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Sviluppo dei traffici nel porto di Genova. Primi aggiornamenti


Il traffico containerizzato

Il quadro macroeconomico appena delineato introduce nuovi elementi di valutazione rispetto a quelli disponibili in sede di aggiornamento annuale del documento di programmazione nell'autunno scorso, rendendo opportuna una revisione delle stime di crescita della domanda almeno nel breve periodo, ispirandole ad un criterio di prudenzialità, in ragione della fase di incertezza che caratterizza l'economia mondiale.

Le nuove stime rivelano infatti tassi di crescita nel settore dei traffici containerizzati inferiori rispetto a quelli ipotizzati nel precedente documento di programmazione, con una conseguente riduzione della domanda ed il raggiungimento della saturazione della capacità dei terminal contenitori del porto di Genova prevista nel periodo 2014-2015.

Il quadro di bilanciamento tra domanda e offerta che ne deriva è sinteticamente rappresentato nel prospetto che segue.

Tabella 4 - Confronto fra domanda e offerta dei traffici containerizzati nel porto di Genova
(M.ni TEUs)

Periodo

Capacità max

Traffici attesi

Treni/giorno

2008

2.10

1.90

35

2012

3,75

2.90

65

2017

4.75

5,00

125

Nota: il programma prevede l'avvio del progetto Retroporto nella seconda metà del 2008 e la sua entrata
in funzione a fine 2009 con l'obiettivo di conseguire a regime una capacità di 500.000 TEUs.

Fonte: Elaborazioni Autorità Portuale di Genova

Nel periodo 2008 - 2012, che coincide con la realizzazione e la progressiva entrata a regime degli interventi previsti dal PRP, si assiste ad un crescita della domanda in ragione dello sviluppo economico e commerciale dell'Italia e dell'effetto di attrazione dei traffici generato dalla predisposizione dei nuovi spazi, con l'acquisizione di nuove quote di mercato.

La domanda addizionale potrà essere soddisfatta, innanzitutto, con l'entrata in esercizio del VI modulo di Voltri e, successivamente, con il completamento e l'entrata in servizio dei due nuovi poli container del bacino di Sampierdarena, Ronco - Canepa e Sanità - Bettolo. Inoltre, un ulteriore elemento volto ad aumentare l'offerta di capacità potrà essere individuato negli incrementi di produttività dei terminal, a seguito della predisposizione delle aree retroportuali e del relativo sistema logistico di collegamento.

Il periodo 2012 - 2017 si caratterizza invece con il completamento e l'entrata in servizio del Terzo Valico ferroviario e delle linee di valico alpine inserite nei corridoi transeuropei dei trasporti, attesi nella seconda metà degli anni '10. Lo sviluppo delle infrastrutture ferroviarie favorirà una penetrazione commerciale nei bacini di traffico del centro - sud Europa, con un positivo effetto di riequilibrio delle quote di mercato nei confronti dei porti del Northern Range ed un previsto aumento del tasso di crescita della domanda.

L'attesa progressiva estensione del mercato di riferimento del porto di Genova ai mercati dell'Europa centro-meridionale dovrebbe condurre entro il 2020 a ulteriori crescita della domanda, stimabile in circa 6 milioni di TEU.

Premesso che il mercato delle merci containerizzate si caratterizza per una “overcapacity strutturale”, derivante dalla necessità di evitare fenomeni di congestione, mal sopportati da un settore nel quale la velocità di svolgimento delle operazioni portuali è uno degli elementi fondamentali del ciclo del servizio, dall'esame del bilanciamento domanda/offerta nel settore emergono due considerazioni principali.

In primo luogo, in attesa della realizzazione e dell'entrata a regime degli interventi previsti e ipotizzati, si rende indispensabile un aumento della velocità di inoltro delle merci sui mercati di destinazione e viceversa, con riduzioni significative del dwell time medio attuale. Tale obiettivo può essere raggiunto con l'utilizzo di aree retroportuali collegate senza soluzione di continuità tecnica e gestionale al porto attraverso un servizio di trasporto ferroviario caratterizzato da elementi di crescente efficienza, sull'esempio delle iniziative già intraprese con le strutture logistiche dello scalo di Alessandria e del Rivalta Terminai Europa, cosi da disporre di capacità addizionale già nel breve periodo e di un acceso ai mercati di Oltralpe attraverso i Corridoi Transeuropei (5 e 24). Inoltre, in questo contesto possono essere collocate e sottoposte a valutazione alcune iniziative progettuali, quale quella in particolare sviluppata da SITI. che ha fatto registrare una significativa evoluzione progettuale e che l'Autorità Portuale di Genova intende seguire con attenzione, di intesa con il Comune di Genova, nel contesto di un gruppo di lavoro di recente avviato, per i positivi effetti che possono essere indotti dalla concretizzazione di questa idea progettuale in termini di potenziamento dell'offerta, dovendosi preliminarmente acquisire la fattibilità economica del progetto volta a qualificare l'interesse del mercato, e prioritariamente delle principali compagnie produttrici di traffico. alla sua realizzazione e gestione.

La seconda considerazione riguarda la saturazione della capacità produttiva dello scalo genovese che, pur tenendo conto della maggiore produttività, verrebbe raggiunta nel periodo 2014- 2015.

Alla luce di quanto sopra ed in coerenza con la deliberazione assunta dal Comitato portuale nell'autunno scorso sulla nuova programmazione delle opere, si evidenzia la necessità di programmare un ulteriore potenziamento dell'offerta di servizi portuali dedicati al settore delle merci containerizzate, oltre alle opere già previste dal vigente Piano Regolatore, anche in linea con le linee programmatiche espresse dal Comune di Genova. I tempi di realizzazione delle nuove opere devono essere compatibili con il previsto andamento del mercato e devono quindi assicurarne l'entrata in servizio delle infrastrutture non oltre il 2015, anche in ragione del potenziamento del nodo ferroviario di Genova e all'entrata in funzione del Terzo Valico.

Appare dunque evidente come, nella fase attuale, caratterizzata ancora da un naturale trend di crescita dei mercati, pur con possibili momenti riflessivi dovuti alla rapida trasformazione delle economie del far-east, la strategia di investimento debba essere rivolta ad almeno quattro elementi: le opere portuali, le opere retroportuali, i sistemi di supporto, caratterizzati da un'elevata automazione ed innovazione tecnologica, ed i modelli di governance, al fine coniugare il miglioramento delle condizioni della vita socio-economica del Porto con gli obiettivi di sviluppo che sono postulati dalla pianificazione logistico-trasportistica nazionale in connessione con i grandi assi transeuropei.

Tale strategia, ovviamente, presuppone un attivo (e locale) condizionamento con i territori coinvolti a partire dal contesto urbano nel quale il Porto è collocato.

Da ciò consegue la necessità di operare la revisione o l'aggiornamento del Piano Regolatore Portuale, di sottoporre a riesame la Programmazione Operativa ed a garantire la migliore e più efficace definizione dei sistemi di supporto.



Gli altri settori merceologici

Con riferimento alle categorie merceologiche diverse dalla merce containerizzata movimentate nel porto di Genova viene presentato di seguito un prospetto sull'andamento dei traffici nel periodo 1997-2007.

Tabella 5 - Riepilogo dell'andamento delle diverse categorie di traffico del porto di Genova (anni 1997, 2002, 2007)


1997

2002

2007

Var %
1997-2007

MERCE VARIA

16.650.673

22.691.056

29.721.619

79%


di cui:






traffico containerizzato

10.707.747

14.151.641

18.772.228

75%


traffico convenzionale

5.942.926

8.539.415

10.949.391

84%

RINFUSE SOLIDE

1.986.394

2.378.782

1.777.765

-11%

OLI MINERALI

15.788.637*

19.203.608

20.463.668

30%*

ALTRE RINFUSE LIQUIDE

1.067.103

968.400

1.011.665

-5%


di cui:






oli vegetali, vino

397.157

359.674

443.336

12%


prodotti chimici

669.946

608.726

568.329

-15%

TRAFFICO COMMERCIALE TOTALE

35.492.807

45.241.846

52.974.717

49%






FUNZIONE INDUSTRIALE TOTALE

6.935.607

6.507.442

4.214.838

-39%


di cui:






rinfuse solide

3.154.375

2.612.650

473.894

-85%


traffico siderurgici

3.781.232

3.894.792

3.740.944

-1%






BUNKERS e PROVVISTE DI BORDO

875.651

1.099.013

1 .460.8 34

67%






TOTALE GENERALE

43.304.065

52.848.301

58.650.389

35%






MOVIMENTO PASSEGGERI TOTALE

2.433.263

3.207.356

3.223.196

32%


Traghetti

2.079.697

2.639.850

2.702.999

30%


Crociere

353.566

567.506 520.197

47%


Note: * Si consideri che nel quinquennio 1992 -1996 la movimentazione media di oli minerali è stata pari
a 25.300.000 tonnellate. Il drastico calo nel 1997 è dovuto alla chiusura dell'oleodotto per Ingolstadt

Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova



Forestali e cellulosa

L'andamento dei traffici del settore si è assestato, nel corso dell'ultimo triennio, su valori mediamente inferiori a quelli del periodo 1997 - 2004, come evidenziato nella tabella sottostante.

Tabella 6 - Andamento dei traffici di forestali e cellulosa nel porto di Genova (anni 1997-2007)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Forestali/cellulosa

201.878

170.585

208.830

190.501

207.347

179.942

188.096

172.871

137.309

174.265

155.743

-2.56%

Legname

340

55.995

16.614

70.787

77.010

55.892

49.204

44.264

18.773

17.215

0

-100,00%

Totale

202.218

226.580

225.444

261.288

284.357

235.834

237.300

217.135

156.082

191.480

158.749

-2.39%

% var annua

l2%

-1%

16%

9%

-17%

1%

-8%

-28%

23%

-17%



Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





Ortofrutta

Con riguardo al comparto dell'ortofrutta, a fronte di un andamento complessivamente positivo del traffico nell'arco di tutto il periodo esaminato, l'anno 2007 ha fatto registrare dinamiche mensili piuttosto variabili.

Tabella 7 - Andamento dei traffici di orto frutta nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 - 2007)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Ortofrutta

69.611

89.143

121.419

119.935

132.827

170.229

160.557

158.796

153.712

147.186

172.727

9,51%

% var annua


28%

36%

-1%

11%

28%

-6%

-1%

-3%

-4%

17%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





Prodotti siderurgici e impiantistica

I traffici di impiantistica rivelano un andamento caratterizzato complessivamente da elementi di variabilità, mentre una costante crescita (con un picco nell'ultimo anno) si registra nella movimentazione dei prodotti siderurgici e nei metalli ferrosi e non ferrosi.

Tabella 8 - Andamento dei traffici di prodotti siderurgici e impiantistica nel porto di Genova (anni 1997- 2007)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Prodotti siderurgici

146.787

197.211

527.827

449.645

394.900

441.235

472.468

477.500

484.064

483.775

645.418

15.96%

Impiantistica

103.645

-

-

66.356

135.293

140.113

119.200

97.932

97.474

99.807

87.763

-1.65%

Totale

250.432

197.211

527.827

516.001

530.193

581.348

591.668

575.432

581.538

583.582

733.181

1l,34%

% var


-21%

168%

-2%

3%

10%

2%

-3%

1%

0%

26%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





Rinfuse solide

Nel periodo considerato, il traffico di rinfuse solide nel porto di Genova presenta un trend complessivamente positivo, seppur caratterizzato da una forte componente di variabilità.

Tabella 9 - Andamento dei traffici delle rinfuse solide nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 - 2007) (dati espressi in migliaia di tonnellate)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Nere

1.379

1.298

1.317

1.539

1.356

1.543

977

1.221

1.362

1.333

1.237

-1,08%

Bianche

437

555

612

838

875

820

1.032

1.165

1.175

1.119

540

2.14%

Totale

1.816

1.853

1.929

2.377

2.231

2.363

2.009

2.386

2.537

2.452

1.777

-0,22%

% var annua

2%

4%

23%

-6%

6%

-15%

19%

6%

-3%

-27%



Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova




Rotabili

Tra i diversi settori merceologici presi in considerazione, i rotabili presentano, nel periodo esaminato, il più elevato tasso di crescita, così da suggerire l'opportunità di effettuare degli approfondimenti sulla dinamicità del comparto in una prospettiva di medio-lungo termine.

Tabella 10 - Andamento dei traffici di rotabili nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 - 2007)
(dati espressi in migliaia di tonnellate)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Rotabili

5.214

5.367

6.073

6.905

7.203

7.474

8.339

8.559

8.486

8.967

9.734

6,44%

% var annua


3%

13%

14%

4%

4%

12%

3%

-1%

6%

9%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





Rinfuse liquide

Se i traffici di greggio sono caratterizzati da una certa stabilità nell'ultimo quinquennio, si evidenzia come si registri nello stesso arco temporale una lenta ma costante crescita nella movimentazione dei prodotti raffinati.

In questo contesto, può essere interessante effettuare alcuni approfondimenti sul tema della movimentazione e dello stoccaggio dei biocombustibili, alla luce delle esperienze maturate nelle principali realtà portuali nordeuropee e degli attesi sviluppi nel settore, accelerati di recente dal continuo aumento del costo del petrolio.

Con riferimento invece al traffico di rinfuse liquide alimentari e di prodotti chimici si evidenzia una sostanziale stabilità delle prime e una lenta ma costante diminuzione delle tonnellate movimentate dei secondi, indicatori di un mercato sostanzialmente consolidato.

Tabella 11 - Andamento dei traffici di rin fuse liquide nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 - 2007)
(dati espressi in migliaia di tonnellate)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Greggio

11.721

12.801

13.163

14.120

14.108

14.890

15.350

15.513

15.607

15.529

15.017

2,51%

Raffinati

4.068

3.296

3.414

3.287

3.822

4.313

4.074

4.372

4.857

5.038

5.446

2,96%

Totale

15.789

16.097

16.577

17.407

17.930

19.203

19.424

19.885

20.461

20.567

20.463

2,63%

% var annua


2%

3%

5%

3%

7%

1%

2%

3%

1%

-1%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova




Tabella 12 - Andamento dei traffici di prodotti chimici e
rinfuse liquide alimentari nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 -2007)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Chimici

669.946

658.244

667.714

671.523

616.057

608.726

598.497

606.077

583.020

564.794

568.329

-1,63%

Rinfuse liq. alimentari

397.158

368.927

308.974

300.129

368.328

359.674

433.584

529.076

420.379

508.630

443.336

1,11%

Totale

1.067.104

1.027.171

976.688

971.652

984.385

968.400

1.032.081

1.135.153

1.003.399

1.073.424

1.011.665

-0,53%

% var annua


-4%

-5%

-1%

1%

-2%

7%

10%

-12%

7%

-6%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





Il traffico passeggeri

Mentre la componente di traffico passeggeri legata al trasporto a mezzo traghetto registra una crescita lenta ma costante, il settore delle crociere si caratterizza nell'ultimo triennio per una ripresa piuttosto sostenuta.

Tabella 13 - Andamento dei traffici passeggeri da traghetti e da crociere nel porto di Genova (anni 1997 - 2007)


1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Var %
media
annua

Traghetti

2.079.697

1.846.122

2.118.219

2.368.152

2.410.102

2.639.850

2.734.281

2.727.502

2.642.182

2.638.314

2.702.999

2,5%

Crociere

353.566

364.647

569.124

397.516

471.245

567.506

615.800

287.863

395.797

475.134

520.197

9,5%

Totale

2.433.263

2.210.769

2.687.343

2.765.668

2.881.347

3.207.356

3.35.0.081

3.015.365

3.037.979

3.113.448

3.223.196

3,5%

% var annua


-9,1%

21,6%

2,9%

4,2%

11,3%

4,4%

-10,0%

0,7%

2,5%

3,5%


Fonte: Ufficio statistiche Autorità portuale di Genova





L'analisi dell'andamento storico dei traffici nello scalo genovese appena presentata nei suoi elementi essenziali ha lo scopo di fornire una serie di elementi di valutazione che, messi a sistema con i dati previsionali, ancora in fase di aggiornamento, per il prossimo triennio, concorreranno alla definizione di una metodologia a supporto degli indirizzi della politica portuale in tema di valorizzazione degli spazi portuali da dedicare alle diverse tipologie di merce da movimentare.


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Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
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.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
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
››› Meetings File
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
››› File
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
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