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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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Last month, freight traffic in the Apulian port increased by +22.3%
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
London
There are currently 158. Cotton and Trowsdale (ITF): Impunity is growing at all levels; urgent reform is needed
The Swiss government intends to apply the heavy vehicle tax to electrically powered trucks as well
Bern
The extension is planned starting from 2029
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +13.4%
Anjara
37.6 million tons of cargo moved
The new cruise terminal was inaugurated in the port of Koper
Coper
In September, the former maritime station recorded the arrival of its thousandth cruise ship
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
Copenhagen
This is highlighted in a new report by the Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum
Port regulation scheme for ship-to-ship LNG/bioGNL bunkering operations approved in Italy
Rome
Decisive fuel - Assogasliquidi underlines - to reach the decarbonisation objectives of maritime transport
While traditional shipping risks are diminishing, other dangers are increasing.
Munich
Allianz Commercial’s "Safety and Shipping Review 2025" Released. 2024 Will See All-Time Lowest Ship Losses
US Government Pushes to Take Over Port Management in Panama and Australia from China
Arlington/Sydney
They would be implemented through companies linked to the Trump administration
Mercitalia Logistics becomes FS Logistix, an integrated digital platform for end-to-end freight transport
Rome
Integration of the eight companies that make up the logistics sector of the FS group
F2i integrates FHP Holding Portuale and Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana into FHP Group
Milan
The aim is to make it the leading Italian operator of integrated maritime-land logistics in the dry bulk and break-bulk sector.
MOL confirms new US taxes on Chinese vessels could impact its upcoming orders
Tokyo
The company announces that it will take cautious decisions in selecting shipyards
The Unione Interporti Riuniti proposes the introduction of "terminal bonuses"
Venice
Incentive mechanisms for railway terminals are requested, which include aspects of railway operations, not only port operations, and terminalisation
ITF and Argentine union CATT against new provisions for the maritime sector of the Milei government
Buenos Aires/London
Cotton: These measures will trigger a race to the bottom in wages and working conditions
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services recorded a -0.7% decline in exports and a +1.0% increase in imports
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras increased. Decline in Valencia
Algeciras/Barcelona/Madrid/Valencia
In the first four months of 2025, Spanish ports handled 182.0 million tonnes (-1.9%)
The renewal proposal for the National Collective Labour Agreement for Railway Activities and the FS Italiane Company Contract has been signed
Rome
Salary increases recognized for an average monthly amount of 230 euros
The European Commission has published "The EU Blue Economy Report 2025"
Brussels
In 2022, the blue economy directly employed 4.82 million people and generated nearly €890 billion in revenues
In 2024, the number of combined transport shipments in Europe grew by +5.2%
Brussels
Performance in tonne-km increased by +8.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
Naples
-12.1% drop in cruise passengers in the Campania capital
Destroyer launch failed in North Korea
Pyongyang
The incident in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
Giampieri (Assoporti): the procedure for appointing AdSP presidents must find a quick solution
Rome
Hearing at the Chamber of Deputies
MAN Energy Solutions changes name to Everllence
Augusta
Brand born from the fusion of the English terms ever and excellence
The Ministry of the Interior and Fincantieri sign the new legality protocol
Rome
Vard delivers two CSOV vessels equipped with cyber notation
Trieste
They present all the mandatory requirements in terms of cybersecurity
An experimental section of the ultra-fast Hyper Transfer transport system will be built in Veneto
Munich
Capsules with magnetic levitation technology will be able to carry 12 tons of containerized cargo or 38 passengers
SBB urges UFT and ERA to take measures to avoid rail accidents caused by brake blocks
Bern
The Gotthard Base Tunnel has been fully reopened more than a year after a train derailment
Italian ports participate in the latest edition of Transport Logistic in Monaco
Munich
The Italian Pavilion inaugurated
In the first four months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Augusta grew by +21.6%
Augusta
Di Sarcina: we are already reaping the first fruits of the movement of containers from Catania
One billion euros to restore Ukraine's port infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks
Odessa
Entrance of 100 new special members in the port company CULMV of Genoa
Genoa
First entry of 45 units from next month
Musolino was unanimously confirmed as president of MEDports
Tangier
The association brings together 33 port authorities in the Mediterranean basin
In 2024, the Genoese Ente Bacini recorded record revenues
Genoa
Last year, 58 ships were placed in the five dry docks managed
ALIS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Network of Italian Logistics Schools
Rome
The aim is to strengthen the link between the world of school and the world of work.
Every euro invested in the Coast Guard generates a value of 1.53 euros for the national economy
Rome
Economic report on the Corps presented in Rome
European automotive logistics must look to the world
Brussels
Göbel (ECG): The challenges of our sector are global, and so must our responses be
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -8.7%
Genoa
Stable volumes in the first port, while in the second a decrease of -27.7% was recorded
Tender awarded for the enhancement of the Tuscan Port Community System
Leghorn
Investment of over 500 thousand euros for the application development activity lasting one year
Natilus evaluates with Kuehne+Nagel the use of its mixed-wing aircraft in cargo transport
Schindellegi
They are designed to achieve a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and a 40% increase in load capacity.
Conference on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on safety and work in ports
Rome
Organized by Filt Cgil, it will be held on Thursday and Friday in Livorno
Fincantieri signs a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Navigation
Trieste
Cooperation in areas such as maritime services, project management and technology integration
Port of Piraeus, Piraeus II floating dry dock reopened
Piraeus
It has a lifting capacity of 4 thousand tons
Poland finances expansion of Euroterminal Slawków intermodal terminal
Slavkow
From 285 thousand TEU containers per year, the capacity will increase to 530 thousand TEU
CMA CGM - Saigon Newport Corporation Agreement for New Container Terminal in Haiphong
Marseille
It will become operational in 2028 and will have a capacity of 1.9 million TEUs
Genova Industrie Navali acquires a stake in Lagomarsino Anielli
Genoa
Simultaneous sale of the company Pitturazioni Navali Industriali
Estonian AS Tallink charters cruise ferry Romantika to Algerian Madar Maritime Company
Tallinn
The Algiers company was founded last year
ANSI, the measures for logistics in the Infrastructure decree are good
Rome
D'Angelo: there is no lack of innovative drive, long-term vision and attention to transition and sustainability
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
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Vittorio Parmigiani
Porto Cervo, 30 maggio 2025
››› File
Project for the creation of a Renewable Energy Community in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
New anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Guinea
Rome
It involved the naval unit "Comandante Bettica" and the merchant ship "Grande Angola"
Kuehne+Nagel to buy Spanish haulage firm TDN
Schindellegi/Madrid
It has 600 employees and a fleet of over 700 vehicles
MPC Container Ships' Quarterly Revenue and Profit Decline
Oslo
Baack: Container market continues to show resilience
Fincantieri and SRSA sign agreement for maritime and coastal development in the Red Sea
Trieste
Fincantieri Arabia for Naval Services inaugurated in Riyadh
Green light for the sale of 56% of Wilson Sons to Shipping Agencies Services (MSC group)
London
The transaction will be completed early next month
Work to remove wrecks of 38 vessels in Catania port begins
Catania
Intervention worth over two million euros
The issue of the intended use of the Molo Clementino is heating up in Ancona
Ancona
ABB has reached a deal to buy France's BrightLoop
Zurich
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the electrification strategy in the industrial mobility and marine propulsion sectors.
GNV has obtained ISO 14001 certification
Genoa
It has been issued by LRQA - Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
The criteria for adjusting port concession fees to inflation rates have been defined
Rome
MBS Logistics buys Swiss freight forwarder Gerhard Wegmüller
Zurich
The company is headquartered in Zurich
Ferry Kriti I, earmarked for scrap, sold for $3.6 million
Athens
It will be dismantled by an EU-authorised shipyard
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +9.4% in April
Los Angeles/New York
In the first three months of 2025, the Port of New York handled 2.2 million containers (+10.0%)
The Council of Ministers has approved the Infrastructure Decree-Law
Rixi: important measure for road haulage
Global Ship Lease revenues increased by +6.4% in the first quarter
Athens
Net profit of 123.4 million dollars (+34.3%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge an urgent overcoming of the commissioner phase for the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
Federlogistica, a proactive plan is needed to strengthen cybersecurity of ports and logistics
Genoa
Creation of a national fund urged
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