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Protocol of understanding in order to upgrade the intermodal transport of the goods in the Southeastern Sicily
They are involved Sicilian Region, Ministry of Transportation, Harbour Authority of Augusta and Catania and Interporto of Catania
September 11, 2012

The ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports has announced that the understanding protocol is perfected that previews participations finalized to the commercial potenziamento and of the intermodal transport of the goods in the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily. The document, that we publish below, engages the ministry, in the within of program PON Nets and Mobility 2007-13, and some territorial agencies of the Sicily which the Region, the Harbour Authorities of Augusta and Catania and the society of management of the interporto of Catania, to finance, to monitor and to verify the important realization infrastructures, harbour and interportuali for the development of the logistics and the commercial exchange towards the Southeastern Sicily.

The ministry has emphasized that "the understanding, supported also from the EU commission, represents a fundamental result towards a undertaken sinergica activity from various productive agencies that concur towards the objective common to develop this geographic area creating system in the actions and the programming of the investments".

"In the protocol, moreover - it has specified the ministry - there is the engagement of the two commercial ports more important of the area, Augusta and Catania, and of the Interporto of Catania, to second proceed a governance unitary and a shared programming in order to return more effective the investments and more rational the commercial development of the Sicilian area".



UNDERSTANDING PROTOCOL
BETWEEN
MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURES AND THE TRANSPORTS
SICILIAN REGION
HARBOUR AUTHORITY Dl AUGUSTA
HARBOUR AUTHORITY OF CATANIA
SOCIETY TO INTERPOSE SICILIANI TO YOU

OBJECT: Participations finalized to the commercial potenziamento and of the intermodal transport of the goods in the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily

Rome, 7 agosto2012



Premised

SEEN art. the 15 of the law 7 August 1990 n. 241 and s.m.i that it attributes to Public Administration the faculty to conclude agreements between they for the development in collaboration of activity of common interest.
SEEN art. the 46 of the Bill n. 201 on December 06, 2011 enacted the 214/2011 that, to the aim to promote the infrastructure realization of connection between the ports and harbour areas back, allows with the harbour authorities to constitute logistic systems that take part through actions of understanding and coordination with the regions, the provinces and the municipalities interested let alone with the managers of railway infrastructures;
SEEN National the Strategic Picture for regional politics of development 2007-2013 (from hour in then called QSN) of which to EC Regulation 1083/2006 on the Structural Bottoms, approved of with deliberation CIPE 174/2006 dcl 22/12/06 and successively adopted from the EU commission in date 13/07/2007, which previews national an operating program of performance falling back in the competences of the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports, and mainly National Operating Program (PON) "Nets and Mobility" 2007-2013;
CONSIDERED that choruses Decision of EU commission C (2007) 6318 on December 07, 2007 are approved of the PON, previewed in the within of the QSN for the structural participations in the Italian regions interested by the Objective Convergence;
CONSIDERED that the Sicilian Region is one of the 4 Regions in Objective Convergence, how many former art. 1083/2006 determined second and in agreement with characterized how much from the above-mentioned QSN;
CONSIDERED that the PON previews that the Authority of Management (AdG) is identified in the Ministry of Infrastructures (now Ministry of Infrastructures and the international Transports), Head office for the development of the territory, programming and projects Division II "European and national Programs for the nets and mobility";
SEEN I decree of the AdG 6650 of the 16.06.2009 that characterizes the Augusta Port as beneficiary of the Great Harbour Project "Hub of Augusta";
SEEN Decreto 9957 of the AdG of the 02.11.2011 that characterizes the Sicilian Region as beneficiary of the Participation "Interporto of Catania Polo Intermodale";
SEEN the railway participations, localized in the quadrant south oriental, financed from the PON Nets and Mobility - "Velocizzazione Catania - Syracuse, draft Targia Hut" and "Completion of the doubling of the draft central Catania Catania - Ognina";
SEEN the Conventions which signed between the Authority of Management of the PON Nets and Mobility and the Beneficiaries Harbour Authority of Augusta and RFI;
SEEN the Agreement of Program Picture for marine transport the stipulated in date 05.11.2001 between the Ministry of the Economy and Finances, the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports, the Sicilian Region and the Sicilian Harbour Authorities and next integrating action of the 31.01.2006 for the programming of the resources allotted from Deliberation CIPE n° 35 of 2005;
SEEN the Financial law of the 2007 (L.296 of 2006) that it characterizes the four Augusta as one of Hub harbour Italian of the Mediterranean on which state investments in such sense are activated;
SEEN the Project Territory I unwind 2 INTERMED of November 2011, written up from the Regional Province of Catania on financing of the Ministry of Infrastructures and the transports;
SEEN the Regional Plan of the Transports and Mobility - Slowly director of 2002 of the Sicilian Region;
SEEN the implementing Plan of the Transport of the Goods and the Logistics of the Sicilian Region, approved of from the Regional committee with deliberation n. 24 on February 2, 2004 and adopted with I decree for tourism of the City council member, and Communications and the Transports on February 23, 2004, with which the logistic infrastructures have been individual necessary to develop to intermodal systems of transport, interconnected with the integrated systems national and the plurimodali European corridors;
SEEN the understandings reached in the programmatici encounters near the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports between the Harbour Authorities of Augusta and Catania, the Sicily Region and the Society To interpose to you Sicilian for the Interporto of Catania, finalized to verify the action of mass to system of the investments and the projects for the commercial development and of the exchange of the goods in the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily;
SEEN the Deliberation of the Harbour Committee n. 02/12 of the 08.05.2012 that it gave sent to the President of the Harbour Authority of Augusta to stipulate a protocol of understanding and/or constitution of an Association between the Harbour Authorities of Catania and Augusta, in order to strengthen the sinergica activity between two Sicilian ports;
SEEN the Deliberation of the Harbour Committee n. 80 of the 14.06.2012 that it gave sent to the President of the Harbour Authority of Catania to stipulate a protocol of understanding and/or constitution of an Association between the Harbour Authorities of Catania and Augusta, in order to strengthen the sinergica activity between the two Sicilian ports;

All this premising and considered,

It is convene and it is stipulated how much follows:


ART. 1 - Premised
The premises form integral part of anticipate action and they agree integrally transcribed in anticipates article.


2 ART. - Object of Protocollo
The Parts are engaged to activate and to develop to the initiatives of own competence times to the acceleration in the realization of the participations finalized to the potenziamento of the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily.
The parts agree on the necessity to program and to place in being every activity necessary and useful to favor the realization of the works listed in the next Table To that they arrange of the conditions technical-financial institutions for being immediately activated.



TABLE TO


PROJECT


AMOUNT


FONTE of
FINANCING


BENEFICIARY
EXECUTOR


Hub Harbour of Augusta.
Realization of large squares and banchien for the traffic containers


€ 119.500.000


PON Nets and Mobility (83,9 M€)
Deep civil servants (L. 166/02),
Deep CIPE, Bottoms own


Harbour authority of Augusta


Port of Catania.
Realization of commercial dock to service of the traffics ro-ro


€ 100.000.000


PON You transport (9,8 M€);
Deep CIPE, Bottoms own


Harbour authority of Catania


Interporto of Catania - ntermodale Polo


€ 40.653.863


PON Nets and Mobility (16 M€)
Deep CIPE, LR 20/2003
Deep own


Sicilian region/Society To interpose Siciliani to you
Regarding the participations in Table B, than they immediately do not turn out attivabili for lack of technical-financial requirement, the parts convene on the correspondence of the same ones to the objective to guarantee the potenziamento of the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily of which to protocol anticipates. Therefore the parts agree on the necessity to place in being, for how much of respective competence, every activity useful to favor of the performance. The aforesaid programmatico picture could be implemented by means of the insertion of ulterior coherent participations with the recalled purposes of the protocol, advance sharing between the parts underwriters.



TABLE B - programmatico Picture of reference





PROJECT


AMOUNT
Estimated

Million euro


STATE OF
PROJECT


BENEFICIARY
EXECUTOR


Port of AUGUSTA


Port of call and railway connection commercial port - shod line CT- SR


13,5


Preliminary matter


AP Augusta


2° lottery large squares


72,00


Definitive with opinions to acquire


3° extract terminal containers


52,00


Definitive with opinions to acquire


Consolidation outer dam and recharges of the mantellata one


12,50


Preliminary matter


Realization of a bathtub of collection black waters to the commercial port and connection to consortile purifier AS


7,0


Study of feasibility


Port of CATANIA


Realization water, fognario and antifire system


6,00


Executive


AP Catania


New realization passage axis of the services


5,00


Definitive


Work central pier rectifies east dock -


12,00


Definitive


Work central pier rectifies dock the west –


10,00


Definitive


Consolidation outer dam and recharges of the mantellata one


58,00


Definitive


Realization and modernization large square pier F. Crispi and of the new Port


2,00


Executive


Interporto of Catania


Directed street connection from the logistic pole to the intermodal pole with the port of call of Catania-Hut with road interconnection to the Axis of the services and the port of Catania


9,2


Definitive with opinions to acquire


Society To interpose Siciliani to you


Road of connection between logistic pole and intermodal pole of the interporto of Catania


14,49


Definitive with opinions to acquire


Connection computer science Platform integrated for the logistics and the intermodalità – Regions Objective “Convergence” - Sicily


3,00


Definitive with opinions to acquire


Society To interpose Siciliani/UIRNET to you
The interested subjects moreover will act in co-ordinate way for the development of the intermodalità also according to the disposed one of cited art. the 46 of the Bill n. 201 on December 06, 2011 enacted 214/2011 to the aim to support the process of territorial development to international level second the communitarian guidelines also for that it regards the nets TRIES.
With the subscription of protocol anticipates, in the picture of the lines of address of the regional policies in matter of mobility and transports finalized to the implementation of the associate-economic development of the Southeastern territory of the Sicilian Region, the actions of the interested subjects will converge, putting to factor common the strengths of each truth, facing and resolving in sinergico way the points of weakness of the same ones. In the context of a system integrated of intermodal logistic services, even though in the within of the autonomy of everyone of the subjects over mentioned in defining the fields, the merceologiche categories and geographic areas on which to head, the strategies common of marketing, finalized will be defined to credit in unitary way to international level the intermodal logistic system (Ports and To interpose) of the Sicily oriental to you, as the gateway towards the main destinations and connections independently from the transit point. To such fine to more traditional actions of commercialization (proud, congressional exhibitions, events, etc.) initiatives of innovative marketings apt will be placed side by side to promote, for every market of reference (geographic, modal or merceologico). more opportune the infrastructural complex and of services is intraportuale or interportuale it.
The corrected appraisal of the socioeconomic system, reference, will afford to influence the choices that will govern the investments thesis to the realization of a logistic system integrated of the ports and to interpose involved you, developing the total competitiveness and reducing the local confrontation.
With protocol anticipates involved subjects (AP Augusta and Catania and Society To interpose to you Sicilian for the Interporto Catania), they are engaged to leek in being actions times to the location of the requirements and of the best practices you anticipate in the various activities, or way such to potentially create homogenous standards and intermodal community system let alone an implementation of standard of homogenous services.
The parts are engaged, moreover, to develop a common communitarian and national planning with the promotion of the coordination of the participation to the notices, in order to increase the net of national and international relations and to increase the possibility to approach finalized sources of financing to the railway-marine intermodalità, reduction of the road traffic (freeways of the sea).
The Harbour Authorities of Augusta and Catania and the Society To interpose to you Sicilian for the Interporto of Catania are also engaged to adopt, in the respect of the single managerial autonomies, a form of “governance”, time to favor strategies shared with respect to the performance of the Program for the infrastructural development and of initiatives and activity shared of coordination, adoption of common rules and the optimization of I use it of existing infrastructures, felt also the opinion of the MIT, Authority of Management PON, the Porti Head office let alone of the Sicilian Region.


ART. 3 - Engagements of the MIT -
DG for the development of the territory the international programming and projects
The MIT - Head office for the development of the territory the international programming and projects, with reference to the participations of own competence plays the role of Authority of Management of the PON Nets and Mobility 2007-2013, with tasks of appraisal, selection and admission to financing and second the tasks delineated from the Document of Description of the System of Management and Control, cx art. 70 and sgg. of the Reg. EC 1083/2006.
The MIT presides the technical Table of which to next art. the 9 and every convenes the reunions qualvolta upon request considers it or of the others members of the Table necessary.
It is moreover engaged to stipulate the Convention with the Sicilian Region for the financing of the Participation “Interporto of Catania - Polo Intermodale”, already inserted in the list of the Participations of Decreto of the AdG of the PON Nets and Mobility n. 9957 of the 2.11.2011.
The MIT is also engaged:
  • to promote, in independent way or upon request of the responsibles of the single participations, every useful initiative to the aims of the respect of the engagements and the obligations by the subject underwriters of anticipates Protocol;
  • to put into effect every initiative useful to accelerate the release of the opinions of own competence on the projects of Protocollo, to the aim to guarantee the respect of the times of performance.

ART. 4 - Engagements of the Sicilian Region -
Department of Infrastructures, Mobility and the Transports
The Sicilian Region is beneficiary of the participation “Interporto of Catania: Intermodal pole” for the development of the interporto same. The participation will be realized by the Society of Interposing to you Siciliani Spa with the scope to complete and to upgrade the zone of interchange and the logistics of the goods to support of the marine ports of call of the port of Augusta and Catania.
The Sicilian Region has the task to sign with the Society of Sicilian Interposing you the Convention having to object the operating modalities of verification and monitoring of the participations to the aim to afford the start of the projects second program and to afford the reimbursement of the expense previewed from the PON Nets and Mobility.
The Sicilian Region, which the actions of programming for the development of the Southeastern area of the Region compete, has moreover the task of:
  • to accelerate every useful initiative to the release of the opinions of own competence on the projects of anticipates Protocol, to the aim to guarantee the respect of the times of performance;
  • to collaborate with the MIT for the location of new functional participations to the purposes of anticipates protocol to share also during Committee of Address and Performance (central intelligence agency).

ART. 5 - Engagements of the Harbour Authority of Augusta
The Harbour Authority of Augusta, than with the project of which to art. the 2 - Table To is engaged among other things to activate and to upgrade a terminal containers in the port of Augusta, necessary to feeding the logistic and industrial activity of the area of the field South of Catania and Sud-Orientale of the Sicily, is engaged, for how much of competence, with the subscription of anticipates Protocol of Understanding, placing in being every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity in order to achieve the obtaining of all the opinions and authorizations, previewed from the law and/or demanded from the competent administrative authorities for the definitive approval of the projects and the execution of the participations.
To the state of the programming the picture of the sources financial institutions available is the following one:



PROJECT


Cost total
investment


Contribution
FESR PON


Contribution It are
PON


Other state contributions (CIPE and L.166/02)


Deep own Harbour Authorities


Widening large square 1° extract


28.300.000, 00


€ 9,931 885


€ 9,931 885


€ 1.891.591


€ 6.544.639


Adaptation dock 1° extract


38.700.000, 00


€ 13.581.765


€ 13.581.765


€ 6.800.000


€ 4.736.470


Realization docks container 2° extract


52.500.000, 00


€ 18.424.875


€ 18.421.875


€ -


€ 15.650.250


TOTAL


119.500.000, 00


41.938.525


41.938.525


8.691.591


26.931.359
The Harbour Authority is also engaged:
  • to finance the part of own competence and to make to realize all the complementary works that had to become necessary as a result of the realization of the works object of anticipates Protocol of understanding;
  • to collaborate with the MIT for the location of new functional participations to the purposes of it anticipates protocol let alone to place in being, for how much of competence, every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity in order to achieve the obtaining of all opinions and authorizations, previewed from the law and/or demanded from the competent administrative authorities for the definitive approval of the projects and the execution of the art. the 2 participations of which to Table B;
  • to activate with the Harbour Authority of Catania and the Society To interpose to you Sicilian for interporto of Catania a programmatico agreement that values the activities and the investments, determining a turned synergy to create a system of activities common and their mass to system for the valorization of existing infrastructures and the future investments let alone to realize, in practice, the perseguimento of synergies and complementariness.

ART. 6 - Engagements of the Harbour Authority of Catania
The Harbour Authority of Catania, than with the project of which to art. the 2 - Table To is engaged among other things to realize the finalized dock also to traffic ro-ro, necessary to feeding the logistic activity of the area of the field South of Catania and Sud-orientale of the Sicily, is engaged, for how much of competence, with the subscription of anticipates Protocol of Understanding, to place in being every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity for the execution of the participations in being.
To it are of the work the picture of the sources financial institutions available he is the following one:



PROJECT


Cost total
investment


Contribution
FESR PON


Contribution It are
PON


Other state contributions (L.166/02)


Other state contributions (L.413/98)


Deep own Harbour Authorities


Realization of commercial dock to service of the traffics ro-ro


100.000.000


€ 5.805.544, 34


€ 4.032.450, 01


€ 37.538.000, 00


€ 44.731.155, 61


remaining
The Harbour Authority is also engaged:
  • to finance the part of own competence and to make to realize all the complementary works that had to become necessary as a result of the realization of the works object of anticipates Protocol of Understanding;
  • to collaborate with the MIT for the location of new functional participations to the purposes of it anticipates protocol let alone to place in being, for how much of competence, every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity in order to achieve the obtaining of all the opinions and authorizations, previewed from the law and/or demanded from the competent administrative authorities for the definitive approval of the projects and the execution of the art. the 2 participations of which to Table B;
  • to activate with the Harbour Authority of Augusta and the Society To interpose to you Sicilian for interporto of Catania a programmatica agreement that values the activities and the investments, determining a turned synergy to create a system of activities common and their mass to system for the valorization of existing infrastructures and the future investments let alone to realize, in practice, the perseguimento of synergies and complementariness.

ART. 7 - Engagements of the Society To interpose Siciliani to you
Interporto of Catania
The Society To interpose you Sicilian (SIS) with the project of which to art. the 2 Table To is engaged to realize Polo Intermodale. SIS is engaged, for how much of competence, with the subscription of Protocollo d' Intesa, to place in being every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity for the execution of the participations in being.
To the state of the programming the picture of the sources financial institutions available is the following one:



PROJECT


Cost total
investment


Contribution
FESR PON


Contribution It are
PON


L.R. 20/2003


Deep own


Deep civil servants (CIPE)


Interporto of Catania – Polo Intermodale


40.653.863, 00


€ 8.000.000, 00


€ 8.000.000, 00


€ 15.146.222, 00


€ 2.136.024, 00


€ 7.371.617, 00
SIS is also engaged:
  • to sign with the Sicilian Region the Convention for it I use of financings PON Nets and Mobility, exceeding every eventual criticality, within the date of the 31.10.2012;
  • to collaborate with the MIT for the location of new functional participations to the purposes of it anticipates protocol let alone to place in being, for how much of competence, every necessary, opportune and/or useful activity in order to achieve the obtaining of all the opinions and authorizations, previewed from the law and/or demanded from the competent administrative authorities for the definitive approval of the projects and the execution of the art. the 2 participations of which to Table B;
  • to activate with the Harbour Authority of Augusta and Catania a programmatica agreement that values the activities and the investments, determining a turned synergy to create a system of activities common and their mass to system for the valorization of existing infrastructures and the future investments let alone to realize, in practice, the perseguimento of synergies and complementariness.

ART. 8 - Modalities and times of performance of the Participations
The works will be planned, entrusted, executed and tested in the respect of the enforced communitarian, national and regional picture normative of reference and in particular of D.L.vo 163/06 and s.m.i and regional law 12/2011.
Regarding the participations financed with deep of the PON Nets and Mobility, the final deadline of admissibility of the previewed expense is that from enforced communitarian norm (31.12.2015).
The parts are engaged, each in the within of own competences, to guarantee the maximum and mutual collaboration, information and transparency beyond assuring the immediate availability of the documentation of technical nature and administrative profit and propedeutica for the editing of the project for the phases of realization and the activities of control, monitoring and communication.


9 ART. - Technical Table and nomination of the responsibles
for the performance of Protocollo of understanding
The underwriters of anticipate Protocol agree about the constitution near the MIT, Authority of Management of the PON, permanent a Technical Table for the coordination and the monitoring of all the activities connected to anticipates protocol.
In particular it competes to the aforesaid Technical Table verifying the projects, monitoring the correct performance of the participations, placing in being the necessary measures times to the overcoming of inherent criticalities the relationships between the Parts underwriters and to promote actions towards other Agencies for the resolution of eventual criticalities. It is up moreover to the table to monitor the effectiveness at the level of system of the participations activated on the base of anticipates protocol to the aims of the verification about the attainment of the objectives connected to the potenziamento of the Southeastern Quadrant of the Sicily.
The Parts will indicate respective referring for the participation to saying the Table, to which it is invited to participate the represented ones of the Regal DG of the EU commission.
The MIT provvederà with own note to name own representative, which will assume also the function of Coordinator of the Technical Table and will be designated to convene Partì, every qualvolta of ravvisi the necessity, to the aim to guarantee the monitoring of the project and the resolution of the eventual criticalities.
The burdens for the participation to the Technical Table will be at the expense of every Administration/represented Society.
For all eventual the problematic ones that had to rebel in the prosieguo of the activities, the MIT, on indication of the Technical Table, will convene appropriate encounters with the Representatives of the Territorial Agencies as well as of the Agencies signers to the aim to reach, in times breviums, to solutions shared.

Rome, them 7 August 2012

Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports
Head office for the Development of the Territory, the International Programming and Projects
Qualification; Director Generale
Name and Last name: Maria Margherita Migliaccio
Signature:

Sicilian region
Department of Infrastructures, Mobility and the Transports
Qualification: Director Generale
Name and Last name: Vincenzo Falgares
Signature:

Harbour authority of Augusta
Qualification: President
Name and Last name: Aldo Garozzo
Signature:

Harbour authority of Catania
Qualification: President
Name and Last name: Santo Castiglione
Signature:

Society To interpose Siciliani to you
Qualification: President
Name and Last name: Rodolfo De Dominicis
Signature:
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Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
ICHCA report on nearly 500 accidents over the past 25 years
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
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