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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVIII - Number 7-8/2000 - JULY/AUGUST 2000

Ports

I progressi del porto di Halifax

"Noi del porto di Halifax, alle linee di navigazione vendiamo una filosofia del tipo <il primo in cui entrare, l'ultimo da cui uscire>" spiega David Bellefontaine, presidente e primo dirigente dell'Autorità Portuale di Halifax. "Se un vettore marittimo salpa dal Mediterraneo o dal Sud-Est asiatico attraverso il canale di Suez, ad esempio, Halifax è il primo porto d'entrata della Costa Orientale del Nordamerica in termini di distanza. Le navi possono farvi ingresso a pieno carico" continua Bellefontaine.

Bellefontaine aggiunge che ai vettori marittimi vengono offerti altresì una profondità minima di pescaggio di 60 piedi, unitamente ad un accesso agevole per le navi ed a nessuna necessità di doversela vedere con maree o ghiaccio. "La localizzazione è davvero il nostro fattore-chiave. Le navi arrivano a Halifax e scaricano contenitori prima di continuare il viaggio lungo la costa orientale alla volta di New York, ad esempio; nel momento in cui la nave arriva là, il container scaricato a Halifax è già a Toronto, nell'Ontario".

Se si analizzano i risultati in termini di contenitori di Halifax (v. Tabella 1), appare chiaramente come la filosofia adottata dall'autorità portuale dia i suoi risultati. Nel 1999, Halifax ha movimentato complessivamente 462.766 TEU, con un incremento del 9% rispetto ai 425.435 TEU fatti registrare nel 1998. "Stiamo facendo molto bene in termini di risultati TEU" afferma Bellefontaine. "Nel 1999 abbiamo avuto un'annata record: il totale ha superato i nostri precedenti risultati migliori, quelli del 1989, che ovviamente avevano resistito per molti anni. E per il 2000 posso dire che, sino adesso, siamo già del 14% oltre i risultati del 1999".

TABELLA 1
CONFRONTO DEI RISULTATI IN TEU
TRA IL PORTO DI HALIFAX ED I SUOI PRINCIPALI CONCORRENTI
Porto1999 199819971996
Baltimora498.000486.999 476.012474.638
Halifax462.766425.435 459.176392.273
Montreal993.486932.701 870.368852.530
New York/New Jersey2.828.878 2.465.9932.456.886 2.269.145
Fonte: Porti e dati di Containerisation International Yearbook

Il citato presidente e primo dirigente è felice di ammettere che si tratta di cifre inerenti ad una "buona crescita". Pertanto, per farla semplice, com'è stata conseguita tale crescita? Bellefontaine ritiene che essa sia dovuta ad "una combinazione di nuovi servizi e di crescita organica".

In termini di nuovi servizi, nel 1999 la Coral Container Lines ha introdotto una nuova partenza quindicinale da Halifax per L'Avana, a Cuba, con un'ulteriore connessione che fa scalo in porti sparsi tra i Caraibi ed il Sudamerica. A gennaio di quest'anno, la MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) ha iniziato un servizio settimanale che collega Halifax con il Regno Unito ed il Nord Europa.

In termini di crescita organica, Bellefontaine ha indicato la crescita del servizio "PAX" effettuato dai soci della Grand Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL e P&O Nedlloyd - come un buon esempio di volumi in aumento. "La Hapag-Lloyd è stata il nostro miglior cliente nel 1999 in termini sia di tonnellaggio containerizzato che di volumi TEU" ha detto, ma senza fornire cifre concrete. Un portavoce della linea di navigazione si è dichiarato d'accordo e ha spiegato i vantaggi dello scalo a Halifax: "Certamente siamo uno dei principali utenti del porto. Noi ci serviamo di Halifax quale nostro ultimo scalo di carico, che ci aiuta ad assicurare tempi di viaggio molto rapidi alla volta dell'Europa. E' un porto molto competitivo anche in termini di costi".

Un altro utente che da molto tempo fa scalo a Halifax, la Zim Israel Navigation Co, spiega perché essa attracca al porto sin dal 1972: "Ci serviamo di Halifax come porta d'accesso primaria al Canada dal Mediterraneo e viceversa. Inoltre facciamo scalo qui per accedere al Mid-West statunitense".

Olav Rakkenes, presidente e primo dirigente della ACL (Atlantic Container Line), movimentatrice settimanale di traffico containerizzato e ro-ro nel volubile mercato del Nord Atlantico, esprime il suo punto di vista. "La ACL fa scalo a Halifax sin dal primo giorno. E' un buon porto per noi al fine di servire i nostri mercati, in particolar modo il Canada. Halifax si adatta bene alle operazioni della ACL: ci serviamo di questo scalo come primo porto in entrata ed ultimo porto in uscita. Ci piace, inoltre, la stabilità che offre, particolarmente sul fronte delle questioni sindacali" ha dichiarato. Dal momento che l'ultima problematica di natura sindacale a Halifax risale al 1976, i commenti di Rakkenes sono più che giustificati.

Tuttavia, è chiaro che Halifax, come la maggior parte dei porti, si trova a dover affrontare una dura concorrenza. Bellefontaine fornisce maggiori delucidazioni al riguardo: "La nostra concorrenza è rappresentata da New York, Montreal ed i porti sulla Costa Occidentale degli U.S.A. Fondamentalmente, peraltro, devo guardarmi da due tipi di concorrenza. Una è la concorrenza in ordine alle navi; l'altra è la concorrenza relativa ai carichi". Poi spiega il fondamento logico che sta alla base del suo pensiero: "Dato che le navi diventano sempre più grandi, la nostra concorrenza non sarà rappresentata da Montreal quanto alle dimensioni delle navi, ma lo sarà dalla costa giù fino agli Stati Uniti, in primo luogo da New York/New Jersey e sotto qualche aspetto forse da Baltimora. Inoltre, ci dobbiamo guardare dai concorrenti statunitensi della Costa Occidentale per quanto attiene alle attività con l'Asia, poiché i porti situati su quella costa sono in grado di raccordare i carichi con qualsiasi luogo del Nordamerica, proprio come noi. In relazione ai carichi, tuttavia, Montreal rappresenta sì un concorrente, specialmente in ordine ai traffici con l'Europa. Le navi più piccole che fanno scalo a Montreal fanno concorrenza a quelle più grandi che vengono a Halifax, poiché gli stessi carichi devono essere inoltrati all'interno via ferrovia".

Courtnay Allan, direttore traffici transatlantici della OOCL, apporta un'opinione diversa alla questione della concorrenza. "Halifax è un punto di fermata ovvio ai fini del servizio, sulla rotta della Costa Orientale U.S.A., ma è anche un punto di riferimento per i vettori che vogliono fare ingresso nel mercato canadese senza dover dedicare una serie distinta di navi a risalire il fiume sino a Montreal" afferma.

Tenendo conto di questi commenti e tenendo presente che Halifax è situata a diverse centinaia di miglia da tutte le principali città, come ad esempio Montreal, allora bisogna rilevare che le connessioni ferroviarie con l'interno sono importanti, per quanto i costi rappresentino ancora, chiaramente, la problematica principale. Parlando alla 17a Esposizione Intermodale Internazionale di Atlanta nello scorso mese di aprile, Bellefontaine ha ulteriormente spiegato: "Dato che l'autotrasporto rappresenta meno del 20% della nostra attività, la percentuale dei costi ferroviari costituisce una parte significativa della spesa complessiva della movimentazione di un contenitore via Halifax. Ed i costi chiaramente stanno diventando sempre più importanti per le linee di navigazione - specialmente riguardo al contenimento dei costi stessi - sebbene il servizio ferroviario resti l'elemento essenziale".

Tuttavia, il suddetto presidente e primo dirigente è consapevole del fatto che, secondo alcuni, il principale svantaggio di Halifax sia costituito dalla sua distanza dai mercati dell'hinterland. "I nostri concorrenti non hanno torto quando sottolineano ciò. I nostri mercati interni sono abbastanza distanti rispetto a quelli dei nostri concorrenti della Costa Orientale U.S.A., ma noi facciamo affidamento su una ferrovia dai costi razionali, la CN (Canadian National Railway)" afferma.

La Zim è d'accordo con Bellefontaine. "Il trasporto terrestre è una questione importante. Noi abbiamo relazioni da lungo tempo con la CN, che assicura un servizio efficiente e competitivo. Naturalmente, i costi del trasporto terrestre e delle movimentazioni terminalistiche dovrebbero essere senz'altro concorrenziali nel confronto faccia a faccia con Montreal, dato il tempo di navigazione extra richiesto in quest'ultimo caso" conferma un dirigente.

Bellefontaine ritiene che la CN abbia aiutato Halifax ad assicurare l'accesso a zone quali il Mid-West statunitense. "La distanza può essere un problema, ma gran parte del lato negativo della questione recentemente è stato superato dalle iniziative della CN" spiega; prosegue Bellefontaine: "Il futuro di Halifax dipende principalmente da una ferrovia che continui a crescere ed a fare sempre meglio ciò che fa".

Alla luce di quanto premesso, Bellefontaine si sente di supportare le recenti iniziative della CN. "La fusione CN-Central Illinois ci ha aiutato: ci ha dato un maggior raggio d'azione, giù fino a St.Louis nel Missouri ed a New Orleans in Louisiana. Perciò, ogniqualvolta la CN dovesse procedere ad acquisizioni facendo diventare più ampia la propria portata, noi ne trarremmo vantaggio".

Quanto alla proposta di fusione della CN con la BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe), egli ha aggiunto che ovviamente Halifax ha supportato i piani della CN, sebbene poi non si sia sorpreso di assistere alla decurtazione dell'accordo proposto. "La localizzazione di Halifax quale porto di primo ingresso e di ultima uscita sta a significare che ha senz'altro senso supportare gli obiettivi della CN. Non sono stato sorpreso dal fatto che la scelta della CN fosse indirizzata sulla BNSF, ma allo stesso modo non sono stato nemmeno sorpreso dalla decisione dello STB (Consiglio statunitense dei Trasporti di Superficie) di non consentire la fusione" sostiene Bellefontaine. Quanto al futuro della proposta in questione, egli spera che essa possa col tempo conseguire le necessarie approvazioni, anche se non è del tutto convinto che ce la farà. "Forse la CN/BNSF è stata penalizzata dagli avvenimenti del passato. Lo STB adesso sta molto attento quando deve valutare le questioni inerenti alle fusioni" ha spiegato.

Un altro argomento che ha svolto un ruolo notevole nella storia recente di Halifax è la Legge Marittima canadese. Come è avvenuto per altri porti canadesi, la legge ha modificato lo stato giuridico di Halifax, dandogli maggiore autonomia e maggiore flessibilità commerciale. Afferma Bellefontaine: "La nuova normativa marittima canadese fondamentalmente ha significato per noi la cessazione di qualsiasi finanziamento da parte del governo federale. Ora, noi dobbiamo agire per lo più come fa il settore privato. Prendendo ad esempio le infrastrutture terminalistiche, una volta recuperati i costi inerenti ai beni patrimoniali credo che ci rivolgeremo a noleggi a breve termine".

Per il futuro, Bellefontaine è ottimista. "Le prospettive per Halifax sono buone. Ho buone impressioni al riguardo. Il profondo pescaggio delle nostre acque e le buone possibilità d'accesso e le altre caratteristiche che sono state ampiamente pubblicizzate stanno cominciando a dare qualche frutto. Penso che ci stiamo avviando a diventare vincenti nei prossimi 10 anni" ha concluso.
(da: Containerisation International, giugno 2000)


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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
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
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
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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
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%)
DHL Group revenues decreased by 2.3% in the third quarter
Bonn
Net profit was 888 million euros (+9.5%)
Fincantieri and KAYO sign agreement for the construction and maintenance of military vessels in Albania.
Trieste
CMA Terminals (CMA CGM Group) to acquire 20% of Container Terminal Hamburg
Marseille/Hamburg
Agreement with the German Eurogate
The Municipality of Civitavecchia denounces that the Fiumicino cruise port project undermines the foundations of the law on ports
Rome/Civitavecchia/London
The project - Cruise Terminals International underlines - will be a pillar of the sustainable development of Fiumicino
Over 175 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Cagliari
Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at Cagliari's Porto Canale
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly revenue again
Athens
Youroukos emphasizes the solidity and excellent prospects of the small and medium-sized containership market
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
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Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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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
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
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