For Ferragosto 2026, the seaside is still the winner, but mountains, lakes, and nature holidays are also gaining traction. Between short breaks, trips abroad, and returns to beloved destinations, here's how Italians' vacations are changing.
Sparkle, the University of Genoa, and the SubOptic Foundation: registration for the first edition of the academic program dedicated to submarine cables is open until September 30th. Full details.
According to a survey conducted by Airbnb, more and more Italians are choosing to vacation between September and October, taking advantage of the still mild and more tranquil climate. Here are the most popular destinations.
Fincantieri acquires Next Geosolutions, WSense, Graal Tech, and Defcomm to create an eight-company underwater hub. 2026 pro forma revenues exceed €1,1 billion. The stock soars on the Milan Stock Exchange.
GMSPAZIO in 2025: EBITDA: €1,0 million (EBITDA margin 32,5%), NFP at December 31, essentially zero. Purchase of 51% for €1,275 million, of which €1,05 million in cash and €0,225 million in Mare Group shares.
Volkswagen sells 51% of Everllence, formerly Man Energy Solutions, to Bain Capital for $7,4 billion, strengthening its balance sheet and retaining a 49% stake. Guarantees for German plants through 2030.
A familiar environment, yet still little understood in its complexity. The exhibition "In and Out of the Water," inaugurated at the Giancarlo Ligabue Natural History Museum, is dedicated to the delicate tidal ecosystem of the Upper Adriatic and the Venice Lagoon.
Seaside resorts are becoming increasingly expensive: beach resort prices are expected to rise by 6% in 2026, and 24% in five years. Alassio is the most expensive, Lignano the cheapest. Beach resorts are becoming a luxury for Italian families.
Blue Flags 2026: 257 municipalities, 525 beaches, and 87 tourist ports awarded. Liguria leads the Italian rankings. Here are the latest updates, announcements, and a complete list.
Eni and MSC Cruises complete pure HVO testing aboard MSC Opera: engine fueled for 2.000 hours, NOx emissions down 16% and GHG emissions reduced by up to 80%.
Interview with manager Alessandro Berton, already included in the list of the 100 top Italian managers selected by Forbes Italia: from innovation in tourist villages and beach resorts to the construction of a sustainable and replicable coastal tourism model, where sea and sand...
A move to overcome Chinese hegemony: On Sunday, Japan will launch the world's first deep-sea mining effort, at a depth of 6.000 meters, hoping to reduce its dependence on China for supplies.
Eles Semiconductor Equipment held a meeting without resolutions: the vote certifies the lack of a majority on the board of directors, strengthens the Mare Group's influence, and opens a stalemate under the scrutiny of the Golden Power.
According to the company's announcement, thanks to purchases on the market and the conversion of expiring warrants, Mare has managed to overcome the historical position of the Zaffarami family.
The research concerns commercial and tourist ports, cruises, fishing and superyachts, in collaboration respectively with SRM, Centro Studi Assonat, Risposte Turismo, National Fisheries Observatory and the Study and Advanced Research Centre of Italian Yachting Excellence of NAVIGO
The Italian maritime economy, a sector encompassing many different activities, has transformed and evolved. The data comes from the Tagliacarne-Unioncamere Study Center.
The Srm-Intesa Sanpaolo report: the uncertain situation of the global economy, due to wars and duties, does not stop global sea trade, which increased by 2,1% in 2024, reaching 12,6 billion tons and will grow in the next…
International Maritime Organization approves first-ever global regulation on decarbonizing shipping. For Transport & Environment it is a diplomatic victory, but risks incentivizing harmful biofuels and failing 2050 climate goals
The Council of Ministers has established, with a decree law, new rules after years of extensions and reprimands from the EU: tenders by June 2027 and compensation to be paid by those who take over, calculated only on the investments of the last five years
The commander of the Bayesian, James Cutfield, was investigated for shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a long conversation with the prosecutors of Termini Imerese. The position of the man who was on guard on the bridge of the sunken yacht is also being examined
After the blue flags on the Italian sea, here are the results of Legambiente's green schooner: one polluted point every 76 km of coast. The battle for water purification continues
We start on Friday 9 August with a two-hour protest. The European competitions are upon us and the beach resorts are ready to unleash a wave of strikes if they do not get immediate answers from the government
The main associations of the Italian maritime sector are asking the Ministry of Transport for a more active role in the management of ETS funds for decarbonisation. The objective is to guarantee targeted investments for the renewal of fleets, the transition to maritime transport and…
Despite the difficulties caused by the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the drought in the Panama Canal, forecasts remain optimistic: it will increase by 2,4% in 2024 and 2,6% in 2025. The Mediterranean maintains its centrality
The maritime economy in Italy is growing strongly: +15,1% in direct added value, generating 178,3 billion euros (10,2% of GDP) and over 1 million employed. Focus on Southern Italy with almost 21 billion in added value. THE…
Endless illegal activity throughout Italy, reported in the "Mare Monstrum 2024" dossier. The request: the Government changes the rules, starting with the need to assign full powers to the Prefects
Two amendments to the Cohesion decree, relating to the mapping of the beaches and compensation for outgoing beach resorts as well as stopping the Redditometer, have raised the Colle's doubts. Here's what's happening
In the South American country the coastline is an asset protected by the Constitution and the reform proposal of one of the sons of former president Bolsonaro, presented in 2022 and already approved in the Chamber, is causing discussion. Controversy over a huge real estate project…
Terna, in collaboration with Wsense, has tested underwater sensors in the Tyrrhenian Sea to evaluate the impacts on the marine environment of underwater infrastructures, essential for the transport of electricity
The Council of State reiterates the illegitimacy of the extensions for beach concessions. Immediate tenders for new assignments: Italian beaches must be managed according to the principles of competition and freedom of establishment
The Council of State has established that the extensions of the beach concessions to 31 December 2024 are illegitimate. The beaches must be assigned through tenders in a regime of real competition, as per the European directive. The "scarcity" of…
After an initial agreement between Parliament and Council on the environmental impacts of ships, the approval of the new law is awaited. Two new directives increase controls and sanctions.
The objective of the course is to promote greater awareness of the importance of maritimeity for Italy. The 36-hour course will take place in hybrid mode (web live and in person), from 15 March to 4 May 2024
Renewal of appointments at the top of YoungShip Italia, the Italian branch of YoungShip International which with the patronage of Confitarma brings together young people between 20 and 40 years old involved in the economy and maritime industry - The Genoese engineer Iguera is the…
Confirmed unanimously for the three-year period 2024-2027 in the organization that brings together the national cluster of maritime activities. Mattioli, as well as of the Sea Federation, is the outgoing president of Confitarma. The new council was also elected
The project for the protection of the sea "Fishing for litter" has been promoted, which aims to contribute to the protection of the marine environment. The goal is to recover and dispose of over 10.500 kg of waste in the seas and oceans in the next three years
Strength and love for the sea guide the muscle worker Nadia Maggioncalda: the only woman in all of Italy to carry out this tiring job. . Over 30 years ago she met Eugenio in La Spezia, the one who would later become her husband in '89,…
The MSC Nicola Mastro, the largest container ship ever docked in Italy, was launched in the port of Trieste. 400 meters long which can carry over 24 containers. Aponte opens up on Ita Airways: "Negotiation with Lufthansa advanced, but if there is…
Refine the wine in the waters of the sea is becoming an increasingly widespread trend both in Italy and abroad. Here is the experimental project "Submerged Cellars" on which the Municipality of Porto Cesareo in Puglia is working
The data from the latest Srm-Intesa Sanpaolo Report on the economy of the sea certify Italy's leadership in maritime transport in the Mediterranean with a 40% share of transported volumes. Focus on energy and the South
The forecasts for global maritime trade are also positive, which will increase by 1,8% in 2023, and then grow again by 3,1% in 2024. The Srm 2023 Report linked to Intesa Sanpaolo
A human and technological tragedy that has nothing to do with scientific explorations. The exaggerated cost of "visits" to the Titanic. Professor Alessio Rovere, professor at the Cà Foscari University of Venice speaks
Eni has completed, about 800 meters from the coast of the island of Pantelleria, the installation of the first device that transforms wave motion into energy
After 15 years of negotiations, an agreement on the protection of the oceans has been reached at the UN. The era of savage exploitation is over. Sandro Carniel oceanographer of the CNR explains what he establishes and what can change now
The World Oceans Conference charts new ways to protect waters and commercial traffic. UNESCO brings an interactive exhibition on the health of the seas to Naples
The 'General States of the chambers of commerce on the economy of the sea were held at the Unioncamere headquarters in Rome to discuss the needs of businesses and national development policies of the Economy of the Sea
Unanimously confirmed for a third two-year mandate in the organization that brings together the national cluster of maritime activities. Mattioli, as well as the Federation of the Sea, is president of Confitarma
Banca Generali and the project for the environment with two objectives: on the one hand to highlight the negative action of man on the environment and on the community, on the other to see how mankind itself has instead an extraordinary ability to recover through solutions innovative and…
It is one of two alien species of blue crab that have recently arrived in the Mediterranean. If caught, it can be processed and resold on the international market: the appeal of the Rimini-based company to Mariscadoras women
The main problem is the small number of candidates - Inadequate skills, on the other hand, cover only 10,6% of the difficulties - Here are the most sought-after figures
The new law will allow fishermen to bring the waste they recover at sea ashore. Until now they had to put it back to sea in order not to be accused of illegal transport of waste
At the conference on the oceans, the big banks come together to fight water degradation. 4 billion euros in three years. Doubled the previous commitment of 2 billion euros.
Irena and International chamber of shipping sign an agreement to accelerate the use of green fuels. The agreement can make an important contribution to the decarbonisation of maritime transport
Golden season for sea logistics: freight rates have increased fivefold since the beginning of the pandemic - Three billion-dollar deals in less than twenty days
A rare delicacy at Christmas. They look like a hoofed hand reaching out from the rock. They live on the Atlantic reefs of Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Their meat is delicious but the cost in terms of human lives has jumped.…
The complaint of the British cross-party parliamentary group APPG and the association of household appliances industries recommends adopting anti-pollution solutions in the production of internationally replicable washing machines
From today to Sunday the city of Cervia celebrates the ancient tradition of the remittance of salt, the transport on the Burchielle towed along the banks of the canal. The ancient festival that closed the working season is renewed, which in 1792 was…
Favignana and the Egadi islands involved in a widespread festival that will be divided into five days of show cooking, workshops, master classes, shows, debates, but also naturalistic hiking, guided diving. All to arouse the attention of a large public on the importance of recovering…
The passionate story of the last discovery of the wreckage of the Second World War plane in Palinuro, before its definitive disappearance, about 10 years ago
In the assembly of Confitarma's Young Shipowners, the new president Salvatore d'Amico illustrated the five priorities that will inspire his mandate for the relaunch of the Italian maritime sector
According to the General Manager of Confitarma, Luca Sisto, shipping is moving towards an ecological transition but cradling false illusions does not help: an overview of the country system is essential
An underwater greenhouse built in Noli, on the western Ligurian coast. The Orto di Nemo, an underwater greenhouse built in Noli, is the first underwater hydroponic cultivation project. Basil grown in underwater biospheres is greener, more aromatic and richer…
In the Report on the EU Blue Economy, researchers cross data and positive trends towards sustainability. Green activities at sea have exceeded greenhouse gases. An important business, fundamental for exports.
For the first time the Frecciarossa, the high-speed train symbol of Trenitalia (FS group), will reach even the most remote tourist locations this summer, by the sea and in the mountains.
INTERVIEW WITH ROSALBA GIUGNI, president of Marevivo, a non-profit organization which deals with the marine environment and which is based in a boat on the Tiber in the center of Rome - June 8 is World Oceans Day but there are at least three…
Beaches and bathing establishments are considered "high-risk places" - To avoid a new wave of infections, Inail and Iss have established rules for managers, customers and bathers - Here's everything you need to know
"This summer we will not be on the balcony and the beauty of Italy will not remain in quarantine but we will be able to go to the sea, to the mountains and to enjoy our cities": Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promises it in an interview with Corriere. We hope all of this…
At 25 she was the youngest starred chef in the history of Italy. Three years later, Michelin crowned her Woman Chef of the Year. The boundless love for Salina and her secrets. Her Signum restaurant is an innovative interpretation of…
The three groups have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of joint projects in the circular economy and, in particular, to combat the spread of plastic waste at sea
In front of the steelworks there is a large stretch of sea that has been polluted for years by all kinds of waste. The Life4MarPiccolo project, supported by the European Union, involves the CNR, ENEA and the Municipality of Taranto.
New dive record for Ray Woolley, already the oldest diver in the world. He confirmed his supremacy for the third time, in the waters off the island of Cyprus. 42 meters of maximum depth for its recreational diving without…
Throughout the month of August the initiative, promoted by Philip Morris Italia, will be conducted on the beach of Mondello, in Palermo - The weight of cigarette butts dispersed into the environment every year all over the world is 800.000 tons.
Solitary navigator but with taste ... for the table. Giovanni Soldini in the long ocean crossings always reserves a gastronomic moment by relying on the pressure cooker, a precious ally for cooking tasty lunches on the boat even in adverse weather conditions…
Marevivo and the Accademia Costume & Moda in Rome are launching a campaign to reduce the mountain of microfibres that end up in the sea every year. Useful new detailed labels of clothing but also more advanced appliances
On the occasion of the Genoa Shipping Week, Intesa Sanpaolo presented the data on the state of health of the Ligurian port and of the blue economy, which in Italy generates added value of over 45 billion - The challenge is the Chinese competition.
INTERVIEW WITH DOMITILLA SENNI, spokeswoman for the NGO Mediterranean Recovery Action on the occasion of Oceans Day: "The problem is not just plastic. The Mediterranean is particularly at risk because it is a semi-enclosed sea".
An unprecedented combination of flavors and raw materials for the seductive dish proposed by the Colombian starred chef Roy Caceres, which brings land and sea into dialogue
On 9 March Marevivo, Dialogues and the Recchi Foundation organize "MadreMare Truth, Emotions and Legends of the Sea" at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The appointment with Boero, Strinati and Recchi aims to tell the wonders of the sea and to raise funds for the campaign…
Thanks to the Slow Food presidium in Marina di Pisciotta, the fishing and processing of anchovies with pinkish and bloodless flesh has been safeguarded. There were only 6 boats left to fish for them
30 km from the sea, the Piedmontese gastronomic tradition meets the history and flavors of the ancient Republic of Genoa: DOGC label, Gavi is one of the first GMO Free in the world, with a vocation for export.
Enea has launched the Italian hub that participates in the Pelagos Blue Energy Cluster, the 2,4 million euro European project that promotes the exploitation of marine energies to produce electricity. Exploitable the Strait of Messina, the…
In 2017, tourist visits in Italy will exceed 200 million with a turnover of 22 billion euros - The sea is top of the list, but the mountains are also trendy and the cities of art attract many foreigners -…
WEEKEND INTERVIEW with the Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti. "Every burned tree will be replaced, 5 million allocated. Arsonists 20 years in prison as required by the law on eco-crimes". "Trump's overtures? In the end, he won't be able to leave his country…
Excellent performance by the Azzurri at the Indoor Freediving World Cup organized by FIPSAS. Six specialties are scheduled: Dynamic Apnea without Gear, Speed Apnea 100 m, Static Apnea, Endurance Apnea 16×50 m, Dynamic Apnea with Fins and Dynamic Apnea with Monofin,…
