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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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COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
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Arrival ports by:
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Opinions regarding the concession extensions requested by the Neapolitan companies So.Te.Co. and Co.Na.Te.Co.
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
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