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the EU commission proposes a first normative detailed list for the harbour field and the potenziamento of 319 ports
the objective is to allow with the ports to develop to services and infrastructures and to guarantee a greater autonomy financial institution to the Harbour Authorities
May 23, 2013

Today the EU commission has proposed an initiative in order to modernize the 319 main marine ports of the EU, of which 83 included in the central net (Core Networks) and 236 in the total net (comprehensive Networks) of the transeuropea net of transport TRIES so as defined from the Commission, harbour ports of call that altogether enliven 96% of the goods and 93% of the passengers who journey altogether through all ports of the EU. The proposal indicates lines guides and shows legislative modifications with the objective to allow with these ports to upgrade services and infrastructures supplying they also greater autonomy financial institution.

It will be be a matter of the first normative European detailed list dedicated to the harbour field. According to Brussels, the proposed new legislative, that it will have to be approved of from the European Parliament and the Member States before being adopted the ordinary procedure second, could allow a saving for the European economy until 10 billion euros within 2030 and would contribute to develop to new marine connections short beam generating an increment between 4% and 8% of this modality of transport.

"The marine ports - it has emphasized Siim Kallas, vice president of the EU commission and commissioner for Mobility and the transports - are vital points of access, that they connect our corridors of transport to the remainder of the world. We possess already some of best harbour infrastructures of the world. It is necessary to conserve them, but we find ourselves in front of strong difficulties in terms of congestion, increase of the traffic and investments". The EU commission in fact has evidenced that 74% of the goods arrive or leave from Europe for sea, but of these fifth journeys currently for single three ports: Rotterdam, Amburgo and Antwerp. This imbalance - it has found the Commission - involves a congestion, with additional costs for shippers, operators of transport let alone for the consumers. "We must equip other ports - Kallas has explained - of infrastructures of the same qualitative level: the proposals today will lead the harbour services of Europe in XXI the century, will contribute to attract investments and to create job here where it is more necessary".

The EU commission has proposed in the first place procedures more transparent and opened in order to designate the suppliers of harbour services. According to Brussels, the normative new will prevent eventual tariff abuses by operators who enjoy sole rights. The proposal among other things previews the institution of an advisory committee of the harbour users. The Commission has specified that "the relative proposal to the ports applies the general principle of the free supply of services, without some discrimination, and will align the harbour field to the other ways of transport and the operation of the home market" and has specified that the details will be developed to local level, so that the harbour communities can make use of a better coordination and than a healthier atmosphere for the enterprises.

Sul forehead of the improvement of the connections between the ports and the outback, the proposal previews that the financings of the EU in the picture of the "Mechanism in order to connect Europe" are oriented mainly on the characterized harbour projects in the relative plans to the corridors TRY to priority financing and on the connections between ports and railroads, navigable ways and roads. An active role of the Harbour Authorities will be encouraged also, for example supplying information on the traffic flows.

Moreover the proposal widens the faculty of the ports levy tax for the use of infrastructures, guaranteeing also greater autonomy on the allocation of the resources, and on how strengthens the transparency of fixation of such taxes and on the use of the financings publics. "The Harbour Authorities in fact - it has explained the Commission - are in the better position in order to characterize the requirements of the users and to define taxations. Moreover, a greater transparency will allow to distribute public funds without undue distortions of competition and will contribute to attract private investor. The ports will be also in a position to reducing the taxes for the more efficient ships under the environmental profile". "Supplying to the Harbour Authorities greater autonomy in order to establish and to collect taxes for I use it of infrastructures - it has observed the Commission - they will have put up possibility to guarantee the good operation of the port". Brussels has clarified that "the greater autonomy of management of the ports will be compensated by the control by an independent authority that policemen on the competition loyal and the coordination of the harbour developments and on a national level European".

The Commission has announced moreover that the next month will create a "Committee of social dialogue for the ports" in order to afford to the workers and the employers to discuss and to decide on relative issues to the harbour working activity. The Commission will supply technical support and administrative to the work of the committee and of it will estimate the progresses in 2016.

The new proposed legislative on the ports is part integrating of a proposed wider action plan from the EU commission that previews eight initiatives that the Commission would have to put into effect in the next few years in order to support the competitiveness of the ports: the first action previews "to use the future structures of corridor of the new guidelines for the development of the net TRIES to the aim to characterize the priority investments in the within of the program "European Connecting Facility" in order to connect the ports to the railroad, the navigable ways and the roads and in order to stimulate the ports to supply information on the traffic flows that allow a better organization of the intermodal logistics.

The second action previews that the EU commission, collaborating with the Member States, strengthens "the alignment of the projects in matter of transports financed from the structural Bottoms and of cohesion in the within of the net IT TRY, giving priority to the relative projects to the access to the port and the connections with the outback". Moreover, "the same approach face to guarantee the coherence of the investments will be applied to other sources of financing of the EU, as the loans available through BEAUTIFUL and the other instruments of loans of the EU".

The third measure previews a verification of the corrected application of the future directive on the concessions and the contracts publics in the harbour field. For the contracts that do not re-enter in such directives - it has specified the Commission - it will be necessary "to verify that the principles of parity of sanctioned from the treaty and interpreted treatment and transparency from the Law court are applied correctly in the harbour field".

The fourth action previews "to promote the administrative simplification in the ports, being realized the efforts undertaken with the following initiatives: "blue belt" that it simplifies the customs procedures in the ports; performance harmonized and coherent of the only national doors; initiative "And-maritime" (I use of electronic information in order to reduce the administrative burdens and to carry out entrepreneurial activities); initiative "e-Freight" that it intends to facilitate the long exchange of information the multimodali logistic chains and that important multimodali platforms will contribute to improve the efficiency of the ports which".

The fifth action previews "to clarify the application of the norms of the EU in matter of aids of State in the harbour field". The Commission has remembered of being currently engaged to update own norms in matter of aids of Been about to all the economic fields and has specified that it will clarify the concept of aid within the end of 2013 regarding the financing of infrastructures, in particular to light of the evolution of the jurisprudence of the Law court.

The sixth action is time to do so as that "the adaptation to the changes is discussed, where opportune, with the social parts in the within of the European social dialogue". "The social parts of the EU - Brussels has remembered - already have agreed internal regulations and a program of opened common job and attend the formal institution of the committee on June 19, 2013. The Commission will offer a support to the job of the committee and of it will estimate the progresses in 2016".

The seventh measure previews "to promote the innovation, to monitor the performances let alone to examine and to discuss the requirements in matter about human resources, comprised the health and safety, and the challenges in the within of the formation and the qualification in the ports of the EU". In particular, "in the within of the Seventh program picture of research & development for transport, within the end of the 2013 Commission it will start two projects at the level of the EU that will examine such issues".

At last the eighth action previews “to support a more coherent application of the rights for uses it of infrastructures differentiated according to the environmental performances”. To such fine the Commission will propose principles of rate making environmental and promuoverà the exchange of good praxis within 2015.

European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has expressed satisfaction for the proposal of regulations of the EU commission on the access at the market of the harbour services and on the transparency financial institution so as for the new communication of the Commission on harbour politics and has evidenced that “both the initiatives value the important role that the ports carry out for the European economy”.

The association of the European ports however has expressed worry for “the possible implications that the regulations proposal can have on the autonomy of the Harbour Authorities”: “we appreciate the fact - the general secretary of ESPO, Patrick Verhoeven has emphasized - than the Commission intends to recognize the central role of the Harbour Authorities and we support the dispositions of the regulations that aim to create a greater transparency financial institution. Meanwhile we are worried for the competences that the regulations attribute to other authorities and for the impact that some of the proposed procedures can have on the freedom of commerce of the ports and on their ability to invest”.

Finding that the proposal of regulations advanced from the Commission at the market excludes the services of handling of goods and passengers from the norms on the access, ESPO has specified that “to such care more a not legislative total approach would be balanced and proportional, that covers all the harbour services”.

ESPO will face the specific topics of the proposed new of the EU commission in the course of the shareholders' meeting of the association that will hold next 29 May to Vahrn, with confronts with the interested parts, to which it will follow in the weeks next a detailed analysis of the proposed new: “then - it has announced Verhoeven - we will formulate a series of concrete recommendations for the future debate near the Parliament and the Council”.

The marine ports are beyond 1.200 commercial operate along about 70.000 kilometers of coasts of the European Union. In 2011 through these harbour ports of call they are journeyed about 3,7 billion tons of goods. In the 22 marine States of the EU, currently 2,200 harbour operators appoint to a job about 110.000 harbour workers. Altogether the ports generate 1,5 million direct places of work and this number salt to three million if the induced one is estimated also. The EU commission has remembered that within the 2030 an increase of 50% of the goods enlivened in the ports of the EU is previewed.



The list of the 319 ports (for nation) object of the proposed new of the EU commission



State


Porto


BELGIUM (4 ports)
Antwerp
Gent
Ostenda
Zeebrugge


BULGARIA (2)
Burgas
Vahrn


CYPRUS (2)
Larnaka
Lemesos


DENMARK (22)
Aalborg
Aarhus
Branden
København
Ebeltoft
Esbjerg
Fredericia
Frederikshavn
Fur
Gedser
Hanstholm
Helsingor
Hirtshals
Kalundborg
Nordby
Odense
Rodby
Ronne
Sjælland Odde Ferry
Port
Spodsbjerg
Tars (Nakskov)
Vejle


ESTONIA (10)
Heltermaa
Kuivastu
Parnu
Paldiski South
Harbor
Rohuküla
Sillamae
Tallinn
(Old City Harbour) (Muuga Harbour)
(Paljassaare
Harbour)
Virtsu


GERMANY (16)
Amburgo
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Brake
Brunsbuettel
Cuxhaven
Emden
Kiel
Lubecca
Nordenham
Puttgarden
Rostock
Sassnitz
Stade-Bützfleth
Wilhemshaven
Wismar


GREECE (25)
Athens (Piraeus)
Chalkida
Chania (Souda)
Chios
Elefsina
Igoumenitsa
Iraklion
Kalamata
Katakolo
Kavala
Kerkyra
Kyllini
Lavrio (Sounio)
Mykonos
Mytilini
Naxos
Paros
Patrasso
Rafina
Rodos
Salonicco
Santorini
Skiathos
Syros
Volos


FINLAND (17)
Eckero
Hamina-Kotka
Hanko
Helsinki
Kaskinen
Kemi
Kilpilahti (Skoldvik)
Kokkola
Maarianhamina
Oulu
Pietarsaari
Pores
Rauma
Rautaruukki/Raahe
Turku-Naantali


FRANCE (26)
Ajaccio
Fortification
Bayonne
Bordeaux
Boulogne
Brest
Caen
Calais
Cayennes
Cherbourg-Octeville
Dieppe
Dunkerque
Fort de France
Guadeloupe
La Rochelle
The Havre
Lorient
Marseilles
Nantes Saint-Nazaire
Nice
Port Réunion
Roscoff
Rouen
Silks
Saint-Malo
Toulon


IRELAND (5)
Cork
Dublino
Limerick
Shannon-Foynes
Rosslare
Europort
Waterford


ITALY (39)
Ancona (To. Falconara)
Augusta
Bari
Brindisi
Cagliari
Porto Foxi
Carloforte
Chioggia
Civitavecchia
Gaeta
It freezes
Genoa
Gioia Tauro
Golfo Aranci
La Maddalena
La Spezia
Livorno
Marina di Carrara
Messina
Milazzo
Monfalcone
Naples
Olbia
Palau
Palermo
Piombino
Port Raises
Porto Torres
Portoferraio
Portovesme
Ravenna
Reggio Calabria
Rome
Salerno
Fiumicino
Savona - I go
Syracuse
Taranto
Trapani
Trieste
Venice, Padua


LATVIA (3)
Liepaja
Riga
Ventspils


LITHUANIA (1)


Klaipeda


MALTA (4)
Cirkewwa
Marsaxlokk
Mgarr
TV assistant


HOLLAND (14)
Amsterdam
Beverwijk
Delfzijl/Eemshaven
Den Helder
Dordrecht
Eemshaven
Groningen
Harlingen
Moerdijk
Rotterdam - Den Haag
Terneuzen, Vlissingen
Velsen/IJmuiden
Vlaardingen


POLAND (5)
Gdánsk, Gdynia
Police
Szczecin,
?winouj?cie


PORTUGAL (13)
Aveiro
Caniçal
Funchal
Horta
Lajes das Flores
Lisbon
Ponta Delgada
Portimao
Leixões
Oporto
Santo port
Praia from Vitoria-Gasteiz
Setubal
Sines


UNITED KINGDOM (43)
Aberdeen
Belfast
Bristol
Cairnryan
Cardiff
Cromarty Firth
To have/Folkestone
Edinburgh Forth
Felixstowe/Harwich
Fishguard
Glasgow
Clyde
Glensanda
Goole
Grimsby/Immingham
Heysham
Holyhead
Hull
Ipswich
Larne
Leeds, Sheffield
Liverpool
London, London Gateway, Londonderry
Manchester
Medway
Milford Haven
Newport
Orkney
Plymouth
Poole
Port Salford
Port Talbot
Ramsgate
River Hull Bartonupon-Humber
Southampton, Portsmouth
Stornoway
Stranraer
Sullom Voe
Teesport
Tyne
Ullapool
Warrenpoint


RUMANIA (5)
Braila
Constan?a
Gala?i
Sulina
Tulcea


SPAIN (38)
To Coruña
Algeciras (Bahía de Algeciras)
Alicante
Almería
Arrecife
Avilés
Barcelona
Bilbao
Cádiz (Bahía de Cádiz)
Carboneras
Cartagena
Castellón
Ceuta
El Hierro (the Estaca)
Ferrol
Gijón
Huelva
Ibiza
Eivissa
The Savina
Las Palmas
Los Cristianos
Mahón (Menorca)
Málaga
Melilla
Motril
Palma de Mallorca
Pasajes
Puerto Rosario
Sagunto
Saint Cibrao
Saint Sebastián de the Gomera
Saint Cruz de La Palma
Santander
Sevilla
Tarragona
Tenerife - Saint Cruz
Valencia
Vigo


SLOVENIA (1)


Koper


SWEDEN (24)
Gavle
Göteborg
Grisslehamn
Halmstad
Helsingborg
Kapellskär
Karlshamn
Karlskrona
Luleå
Malmö
Norrkoping
Oskarshamn
Oxelosund
Stenungsund
Nynäshamn Stockholm
Stromstad
Sundsvall
Trelleborg
Umea
Varberg
Västeras
Visby
Ystad
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Australian Scott McKay is the new president of the International Cargo Handling Association.
London
He took over from John Beckett
Fincantieri and Defcomm sign agreement for the development of surface drones.
Trieste
Co-investment to accelerate its industrialization
Container traffic in the port of Valencia fell by 11.6% in September.
Valencia
In the third quarter of 2025, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 0.7% in the third quarter.
Long Beach
Empty spaces are rising. Full capacity at boarding and disembarking is down 1.0% and 8.5% respectively.
Piacenza: The port of Gioia Tauro aims to handle seven million containers by 2029.
Genoa
Transhipment - he underlined - represents an essential gateway for international goods into the national market.
Arkas Line's new direct service connects the Eastern Mediterranean and Italy with West Africa.
Izmir
It will be held on a weekly basis
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Assocostieri urges revitalization of the national bunkering sector
Genoa
Among the proposals, making it possible to use barges as floating storage facilities for alternative fuels
The Ministry of Transport has requested an agreement for Consalvo to become president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Rome/Trieste
Fedriga: The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region will express its agreement
Federmar-Cisal proposes a new distribution of the tonnage tax benefits
Rome
Pico: For maritime personnel, financial recognition is not always proportionate to the essential role they play
P&O Maritime Logistics completes acquisition of controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Obtained the necessary regulatory approvals
Fatal accident in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
A 67-year-old truck driver lost his life at the Sapir terminal.
A Norwegian delegation visits the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Livorno
ABB's quarterly financial performance shows sharp growth
Zurich
In the period July-September the value of new orders increased by +11.6%
Fratelli Neri buys two tugboats produced by Egypt's Misr Tugboats Factory
Ismailia
They will be taken into delivery in the first quarter of 2026
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September, 29.8 million TEUs were handled (+3.6%)
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -9.2% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
A 16.3% drop was recorded in September
Port of Civitavecchia appoints members of the Marine Resources Partnership Body
Civitavecchia
He will remain in office for four years
New quarterly record for container traffic handled by CMPort port terminals
Hong Kong
New highs recorded both in China and at overseas ports
CMA CGM to order six feeder containerships from Cochin Shipyard
Kochi
Order worth approximately 300 million dollars
Efficient solutions for the port launching of floating wind turbines are being studied in France
Trondheim/Brest
Agreement between the Norwegian BOA and the port of Brest
Augusta Due has acquired a second new tanker built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
Rome
It has a capacity of 18,590 deadweight tons.
IRU, CLECAT, ESC and GCCA oppose binding targets for demand for zero-emission trucks
Brussels
They ask to focus instead on creating favorable conditions for operators to be able to use them.
Marialaura Dell'Abate is the new president of Confitarma's Young Shipowners' Group.
Rome
In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +4%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are decreasing
Matteo Caiti appointed country manager for Italy at Forto
Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
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 seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
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