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FISE Uniport denunciation the creation of a new monopoly in the port of Civitavecchia
The AdSP of the Centro Settentrionale Tyrrhenian Sea has tax to the "ships in line service" to use an only terminal containers authorized in the port of call
July 31, 2018

Federico Barbera, president of Uniport (National Unione Harbour Enterprises), the association that inside of the Federation Enterprises of Services (FISE) represents the harbour enterprises that carry out operations of boarding and disembarkation, displacement of the goods, accessory activities to navigation, harbour terminals operator and services, has written to the Direction Marine Transport of the Ministry of Infrastructures of the Transports having asked to take part timely in relation to how much he is happening near the ports of competence of the Authorities of Harbour System of the Tyrrhenian Sea of Nord and Centro Settentrionale.

Barb it has explained that with the decree 13th July, that we publish below, the Authority has in fact tax to the so-called "ships in line service" to use an only terminal containers authorized in the port of Civitavecchia and has evidenced that in this way she transported in hold or with containers has prevented itself to an operating historian of the field on ships specialized in the fruit transport (is refrigerator) to decide freely as carrying out the activities object of own industrial plan, favoring directing competitor.

"Draft - Federico Barbera has denounced - of a decision liberticida that a new monopoly gives the go-ahead free and that risks to having occupational repercussions, as well as to penalize operating that in the past they have invested on infrastructures of the port of Civitavecchia; decision that goes exactly in opposite sense to recorded how much, opportunely on analogous argument, to work of then the Harbour Authority of Livorno. In the same moment in which the offices of the MIT deservedly they have been activated in order to above all bring back order and legitimacy in the field of the "Harbour Job" in the field of the so-called "self-handlers", analogous replies are not had, whereby, as to Livorno all this are aggravated by a situation of commistione of roles authorize to you, managerial and of control that does not have replies in other truths and where, quite, the entire inspecting system of the U.L.P are dismantled. We have asked the Ministry of Transportation - it has specified Barb - to acquire details on how much it is happening and to take part in order to favor homogeneity of rules on a national level, flood competition, investments and development of new traffics".



Authority of Harbour System of the Centro Settentrionale Tyrrhenian Sea

DECREE N. 28/2018
THE PRESIDENT

  • SEEN Legge n. 84 on January 28, 1994 bringing I reorder of the legislation in harbour matter and the next modifications and integrations;
  • VISA, in particular, the next D.Lgs. 169 on August 04, 2016 bringing "Reorganization, rationalization and simplification of the concerning discipline the Harbour Authorities of which to the Law on January 28, 1994, n.84, in performance of art. the 8, codicil], letter f), of the Law on August 07, 2015, n. 124, with which the "Authorities Harbour" and instituted the "Authorities of Harbour System" are suppressed and, in particular, to the Attached one To, are characterized the Authority of Harbour System of the Tyrrhenian Sea center - northern as constituted by the Ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta (below also ADSP);
  • SEEN the D.Lgs. 13 Decembers 2017, n. 232 bringing "4 integrating and corrective Dispositions to I decree legislative August 2016, n. 169, concerning the harbour Authorities";
  • VISA in particular the art.6, codicil 4, letter a) of L.84 1994 and s.m.i that it arranges: "the Authority of Harbour System in the perseguimento of the objectives and the purposes of which to art. the 1 it carries out the following ones compiles: a) address, programming, coordination, regulation, promotion and control, also by means of the harbour territorial offices second previewed how much to the art.6 second, codicil 1, letter c), of the operations and the harbour services, the autorizzatorie and concessorie activities of which to article 16, 17 and 18 and of exercised commercial and industrial other asset in the ports and territorial administrative divisions. To the Authority of harbour system they are, also, conferred decree powers, also in reference to safety regarding the risks of incidents connected to the activities and the conditions of hygiene on the job according to the art.24";
  • SEEN article 16, 18 and 24, codicil 2 second of L.84/94 and ss.mm and ii.;
  • SEEN Decreto of the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports n. 392 on November 24, 2016 of nomination of the President of the Authority of Harbour System of the Tyrrhenian Sea northern center;
  • SEEN the Navigation code -.Regal I decree 30.03.1942, n. 327;
  • SEEN Regolamento of execution of the Navigation code - I decree of President of the Republic 15 February 1952, n.328;
  • SEEN the Deliberation of the Harbour Committee n. 116 on 28 November Implementing Detailed 2006-Plan (P.P.A.) Commercial Functional area of the Port of Civitavecchia;
  • SEEN the Deliberation of Regional committee n.121 on March 23, 2012 - Approval of varying to the Portuale Town development plan of Civitavecchia;
  • SEEN Decreto of Commissioner Straordinario n. 87/2016de1 02.05.2016;
  • SEEN Decreto of Commissioner Straordinario n. 88/2016de1 02.05.2016;
  • Taken into consideration the fact that this AdSP is held to write up, according to the taken part normative modifications to law 84/94, a Town development plan of fine Harbour System and that to such one has become necessary to assess the correct interpretation to give in particular regarding to the functional destinations the commercial area of the Port of Civitavecchia that is subdivided in three subzones, mainly the Cl (having to object relative the harbour operations to handling and storage of containers; whose area with the relative dock n.25 has been date from 2006 in concession, according to art. the 18 of law 84 94, to society RTC); the C2 (having to object relative the harbour operations to handling and conventional storage of goods, the whose two docks n.23 and n.24 are still public) and the C3 (having to object relative the harbour operations to handling and storage solid bulk, whose dock, the n.26, is also public);
  • CONSIDERED that the propedeutiche necessities to the elaboration of the Town development plan of Harbour System are anticipated in terms of requirement of this Administration to above all assure the development of a recent traffic of producing agricultural and food- (bananas) that, for effect of the fast evolution of the transport modalities that have interested the cited merceologica category, they travel in containers cooled rather than in pallets generally through naval units c.d. "full hand container";
  • Taken into consideration the fact that for the boarding operations disembarkation of such type of traffic is used by an operator (in recent months and with a trend in increase) in prevailing way the dock n.24 instead of dock 25, these last electively destined from the turning out Portuale Town development plan to the suitable function of terminal containers and (which essential infrastructure) to the development of such operations as well as underused regarding own total abilities;
  • CONSIDERED that they do not turn out obstacles of operating nature technical that prevent the transport of the container from the dock 25, that is zone US, to the warehouse of the fruit situated in the C2 zone, in compliance with previewed how much from the Portuale Town development plan which, in the total distribution of the functions, characterizes among other things, an ulterior positioning of the activities of handling of the containers in the areas called Energetic Dock Great Masses;
  • CONSIDERED also that had with regard to the operations of refuel/defuel of the containers it is not recorded, as it happens in other in increase equally present merceologici fields in the port of Civitavecchia, the impossibility of location of positionings alternatives for which they must be able to be used (on the base of a flexible approach, to which, in these cases, the Administration can appeal to the aim of the promotion of the traffics and the competitiveness of the port) areas not consented in concession from which manutentivi burdens also of extraordinary ordinary nature derive for the Administration as well as;
  • CONSIDERED that, according to already cited art 6, codicil 4, lett. a) of the L.84, 94, is prerogative of the regular AdSP the activities that are shaped as harbour operations and to supervise on the correct execution of the same ones are from the subjective point of view of the qualifications of the enterprise that regarding the positioning of the activities, in conformity in particular of the PRP;
  • Considered that it is interest of this administration let alone of the harbour community to favor the development of this traffic of producing ortofrutticoli that it generates important fallen back economic let alone occupational for the entire territory and constitutes (as specified in the Triennial Operations plan a 2018-2020 of this AdSP) important sinergico field with the market of the cruises (in which the Port of Civitavecchia he is leader to European level) regarding supplyings of edge and marine marine storage more in general terms;
  • CONSIDERED that, in the light of how much over and from the ascertainment of a trend in cooled increase of disembarks/embarks of container on dock 24 let alone of connected demanded of authorizations to the temporary pause of container on such dock (with all the consequences, is restated, than this involves in terms of greater manutentivi burdens for the Administration), is risen the urgency, by this Administration, to assess if the identification of a specific zone, which that Cl, for container handling. the sopracitato imprinted approach does not allow (although with the flexibility of the functional destinations) that the same activity is carried out in areas falling back in other subzones more generically identified, as in particular the dock n.24;
  • SEEN the note prot. 6362 of the 24.05.2017 with which this AdSP therefore has considered opportune to advance a demand for seeming to the Higher council of the public works to the aim in particular to decline the contents of the contained dispositions in the relative PRP to the various previewed functional destinations in the Commercial Area of the Port of Civitavecchia;
  • SEEN the opinion of the Higher council of the Public works (below also only CSLLPP) n.44 2017 returned from the 23.03.2018 Assembly of and acquired to the actions of this Authority in date 04.05.2018, prot. 6477 in response to over demand for this AdSP;
  • SEEN the Decree n.21 of the 14.05.2018, with which this AdSP has given full spread of the contents of the recalled one to seem n.44 2017 been profitable from the CSLLPP;
  • SEEN the Orders of Service n° 19 of the 16.05.2018 and n° 22 of the 05.06.2018 with which a working group with the task is instituted to decline the contents of the opinion n.44.17 of the CSLLPP;
  • SEEN Presidential Decreto n° 138 of the 23.05.2018 with which the explicitness of the concept of “occasionalità” expressed the cited one is constituted a Interistituzionale Commission with the task to write up an advisory opinion having to object to seem of the CSLLPP, respect “to the boarding/disembarkation of goods containerized in sottozot2a relative to handling and a conventional storage of goods”, considered also of the effects that this last activity can eventually determine in it confronts of the financial concessionaires who have elaborated an economic plan and for the development ‘consolidation of own specialized terminalistiche activities in the field of the containers;
  • SEEN the final relation of the working group of the AdSP of which under orders of Service of 19 2018 and 22 2018;
  • SEEN the note of the Secretary Generale of the 11 July 2018 with which the opinion is returned final that concludes the procedure of which to the recalled Orders of Service n° 19/2018 and 22/2018 and it encloses the contained considerations in the enclosed opinions of the members of the interistituzionale Commission of which to Decreto 138 2018;
  • CONSIDERED THAT with over cited To seem n.44 the 2017 CSLLPP it has specified that “within a generic attributed “commercial” function from the PRP to a harbour area, the subdivision in subzones characterized from specific “types categories of harbour operations, has lynxes incidence on the declination (internal) of the destination of use of the foretold area”. Various it could not be, pain an excessive genericità of the destination of “commercial” use, that it appears in contrast with the currents you address methodological in harbour topic of planning”;
  • Considered also that in the Opinion n. 44/2017 the CSLLPP has emphasized that “the finzionale distribution of the destinations of use inside a port inside constitutes the frame of which the private concessionaires coherently elaborate the economic-financial plans for the development/consolidation of own specialized terminalistiche activities” and that “this was where not respected, in the name of unexpected “a deregulation” regarding the original previewed destinations of use from the PRP, of it would derive a picture of aleatorietà and uncertainty for the private investor, to damage of the total efficiency of the harbour system”.
  • CONSIDERED that to light of the foretold one To seem n. 44/2017 and from the reading that has been some date from the Interistituzionale Commission, not sussistono, therefore, elements that “handling and conventional storage of goods” can justify an extensive interpretation of the destination (C2 Subzone) in reason of the specific type of the container reefer (that is container cooled) that they disembark embark on the dock n. 24 let alone in reason of the specific harbour operations that are carried out in reference to this type of traffic which after its disembarkation acquires, in fact, a marginal role regarding the entire cycle of the harbour operations carried out there, various from that instead it happens for the harbour operations carried out in the terminal containers in which instead it is the same container that constitutes the main element of the same cycle;
  • Considered that, as specified in the opinion n. 44/17 of the Higher council of the Public works, the occasional boarding/disembarkation of goods containerized in a relative subzone to “handlings and conventional storages of goods” cannot be prevented, in principle, on condition that it does not modify in some way the function attributed from the enforced not dumb Portuale Town development plan and the functional organization to earth of the terminal, that it must remain that of a terminal for goods conventional;
  • CONSIDERED that according to the Higher council of the Public works the disembarkation boarding of container (comprised the reefer there) could therefore happen, if of the case, also on the dock n.24 provided that it maintains the occasionalità character;
  • CONSIDERED that, under the profile of the public interest and based on the principle of good administration of which to art. the 97 of the Constitution, the management of the government property must be imprinted to guarantee of the most profitable use (as specified from art. the 37 of the navigation code in relation the competition more questions than concession);
  • SEEN the explicitness that it has been date from the Interistituzionale Commission, as a result of demanded how much from the President of the AdSP with I decree n. 138/2018, of the concept of “occasionalità” regarding the boarding disembarkation of goods containerized in a relative subzone to handling and conventional storage of goods, held also account of the effects that such activity can eventually determine regarding financial concessionaires that they have elaborated an economic plan and for the development/consolidation of own specialized terminalistiche activities in the field of the container;
  • CONSIDERED therefore that it cannot be defined, than according to express in the cited one To seem of the Interistituzionale Commission, “occasional” an activity that are characterized for its habitualness, sistematicità, ripetitività, regularity and stability such from being able to be riconducibile to the definition of which to the shipping prot. n. 000724/XI in date 10.01.1992 of then the Inspector general's office of the Harbour offices, recalled in the circular letter prot. n° RAM/3919-2/2009 of the Ministry of the Atmosphere and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea, second which shapes “ship in line service” that which it carries out ports of call in more ports with frequency and which predetermined routes;
  • Considered that, according to the art.8, par. 3 lett. g) of the L.84/94, the President supplies “to the coordination and the control of the activities subject to authorization and concession”;
  • CONSIDERED the urgency to establish, in the light of how many had from the Higher council of the Public works in the cited one To seem n.44•17 let alone than are emerged by the interistituzionale Commission of which to the cited one I decree 138 2018, a transitory regime that, in the blackberries of the application of the determination that emerge in the cited opinions, can order, establishing quotas them, the eventual containerized operations of boarding disembarkation of goods near docks 23 and 24 with the objective of contemperare, on one side, the observance of the corrected functional destination of the commercial area of the port of Civitavecchia, so as characterized from the recalled Portuale Town development plan and specified in the Opinion n.44/17 as well as the most profitable use of the government property also whereby same I am not concession object and, givethe other, to avoid that producing can fail important traffics of ortofrutticoli. that they at this point happen generally through container to damage, held) account of their positive ones fallen back for the delivery is in economic terms that occupational;
  • Considered also of the organizational necessities and commercial times to allow I use it optimal of the infrastructure harbour for handling and storage of the container reefer through an effective and economic connection between the destined area US to the “relative harbour operations to handlings and storage containers” that the dock comprises n.25 and the “terminal fruit” given in concession to the CFFT, equipped for the storage and the treatment of the ortofrutticoli produced ones;
  • Considered that in the course of such transitory regime the AdSP, in the within of the assigned tasks to it in particular from the art.6, par.4, lett. a) of the L.84 94, let alone in the light of indicated how much in point 3,1 of the conclusions of the cognitive Investigation in the field of the Harbour services carried out from the Guarantor Authority for competition and the Market of 1997, it intends to create and to promote the conditions for the definition of agreements or understandings between private harbour operators based on the respect of the principle of loyal competition and this to the aim to optimize I use it of the entire harbour infrastructure it take part of the commercial area for the benefit of a correct and harmonious development of the business activities in the port of Civitavecchia;


IT ORDERS

ART. 1

  1. With expiration 15 september the 2018 and until when the area is not realized dí which to the Energetic Dock Great Masses, boarding disembarkation of containers by naval unit used after the container transport that they carry out services of line will have to only happen near the dock n. 25 of the Port of Civitavecchia.
  2. The containers will be transported by the dock n. 25, that is from the subzone US, through the areas overleaf of Dock 25 and or with modality of connection that the Administration is engaged to realize and/or to order in the term of which to precedence art. 1.

ART. 2

  1. Until the date on September 15, 2018 the eventual demands for authorizations to the temporary pause of container near it arch commercial of the Port of Civitavecchia in the specific subzones docks 23 and 24, could be received provided that they do not exceed the number of which released authorizations 2018 for the container in June.
  2. Successively to the date on September 15, 2018 the disembarkation container boarding (included those refeer) on docks 23 and 24 there will be allowed only if such activities cover occasionalità character, in compliance with the explicitness given in the opinion n. 44/2017 of the Higher council of the Public works and that which released from the Interistituzionale Commission of which to Presidential Decreto n° 138/2018, that is when such activities are not characterized by the habitualness, sistematicità, ripetitività, regularity and stability and they are not therefore riconducibili to the definition of which to the shipping prot. n. 000724/XI in date 10.01.1992 of then the Inspector general's office of the Harbour offices, recalled in the circular letter prot. n° RAM 3919/2/2009 of the Ministry of the Atmosphere and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea, second which shapes “ship in line service” that which it carries out ports of call in more ports with frequency and which predetermined routes.

ART. 3

  1. It is given sent to the technical Secretariat - operating of giving adequate spread of it anticipates provision.
  2. It is also given sent to the operating technical Secretariat to start the turned procedure on the verification of eventual necessities of review of Regolamento n. 87 on May 2, 2016 bringing “Discipline for the development of the harbour operations in the ports of Civitavecchia and Gaeta”.

Civitavecchia, them 13/07/2018

THE PRESIDENT
Avv. Francesco Maria di Majo

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They will be introduced to strengthen the new transalpine railway Alptransit and to encourage rail and intermodal transport
HMM and BGN joint venture for liquefied petroleum gas transportation
Seoul
The new company will charter two new 88,000 cubic meter VLGCs
Slight decline in freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in October
Barcelona/Valencia
Container cargo fell by -2.5% at both ports
Green light for a new site for sediments from excavations in the Venice Lagoon.
Venice
New expansion in sight for the Greek shipyard in Eleusis
Athens
Financial support from the US International Development Finance Corporation
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by +3%
Hamburg
Container traffic on the rise thanks to increased transhipments
In the July-September quarter, CMA CGM's revenues decreased by -11.3%
Marseille
Record volumes of goods transported by the container fleet
The EU will abolish customs duty exemptions for goods worth less than €150.
Brussels
A temporary solution is being studied to make the measure effective as early as 2026.
BIMCO: Legal disputes threaten to hinder progress in ship recycling industry
London
Over the next decade, 16,000 ocean-going vessels will have to be scrapped, more than double the number of ships scrapped in the decade just ending.
Significant resources for the expansion of the port of Bremerhaven, also for military purposes
Bremen
Approved financing of approximately 1.35 billion euros
In the July-September quarter, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -4.9%
Ljubljana
Container growth
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
Seoul
In the period July-September the fleet of the South Korean company transported over one million TEUs (+3.7%)
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hamburg
The fleet transported more than 3.4 million containers (+6.1%). During the period, traffic handled by HHLA port terminals grew by +4.5%.
Salvini signs the nomination of eight more presidents of Port System Authorities
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies approved Consalvo's appointment as president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Evergreen orders 14 14,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Taipei
Series of orders also for eight ship-to-shore cranes and other port equipment and for 90,500 containers
In the third quarter, the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri grew by +44%
Trieste
Energy transition, regulatory simplification, competitiveness of the maritime industry, and port governance are Confitarma's priorities.
Rome
Federlogistica reports the project cargo's inability to travel on Northwest highways.
Genoa
Falteri: We are facing a real systemic crisis.
ZIM shareholders reach agreement again
Haifa
Agreement reached on candidates for the renewal of the board of directors
Merger by incorporation of Degrosolutions into CLS
Milan
Castelli: We aim to strengthen our growth path in the Italian forklift market.
Approval has been given to measures to support the re-employment of workers at the Pippo Rebagliati Company in Savona-Vado.
Genoa
Administrative proceedings for cold ironing at the cruise terminal in the port of Savona have begun.
Assiterminal reports an assault on a worker at the Vado Gateway terminal.
Genoa
It is not tolerable - the association highlighted - that similar episodes occur
The Management Committee of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been established.
Ravenna
It is composed of Francesco Benevolo, Luca Coffari, Tomaso Triossi and Maurizio Tattoli
Stonepeak (Textainer) Completes Acquisition of Seaco
Hamilton
It was sold by China's Bohai Leasing Co.
In the second quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.9%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +0.9%
AD Ports involved in container traffic development at Shuaiba Port
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the Kuwait Ports Authority
EU expands fight against Russian shadow fleet to include operators facilitating its deployment
Brussels
Five more people and four companies fined
In November, the port of Barcelona handled 296,000 containers (+1.0%)
Barcelona
Import and export containers are increasing; transit containers are decreasing.
Paolo Spada, vice president of Federagenti, has passed away.
Rome
Pessina: He leaves an unfillable void in the entire Italian maritime community.
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -12.0% in November
Hong Kong
In the first 11 months of 2025 the decline was -5.7%
Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta.
Naples
Rebranding for the Messina Group's activities
Genoa
Common graphic and lexical choice for all business areas
Six new 100% electric yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
Genoa
Three more vehicles will be delivered to the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal at Christmas
ICTSI to upgrade the Rio Brasil Terminal container terminal at the Port of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Investment of approximately 175 million dollars
In the first 11 months of 2025, the Port of Singapore handled over 40.7 million containers (+8.5%)
Singapore
Overall freight traffic decreased by -1.1%
GTS increases the frequency of its intermodal connections between Bari and Verona and Piacenza and Nola.
Bari
The first will increase to six rotations; the second will become daily
The Partnership Body for the Sea Resources of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been established.
La Spezia
Appointment by decree of President Pisano
Agreement between the Port Authority and the Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the entry of an industrial partner into Genoa Airport.
Genoa
It will be signed soon
Paolo Guidi has been elected the new president of Assologistica.
Milan
The Vice Presidents are Sabrina De Filippis, Riccardo Fuochi, Agostino Gallozzi, Paolo Pandolfo, Umberto Ruggerone and Renzo Sartori.
138 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia.
Rome
Found inside an articulated lorry disembarked from a ship coming from Spain
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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The decree has been signed for the disposal of dredged sediment from the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa.
La Spezia
The transfer of 282,000 cubic meters is planned
Greek CCEC has almost completed its exit from the containership segment
Athens
$814.3 million in proceeds from the sale of 14 full containers in 22 months
GNV Virgo was christened in the port of Palermo
Genoa
GNV's fleet renewal program includes the construction of eight ships
The Livorno Port Center celebrates a decade spent integrating the port and city reality
Livorno
Gariglio (AdSP): in recent years we have managed to create a community atmosphere
Fincantieri and WSense reach agreement on underwater monitoring and communication technologies for maritime infrastructure.
Trieste/Milan
Members of the Management Committee of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority have been appointed.
Livorno
The nomination of the member expressed by the Tuscany Region has not yet been received
The entry into force of the EU ETS for construction and road transport has been postponed to 2028.
Brussels/Rome
Confetra, the deferral allows for more rational planning of investments in fleet renewal
Costa Cruises is testing the use of electric trucks to supply ships in the ports of Genoa and Savona.
Genoa
Tests as part of the collaboration with LC3 Trasporti
Collaboration agreement between ALIS and ANITA to promote the development of road haulage and logistics
Rome
Agreement also extended to the field of industrial relations
The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has accepted Grimaldi's request to suspend the sale of the five Moby ships.
Rome
Appeal aimed at "preventing the consolidation of an irreversible anti-competitive structure"
The launch of the ultra-luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Prestige was celebrated at the Marghera shipyard.
Trieste
It will be delivered next year to Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The last two journeys of the rolling highway on the railway line between Fribourg and Novara will be on Thursday.
Olten
RAlpin, in the company's nearly 25-year history, has transported over two million trucks by rail
Edison signs a contract with Knutsen for the charter of a new LNG vessel
Milan
With a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters, it will be built by Hanwha Ocean
Unifeeder, P&O Ferrymasters and P&O Maritime Logistics will be brought together under the single DP World brand.
Dubai
Project to build a tourist center at the cruise terminal of the Mexican port of Ensenada
Miami/Cancun
Agreement between Carnival Corporation, ITM Group and Hutchison Ports
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +14.9%
Anjra
118 million tons of cargo moved
Zanetti (Confitarma): The Simplification Decree offers more modern tools to our businesses.
Rome
Listen - he underlined - to the needs of our industry
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
National Maritime Fund: The House of Representatives approved the legislation.
Genoa
D'Amato: Measures expected for our seafarers and the competitiveness of the national fleet
Potassium permanganate seized at the Port of Genoa as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
Genoa
Operation by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Financial Police
Fincantieri cancels orders for four U.S. Navy frigates
Trieste
Further orders are expected for the construction of new classes of naval units
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
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
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Russian owner of a ship linked to Beirut port blast
(ABCNEWS.com)
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
In the first nine months of 2025, Circle's production value increased by +80%
Milan
As of September 30, the value of the group's multi-year backlog had grown by +66%.
APM Terminals to build and operate Laldia Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
Dhaka/The Hague
30-year concession contract signed
MPCC orders four new 4,500 TEU containerships from China
Oslo
The contract unit price is $58 million.
In October, the port of Singapore handled 31.2 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+1.0%).
Singapore/Hong Kong
In the port of Hong Kong, traffic amounted to 1.1 million TEUs (-6.9%)
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