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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 1-2/2002 - JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2002

Trasporto marittimo

Grimaldi cresce

Un marchio ben noto nei traffici transatlantici, la ACL (Atlantic Container Line), è adesso saldamente sotto il controllo del gruppo napoletano a conduzione familiare Grimaldi Group. Quest'ultimo ora controlla oltre il 90% delle quote della ACL, avendo acquisito una partecipazione del 10% nella CMC CGM alla fine dello scorso mese di ottobre.

La Grimaldi e la ACL si integrano assai bene, dal momento che nel loro settore di operazioni non vi sono sovrapposizioni di sorta, di modo che l'acquisizione appare notevolmente logica dal punto di vista commerciale. La Grimaldi dispone di una notevole operazione multipurpose ro-ro settimanale a giorno fisso dal Nord Europa al Mediterraneo, commercializzata sotto la denominazione di Euromed, nonché di altri servizi dal Nord Europa all'Africa Occidentale ed al Sud America. La ACL, dal canto suo, effettua consolidate operazioni containerizzate e ro-ro sul Nord Atlantico, che si servono delle più grandi portacontainers ro-ro del mondo, ciascuna delle quali in grado di caricare 1.850 TEU su guide cellulari.

La Grimaldi ha già in vista la realizzazione di sinergie tra le due organizzazioni, con lo sviluppo di strutture operative interconnesse al fine di collegare la ACL alle sue reti già in essere. Nelle ultime settimane, ad esempio, è stato inaugurato un nuovo servizio settimanale che collega la Costa Orientale USA ed il Canada con il Mediterraneo.

Questo nuovo servizio fa seguito all'inaugurazione dell'operazione Nord America-Africa Occidentale a maggio del 2001 ed - inizialmente - adotterà un approccio simile, utilizzando Anversa come "ponte" tra la ACL ed i servizi della Grimaldi. I carichi verranno trasbordati nel porto belga dai servizi transatlantici settimanali della ACL ed il settimanale Euromed. Tuttavia, la Grimaldi intende alla fine rimpiazzare il servizio in questione con un altro diretto dai porti statunitensi dell'Atlantico e del Golfo del Messico a destinazioni nel Mediterraneo sia orientale che occidentale, servendosi di portacontainers ro-ro.

Le cinque navi della ACL scalano Baltimora, Portsmouth, Virginia, New York e Halifax, per poi arrivare ad Anversa al giovedì. I carichi vengono quindi trasferiti sulle navi Euromed della Grimaldi che partono da Anversa al venerdì. Ciò offre tempi di viaggio assai allettanti alla volta dei porti di Livorno, Salerno, Pireo, Smirne, Ashdod, Limassol, Alessandria, Savona e Setubal.

In questa fase, il servizio è perlopiù finalizzato al trasferimento dei carichi. Dato che al momento attuale non esiste un regolare servizio settimanale ro-ro dal Nordamerica al Mediterraneo, l'intenzione è quella di colmare il vuoto nel mercato e di soddisfare le esigenze dei caricatori in questo traffico. C'è già un certo numero di servizi containerizzati in esercizio su questa rotta, ed alcuni ritengono che il nuovo servizio non sarà in grado di competere davvero sin da ora nel settore dei box. Tuttavia, il piano è chiaramente mirato al traffico containerizzato, una volta che la struttura di servizio diretto sarà operativa.

La ACL aveva dato il via ad un servizio Nord America-Africa Occidentale con la Grimaldi nel 2001 che si è rivelato di grande successo, con risultati migliori di quelli attesi. Esso è in condizione di offrire un servizio competitivo per le spedizioni containerizzate, dal momento che in questo momento esiste una relativa carenza di servizi containerizzati dedicati che colleghino queste due regioni.

La connessione delle due reti di linea dovrebbe comportare benefici reciproci. Come sottolinea la Grimaldi, i traffici del Nord Atlantico sono afflitti in questo momento da uno squilibrio maggiore del solito a causa della forza del dollaro USA rispetto alle altre valute. La capacità della ACL di offrire servizi alla volta delle destinazioni dell'Africa Occidentale e del Mediterraneo dovrebbe imprimere un impulso ai suoi livelli di utilizzazione, che si attestavano al 70% nei primi nove mesi del 2001, rispetto al 75% dello stesso periodo del 2000.

Mentre Grimaldi si sta affrettando a promuovere le sinergie tra le due compagnie di navigazione, non esistono piani al fine di procedere ad una fusione della Grimaldi e della ACL in un'unica organizzazione. Secondo il direttore generale della sede di Napoli della Grimaldi, Emanuele Grimaldi, "la ACL si sta comportando molto bene e sia la Grimaldi che la ACL sono marchi forti nei propri rispettivi mercati. Ciò che tuttavia provvederemo a fondere sono le migliori prassi e procedure di ciascuna compagnia; potrebbero altresì verificarsi alcune acquisizioni di containers in comune, ad esempio, allo scopo di trarre vantaggio dalle economie di scala".

Quanto alla ACL, sono stati programmati ben pochi cambiamenti di rilievo, e tutti i segnali mostrano che la Grimaldi sta adottando un approccio del tipo "se non è guasto, non aggiustarlo" con il suo nuovo investimento. Olav Rakkenes, capo esecutivo della ACL, ha annunciato la propria intenzione di ritirarsi all'inizio del 2003. Ma, invece di pensare ad una sostituzione con una persona proveniente dalla Grimaldi, il vettore italiano ha confermato la propria intenzione di assicurare la continuità proponendo ad Andrew Abbot, attualmente direttore operativo, di divenire il nuovo direttore generale.

Dove invece la Grimaldi nei prossimi anni lascerà il proprio segno è nella flotta della ACL. Le cinque portacontenitori ro-ro da 2.908 TEU della classe A3 sono relativamente vecchie, sebbene non ancora prossime alla fine della propria durata utile. Tuttavia, dato il suo buon curriculum, la Grimaldi prenderà senza dubbio in considerazione l'ipotesi di ringiovanire la flotta della ACL nei prossimi tre-cinque anni. Inoltre, essa mirerà ad ampliare il numero delle navi gestite sotto il marchio ACL, ed esistono indicazioni del fatto che le specifiche inerenti a nuove costruzioni per due portaveicoli attualmente ordinate presso un cantiere croato possano essere modificate allo scopo di renderle utilizzabili nei traffici transatlantici della ACL.

Oltre alle ro-ro della ACL che adesso effettivamente controlla, la Grimaldi detiene una flotta di proprietà di 21 navi ro-ro multipurpose, che potenzia noleggiando portaveicoli sulle rotte-chiave. L'anno scorso, sono state consegnate alla Grimaldi cinque nuove unità, proseguendo gli investimenti da record realizzati nel corso degli anni '90.

A partire dal 1997, la compagnia di navigazione ha preso in consegna in totale 12 nuove navi, tutte quante più grandi e veloci di quelle che sono andate a sostituire. Ulteriori tre nuove costruzioni seguiranno nel 2002, mentre per altre sei è in programma la consegna nel 2003.

Le nuove costruzioni della Grimaldi sono per lo più attrezzate per il trasporto di automobili ed altri settori di attività ro-ro, ma dispongono altresì di un'apprezzabile capacità di trasporto containers. Ad esempio, la Grande Ellade e la Grande Scandinavia, consegnate dalla Daewoo nel 2001, possono accogliere a bordo 750 TEU ciascuna.

Cinque unità di nuova costruzione da 26.000 tonnellate di stazza lorda ordinate al gruppo cantieristico italiano Fincantieri dispongono di una velocità di crociera di 20 nodi ed offrono il 15% di capacità complessiva in più rispetto alla precedente classe ordinata dalla Grimaldi. Si dice che la loro composizione di carico ideale sia di 2.500 auto, 2.500 metri di corsie di carichi ro-ro e 850 containers, sebbene la loro capacità di accoglienza massima di containers sia di 1.321 TEU ciascuna.

La Grimaldi ha rafforzato l'Euromed mediante la consegna di nuove navi nel corso del 2001, e così ora essa utilizza cinque navi gemelle in una rotazione settimanale a giorno fisso che comprende 18 porti. Le cinque navi sotto ordinazione presso la Fincantieri - la cui consegna è prevista nel 2002/3 - sono state previste al fine di consentire l'ulteriore miglioramento dell'Euromed, che è destinato a diventare bisettimanale entro i prossimi due anni. Inoltre, il nuovo tonnellaggio immesso in servizio nel corso del 2001 è stato utilizzato allo scopo di migliorare i servizi dell'Africa Occidentale e del Sud America, che adesso partono entrambi ogni 10 giorni.

Le operazioni inframediterranee della Grimaldi sono state rafforzate allo stesso modo, in gran parte attraverso il ridislocamento di tonnellaggio dismesso per l'arrivo di nuove navi. La Adriatic Line, che collega Ravenna, Capodistria, Venezia, Ashdod, Haifa, Smirne e Pireo, è adesso settimanale a giorno fisso, mentre vi è una nuova navetta dedicata da Ravenna a Venezia, Capodistria ed Alessandria.

I servizi ro-ro dall'Italia alla Spagna sono stati incrementati, negli ultimi mesi, mediante l'impiego di una nave ro-ro multipurpose, la Setubal Express, sulla rotta Livorno-Valencia. La Grimaldi ha in programma di rafforzare ulteriormente il suo prodotto su questo traffico per mezzo dell'impiego di navi più grandi e veloci nel prossimo futuro.

Nel contesto della strategia della compagnia di incrementare la propria presenza nell'ambito dei traffici tra l'Italia e la Spagna, la Grimaldi ha sottoscritto un accordo con l'operatore ferroviario spagnolo Renfe Transported Combinados. Quest'ultimo ha istituito un'operazione intermodale denominata Tegri, attraverso cui le due società forniranno servizi logistici da porta a porta utilizzando la tratta marittima quale principale componente trasportistica.

La Grimaldi, mentre investiva rilevanti somme di denaro in nuove navi più grandi e veloci, ha provveduto altresì a migliorare la propria rete portuale europea. Il maggiore investimento concerne il nuovo AET (Antwerp Euro Terminal), un'associazione in partecipazione con la MexicoNatie, che ha cominciato le operazioni alla metà del 2001 ed attualmente comprende 800 metri di banchina supportati da un'area terminalistica di 250.000 metri2.

Con i lavori in corso, un'ulteriore fase di sviluppo amplierà l'area retrostante di altri 380.000 metri2 e la banchina per altri 200 metri. Tutti i servizi multipurpose Euromed, Africa Occidentale e Sud America della Grimaldi saranno in grado di fare scalo presso una infrastruttura, assieme alle portaveicoli dedicate della compagnia. Vi sono altresì piani finalizzati all'estensione della lunghezza della banchina fino a 1.500 metri e per acquisire gru per la movimentazione di containers bordo-costa per lo AET. La Grimaldi potrebbe, quindi, consolidare ulteriormente le proprie operazioni nord-europee in un centro di snodo movimentando anche le grandi navi della ACL, sebbene essa affermi che non sia ancora stato approvato lo scalo della ACL presso il nuovo terminal.

Le nuove attrezzature containerizzate rappresentano un altro settore in cui la Grimaldi ha effettuato investimenti: negli ultimi due anni, la compagnia di navigazione ha acquisito oltre 9.000 TEU, nell'ambito della propria strategia finalizzata all'incremento della propria flotta di box. La flotta di containers della Grimaldi ora si attesta a più di 31.000 TEU, mentre la scorta della ACL è pari a circa 22.000 TEU.

Le acquisizioni di box nel 2000 e nel 2001 si riferiscono a 4.000 contenitori da 20 piedi, 1.000 contenitori ventilati da 20 piedi, 2.500 unità high-cube da 40 piedi e 75 flatracks da 40 piedi. Il valore complessivo di questo investimento è dell'ordine di 15 milioni di dollari USA.

Con l'acquisto della ACL, la Grimaldi si è ora affermata quale importante fornitore di servizio containerizzato. La ACL ha caricato quasi 238.000 TEU nel 2000 e prevede cifre simili per il 2001. I containers costituiscono il 70% circa dell'attività di trasporto merci della ACL. Mentre il traffico containerizzato della Grimaldi rappresenta solo una parte minore dei suoi flussi di trasporto merci (per fare un esempio, con tutta probabilità è il 25% circa dell'Euromed), la compagnia è ancora un significativo trasportatore di containers tra il Nord Europa ed i suoi mercati principali nel Mediterraneo, in Africa Occidentale ed in Sud America. La compagnia si aspetta di conseguire entro il 2003 un tasso di crescita tra il 10 ed il 20 per cento nei propri volumi containerizzati.
(da: Containerisation International, gennaio 2002)


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From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
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%
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