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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XIX - Number 6/2001 - JUNE 2001

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I progressi di Syngenta

La Syngenta è nata da soli sei mesi, ma la sua divisione Crop1 Protection ha già un ammontare di traffici sostanzioso da e per ogni direzione e si sta attualmente muovendo verso le principali direttrici di mare aperto.

Negli ultimi anni ci sono stati fusioni e riallineamenti societari che hanno cambiato radicalmente la struttura globale del settore dell'industria chimica e farmaceutica con base a Basle, in Svizzera. Solo una piccola parte della produzione industriale è oggi allocata a Basle, anche se le multinazionali a controllo svizzero continuano a gestire direttamente o indirettamente migliaia di Teus originatisi in Europa Occidentale, Americhe e regione dell'Asia-Pacifico.

Una delle fusioni più recenti ha portato alla formazione di Syngenta. Essa è nata dall'unione di Novartis Agribusiness e Zeneca Agrochemicals, e ha iniziato ad essere pienamente operativa nel Novembre 2000.

Prima di essere scissa, alcuni anni fa la Zeneca era parte della inglese ICI, e in seguito venne unita alla Astra in Svezia per diventare parte del gruppo AstraZeneca. Attualmente il gruppo Novartis è costituito dalla ex Ciba Geigy e dalla Sandoz, anche se alcune delle divisioni della Ciba Geigy sono state separate poco tempo prima per diventare entità indipendente sotto il nome di Ciba Speciality Chemicals.

La Syngenta, con quartier generale a Basle, comprende ad oggi due aree strategiche d'affari: una di ricerca, produzione e marketing dei semi, l'altra, denominata Syngenta Crop Protection, specializzata in ricerca, produzione e marketing di prodotti crop protection.

Kurt Bermeitinger, capo della Syngenta Crop Protection, assieme alla sua squadra, ha un compito assai duro: minimizzare i costi complessivi di trasporto oceanico e di distribuzione globale, assicurando allo stesso tempo che Syngenta riceva dagli spedizionieri e dai vettori oceanici livelli qualitativamente alti di servizio, per riuscire a mantenere complesse supply chains che devono essere tenute costantemente in movimento.

Bermeitinger, ex specialista senior in distribuzione internazionale con la Novartis, ha effettivamente due aree principali di responsabilità. Oltre che dell'acquisto di capacità globale per trasporti in mare aperto e per le navi in navigazione di cabotaggio, egli è responsabile anche della sicurezza generale della distribuzione. Scherzosamente egli stesso nota: "Ho due compiti, ma non ho due salari!".

Del resto, le sue responsabilità non sono certo leggere. Le supply chains della Syngenta sono tutte interrelate e ricoprono quasi l'intera superficie del globo. Le principali regioni o macroaree attraversate da canali Syngenta sono: Europa, Africa e regione Mediorientale, NAFTA, America Latina e Asia-Pacifico.

Per rendere le cose anche più complesse, sono molti i flussi di traffico nelle regioni appena elencate, e in particolare nell'area europea sotto forma di linee cabotiere. Poi, per fare un altro esempio, un porto situato a Panama serve numerose destinazioni all'interno delle Americhe, mentre uno scalo quale Singapore traffica merci soprattutto con il Sud Est dell'Asia.

I volumi trasportati di volta in volta possono essere decisi con l'influenza di fattori vari, quali clima, condizioni economiche di certi Paesi, introduzione di nuovi prodotti o divieto di commercio di altri, come quando in Gran Bretagna c'è stata la crisi della mucca pazza. Nonostante tutto però, i volumi annuali dei traffici in mare aperto sono calcolati essere intorno ai 13 mila Teus di spedizioni di rinfuse solide FCL, più 2.500 ISO tanks tra deep e short sea, quest'ultimo in particolare all'interno dell'Europa. C'è anche del traffico LCL, sebbene esso non sia particolarmente significativo in quanto a volumi.

Il traffico che un tempo era della Novartis Agribusiness e della Zeneca Agrochemicals ha continuato a esistere sotto forma di traffico Syngenta dal Novembre 2000. uno dei primi compiti di Bermeitinger nel suo nuovo ruolo è stato quello di identificare i flussi do containers da e per ogni regione e la loro stazza, e successivamente determinare il livello e il tipo di servizio di navigazione di cui ogni regione aveva necessità. Si sono dovuti stabilire anche le condizioni per l'utilizzo di spedizionieri e altri prestatori di servizi di trasporto merci terzi.

Una delle preoccupazioni principali attualmente è far partire il global freight contracting da Basle. Questo implica che i prestatori di servizi debbano produrre delle stime di volumi di traffico annuali. La strategia di Bermeitinger è mirata al colloquio diretto con i vettori oceanici, ma anche con gli spedizionieri, che devono offrire quotazioni per il trasporto oceanico diretto e per tutti i servizi amministrativi accessori, e possibilmente per l'organizzazione del trasporto su terra.

I vettori oceanici e gli spedizionieri invitati a fare una quotazione comprendevano soggetti che già erano coinvolti nel business. Per mantenere una sorta di continuità, dato che essi sono familiari a traffici di questo genere, è plausibile che alcuni di questi attori continuino a essere coinvolti. La preferenza generale è per i vettori multi-trade, ma si considereranno allo stesso modo specialisti e operatori di nicchia.

È pacifico che si negozieranno degli accordi con spedizionieri e vettori oceanici su base annuale, dal 1° Luglio 2001 al 30 Giugno 2002. Il processo di valutazione delle tariffe offerte, e di comparazione della frequenza delle spedizioni, dei tempi di transito e della copertura delle rete portuale era già pienamente in atto al Marzo di quest'anno, e i primi risultati dovrebbero cominciare a vedersi già da ora.

Incredibile a dirsi, nonostante la notevole estensione delle responsabilità di Bermeitinger, egli è supportato da un team di sole tre persone, due delle quali assegnate esclusivamente all'analisi delle quotazioni. "Raggiungeremo il nostro scopo quando avremo completato il database dell'impresa e tutti gli spedizionieri intervistati potranno fornire quotazioni standardizzate, di modo che il confronto risulti più veloce e flessibile".

I vettori hanno dovuto produrre quotazioni fisse di tariffe oceaniche che includessero le CAFs, ma non le BAFs, e comprendessero i prezzi delle operazioni di movimentazione a terminal nel porto di carico (per la tratta Europa - USA - Europa anche il porto di scarico). Le tariffe port-to-port, se si esclude il traffico in direzione degli USA, non comprendevano il trasporto successivo su strada.

Formalmente, i contratti scritti di servizio sono stati negoziati per il traffico dentro e fuori gli USA, ma gli accordi riguardanti le altre compagnie di navigazione saranno sicuramente più informali, sebbene vincoleranno i vettori una volta che saranno stati conclusi gli accordi. Dove è opportuna la contrattazione faccia a faccia, essa sarà svolta a Basle.

Circa il 70% del traffico di Syngenta è di merci pericolose, e rientra in tre classi sostanziali:

1. classe 3 - materiali infiammabili;

2. classe 6 - materiali pericolosi, velenosi o dannosi per altre ragioni;

3. classe 9 - materiali potenzialmente dannosi per l'ambiente.

Questo renderà più complesso il lavoro di Bermeitinger e del suo team per quanto concerne la negoziazione delle tariffe? La risposta è certamente no. "Trasportare materiali ad alto contenuto di rischio è il nostro business, e noi sappiamo il fatto nostro in materia di negoziazione", replica Bermeitinger, che tra le sue responsabilità ha anche quella di verificare che siano rispettate, durante il trasporto, tutte le normative di sicurezza delle varie Regioni che si attraversano.

Appurato che Bermeitinger si attende di minimizzare i costi di trasporto e di distribuzione delle merci, e che Syngenta movimenta regolari e sostanziosi volumi di traffico, non sarà possibile arrivare a ottenere le tariffe oceaniche più basse possibili? Risponde Bermeitinger: "Nono avrebbe senso ridurre i costi di trasporto delle merci mediante l'utilizzo di servizi di navigazione di livello inferiore se ciò compromettesse l'efficienza della nostra supply chain". Aggiunge ancora: "Sarebbe un ulteriore fattore di costo. Per noi sono altrettanto importanti i tempi di transito e il rispetto dei giorni di partenza e di consegna".

L'idea di affidare tutto il processo a un solo grande operatore globale è stata abbandonata. Si era tentato in passato di negoziare con un solo spedizioniere, ma le tariffe da esso offerte erano scarsamente competitive e il livello di controllo basso. Inoltre era più flessibile poter trattare con tanti spedizionieri diversi, oltre che più vantaggioso.

Stare seduti a Basle e negoziare le tariffe con i vettori oceanici è molto bello, ma non c'è bisogno di costringere gli spedizionieri a fare affari con rappresentanti regionali che in realtà non sono interessati al business. In questo senso l'approccio di Syngenta è assai delicato: "Ci potranno essere delle ragioni locali per le quali un certo trasportatore non deve essere utilizzato. A Basle non possiamo essere consapevoli di tutte le sfaccettature di un evento. E non sarebbe pertanto logico imporre delle decisioni a soggetti regionali distanti migliaia di chilometri da Basle, senza conoscere le loro peculiarità locali".

Dice Bermeitinger: "A Basle il processo di contrattazione ha solo inizio, ma le decisioni in merito a vettori oceanici e fornitori di servizi di logistica da utilizzare sono prese da noi e dalle Regioni coinvolte. Parliamo e discutiamo con loro".

In più, Bermeitinger ha sottolineato che le sue responsabilità sono primariamente commerciali e strategiche, mentre sono le Regioni a essere competenti delle operazioni, di cui devono rispondere: "Sono certo preoccupato dei problemi di operatività, ma non è compito mio risolverli". Però i suoi incarichi comprendono anche il sostegno alle unità regionali.

Questo approccio di tipo consultivo continua all'interno delle regioni. Il management di ogni unità di shipping e distribuzione di ogni regione discute le scelte dei fornitori di servizi nel management delle singole aree, e anche loro applicano lo stesso modo di procedere con i soggetti ai quali so riferiscono per contrattare. È un modo di procedere molto cauto e delicato, ma che porta sicuramente ottimi risultati e grande attenzione alle esigenze dei mercati locali, per soddisfare al meglio le necessità dei clienti e generare elevato valore aggiunto all'impresa.
(da: Containerisation International, Giugno 2001)


1 Crop = raccolto.



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The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del Presidente Mario Zanetti
Roma, 27 ottobre 2026
››› File
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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