diff --git a/qml/pages/MainPage.qml b/qml/pages/MainPage.qml
index 60ed817..4f89bb0 100644
--- a/qml/pages/MainPage.qml
+++ b/qml/pages/MainPage.qml
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ Page {
 
         header: SectionHeader { text: qsTr("Ports") }
 
+        footer: Item {
+            width: parent.width
+            height: portModel.count === 0 ? Theme.itemSizeMedium : 0
+            Label {
+                visible: portModel.count === 0
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.margins: Theme.horizontalPageMargin
+                text: qsTr("No ports match the filter. Try the free city search above.")
+                color: Theme.secondaryColor
+                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+            }
+        }
+
         delegate: ListItem {
             contentHeight: Theme.itemSizeMedium
             highlighted: model.isPreferred
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@ Page {
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             }
             onClicked: {
+                console.log("[tide] open port:", model.name, "custom:", model.custom)
                 page.pageStack.push(Qt.resolvedUrl("DetailPage.qml"),
                                     { port: model.port, portIndex: model.realIndex, custom: model.custom })
             }
@@ -130,13 +147,14 @@ Page {
     }
 
     // --- Ricerca libera (geocoding) ---
-    function geoFail() {
-        geoMsg.text = qsTr("City not found (offline and not in local dataset).")
+    function geoFail(msg) {
+        geoMsg.text = msg || qsTr("City not found (offline and not in local dataset).")
         geoMsg.visible = true
         geoMsg.color = Theme.errorColor
     }
 
     function geoFound(name, lat, lon, src) {
+        console.log("[tide] geoFound:", name, lat, lon, src)
         if (!name) { geoFail(); return }
         var np = Tides.nearestPort(lat, lon)
         var cost, flag
@@ -153,19 +171,37 @@ Page {
         geoMsg.text = qsTr("Found %1 (via %2)").arg(name).arg(src)
         geoMsg.visible = true
         geoMsg.color = Theme.highlightColor
-        page.pageStack.push(Qt.resolvedUrl("DetailPage.qml"),
-                            { port: port, portIndex: -1, custom: true })
+        try {
+            page.pageStack.push(Qt.resolvedUrl("DetailPage.qml"),
+                                { port: port, portIndex: -1, custom: true })
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log("[tide] push DetailPage failed:", e)
+            geoFail(qsTr("Could not open the detail page: %1").arg(e))
+        }
     }
 
     function geoXhr(query, cb) {
         // Photon (komoot) invece di Nominatim: accetta qualsiasi User-Agent
         // (Nominatim risponde 403 all'UA generico inviato dalle XHR QML di Qt)
         // e supporta il filtro osm_tag=place:city per le città vere.
+        console.log("[tide] geoXhr:", query)
         var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
+        var done = false
+        var to = setTimeout(function() {
+            if (!done) {
+                done = true
+                console.log("[tide] geoXhr timeout")
+                cb(null, true)
+            }
+        }, 12000)
         xhr.open("GET", "https://photon.komoot.io/api/?limit=1&osm_tag=place:city&q="
                  + encodeURIComponent(query), true)
         xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
             if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
+                if (done) return
+                done = true
+                clearTimeout(to)
+                console.log("[tide] geoXhr status:", xhr.status)
                 if (xhr.status === 200) {
                     try {
                         var j = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText)
@@ -190,6 +226,7 @@ Page {
 
     function findCity() {
         var q = geoField.text.trim()
+        console.log("[tide] findCity:", q)
         if (q === "") return
         geoMsg.text = qsTr("Searching…")
         geoMsg.visible = true
@@ -198,7 +235,13 @@ Page {
         if (loc) {
             geoFound(loc[0], loc[2], loc[3], qsTr("local dataset"))
         } else {
-            geoXhr(q, geoFound)
+            geoXhr(q, function(name, lat, lon, src, timeout) {
+                if (timeout) {
+                    geoFail(qsTr("Geocoding service not reachable (timeout). Check the network."))
+                    return
+                }
+                geoFound(name, lat, lon, src)
+            })
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/translations/harbour-tide.ts b/translations/harbour-tide.ts
index 90bb8fd..d1a9026 100644
--- a/translations/harbour-tide.ts
+++ b/translations/harbour-tide.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     <message><source>local dataset</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
     <message><source>searched city</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
     <message><source>Ports</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
+    <message><source>No ports match the filter. Try the free city search above.</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
+    <message><source>Geocoding service not reachable (timeout). Check the network.</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
+    <message><source>Could not open the detail page: %1</source><translation type="unfinished"></translation></message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>DetailPage</name>
diff --git a/translations/harbour-tide_it.ts b/translations/harbour-tide_it.ts
index 58f5392..5bc1b8b 100644
--- a/translations/harbour-tide_it.ts
+++ b/translations/harbour-tide_it.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     <message><source>local dataset</source><translation>dataset locale</translation></message>
     <message><source>searched city</source><translation>città cercata</translation></message>
     <message><source>Ports</source><translation>Porti</translation></message>
+    <message><source>No ports match the filter. Try the free city search above.</source><translation>Nessun porto corrisponde al filtro. Prova la ricerca libera qui sopra.</translation></message>
+    <message><source>Geocoding service not reachable (timeout). Check the network.</source><translation>Servizio di geocoding non raggiungibile (timeout). Controlla la rete.</translation></message>
+    <message><source>Could not open the detail page: %1</source><translation>Impossibile aprire la pagina di dettaglio: %1</translation></message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>DetailPage</name>