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

Sea Transport

La NSCSA compie 21 anni

Nello scorso mese di gennaio, la NSCSA (National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) ha ricevuto in consegna la Saudi Yanbu, terza ed ultima di una serie di portacontenitori da 4.400 TEU ordinate presso la Samsung Heavy Industries in Corea del Sud. La consegna in questione ha rappresentato il culmine di una strategia iniziata ai primi del 1997, quando la compagnia di navigazione si risolse ad impegnarsi decisamente nel settore del trasporto marittimo di containers, essendo stata fino a quel momento un operatore di tonnellaggio ro-ro multiruolo nell'ambito dei traffici Nordamerica/Medio Oriente ed Asia/Medio-Oriente.

In conseguenza della trasformazione operativa, sei navi ro-ro della NSCSA sono state concentrate sul mercato nord-americano, dove la compagnia di navigazione ha rilevato una persistente domanda per questo tipo di tonnellaggio al fine di provvedere a carichi sperimentali, prodotti forestali ed attrezzature per costruzioni, oltre ai containers. Queste navi rimangono nell'ambito dei traffici in questione, che si sono ampliati fino a comprendere scali nei porti del Mediterraneo nel 1997 e nel sub-continente indiano (Jawaharlal Nehru in India e Port Qasim in Pakistan) nel 1999. Quest'operazione indipendente si è dimostrata assai riuscita sotto molti aspetti e la NSCSA stima di poter ora disporre di una quota di mercato del 55% nei traffici relativi a carichi alla rinfusa tra la Costa orientale U.S.A. ed il Medio Oriente.

Il tonnellaggio ro-ro impiegato nei servizi asiatici della compagnia di navigazione è stato rimpiazzato nel 1997 da un'operazione puramente cellulare per mezzo di accordi relativi a noleggio di spazi-containers con la CMA (Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement), riguardanti i servizi di quest'ultima FAL (French Asia Line) Europa-Estremo Oriente e MEX (Mediterranean Express) Estremo Oriente-Mediterraneo. Oltre alla svolta verso operazioni containerizzate dedicate, atta a rispondere alla mutata natura dei traffici, quest'alleanza strategica con il vettore francese ha consentito alla NSCSA di accedere direttamente al settore Nord Europa/Medio Oriente per la prima volta dalla Guerra del Golfo.

La NSCSA, tuttavia, non si è accontentata meramente della presenza in questi traffici mediante l'acquisizione di spazi-containers sulle navi della CMA (ora CMA CGM The French Line) e ha ordinato tre nuove navi cellulari al fine di diventare un vero e proprio socio con quote di naviglio nel traffico suddetto. E lo è diventata davvero, adesso, dato che le nuove costruzioni stanno progressivamente rimpiazzando le navi della CMA CGM in precedenza impiegate nel FAL, di modo che ora ci sono sei navi della CMA CGM e tre navi della NSCSA che operano nel contesto degli orari Europa-Asia.

La prima nave della serie, la Saudi Jeddah, è stata immessa in servizio a luglio del 1999 mentre la seconda di loro, la Saudi Yanbu, percorre le rotte del FAL sin dallo scorso mese di febbraio.

La consegna delle navi di nuova costruzione ha dato alla NSCSA un maggiore coinvolgimento nel traffico e - di conseguenza - un maggiore controllo delle proprie operazioni. Anche la capacità a disposizione della compagnia è aumentata significativamente dai 300 TEU settimanali all'inizio del 1997 ai più o meno 920 TEU della fine del 1999 e adesso a 1.393 TEU settimanali in seguito all'introduzione della terza nuova nave.

La NSCSA continua a noleggiare spazi-containers nell'ambito del MEX. Tuttavia, si è saputo che sono in corso modifiche all'impegno della NSCSA nel servizio Galex che collega l'Asia al Medio Oriente. I particolari al riguardo, peraltro, non sono ancora disponibili.

Gli scopi strategici dei cambiamenti apportati sono stati in primo luogo intesi a fornire un migliore livello del servizio nei mercati-chiave della NSCSA in Arabia Saudita ed in genere nel Medio Oriente ed al fine di partecipare ai traffici da capolinea a capolinea Asia/Europa.

Il Nord Europa rappresenta la maggiore fonte di importazioni containerizzate nel Medio Oriente e pertanto gli scali diretti a Southampton, Amburgo, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge e Le Havre hanno costituito un'importante integrazione della rete della NSCSA.

Nel contempo, la partecipazione all'alleanza con la CMA CGM e la Norasia Line, che noleggia spazi-containers sulle navi FAL e MEX della CMA, ha consentito alla NSCSA di offrire ai propri clienti collegamenti settimanali tra i porti del Mar Rosso e del Golfo medio-orientale e l'Europa, il Nord-Est, l'Asia orientale, Singapore ed il Sud-Est asiatico, partecipando altresì nel contempo ai traffici dall'Europa all'Asia.

"L'alleanza con la CMA CGM e l'investimento che abbiamo intrapreso ha reso possibile ciò" ha detto il primo dirigente Engr Abdullah A. Al-Shuraim. "Abbiamo assistito ad un incremento dei flussi di carico Europa/Medio Oriente e vogliamo prendere parte a questa attività. Tre anni fa abbiamo cercato quello che potesse essere il socio migliore ed abbiamo ritenuto che questo fosse la CMA. Tale relazione ha dimostrato di essere di grande soddisfazione reciproca".

Accanto al programma di nuove costruzioni di navi, vi è da rilevare il fatto che la NSCSA ha acquisito nuovo equipaggiamento containerizzato. Nel 1999 sono stati consegnati circa 25.000 TEU di contenitori per carichi secchi (un misto di 20 e 40 piedi standard ed unità high cube) che hanno portato il numero complessivo dei containers a quasi 35.000 TEU.

Per l'immediato futuro non sono state programmate ulteriori nuove costruzioni di portacontainers. Tuttavia, Al-Shuraim commenta: "Staremo bene attenti alle richieste a lungo termine del traffico con la CMA CGM e ciò potrebbe indurci infine ad ordinare ulteriore e più grande capacità di portacontainers. La CMA CGM ha appena ordinato una serie di navi dalla capacità di 6.500 TEU, di modo che in qualche momento in là nel tempo potremmo prendere in considerazione l'ipotesi di partecipare più o meno a questi livelli ".

Di pari passo con molti altri vettori, la NSCSA nel 1999 non ha fatto registrare un'annata positiva dal punto di vista finanziario. Le tariffe di trasporto merci hanno stagnato in basso in tutti i traffici, ma specialmente nei settori in direzione est dall'Europa/Medio Oriente/Asia. La compagnia di navigazione ha dovuto anche vedersela con le implicazioni del notevole squilibrio degli equipaggiamenti che ha accompagnato il boom delle esportazioni ed il concomitante crollo delle importazioni asiatiche. Nel corso del 1999, anche la NSCSA ha sperimentato un calo del 50% circa nei propri volumi di carico dal Nordamerica al Medio Oriente, in conseguenza del dollaro forte ed anche le tariffe di nolo sono collassate sino ad un livello molto basso.

Il vero e proprio impatto si vedrà alla fine di quest'anno, quando la compagnia pubblicherà i propri risultati finanziari del 1999. I dati relativi ai primi nove mesi dell'anno mostrano una perdita netta di circa 29 milioni di dollari, mentre la divisione contenitori e carichi generali è andata in rosso per la bellezza di 32 milioni di dollari.

Al-Shuraim, peraltro, è ottimista nel senso che ritiene che il peggio sia alle spalle e che nel 2000 si assisterà a notevoli miglioramenti. Qualche miglioria si è già verificata nelle tariffe di nolo sulle rotte dall'Asia al Medio Oriente ed all'Europa ed anche sulla tratta dall'Europa al Medio Oriente gli esperimenti di ripristino delle tariffe stanno avendo un impatto positivo. Tuttavia, per quanto attiene i servizi nordamericani, le tariffe di nolo restano soggette ad una fortissima pressione.

Quale vettore fortemente impegnato nei traffici medio-orientali, la NSCSA è stata colpita dal crollo mondiale del prezzo del petrolio nel corso di gran parte del 1998-99, che ha depresso la domanda di merci in tutta la regione. Di conseguenza, I trasporti della linea di navigazione in Medio Oriente lo scorso anno sono calati.

Come tutti hanno potuto vedere negli ultimi nove mesi, il prezzo mondiale del petrolio è poi aumentato rapidamente e ciò ha infuso ulteriore ottimismo nella NSCSA. Commenta Al-Shuraim: "Questo dovrebbe alla fine condurre ad un maggiore livello di investimenti governativi ed alla elargizione di finanziamenti per i progetti che erano stati accantonati. Assisteremo alla ripresa di flussi di carichi e sono sicuro che ci sarà un conseguente significativo miglioramento dei traffici containerizzati medio-orientali".

TABELLA 1
PRINCIPALI SERVIZI DI LINEA DELLA NSCSA
TrafficoFrequenza Porti servitiNavi Soci
FAL
Europa/Medio Oriente/Asia
Settimanale Le Havre, Rotterdam, Amburgo, Zeebrugge, Southampton, Malta, Damietta, Jeddah, Khor Fakkan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Klang, Jeddah 9 da
3.900 /
4.400 TEU
CMA CGM
Norasia
Med Club Express
Mediterraneo/ Sud-Est
Asiatico/Asia
SettimanaleBarcellona, Fos, Genova, Napoli, Damietta, Port Klang, Singapore, Yantian, Hong Kong, Busan, Keelung, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Djakarta, Singapore, Colombo, Damietta, Malta -CMA CGM
Norasia
Nordamerica, Mediterraneo,
Medio Oriente, Sub-continente indiano
10 giorniHouston, New Orleans, Savannah, Wilmington, Norfolk, New York, Halifax, Jeddah, Dubai, Damman, Port Qasim (Karachi), JNPT (Mumbai), Jeddah, Livorno, New York, Baltimora 6 da
1.600 /
2.300 TEU
Nessuno
Fonte: NSCSA

L'incremento del prezzo del petrolio, tuttavia, non è solamente fonte di buone notizie per la NSCSA. Come osserva Al-Shuraim, esso ha comportato costi di bunkeraggio più elevati, che sono più che raddoppiati dalla fine del 1998. "Non tutti i costi possono essere trasferiti e, sebbene noi ed altri vettori si stia spingendo forte, gli aumenti tariffari non riflettono completamente l'aumento dei costi di bunkeraggio".

Jeddah è un porto-chiave per la NSCSA, quale porta d'accesso principale a servizio del proprio mercato "di casa" dell'Arabia Saudita. Importanti cambiamenti sono in atto nel porto ed un secondo terminal contenitori dovrebbe iniziare le operazioni entro pochi mesi. Al-Shuraim accoglie con molto favore l'iniziativa che immetterà nuova concorrenza sul mercato e si aspetta di ricavare vantaggi operativi dai cambiamenti. "Le linee di navigazione saranno in condizione di decidere di quali terminals servirsi sulla base della produttività e dell'efficienza" ha affermato Al-Shuraim.

Negli ultimi anni, la NSCSA ha investito in un proprio piazzale per i servizi containerizzati da 120.000 m2 a Jeddah, che utilizza per depositarvi i contenitori vuoti e quelli dei clienti. Sul sito sono state allestite altresì infrastrutture per la riparazione e la rimessa a nuovo dei containers.

Un altro importante programma di investimento concerne lo sviluppo di sistemi informatici interni che negli ultimi anni sono stati notevolmente migliorati. Tutti gli agenti in Nordamerica, in Europa, nel Sud-Est asiatico e nel Medio Oriente sono connessi per mezzo di reti regionali con centro rispettivamente a Baltimora, Londra, Singapore e Riyad. La NSCSA sta ora lavorando ad un nuovo sistema che renderà possibile accentrare queste reti informatiche regionali in una sola località, l'ufficio principale di Riyad. Ciò consentirà una maggiore disponibilità di informazioni ed una maggiore velocità di accesso.

Per la fine del 2000, tutti gli agenti e gli uffici regionali saranno collegati direttamente ad un computer AS400 a Riyad; verranno utilizzate comunicazioni basate su Internet, dal momento che si è valutato che questa era l'opzione più razionale dal punto di vista dei costi.

La NSCSA sta inoltre sviluppando il proprio sito web (www.nscsa.com) che ha visto la luce alla metà del 2000. Esso fornirà informazioni complete sugli orari e comprenderà altresì la registrazione dei carichi e le strutture di tracking. "L'investimento in queste soluzioni informatiche è l'unico modo con cui possiamo competere con le principali linee di navigazione del mondo" osserva Al-Shuraim.

La NSCSA ha ampi interessi al di là del trasporto marittimo di contenitori, dal momento che possiede complessivamente 16 unità per il trasporto di prodotti chimici e cinque cisterniere VLCC. Essa detiene una partecipazione dell'80% nella National Chemical Carriers che ha siglato un accordo sugli equipaggiamenti con la norvegese Storli, nonché nella Arabian Chemical Carriers, un'associazione commerciale con la United Arab Shipping Company, che possiede una cisterniera con cui effettua servizi.

Due anni fa, la NSCSA ha inoltre costituito un'associazione commerciale per la gestione di navi con la Acomarit, denominata Mideast Ship Management, in cui possiede una partecipazione dell'80%. Per la fine di quest'anno, la società si accollerà la responsabilità della gestione tecnica di tutte e 32 le navi della NSCSA.

Afferma Al-Shuraim: "La Mideast Ship Management sta facendo un eccellente lavoro. Essa ha costituito un'organizzazione gestionale assai efficiente, che collega tutte le navi via Internet e porta avanti un lavoro di agenzia e mediazione marittima".

L'intenzione, adesso, è quella di cercare navi di terzi, concentrandosi specialmente su quelle impegnate nei traffici del Medio Oriente. Ciò potrebbe coinvolgere tutta una gamma di tipi di navi, tra cui il tonnellaggio cellulare e ro-ro.

Sebbene la NSCSA sia il vettore nazionale, la compagnia di navigazione in effetti appartiene solamente per il 29% al governo saudita, che supervisiona le sue operazioni attraverso i propri rappresentanti nel consiglio di amministrazione. Il resto delle azioni è detenuto da soggetti privati.
(da: Containerisation International, giugno 2000)


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Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
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.
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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
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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
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
Two MSC Cruises Musica-class cruise ships undergoing refurbishment in Malta
Geneva
Work at Palumbo Malta Shipyard includes the construction of new suites
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