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ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE PROVVEDITORI APPALTATORI NAVALI

Assemblea Ordinaria
20-22 aprile 2007
Grand Hotel Palace di Roma

Relazione del Presidente
Valentina Schiavi


Signore, Signori, Illustri Ospiti, Cari Soci,

è con immenso piacere ed orgoglio che apro il 36' Congresso A.N.P.A.N. e la Sua Assemblea a Roma.

A 50 anni dalla firma del Trattato di Roma istitutivo della CEE, ci troviamo anche noi riuniti in questa città, punto di partenza e di incontro dei cittadini europei ma rivolta alle nuove realtà emergenti.

Ci siamo augurati, nell'Assemblea annuale del maggio 2006, che i segnali macroeconomici che si stavano registrando nei primi mesi dello scorso anno, potessero portare a fine esercizio risultati positivi. Oggi, ad anno concluso, possiamo trarre alcune positive considerazioni.

Grazie ad un quarto trimestre più vivace del previsto il prodotto interno lordo (PIL) è cresciuto nel 2006 di circa il 2% reale rispetto al 2005 (miglior risultato da 6 anni).

In aggiunta, se si confronta l'ultimo trimestre 2006 con lo stesso periodo dell'anno precedente, la crescita arriva al 2,9%. Il centro studi di Confindustria ha motivato la crescita del PIL nella consistente crescita degli investimenti, dell'export e con il monitoraggio del trend dei consumi. Questo incremento comporterà un trascinamento dell'1,2% nell'anno in corso in cui la crescita sembra proseguire anche se a ritmi più contenuti. In sostanza l'economia Italiana è riuscita a far parte della generale ripresa dell'economia mondiale ed europea.

Volgendo lo sguardo all'Euro vi è da notare come si sia tendenzialmente rafforzato nei confronti di dollaro e yen.

Tale apprezzamento se per un verso sostiene l'economia Italiana perché ci permette di acquistare le fonti energetiche a prezzi migliori, dall'altro impone una maggiore pressione competitiva per l'evidente minore interesse dei prodotti interni e ne penalizza quindi l'export.

Il miglioramento del corso della nostra divisa è avvenuto per l'effetto di notizie positive sulla congiuntura economica, in paesi chiave quale la Germania, che hanno consentito alla Banca Centrale Europea di aumentare ulteriormente i tassi di interesse. L'ultimo di questi aumenti è avvenuto i primi giorni del mese di marzo 2007. Tale aumento si spiega per il timore di un maggior rischio di inflazione. Anche se, per la verità, l'inflazione in Italia è rimasta sotto controllo con un valore medio nel 2006 del 2,1%.

Recentemente inoltre, il Fondo Monetario Internazionale (FMI), ha modificato al rialzo le stime di crescita per l'Unione Europea per il 2007, migliori anche di quelle previste per gli Stati Uniti, ponendo l'Europa come chiave dell'economia emergente mondiale.

In ogni caso le prospettive sull'andamento dei prezzi al consumo sono migliorate nella seconda metà del 2006 in gran parte con il contributo della discesa del prezzo del petrolio, sebbene in questi ultimi tempi si sia verificata una sostanziale crescita del prezzo del greggio.

I recenti sviluppi del mercato borsistico interno ci spingono a sostenere nuove sfide ed a confrontarci su tutti i mercati, compresi quelli ritenuti a prevalente "influenza statale", con players di respiro internazionale.

L'affermarsi di nuove potenze economiche comporta nuove presenze turistiche di cui bisognerà valutare i consumi per ottimizzare le nostre offerte.

Il nostro paese dispone di notevoli risorse imprenditoriali che stanno dimostrando, in molti casi, di saper cogliere le opportunità che vengono dai paesi emergenti. Ed è questo il contesto nel quale il Paese Italia dovrà misurarsi.

Questo, in sintesi, il quadro dell'economia generale.

Per quanto più specifico di nostra competenza bisogna rilevare che nell'ambito del turismo, le crociere sono il settore di maggior crescita, stando ai dati presentati al Seatrade di Miami, più di 15,8 milioni di passeggeri hanno effettuato una crociera durante l'anno 2006. Il mercato Europeo ha potenzialità enormi, per questo motivo molti porti hanno intrapreso un percorso di potenziamento delle loro strutture per adeguarsi alle esigenze del mercato e poter accogliere molte più navi contemporaneamente.

Nel 2007 sono previste nei porti italiani circa 4.350 toccate nave per un totale di oltre 7.650.000 passeggeri movimentati contro le 4.190 toccate nave ed i 5.980.000 passeggeri nel 2006. Ossia un incremento stimato del 27,93%.

Un motivo di tale incremento è sicuramente la destagionalizzazione del settore, dove la movimentazione dei croceristi durante il periodo invernale è addirittura raddoppiata.

Questi dati sono di forte impatto e di grande soddisfazione per tutti noi addetti ai lavori, sebbene, da un certo punto di vista, potrebbero rivelarsi anche allarmanti se si considera che ancora i porti non riescono a far fronte alla forte richiesta di espansione del mercato. L'Italia, grazie alla sua posizione predominante è toccata mediamente 2,8 volte per ogni crociera nel Mediterraneo.

Per riuscire a sfruttare nel migliore dei modi queste opportunità più che positive, è essenziale una predisposizione delle strutture necessarie. Vari sono i progetti di sviluppo messi a punto per gestire e ottimizzare la movimentazione di navi e passeggeri.

Ad esempio, nel Porto di Civitavecchia sono previsti nel 2007 circa 1.600.000 passeggeri.

Il porto di Civitavecchia, fondato dall'Imperatore Traiano come porta di Roma, ha rappresentato per molti secoli il fulcro degli scambi e dei contatti tra i popoli dell'antico "Mare Nostrum".

Ancora oggi, Civitavecchia conserva questa posizione privilegiata, collocandosi al centro di un moderno ed efficiente sistema ferroviario, stradale ed aeroportuale che collega la capitale ed il centro Italia con il resto del mondo. Il porto di Civitavecchia, oltre ad avere ampliato con un Piano Regolatore Portuale il traffico commerciale, si è imposto come scalo leader nel traffico crocieristico e di collegamento con le isole.

Auspichiamo che tali opere di potenziamento possano essere adempiute anche nei molti porti del sud Italia, in regioni come la Calabria e la Sicilia, che ancora oggi non riescono a gestire il traffico delle navi di passaggio. Da tali miglioramenti scaturirebbero rilevanti effetti positivi, in quanto, ogni nave che transita o sosta nei nostri porti, rappresenta per le nostre società un ulteriore sbocco commerciale ed un potenziale cliente.

La nostra Associazione fondata nel 1971 accoglie ad oggi 86 aziende che rappresentano una parte molto rilevante del mercato della provveditoria e degli appalti, con una quota di circa il 90% ed un numero di persone impiegate che si attesta a circa 1.300 unità.

Questi numeri sono la nostra forza e, coscienti della stessa, confermiamo ancora una volta il massimo impegno ad operare congiuntamente per migliorare le nostre condizioni di lavoro e per ampliare le nostre attività. Riuniti in un'unica entità, possiamo essere considerati parte essenziale nell'esame delle questioni inerenti il nostro settore.

L'attenzione dell'Associazione è quotidianamente rivolta alla risoluzione delle problematiche correnti, monitorando l'attività degli associati e supportandoli nelle singole realtà.

La sempre maggiore collaborazione con i Ministeri e le loro diverse realtà locali ha permesso di fare importanti passi avanti nello snellimento delle procedure operative; in particolare va rivolta l'attenzione ed una nota di encomio ai delegati portuali di Genova, Trieste, Bari e Venezia che sono riusciti ad ottenere, con un intenso lavoro, importanti risultati. Questi devono servire da stimolo e da nuovo incentivo per ottenere miglioramenti anche laddove la situazione presenta ancora criticità.

Il lavoro di coordinamento e di aggiornamento da svolgere con l'Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato, è ancora intenso, ma la strada intrapresa lascia ben sperare per il futuro. Abbiamo oggi l'onore di avere con noi il dott. Diego Rispoli, Direttore Centrale per le Accise, che ci illustrerà le linee guida del suo programma.

Analogamente, sarà importante, per la nostra organizzazione, collaborare con l'Agenzia delle Dogane del Ministero delle Finanze, affinché le singole realtà locali si adeguino sempre di più a standard omogenei sull'interpretazione delle norme vigenti, che, per quanto complesse ed articolate, necessitano di un'uniformità di vedute per snellire il nostro lavoro e favorire l'attività dei provveditori che operano su diversi porti.

L'attenzione del Ministero delle Finanze a questi temi è sempre più evidente. Il Direttore dell'Area Centrale Gestione Tributi e Rapporto con gli Utenti dell'Agenzia delle Dogane, la dott.ssa Cinzia Bricca, che abbiamo il piacere di avere tra i nostri ospiti, evidenzierà, nel suo intervento, i risultati ottenuti e gli obiettivi prefissi.

Apprezzando quindi il lavoro svolto fin ora, l'Associazione si mette a completa disposizione per futuri e comuni interventi che possano migliorare l'operatività delle nostre Aziende. Un traguardo ancora più importante, considerando che ci troviamo ad affrontare la concorrenza degli operatori del nord Europa, i quali beneficiano di un sistema burocratico molto più snello.

Il nostro obbiettivo da sempre è stato quello di partecipare ai tavoli di lavoro per poter offrire il nostro contributo. Il proposito è non solo di trovare soluzioni a problematiche in corso, ma soprattutto, di lavorare insieme per evitare situazioni pregiudizievoli per le nostre attività; è necessario quindi che l'attività dell'Associazione sia continuativa e molto aggressiva al fine di rappresentare la necessità della nostra presenza laddove sono prese decisioni rilevanti per la nostra categoria.

Tra gli obiettivi che ci eravamo prefissi lo scorso anno, la questione relativa alla formazione dei cuochi di bordo, è stata affrontata e risolta.

Si tratta di un risultato di ampio respiro che risolve una questione molto spinosa che da diverso tempo creava notevoli difficoltà ai nostri soci appaltatori. Possiamo ritenerci molto soddisfatti del risultato raggiunto che premia tutti gli sforzi compiuti.

Siamo, infatti, lieti di comunicare che la nostra Associazione, insieme a Confitarma, Regione Campania e Sindacati, ha siglato il nuovo Progetto Patto Formativo Locale per l'economia del mare "Un mare di lavoro".

Il nostro Vice Presidente Vicario Beppe Cavalleroni, resosi da tempo conto della gravità della situazione dovuta alla carenza di cuochi di bordo sulle navi, è stato promotore e firmatario del suddetto patto, il 17 luglio u.s., presso la Sede della Regione Campania, dove è stato coadiuvato da Francesco Pellone, Consigliere e Delegato Portuale dell'Associazione per il porto di Napoli.

Il 28 Marzo ultimo scorso, tutti i membri firmatari del Patto Formativo, si sono riuniti in ATS (Associazione Temporanea di Scopo), per la gestione e realizzazione del PPFL (Progetto Patto Formativo locale) ed hanno conferito un mandato collettivo speciale a FORMARE, Polo Nazionale Formazione per lo Shipping, il quale gestirà i corsi necessari.

Abbiamo oggi il piacere di avere con noi il Comandante Elio Rizzi, che, in qualità di delegato dal Consiglio di Amministrazione di Formare, ci illustrerà l'attività svolta e soprattutto, vista la fase ancora iniziale, gli obiettivi e le linee guida.

Un ringraziamento particolare va al Dott. Riccardo Deglinnocenti, dirigente dello Staff Progetti Speciali e Comunicazione della Provincia di Genova, che ha, a suo tempo, seguito nascita e sviluppo dell'Accademia del Mare di Genova, scuola di formazione per Ufficiali della Marina Mercantile, e che ha messo la sua preziosa esperienza organizzativa a disposizione del progetto "Un mare di Lavoro". Sarà quindi particolarmente interessante e pregnante ascoltare il Suo graditissimo intervento.

A nome dell'Associazione e mio personale, ringrazio anche Matteo Cavalleroni, che si è prestato quale interlocutore e coordinatore per le attività didattiche.

Il PPFL è un passo nella direzione della cooperazione tra Associazioni per lo svolgimento di progetti comuni che non può che portare effetti positivi. Ancora una volta, ci tengo ad insistere sull'importanza della coesione, e dei risultati che si possono raggiungere insieme.

Sulla scia di questa importante collaborazione, speriamo che si possano ottenere nuove sinergie.

Come Voi tutti sapete l'Associazione fa parte di una importante realtà quale l'Associazione Travel Retail Italia (ATRI), che si promette di svolgere un attività di coordinamento con il Governo Italiano ed i Ministeri Competenti, ponendosi quale qualificato interlocutore per le tematiche relative al settore del commercio al dettaglio legato al viaggio; inoltre coadiuva i contatti tra fornitori ed operatori commerciali sviluppando sinergie ed iniziative di marketing nei paesi UE.

Di questo e delle prospettive future ci parlerà più ampiamente il dott. Fulvio Fassone, Presidente dell'ATRI, che abbiamo oggi il piacere di ospitare.

A conclusione, desidero ringraziare i Consiglieri ed i Delegati Portuali per il valido supporto e la Segreteria per l'impegno costante e attento nello svolgimento del lavoro quotidiano. Un ringraziamento particolare va agli Sponsors, che ci supportano di anno in anno e ci permettono di vivere momenti di coesione in cornici incantevoli.

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Port of Gioia Tauro: Work to reactivate hauling and launching operations has been completed.
Gioia Tauro
These operations had been at a standstill since 2024
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will take place in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
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