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COUNCIL OF INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONSULTANTSYEAR XXVI - Number 1/2008 - JANUARY 2008

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Helsinki alza la posta in gioco

Entro la fine del 2008, il porto finlandese di Helsinki diventerà il quarto scalo containerizzato della regione Scandinavia/Baltico in grado di movimentare le portacontainer panamax, dopo Gøteborg (Svezia), Århus (Danimarca) e Danzica (Polonia).

Resta la questione relativa a quando la regione assisterà all'arrivo del proprio primo servizio marittimo a lungo raggio, data l'inaugurazione del porto russo di Ust Luga, nei pressi di San Pietroburgo, l'anno successivo.

Tuttavia, sembra che questo sviluppo abbia ancora molta strada da fare.

Ci sono ancora troppi porti privi di servizi, a differenza del Mar Nero, dove i servizi diretti stanno adesso diventando la norma, la maggior parte dei quali dispongono di infrastrutture per la movimentazione dei containers e profondità di pescaggio assai limitate.

Nella sola Finlandia, ad esempio, esistono più di quattro porte d'accesso containerizzate a servizio dei traffici, come mostra la tabella sottostante.

TRAFFICI DEI PORTI FINLANDESI
NEL 2006 E NEL PRIMO SEMESTRE DEL 2007
(DATI ESPRESSI IN TEU)

Porto

Primo semestre
2007

Cambiamento

2006

Cambiamento

Kotka

259.025

23,5%

452.401

23,5%

Helsinki

216.335

3,6%

416.667

-9,4%

Hamina

92.038

23,4%

168.192

8,2%

Rauma

84.510

3,9%

161.148

35,9%

Hanko

28.604

16,0%

54.256

-7,5%

Pori

20.173

-4,9%

42.137

-22,7%

Totale

700.685

12,9%

1.294.801

6,7%

Altri

46.899

-13,5%

98.889

14,0%

Totale complessivo

747.584

10,8%

1.393.690

7,2%

Fonte: Liner intelligence (www.ci-online.co.uk) / Seanews

Inoltre, gran parte della regione è coperta dal ghiaccio in inverno, il che obbliga all'uso di navi rompighiaccio.

Il progetto della baia ad acque profonde di Vuosaari a Helsinki rappresenta, tuttavia, un bel passo nella giusta direzione e, anche con la continuazione dei soli servizi feeder, cambierà in modo significativo lo scenario logistico degli importatori ed esportatori che desiderano servire il mercato finlandese ed il suo interland russo.

La porta d'accesso della capitale finnica è stata lontana dalla ribalta nel corso degli ultimi due anni, ma ciò è avvenuto solo a causa della congestione e dell'ammissione del fatto che la zona del suo terminal contenitori della Baia Occidentale sembrerebbe molto più bella se fosse un centro dedicato al tempo libero, e perciò limitato alle sole navi passeggeri.

Da allora, i traffici dalla Finlandia al mondo esterno sono stati pertanto incoraggiati ad utilizzare altri porti, il che ha comportato un calo di traffici da 500.000 TEU nel 2004 a 459.744 TEU nel 2005.

Come mostra la tabella, i suoi traffici containerizzati sono diminuiti di un ulteriore 9,4% nel 2006, sino a 416.527 TEU, rispetto ad una crescita media complessiva dei traffici portuali del paese del 7%, mentre è cresciuta del solo 3,6% nei primi mesi del 2007, rispetto ad crescita nazionale media del 10,8%.

Inntale contesto, le importazioni hanno subito più conseguenze delle esportazioni.

Resta da vedere se Helsinki recupererà tutta la sua gloria originaria, dal momento che Hamina e Kotka hanno colto tutte le opportunità che gli si sono presentate per espandersi, mentre la baia di Vuosaari, appena fuori Helsinki, era in fase di costruzione.

Inoltre, Hamina e Kotka sono molto più vicine al confine russo, di modo che sono situate in una posizione migliore per poter trarre vantaggio dalla cronica congestione di San Pietroburgo.

Queste porte d'accesso hanno inoltre tratto vantaggio dalla politica delle Ferrovie Russe che hanno smesso di favorire la direttrice Transiberiana dal porto di Vostochniy sul Pacifico a Buslovskaya (sul confine finlandese) a partire dall'inizio del 2006, a favore dello sviluppo di servizi più diretti da Vostochniy alle destinazioni russe interne, Mosca compresa.

Quasi tutte le attività sud-coreane che erano solite entrare nel mercato russo attraverso questa porta di servizio hanno dovuto, di conseguenza, essere invece movimentate via mare.

I traffici nei due sensi ammontavano a qualcosa come 130.000 TEU nel 2005, il che aiuta a spiegare in parte la conseguente crescita di Hamina e Kotka.

Al fine di attirare nuovamente i caricatori a Helsinki alla fine di quest'anno, la sua autorità portuale non ha badato a spese.

Per un costo di 313,7 milioni di euro, il nuovo porto offrirà due impressionanti banchina containerizzate di 750 metri, oltre a 15 ormeggi ro-ro in un'area portuale chiusa di 150 ettari.

La baia occidentale oggi offre solo un ormeggio per ro-ro/contenitori di 400 metri, con un pescaggio lungobanchina di 11 metri, ed un'altra banchina di 430 metri con un pescaggio lungobanchina di 8,9 metri, ma non ha altro spazio a fini di espansione.

La baia Nord, anch'essa chiusa ai carichi unitizzati, provvede per lo più ai servizi ro-ro.

D'altro canto, il canale d'approccio di Vuosaari è stato dragato sino ad una profondità minima di 12,5 metri, che sta a significare un pescaggio-nave in sicurezza di almeno 11 metri.

Il canale di approccio è lungo 32 km e largo 200 metri.

I traffici sono messi in condizione di scorrere in entrambe le direzioni, fatta eccezione per un tratto di 10 km, che dispone di un punto di ancoraggio ed incrocio a metà strada.

La Finnsteve continuerà a fornire servizi di stivaggio nella zona orientale della nuova baia e ha già ordinato quattro gru a cavaliere panamax alla Kalmar, in grado di estendersi su 18 file di contenitori allineati in banchina.

Le suddette gru dovrebbero essere consegnate a maggio.

La Multi-Link Terminals e la Steveco hanno intenzione di effettuare operazioni nella parte occidentale della baia, dove sono state previste anche operazioni containerizzate.

Il complesso disporrà nelle vicinanze di un parco delle attività da 25 ettari per facilitare le procedure commerciali ed operative.

Le imprese che vi apriranno dei locali non saranno direttamente collegate alle operazioni portuali, ma potranno trarre vantaggio dalla prossimità alla baia ed al suo canale di navigazione.

Metà dei diritti edilizi inerenti al parco da 91.000 m2 sono già stati prenotati.

Uno dei suoi primi inquilini sarà il gruppo Paulig, che ha cominciato a costruire una nuova torrefazione di caffè per sostituire l'altra realizzata a Vuosaari nel 1967.

Jan Kluever, amministratore delegato della Team Lines, un importante operatore feeder al servizio del mercato finlandese, ha dichiarato: “Diamo il benvenuto al nuovo porto ed a tutto ciò che ha da offrire, ma dobbiamo ancora sentire se le sue infrastrutture saranno aperte 24 ore su 24 e 7 ore su 7.

Per un po' di tempo abbiamo chiesto che ciò avvenisse nella Baia Occidentale.

Siamo anche preoccupati per l'eventualità che la realizzazione dei suoi capannoni per il riempimento e lo svuotamento dei contenitori possa avvenire dopo la scadenza fissata.

Un grosso vantaggio apportato dal nuovo scalo consisterà nei suoi collegamenti stradali e ferroviari, che porteranno fuori dal centro città i traffici pesanti”.

Queste connessioni stradali e ferroviarie, che comportano lo scavo di gallerie assai costose, sono già state completate.

La strada si collega direttamente alla tangenziale cittadina esterna III, che ha un diametro di poco più di 10 km.

Ciò consente il dirottamento del traffico pesante fuori dalle strette strade del centro cittadino.

La linea ferroviaria elettrificata a binario unico del porto è lunga 19 km e sarà utilizzata per il solo trasporto merci.

Essa si collega alla rete nazionale nei sobborghi della città.

Ci si aspetta che approssimativamente il 10% del traffico containerizzato del porto continui ad essere movimentato per ferrovia, inizialmente, mentre la quota residua lo sarà via strada, sebbene si preveda che la quota della ferrovia cresca sino al 20% grazie al miglioramento delle connessioni.

Lo scorso anno, Veli Takanen, direttore per lo sviluppo della Finnsteve, ha dichiarato: “Circa un quarto della popolazione finlandese vive nell'area metropolitana di Helsinki e quasi tutte le direttrici distributive per le importazioni partono dalla città, di modo che è naturale che, usando questo centro portuale, i clienti possano inoltrare alla svelta le loro importazioni ai consumatori.

Di conseguenza, il magazzinaggio dei prodotti ed il capitale ad essi vincolato risulteranno minimizzati.

“A causa dell'elevato livello delle importazioni che questi abitanti richiedono, tutti i vettori e le società di leasing debbono sempre avere un sacco di contenitori vuoti a disposizione per le esportazioni.

Pertanto, i grandi movimentatori di derrate, quali i prodotti forestali, possono essere immediatamente scaricati dai carri ferroviari o dai camion e caricati sui containers (invece di essere prima immagazzinati).

Questo non è solo più veloce e ed economico: sono stati sperimentati anche meno danni al carico”.

La disponibilità di un numero maggiore di partenze delle navi ogni giorno rispetto agli altri porti vicini rende questo processo di esportazione ancora più rapido.

A giudizio della Finnsteve, le operazioni navali a Vuosaari diventeranno ancora più veloci, dato che a navi sino a 1,5 volte più grandi delle normali dimensioni di una nave da raccordo sarà consentito l'attracco contemporaneamente alle normali navi di dimensioni feeder da 650 a 900 TEU di capacità.

Inoltre, poiché un numero maggiore di carichi dovrebbe essere accentrato a Helsinki, saranno necessari meno scali di raccordo.

La Finnsteve esprime maggiori riserve in ordine alle prospettive di Helsinki per il mercato russo, ma, essendo impegnata anche nello stivaggio a Kotka, ha dovuto ripartire le propria fedeltà tra i due scali.

Afferma Takanen: “Ci aspettiamo che i traffici russi crescano per molti anni.

Recentemente non abbiamo condotto iniziative di marketing per Helsinki a proposito di questi traffici a causa della limitata capacità della Baia Occidentale.

D'altro canto, i traffici nel nostro terminal di Kotka sono in crescita e noi dobbiamo affrontare altresì la realtà che presto anche la sua capacità avrà bisogno di essere incrementata.

Kotka e Hamina sono situate 250 km più vicino al valico di frontiera russo a Vaalimaa (nei pressi di Buslovskaya) rispetto a Helsinki (partendo dal presupposto di un viaggio di andata e ritorno).

Poiché la maggior parte dei traffici containerizzati russi viene ancora trasportata via strada, ciò significa che la distanza più breve rappresenta un notevole vantaggio per loro.

Tuttavia, quando Vuosaari sarà stato inaugurato, avremo la possibilità di istituire una tratta ferroviaria migliore da Helsinki a Mosca.

La situazione tornerebbe così ad essere quella che avevamo negli anni '90; nondimeno, anche a quei tempi i due terminali erano troppo piccoli.

Il piazzale ferroviario di Vuosaari risolverà questo problema in Finlandia ed ora noi abbiamo la necessità di cominciare a cercare la disponibilità di un operatore terminalistico efficiente e fidato a Mosca”.

Takanen è stato attento a chiarire che la funzione primaria di Vuosaari sarà ancora quella di servire il mercato finlandese.

Ha infatti dichiarato: “L'ideale, naturalmente, sarebbe se la Finnsteve potesse bilanciare il carico di lavoro con i traffici russi su giorni diversi; tuttavia, al momento, non si tratta di un piano realistico”.

Concludendo, è chiaro che tutti coloro che sono impegnati nella realizzazione di una filiera organizzativa con la Finlandia ed il suo hinterland russo avranno un sacco di cose a cui pensare, dal momento che ciò che era solito essere non lo sarà più, mentre ciò che solitamente era impossibile diventerà molto più abbordabile.

Sebbene l'introduzione del primo servizio diretto dall'Asia sembri ancora una remota possibilità, la baia di Vuosaari renderà tale eventualità assai più allettante.
(da: Containerisation International, gennaio 2008, pagg. 56-57)


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In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
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
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial past
(The Economic Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
Today a new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The product tanker Kavomaleas of the Greek company Dynacom Tankers Management caught fire
Confitarma disappointed by the Commission's proposal to revise the EU ETS
Rome
Zanetti: The notable absentee is the competitiveness of the Italian and European shipping industry.
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