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Signed the agreement that establishes the passage of all the staff of Siremar to Company of the Islands
he has been undersigned monday from the two companies, Fedarlinea and the unions
December 21, 2011

Past monday Siremar, Company of the Islands, Fedarlinea and the labor organizations have undersigned the agreement minutes, that we publish below, that - in the within of the acquisition of the Siremar by Company of the Islands ( on 18 October 2011) - the modalities of the passage of the staff under the new property define and establish among other things that Company of the Islands formulates a proposal of assumption to indeterminate time to all the administrative staff and sailor of Siremar.


AGREEMENT AND CONSULTATION MINUTES
FORMER ARTICLES. 47 LEGGE 428/90, 63 D.LGS. 8 JULY 1999, N. 270 AND 5, CODICIL 2-TER, LEGGE 23 DECEMBERS 2003, CONVERTED N. 347 IN 18 LEGGE FEBRUARY 2004, N.39 AND NEXT MODIFICATIONS AND INTEGRATIONS

The day 19 Decembers 2011, in Rome near the center of Fedarlinea, have met:
  • Siremar - Sicilian Regional Shipping Company - S.p, To. in A.S. below for brevity "SIREMAR", in person of Commissioner Straordinario. Dr. Giancarlo D' Andrea. assisted from the Avv. Rosario Salonia;
  • Company of the S.p.A. Islands, below for brevity "‘CdI", in person of President, On.le Salvatore Lauro, assisted from Dr. Giampiero Romiti. from Dr. Leonida Perrella and the Avv. Francesco Alagna;
  • FEDARLINEA, in person of the Sigg.ri Michele Ruggieri, Filippo Allegra and Antonio Fortuna;
  • FEDERMAR-CISAL, in person of the Sigg.ri Alessandro Pico, Giovanni Brancaccio, Vincenzo Mormile, Gesualdo Accardi, Sebastiano Felis, Giuseppe Polizzotto, Antonino Barone;
  • UGL TRANSPORTS, in person of Mr. Pasquale Mennella;
  • USCLAC-UNCDiM, in person of the Sigg.ri Antonino Nobile. Vincenzo Vitiello and Francesco Giuseppe D' Anniballe;
below. for brevity, all called jointly also as the "Parts", in order to complete the procedure of trade-union consultation, already started according to art. the 47 of the 428/90 from the SIREMAR in On. S. and from the Company of the Islands S.p.A. ("CdI") with letter on November 10, 2011 and next demand for encounter of the OO.SS, on November 17, 2011 regarding the cession of SIREMAR in A.S.

Commissioner Straordinario has travelled over again the several phases of the Program of cession to CdI of the company unit of SIREMAR in A.S., authorized from the Ministry of the Economic Development in date 14 October 2011, against to seem favorable of the Committee of Surveillance returned in pairs given, confirming that on October 20, 2011 he has been undersigned between SIREMAR in A.S and CdI a contract of cession of company, whose effectiveness sospensivamente is conditioned to the positive experiment of the verifications remitted to the Guarantor Authority of the Competition and the Market, from that he will achieve the subscription of the new convention of public service.

In compliance with previewed how much from art. the 63 of the D.Lgs n. 270/1999 and from art. the 5. codicil 2-ter, of the D.Lgs n. 347/2003, in the within of the procedure previewed from art. the 47, codicil 1, of law 428/90, are deepened by the Parts: a) the reasons of the cession of company; b) its legal, economic and social consequences for the workers; c) the eventual measures previewed regarding these last ones.

SIREMAR in A.S and CdI have confirmed how much illustrating in the remembered letter on November 10, 2011 and the encounters successively elapsed.

In particular, the representative of CdI, after to have illustrated in its essential lines the new organizational articulation clic is given to the company, has preannounced that the Society will have a share capital of 20,8 million euros and will continue to use the commercial brand "Siremar" and has communicated that the Guarantor Authority of the Competition and the Market, in 23 date November 2011, has deliberated not to proceed to the start of the preliminary investigation on the concentration operation Company of the Islands/Siremar, "… as the same operation does not give rise to constitution or strengthening of dominant position, such to eliminate or to reduce substantially and durable the competition".

The representative of CdI, also, has illustrated the main lines of the industrial Plan of the new Society, that she will pursue the objective to strengthen the competitive positioning on the market and to reach the economic balance in the long period, through the development is of actions times to focus mainly the attention on must of the passengers and on the transport goods is of commercial law actions times:

  • to the maintenance in the time of the force job of Siremar in coherence with the Convention and the order of the industrial plans;
  • to the widening of the Network. through integration with other modalities of transport in order to for example develop to the traffics (with possible agreements with Trenitalia for the emission of the ticket only train-ship);
  • to the development of the integrated traditional channels of sale with an Internet platform online with the other operators of market;
  • to the offer of new services (eg. national and international connections) and of elevated quality more. to the aim to earn market shares;
  • to the strengthening of own commercial presence, insisting on the brand and own assets symbols.
The representative of CdI has restated that the performance of these commercial law actions has the aim to strengthen the positioning of Siremar on the market, through a greater loyalization of the customers, and to reach the economic balance and that the strategy of development previewed from the Society consists in recovering the productivity by means of a efficient and effective resources allocation, in relation to a more rational organization of the job on board and of the investments on the fleet.

The representative of CdI, considered that for regulating operation of the company is necessary the assumption of all the administrative Staff and all navigating Staff (R.O and C.R.L.) in force to the date of effectiveness of the contract of purchase of company let alone the maintenance of current the Turnus particular, has confirmed that, become effective the relative contract of purchase. they will be placed in being the following actions:

  1. the new convention of public service will come undersigned from CdI and will come consequently carried out from SIREMAR in A.S to the same CdI the delivery of the company;
  2. a proposal of assumption to all the administrative Staff and all navigating Staff (R.O and C.R.L.) in force to the date of effectiveness of the contract of company purchase will be formulated by CdI; such proposal. subordinated to the acceptance by the addressees, it will respect the acquired professionalities, with acknowledgment of the current individual retributive levels and the allocation near the structures of CdI;
  3. it will come, contextually. forwarded, from appropriate CdI communication to the staff enrolled in the list of Turnus Particular (T.P.) of SIREMAR S.pA in A.S. in the current configuration of it, with the same modalities of boarding up to now continuations;
  4. they will be recruited by CdI, in case of incapienza of the T.P., the coming workers from Turnus General;
  5. application of the current contractual order with the objective will be given by transitory CdI to reach as soon as possible to renewing and sharing collective regulation of the job relationships.
The representative of CdI confirmation that to the state., being given how much over, the programmed cession of company will not involve for the interested workers some ulterior legal consequence, economic and social and that he will be guaranteed to same previewed how much from art. the 63, codicil 2, of the D.Lgs n. 270/1999.

The OO.SS., felt the communications of the representative of CdI, have recalled the engagements assumed from the Government about the safeguard of the current occupational and contractual levels in the time.

The OO.SS have, also. asked ulterior clarifications on the contents for the assumption proposal that will be formalized to the administrative staff and sailor; on the consequences of the eventual refusal by the workers of the proposal of assumption of the Assignee; on how of contractualisation of the relationships of job of the staff which joined Turnus Particular (TP) of SIREMAR in To. S., on the motivations of the lacked extension of the occupational guarantees to the coming workers from Turnus General and on the previewed discontinuity of the relationships of job in being with Yielding and to reconstitute itself with the Assignee.

The representatives delta SIREMAR in A.S and of CdI, in finding the demanded clarifications and confirming all the assumed engagements to safeguard of the service, of the occupational and reddituali levels, have restated, after wide argument. that the assumptions will be to time indeterminate and illustrated the reasons for which, based on the forecasts of the enforced norm and mainly for the companies in extraordinary administration that eserciscono publics services, does not apply art. the 2112 c.c.

After wide argument, the Parts mutual action is given to have esperito and concluded the procedure of previewed trade-union consultation from the articles. 47 law 428/90 and s.m.i., 63 D.Lgs. 8 July 1999, n. 270 and 5, codicil 2-ter. law 23 Decembers 2003, n. 347, converted in the law 18 February 2004, n. 39 and next modifications and integrations and to have reached the following one


AGREEMENT

  1. The premises, so as the attached ones, constitute integral part of anticipate oral.
  2. CdI, become effective the contract of purchase of the company, will formulate a proposal of assumption to indeterminate time to all the administrative Staff and all the Staff sailor enrolled in the contractual regimes of SIREMAR in Organic A.S tenured (RO) and of Continuity Relationship Job (CRL), with the guarantees previewed from art. the 63, codicil 2. of D. Lgs. n. 270/1999 and respecting of the acquired professionalities and/or the functions, the current individual retributive levels and transitorily. waiting for the definition of the new shared contractual order, the current economic and normative conditions.
  3. The assumption proposal will be formulated the workers, according to the relative contractual regime, using the attached letter to anticipates oral, under the letters A) and B). To the whom joined workers Turnus Particular (TP) of SIREMAR in A.S., will be sent appropriate communication as from attached C).
  4. The assumptions and/or the recruitments are subordinated to the full acceptance by the workers of the proposal formulated from CdI and will pass from the date indicated there, without acknowledgment of some conventional seniority.
  5. The amount correspondent to the increases periodicals of seniorities matured to the date of cessation of the relationship of job with SIREMAR in A.S will be corresponded for a reason or purpose of not absorbable individual superminim, maintaining to the incidence on all the retributive institutes, also differed.
  6. The relationship of job elapsing with SIREMAR in A.S will be resolved for mutual consent to the action of the assumption and/or the recruitment of the workers by CdI.
  7. The which joined staff Turnus Particular (TP) of SIREMAR in A.S will be maintained in the relative contractual regime and will be boarded from CdI with the same modalities up to now continuations. Eventual, ulterior requirements of navigating staff will be satisfied, in case of incapienza of the foretold TP, resorting to the coming workers from Turnus General.
  8. The job relationships. so established, they will be regulated transitorily, waiting for the definition of the new shared contractual order, from the current economic and normative conditions from the discipline of national the counterfeit of job and from the dealing of second for staff administrative level currently applied and for staff sailor within SIREMAR in A.S.
  9. The negotiations in order to reach the location of a new contractual order, will be under way as a result of the passage to CdI of the company and the improvement of the industrial plan, having as reference the CCNL Fedarlinea. They will be examined in local within: problematic the relative ones to the valorization of the individual seniority matured from the workers, administrative and sailors, tasks and the organization of the job on board, in order to verify of the adequacy.
  10. The registered office and the place of job of the Administrative Staff will be Palermo.

Bed, confirmed and undersigned.



Siremar S.p.A in A.S.


FEDERMAR-CISAL


Company of the S.p.A. Islands


UGL YOU TRANSPORT


FEDARLINEA


USCLAC-UNDiM

All. To to the Minutes of Agreement of the 19.12.2011
Model assumption letter. administrative

[on headed paper of Company of the S.p.A. Islands]

Palermo, [-]

Dear Mr.
[-] [-]
Via [-], [-]
[-], [-]

Object: assumption proposal
Making I keep on the trade-union agreement stipulated in date 19 Decembers 2011 in the within of former procedure art. 47 of the l.n. 428/1990 relative to the cession of Siremar s.p.a in AS (in prosieguo the Siremar), Company of the S.p.A. Islands (in prosieguo the CdI) proposes to Them, hereby, the assumption to its dependencies to indeterminate time with effect to in all respects pass from the date of effectiveness of the foretold cession cli law and of contract, it stops remaining the Its current center of job.

In compliance with previewed how much from the trade-union Agreement on December 19, 2011, waiting for the definition of the new contractual order, Its relationship of job temporary will be disciplined with the same organization and individual economic and normative treatment and, therefore, with acknowledgment of the Its current retributive level, let alone of the forecasts of the enforced CCNL.

The releases of distributed seniorities to any title from She matured until the last working day of Its relationship with Siremar frozen and will be inserted as salary and wage in Its paycheck not absorbable “superminimal” under the heading of, that monthly salary will be distributed for 14 maintaining the incidence on all the retributive institutes, also deferred.

In case for acceptance from part Its of the terms and the described conditions over, that it will also involve the resolution of the relationship of job elapsed with Siremar, we kindly ask Them to give back to us copy of anticipates from She undersigned for acceptance.

Before the beginning of the relationship of job provvederemo to farLe having formal letter of containing assumption all the contractual conditions and the center of job.

With the best salutes.
Company of the S.p.A. Islands
The President
Salvatore Lauro
For acceptance:
[-]


All. B to the Minutes of agreement of the 19.12.2011
Model letter of assumption CRL
[on headed paper of Company of the S.p.A. Islands]

Palermo, [-]

Dear Mr.
[-] [-]
Via [-], [-]
[-], [-]

Object: assumption proposal

Making I keep on the trade-union agreement stipulated in date 19 Decembers 2011 in the within of former procedure art. 47 of the l.n. 428/1990 relative to the cession of Siremar s.p.a in AS (in prosieguo the Siremar), Company of the S.p.A. Islands (in prosieguo the CdI) proposes to Them, hereby, the assumption to its dependencies to indeterminate time in regime of C.R.L to in all respects pass from the date of effectiveness of the foretold cession cli law and of contract.

In compliance with previewed how much from the trade-union Agreement on December 19, 2011, waiting for the definition of the new contractual order, Its relationship of job temporary will be disciplined with the same organization and individual economic and normative treatment and, therefore, with acknowledgment of the Its current retributive level, let alone of the forecasts of the enforced CCNL.

The releases of distributed seniorities to any title from She matured until the last working day of Its relationship with Siremar frozen and will be inserted as salary and wage in Its paycheck not absorbable “superminimal” under the heading of, that monthly salary will be distributed for 14 maintaining the incidence on all the retributive institutes, also deferred.

In case for acceptance from part Its of the terms and the described conditions over, that it will also involve the resolution of the relationship of job elapsed with Siremar, we kindly ask Them to give back to us copy of anticipates from She undersigned for acceptance.

Before the beginning of the relationship of job provvederemo to farLe having formal letter of containing assumption all the contractual conditions and the center of job.

With the best salutes.
Company of the S.p.A. Islands
The President
Salvatore Lauro
For acceptance:
[-]


All. C to the Minutes of Agreement of the 19.12.2011
Model communication TP

[on headed paper of Company of the S.p.A. Islands]

Palermo, [-]

Dear Mr.
[-] [-]
Via [-], [-]
[-], [-]

Making I keep on the trade-union agreement stipulated in date 19 Decembers 2011 in the within of former procedure art. 47 of the l.n. 428/1990 relative to the cession of Siremar s.p.a in AS (in prosieguo the Siremar), Company of the S.p.A. Islands (in prosieguo the CdI) communicates to Them, hereby that, as a result of the foretold cession, She will remain joined Turnus Particular in the within of medesiam the list and with the maintenance of the up to now acquired ranking.

In compliance with previewed how much from the trade-union Agreement on December 19, 2011, waiting for the definition of the new contractual order, the Particular regime of Turnus temporary will be disciplined by the forecasts of the enforced counterfeit to the date of the cession of Siremar and junior clerk with the same modalities.

Before the beginning of the relationship of job provvederemo to farLe having formal letter of containing assumption all the contractual conditions and the center of job.

With the best salutes.
Company of the S.p.A. Islands
The President
Salvatore Lauro
For receipt:
[-]
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Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Italian government has extended the reduction in excise duties on fuel
Rome
The deadline has been extended to May 1st. 60% of the resources come from the ETS.
Number of ships undergoing repairs in Greece remains stable
Piraeus
Interventions carried out in dry dock are decreasing
The Gaia Blu research vessel will serve as Italy's technological platform for autonomous navigation.
Rome
Towing operations of the LNG vessel Arctic Metagaz fail.
Tripoli
The LNG carrier is currently out of control and adrift
Yesterday a bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal
Ismailia
The incident was resolved within four hours
Confitarma and Assarmatori: The crisis puts maritime connections to the islands at risk.
Rome
Dominguez (IMO) urges States to coordinate to address the Hormuz maritime crisis
London
Since February 28, 21 attacks against vessels have occurred in the area
The La Spezia freight forwarders' association is urging measures to maintain the port's operational efficiency.
La Spezia
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Due Torri is equipping itself with a 15,000-square-meter logistics hub at the Bologna Interporto.
Minerbio
In 2025, the Emilian company's turnover grew by +13.9%
The 2026 Italian Port Days program will begin soon.
Rome
The theme is "Italy, Gateway to the Mediterranean: Dialogues between Landings and Cities"
Port of La Spezia: First test for hydrogen refueling from dockside mobile vehicle to vessel
La Spezia
Bunkering trials at the Baglietto shipyard
NYK consolidates its operations in the dry bulk maritime transport segment
Tokyo
Group leaders appointed in eight European countries
Last year, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -5.2%
La Goulette
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.5%
The Guardia di Finanza will use new drones to monitor the Gioia Tauro port area.
Gioia Tauro
The ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado will implement new PCS usage rights management procedures starting tomorrow.
Genoa
The measure does not introduce new charges
Nearly 400 kg of pure cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
Three distinct operations performed within a week
Confitarma, with the Energy Decree, now is the time to allocate resources to maritime transport.
Rome
Baleària will have its own ferry terminal in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
It will become operational in a year. Investment of €25.3 million.
In 2025, freight volumes transported by DB Cargo decreased by -8.1%
Berlin
Revenues fell by -8.0%
ONE has acquired 30% of Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
Singapore
The company operates Terminals D, C1 & C2 and A3 of Laem Chabang Port
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.4 million containers (+3.2%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
Container traffic in Hong Kong fell by -8.0%
ALIS, the use of ETS revenues to encourage intermodality is a good idea.
Rome
Di Caterina: We hope for a significant increase in the financial resources for the Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus instruments starting next year.
CIMC's container sales fell by -31.9% last year.
Hong Kong
Revenues in the container segment fell by -30.9%
Pros and cons of hydrogen applications for decarbonization of the maritime and port sector
Genoa
It was discussed at the Propeller Club - Port of Genoa
In the third quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.6%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +1.2%
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
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
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
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