In the third quarter of this year, it returned to growth the Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) connection of Italy to the network of global containerized maritime services which is defined by the United Nations Conference on the Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and which has as its reference the value 100 percent of global port connectivity in the first quarter of 2023. In the July-August period of 2025, the assigned to Italy is 289.9, with an increase of +2.7% on the same period last year.

Among the main European maritime nations, to total the Sweden was the largest decline in its LSCI index, with an index of 116.1 (-2.2%) followed by France with 261.3 (-1.9%), Spain with 421.1 (-1.5%), Belgium with 344.0 (-0.8%) and Portugal with 182,5 (-0,3%). The largest increase in the LSCI index was recorded by Turkey with an index of 317.0 (+15.8%) followed by Poland with 142.6 (+10.5%), Germany with 323.3 (+6.3%), Denmark with 91.8 (+5.0%), United Kingdom with 396.5 (+4.7%), Croatia with 62.5 (+3.4%), Italy with 289.9 (+2.7%), Slovenia with 77.2 (+1.5%), Malta with 110.6 (+1.3%), Greece with 176.2 (+0.6%) and Holland with 378.7 (+0.3%).

With regard to the degree of connection of the individual Italian ports global network of containerized shipping services that is assessed by the Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (PLSCI) of UNCTAD, the greatest decline in the index is was the port of Trapani with a PLSCI of 22.7 (-9.9%) followed by the ports of Livorno with 185.8 (-8.2%), Civitavecchia with 82.3 (-4.0%), Trieste with 153.7 (-1.5%) and Ancona with 77.3 (-0.9%). The most marked growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure with an index of 167.5 (+53.7%) followed by ports of Taranto with 27.4 (+39.5%), Cagliari with 34.5 (+32.1%), Augusta 26.7 (+24.1%), Ravenna with 97.7 (+17.4%), Salerno with 212.8 (+15.1%), Palermo with 23.2 (+9.2%), Venice with 117.5 (+4.7%), Naples with 136.3 (+3.9%), Gioia Tauro with 328.1 (+3.8%), Genoa with 427.1 (+3.7%), La Spezia with 267.7 (+2.1%) and Marina di Carrara with 26,5% (0%).