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CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE STUDI CONTAINERSANNO XXXVIII - Numero 31 GENNAIO 2020

TRASPORTO FERROVIARIO

'L'EQUILIBRIO SULLA NUOVA VIA DELLA SETA NON POTRÀ MAI ESSERE RAGGIUNTO'

La IEC ha condotto uno studio in cui è stato misurato l'impatto dei fattori macroeconomici sulla crescita del trasporto merci ferroviario eurasiatico.

Anziché analizzare il solo mercato del trasporto merci ferroviario, si è guardato a come l'economia si muoverà da qui al 2030.

Una delle conclusioni che sono state tratte è che l'equilibrio fra est ed ovest non sarà mai paritario come piacerebbe al settore del trasporto merci ferroviario.

Mai 50:50

Nell'anno 2018 la ripartizione dei flussi di transito eurasiatico in direzione ovest ha rappresentato il 56,6% dei traffici complessivi (per contenitori carichi) mentre il traffico in direzione est ha rappresentato il 43,4%.

Si tratta di un dato impressionante.

Anche se gli operatori considerano il traffico in direzione est una seria problematica, al giorno d'oggi riempiono la maggior parte dei propri treni che si dirigono verso est.

Tuttavia, se si guarda all'equilibrio previsto nel 2030, i numeri non cambiano granché.

Piuttosto, essi mostrano un divario ancora maggiore.

Secondo il documento della IEC, il rapporto a 10 anni da ora sarà del 57,9% (in direzione ovest) e del 42,1% (in direzione est).

"Ciò potrebbe risultare ancora più squilibrato a causa dei mercati in crescita del Giappone e della Corea del Sud, anche i quali hanno tipici mercati di esportazione" afferma Ekaterina Kozyreva, direttrice dei progetti internazionali alla IEC.

Lo squilibrio è causato da una diversa struttura delle derrate scambiate.

Entro il 2030 ci si aspetta che la quota delle merci ad alto valore aggiunto nelle esportazioni cinesi continui a crescere quanto ai volumi, per quanto meno rapidamente che in passato, mentre i paesi europei incrementeranno i volumi delle merci non containerizzate scambiate con la Cina, spiega la Kozyreva.

Altri fattori

Queste previsioni si basano sui meccanismi di mercato dei traffici, i cosiddetti fattori macroeconomici.

Ci sono naturalmente molti altri fattori che potrebbero influenzare i volumi di trasporto merci eurasiatici, afferma la Kozyreva.

Tali fattori sono stati evidenziati nello studio della IEC.

La riduzione delle sovvenzioni cinesi è un fattore importante.

Ma anche gli sviluppi infrastrutturali svolgono un ruolo.

La IEC ha condotto un'indagine fra i soggetti attivi nel mercato al fine di valutare questi fattori nel periodo a medio termine e complessivamente 16 di loro hanno risposto in rappresentanza di importanti soggetti ferroviari sia in Europa che in Asia.

Il fattore macroeconomico ha preso 8 voti, tanto quanto la cancellazione del supporto governativo in certi paesi, mentre le limitazioni di capacità delle infrastrutture ne ha presi meno: 6 voti.

Sono stati evidenziati anche i rischi politici, ma svolgono solo un ruolo minore, secondo le risposte degli interpellati.

Tutte queste risposte sono state testate successivamente in un modello matematico in un software TMF® di proprietà della IEC.

Combinazione

"Ciò che è importante comprendere in base a tali risultati è che non si tratta solo di una questione economica o infrastrutturale.

È la combinazione di questi fattori e, soprattutto, quale viene per primo.

Se al momento giusto venissero adottati certi provvedimenti, se ne potrebbe trarre il massimo vantaggio, mentre potrebbe essere diverso se ciò venisse fatto prima" afferma la Kozyreva.

Al fine di spiegare che cosa intende, porta ad esempio i prossimi mercati del Giappone e della Corea del Sud.

Laddove i traffici ora avvengono principalmente con la Cina, il corridoio si sta attrezzando per trasportare molto di più alla volta di, ed in gran parte da, questi paesi asiatici.

Le direttrici saranno attraverso la Russia fino al porto di Vladivostok, dove le navi si collegano con il Giappone o la Corea del Sud.

L'infrastruttura portuale di Vladivostok dev'essere migliorata se vuole movimentare i volumi in crescita.

Tempismo perfetto

"Se ci fossero navi più regolari da e per il porto di Vladivostok senza o prima dell'accelerazione della ferrovia Transiberiana a 7 giorni da Vladivostok a Krasnoe, i volumi potrebbero incrementarsi di 36.000 TEU carichi nel 2030.

Tuttavia, se le medesime linee di raccordo venissero organizzate dopo l'accelerazione, i volumi indotti ammonterebbero ad oltre 50.000 TEU nel solo percorso Asia-Europa-Asia (i volumi Asia-Asia qui non vengono calcolati).

Lo stesso vale per i tempi di consegna del viaggio attraverso la Russia, che potrebbero essere notevolmente migliorati con l'aumento della velocità dei treni lungo il corridoio transiberiano.

Se ciò venisse fatto prima del decremento delle sovvenzioni cinesi a livello del 20%, i volumi indotti potrebbero raggiungere 246.000 TEU carichi.

Tuttavia, se le stesse misure venissero adottate dopo il decremento delle sovvenzioni, i volumi indotti non raggiungerebbero nemmeno 107.000 TEU carichi, anche se il traffico correlato alla parte settentrionale della tratta transiberiana non dipende così tanto dalle sovvenzioni in Cina come le direttrici via Kazakhistan.

Tuttavia, sarà già troppo tardi ed i traffici torneranno sul mare.

"L'ambizione è quella di raggiungere un milione di TEU sulla Nuova Via della Seta.

Nel 2018 abbiamo movimentato 345.000 TEU carichi.

L'obiettivo milionario potrebbe essere raggiunto, ma questo dipende moltissimo dalla tempistica e, più precisamente, dall'ordine delle misure adottate.

Se le condizioni sono favorevoli, ma le soluzioni sono intempestive o mal combinate, l'impatto non sarà quello desiderato.

Ci si dovrebbe anche chiedere: miglioriamo i tempi di consegna o le infrastrutture portuali?

Stabilire questa priorità è molto importante per la crescita sulla Nuova Via della Seta".

Bilanciare le soluzioni

Questo significa che, malgrado le generalmente favorevoli condizioni macroeconomiche da qui al 2030 per la crescita dei transiti, le ferrovie perderanno comunque questa battaglia per il raggiungimento dell'equilibrio?

No di certo, dichiara la Kozyreva.

"Non c'è un equilibrio raggiungibile per i traffici Cina-Europa-Cina, ma la struttura dei traffici Europa-Russia od Europa-Kazakhistan è molto più simile a quella del caso Cina-Europa.

Ciò significa che i treni in transito integrati da merci in esportazione con fermate temporanee presso predefiniti maggiori hub logistici sul loro percorso in direzione est potrebbero essere una soluzione per equilibrare la situazione ed assicurare una migliore logistica interni per i soggetti del mercato.

La questione è stata discussa nell'ambito di alcuni paesi di transito, ma molte limitazioni ancora ne bloccano la realizzazione: la mancanza di un quadro normativo per la combinazione di treni in transito ed in esportazione in Russia e Kazakhistan, la carenza di prodotti correlati al mercato per i clienti (l'attuale idea di pagare per la velocità potrebbe essere deviata verso due prodotti: pagare di più per la velocità e pagare di meno per lasciarci equilibrare i flussi), la carenza di una rete bilanciata di hub in diversi paesi che consentirebbe una migliore combinazione di flussi in transito ed in esportazione ed una carenza della messa in atto di soluzioni digitali per assicurare una combinazione senza problemi.

Tutti questi aspetti devono essere presi in considerazione congiuntamente dai soggetti del mercato e dalle autorità.

Assieme al corretto ordine ed alla giusta tempistica delle azioni questo assicura l'equilibrio lungo la Nuova Via della Seta ed i vantaggi per tutte le parti".
(da: railfreight.com, 7 gennaio 2020)



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Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
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- country
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Shanghai
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Tito Vespasiani has been appointed Secretary General of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority.
Genoa
The 2026 budget and the 2026-2028 three-year operational plan were approved.
Assiterminal: Technical roundtable on cruise tourism is a success.
Genoa
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Fincantieri signs agreement to develop Saudi Arabia's maritime ecosystem
Trieste
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Yang Ming Signs Contracts for Six New 8,000 TEU Container Ships
Keelung
They will be delivered from 2028 and will replace 5,500 TEU ships
Rijeka Gateway Terminal officially opened
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New historical records for quarterly traffic of goods and passengers in Albanian ports
Tirana
2.25 million tons of cargo (+16.7%) and 1.01 million people (+6.4%) moved
The Management Committee of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority takes shape
Bari
The designations of some local administrations are still missing
The Senate's VIII Commission approved the appointment of eight Port System Authority presidents.
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Parliamentary process completed
Carole Montarsolo has been appointed general manager of GNV Morocco
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The concession term for Metal Carpenteria in the port of Crotone has been extended.
Gioia Tauro
The deadline has been extended to November 14, 2033
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UPS's latest quarterly financial performance declines
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Revenues down by -3.7%
Götz Becker appointed chairman of Interferry
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The president is Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram, who takes over from Guido Grimaldi
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The 2026 budget forecast for the Sardinian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
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Conference on the culture of prevention in the Italian logistics supply chain
Rome
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The PCTC Grande Melbourne was christened and delivered to the Grimaldi Group in China.
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In Catania, Risposte Turismo presented the new edition of the "Italian Cruise Watch" report.
Quarterly freight traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
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Fincantieri launches the first integrated underwater drone system
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Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont Regions, MIT, RFI, and Ferrovienord Sign Agreement
Konecranes reports quarterly revenue decline while orders rise.
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In the period July-September, orders acquired for 1.15 billion euros (+20.1%)
GNV has taken delivery of the new ro-pax GNV Virgo in China
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A new maritime service for rolling stock to North Africa is underway at the Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal.
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Connection with the Libyan port of Misurata
Grimaldi and China Merchants Shenzhen RoRo Shipping sign cooperation agreement
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The Port of La Spezia has completed its first cold ironing tests at Molo Garibaldi.
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Global Ports Holding has signed a contract to manage the Casablanca cruise terminal.
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Fincantieri and Defcomm sign agreement for the development of surface drones.
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Rome
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Rome
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Rome
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Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
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Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
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
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The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Conference on the culture of prevention in the Italian logistics supply chain
Rome
Organized by Sanilog, it will be held on November 13th in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
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(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text moves to the Chamber of Deputies
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Palermo
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In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
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