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52a CONFERENZA del TRAFFICO e della CIRCOLAZIONE

STRESA, 2-4 Ottobre 1996

"INFOCARGO:

Il Cargo Community System per il trasporto merci multimodale"

G. Sartirana - G. Nasta

Introduzione

Gianfranco Sartirana Un complesso sistema di operazioni e servizi che gia' da tempo ha assunto una notevole importanza per l'economia di qualsiasi paese e' sicuramente quello dei trasporti: molti dei numerosi problemi che lo riguardano non possono essere piu' considerati ed affrontati singolarmente ed autonomamente, ma bensi' nel contesto di un quadro multimodale, coinvolgendo in tal modo un elevato numero di operatori ed enti.

Inoltre il trasporto delle merci e' diventato una funzione assai piu' complessa e critica rispetto al passato in quanto non si limita piu' ad un semplice trasferimento di cose da un luogo ad un altro, dal produttore al consumatore, ma e' anche diventato parte integrante del processo produttivo e della sua economia, soprattutto perche' tale processo risulta sempre piu' segmentato e distribuito geograficamente. Basti pensare al ruolo fondamentale che il trasporto svolge nella produzione industriale orientata al just in time, oggi indicato come una delle principali metodologie logistico-produttive per portare l'impresa industriale a nuovi livelli di produttivita'.

Il fattore informazione assume oggi una rilevanza fondamentale nel determinare la qualita' del servizio trasportistico, in quanto si configura come elemento logistico essenziale per la gestione di tutto il processo: il valore aggiunto della logistica e' costituito infatti dall'informazione a partire dalla sua acquisizione, dalla sua elaborazione e dalla sua distribuzione mediante le reti di telecomunicazione.

Guido Nasta L'elevato numero di soggetti, di operazioni e servizi coinvolti nel servizio trasportistico comporta quindi la necessita' di un sistema comunitario in grado di "comunicare" e "scambiare" dati e informazioni tra i sistemi informativi degli operatori interessati il piu' tempestivamente possibile, garantendo al contempo l'autonomia, la sicurezza e la riservatezza dei diversi sistemi.

Il sistema comunitario in oggetto, denominato Cargo Community System (CCS), puo' essere definito come il complesso integrato di procedure, regole, standard e di strumenti informatici e telematici che consentono l'interscambio automatico di dati, informazioni e documenti tra i sistemi informativi degli operatori/attori del trasporto merci intermodale.

Le tecnologie informatiche sono oggi in grado di fornire tutti gli elementi necessari alla realizzazione di tale sistema. Tuttavia, benche' il crollo dei prezzi di tali tecnologie abbia contribuito alla diffusione dell'informatizzazione negli operatori del trasporto, molti dei sistemi realizzati non sono in grado di comunicare autonomamente tra di loro. La disponibilita' di architetture aperte consentirebbe invece agli operatori di poter avviare processi nei propri sistemi informativi basandosi su messaggi provenienti da altri operatori per via telematica. Inoltre in tal modo si otterrebbero una riduzione degli errori nella fase di scambio di informazioni con aumento dell'affidabilità, una riduzione dei costi legati a ritardi, errori e documenti cartacei, un accesso immediato alle informazioni ed una conseguente accelerazione dei flussi fisici ed informativi.

Il Progetto INFOCARGO, elaborato da INFOTRANSPORT, ha l'obiettivo di realizzare un prototipo di Cargo Community System sul territorio italiano, che coinvolge sia fornitori di servizi (Vettori, Ferrovie, Porti, Interporti, Terminalisti, Dogane, ecc.), sia utilizzatori (Spedizionieri, Agenti, ecc.), costituendo in tal modo una struttura tecnico-organizzativa indispensabile per l'interconnessione degli operatori del trasporto e in grado di svolgere le funzioni di distributore di informazioni tra di essi.

Obiettivi

I principaliobiettivi di INFOCARGO sono:

  • definire procedure, regole e messaggi standard per lo scambio automatico di informazioni e documenti;
  • definire un sistema di comunicazione automatica che funzioni in modo "trasparente" rispetto ai diversi sistemi informativi dei vari operatori;
  • garantire l'autonomia, la sicurezza e la riservatezza dei sistemi informativi collegati;
  • ridurre i tempi di produzione e trasmissione delle informazioni e dei documenti relativi al trasporto delle merci, conseguendo vantaggi operativi e sostanziale riduzioni dei costi;
  • ridurre al minimo la produzione e la manipolazione di documenti cartacei, sostituendoli con documenti elettronici ed eliminando gli errori di interpretazione e di trascrizione propri della gestione manuale;
  • creare un archivio delle transazioni effettuate, finalizzato all'accounting del servizio e alla produzione di statistiche.

Funzioni

Il progetto INFOCARGO consente una gestione automatizzata delle varie fasi del trasporto intermodale che vanno dalla prenotazione, all'inoltro ed alla consegna al destinatario, comprese le operazioni e le procedure relative alla gestione amministrativa, attraverso le funzioni descritte di seguito:

1. Scambio elettronico dei messaggi tra i diversi sistemi informativi:

  • gestione di profili di utente per garantire accessi selettivi;
  • traduzione da formato interno a formato standard (EDIFACT);
  • validazione dei messaggi;
  • indirizzamento dei messaggi ai destinatari finali;
  • attivazione di opportune procedure di sicurezza (controllo accesso, identificazione, integrità dei dati, ecc.);
  • certificazione dei messaggi scambiati;
  • accounting delle transazioni.

2. Organizzazione del trasporto delle spedizioni sulle tratte del corridoio multimodale relativo al progetto:

  • informazioni su orari e tariffe;
  • informazioni sulla disponibilità e prenotabilità di mezzi, spazi e servizi;
  • negoziazione dei contratti di trasporto;
  • prenotazione con conferma dei servizi di trasporto in base al piano di inoltro.

3. Automazione delle procedure operative di scambio documenti

  • invio dei documenti di trasporto agli attori interessati.

4. Monitoraggio del trasporto delle spedizioni :

  • messaggi non sollecitati da parte degli operatori (presa in carico e consegna ad altro operatore delle spedizioni, segnalazione anomalie, ecc.);
  • informazioni puntuali (su richiesta ) sullo stato del trasporto delle singole spedizioni;
  • gestione delle anomalie.

5. Accesso a Banche Dati esterne di interesse generale:

  • domanda/offerta di trasporto;
  • servizi disponibili sul mercato della logistica integrata;
  • normative, procedure, ecc.

6. Automazione di procedure amministrative :

  • fatturazione;
  • pratiche doganali;
  • statistiche.

Architettura

La caratteristica fondamentale del sistema INFOCARGO sara' quella di saper gestire la vastità degli scenari con cui si confronterà: per vastità si intende la molteplicità e la eterogeneità dei sistemi informatici che sono attualmente usati dagli operatori del settore e che dovranno in futuro scambiarsi informazioni standardizzate all'interno del sistema.

Il sistema si sviluppera' attraverso una Rete di Interoperabilità, ovvero una rete in grado di integrare i sistemi con un'approccio evolutivo gradualista che consenta di costruire il nuovo raccordandolo all'esistente. L'elemento basilare di una Rete di Interoperabilità è un middleware standardizzato di comunicazione tra applicazioni (chiamato anche Messaging System) che si occupa dello scambio veloce di messaggi tra applicazioni all'interno della rete basandosi su standard industriali per quanto riguarda le connessioni fisiche, i protocolli di comunicazioni, la sicurezza.

Questo middleware realizza lo scambio messaggi basandosi su un meccanismo di code e gestisce tutti i problemi di affidabilità delle trasmissioni, directory service, routing, conversioni di protocollo, problemi legati alla sicurezza, ecc..

Ogni sistema utente che entrerà a far parte del Progetto INFOCARGO, ovvero che vorrà accedere alla rete, si dovrà dotare di un sistema (hardware + software) che chiameremo nel seguito "Interfaccia CCS". Questo sistema consiste in:

  • un traduttore che converte i messaggi EDIFACT ricevuti nei formati compatibili con le applicazioni e viceversa;
  • un insieme di A.P.I. (Application Program Interface) rese disponibili dal Messaging System che permettono la corretta gestione dei messaggi nella rete.

L' Interfaccia CCS potrà essere concepita come mostrato in fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Il Messaging System consente anche la gestione della sicurezza in termini di autenticazione del chiamante e crittografia del messaggio nonché la possibilità di attivare automaticamente dei "processi" all'arrivo di particolari messaggi.

I protocolli di comunicazione potranno essere i più svariati: asincroni (rete telefonica), standard X.25 e/o X.400 P7, MVS, Mobile, TCP/IP, ecc.

La rete complessiva di interoperabilita' tra gli operatori della catena trasportistica dovra' essere gestita da un Sistema Centrale che svolge servizi di clearing house. Una clearing house e' un centro servizi EDI che e' in grado di validare e registrare le transazioni (scambio di messaggi) tra gli utenti, di monitorare la rete per ottenere statistiche ed effettuare operazioni di 'accounting' (vedi fig. 2).

Fig. 2

Nella figura 2 che mostra un'architettura di sistema INFOCARGO, le parti grige rappresentano le parti da realizzare. L'architettura dovra' anche consentire di realizzare un sistema di posta elettronica tra i vari utenti, permettendo anche lo scambio di messaggi liberi non codificati.

Sistema Pilota

Al fine di realizzare un primo nucleo del Progetto INFOCARGO, INFOTRANSPORT, in collaborazione con la Camera di Commercio di Genova, ha deciso di avviare uno studio di fattibilita' per la realizzazione di un sottosistema comunitario pilota tra un numero limitato, ma esaustivo all'interno della catena logistica, di soggetti che operano prevalentemente nell'Area Portuale. Tale progetto permettera' di realizzare un sistema comunitario telematico tra un gruppo di operatori e soggetti operanti nel bacino territoriale di utenza che fa capo al Porto di Genova e che si estende nelle zone industriali del Nord Italia. Tra i principali componenti di tale gruppo vi sono Case di Spedizione nazionali e locali, Spedizioneri Doganali, Terminalisti, Agenti Marittimi, Autotrasportatori, Depositi Contenitori, Centri Intermodali, le Ferrovie e societa' fornitrici di servizi informatici portuali,.

La Camera di Commercio di Genova si è fatta carico del coordinamento, della gestione e dello sviluppo delle attività relative a tale studio.

Di seguito vengono descritte le diverse attività dello studio; tra parentesi viene indicato lo stato di avanzamento di ciascuna di esse.

  • Analisi dei requisiti funzionali con individuazione delle funzionalità del sistema: tale fase ha lo scopo di definire i requisiti del sistema partendo da una indagine conoscitiva, rivolta a ciascun soggetto coinvolto, sulle procedure con cui attualmente vengono realizzate le attivita' necessarie all'interscambio di dati, informazioni e documenti. Particolare attenzione deve essere prestata alle Banche dati esterne disponibili nel settore del trasporto merci, il cui interfacciamento con il sistema risulti di particolare interesse. (In avanzata fase di sviluppo)
  • Definizione dei messaggi e delle loro modalita' di interscambio tra i singoli sistemi informativi dei vari soggetti. (In via di sviluppo)
  • Definizione nuove modalità operative: l'attivita' è finalizzata ad individuare e definire nuove modalità operative che permettano di trarre il massimo vantaggio dall'utilizzo del sistema comunitario. (In via di sviluppo)
  • Analisi dei sistemi informativi esistenti: l'analisi è volta ad approfondire la conoscenza sui sistemi informativi dei vari soggetti per quanto riguarda le componenti applicative interessate al progetto, in termini di architettura hardware, di software di base, applicativo e di comunicazione, e di collegamenti alle reti TLC. (In fase di studio)
  • Definizione del Progetto di massima: in tale fase verra' disegnata l'architettura di alto livello del sistema pilota, in termini di specifiche per l'infrastruttura di comunicazione e di interventi specifici su ciascun sistema informativo, al fine di creare una reale rete di interoperabilità. Tale architettura dovra' consentire di realizzare un sistema di posta elettronica tra i vari operatori, permettendo anche lo scambio di messaggi liberi non codificati. (In fase di studio)
  • Definizione del Piano di Sviluppo e valorizzazione del sistema proposto: verrà infine ipotizzato il piano di sviluppo del sistema pilota e, per ciascuna fase realizzativa in esso individuata, sara' fornita una valorizzazione budgettaria, anche allo scopo di permettere uno sviluppo ed una implementazione modulare del sistema. (In fase iniziale)

In particolare, allo stato attuale sono state preliminarmente individuate le procedure operative e i relativi messaggi EDI (attivi, da attivare a breve, ancora da definire) suddivisi per tre categorie: Ciclo Terminal, Ciclo Trasporto su Strada e Ciclo Trasporto Intermodale. Per sviluppare dettagliatamente le procedure ed i messaggi, sono stati identificati tre Gruppi di Lavoro, uno per ciascuna categoria individuata. Gli obiettivi dei Gruppi di Lavoro sono l'effettuazione di un'analisi comparativa delle procedure attualmente operative e l'integrazione all'esistente.

Il primo Gruppo di Lavoro ha gia' concluso la sua attivita', evidenziando una maggiore presenza di procedure automatizzate nel Ciclo Terminal rispetto alle altre due categorie.

Le attivita' degli altri due gruppi sono ancora in corso di sviluppo.

Alla conclusione dello studio di fattibilità, prevista entro la fine dell'anno in corso, si procederà allo sviluppo del sistema pilota, seguendo le fasi realizzative indicate nel Piano di Sviluppo. Lo sviluppo comprenderà l'analisi di dettaglio, l'implementazione delle nuove procedure, i collegamenti tra gli operatori, i tests e si concluderà con la messa in opera del sistema e le opportune azioni di promozione.

Una anticipazione di tale sviluppo e' costituita da un primo embrione del sistema pilota che e' gia' in corso di implementazione: si tratta dell'automazione delle procedure per l'ingresso e l'uscita delle merci ai varchi stradali del porto presidiati dalla Guardia di Finanza e per l'emissione della relativa documentazione doganale necessaria.

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The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by 3.4%
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
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The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
In the first nine months of 2025, Circle's production value increased by +80%
Milan
As of September 30, the value of the group's multi-year backlog had grown by +66%.
APM Terminals to build and operate Laldia Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
Dhaka/The Hague
30-year concession contract signed
MPCC orders four new 4,500 TEU containerships from China
Oslo
The contract unit price is $58 million.
In October, the port of Singapore handled 31.2 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+1.0%).
Singapore/Hong Kong
In the port of Hong Kong, traffic amounted to 1.1 million TEUs (-6.9%)
DHL Group revenues decreased by 2.3% in the third quarter
Bonn
Net profit was 888 million euros (+9.5%)
Fincantieri and KAYO sign agreement for the construction and maintenance of military vessels in Albania.
Trieste
CMA Terminals (CMA CGM Group) to acquire 20% of Container Terminal Hamburg
Marseille/Hamburg
Agreement with the German Eurogate
The Municipality of Civitavecchia denounces that the Fiumicino cruise port project undermines the foundations of the law on ports
Rome/Civitavecchia/London
The project - Cruise Terminals International underlines - will be a pillar of the sustainable development of Fiumicino
Over 175 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Cagliari
Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at Cagliari's Porto Canale
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly revenue again
Athens
Youroukos emphasizes the solidity and excellent prospects of the small and medium-sized containership market
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
Two MSC Cruises Musica-class cruise ships undergoing refurbishment in Malta
Geneva
Work at Palumbo Malta Shipyard includes the construction of new suites
Increase in freight traffic in Tuscan ports over the past six months
Livorno
In the first six months of 2025, growth of +2.0% was recorded in Livorno and +4.9% in Piombino
Kalmar closes the third quarter with higher financial results and lower orders
Helsinki
The contribution of the services segment offset the lower performance of equipment sales
COSCO Strengthens Its Bulk Fleet with Orders for 29 Vessels
Shanghai
Orders worth a total of over $1.7 billion for 23 bulk carriers and six VLCCs
Tito Vespasiani has been appointed Secretary General of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority.
Genoa
The 2026 budget and the 2026-2028 three-year operational plan were approved.
Assiterminal: Technical roundtable on cruise tourism is a success.
Genoa
An important step - Cognolato highlighted - to enhance the territories and promote an integrated vision of the sector.
Fincantieri signs agreement to develop Saudi Arabia's maritime ecosystem
Trieste
It was signed with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Riyadh
Yang Ming Signs Contracts for Six New 8,000 TEU Container Ships
Keelung
They will be delivered from 2028 and will replace 5,500 TEU ships
Rijeka Gateway Terminal officially opened
River
It is operated by the joint venture between APM Terminals and Enna Logic
New historical records for quarterly traffic of goods and passengers in Albanian ports
Tirana
2.25 million tons of cargo (+16.7%) and 1.01 million people (+6.4%) moved
The Management Committee of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority takes shape
Bari
The designations of some local administrations are still missing
The Senate's VIII Commission approved the appointment of eight Port System Authority presidents.
Rome
Parliamentary process completed
Carole Montarsolo has been appointed general manager of GNV Morocco
Genoa
Know-how from over ten years of relationships and direct presence in the area
The concession term for Metal Carpenteria in the port of Crotone has been extended.
Gioia Tauro
The deadline has been extended to November 14, 2033
In the period July-September, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.4%
La Goulette
Cruise passengers decreased by -10.5%
Wärstilä Corporation closed the third quarter with sales of over 1.6 billion euros (-5.0%)
Helsinki
UPS's latest quarterly financial performance declines
Atlanta
Revenues down by -3.7%
Götz Becker appointed chairman of Interferry
Victoria
The president is Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram, who takes over from Guido Grimaldi
Accelleron and LAB021 partner to develop digital solutions to improve fleet operational efficiency.
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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
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MEETINGS
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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The 2026 budget forecast for the Sardinian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Cagliari
Among the objectives, the strengthening of operational infrastructures on land and dredging
Conference on the culture of prevention in the Italian logistics supply chain
Rome
Organized by Sanilog, it will be held on November 13th in Rome
The PCTC Grande Melbourne was christened and delivered to the Grimaldi Group in China.
Naples
It has a capacity of 9,241 CEUs
A new record in cruise traffic is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Catania
In Catania, Risposte Turismo presented the new edition of the "Italian Cruise Watch" report.
Quarterly freight traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Barcelona/Algeciras
In the period July-September, percentage variations of +1.8% and -4.1% respectively were recorded
Fincantieri launches the first integrated underwater drone system
Trieste
Tested at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center in La Spezia
Filt Cgil: The method adopted to define the port reform is unacceptable.
Rome
The union denounces the lack of involvement of workers' representatives and the lack of prior consultation.
General Assembly of Logistics: Northwest Alliance Renewed
Turin
Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont Regions, MIT, RFI, and Ferrovienord Sign Agreement
Konecranes reports quarterly revenue decline while orders rise.
Helsinki
In the period July-September, orders acquired for 1.15 billion euros (+20.1%)
GNV has taken delivery of the new ro-pax GNV Virgo in China
Genoa
It is the first ship powered by liquefied natural gas in the company's fleet.
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