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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 11/2002 - NOVEMBER 2002

Trasporto marittimo

Il boom dei traffici di cabotaggio brasiliani

Il cabotaggio ed il trasporto marittimo costiero sono state storie di successo per il Brasile nel 2002, sebbene le fluttuazioni del tasso di cambio del real abbiano reso difficile per le compagnie di navigazione impegnate in tale mercato realizzare buoni profitti. Solo otto anni fa, il cabotaggio containerizzato era quasi inesistente, ma i volumi sono cresciuti dal 30 al 60% ogni anno sino a raggiungere i 180.000 TEU nel 2001. Le compagnie di navigazione inoltre registrano profitti "per la maggior parte del tempo".

Attualmente, esistono tre linee di navigazione impegnate specificamente nel cabotaggio brasiliano. Battono tutte bandiera brasiliana, dal momento che ai vettori con altre bandiere di norma non viene consentito di partecipare. La Docenave e la Aliança (che appartiene alla Hamburg Sud) posseggono entrambe il 39% delle quote di mercato con il loro servizio settimanale Mercosur/Cabotage Brazil, mentre la Mercosul Line, consociata della PONL (P&O Nedlloyd), detiene il 22% con il proprio servizio quindicinale.

Nelson Carlini, ex presidente della Docenave, ha detto di ritenere che il mercato potenziale sia "enorme" e che potrebbe arrivare sino ad un milione di TEU all'anno nei prossimi cinque anni o giù di lì. Il suo ottimismo è riecheggiato da Gilberto Costa, direttore generale della Expresso Mercantil, che lavora a stretto contatto con la Docenave, il quale afferma: "I servizi di cabotaggio non sono mai stati così buoni come oggi, e stavolta dovrebbero rimanere tali. Ritengo che un numero sempre maggiore di caricatori si servirà del cabotaggio, una volta divenuti consapevoli di tutti i suoi vantaggi".

Il Brasile ha una collocazione ideale per il cabotaggio ed i servizi costieri. Le sue coste si allungano per 7.370 km ed il 90% della sua popolazione di 166 milioni di persone, nonché l'82% del suo PNL, sono concentrati entro 500 km dal mare. La maggior parte del traffico del paese da sempre viene movimentato via strada, ma lo sciopero dei camionisti di un anno fa ha indotto molti caricatori a cercare opzioni di trasporto alternative. E in effetti, non molto tempo fa in Brasile era in corso un altro sciopero dell'autotrasporto. Se vi si aggiungono la crescita dei prezzi del gasolio, gli aumenti delle tariffe relative ai pedaggi stradali, la sempre maggiore sicurezza del trasporto marittimo di containers (il che comporta premi assicurativi minori) ed il calo dei costi di trasporto marittimo e portuali, ecco spiegata l'inevitabile migrazione dei carichi verso i servizi di cabotaggio.

I volumi dei carichi refrigerati sono cresciuti in modo particolare. Il pollame, la carne di maiale e altri tipi di carne surgelata, vengono spediti da porti quali Itajai e São Francisco do Sul, nel sud del Brasile, alla volta del sud-est e del nord-est, così come a Manaus. Anche le derrate alimentari e tutte le merci domestiche, oltre ad alcune merci manifatturate, vengono spedite a nord, mentre in direzione sud i traffici di cabotaggio provvedono al trasporto di vari tipi di frutta dalla regione di nord-est. Pure i prodotti elettronici provenienti dalla Zona Franca di Manaus vengono trasportati a sud, sebbene i volumi siano scivolati dai livelli di uno-due anni fa, in seguito alla crisi argentina ed a un calo dell'economia brasiliana. I carichi tendono ad essere esportati da Manaus alla regione caraibica, sebbene alcuni servizi di cabotaggio vengano fatti partire da Suape e Santos per l'esportazione.

La Mercosul Line prevede di trasportare volumi tra 40.000 e 45.000 TEU nel 2002, con un incremento tra il 57 ed il 65% rispetto ai 26.000 TEU movimentati lo scorso anno. Dick Meurs, direttore generale sia della Mercosul Line che dei servizi della PONL per la Costa Orientale del Sud America, ha dichiarato che questi trasporti comprendono tutti e tre gli aspetti del servizio della Mercosul Line. Quest'ultimo consiste di circa 30.000 TEU di attività di cabotaggio brasiliano puro, più 8.000 TEU di traffico costiero Mercosur, oltre a quasi 1.000 TEU di carichi di trasbordo per il servizio a lungo raggio della PONL dall'Asia. Le navi della Mercosul Line collegano questo servizio con i porti di Vitoria, Salvador, Suape, Fortaleza e Manaus.

Il servizio della Mercosul Line ha eliminato Buenos Aires e Rio Grande dal proprio orario e ha rimpiazzato Recife con la vicina Suape. Esso ora torna indietro a Montevideo e poi salpa nuovamente in direzione nord direttamente per Santos; la PONL va a riempire i vuoti dei porti intercorrenti con i propri servizi a lungo raggio.

Secondo Meurs, la Sem Toshiba, un importante esportatore di elettronica nippo-brasiliano, ha designato la Mercosul Line quale suo "primo fornitore" per il 2001. Ciò dimostra che i forti collegamenti dei caricatori con l'autotrasporto, specialmente a Manaus, potrebbero essere spezzati. Sostiene Meurs: "Sempre più imprese riconoscono il valore del cabotaggio e del trasporto marittimo. Possono misurarne i vantaggi in termini di minori costi assicurativi, maggiore affidabilità, minori rotture di carico, ecc.".

La Mercosul Line effettua operazioni con due navi nel cabotaggio brasiliano, la Palometa da 1.512 TEU (capacità nominale) e la Pescada da 1.728 TEU. Ad essa era stata concessa la rinuncia alla bandiera per gli ultimi due anni al fine di operare nel cabotaggio, con l'intesa che avrebbe costruito due navi da 1.700 TEU presso i cantieri navali Estaleiro di Itajai, ad un costo di 70 milioni di dollari. La Decourt e la Syndarma stanno tenendo sotto attento controllo la situazione, e da un momento all'altro potrebbero intraprendere un'azione legale al fine di far accelerare il progetto di nuove costruzioni ovvero di rimuovere la Mercosul Line dal traffico in questione.

Tuttavia, secondo Meurs, i piani a partire dal 2001 per noleggiare un'altra nave una volta impiegate le nuove costruzioni di Itajai sono stati rinviati (la normativa marittima brasiliana consente alla consociata della PONL di noleggiare sino a 3.400 TEU di capacità al fine di far fronte alle necessità in termini di capacità assicurate dalle nuove costruzioni sotto ordinazione). Spiega infatti: "A causa della volubilità della situazione attuale, noi preferiremmo restare nell'attuale status quo fino all'inizio del 2003, dopo le elezioni presidenziali".

Quanto all'altro servizio di cabotaggio brasiliano, secondo José Carlos Rocha Ramos, direttore commerciale della divisione containers della Docenave, il vettore brasiliano prevede di trasportare circa 72.000 TEU quest'anno, rispetto ai 61.000 TEU del 2001 ed ai 52.000 TEU del 2000.

Di quei 72.000 TEU, si prevede che qualcosa come l'82% sarà costituito da cabotaggio puro, mentre il resto verrà suddiviso tra il traffico costiero del Mercosur ed il trasbordo (la Docenave serve vettori quali MOL, Zim, Evergreen, Companhia Libra de Navegação - partecipata a maggioranza dal vettore cileno CNAV - , NYK e Maersk Sealand). Gran parte di questi vettori sono concorrenti della Hamburg Sud in diversi traffici, di modo che preferiscono acquisire spazi sulle navi della Docenave piuttosto che su quelle della Aliança. La dirigenza della Docenave riconosce che solo un anno fa il 25% circa di tutti i trasporti erano da e per il Mercosur (quasi 15.000 TEU), mentre adesso quella percentuale è scivolata ad appena il 10%, a circa 7.000 TEU.

Da marzo, la Docenave ha noleggiato un'altra nave, la Frota Belem da 666 TEU, dalla Frota Oceanica e Amazonica, a fini di impiego nei traffici di cabotaggio. Essa era necessaria per far fronte al suo "eccesso di richieste". La linea brasiliana, probabilmente, è in grado di mettere assieme un numero maggiore di carichi regolari rispetto alla Aliança, poiché, come menzionato prima, diversi concorrenti della Hamburg Sud preferiscono prendere spazi sulle navi della Docenave che su quelle della Aliança. La Aliança può trasferire qualsiasi carico costiero del Mercosur in eccedenza ai servizi a lungo raggio del gruppo Hamburg Sud.

La dirigenza della Aliança ha confermato che il vettore prevedeva da 60.000 a 70.000 di traffici di cabotaggio puro, costiero e di trasbordo per il 2002. In termini di carichi feeder, la Aliança tende a trasportare carichi per le consociate del gruppo Hamburg Sud, quali la Crowley American Transport e la Columbus Line, oltre alla Ybarra.

Sia la Docenave che la Mercosul proclamano che le partenze in direzione nord delle proprie navi sono al completo al 100%, mentre per quelle in direzione sud presentano percentuali di riempimento-nave oscillanti tra il 70 ed il 90%. La Aliança riferisce di livelli di utilizzazione tra il 90 ed il 100% in direzione nord, e solamente del 60% in direzione sud, in seguito al massiccio taglio dei carichi diretti in Argentina.

Tuttavia, il servizio settimanale/ogni otto giorni della Aliança/Docenave ha apportato a marzo mutamenti su vasta scala al suo itinerario, avendo eliminato il proprio scalo a Vitoria sostituendolo con Itaqui. L'iniziativa mirava a far fronte alla crescente domanda di movimentazioni di carichi di cabotaggio brasiliani puri nonché al calo dei traffici fra i vari paesi del Mercosur - Brasile, Uruguay ed Argentina, oltre ad alcuni carichi dal Brasile al Paraguay - a causa dell'effetto tramortente della crisi argentina.

Anche gli equilibri di potenza relativi al servizio sono mutati, dato che le più piccole navi da 666 TEU della Docenave noleggiate sono state spostate dalla tratta a nord (da Santos a Manaus) a quella meridionale (da Buenos Aires a Fortaleza), mantenendo 3 navi da 1.400 TEU (di capacità nominale) nei traffici brasiliani che presentano elevati quantitativi di carichi.

La Aliança parla altresì, ogni tanto, di sostenere la propria flotta allo scopo di far fronte ai volumi in rapido sviluppo. Tuttavia, Julian Thomas, direttore della Aliança e della Hamburg Sud, afferma che la recessione argentina, il valore fluttuante del real ed il calo dell'economia brasiliana (al momento si prevede per il 2002 una crescita nell'ordine dell'1,5% per il PIL, rispetto al 3,5% previsto all'inizio dell'anno), hanno congiuntamente eroso la crescita dei volumi e comportato conseguenze negative per i risultati finanziari della compagnia di navigazione.

La volubilità del tasso di cambio - tra i 2,4 ed i 3,5 reais per un dollaro USA nel periodo che va da aprile a settembre - ha reso difficile la programmazione sia per gli importatori che per gli esportatori. Tutti e tre i vettori ammettono che la svalutazione è stata negativa perché gli introiti sono avvenuti in reais brasiliani, mentre la maggior parte dei costi operativi vengono calcolati in dollari USA.

Dichiara Thomas: "Quest'anno abbiamo trovato un mercato difficile ed i margini di profitto - laddove ce ne sono stati - sono stati risicati. Per i prossimi mesi, staremo a vedere che cosa succede; certo che adesso non è il momento di investire in altro tonnellaggio in più". Questa incertezza rappresenta in parte il risultato del periodo che precede le elezioni presidenziali, che hanno luogo da ottobre a gennaio, in parte il risultato della crisi argentina ed in parte quello delle speculazioni valutarie internazionali.

Tuttavia, malgrado tale incertezza, ci si aspetta che il cabotaggio brasiliano mostri una crescita a due cifre nel prossimo futuro. Quanto al fatto che i volumi di cabotaggio riescano a raggiungere 1 milione di TEU all'anno entro il 2007, la fiducia di Carlini della Docenave sembra giustificata.
(da: Containerisation International, ottobre 2002)


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The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
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