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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XVIII - Number 3/2000 - MARCH 2000

International Trade

Le esportazioni cilene di vino: prestazioni… frizzanti

Le esportazioni di vino dal Cile sono aumentate solamente del 3,6% nel periodo gennaio/novembre 1999, con un calo significativo rispetto alle prestazioni in aumento degli scorsi anni. Tuttavia, i viticultori prevedono che la crescita nel 2000 sarà più che doppia rispetto all'anno passato, attestandosi all'8%.

Nel corso del periodo di 11 mesi preso in considerazione per il 1999, sono stati esportati più di 16.800 TEU di vino imbottigliato (per l'esattezza, 16.815.576 casse) dal paese sudamericano. Le bottiglie di Chardonnay, Merlot e Cabernet Sauvignon di produzione cilena sono adesso una presenza normale sugli scaffali dei supermercati europei e nordamericani.

I vigneti del Cile sono concentrati nella regione centrale del paese, laddove prevalgono i climi di tipo mediterraneo e sub-mediterraneo. La maggior parte di loro sono situati nel raggio di 160 km da Santiago. Il sito in questione rappresenta altresì il centro dell'industria della frutta del paese, anche il quale ha fatto registrare tassi di crescita sostenuti nell'ultimo decennio avendo tratto vantaggio dalla domanda dell'emisfero settentrionale nel corso della stagione invernale. Una percentuale notevole di questo traffico è stata movimentata in containers frigoriferi; i principali operatori in questo contesto sono stati la Hamburg Sud-The Shipping Group, la Maersk SeaLand e la CSAV (Compañia Sud Americana de Vapores).

Le cifre relative al 1999 mostrano come le esportazioni di frutta rappresentassero il 14% (quanto a valore) di tutte le esportazioni cilene, di cui la metà era costituita da uva da tavola.

Tuttavia, la vera storia di successo degli ultimi due decenni è stata quella del vino e, sebbene le ultime cifre annue siano state deludenti, ciò - a giudizio di un osservatore del settore - viene considerato niente di più che una momentanea battuta d'arresto nella "inesorabile crescita del vino cileno". Dal 1989 al 1993, ad esempio, le esportazioni cilene di vino sono aumentate al notevole tasso del 50% ogni anno.

Infatti, uno spedizioniere ha dichiarato che nei mercati-chiave, quali il Regno Unito, la Scandinavia e gli Stati Uniti, lo scorso anno sono stati registrati buoni incrementi. I problemi hanno riguardato invece il Giappone, in relazione al quale le riduzioni di spesa hanno comportato un calo dell'80% nei volumi di traffico. Per contrasto, nel 1998 il Giappone ha acquistato 1.000 TEU in più di vino cileno.

Miguel Torres, della ditta catalana produttrice di vino e brandy Vina M. Torres - che figura al 19° posto della classifica dei produttori cileni di vino - ritiene che il clima, il suolo e l'assenza della filossera in questo paese rendano il Cile un "paradiso del vino".

Quasi tutto il vino cileno viene spedito in contenitori per carichi secchi, mentre solamente il 5% è movimentato in unità frigorifere. La maggior parte del vino viene esportato dai principali porti containerizzati del paese, Valparaiso e San Antonio, che sono entrambi ubicati in una buona posizione per servire la Valle Centrale dove sono situati i vigneti.

Dal momento che i vini vengono venduti ai sensi della clausola fob, sta ai ricevitori organizzare i relativi trasporti.

Tra le principali linee di navigazione impegnate nel settore del commercio vinicolo vi sono la CSAV e la CCNI (Compañia Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica), oltre alla Hamburg Sud/Columbus Line, alla Maersk SeaLand, alla NYK Line, alla TMM/TMG, alla MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) ed alla K Line.

Molti dei servizi offerti da questi vettori sono diretti, sebbene la MSC trasbordi i suoi carichi attraverso il Porto Franco delle Bahamas. Una linea di navigazione rivale ha dichiarato che, sebbene le tariffe della MSC fossero meno care, ci sono stati casi in cui le spedizioni hanno dovuto aspettare "una settimana o giù di lì a temperature di 40° prima di poter essere raccordate con la nave di linea primaria".

Nei traffici di vino cileno è impegnato anche un gran numero di spedizionieri. Tra queste imprese vi sono operatori specializzati quali la JF Hillebrand e la Seabrook & Smith. Per quanto attiene al Regno Unito, secondo Francisco Herrera della Hamburg Sud in Cile, la Hillebrand capeggia la fila, seguita dalla Seabrook & Smith e quindi dalla Ferry Freighting. Per la Scandinavia il leader del mercato è la Alko, seguita dalla Hillebrand e quindi dalla Ziegler. Per quanto attiene alle spedizioni generali alla volta di Stati Uniti e Canada, conduce il gruppo la Universal Shippers Association, seguita dalla Hillebrand. Tuttavia, un altro importante operatore negli Stati Uniti è la Banfi, che è un'impresa costituita ad hoc dal maggiore esportatore cileno di vino, la Concha y Toro, al fine di movimentare le proprie esportazioni in Nordamerica.

La Hillebrand, naturalmente, è l'indiscusso leader del mercato per la logistica internazionale nel settore del vino e degli alcolici e nel 1998 ha movimentato 110.000 TEU di spedizioni marittime. La Hillebrand, che ha cominciato ad operare nel paese nel 1994, possiede due uffici in Cile (uno a Valparaiso ed uno a Santiago).

Andreas Buch, direttore vendite del ramo vini ed alcolici di una sede locale della Hillebrand, afferma che i principali concorrenti degli esportatori cileni di vino provengono dall'Australia, dal Sudafrica, dagli Stati Uniti (California) e dall'Argentina. Egli ha suggerito come i tempi di consegna rappresentino un importante fattore di concorrenza e ha detto che i tempi di viaggio alla volta dei mercati-chiave dell'Europa settentrionale sono di circa 35 giorni dall'Australia (rispetto ai precedenti 42 giorni), di 30-32 giorni dal Cile e di soli 16 giorni dal Sudafrica.

Afferma Buch: "Gli esportatori australiani sono stati molto abili, specialmente con la loro politica dei prezzi nel momento più basso del mercato. Gli australiani hanno altresì battuto i loro rivali abbassando il prezzo dello Chardonnay - i cui consumatori possono aspettarsi una sovrabbondante prossima annata - una stagione prima di loro".

Si dice che la produzione in Argentina sia "immensa", ma il 90% di essa è destinata al consumo nazionale ed in termini di marketing gli argentini sono stati "lasciati ai blocchi di partenza dai cileni e tanto più dagli australiani". Tuttavia, Buch ritiene che questa situazione stia per cambiare.

La Hillebrand si serve principalmente della Hapag-Lloyd, della Maersk, della CSAV e della MSC, ma occasionalmente prenota carichi con la CCNI, la Hamburg Sud, la CMA CGM The French Line e con la K Line.

Spiega Buch: "Poiché noi spediamo una così grande quantità di vino, non possiamo fare affidamento solamente su uno o due vettori. Usandone diversi, siamo in grado di offrire una maggiore flessibilità ai nostri clienti".

TABELLA 1
CLASSIFICA DEGLI ESPORTATORI DI VINO IMBOTTIGLIATO
(GENNAIO-NOVEMBRE 1999)
Pos.Produttore vinicolo CasseMilioni di
$/FOB
Variazione
%
casse
Variazione
%
milioni di
$/FOB
1Vina Concha y Toro3.909.100 80,82-15,16-13,31
2Vina San Pedro2.388.220 45,3810,65-13,31
3Santan Rita1.194.885 35.53-3,50-2,87
4Vina Sta Carpilina1.154.450 26,45-29,40-28,28
5Vina Errazuraz851.907 22,7932,3735,90
6Vina Undurraga710.682 18,194,276,24
7Vina Sta Emiliana893.064 15,56-33,78-34,21
8Vina Tarapaca ex Zavala 540.94113,3442,11 33,00
9Champagne Valdivieso 385.64811,64113,72 110,98
10Vina La Rosa451.425 10,26104,25100,78
Totale12.480.322 279,9622,5522,08
Altri4.335.254 129,62--
Totale complessivo16.815.576 409,58-0,49 3,61
Fonte: Associazione Vini del Cile

Buch ha dichiarato che le spedizioni europee sono normalmente destinate a Felixtowe, Anversa, Rotterdam o Amburgo e che la tariffa si attesta tra i 1.000 ed i 1.100 dollari TEU.

Carlos Serrano, direttore esportazioni per la Vina Undurraga, ha dichiarato che la Undurraga di solito lascia che siano i clienti a scegliere la linea di navigazione preferita per la movimentazione dei propri vini, ma che varie linee di navigazione - a seconda delle direttrici di traffico cui si fa riferimento - vengono da loro "caldamente raccomandate". La Undurraga generalmente favorisce la Hamburg Sud, la MSC e la Maersk per le proprie spedizioni europee, la NYK Line alla volta dell'Asia e la TMM/TMG per il Messico e l'America centrale.

Recentemente, i caricatori impegnati nell'attività vinicola cilena si sono lamentati di una penuria di contenitori che in alcuni casi ha comportato ritardi per le spedizioni in esportazione. Vi sono state altresì preoccupazioni in ordine all'applicazione di sovrapprezzi extra da parte dei vettori marittimi.

Serrano ha dichiarato che per gran parte del 1998 la recessione in Cile ha indotto al taglio delle importazioni e di conseguenza ad un deficit di contenitori per i carichi in esportazione.

Dati recenti pubblicati dalla Banca Mondiale e dal governo cileno evidenziano il problema. Nel periodo gennaio-luglio 1999, le esportazioni cilene hanno totalizzato 9,03 miliardi di dollari USA, mentre le importazioni sono ammontate ad appena 7,1 miliardi di dollari USA. Ciò, rispetto alla situazione del 1998 (intera annata), quando il valore delle esportazioni ed importazioni aveva totalizzato rispettivamente 14,83 miliardi di dollari e 17,35 miliardi di dollari.

"Spesso non ci sono containers disponibili e dobbiamo aspettare due o tre settimane, con la merce pronta a partire" ha detto Serrano. "Talvolta le linee di navigazione hanno le navi ma si rifiutano di darci i containers se questi ultimi non sono destinati a tornare a quella particolare nave da cui sono stati scaricati. Si tratta di un atteggiamento poco flessibile".

TABELLA 2
QUOTA DELLE ESPORTAZIONI CILENE DI VINO
DELLA HAMBURG SUD/COLUMBUS
Direttrice di trafficoTraffici complessivi (TEU) Quota
HS/Columbus
Nord Europa/Regno Unito10.000 18%
Costa Occidentale USA/Canada2.000 25%
Costa Orientale USA/Canada4.000 1% 1
Note:  1 = un portavoce della Hamburg Sud ha dichiarato che la sua bassa quota in questo mercato è dovuta al tardivo inizio del servizio nell'aprile 1999, quando tutti i contratti per l'attuale stagione marittima erano stati siglati. L'obiettivo della HS per il 2000 traguarda una quota minima del 20%.
Fonte: Hamburg Sud/Columbus

Aggiunge Serrano: "Ai nostri clienti non piace questa situazione. I vettori dovrebbero avere più contenitori in ballo".

Inoltre, la penuria è divenuta persino più grave a causa del fatto che diverse linee di navigazione hanno ritirato tonnellaggio dal mercato, apparentemente nel tentativo di far salire le tariffe.

"Negli ultimi sei mesi le tariffe sono state un disastro" ha dichiarato uno spedizioniere internazionale. "Diverse linee di navigazione hanno dismesso del naviglio per far crescere le tariffe e la capacità di spazi-containers è calata paurosamente. Se il settore non avesse reagito con forza, l'effetto sarebbe stato una crescita ancora maggiore. Il settore vinicolo ha bisogno di confrontare i costi con altri paesi rivali esportatori di vino, quali il Sudafrica, l'Australia ecc. Abbiamo fatto di tutto per proteggere il settore e porre fine questi forti aumenti tariffari".

Serrano si è anche lamentato della recente valanga di sovrapprezzi. La Hamburg Sud, ad esempio, ha cominciato a far pagare ai camion del caricatore l'ingresso e l'uscita dal porto di San Bernardo.

"Sono soltanto 25-35 dollari a contenitori" ha detto Serrano "ma è comunque un importo che non dovevamo pagare fino a cinque mesi fa. Dovremo quindi darci da fare per assorbire i costi extra". Tuttavia, gli extra verranno inseriti nella fattura indirizzata al cliente alla fine di quest'anno, il che comporterà prezzi più alti per il consumatore finale.

Il settore vinicolo cileno deve far fronte ad un periodo di sfide. Dato che il mercato internazionale sta diventando sempre più competitivo, è molto importante che gli esportatori possano utilizzare servizi di linea assai efficienti a prezzi allettanti.
(da: Containerisation International, febbraio 2000)

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Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
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
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Three days of round tables, conferences, interviews, meetings and shows to tell the story of the port
››› 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
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
The Western Sicily Port Authority opens access to funds for the PNRR training program to entities with private contracts.
Palermo
Rhenus has acquired the entire capital of LBH Global Agencies
Holzwickede
51% stake acquired from the Lagendijk family
The Genoa Port Authority's 2025 report on ship emissions has been published.
Genoa
228 inspections carried out to verify nitrogen oxide emission levels
Assoporti's second traveling assembly in Bari
Bari
The first meeting held in Venice follows
APM Terminals and Hateco to Build Container Terminal in Da Nang Port
The Hague
It will have a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs. An investment of over $1.7 billion.
Cavotec records record orders in the maritime-port segment
Stockholm
Strong demand for shore power system installations
FS Logistix-ANITA launches its new Bologna-Marcianise freight rail service.
Rome
Perform four weekly rotations
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines saw quarterly revenue decline
Taipei/Keelung
In March, the decreases were -17.8%, -5.9% and -10.7% respectively.
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