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PSA Europe - Voltri Terminal Europa S.p.A (ID: 12138)
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Located at the North-west corner of the Italian peninsula, Voltri Terminal Europa is the gateway port for shipping lines serving the vast hinterland of southern continental Europe. It is directly connected to the excellent rail and road transportation system of Italy, extending to all parts of the European continent. All major shipping lines are currently using Voltri Terminal Europa as their port of call for the region. Voltri Terminal Europa is also a one-stop integrated centre dedicated to providing value-added services for logistics and distribution operators. In addition to container handling facilities, Voltri Terminal Europa also operates a distripark of 20,000 square metres of warehouses and an eight-storey office tower with over 6,000 square metres of workspace. For communications with its customers and users, Voltri Terminal Europa offers an electronic interchange system to communicate with shipping lines and shippers, enabling them with the ability to track their containers in real-time. Import and export containers receive fast gate clearance at the port. About VTE Voltri Terminal Europa SpA (VTE) is the managing company (through a concession granted by the Genoa Port Authority) of the new container terminal of Pra-Voltri within the western expansion of the historic port of Genoa. VTE - Connections # Extensive shipping connections weekly link VTE with all world regions, Far East, Middle East, North, Central and South America. # Dedicated direct road and rail connections provide the access to an excellent inland transportation network. VTE - Technology # Electronic Data Interchange system links with shipping lines and shippers. # Automated real-time container tracking capability. VTE - Operational Efficiency # Immediate berthing and fast vessel turnaround time. # Fast gate clearance, less than an hour for a complete cycle including documentation, discharging of export and loading of import. he VTE terminal is located at the western border of the Genoa port district, on an artificial area of about 1.2 million square meters, built by reclaiming land from the sea about 150 meters from the coastline of Pra suburb. A wide auxiliary area of about 300.000 square meters, adjacent to the Pra and Voltri suburbs, links the terminal with its hinterland. Voltri Terminal Europa S.p.A VAT and Business Registration n. 03211930106 Registered Office: Porto di Voltri 16158 Genova ITALY Phone: (39)010.6996.1 Fax: (39)010.6132.303 E-mail: info.vte@vte.it Since 1998 VTE is part of one of the world leading groups in container terminal activities, the PSA Corporation of Singapore. The Voltri port area originates from a project of the former Consorzio Autonomo of the port of Genoa, today Genoa Port Authority, and was progressively developed starting from the seventies/eighties. In 1992 FIAT Impresit, strongly believing in the actual development perspects of the Genoa area, decided to set up a port services company Sinport acquiring from the Port Authority the concession to complete and operate the Voltri container terminal. Starting from 1992 the terminal has rapidly developed, achieving in a few years the present configuration. The expansion process is obviously still in course and is dealing at present with the development of a Distripark located in the auxiliary areas behind the maritime terminal. In parallel with the port development, VTE has grown in terms of activities and resources. In 1992 the first cargo ferry called at the port, in 1993 the first car carrier vessel and, finally, on May 5th 1994, the first container vessel. This process is supported by the increase of directly hired staff up to the present number of about 500 units, the majority of which are young persons who have achieved in a few years high skills and competences through an intensive training activity. For this reason, they have become an important element of the terminal s competitiveness. VTE s steady improvement has been widely appreciated by the market contributing to an high increase of traffic volumes up to the 1 million TEU mark. Throughput development 2005 Forecast About 1 million TEU Main Customers: Over 30 Shipping Companies # APL # ANL # Co.Ma.Nav. # Contship # CCNI # China Shipping # CMA # Cosco # CP Ships # CSAV # Hanjin # Hapag-Lloyd # Evergreen # Hatsu # Italia # IMTC # K-Line # Libra # Lloyd Triestino # Lykes # Maersk-SL # Marfret # MISC # Mitsui # MSC # Niver # Norasia # P&O-Nedlloyd # Safmarine # Senator # Sius # TCA # TMM # Turkon # Yang Ming # Ybarra # Zim Security Staff VTE has an internal security service which controls the terminal 24 hours a day. According to specific requirements the internal staff is integrated by external security services. Control of the Terminal VTE s terminal areas are controlled by a videocamera system distributed over the entire surface. A control room, manned 24h by the terminal security staff, assures the surveillance of the whole territory. Permission to enter the Terminal \ Access on Board Genoa port authority has fixed strict procedures to grant permissions to enter the port area after VTE approval. VTE directly issues daily permissions. All internal staff is identified by a personal badge. General Container control Each container arriving at the terminal is subject to a strict control of the documentation. In addition an accurate seal check is performed. On request, the terminal is able to provide personnel and technology to offer particular inspection services. B/B cargo operations feasibility and acceptance limits * Max weight accepted for quay crane handling: o Boxes and machineries: 50 tons o Yacht: 45 tons * Other services and mandatory documents for yacht B/B loading/discharge operations: o For B/B loading of yachts direct from the sea, the use of frogmen and watermen service is mandatory (called by and charged to the line agent). o For B/B discharge of yachts direct to sea, the use of watermen service (called by and charged to the line agent) is mandatory. o For B/B discharge of yachts with joined handling of saddle and boat, it is mandatory to receive a letter to release the terminal from any responsibility at least 24 hours before the beginning of the commercial operations on the ship. o * Confirmation of the operating feasibility of B/B operations: o The customer asks the marketing office to confirm the quotation. o The customer ask the planning office to confirm the feasibility of the operation attaching: + Description of the B/B cargo and clear indication of dimensions and weight; + Technical designs of cargo (or other documentation photos etc.) where to recognize lifting and lashing points. The area for temporary stacking of dangerous goods containers is located within the terminal area and is composed by bays equipped with leakage control and treatment facilities and fire fighting plant. The maximum geometric capacity of the area is 640 TEU, divided for IMO class, placed in such an order to have compatibility between near classes. All IMO classes are accepted with the exception of IMO 1 (explosives), IMO 6.2 (infecting materials) and IMO 7 (radioactive materials). Main Services * Stuffing/stripping of general cargo containers, machinery or other equipment either packed or unpacked, vehicles and goods on pallets with related lashing / unlashing, covering. * The kind of lashing and the using of packing are decided by CFS responsible and confirmed after viewing of the goods on arrival. * Moving of full / empty containers from the store to the yard and vice versa. * Direct transfer from one container to another * Labelling of packages using labels supplied by the customer, fastening of items with customs plumbing, marking of boxes (mask and paint supplied by the customer). Goods to be containerized shall arrive at CFS store provided with Customs authorization at least 72 working hours before the vessel closing time. Should the job be cancelled, the communication has to be sent by fax to number (+39) 010-6996323 within 4,00 PM of the day before the one originally booked. Operations and tariffs details are available through VTE commercial department. * Full / empty container shifting from yard to inspection or weigh areas and vice versa, discharge/reloading operations included. * Inspection or sampling at yard including opening, closing of container and container handling. * Opening / closing of packages into containers for customs inspections or sampling. * Assistance for sanitary inspections and sampling for reefer container at yard including: handling of container, opening / closing of the container, affixing new seal. * Formalities to pass from A3 to A4 as per customs regulations for more than 45 days demurrage goods. Operations and tariffs details are available at the commercial office. Services * Two controls per day are scheduled. * VTE operators use radio data terminals which are constantly connected to the central data base. * VTE operators regularly input temperature values and every possible anomaly they may find, by using special codes, notes, etc. Those data are stored into the central data base for each container. * Companies are requested to define procedures to manage anomalies. Usually the information is forwarded to the company and to a reefer maintenance worker entrusted by the company itself. * VTE does not supply any repair service but only a service of control and first level diagnosis. In case of emergency small repairs on electrical components can be carried out as well (cables, etc). * Import containers can be subject to sanitary controls by direct inspections. In such case, containers are moved to the sanitary inspection area within the terminal. The use of the Official Website (the Website ) of Voltri Terminal Europa S.p.A. ( VTE ) is subject to the following conditions: 1. Property of the Website The Website belongs to VTE. All the information spread on the Website ( Information ) belongs to VTE. It is forbidden to reproduce, create any derived material, distribute, represent or display any Materials, without prior VTE s written consent, except for the downloading and storing of a copy meant for personal and non-commercial use. Any kind of unauthorized use of the Materials is forbidden. Furthermore, the publication, transmission, adaptation with the purpose of forwarding data to third people or of publishing as well as the direct/indirect redistribution by any means, of textual, photographic, graphic, audio and/or video (collectively the Materials ) are prohibited. None of these Materials or part of them can be archived on one s own PC except for personal and non-commercial use. 2. . Information Exchange Services 2.1 The on-line information exchange service (the Service ) is now being started experimentally; access is free for the moment and subject to VTE s consent. 2.2 Access is meant only for VTE s customers or for those partners subscribing the present contract regarding the Terms and Conditions of the Service, according to the modalities available on-line. 2.3 VTE can modify, suspend or terminate any part of the Website at any time, including the availability of any kind of service. VTE can also set limitations to some of the functions or forbid access to part of or to the entire Website without any previous notice and without incurring any responsibility of any kind. 3. Limitations to the Service The access to the Service is intended as mutual cooperation and is strictly limited to the authorized registered people. The authorization can be exclusively granted to those customers having a regular contract or relationship with VTE. Every registered person is granted such access corresponding to the activities of the company he/she represents. In the starting phase, following access typologies are foreseen: Forwarding Agent, Agent/Ship-owner and Authority. Each company authorized to enter the Service will be informed about any registration attempt made on its behalf, by means of a communication sent to an agreed e-mail address. It will be the company s responsibility to communicate any variation to VTE regarding the access situation (new registrations/cancellations). Upon the company s specific request, VTE will provide details regarding the access to the service on behalf of the company itself and for the period requested. 4. Links The Website can contain links or pointers to other websites and web resources. Links from and to the Website towards other websites administrated by third people do not imply VTE s approval, either as regards third people s websites or their contents. VTE is not responsible for the availability of resources and contents present in third people s websites. Any request or doubt concerning links to external websites outside this Website must be addressed to the administrator of the above-mentioned websites. 5. Declaration of declining of responsibility 5.1 The use of the Website and of the Services, as well as the risks for possible damages deriving from such use are meant exclusively as fully being at the user s risk. 5.2 VTE does not provide any guarantee in terms of: (1) continuity and accuracy of the services; (2) amendment of possible faults of the Website or of the Services; (3) absence of viruses or of other harmful components to be found on the Website or in the Services Area; (4) accuracy and reliability of the displayed information. 6. Limitations of responsibility 6.1 Without prejudice for the conditions of this agreement or for other terms and conditions applied by VTE afterwards, the responsibility for any possible contents, message and/or user name transmitted by the user on the website exclusively rests upon the user himself. 6.2 VTE is in no case responsible for possible direct, indirect, accidental, or consequential damages, deriving or arising from the use of the Website. This limitation applies to presumed responsibilities deriving from the contract, fault, negligence, or of other kind, even if VTE has been previously warned of the possibility of such damages occurring. Since the limitation of responsibility deriving from accidental or consequential damage is not provided for by some jurisdictions, VTE s responsibility in such cases will be restricted to the extent the limitation itself is permitted by the Law. 7. Compensation With the present agreement the user agrees to compensate VTE and not to claim any responsibility, compensation for damages and expenses (including legal fees) resulting from: (A) the use of the Website and of the Services (B) any breach, even if only presumed, of this Agreement by the user. 8. Rescission VTE can terminate the present Agreement at any time and at its own discretion. 9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction Any dispute arising from this Agreement will have to be submitted to the Italian jurisdiction and exclusively to the competence of the Court of Justice of Genoa. 10. Acceptance of the Conditions of the Service The use of the Website implies acceptance of the conditions of the present Agreement. VTE can modify the conditions of this Agreement at any time; the use of the Website and of the Service after the on-line publication of the amendments is meant as implicit consent to these themselves. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is the electronic document exchange between trade partners. Reducing the manipulation of paper and avoiding the double imputation of the data, EDI highly optimizes the flow of information and, for this reason, it is strongly utilized in almost every working area. Demand of EDI services is very strong and VTE made great efforts in order to encounter the increasing demand by its customers and partners. The advantages deriving from the use of the EDI are remarkable. Among these: * drastic reduction of times required for the exchange of information * drastic reduction of errors and greater precision of the information transmitted * cost savings compared with the traditional management and transmission of documents. It is a VTE target to establish direct relations with its own customers based on EDI messages. Standard messages used by VTE Vessel Side Operations - EDI messages used by VTE for loading / discharging operations on the vessel side are: # BAPLIE Bay Plan Stowage Plan BAPLIE version 91.1 subset SMDG1.5 BAPLIE version 95B subset SMDG2.0 # MOVINS Stowage instruction MOVINS version 91.1 subset SMDG1.5 MOVINS version 95B subset SMDG2.0 # COPRAR Container discharge/loading order COPRAR version 95B subset ITG13 # COARRI Container discharge/loading report COARRI version 95B subset ITG13 Terminal Side Operations - EDI messages used by VTE for transport and handling operations of full / empty containers are: Located at the North-west corner of the Italian peninsula, Voltri Terminal Europa is the gateway port for shipping lines serving the ................. PSA Europe - Voltri Terminal Europa S.p.A