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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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In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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