles d'pendant du domaine public dont la destination est modifi'e. Les biens en cause, qui ne pr'sentent plus d'utilit' pour les ports, doivent conserver le caract're de domanialit' publique pour le nouveau gestionnaire. Les transferts concernant des emprises incluses dans les circonscriptions des ports qui leur ont 't' remises gratuitement par l'Etat lors de l'autonomie, sont majoritairement r'alis's au profit de collectivit's territoriales et ont, pour une part minoritaire, donn' lieu ' indemnisation.

Au titre des projets en cours on peut notamment mentionner deux transferts pr'visibles ' Marseille, l'un au profit de la commune de Martigues (20 ha), l'autre ' celui de l’'tablissement public Eurom'diterran'e (10 ha). A Nantes, un transfert de gestion en plusieurs 'tapes est pr'vu au profit du Conservatoire de l'espace et du littoral et des rivages lacustres dans le cadre de l'op'ration "plan Loire" d'cid'e en 1994. Il concernerait 1 512 ha de domaine public fluvial et devrait 'tre ult'rieurement compl't' par des remises de terrains priv's du port (375 ha). A Rouen, il est envisag' de transf'rer ' titre on'reux au domaine public routier la gestion de terrains situ's rive droite, concern's par le sixi'me franchissement de la Seine.

b) La r'partition juridique du domaine des ports autonomes

Si les plans d'eau, ou plus exactement leurs fonds terrestres, sont du domaine public, il n'en va pas de m'me pour les emprises terrestres qui peuvent relever soit du domaine public soit du domaine priv', pour les terrains appartenant ' l'Etat ou aux ports autonomes.

En r'alit', la situation juridique du domaine des ports autonomes est aussi mal connue par les 'tablissements que sa consistance et ses limites physiques.

Selon les donn'es produites par la DTMPL, qui diff'rent de celles fournies par les ports, le domaine public portuaire serait minoritaire : il ne repr'senterait que 15 545 ha sur les 33 995 ha d’emprises terrestres recens's. Cependant les incertitudes sont telles qu'il s'av're tr's difficile d'appr'cier la consistance du domaine selon son r'gime juridique. Le cas de Dunkerque est exemplaire de ces d'faillances : sur une superficie totale probable de 6 100 ha, la r'partition juridique des emprises entre le domaine public et le domaine priv' serait, selon le port, de 50/50. En revanche, selon la DTMPL, la r'partition est fort divergente : 20 % pour le domaine public et 80 % pour le domaine priv'.

Les situations juridiques du domaine sont tr's contrast'es d'un port ' l'autre. On observe ainsi que le domaine public est minoritaire ' Bordeaux (37 %) et ' Marseille (26 %), tandis qu'il est tr's sensiblement majoritaire ' Nantes-Saint-Nazaire (82 %) et ' Rouen (67 %), de m'me qu'au Havre, et en Guadeloupe.

c) La r'partition fonctionnelle du domaine g'r' par les ports autonomes

La r'partition fonctionnelle de l'ensemble du domaine terrestre g'r' par les ports autonomes en 1995 figure dans le tableau ci-apr's. Elle pr'sente un caract're tr's indicatif dans la mesure o' l''tendue m'me de leur domaine est incertaine et o' les crit'res fonctionnels des diff'rents ports peuvent sensiblement diverger et se modifier dans le temps. Quatre grandes cat'gories sont distingu'es : deux zones sont li'es ' l'activit', l'une regroupant les zones portuaires et les occupations spatiales li'es aux servitudes diverses telles que les voiries et les espaces verts, l'autre concernant les zones industrielles ; une troisi'me zone pourrait ' l'avenir changer de destination et regroupe les zones urbaines ; une quatri'me zone est constitu'e des r'serves fonci'res et naturelles.

En 1995, la part des r'serves est globalement majoritaire, celle des zones industrielles repr'sente moins de 30% du domaine, tandis que les zones urbaines sont relativement marginales.

Ce constat montre l’impact financier r'duit des mesures incitatives mises en place pour une meilleure int'gration ville-port, telles que la restitution de 90 % du produit des cessions fonci'res sous forme d’apports en fonds propres. Cette mesure d’ordre g'n'ral a 't' prise pour r'gler des probl'mes particuliers, comme l’op'ration Dunkerque-Neptune de r'habilitation urbaine du site portuaire des anciens chantiers de r'paration navale. Dans ce dernier cas d’ailleurs, elle n’a pas eu d’effet.

d) La valeur du domaine g'r' par les ports autonomes

Cette valeur peut 'tre estim'e gr'ce aux bilans des ports autonomes. En effet, si les terrains ont 't' remis aux ports gratuitement par l'Etat lors de l’octroi de l'autonomie, ils ont n'anmoins fait l'objet d'une estimation par le service du domaine de fa'on ' ce que celle-ci figure dans le patrimoine des ports. La valeur estim'e de ces emprises figure dans les bilans des ports autonomes en contrepartie du compte d'apports. Les actifs ont fait l'objet de r''valuations ' la fin des ann'es 1970 et les acquisitions r'alis'es par les 'tablissements sont enregistr'es ' leur co't historique d'entr'e.

Un tableau joint en annexe n' 6 consolide les valeurs bilantielles des ports autonomes m'tropolitains. La valeur historique du domaine a 't' appr'hend'e ' partir de la nomenclature comptable par le cumul des valeurs brutes en francs courants figurant aux comptes concern's.

En 1995, pour les ports autonomes m'tropolitains, la valeur historique moyenne brute comptable des terrains s''tablit ' 0,10 MF par hectare. En tenant compte des ouvrages d'infrastructure, elle ressort ' 0,19 MF par hectare. Ces valeurs patrimoniales sont purement indicatives. Elles reposent sur des superficies al'atoires, des montants non actualis's, et font abstraction de l'obsolescence des infrastructures r'alis'es qui repr'sentent 43 % de la valeur brute totale.

R'partition fonctionnelle du domaine terrestre des ports autonomes

en hectares

Ports autonomes

Zones portuaires et servitudes

Zones
industrielles

Zones
Urbaines

R'serves fonci'res et naturelles

Superficies
totales

Bordeaux

320 ha

500 ha

9 ha

3 095 ha

3 924 ha

Dunkerque

1 260 ha

1 430 ha

51 ha

3 359 ha

6 100 ha

Le Havre

1 684 ha

330 ha

 

4 398 ha

6 415 ha

Marseille

836 ha

3 304 ha

83 ha

4 233 ha

8 456 ha

Nantes-St-Nazaire

NC

2 328 ha

NC

NC

3 812 ha

Rouen (a)

799 ha

1 367 ha

 

1 187 ha

3 354 ha

Guadeloupe

41 ha

123 ha

4 ha

11 ha

179 ha

TOTAUX

Hors PANSN (b)

Y/c PANSN

 

4 940 ha

ND

 

7 054 ha

9 382 ha

 

147 ha

ND

 

16 283 ha

ND

 

28 428 ha

32 240 ha

(a) Port autonome de Rouen : situation au 31/12/92

(b) PANSN : port autonome de Nantes-St Nazaire

Les diff'rences de ces valeurs moyennes comptables sont relativement importantes d'un port ' l'autre. Ind'pendamment du fait que les superficies du Havre et de Dunkerque sont tr's incertaines, on constate que le domaine des ports normands est nettement plus co'teux que celui des autres ports, tant au niveau des valeurs initiales que des co'ts d'infrastructure. Il convient malgr' tout de pr'ciser que, selon les ports, les grosses r'parations sont ou ne sont pas immobilis'es.

Ports

Valeur moyenne initiale

Valeur moyenne am'nag'e

Le Havre

0,17 MF/ha

0,33 MF/ha

Rouen

0,14 MF/ha

0,24 MF/ha

Marseille

0,07 MF/ha

0,16 MF/ha

Dunkerque

0,08 MF/ha

0,15 MF/ha

Bordeaux

0,07 MF/ha

0,13 MF/ha

Nantes

0,09 MF/ha

0,12 MF/ha

Ces valeurs historiques comptables ne repr'sentent pas la valeur effective actuelle du patrimoine. Seule une estimation des emprises par les services des domaines permettrait de l'approcher.

2' Les ports d’int'r't national

a) Le domaine g'r' par les ports d’int'r't national

La consistance du domaine des ports d’int'r't national (PIN) est fond'e sur leurs limites administratives. La connaissance de la superficie totale du domaine qu’ils g'rent demeure tr's imparfaite. Toute 'valuation globale, incluant superficie terrestre et plans d'eau, s'est r'v'l'e impossible. Les renseignements produits ' la Cour (cf. tableau ci-apr's) sont incomplets, notamment ' Saint-Malo, Bayonne et Nice, voire inexistants en ce qui concerne les surfaces de plans d'eau.

En 1995, la partie terrestre du domaine des PIN repr'sente environ 2 500 ha, soit 7% de l'ensemble du domaine g'r' par les ports relevant de la comp'tence de l'Etat.

Etendue du domaine des ports d'int'r't national en 1995 (a)

PIN
En hectares

Superficie terrestre

Surface des
plans d'eau

METROPOLE

2 127 ha

1 684 ha

Calais

472 ha

NC

Boulogne

146 ha

NC

Dieppe

52 ha

58 ha

Caen-Ouistreham

202 ha

130 ha

Cherbourg

206 ha

NC

Saint-Malo (superficie terrestre conc'd'e)

58 ha

62 ha

Brest

190 ha

600 ha

Concarneau

15 ha

12 ha

Lorient

145 ha

182 ha

La Rochelle

206 ha

62 ha

Bayonne

(b) 111 ha

NC

Port-la-Nouvelle

82 ha

452 ha

S'te

147 ha

NC

Toulon

56 ha

NC

Nice

(c) 15 ha

24 ha

Ajaccio

14 ha

75 ha

Bastia

10 ha

27 ha

DEPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE MER

402 ha

442 ha

Fort-de-France (Martinique)

33 ha

NC

D'grad-des-Cannes (Guyane)

Larivot (Guyane)

19 ha

13 ha

NC

NC

Saint-Pierre

Miquelon

119 ha

8 ha

333 ha

48 ha

Pointe-des-Galets (R'union)

210 ha

61 ha

TOTAUX

2 529 ha

2 126 ha

(a) - Hors Le Fret et Roscanvel.

(b) - Bayonne : hors espaces naturels et hors port de plaisance de "brise-lames" ' Anglet.

(c) - Nice : superficies inscrites dans la concession hors 1,4 ha de voiries transf'r'es ; toutefois, le cahier des charges de la concession n’ayant pas 't' mis ' jour apr's l’abandon d’un projet de port devant l’a'roport en 1979, les superficies r'ellement g'r'es se limitent ' 8,41 ha.

Depuis 1985, on rel've globalement une l'g're tendance ' l'accroissement (moins de 10 %) du domaine des ports d'int'r't national.

Le cas de Nice illustre les difficult's de recensement : la DDE mentionne une superficie totale de 9,83 ha jusqu'en 1990 puis de 8,41 ha, du fait d'un transfert de voiries urbaines pour 1,42 ha. Or ce chiffre diverge fortement de celui qui est inscrit dans la concession de 1978, soit 16,5 ha pour le port de Nice-C'te d'Azur.

b) La r'partition fonctionnelle et la valeur du domaine g'r' par les ports d’int'r't national

Le domaine des ports d’int'r't national, peu 'tendu comparativement ' celui des ports autonomes, est essentiellement d'di' ' l'exploitation portuaire. Ces ports qui n'ont quasiment pas de zones industrielles disposent de quelques r'serves fonci'res et naturelles qui sont de l'ordre de 100 ha pour l'ensemble d’entre eux. Cependant on remarque qu'elles sont relativement importantes dans deux cas. En effet, elles repr'sentent plus du quart du domaine des ports de Lorient (40 ha) et de Bayonne (28 ha).

Contrairement aux ports autonomes, aucun 'l'ment comptable ne permet de valoriser le domaine des ports d'int'r't national. D'une part, les emprises conc'd'es n'ont pas fait l'objet d'une estimation lors de la passation des actes de concession, qui peuvent au demeurant 'tre tr's anciens, et ne sont donc pas comptabilis'es. D'autre part, pour les parcelles non conc'd'es, l'absence de comptabilit' patrimoniale de l'Etat emp'che toute estimation. En outre, les informations recueillies sur les mouvements sont trop partiels pour 'tre pris en compte.

Recommandations

- 'tablir l’inventaire du patrimoine des ports (limites physiques, situation juridique, r'partition fonctionnelle, valeur effective) ; engager un r'colement syst'matique entre l'inventaire physique et l''tat de l'actif comptable de l'ensemble des terrains ; faire co'ncider les donn'es des ports et celles de la tutelle.

 

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Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
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