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ASSOCIAZIONE LIGURE COMMERCIO ESTERO
GENOVA

Relazione del Consiglio
all'Assemblea dei Soci

Genova, 28 Maggio 1998




GENOVA E IL SUO PORTO

Nonostante gli ottimi risultati raggiunti dal porto di Genova, soprattutto per quanto attiene alla movimentazione dei contenitori, rimangono tuttavia alcuni punti critici. E si collegano alla mancanza di un organico progetto per l'uso del territorio cittadino: una carenza che potrebbe penalizzare pesantemente le attività portuali. Nodo centrale del problema è la penuria di spazi sofferta dallo scalo e acuita dall'aumento dei traffici. La necessità di dotare le banchine genovesi di una struttura logistica adeguata, e indispensabile a incrementare le attività commerciali, richiede un'attenta analisi delle priorità da rispettare. In questi ultimi tempi è stata presentata la bozza del nuovo Prg portuale. Ancora una volta dobbiamo lamentare il non coinvolgimento della nostra categoria nella sua elaborazione. Si ha l'impressione che i rappresentanti della merce non debbano avere voce in capitolo nelle scelte che riguardano il porto, eppure è proprio la merce che consente al porto di vivere. E, continuando con questi criteri, non ci si dovrà, dunque, sorprendere se sbarcherà in altri scali. Speriamo che la "nota di sintesi dei lavori per il Piano regolatore del porto di Genova" sia ciò che a Bruxelles si chiama il libro verde; e che vi sia anche la disponibilità a scrivere un libro bianco accogliendo le critiche delle categorie e apportando le migliorie emerse nel dibattito. Certo, la prima lettura del Prgp, avvenuta su documenti ottenuti da amici che ne erano venuti in possesso, è assai deludente. Se da un lato, infatti, mostra molti tombamenti e quindi il riempimento di specchi acquei a favore di spazi coperti e scoperti potenzialmente al servizio di traffici specializzati, dall'altro non risolve il problema dei prodotti chimici in precedenza previsti a Calata Oli Minerali. Ricordiamo, infatti, che società Tankimica aveva, nel non lontano dicembre '94, portato a termine con successo la procedura di Via (Valutazione impatto ambientale) al fine di consentire la delocalizzazione di Superba e Carmagnani. Nel documento sopra citato, invece, non solo non vi è traccia a Calata Oli Minerali di rinfuse liquide, ma addirittura si declassa la banchina occidentale del porto di Multedo, ove oggi operano quelle società, a luogo nel quale "ospitare i mezzi nautici di servizio e le funzioni a terra ad essi connesse".

Genova sembra non voler tenere conto degli elementi di vantaggio nei confronti degli altri porti italiani: la minore distanza, e quindi il minor costo di trasporto, per l'industria consumatrice della Val Padana rispetto agli scali alternativi di Livorno, Ravenna e Marghera, l'assenza di nebbia rispetto ai porti adriatici e il maggior pescaggio (attualmente 35 piedi alla banchina occidentale di Multedo, contro i 28 di Ravenna e Livorno). Genova sembra voler dare l'ostracismo ai prodotti chimici, specie a quelli infiammabili, come se la loro pericolosità fosse un fatto assodato e non dipendente dal tipo di impianto di stoccaggio. Si ignora che ogni porto del Mediterraneo ha mantenuto o cercato di acquisire tale genere di traffico e non si tiene conto del fatto che i prodotti chimici raggiungono comunque il luogo di consumo su percorsi più lunghi con un danno per la comunità che si accresce attraverso il maggior uso del sistema autostradale.

Viene creato, poi, un nuovo polo delle rinfuse alimentari nello specchio acqueo a più elevato pescaggio, sottraendolo alle petroliere, e dimenticando che la, peraltro rispettabilissima, attività delle rinfuse alimentari non necessita né dei più elevati pescaggi, né di spazi particolarmente ampi, non dovendo rispettare particolari distanze dall'abitato o da altre attività. Nel piano regolatore, inoltre, ovviamente mancano le indicazioni sui costi per gli spostamenti o su chi debba accollarseli. Infine, una curiosità: non vi è cenno all'attività di bunkeraggio. Essa scompare a Calata Oli Minerali, evidentemente alla scadenza dei decreti di concessione di chi la svolge oggi, ma non ricompare altrove, neppure al porto petroli. Forse nella mente dei redattori del piano le navi potranno utilizzare una nuova fonte di energia. O forse pensano di poter tornare ai velieri. D'altra parte, almeno il vento, probabilmente a Genova non mancherà.

Una grande chance per lo scalo genovese è l'area per la lavorazione a caldo delle acciaierie di Cornigliano. Nel corso del '97 si è avuta la certezza che una parte del complesso siderurgico del gruppo Riva sarà dismessa. La sua posizione strategica rispetto allo scalo e all'aeroporto impone un'attenta utilizzazione del territorio. Il porto oggi ha circa 160 mila mq di magazzini obsoleti e spesso inutilizzabili. A Cornigliano potranno essere costruiti altri 100-150 mila mq di magazzini dove sarà possibile svolgere attività di manipolazione delle merci. Ci sembra assurdo, invece, pensare di edificare a ridosso della zona, come qualcuno ha proposto, abitazioni. Quelle, semmai, devono essere realizzate con una riqualificazione del centro storico. Ci sembra necessario, inoltre, potenziare un settore come quello delle riparazioni navali che nel '97 ha rappresentato un punto fermo nell'economia regionale.

L'anno scorso si è conclusa la prima fase della trasformazione dello scalo: la sua privatizzazione. Crediamo, quindi, che ora si debba, con altrettanto coraggio, dare inizio alla seconda fase: quella della razionalizzazione funzionale e operativa del porto, che deve anche comprendere la correzioni di errori commessi in precedenza.

I terminal

Di fronte alle recenti modifiche della legge 84, vedremo presumibilmente la Compagnia Unica uscire da alcune realtà terminalistiche, in particolare dal Multipurpose. Nel momento in cui si creasse questa situazione, a nostro avviso dovrebbe essere indetta una vera e propria gara per l'assegnazione degli spazi nel terminal, essendo venute meno le motivazioni di opportunità politica che avevano determinato l'assegnazione del Multipurpose alla CU. Un identico tipo di provvedimento dovrebbe essere applicato qualora si constatasse il perdurare di inefficienze presso altri terminal. Riteniamo che si debba agire velocemente: il mercato non aspetta e accetta solo competitività e trasparenza. Per questo auspichiamo che l'Autorità Portuale, rendendo giustizia al proprio nome, vigili inflessibilmente sui comportamenti di chi opera in regime di concessione.

Le grandi imprese nel porto

L'arrivo in porto di imprese importanti dall'estero è sintomo dell'interesse di altri Paesi per Genova. Nonostante la crisi dell'Estremo Oriente, di cui si è parlato, la Port of Singapore Authority, la prima corporation nel mondo quanto a traffico di container detiene ormai la maggioranza del Vte. La britannica P&O, d'altra parte, che nella classifica mondiale segue a ruota la Psa, è entrata come azionista al Sech. Pensiamo che l'arrivo di queste compagnie rappresenti sicuramente un bene per la città e per il porto e che non sia affatto simbolo, come qualcuno ha detto, di una "colonizzazione" ma, al contrario, contribuisca a internazionalizzare Genova.

Zona franca

Una svolta decisiva all'efficienza del sistema genovese potrebbe essere data, una volta realizzato il polo logistico, dall'istituzione al suo interno di una zona franca per la manipolazione della merce. A settembre del '97 uno studio della Bocconi commissionato dalla società Zona franca, ha messo in evidenza i vantaggi che possono derivare dall'esenzione doganale per le attività di assemblaggio, con pezzi importati, di prodotti destinati all'esportazione. Grazie alla sospensione dell'Iva e dei diritti di confine si può ottenere una certa riduzione di costi. La riesportazione di merce custodita nei magazzini all'interno della zona verso paesi extracomunitari non subirebbe imposte. E si potrebbe così avere una riduzione delle pratiche doganali e la loro velocizzazione.

La società Zona Franca potrebbe rappresentare l'ideale soggetto super partes per progettare e gestire, insieme agli operatori, lo sviluppo della piattaforma di Cornigliano.

Dogana

Per quanto attiene alle dogane, i dati di Genova indicano che l'anno scorso sono state emesse 130.623 bollette di importazione definitiva (più 15,95% rispetto al '96), 295.306 bollette di esportazione definitiva (più 26%) e 77.918 bollette di spedizione in cauzione (più 30%). I diritti doganali accertati sono pari a 1.868 miliardi e 744 milioni, poco meno di 290 miliardi in più rispetto ai 1.579 e 286 milioni del 1996 (nel '98 si prevede di superare i 2.000 miliardi). Malgrado la diminuzione dei dazi che si è ottenuta grazie alla politica di liberalizzazione del commercio favorita dalla Omc, si è avuto a Genova un aumento del gettito determinato dal crescente aumento dei traffici. A questa situazione ha fatto riscontro una diminuzione degli addetti alla dogana di 15 unità (dal '94 la flessione complessiva è stata di 37 unità). In qualche modo l'informatizzazione ha contribuito a non far pesare troppo la riduzione del personale ma è indubbio che la mancata messa a punto del programma per effettuare trasmissioni elettroniche (che possono avvenire tra aziende e dogana ma non viceversa) sia fonte di disagi e allunghi i tempi della burocrazia.

Non possiamo sorvolare, poi, sulla inopportunità delle sanzioni tributarie determinate da una serie di decreti legislativi approvati nel '97 che, tra l'altro, accomunano la colpa volontaria a quella incidentale. Inoltre, anche se si riconosce alla maggior parte dei funzionari lo sforzo fatto nel non ostacolare i traffici, nondimeno rimangono sacche di resistenza. Ci sono, insomma, alcuni addetti (solitamente piuttosto anziani) che sembrano agire mossi da ostilità preconcetta nei confronti degli operatori. Ritorniamo, dunque, al concetto del burocrate che spesso si dimentica di essere al servizio del cittadino e si ostina a trattarlo come un suddito da vessare.



DOGANE EXPORT IMPORT ALTRI DOCUMENTI
1996 1997 19961997 1996 1997

GENOVA221.687 295.306112.350 130.62390.000 112.499
IMPERIA4.638 8.9434.368 3.3075.270 6.125
SAVONA7.296 12.7924.194 5.69910.278 26.302
LA SPEZIA212.936 160.59950.748 42.588160.000 329.134

(Fonte: Direzione Compartimentale di Genova Anno 1997)



Indice
LA CONGIUNTURA ITALIANA
LA BILANCIA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
IL COMMERCIO ESTERO IN LIGURIA
LA DISOCCUPAZIONE
I NUMERI DEI PORTI LIGURI
GENOVA E IL SUO PORTO
L'AEROPORTO
I FATTI DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE
CONCLUSIONI


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Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial past
(The Economic Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
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