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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XIX - Number 5/2001 - MAY 2001

Logistica

Basatevi su traffici sostanziosi

Aggiungere un'area di libero scambio ad uno scalo containers non attrae automaticamente nuovi attori disposti a trafficare, né genera implicitamente nuove entrate. Bisogna metter in gioco altri elementi per innescare un processo di sviluppo di successo.

Per riuscire ad attrarre sempre più commercio nel suo hinterland, il porto di Tacoma, in USA, ha triplicato le dimensione della sua area di libero scambio all'inizio di quest'anno. Un certo numero di terminals hanno imitato il porto e hanno creato o, se queste esistevano già, ampliato zone di libero scambio, ritenendo questa una mossa giusta per richiamare più industrie nelle proprie infrastrutture portuali.

Dal punto di vista del settore pubblico, le ragioni che sottolineano la necessità, per lo sviluppo di un porto, di un aumento del numero di industrie e/o di un incremento del livello dell'attività commerciale, sono sostanzialmente due:

  1. Parte del lavoro di un governo consiste nel generale attività economica addizionale per il Paese in cui il governo stesso opera, ed è opinione comune che aggiungere una zona di libero scambio per accrescere lo sviluppo di un certo porto è un mezzo tanto naturale quanto relativamente semplice per raggiungere l'obiettivo in questione. Dopo tutto, se si sta progettando un terminal con infrastrutture dell'ultima generazione, sicuramente non ne conseguirà che le aree ad esso adiacenti destinate al libero scambio saranno poi riempite di industrie, attori economici e, in ultima analisi, flussi commerciali conseguenti?

  2. Attualmente gli sviluppi privati del settore portuale sono la norma, sebbene il processo usualmente coinvolga qualche determinata forma di investimento del settore pubblico, anche sotto la forma di regolamentazione della concorrenza. Il settore pubblico spesso ritiene che l'addizionale zona di libero scambio potrebbe agire da forte attrattiva per dei potenziali investitori portuali, che potrebbero essere interessati dai volumi di traffico superiori generati da tale processo complementare di sviluppo. Comunque, queste sono motivazioni alquanto semplicistiche e, come tali, sono chiaramente aperte al dibattito.

Prima di metterle in discussione totalmente, però, vale la pena di definire il concetto di zona di libero scambio. È pacifico ormai che esistono ben oltre 20 diversi termini correntemente utilizzati per definire una zona di libero scambio e tutti i concetti ad essa correlati, inclusi quelli di zone di export, zone economiche speciali e zone libere da tasse doganali.

Dopo tutte queste premesse, è inevitabile che ci siano un po' di incertezza e qualche idea confusa. Per semplicità, in questo articolo si vuole definire zona di libero scambio una certa area ben definita in cui i beni e le merci possono essere stoccati, trattati o manufatti senza essere soggetti a dazi sull'import o ad altre tasse.

Vale la pena notare che non tutte le aree di libero scambio sono costruite prevalentemente per la produzione in senso stretto delle merci o dei beni. Molte sono pensate solamente per lo stoccaggio e la distribuzione, e ciò enfatizza il problema e l'importanza della localizzazione e di avere delle efficienti connessioni di trasporto, e spiega perché la maggioranza di queste deve essere ancora trovata dentro o vicino a porti ed aeroporti.

Sembra che lo sviluppo di aree di libero scambio non abbia confini geografici precisi. Comunque, mentre esse appaiono ormai ovunque, alcune inevitabilmente hanno ottenuto migliori risultati delle altre. Ma allora quali sono gli elementi di successo di una zona di libero scambio?

Si può elencare tutta una serie di fattori che possono avere una maggiore o minore influenza sulle performances di una zona di libero scambio. Essi sono:

  1. un ambiente liberale;

  2. collegamenti globali funzionanti, tra la zona identificata e i porti e gli aeroporti;

  3. eccellenti infrastrutture;

  4. localizzazione strategica, nazionale, regionale e globale;

  5. accesso a risorse umane di elevata qualità ad un alto livello di competitività.

Esempi di zone di libero scambio di successo mostrano tutti la rilevanza più o meno evidente di tutti questi fattori.

Quando una gran parte di persone al di fuori della comunità marittima pensa a Jebel Ali negli Emirati Arabi Uniti, di solito la equipara a una zona di libero scambio piuttosto che a un'insieme di infrastrutture portuali adibite alla movimentazione dei containers. Sono offerte eccellenti concessioni, e non c'è da 15 anni nessuna tassa, il 100% dei profitti è rimpatriato, e non sono imposte restrizioni di tipo monetario. Una persona deve solo guardare al numero e al tipo di organizzazioni che operano in questa zona di libero scambio - tra di esse Sony, Colgate, Palmolive, IBM e Nokia - per accorgersi che ha raggiunto un livello consistente di successo.

Comunque simili concessioni sono offerte anche in altre parti del mondo senza che si sia registrato lo stesso livello di successo. Ma allora cos'è che rende Jebel Ali così speciale? Forse il fatto che tutte le maggiori compagnie di navigazione del mondo fanno scalo al terminal container di Dubai.

L'Autorità della zona di libero scambio di Jebel Ali (JAFZ) lavora a stretto contatto con l'Autorità Portuale di Dubai. L'importanza delle connessioni di trasporto di Dubai non può d'altro canto essere trascurata, e del resto nemmeno può tralasciarsi il fatto che i più importanti fornitori di servizi di logistica della regione sono presenti in zona. La JAFZ è divenuto il maggiore centro regionale per lo stoccaggio e la distribuzione, e serve non soltanto il Medio Oriente, ma anche i mercati ad alto potenziale del sub-continente Indiano, l'Africa Orientale e gli Stati dell'ex-Unione Sovietica.

Un'altra famosa area di libero scambio è Freeport nell'Isola Grand Bahama. Essa fu costituita a metà degli anni Cinquanta dal Governo e da allora è gestita dall'Autorità Portuale di Grand Bahama (GBPA).

In qualità di principale operatore, la GBPA fornisce e sviluppa tutta una serie di servizi disponibili a Freeport. Con una popolazione di circa 300 mila abitanti, il maggior punto vendita delle Bahamas in termini di commercio internazionale è proprio il porto in questione - che tra l'altro è la porta naturale per le Americhe. In un contesto siffatto, Grand Bahama è uno dei porti costieri più vicini agli Stati Uniti d'America ed inoltre è in una collocazione ideale rispetto ai flussi di traffico che attraversano il Canale di Panama.

Questa posizione strategica e l'ambiente economico generale hanno incoraggiato i porti di Hutchison allo sviluppo di un porto di transhipment per containers che viaggiano in alto mare nel centro esatto della zona di libero scambio. Le prime navi containers hanno iniziato a fare scalo nel porto all'inizio del 1997. l'eventuale capacità di movimentazione sarà di approssimativamente 1 milione di Teus all'anno.

Questi sono solo due esempi delle success stories delle zone di libero scambio. Vene sono degli altri.

Un numero ancora maggiore di porti in altre parti del mondo sta cercando di replicare il successo ottenuto dai terminals appena descritti. A titolo di esempio, si può indicare il terminal portuale, con vocazione di hub di transhipment per le caratteristiche economiche intrinseche delle aree in cui esso è collocato, di Salalah nell'Oman del Sud.

È stato costruito questo terminal proprio in quella zona in virtù della prossimità con la maggiore rotta di navigazione est-ovest, ma anche per riuscire a soddisfare l'obiettivo del Paese di trasmettere e diffondere il più possibile lo sviluppo e le attività economiche in tutto il territorio in modo più omogeneo, anziché concentrarle tutte a Muscat. Come parte integrante di questa politica, che include la diversificazione economica, una zona di libero scambio rientra nei piani di sviluppo portuale.

La Cina ha anche la sua parte di aree di libero scambio. Per fare un esempio, ce n'è una a Tianjin, costituita nel 1991 e collocata nelle vicinanze del maggior porto della Nazione. Sviluppatasi come parte integrante del programma di sviluppo economici della regione, l'area ha attratto le attività di investitori sia stranieri che domestici. Nel 1999, si è stimato che la zona di libero scambio ha registrato 4,6 milioni di dollari di transazioni, ovvero circa 200 mila Teus di output.

Forse questa tendenza a sviluppare aree di libero scambio collegate a porti per traffico containers e legarne i rispettivi piani di sviluppo emerge più chiaramente dai piani ambiziosi degli ultimi anni - soprattutto quelli del Porto di Tanjung Pelpas (PTP) in Malesia.

Questo tipo di sviluppo ha colto perfettamente le linee guida di successo, per tutta una serie di motivi, compresi il contemperamento di variabili geografiche (come la vicinanza a Singapore) e socioeconomiche. Il porto è stato progettato per essere uno scalo di transhipment regionale, e le infrastrutture di distribuzione e di logistica sono viste come parte integrante del piano di sviluppo. Pertanto, era quasi naturale che scaturisse un distripark con al suo interno un'area di libero scambio assai vasta.

Nessuno degli esempi succitati si trova nei Paesi ad economia più sviluppata dell'Occidente, e ciò suggerisce che detti Stati stanno per così dire lasciandosi sfuggire tutti i benefici delle aree di libero scambio. Ma non è assolutamente vero. Il sistema di commercio estero degli Stati Uniti, ad esempio, è molto ben funzionante, e, in Europa, le aree intorno a Trieste e Amburgo stanno lavorando bene.

Nel passato, zone di libero scambio non erano tanto considerate molto, anzi si riteneva fossero poco di più di stazioni di sosta a vocazione internazionale. Comunque, il mondo è cambiato, principalmente a causa del veloce processo di globalizzazione. Come risultato, il commercio mondiale è diventato sempre più complesso. Con tutti questi cambiamenti, sistemi efficienti di logistica sono diventati sempre più apprezzati, e le aree di libero scambio sono divenute un elemento completamente integrato del network mondiale di produzione e distribuzione.

Così, in un prossimo futuro, concessioni fiscali e lavoro ad alto valore aggiunto, sebbene molto importanti, non garantiranno più il successo, da soli, delle aree di libero scambio.

Nonostante le aree di libero scambio si trovino per lo più in Paesi a basso livello di sviluppo, esse offrono lo stesso servizi di distribuzione e produzione di merci e beni moderni ed efficienti, alcuni dei quali non sono stati qui menzionati, e l'attenzione crescente sulla logistica implica che le economie più sviluppate sono in una buona condizione e in una posizione ottimale per offrire le migliori supply chains richieste dal mercato.

Sempre di più le compagnie di navigazione stanno investendo nelle industrie portuali seguendo delle proprie strategie per essere sempre di più una parte integrante della supply chain e della catena logistica (sua parte fondamentale). Stanno guardando se vi è possibilità di mettere del valore aggiunto in più nei servizi di base che esse offrono, così da differenziare il loro prodotto e raggiungere maggiori livelli di profittabilità. L'esistenza di una zona di libero scambio può solo essere di aiuto a una tale strategia.

La regola d'oro per un qualunque sviluppo portuale resta comunque che le infrastrutture siano fornite solamente dove c'è domanda. Le infrastrutture non dovrebbero essere costruite dove si spera ci sarà traffico. Il punto di vista più cinico dice che aggiungere un'area di libero scambio in un piano di sviluppo portuale è un debole tentativo per cercare di generare del traffico addizionale e per giustificare degli investimenti marginali. Alternativamente, un atteggiamento meno cauto è quello di contestare che le aree di libero scambio si alimentino dello sviluppo del porto stesso.

Mettiamoci per un attimo nei panni di un investitore privato che debba decidere dove investitore e tra le scelte c'è un porto con un'area di libero scambio. Dal punto di vista di un operatore portuale detta area è vista come un bonus al traffico esistente piuttosto che la maggiore ragione per investire. Invece l'investitore privato, specie se è una compagnia di navigazione, può vedere l'esistenza dell'area di libero scambio come un elemento di attrattiva e di profittabilità, nonché un elemento di forza da integrare nelle proprie politiche di sviluppo degli affari orientato alla logistica.
(da: Container Management, Aprile 2001)


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Ålesund
It concerns all fields of research and innovation in the naval sector
Energy transition, regulatory simplification, competitiveness of the maritime industry, and port governance are Confitarma's priorities.
Rome
Federlogistica reports the project cargo's inability to travel on Northwest highways.
Genoa
Falteri: We are facing a real systemic crisis.
ZIM shareholders reach agreement again
Haifa
Agreement reached on candidates for the renewal of the board of directors
Merger by incorporation of Degrosolutions into CLS
Milan
Castelli: We aim to strengthen our growth path in the Italian forklift market.
Approval has been given to measures to support the re-employment of workers at the Pippo Rebagliati Company in Savona-Vado.
Genoa
Administrative proceedings for cold ironing at the cruise terminal in the port of Savona have begun.
Assiterminal reports an assault on a worker at the Vado Gateway terminal.
Genoa
It is not tolerable - the association highlighted - that similar episodes occur
The Management Committee of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been established.
Ravenna
It is composed of Francesco Benevolo, Luca Coffari, Tomaso Triossi and Maurizio Tattoli
Stonepeak (Textainer) Completes Acquisition of Seaco
Hamilton
It was sold by China's Bohai Leasing Co.
In the second quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.9%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +0.9%
AD Ports involved in container traffic development at Shuaiba Port
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the Kuwait Ports Authority
EU expands fight against Russian shadow fleet to include operators facilitating its deployment
Brussels
Five more people and four companies fined
In November, the port of Barcelona handled 296,000 containers (+1.0%)
Barcelona
Import and export containers are increasing; transit containers are decreasing.
Paolo Spada, vice president of Federagenti, has passed away.
Rome
Pessina: He leaves an unfillable void in the entire Italian maritime community.
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -12.0% in November
Hong Kong
In the first 11 months of 2025 the decline was -5.7%
Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta.
Naples
Rebranding for the Messina Group's activities
Genoa
Common graphic and lexical choice for all business areas
Six new 100% electric yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
Genoa
Three more vehicles will be delivered to the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal at Christmas
ICTSI to upgrade the Rio Brasil Terminal container terminal at the Port of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Investment of approximately 175 million dollars
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Arrival ports by:
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In the first 11 months of 2025, the Port of Singapore handled over 40.7 million containers (+8.5%)
Singapore
Overall freight traffic decreased by -1.1%
GTS increases the frequency of its intermodal connections between Bari and Verona and Piacenza and Nola.
Bari
The first will increase to six rotations; the second will become daily
The Partnership Body for the Sea Resources of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been established.
La Spezia
Appointment by decree of President Pisano
Agreement between the Port Authority and the Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the entry of an industrial partner into Genoa Airport.
Genoa
It will be signed soon
Paolo Guidi has been elected the new president of Assologistica.
Milan
The Vice Presidents are Sabrina De Filippis, Riccardo Fuochi, Agostino Gallozzi, Paolo Pandolfo, Umberto Ruggerone and Renzo Sartori.
138 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia.
Rome
Found inside an articulated lorry disembarked from a ship coming from Spain
The decree has been signed for the disposal of dredged sediment from the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa.
La Spezia
The transfer of 282,000 cubic meters is planned
Greek CCEC has almost completed its exit from the containership segment
Athens
$814.3 million in proceeds from the sale of 14 full containers in 22 months
GNV Virgo was christened in the port of Palermo
Genoa
GNV's fleet renewal program includes the construction of eight ships
The Livorno Port Center celebrates a decade spent integrating the port and city reality
Livorno
Gariglio (AdSP): in recent years we have managed to create a community atmosphere
Members of the Management Committee of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority have been appointed.
Livorno
The nomination of the member expressed by the Tuscany Region has not yet been received
Fincantieri and WSense reach agreement on underwater monitoring and communication technologies for maritime infrastructure.
Trieste/Milan
Among the objectives, safety, predictability and control in port activities
The entry into force of the EU ETS for construction and road transport has been postponed to 2028.
Brussels/Rome
Confetra, the deferral allows for more rational planning of investments in fleet renewal
Costa Cruises is testing the use of electric trucks to supply ships in the ports of Genoa and Savona.
Genoa
Tests as part of the collaboration with LC3 Trasporti
Collaboration agreement between ALIS and ANITA to promote the development of road haulage and logistics
Rome
Agreement also extended to the field of industrial relations
The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has accepted Grimaldi's request to suspend the sale of the five Moby ships.
Rome
Appeal aimed at "preventing the consolidation of an irreversible anti-competitive structure"
The launch of the ultra-luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Prestige was celebrated at the Marghera shipyard.
Trieste
It will be delivered next year to Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The last two journeys of the rolling highway on the railway line between Fribourg and Novara will be on Thursday.
Olten
RAlpin, in the company's nearly 25-year history, has transported over two million trucks by rail
Edison signs a contract with Knutsen for the charter of a new LNG vessel
Milan
With a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters, it will be built by Hanwha Ocean
Unifeeder, P&O Ferrymasters and P&O Maritime Logistics will be brought together under the single DP World brand.
Dubai
Project to build a tourist center at the cruise terminal of the Mexican port of Ensenada
Miami/Cancun
Agreement between Carnival Corporation, ITM Group and Hutchison Ports
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
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
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Russian owner of a ship linked to Beirut port blast
(ABCNEWS.com)
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
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
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