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UNIPORT submits to politics the issues considered essential for the development of ports
Among the issues highlighted, those of port work and concessions
Roma
December 6, 2022
UNIPORT, the National Union of Port Enterprises, presented a own position paper addressed to government, world of politics, institutions, media and stakeholders focused on labour issues, regulations, terminal concessions, simplifications and sustainable development of infrastructures.

The association explained that the document, which we publish by below, indicates objectives and system proposals with a vision that goes beyond the short term and has already been explained, together with proposals for immediate interventions, the President of the Transport Committee of the Chamber, Salvatore Deidda, to the Undersecretary at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, Vannia Gava, and the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Tullio Ferrante.

'Objective of the document and of the institutional meetings that we have started in these days - specified the president by UNIPORT, Federico Barbera - is to raise awareness of the new Government and the new Parliament on the opportunities that our Country has today before it and on the strategic nature of port hubs for the future development of the country. As long as you manage to effectively exploit the extraordinary investments made in this historical phase and to carry out the necessary reforms for a simplification and modernisation of the regulatory framework. There are no port companies without ports, but there are no ports without companies. Of We are convinced."

Among the issues examined, in the field of work the UNIPORT document highlights the need for adequate training and updating of workers and supports the regulatory recognition of "wearing" characteristics to specific port activities, while in terms of concessions terminalistiche the association hopes to be defined in time Short, homogeneous and objective criteria aimed at the assignment and renewal of concessions, the determination of their duration, the modalities of transfer of the plants to the new concessionaire, the identification of the limits of the concession fees, the identification of ways to ensure competition, the exercise of supervisory and control powers.



FISE UNIPORT
National Union of Port Companies

POSITION PAPER
November 2022
PREMISE

Ports are infrastructural realities and complex organisational frameworks, essential for economic development and Employment of the Italian system: connection with the markets world, internal links, development of the most important areas disadvantaged, the contribution made to the realization of a model of sustainable development from an environmental, economic and economic point of view social.

Through Italian ports transit (embarkation and disembarkation, data 2021) more than 480 million tonnes of goods; 11.3 million TEUs; 43.3 million passengers including 13.5 million cruise passengers; 6,3 millions of Ro-Ro load units.

The work units employed (number of direct employees and induced) in the system of national ports amount to over 80,000.

Terminal operators and those authorized to carry out port operations and services complementary and ancillary to those Operations - under a regulated market regime - without prejudice to the complexity of the ports mentioned above and the complexity of the ports mentioned above and the multiplicity of public and private entities that compete in different way and extent to carry out the "port phase", are characterized, regardless of their specialties and company size, for the role of hinge between the different mode of transport occupying a central position and qualifying in the individual seaports in which they operate, nodes of the logistics network.

There are no port companies without ports but there are no ports without businesses.

THE ASSOCIATION

UNIPORT- National Union of Port Companies - is the Association that aggregates and represents companies that carry out in the Italian ports, under the authorization regime pursuant to art. 16 of the Law n. 84 of 1994 and subsequent amendments and amendments or concession pursuant to art. 18 of the same law, port operations (loading, unloading, storage and handling in general of goods and any other material), activities ancillary to and complementary to those operations, other port services, traffic terminal management cruisers and passengers.

UNIPORT member companies operate in all segments and types of port traffic.
Altogether they employ over 4000 workers with a turnover of over 1 billion euros; They handle about 60% of the containers of our ports and represent the main container terminals, bulk and multipurpose cruises.

UNIPORT, firm remaining autonomous organizational powers and operational, adheres to FISE - Federation of Service Companies.

Since 2022 UNIPORT has also joined Conftrasporto, confederation of Confcommercio, thus entering fully within a network of relationships and representation of Associations of operators of all modes of transport (from road to rail to maritime mode) and logistics, thus making it possible to make more strong and effective voice and representative capacity UNIPORT specification within that of the sector carried out by Conftrasporto.

The statutory objective and raison d'être of UNIPORT is support and promote the development of associated enterprises by encouraging comparison between them and aggregation (where possible and interest); represent, assist - and if required - support the associated companies in relations with the OO.SS. of the sector being UNIPORT among the employers' associations stipulating the CCNL of port workers; contribute to creating every useful synergy between associates and operators in general and any other association of operators/companies.

Always in the interest of the members and the best development of ports and logistics system, UNIPORT also intends to hold a continuous and constructive dialogue with Institutions, Authorities and national and local public offices.

First of all, this availability is addressed to the sector administration (Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport - MIT), to its direct peripheral articulations - the Captaincies of Port - and indirect - the Port System Authorities - AdSP; to the new Minister of the Sea and to a no lesser extent also to the multiple central and territorial offices that have roles and ports competences.

It is also essential to start a comparison with the Transport Regulation Authority whose role is strongly increasing in view of the debate and the forecasts developments in the regulation of concessions.

UNIPORT does not deny or underestimate the role of ART, Indeed, it acknowledges that some regulatory interventions can contribute to outline a more certain and favourable framework also for port companies. It also notes that the amendments made over time to the founding standard of ART and the most Recent jurisprudential rulings tend to reduce the margins of possible litigation and, above all, the possibility of rulings favourable to operators.

Nevertheless, in view of the fact that the measures regulation adopted by ART, particularly in terms of ports, have had and have as first recipients the AdSP, and consequently but gradually terminalists and port companies, UNIPORT considers it necessary for the legislator to take note of this consequently relieving operators from the payment of the costs of operation of ART, or alternatively, it resizes significantly the share borne by the operators.

PROPOSALS AND PROGRAM OF THE ASSOCIATION

In a national system composed of many ports having functional characteristics, traffic levels, composition (mix) highly differentiated product and types of loads, UNIPORT considers this multifunctionality and differentiation a added value as it can offer support essential to the development of the national economic system and sector itself capable of generating wealth and employment in virtue of a complex of enterprises - small, medium and large - operating in different ports within a regulatory framework - essentially Law 84 of 1994, as subsequently modified, and the Navigation Code - which is homogeneous but declinable and effectively declined according to operating practices and diversified organizational methods.
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UNIPORT considers it essential to ensure that diversity is guaranteed. based on a balance of own-account concessionaire undertakings or third parties, of undertakings operating under the authorisation system on "public" docks (i.e. not in concession) with the addition (but not necessarily in all ports) of a single temporary work provider selected according to criteria Public.
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1. The work

UNIPORT has among its primary statutory tasks the protection of interests of member companies with regard to the issues of trade union and labour law nature. On this front it is firmly contracting party of the CCNL of port workers and gives the collective agreement the function of an instrument intended at the same time ensuring fair conditions of competitiveness between companies, quality of service offered, protection of workers, flexibility inherent in the trend not linear port activities.

Precisely because of the value that recognizes the CCNL in its wholeness, with similar determination, UNIPORT affirms and requires to the counterparty the enforceability of all forecasts contractual and, to those responsible for verifying the correct application, which takes charge of it.

In line with this vision UNIPORT is open and available for comparison with other employers' associations, with workers' organizations and with all public bodies and offices responsible and competent in the field of training, safety and protection of workers in every office and assembly, starting from the Institution Bilaterale Nazionale Porti - EBN - of which it is a constituent part and to whose activities it makes a constructive contribution. The same applies to the proposes to actively contribute to the establishment of the Finalized Fund support and incentives for early retirement of employees of concessionary companies pursuant to art. 18, authorized ex art. 16 of Law 84/94 and concessionaires of maritime stations passengers, with the aim of creating an instrument that, at the mercy of the contribution of professionals with recognized abilities techniques, allow to make the most of the resources put in place field for that purpose to a greater extent by companies thereby achieving an objective of interest to workers but also of companies.

Without prejudice to what has been said here regarding the value of the Fund, In view of the characteristics of port work which with reference to some professional figures preserves - although in the Evolutionary context - characteristics of non-burdensomeness negligible, UNIPORT strongly supports any targeted action to recognize in a normative way the characteristics of wear and tear to specific and clearly identified activities, all the more so Taking into account that the ever-increasing incidence of workers with Partial incapacities in several realities affect significant way on the organization of work of enterprises, on the capacity of the port labour provider temporary and consequently still on the organization of undertakings, terminal equipment and costs falling within head of the community in general for the additional number of IMA days that follow.

Still on the subject of work, UNIPORT does not question the Legally envisaged model based on combination/coexistence of concessionaire, authorized companies and a single supplier of port work. However, it considers it necessary that, on the one hand, the conditions of improper improper are not created competition of the person authorized to supply - exclusive - of temporary port work pursuant to art. 17 compared to companies authorized ex art 16 and in this regard asks the AdSP in the ports administered by these and to the Maritime Authority in the others airports, which exercise effective control in this regard.

On the other hand, it also considers it essential that the subject providing temporary port work, where it is Having identified the need to set it up, in the form of an undertaking, or of the agency: has an organic consistency consistent with the start-ups that are actually requested by companies, and terminal operators, considering the cost of the Missed Compensation Start-up - IMA - on the public budget as well as the difficult social climate that can determine a large number of days not worked; is constantly able to provide figures having professional profiles and qualifications appropriate to the standards the segment of activity in which they are started and the companies that require them. Terminal operators in particular, even more so the more structured ones less and less need "traditional" or "generic" ports.

For these training and professional updating needs UNIPORT points out to all concerned that it is essential a careful and punctual application of forecasts already present in the law. In particular to the AdSP (and to the Authorities UNIPORT asks that determine an adequate quantitative and qualitative consistency the staff of the temporary port work provider; vigilino with regularity and adequate periodicity the activity training and updating of its staff; Adoptino and Curino the updating of the intervention plan for port work provided for in art. 8, c. 3-bis of Law 84; monitor the conditions of equilibrium of the subject referred to in Article 17, Law 84/1994 and, if it is necessary to implement a restructuring, verify its precise implementation.

For this purpose UNIPORT believes that it cannot be ignored, indeed must be maximally valued, the contribution that can be given by a comparison that is not merely formal with the companies that require temporary port labor and other stakeholders Public.

Among the various topics that can be traced back to the great theme Work, of undoubted importance and pressing topicality there is that of self-production.

The norm that was last (now more than two years ago) introduced in Law 84 of 1994 - paragraph 4-bis of art. 16 - In the light of the litigation produced, it has shown the its application limits, therefore UNIPORT wishes to rectify it which, however, safeguards and hopefully also allows a further development of traffic always guaranteeing interests and activity levels of all actors Employment levels and safety are involved.
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2. Regulation and costs

In line with the founding purpose of the association to support and promote the development of associated enterprises, operating in a strongly and rapidly evolving market, of size supranational, UNIPORT considers essential to create and strengthen more and more conditions of clarity, certainty, and simplification of rules and a cost-cutting system consistent with market rules; all elements that appear indispensable for ensure competitiveness and development of the entire system national logistics - focused on ports - as well as enterprises.

2.1 Procedures and costs of terminal concessions

One of the main aspects to be re-evaluated with a view to making clearer, certain, simpler and cheaper system and - undeniably - that of concessions, a topic among others subject to recent regulatory interventions that foreshadow innovations of considerable scope in a short time.

In this regard, it is recalled, first of all, what is established in the new Article 18 of Law 84 of 1994 as amended by art. 5 of the Law no. 188 of 5 August 2022, or to define in a short time homogeneous and objective criteria aimed at the assignment and renewal of concessions, the determination of their duration, the arrangements for transferring the installations to the new concessionaire, identification of fee limits concessionaires, to identify the modalities aimed at ensuring competition, the exercise of supervisory powers and control.

UNIPORT welcomes this understanding translated into provision of law, since it considers that, if adequately declined the criteria indicated by the legislator in the new art. 18 of law 84, will allow to equip the portualità of Suitable tool to overcome visions and consequent regulations several adopted over the years by the Port Authorities, before, and from the AdSP then, conditions sometimes even different between ports administered by the same AdSP because of ancient legacies and the Failure to adopt the regulation of terminal concessions (which was originally envisaged).

Even with this vision, intended to give guarantees and certainties to companies - therefore to make it more "expendable" and competitive system of Italian ports in a market not circumscribable within national borders, indeed for its nature market of global dimensions - UNIPORT considers essential adequately flexible regulation that does not upset consolidated organizational and operational models and Working.

Prior to this, however, there is the mandatory need to safeguard - under the conditions laid down - the concessions and authorizations currently in place until their natural expiration.

New rules, although apparently more solid in line theoretical or principled, can not be a reason to induce new and not budgeted burdens/obligations/constraints for companies or tool to force revisions of activity programs, levels of expected results, other.

With regard to concessions, however, it is not possible to hide the perplexity deriving from the overlapping/simultaneity of the initiation of the ART's "call for input" on the document "Determination of methodologies and regulatory criteria for ensuring fair and non-discriminatory access to infrastructure dockers".

UNIPORT, as mentioned, does not disavow or underestimate the role of ART. However, the risk for the whole and complex world of ports - but first of all for the companies - that a scenario is realized in which the issuance of part of the MIT of the decree provided for by the new art. 18, c. 2 of the law of reference for the port follow further (and we cannot exclude different addresses and indications ART.

In line with the need for clarity and certainty for associated companies, UNIPORT asks that MIT and ART define the respective roles on a matter that is delicate because conditioning the life of companies that support the economy of the entire country.

Specific aspect of the multifaceted concessions argument is that of determining the fees for such concessions.

Reiterated the imperative need to safeguard - conditions laid down and until their expiry - concessions and authorizations currently in place; firm while also remaining the appropriateness of appropriately flexible regulation, Nor do unitary measures of the canons sometimes appear logical more that strongly differentiate between one port and another.

It is not intended to claim the application of a identical uniform fee at national level. It is, however, Logically weak difference significant among unit charges of ports belonging to a system administered by the same AdSP, or to a system that for its nature serves or is potentially intended to serve the same territory/catchment area, or between terminals of a single system having the same function.

Considering that the legal system already provides for a fee of unitary concession below which no Authority can go down, but it seems logical that, where intends to deviate from that minimum by adopting (as done from most of the AdSP) higher unit fees, that decision is taken - after a comparison (not only formal but effective and deepened) between the single AdSP and the terminalists of the single port system - with acts adequately motivated and based on objective principles: characteristics techniques of the good granted; any charges charged to the concessionaire; interventions to enhance the asset granted that the concessionaire undertakes to realize; Miscellaneous government revenue from the fee and employment (direct and indirect) generated.

To this end, we are calling on the competent ministers to issue guidelines. of address to the AdSP for the ports administered by them and to the Maritime Authority for other ports of call and verify respect.

2.2 Other efficiency improvements.

As regards regulation (and/or costs) clarity, certainty, simplification and cost-effectiveness, we believe they should be principles and methods applied also for other aspects and activities specific to the port phase.

UNIPORT in fact considers necessary:
  • overcoming and resolving duplication not only apparent tasks that, depending on the subjects can concern MIT and ART; AdSP and Maritime Authority; AdSP and ASL; other;
  • the establishment of certain response times of the Public administrations, compatible with requests from whom - how to terminal companies - operates in a market context in continuous and rapid evolution. Lengthening adoption times of acts and choices of regulators can lead to losses of market; slowdowns in investment;
  • review of the control system not in the sense of deregulation but of the uniqueness of moments checks and their speeding up, also adjusting, where necessary, the consistency of the staff of public offices in charge of those controls (Customs, Border Police, offices sanitaryware, other);
  • effective and effective digitalisation of procedures in the sense of simplification. In summary, not so much the revival of new systems and unique procedures; a sort of "big brother" of ports or logistics, which is added or for some information duplicates others systems (eg that of the Customs Agency now for more procedures already tried and tested) moreover obliging companies and operators in general to duplication of obligations (eg. "upload" the same information to multiple systems), even (and it would be even worse) imposing unjustified additional management costs or to equip themselves with systems / platforms Additional. Rather, it is asked to move towards creation. a network to enable dialogue and integration between Public systems with diversified purposes and business systems contain sensitive, if not sensitive, information that they often constitute a corporate asset, all favoring an "once" approach;
  • the identification of homogeneous principles (which do not ignore the objective differences between one port and another) by the different AdSP for the regulation and determination of fees, rights and similar other than concession fees. Even here we do not think yes should ignore the fact that depending on where produced/offered the The same service may have different costs. But even in this case it is not always clear on the basis of which principles themselves activities see adjustment patterns (and consequently tariffs or taxable persons) differing from one port to another, and this It appears even more illogical in the case of services with Typical characteristics of service of general interest of the port (if not even of service of general interest tout court).
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3. Port and network infrastructure

UNIPORT looks with great interest at the many projects that it is expected to be implemented quickly (by 2025-2026) using the resources of the PNRR and the PNC. Only hopes for the Compliance with that timing and further interventions of simplification and speeding up if they emerge system criticalities that presage delays or Slowdowns.

Particular attention to the Simplification as a function of speeding up efficiency of the port system we believe should be reserved for dredging interventions (maintenance and not only maintenance). This is an aspect that has already been achieved in recent years. subject to regulatory interventions; We do not give any judgment on those, we just note that to date some important Excavation projects are suffering significant delays and that, even Regardless of specific episodes you can not run the risk that for delays even of simple dredging interventions maintenance, ports (and companies) lose traffic flows and job opportunities. In particular if this happens to advantage of airports and companies in other countries.

UNIPORT, considering that terminal companies and Port operators generally operate in a context that is par excellence area in which the change of mode is carried out transport and that a modern port is a node of a network logistics, strongly supports an efficient and rapid development connections between ports, major roads and - especially - railways, connections with centers interportual, well aware that these are among the conditions necessary for the expansion of the reference basin of each port and their operators.

In line with the importance that is recognized to the connection of ports with networks (and with the railway network above all) We consider it of the utmost importance according to the desired Evolution of the Italian logistics system to a real platform - from a side (south) projected to the center of the Mediterranean, and on the other (north) "anchored" and projected towards industrial areas and consumption also beyond the Alps - highlight the need for priorities to be reviewed as soon as possible of the interventions of the rail network manager in operation of the need, dual and not graduable from the point of view time, of: filling the deficit (in some cases even the total absence of rail connections to the ports of the Noon; adapting the connections of the nearest ports to the areas of Central and Eastern Europe, thus offering all components of the logistics system similar levels of connection and the ability to best deploy all the their potential.

All this also in line with the objective of leading to completion of the process of creating SEZs and FTAs according to the vision desired by the legislator of areas not necessarily within ports but in any case centered on a port, then adequately connected to it.

We also consider it essential that, in the context of a design, planning of relevance of the AdSP to be realized in synergistic collaboration with local administrations, yes programs and promptly establish a network of local connections suitable for overcome interference and overlap - mutually penalizing - between traffic of goods / people in access / exit to/from the port with the mobility of the surrounding urban areas harbours.

In addition to the infrastructural aspect, UNIPORT annexes large importance, as far as rail connections are concerned, to the aspect of service management. It therefore hopes that, where necessary, managers of the maneuver according to objective criteria favoring the optimal mix value for money.
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4. The environment

UNIPORT welcomes measures to protect the overall environment (water matrices, air soil) Bearing in mind that this makes it possible and facilitates the positive perception and added value that the realities port workers provide to the territory in which they are inserted, so helping to overcome a so-called "NIMBY" approach in some territories.

UNIPORT, however, looks at environmental protection not in a logic merely binding-conservative but in the perspective, much more current / evolved, sustainability, or of a progressive path aimed at achieving models operational, organizational, structural and +infrastructural able to increase in a reasonable period of time the best combination of economic development, protection of natural resources and of people

In this regard, the public decision-maker is therefore asked to adopt choices consistent with this vision and with the irrepressible need for business balance by favouring policies incentives that also take into account, once again, the global scale of maritime trade.
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5. Revision of the port regulations

UNIPORT notes that the debate has begun concerning the change in the legal nature and tasks of the AdSP.

Given the importance and extreme delicacy of the subject - again Object of deepening within the association - we believe essential that any choice the Government and Parliament will consider adopting, both after an in-depth comparison with the various stakeholders - first and foremost operators and port terminal operators - whose need is above all that of to look at a model of subject with the ability to act and give answers in the times of the market and of a particularly market and rapidly evolving global dimensions, which is that of port maritime logistics, also providing for an order "special" that allows you to actually overcome Logics and modes of action with an outdated imprint Bureaucratic.

However, UNIPORT hopes that this comparison does not slow down (as unfortunately occurred on similar previous occasions) the current activities of the AdSP and in particular the realization of the Infrastructural upgrading of ports and others on the logistics network, starting with those financed under the PNRR-PNC.

Secondly, although we do not evaluate with disfavor - indeed - a Evolution of management bodies towards a company model public, considers that this possible new model should not constitute the premise for transforming the authoritative subject and regulator in a competitor (in any case superordinate position and therefore of advantage) compared to (regulated) companies operating in market regime.

EMERGENCIES

The current scenarios, which have seen after a two-year period marked from the global pandemic emergency - during which However, ports and businesses have ensured functionality of the logistics chain - the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, or a an event which, although geographically more geographically important, has had equally global effects and the amendment of the expectations and main economic indicators of the whole Europe (and beyond), as well as blocking entire logistics chains for individual national ports and production districts that gravitate on those ports, still remaining the system objectives of which it is Having said that, they make it essential to address the effects induced by these emergencies.
  • First of all, given the fact that port operations in Genre (and certain types of loads in particular) has markedly energy-consuming characteristics, considered essential specific measures, in addition to general measures so far adopted, intended to relieve terminals and operators from unpredictable and disproportionate energy over-costs that well It is hardly conceivable to overturn on the goods or on the loaders.
  • It is no less urgent to foresee, for the time being, at least with regard to the three-year period 2023-2025, if not a reduction at least one sterilization the annual indexation of state concession fees. It seems completely impossible even to imagine, after a increase for the year 2022 of more than 8%, increases that given The expected inflation rate could be similar to that.
  • Nor can it be postponed is the opening of a debate in Consequence of the latest provisions on the taxation of AdSP introduced with art. 4-bis of Law 108 of 2022 (conversion of Decree-Law 68/2022). About UNIPORT hopes that the new regulatory provisions will be such as to allow the overcoming and definitive closure of a "conflict" with the EU.
But above all UNIPORT considers it essential that a measure intended to adapt the tax treatment of the AdSP to the principles and practices adopted in other EU Member States is not a prerequisite for a increase in the cost of our portualità.

Considering that the aforementioned art. 4-bis contains the provision of a decree for the determination of minimum and maximum limits of anchorage and port fees and that for the release of the authorizations for the exercise of the activities of undertaking and the destination that the Authorities will have to give those items of entry, UNIPORT believes It is essential that: any innovation on such delicate aspects in how much they contribute to determining the "cost of the port", do not change the conditions of competitiveness in a pejorative way of terminal operators and authorized companies already exposed to the competition from non-Italian airports and operators and, in addition, traffic segments, including non-European operators with cost structure not even comparable with that of Italy; the items on which to finalize those revenues are determined in a way that clear and appropriately detailed, to avoid that, because of interpretations or applications differing from one port to another, yes create situations of disparity between operators, ultimately altering the conditions of competitiveness; there is a effective supervision of the homogeneous application of the rule.
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A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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