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LA POLITIQUE PORTUAIRE FRANCAISE

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REPONSE DU PRESIDENT DU PORT AUTONOME DE NANTES SAINT-NAZAIRE

Le port autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire souhaite compl'ter certaines informations sp'cifiques contenues dans le rapport particulier et infl'chir certaines conclusions qui en sont tir'es.

I. - Pr'ambule

Le port autonome de Nantes/Saint-Nazaire est charg' de la gestion du premier port de la fa'ade Atlantique, moteur du d'veloppement 'conomique interr'gional du Grand Ouest dont il conditionne pr's de 25 000 emplois. Son activit' a progress' de 27 % de 1990 ' 1998, soutenue par une dynamique commune du port autonome et de la communaut' portuaire s'appuyant sur une progression simultan'e de la comp'titivit' et des volumes et par un programme d'investissements important, tant publics que priv's.

Etablissement public de l'Etat, le port autonome est g'r' dans le strict respect des proc'dures administratives et financi'res, avec efficacit' et prudence, tout en laissant la part au r'alisme de la gestion au quotidien et en veillant ' la coh'rence avec les imp'ratifs 'conomiques et sociaux. La bonne sant' financi're de l''tablissement a permis d'engager, depuis 1997, des remboursements partiels de la dotation en capital de l'Etat et d'effectuer en 1999 un reversement ' l'Etat de 50 % de l'exc'dent de l'exercice 1998, comme le pr'voit le code des ports maritimes.

Les extraits du rapport qui ont 't' communiqu's au port autonome ne lui permettent pas de formuler une r'ponse globale aux travaux de la Cour des comptes, mais il souhaite apporter quelques 'l'ments d'appr'ciation compl'mentaires sur certains points sp'cifiques.

II. - R'ponses aux observations

A. - La gestion 'conomique et financi're du port autonome

1' Les proc'dures budg'taires

Les budgets du port autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire ne peuvent 'tre qualifi's "d'ambitions non r'alistes". En effet, au cours des exercices 1994 ' 1998, les r'sultats ont 't' sup'rieurs aux pr'visions. Cette situation, d'ailleurs critiqu'e par les clients du port autonome, l'gitime ' leurs yeux des baisses de tarifs plus importantes que celles qui ont d'j' 't' effectu'es.

Le port g're avec prudence un 'quilibre entre comp'titivit' et solidit' financi're de l'entreprise.

2' Les autres difficult's de fonctionnement

La productivit' du personnel est d'finie comme 'tant le rapport de la production 'largie sur l'effectif moyen. Cette d'finition ne traduit qu'imparfaitement l''volution r'elle de la productivit' du personnel du port autonome.

1') Une forte part de la production 'largie est li'e aux trafics de vracs liquides qui font peu appel aux personnels d'exploitation ;

2') La politique de mod'ration tarifaire, qui constitue une action constante du port, entra'ne, par effet m'canique, une baisse de la productivit'.

Si l'on examine sp'cifiquement l'outillage public, qui est l'activit' la plus consommatrice de personnel, l''volution, sur la p'riode 1990 - 1997 analys'e par le rapport, est la suivante :

- effectifs ouvriers et ma'trise (environ la moiti' de l'effectif du port) : - 2 %

- recettes d'outillage : + 44 %

- recettes d'outillage par agent ouvrier ou ma'trise : + 46 %

B. - La coh'rence des investissements

1' Co'ts d'escale d'un navire p'trolier

Les co'ts recens's par l'Union Fran'aise des Industries P'troli'res (UFIP) concernent les comptes d'escales et pas uniquement les droits per'us par les 'tablissements portuaires eux-m'mes. Ils incluent notamment les prestations de pilotage et de remorquage qui ne d'pendent pas du port autonome. Si, en 1996, le port autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire apparaissait plus cher que ses concurrents, il a consenti, ' plusieurs reprises, depuis cette date, d'importantes baisses des taux des droits de port marchandise qui ont 't' ramen's de 2,20 F ' 0,80 F par tonne de p'trole brut, sur un volume d'environ 12 Mt par an.

Le port autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire se trouve aujourd'hui parmi les ports fran'ais les moins chers pour ce trafic.

2' Les terminaux ' conteneurs

Le port autonome de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire a d'velopp' plus tardivement que les autres ports son trafic de conteneurs. La fiabilit' sociale des ouvriers dockers, obtenue depuis la r'forme de 1992, a permis une progression de trafic continue depuis 1993. Si le d'ficit du terminal ' conteneurs s''tablissait effectivement ' 17 MF, en 1995, avec 34 000 mouvements de conteneurs, il a 't' ramen' ' 10 MF, en 1998, avec 68000 mouvements. L'exc'dent brut d'exploitation (hors frais g'n'raux et amortissements) de ce terminal qui 'tait de -  3 MF, en 1995, est pass' ' + 9 MF, en 1998. L'augmentation de trafic, constat'e en 1999 (plus de + 2 0%), confortera cette tendance. Gr'ce ' une tarification conforme au march' et sur laquelle le port veille ' ce qu'elle ne s''rode pas avec les effets de productivit', ces chiffres d'montrent que le terminal ' conteneurs a d'pass' la taille critique en termes de rentabilit'.

Le port autonome et la place portuaire ont fait du d'veloppement de ce trafic leur objectif prioritaire pour les prochaines ann'es, en visant un trafic de 250 000 conteneurs 'quivalent 20 pieds ' l'horizon 2015, soit une croissance moyenne de 8 % par an.

REPONSE DU PRESIDENT DU PORT AUTONOME DE BORDEAUX

La r'forme de la manutention

En ce qui concerne les "mesures discriminatoires ' l'embauche", il y a lieu de noter que l'accord local a 't' 'labor' directement entre les entreprises de manutention et le syndicat CGT des ouvriers dockers.

DEUXIEME PARTIE : LA GESTION ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCIERE DES PORTS AUTONOMES

les proc'dures budg'taires

L’'tat pr'visionnel des recettes et des d'penses

* Le port autonome de Bordeaux donne aux 'tats pr'visionnels de recettes et de d'penses un caract're strictement limitatif, les cr'dits vot's par le conseil d’administration faisant l’objet d’une notification 'crite pr'par'e par la direction financi're et sign'e par le directeur g'n'ral.

La r'cente migration du syst'me informatique permettra dans les prochaines semaines de proc'der ' un blocage automatique des engagements, d's lors que les cr'dits ouverts seront insuffisants. Dans l’attente, un contr'le strict et p'riodique des consommations budg'taires est r'alis' ' partir d’une 'dition r'guli're d’un document fournissant aux services : les r'alisations des exercices N - 3 et N – 2, les pr'visions et r'sultats de l’exercice N – 1, les pr'visions et r'alisations de l’exercice en cours.

* Le r'glement int'rieur pr'voit une d'l'gation du conseil d’administration au directeur g'n'ral pour :

'  les projets de travaux imputables ' la section de fonctionnement de l’'tat pr'visionnel, dans la limite des cr'dits disponibles ;

'  les projets d’ex'cution des travaux imputables ' la section des op'rations en capital de l’'tat pr'visionnel dont les avant-projets ont 't' pr'alablement approuv's par une d'cision du conseil d’administration portant fixation du montant des d'penses autoris'es et pour l’ex'cution desquels des cr'dits ont 't' ouverts ;

'  les projets d’ex'cution relatifs aux travaux accessoires qui se rattachent directement ' une entreprise principale pr'alablement autoris'e et dont la d'pense est imputable sur la somme ' valoir de cette entreprise, lorsque l’ex'cution des travaux ne doit avoir pour effet ni d’apporter des modifications importantes dans les dispositions des ouvrages existants, ni dans la consistance d’avant-projets ant'rieurement approuv's par le conseil d’administration, ni d’entra'ner une augmentation du montant de la d'pense autoris'e ;

'  les virements de cr'dits entre sous-comptes ' trois chiffres de la section de fonctionnement de l’'tat pr'visionnel, dans la limite du cr'dit total du compte ' deux chiffres.

* Les s'ances budg'taires du conseil d’administration sont l’occasion de d'bats favoris's par la transmission de l’ensemble des documents financiers aux administrateurs une semaine au moins avant la date de r'union. Les investissements font l’objet de notes de pr'sentation individualis'es et sont discut's au conseil d’administration avant leur inscription ' l’'tat pr'visionnel. La commission sp'cialis'e des investissements, 'manation du conseil d’administration, se prononce 'galement chaque ann'e sur le programme des investissements de l’exercice budg'taire ' venir.

* Sur les 'carts r'currents entre pr'visions et r'alisations, il convient de noter que, pour la section de fonctionnement, les r'alisations sont largement tributaires du trafic maritime qui d'pend pour une large part de facteurs exog'nes. Ainsi, les trafics p'troliers fluctuent au gr' des variations du prix du baril qui vient de passer en quelques mois de 10 dollars ' 20 dollars. De m'me, le port de Bordeaux est aujourd’hui confront' aux r'actions du march' du ma's affect' par la probl'matique de la tra'abilit' des organismes g'n'tiquement modifi's.

* La date butoir (1er octobre de l’ann'e pr'c'dente), impos'e par l’article R 113.15 du Code des Ports Maritimes pour le vote du budget, ne permet pas un ajustement pr'cis de l’'tat pr'visionnel rectifi' du fait de sa pr'sentation ' une date avanc'e, sans doute fix'e ainsi pour permettre une approbation avant le premier janvier de l’exercice. Il convient de noter que les nouvelles dispositions du d'cret 99-575 du 8 juillet 1999 relatif aux nouvelles modalit's d’approbation de certaines d'cisions financi'res des 'tablissements publics de l’Etat sont de nature ' am'liorer sensiblement le dispositif.

Il est ainsi difficile de dire de mani're aussi cat'gorique que "les observations de la Cour r'v'lent en r'alit' le peu d’int'r't port' par les ports autonomes au respect des proc'dures budg'taires qui s’imposent ' eux".

L’absence de programmation pluriannuelle.

L’int'r't d’une programmation pluriannuelle des investissements n’a pas 'chapp' aux instances dirigeantes du port autonome de Bordeaux et les 'tudes pr'alables men'es dans les diff'rents secteurs, tant avec les partenaires institutionnels (Etat, collectivit's locales, chambres de commerce) qu’avec la communaut' portuaire, peuvent en t'moigner. Par ailleurs, la pr'paration et l’'laboration des contrats de plan Etat-R'gion sont 'galement l’occasion de d'finir une politique globale des investissements.

Enfin, il convient de ne pas omettre la n'cessaire r'activit' de l'autorit' portuaire, dans un secteur fortement concurrentiel, qui peut aussi conduire ' modifier o' infl'chir certaines d'cisions pour fid'liser ou conqu'rir certains trafics.

La comptabilit' et le contr'le de gestion

L’insuffisance et la mauvaise utilisation des outils comptables.

L’insuffisance de pr'cision de l’instruction comptable M9-5 de la direction g'n'rale de la comptabilit' publique, relev'e ' juste titre par la Cour, a conduit la direction du transport maritime, des ports et du littoral et la direction g'n'rale de la comptabilit' publique ' initier, d's le d'but de l’ann'e 1999, un groupe de travail avec pour mission, l’harmonisation des pratiques comptables dans les principaux domaines ayant fait l’objet des critiques de la Cour. Il est int'ressant de pr'ciser que le groupe de travail associait les agents comptables des ports autonomes ' des directeurs de ports, des repr'sentants des deux directions pr'cit'es et du contr'leur d’Etat. Il est ' noter, de plus, que les ports autonomes ne sont pas des EPIC, m'me si une partie de leurs missions est industrielle et commerciale.

Les missions de l’agent comptable

La direction g'n'rale de la comptabilit' publique et la direction du transport maritime, des ports et du littoral devraient communiquer prochainement ' la Cour des comptes la note conclusive du groupe de travail qui s’est r'uni au cours de l’ann'e 1999 sur le th'me de l’exercice conjoint des fonctions d’agent comptable et de chef des services financiers. Il est ' noter que le directeur g'n'ral et l'agent comptable du port de Bordeaux en faisaient partie.

En compl'ment, le port de Bordeaux tient ' pr'ciser que l’agent comptable n’a jamais b'n'fici' en tant que directeur financier d’une quelconque d'l'gation de signature de l’ordonnateur, hormis celles relatives ' l’affectation des personnels entre les services de l’agence comptable, les mesures disciplinaires pr'vues ' l’article 26 de la convention collective UPACCIM ne n'cessitant pas la consultation de la commission pr'vue ' l’article 27 de la m'me convention, et ce apr's information du directeur et du directeur des ressources humaines. Il convient 'galement de noter que les d'penses du service financier ne peuvent 'tre engag'es par l’agent comptable.

La comptabilit' analytique et le contr'le de gestion.

* Le contr'le de gestion

La fonction de contr'le de gestion existe au port autonome depuis plusieurs ann'es. Elle 'tait jusqu’' pr'sent exerc'e par un cadre de la direction g'n'rale de la comptabilit' publique, plac' en service d'tach' au port, qui cumulait cette fonction avec celle d’adjoint ' l’agence comptable. Depuis quelques mois, cette situation a 't' clarifi'e et le contr'leur de gestion exerce sa fonction ' temps plein sous l’autorit' directe du directeur g'n'ral du port. Un informaticien est 'galement venu renforcer ce service.

* La comptabilit' analytique

La comptabilit' analytique existe depuis de nombreuses ann'es au port de Bordeaux et les r'sultats annuels font l’objet d’un rapport g'n'ral et d'taill' pr'sent' au conseil d’administration. La mise en place du nouveau logiciel comptable a permis de renforcer le degr' de pr'cision de la comptabilit' analytique et offre 'galement la possibilit' de fournir ' la demande des situations ponctuelles aux diff'rents services.

LE FONCTIONNEMENT DES ETABLISSEMENTS

Le port autonome de Bordeaux s’est dot' depuis le 19 mars 1973 d’un r'glement des march's, annex' au r'glement int'rieur de l’'tablissement, r'affirm' par le conseil d’administration du 29 avril 1991, mis ' jour en 1995 et modifi' le 21 juin 1999, lors de l’adoption du nouveau r'glement int'rieur, conform'ment aux dispositions de l’article R 113.18 du code des march's publics.

* dispositions en vigueur jusqu’au 21 juin 1999 :

Dans son article 1er, le r'glement pr'cisait que les march's du port autonome de Bordeaux relatifs aux op'rations ne donnant pas lieu ' participation financi're de l’Etat 'taient soumis ' la r'glementation des march's de l’Etat et aux textes propres ' l’administration charg'e des ports maritimes de commerce, sous r'serve des dispositions suivantes du r'glement pr'cit' :

'  La composition des bureaux d’adjudication, de la commission sp'ciale d’adjudication restreinte et de la commission des march's sur appels d’offres est adapt'e. L’agent comptable est membre du bureau des adjudications et de la commission d’appels d’offres. Le repr'sentant de la direction de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la r'pression des fraudes est membre ' titre consultatif.

'  Le seuil fix' est celui appliqu' pour les march's de l’Etat.

'  Tout projet de march' fait l’objet d’un rapport du directeur rappelant la nature et l’'tendue des besoins ' satisfaire, le montant pr'vu de l’op'ration exposant l’'conomie g'n'rale du march', son d'roulement pr'vu et la justification du choix de la proc'dure de passation adopt'e, notamment lorsqu’il s’agit d’un march' n'goci' pour lequel les mesures prises pour assurer une comp'tition aussi large que possible doivent 'tre clairement explicit'es.

'  Il est cr'' une commission consultative des march's comprenant le pr'sident du conseil d’administration, le vice-pr'sident et le membre secr'taire, les autres membres du comit' de direction, le commissaire du gouvernement, le contr'leur d’Etat et le repr'sentant de l’administration des finances au conseil d’administration (le tr'sorier payeur g'n'ral).

'  Enfin, il est pr'cis' que toutes les nouvelles dispositions qui interviendraient ' l’avenir dans la r'glementation des march's de l’Etat seraient applicables de plein droit aux march's du port ' l’expiration d’un d'lai de deux mois, sauf proposition contraire adopt'e par le conseil d’administration.

* dispositions en vigueur depuis le 21 juin 1999 :

Le nouveau r'glement des march's adopt' par le conseil d’administration a confirm' la soumission des march's du port autonome, relatifs aux op'rations ne donnant pas lieu ' participation financi're de l’Etat, aux textes d'j' 'voqu's dans le pr'c'dent r'glement sous r'serve de certaines dispositions :

- modification des seuils. Les travaux compris entre 100 000 F et 300 000 F TTC peuvent 'tre trait's sur facture, sous r'serve d’une consultation 'crite d’au moins trois fournisseurs et de la r'daction d’une note argumentaire sur le choix op'r' (ant'rieurement le seuil de la consultation 'tait de 30 000 F ' 300 000 F, mais sans proc'dure 'crite argument'e). Les travaux compris entre 300 000 F et 700 000 F TTC peuvent 'tre trait's hors march', sous r'serve des dispositions pr'c'dentes et de l’avis conjoint de la cellule des march's et de la direction financi're.

- dispositions propres ' la commission consultative des march's. La composition reste inchang'e, mais doivent assister avec voix consultative le DGCCRF, le directeur g'n'ral du port, le secr'taire g'n'ral en charge de la cellule des march's, l’agent comptable et le directeur sectoriel concern'. La commission fixe elle-m'me les seuils d’examen qui sont appr'ci's hors taxes compte tenu du r'gime fiscal des ports, sans d'passer les seuils d'finis pour les march's de l’Etat. En cas d’urgence imp'rieuse, la personne responsable peut passer un march' sans demander l’avis de la commission, sous r'serve d’avoir obtenu l’accord pr'alable du commissaire du gouvernement.

* A titre indicatif, le tableau ci-dessous synth'tise les march's que le port autonome de Bordeaux a pass's au cours des cinq derni'res ann'es.

 

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

March's de Fournitures et Services

8

14

14

4

5

March's d’Etudes

2

5

1

2

-

March's de Travaux

12

13

20

11

33

March's Industriels

3

7

-

1

8

Total

25

39

35

18

46

* Une cellule des march's, rattach'e au secr'taire g'n'ral, assure la tenue ' jour des textes de r'glementation et de jurisprudence et l'information des services, le contr'le des proc'dures de passation, le mode d’attribution des march's, en particulier le respect des crit'res de s'lection, la pertinence des garanties et le caract're dissuasif des p'nalit's. Cette cellule prend syst'matiquement l’attache de la direction financi're lors de la phase pr'alable, afin de s’assurer du respect des proc'dures et des dispositions r'glementaires en m'me temps que la disponibilit' des cr'dits, notamment pour les op'rations en capital. Avant signature par la personne responsable, le march' est soumis dans une phase ultime au visa de l’agent comptable. L’ensemble des proc'dures ainsi mises en place en 'troite association avec l’agent comptable aux diff'rentes phases de la pr'paration, de l’'laboration et de la passation des march's est aussi de nature ' am'liorer le respect des dispositions r'glementaires et la qualit' de la d'pense publique.

* Le secr'taire g'n'ral du port de Bordeaux a particip' au r'cent groupe de r'flexion sur la mise en place des proc'dures "march's publics" dans les ports autonomes.

II. - LA STRATEGIE ECONOMIQUE ET LA GESTION DES PORTS AUTONOMES

a. - LA POLITIQUE COMMERCIALE ET TARIFAIRE

La Cour fait ressortir de mani're nette la difficult' ' laquelle se trouve confront' un port autonome pour appliquer une politique tarifaire adapt'e tout en respectant les textes auxquels il est soumis. Cela repr'sente une difficult' certaine ' laquelle il y a lieu de rem'dier.

TROISIEME PARTIE

LA GESTION DU DOMAINE PORTUAIRE

La protection du domaine public

Il est exact que le domaine public n'est pas cadastr' dans sa plus grande partie, mais ce n'est pas une g'ne pour l'utilisation des conventions constitutives de droits r'els. En effet, le port fait intervenir, au coup par coup, un g'om'tre qui proc'de ' la d'limitation de la parcelle sur laquelle portera le droit r'el, et lui fait attribuer des r'f'rences cadastrales (n' de section et de plan) par le service du cadastre. Le droit r'el est donc bien assis sur une parcelle cadastrale, ce qui permet au notaire de faire publier ' la conservation des hypoth'ques les conventions correspondantes. A ce jour, huit conventions ont 't' publi'es ou sont en cours de publication.

La connaissance du domaine

Le port autonome de Bordeaux a fourni les donn'es relatives aux superficies g'r'es qui lui paraissent correspondre ' la r'alit', m'me s'il y a lieu de reconna'tre que plusieurs facteurs (absence de cadastre du domaine public, r'f'rences cadastrales "incertaines" dans certains cas, 'volution du domaine public national…) rendent impossible leur d'termination exacte.

 

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Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
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