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FEMAR CONFERENCE
Future Educational Challenges for Maritime Information Society
Il ruolo della formazione e delle tecnologie dell'informazione
per lo sviluppo dell'economia marittima
    COMMISSIONE EUROPEA
REGIONE LIGURIA
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AMRIE e con il Forum MARIS di Genova


ESPERIENZE DI FORMAZIONE MARITTIMA E PROGETTI FORMATIVI MULTIREGIONALI



MARIO MARGINI

Assessore all'Industria e alle Politiche Attive del Lavoro Regione Liguria

Nel mio intervento parlerò di due esperienze che essendosi già concluse possono diventare una modalità di intervento anche in altri settori e in particolare nel settore marittimo.

Partirò considerando il problema davanti al quale si è trovata qualche anno fa la Regione Liguria nella gestione dei fondi comunitari. Indagando sulla portualità fu infatti constatato che la grande impresa, e in particolare le grandi imprese terminaliste, sviluppavano una importante azione di formazione grazie anche alle grandi strutture in dotazione, simulatori ed apparecchi analoghi.

Il problema era che esaurita quella funzione e al di là dell'area operativa nave-banchina non vi era in atto nessun significativo processo di formazione professionale.

Partendo da questo punto, la Regione Liguria, disposta una dotazione di circa sei miliardi, stabilì un'intesa con le Autorità Portuali che si sviluppò in questo modo: si decise un soggetto responsabile del progetto, cioè le Autorità Portuali in consorzio, si sviluppò un'analisi dei fabbisogni formativi, e si attuarono poi conseguentemente dei processi di formazione.

L'analisi dei fabbisogni formativi mise in evidenza alcune questioni rilevantissime:

  • la piccola impresa in generale, di cui fanno parte spedizionieri e trasportatori, non era disponibile ad avviare processi di formazione cospicui; anzi, alcune categorie professionali tendevano a riproporre la propria funzione, come si era affermata storicamente nel porto, senza alcuna mutazione significativa.
  • La grande impresa si dichiarava disponibile a parole a fare un'azione formativa comune, mentre sul piano dei moduli operativi esisteva in realtà un gap che non si voleva superare.
  • Bisogna poi sottolineare il fatto che, nel momento in cui si è chiesto alla grande impresa di affrontare il problema di avviare cosi di formazione, ci si trovava in una congiuntura nella quale il mercato delle esigenze professionali era molto diffuso e carente.

In Liguria bisogna anche tenere in considerazione un fattore comune a molti porti europei, e cioè che con l'avvento del container una vecchia struttura professionale era andata in crisi e che accorreva riempire di nuovi contenuti questo settore lavorativo.

Il progetto, al quale la ricerca fa riferimento, data circa tre anni fa e si è ora concluso con un bilancio completamente in positivo.

Riguardo alla partecipazione si è registrata un'adesione alle attività formative soprattutto dei dirigenti delle imprese (fra i quali si è avuto il 100% di partecipanti) e, per la prima volta, hanno partecipato come invitati all'azione di formazione esperti internazionali fra i quali i direttori dei porti di Hong Kong e Singapore.

Abbiamo invece riscontrato più difficoltà sulla piccola impresa la quale non ha risposto in maniera estremamente positiva.

Il Progetto Liguria ha quindi concluso il suo percorso.

Dopodiché è forse cominciata la parte più interessante. Il Progetto Liguria è stato infatti esteso ad altre Regioni ed ora, un progetto simile, è in attuazione da parte di sei Regioni italiane e tutti i grandi porti terminalisti, a partire da Gioia Tauro, hanno chiesto di farne parte. Per la prima volta abbiamo un'azione di formazione sistemica a livello nazionale che parte da un'analisi di fabbisogni a livello articolato, che ha una griglia di prestazioni unitarie a livello nazionale e che oggi si sviluppa (considerando che far andare di comune accordo sei Regioni è piuttosto complicato) nell'arco della portualità del nostro paese.

Avendo comunque ottenuto questo risultato, stiamo ora cercando di concretizzarne un altro che era uno dei principali obiettivi, cioè di utilizzare la formazione come strumento di relazioni e di rapporto con le altre realtà portuali del Mediterraneo.

Anche perché ci si sono posti alcuni problemi: ad esempio la categoria degli armatori ha sempre sostenuto che le navi nel Mediterraneo trovavano una difficoltà in un certo superamento generazionale per il fatto che esisteva uno squilibrio tra le prestazioni offerte dai lavoratori portuali originari di una parte del Mediterraneo e dell'altra.

Oggi stiamo negoziando delle importanti intese con la Tunisia e con L'Egitto per cui probabilmente questo modulo di formazione potrà essere applicato e funzionare anche in altre realtà extra europee.

Questa riflessione mi porta a una considerazione che riguarda la formazione fra i lavoratori marittimi. La Regione Liguria infatti ha anche sperimentato moduli formativi di un certo interesse, alcuni con Fincantieri, dove abbiamo ricostruito figure professionali di difficile collocamento su quel mercato, con processi di formazione che riguardano categorie come i saldatori, soggetti per i quali alla formazione sono corrisposte delle assunzioni; in questi giorni abbiamo altresì avviato un altro tipo di esperienza relativa al fronte degli infortuni sul lavoro.

A fronte di incidenti ripetuti, avvenuti in alcune realtà produttive, fatti per i quali si registra un certo aumento nella realtà italiana, noi abbiamo preso atto che le organizzazioni sindacali, sia del lavoratori che dei datori di lavoro, hanno firmato un'intesa per la quale in tutta l'area portuale genovese non è possibile operare, e non sarà possibile farlo in futuro, per chi non ha seguito un modulo minimo di formazione. La formazione è quindi un pre-requisito per poter operare all'interno della struttura produttiva del porto di Genova.

Non si parla comunque di un modulo di formazione sviluppato sui tempi medio lunghi, ma di un modulo essenziale che vale per tutti, anche per quei giovani che entrano con un contratto di formazione lavoro o attraverso uno stage; tutti dovranno avere un minimo di formazione certificata. Abbiamo proprio in questi giorni reperito i finanziamenti per questa iniziativa che è ovviamente rivolta a tutti, sia appalti diretti che indiretti; essa è un modo per sottolineare come la sicurezza sia un impegno comune per ciò che riguarda le strutture produttive del porto di Genova.

Il meccanismo che noi pensiamo di proporre per ciò che riguarda la formazione nel settore marittimo segue da molti punti di vista, in accordo con le Autorità Portuali, un meccanismo analogo al Progetto Liguria.

Esso dovrebbe quindi partire da un'analisi dei fabbisogni, e su questa base, stabilire quale modulo di formazione debba essere adottato. Da questo punto di vista per quanto riguarda il personale italiano imbarcato sulle navi che operano all'interno del porto di Genova, non abbiamo riscontrato alcun problema: per ciò che li concerne è possibile attivare canali di formazione.

Differente è tuttavia il caso di quelle navi il cui equipaggio è formato da personale di differente provenienza, sia italiano, sia extraeuropeo; in questo caso come si possono utilizzare i fondi del Fondo Sociale Europeo per cittadini extra comunitari?

La questione è soprattutto sentita per il problema della concorrenza, sulle navi italiane che operano da Genova nel settore del turismo crocieristico dove, in modo approssimativo, i quadri tecnici sono di provenienza italiana o europea mentre il cosiddetto personale di servizio o di camera ha origini extraeuropee. La situazione che stiamo verificando è questa: il personale viene formato nei paesi di provenienza mentre si potrebbe arricchirne la preparazione di contenuti professionali svolgendo la formazione in Italia.

Il punto è che occorre su un versante fare una precisa analisi dei fabbisogni, e in un secondo momento porci il problema di come si possa concorrere a questo tipo di formazione.

Bisogna dire che per adesso non abbiamo avuto risposte in riferimento al personale extraeuropeo mentre ne abbiamo avute per ciò che riguarda il personale italiano o europeo.

Malauguratamente non si può fare finta che il problema non esista; la verità è che le navi passeggeri che operano dal porto di Genova hanno il personale di nazionalità diverse, e le aziende attuano processi di formazione in paesi extracomunitari pur essendo l'attività economica svolta rivolta al bacino di utenza europea ed essendo una ricchezza per i paesi europei.

Noi pensiamo che la cosa vada approfondita attraverso due linee di formazione di cui la Regione deve farsi carico: una che riguarda i lavoratori portuali, l'altra il personale imbarcato sulle navi.

Le imprese stanno attrezzandosi per incontrare questo tipo di esigenze, la Regione ha già avuto infatti interessanti risposte sulla legge 236 per certe categorie di interventi; alla scelta di farsi carico di questi oneri corrisponde la realtà che, se non si interviene, certe attività produttive se ne andranno dal nostro paese e dall'Europa e andranno a collocarsi in altre aree del pianeta.

Io sono contro quest'ultima ipotesi e penso che noi dobbiamo corrispondere positivamente alle esigenze di formazione che le imprese ci pongono nel nostro Paese, sia per il personale nazionale, sia per il personale estero.



In this speech I want to talk about two training experiences already closed, which can be considered as examples also in other economic branches.

The first experience was related to inquire into which formative projects could be useful for the maritime industries. The analysis, dated three years ago, underlined that the small enterprises were not available to start conspicuous training projects, while on the other hand the big enterprises declared to agree in a common formative action; there was however a gap in starting effectively some concrete experiences.

As result of the analysis some training courses were implemented with a positive reply especially among the management of the big enterprises, while there have been more difficulties regarding the small companies.

The Project Liguria has been suddenly carried out by six other Italian Regions and all the biggest Italian harbours have required to be part of it, this is the first systematic training action with national spread in Italy.

Acquired this result, our training projects have now three important goals to reach: co-operation with other harbours in the Mediterranean sea, to train professional figures with a difficult placement into the market and finally to get acquainted workers on the dangerous situations that can happen working in a harbour.

Regarding this last problem the trade-unions of owners and workers have reached this agreement: in the harbour area of Genova it will be impossible to work without a minimum training period, becoming this training a pre-requisite to work inside a port.

The advantages of formation also apply to crews, coming from countries outside Europe, that are working on European ships; their training should be improved and professional enriched through training courses implemented not in their own countries (as now is happening) but directly in Europe, utilising the funds granted by the European Social Fund.

All things considered, I think that the Institutions must meet the requirements of the enterprises, both for national and foreigner staff and for the two kind of labours, the ones working in the harbour as well as on the ships. On the contrary, if we do not intervene, it is easy to think that some productive activities will leave Italy and Europe for other places in the world.




Programma conferenza

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European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
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