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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 12/2002 - DECEMBER 2002

Trasporto marittimo

L'indovinello del cabotaggio cileno

Il Cile è un candidato naturale per lo sviluppo dei traffici di cabotaggio, data la sua linea costiera estesa per 4.300 km e con una larghezza media del territorio pari a soli 180 km. Cosa insolita per il Sudamerica, questo paese dispone ancora di due vettori marittimi internazionali, la CSAV (Compañia Sud Americana de Vapores), al 30° posto della classifica mondiale stilata da Containerisation International, e la CCNI (Compañia Chilena de Navigacion Interoceanica), al 38° posto.

Jan Hoffmann, economista della ECLAC (Commissione Economica delle Nazioni Unite per l'America Latina ed i Caraibi), ha dichiarato a Containerisation International: "Il Cile è stato tra i primi paesi dell'America Latina ad abolire il regime di riserva dei carichi generali per il proprio commercio estero. A causa di ciò, i suoi vettori hanno dovuto diventare più competitivi più presto delle compagnie di navigazione dei vicini Argentina e Peru, ad esempio, che hanno liberalizzato i propri traffici più tardi ed ora si ritrovano vettori nazionali molto più deboli".

Per ironia della sorte, tuttavia, potrebbe essere nell'interesse di questi vettori nazionali l'impedire che il cabotaggio raggiunga il suo pieno potenziale. Il Cile ancora conserva rigorose regole restrittive in ordine ai carichi inerenti ai servizi di cabotaggio e di raccordo tra i propri porti nazionali. L'unica eccezione è Arica nell'estremo nord, a causa del suo ruolo tradizionale di porto d'importazione ed esportazione per la Bolivia ed inoltre allo scopo di incoraggiare l'industria della regione. Ai sensi della normativa marittima cilena, tutti i carichi devono essere movimentati o da navi battenti bandiera cilena gestite dalla CSAV o dalla CCNI, o da operatori costieri cileni quali la NaviMag o Transmares. Tuttavia, nessuna di queste linee ha capacità o frequenze tali da poter far fronte all'aumento della domanda di trasporti di origine marittima di cui discernono alcuni economisti marittimi.

I caricatori nella remota Punta Arenas, la principale città del Cile meridionale, vengono frequentemente frustrati dal fatto di assistere al passaggio delle navi a lungo raggio al di là dello stretto di Magellano. I loro box restano fermi sui moli per settimane in attesa che ad una delle poche portacontainers battenti bandiera cilena sia consentito di trasportare i propri carichi nei mercati della regione di Santiago ed oltre.

Servizi quali il Servizio Contenitori Sud Americano della Maruba ed i Servizi Magellano e Mercosur che la CSAV e la Companhia Libra de Navegação (partecipata al 70% dalla CSAV) effettuano in associazione (il Magellano comprende anche la Hamburg Sud, mentre il Conosur comprende la Aliança), di norma scalano prima a San Vicente od a San Antonio. Ciò rende ideale per loro il collegamento di questa regione remota (nonché ultimo porto di scalo prima dell'Antartide) con la maggior parte della popolazione cilena, concentrata attorno a Santiago e Valparaiso.

I caricatori nel nord del paese subiscono conseguenze anche peggiori, dato che le linee di navigazione salpano con centinaia di spazi-containers vuoti, mentre loro devono aspettare i servizi settimanali nonché costosi della Transmares e della CSAV. Incredibilmente, ai caricatori costa in media qualcosa come 715 dollari USA movimentare una unità da 20 piedi da San Antonio, principale porto containerizzato cileno, a Callao in Peru, distante 1.334 miglia nautiche. Ancora, costa l'astronomica cifra di 1.025 dollari USA movimentare lo stesso box per 806 miglia nautiche da San Antonio a Iquique nel Cile del nord, che è sulla medesima rotta ma un giorno prima. La Transmares e la CSAV non ne ricavano eccessivi profitti: i costi extra sono dovuti all'inefficienza del sistema.

Il lucroso settore delle esportazioni cilene, che comprendono il rame, il pesce, la farina di pesce, la frutta ed il legname, hanno reso il paese una destinazione di traffico sempre più in vista, ed i vettori globali vi si stanno affollando. I mercati secondari, quale è il Sudamerica, consentono loro altresì di impiegare le navi di dimensioni medie (da circa 2.200 TEU a 3.800 TEU), sostituite in altri traffici con navi più nuove e più grandi.

Secondo Hoffman, vi sono adesso qualcosa come 32 servizi regolari che fanno scalo in Cile e sulla Costa Occidentale del Sudamerica. Tra gli operatori affermati nei traffici alla volta del Cile, vi sono la Hamburg Sud, la CP Ships (tramite la TMM e la Lykes Lines), la Maersk Sealand, la CMA CGM, la MOL, la K Linee la NYK Line. La Kien Hung ha fatto il proprio ingresso nei traffici cileni più o meno tre anni fa, con un servizio alla volta dell'Asia, mentre la MSC e la Evergreen hanno dato il via a servizi regolari che collegano la loro rete mondiale al Cile solamente nel corso del 2002. La MSC ha inaugurato un servizio feeder da Manzanillo, in Messico, mentre il gigante taiwanese ora effettua un feeder da Panama.

Iniziative sorte nei circoli politici cileni, finalizzate all'apertura del cabotaggio ai vettori internazionali, hanno destato grande interesse presso le compagnie di navigazione a lungo raggio, per lungo tempo frustrate dalle limitazioni sui traffici di raccordo. Queste ultime sono particolarmente seccanti, dal momento che la maggior parte dei traffici di cabotaggio fluisce dal centro del Cile (Santiago ed i suoi dintorni) alle estremità settentrionale e meridionale, il che potrebbe incrementare l'utilizzazione del naviglio in direzione nord. Essa attualmente in direzione nord si attesta tra il 65% ed il 75%, rispetto al 100% in direzione sud per alcuni vettori.

Tim Stout, direttore regionale per la Costa Occidentale del Sudamerica della Hamburg Sud, membro dell'influente consorzio AMPAC, ha dichiarato a Containerisation International: "Se venisse aperto a tutti, ci consentirebbe una maggiore flessibilità, specialmente per quel che riguarda i nostri carichi di relazione".

Tuttavia, malgrado l'apparente necessità di servizi di raccordo e cabotaggio, il cabotaggio cileno rappresenta solo una piccola frazione delle movimentazioni di carichi nazionali complessivi. Come nella maggior parte dell'America Latina, l'autotrasporto domina, dato che il 95% di tutte le movimentazioni di merci generali e containerizzate su distanze superiori ai 500 km avvengono via strada, secondo le statistiche dell'Università di Santiago.

Inoltre, la situazione al momento sta peggiorando. Gordon Wilmsmeier, ricercatore dell'Università di Dresda, afferma: "Le movimentazioni di cabotaggio in Cile in effetti hanno subito un calo, dai 18,8 milioni di tonnellate nel 1999 ai 12,85 milioni di tonnellate nel 2000, di modo che il governo dovrebbe tentare di aiutare il settore".

Insieme a Hoffmann e ad Alfred Baird, economista marittimo della Napier University in Scozia, Wilmsmeier ha elaborato uno studio, "L'autostrada del mare cilena", che nello scorso mese di novembre è stato premiato in occasione della conferenza IAME svoltasi a Panama. Lo studio esamina al microscopio il cabotaggio cileno e conclude che questa potrebbe essere una regione ideale in cui istituire un servizio ro-ro efficiente e regolare (con frequenza possibilmente giornaliera ed utilizzando traghetti veloci) sulla rotta da San Antonio a Puerto Montt in direzione sud, nonché da San Antonio ad Antofagasta in direzione nord. Entrambe le rotte sono lunghe approssimativamente 1.100 km, e gli attuali servizi ro-ro della NaviMag (con vecchie navi operative tra 8 e 15 nodi) sarebbero troppo lenti per incrementare la frequenza del servizio regolare. Il modus operandi richiesto consiste in una velocità di almeno 24 nodi con una moderna ro-ro, ovvero di 40 nodi con un traghetto veloce.

Nel rapporto si sostiene: "I primi risultati indicano che la attuabilità commerciale potenziale ed i vantaggi ambientali di tali servizi costieri ro-ro in Cile sono sicuramente degni di ulteriore considerazione".

Tuttavia, Baird ha dichiarato a Containerisation International che sarebbe stato necessario un supporto governativo, dal momento che ci sarebbero voluti tre anni per coprire le spese e che inoltre sarebbero state necessari investimenti in nuove navi.

Lo studio è altresì arrivato alla conclusione che un'altra possibile risposta all'indovinello del cabotaggio cileno consisterebbe nella liberazione di spazi sulle direttrici marittime a lungo raggio, possibilmente in collaborazione con servizi ro-ro migliorati. Eric Petri, economista della divisione società portuali del dipartimento sviluppo imprenditoriale del governo cileno, supporta tale opinione. Egli ha lavorato in stretta collaborazione con le Nazioni Unite e varie agenzie marittime al fine di produrre una bozza di documento per un accordo multilaterale per il trasporto marittimo tra tutti e 10 i paesi sudamericani. In termini di vettori globali, e ciò in concreto sta a significare giusto le due linee cilene (CCNI e CSAV), oltre all'argentina Maruba ed alla brasiliana Aliança. Egli ritiene che ciò possa diventare legge del Cile, con conseguente accettazione da parte degli altri paesi, entro il luglio del 2003.

Spiega Petri: "Dobbiamo avere più trasporto marittimo lungo la nostra lunga linea costiera al fine di incrementare la collegabilità del paese. Questo accordo reciproco aumenterà altresì gli scambi economici sudamericani".

Lo studio sulla "autostrada del mare cilena" conclude nel senso che un accordo regionale che consentisse alle navi registrate negli altri due paesi di partecipare al cabotaggio avrebbe diversi effetti positivi:

  • le maggiori possibilità di scelta per il caricatore incoraggerebbe il dirottamento modale dall'autotrasporto al trasporto marittimo;

  • un uso maggiormente efficiente della capacità ridurrebbe i costi complessivi del trasporto, migliorando la competitività internazionale di tutti e tre i paesi;

  • un relativo vantaggio dei servizi marittimi regionali (inter-sudamericani) sulle linee intercontinentali alimenterebbe l'integrazione regionale;

  • le dimensioni del mercato protetto aumenterebbero, consentendo economie di scala che renderebbero più competitivi i vettori dei tre paesi rispetto ai vettori internazionali, dal momento che solo i vettori argentini, cileni e brasiliani sarebbero in grado di combinare servizi di raccordo, cabotaggio ed internazionali sulle stesse navi. Se il traffico stradale venisse ridotto, l'unico "perdente" sarebbe il settore dell'autotrasporto.

Dichiara Hoffman: "Il risultato sarebbe una situazione assolutamente favorevole, da cui trarrebbero vantaggio gli utenti, l'ambiente, l'integrazione regionale ed i fornitori di trasporto marittimo".

Peraltro, malgrado i pronostici degli economisti, molti nel settore marittimo cileno non ritengono necessario l'intervento governativo finalizzato all'apertura del mercato agli esterni. Molti di loro citano ragioni patriottiche e di sicurezza nazionale a sostegno delle limitazioni. Arturo Sierra Merino, direttore generale dell'ANA (Associazione Nazionale Cilena Armatori), sostiene: "In termini di sicurezza nazionale, abbiamo bisogno di poter disporre di un po' di capacità per qualsiasi emergenza possa verificarsi".

Egli dichiara che la fornitura di navi e servizi, in particolar modo per il sud del Cile, è "grosso modo giusta per il quantitativo ed il tipo di carichi coinvolti" e ha detto a Containerisation International: "Il cabotaggio è un settore chiuso nella maggior parte dei paesi del mondo, negli Stati Uniti, in Europa e nell'America Latina. Perciò, perché noi dovremmo aprire il nostro? Le navi della NaviMag sono in grado di viaggiare a circa 14 nodi e si tratta della velocità giusta per il loro mercato. Portarvi dentro navi più veloci, potrebbe essere troppo costoso".

Continua Sierra Merino: "Il problema è che non possiamo competere con le operazioni di autotrasporto, perché queste ultime sono più economiche, e ciò in parte avviene perché esse sono indirettamente finanziate dal governo". Egli cita la manutenzione delle strade, la mancanza di pedaggi autostradali ed il finanziamento del gasolio: tutto ciò contribuisce a sostenere le finanze delle imprese di autotrasporto, mentre le linee di navigazione cilene devono pagarsi tutti i propri costi. Sierra suggerisce che il governo dovrebbe abolire qualsiasi forma di assistenza agli autotrasportatori.

Per dimostrare quanto asserisce, Sierra accenna alla normativa del 1995 che consente speciali dispense dalla rigorosa normativa sul cabotaggio per le merci containerizzate movimentate da e per il porto settentrionale di Arica. Dalla metà degli anni '90, ai vettori stranieri è stato permesso di movimentare i contenitori dai porti cileni da e per Arica, ma, secondo Sierra, "neanche un solo contenitore è stato movimentato" perché le tariffe di nolo e gli oneri di movimentazione sono troppo elevati ed i camion sono troppo a buon mercato.

Un operatore terminalistico di Valparaiso ha detto che la lavorazione dei carichi di cabotaggio, per quanto si tratti di merci internazionali, li ha resi poco allettanti per i caricatori, anche se ciò "gradualmente si sta risolvendo favorevolmente". Altre fonti ribattono che la mancanza di un servizio regolare per i caricatori da Arica, nonché i documenti cartacei che devono essere redatti per pochi contenitori qui e là, scoraggiavano i caricatori. Tuttavia, se anche ai due porti vicini situati a sud (Iquique e Antofagasta) fosse stata concessa la dispensa per trasportare carichi di cabotaggio, allora "sarebbe stato un altro paio di maniche".

Sembra probabile che l'indovinello del cabotaggio cileno debba restare irrisolto ancora per un po'.
(da: Containerisation International, novembre 2002)


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DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
The Western Sicily Port Authority opens access to funds for the PNRR training program to entities with private contracts.
Palermo
Rhenus has acquired the entire capital of LBH Global Agencies
Holzwickede
51% stake acquired from the Lagendijk family
The Genoa Port Authority's 2025 report on ship emissions has been published.
Genoa
228 inspections carried out to verify nitrogen oxide emission levels
Assoporti's second traveling assembly in Bari
Bari
The first meeting held in Venice follows
APM Terminals and Hateco to Build Container Terminal in Da Nang Port
The Hague
It will have a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs. An investment of over $1.7 billion.
Cavotec records record orders in the maritime-port segment
Stockholm
Strong demand for shore power system installations
FS Logistix-ANITA launches its new Bologna-Marcianise freight rail service.
Rome
Perform four weekly rotations
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines saw quarterly revenue decline
Taipei/Keelung
In March, the decreases were -17.8%, -5.9% and -10.7% respectively.
Gianpaolo Serpagli is the new president of the Unione Interporti Riuniti.
Rome
He is president of Cepim Spa - Parma Interport
From GreenMedPorts a pragmatic approach to the development of green maritime corridors in the Mediterranean
Livorno
The concession term for APM Terminals' terminal in Valencia has been extended by eight years.
Valencia
It will expire in 2049 upon reaching 50 years
In the first quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -1.3%
Valencia/Madrid
Cruise passengers grow by +15.7%
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the PCTC Grande Inghilterra
Naples
The vessel has a maximum capacity of 9,000 TEUs
In 2025, Blu Navy ferries carried over one million passengers
Portoferraio
ABB Group revenues grew by 18% in the first quarter of 2026
Zurich
Strong increase (+32%) in the value of new orders
Contship Italia has joined the Smart Freight Centre
Melzo
The international organization is committed to the decarbonization of freight transport
Container traffic at CMPort terminals grew by 4.4% in the first quarter
Hong Kong
Record for this time of year
CargoBeamer has extended its Liège-Domodossola intermodal service to the Parma Interporto.
Leipzig
Six round trips per week were made
The antitrust authority has approved Medlog's acquisition of MVN.
Rome
The deadline for concluding the proceedings regarding the Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger has been extended to May 27.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to build aluminum naval drones
National Harbor
The autonomous naval vessels, weighing 250 tons, will be 52 meters long and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Truck driver hit and killed at a road haulage strike picket line
Rome
Trasportounito suspends the national shutdown of the sector
CK Hutchison reports record annual revenues in the port segment
Hong Kong
Turnover generated by European terminals grew by +13%
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Meeting at the Stock Exchange Palace
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier vessel Grande Tokyo.
Naples
It has a cargo capacity of 9,241 ceu
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The crisis in the Persian Gulf does not justify such rapid and widespread increases in energy prices.
Genoa
GNV has introduced a former Moby ferry into its fleet
Genoa
The ship will undergo refitting operations
Over 65 kilos of cocaine were seized in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
They were hidden at the bottom of a wooden chest of drawers
Bunkering in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -25% in the first quarter
Rotterdam/Paris
Container traffic at COSCO Shipping Ports terminals grew by 9.0% in the first three months of 2026.
Hong Kong
In the Mediterranean, there has been an exceptional increase in activity at the Egyptian SCCT terminal in Port Said.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 5.7% in the first three months of 2026.
Long Beach
In March the decline was -5.2%
Brussels authorizes SFPIM's acquisition of Belgian company Lineas
Brussels
No competition issues identified
Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia
Milan
The value of the orders amounts to approximately 400 million dollars
FS Logistix tests the first smart train on the Milan-Catania line
Rome
The fleet upgrade has reached 700 digitized railcars
Fincantieri Marine Group has been awarded a first contract under the US Navy's LSM program.
Trieste
$30 million order
Another sharp reduction in quarterly freight traffic at the port of Taranto
Taranto
Solid bulk and conventional cargo halved
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -6.1% in the first quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
In March the decrease was -5.5%
Comparison between Italian ports and Florida ports
Miami
The Italian port system presents itself at Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 in Miami
The Boards of Directors of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan of the companies
Padua
A court-appointed expert will have to establish the final exchange ratio
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles decreased by 4.6% in the first three months of 2026.
Los Angeles
In March alone, 752,519 TEUs were handled (-3.3%)
CMA CGM to buy Lebanese group Fattal
Marseille
The company is active in the distribution and marketing of international brands in the Middle East and North Africa.
A record cruise traffic of 15.1 million passengers is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Miami
Senesi (Cemar): growth of a new type of high-spending clientele
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku achieved record turnover in 2025
Turku
Annual net profit of 83.8 million euros (+21.6%)
Marseille-Fos Port inaugurates cold ironing for simultaneous connection of three large cruise ships.
Marseille
Global Ports Holding to Manage Cruise Terminal at Port of Acapulco
Acapulco
Construction of a new dock is planned
A consortium has been formed in La Spezia to share data and improve supply chain efficiency.
La Spezia
Oats: Logistics efficiency depends on dialogue between all components of the supply chain.
In the first quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +1.7%
Hong Kong
Revenues from this activity decreased by -7.6%
Francesco Di Leverano is the new secretary general of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority.
Bari
His four-year term will begin on May 11
Discount for large-capacity container ships transiting the Suez Canal suspended
Ismailia
It was in force from 15 May 2025
In February, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -8.9%
Ravenna
An increase of +1.3% is expected for the month of March
Over 600 illegal workers discovered in the logistics sector
Rome
Coordinated and continuous collaboration contracts that masked actual subordinate employment relationships
RINA and Hanwha collaborate on battery-hybrid propulsion systems for ferries
Genoa/Busan
The projects will concern both existing and newly built vessels
French shipping company TOWT has been placed into administration
Le Havre
The company has two sailing cargo ships
Casciano (Vado Gateway): The final design for the new Bossarino toll booth in Vado Ligure has received approval.
Vado Ligure
The hope - he said - is that the work can be completed as soon as possible.
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Number of ships undergoing repairs in Greece remains stable
Piraeus
Interventions carried out in dry dock are decreasing
The Italian government has extended the reduction in excise duties on fuel
Rome
The deadline has been extended to May 1st. 60% of the resources come from the ETS.
The Gaia Blu research vessel will serve as Italy's technological platform for autonomous navigation.
Rome
Towing operations of the LNG vessel Arctic Metagaz fail.
Tripoli
The LNG carrier is currently out of control and adrift
Yesterday a bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal
Ismailia
The incident was resolved within four hours
Confitarma and Assarmatori: The crisis puts maritime connections to the islands at risk.
Rome
Dominguez (IMO) urges States to coordinate to address the Hormuz maritime crisis
London
Since February 28, 21 attacks against vessels have occurred in the area
The La Spezia freight forwarders' association is urging measures to maintain the port's operational efficiency.
La Spezia
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
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Three days of round tables, conferences, interviews, meetings and shows to tell the story of the port
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Appointment at the Stock Exchange Palace
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Due Torri is equipping itself with a 15,000-square-meter logistics hub at the Bologna Interporto.
Minerbio
In 2025, the Emilian company's turnover grew by +13.9%
The 2026 Italian Port Days program will begin soon.
Rome
The theme is "Italy, Gateway to the Mediterranean: Dialogues between Landings and Cities"
Port of La Spezia: First test for hydrogen refueling from dockside mobile vehicle to vessel
La Spezia
Bunkering trials at the Baglietto shipyard
NYK consolidates its operations in the dry bulk maritime transport segment
Tokyo
Group leaders appointed in eight European countries
Last year, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -5.2%
La Goulette
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.5%
The Guardia di Finanza will use new drones to monitor the Gioia Tauro port area.
Gioia Tauro
The ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado will implement new PCS usage rights management procedures starting tomorrow.
Genoa
The measure does not introduce new charges
Nearly 400 kg of pure cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
Three distinct operations performed within a week
Confitarma, with the Energy Decree, now is the time to allocate resources to maritime transport.
Rome
Baleària will have its own ferry terminal in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
It will become operational in a year. Investment of €25.3 million.
In 2025, freight volumes transported by DB Cargo decreased by -8.1%
Berlin
Revenues fell by -8.0%
ONE has acquired 30% of Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
Singapore
The company operates Terminals D, C1 & C2 and A3 of Laem Chabang Port
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.4 million containers (+3.2%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
Container traffic in Hong Kong fell by -8.0%
ALIS, the use of ETS revenues to encourage intermodality is a good idea.
Rome
Di Caterina: We hope for a significant increase in the financial resources for the Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus instruments starting next year.
CIMC's container sales fell by -31.9% last year.
Hong Kong
Revenues in the container segment fell by -30.9%
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