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MSC to develop Genoa terminal independently as consortium dissolves
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SWISS-ITALIAN Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) intends to buy out Gruppo Investimenti Portuali (GIP), its partner in the new container terminal under construction in the Italian port of Genoa, reports the MediTelegraph.
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority managing the Genoa port signed a 33-year concession agreement with Consorzio Bettolo to develop a new container terminal in the first half of the year.
But now, Italian sources disclose that a breakup of the consortium is imminent as the interests of the investor and the entrepreneur diverge.
It now appears MSC will manage the Bettolo container terminal on its own and will have to raise the EUR150 million (US$170.6 million) to put the terminal in operation.
The consortium was 65 per cent owned by MSC and 35 per cent by, which in turn was run by the Infravia and Infracapital funds.
The Calata Bettolo Container Terminal, with its 750 metre quay and 180,000-square metre terminal area, is one of the major infrastructure projects underway in the Ports of Genoa-Sampierdarena Basin.
The new terminal will have the annual capacity of 550,000 TEU, which will enhance the capacity of the entire Calata Sanita-Calata Bettolo area up to 800,000 TEU.
It is planned to install six ship-to-shore cranes, for a total investment of EUR50 million, in addition to automated stacking cranes and straddle cranes for a further EUR49 million. Also, the Bettolo terminal will have the on-site rail facility and the customs inspection area.
"While the ship owner regards the terminal as a cost centre, the terminal operator has a wider interest in the facility," comments Giulio Schenone, Managing Director of GIP.
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority managing the Genoa port signed a 33-year concession agreement with Consorzio Bettolo to develop a new container terminal in the first half of the year.
But now, Italian sources disclose that a breakup of the consortium is imminent as the interests of the investor and the entrepreneur diverge.
It now appears MSC will manage the Bettolo container terminal on its own and will have to raise the EUR150 million (US$170.6 million) to put the terminal in operation.
The consortium was 65 per cent owned by MSC and 35 per cent by, which in turn was run by the Infravia and Infracapital funds.
The Calata Bettolo Container Terminal, with its 750 metre quay and 180,000-square metre terminal area, is one of the major infrastructure projects underway in the Ports of Genoa-Sampierdarena Basin.
The new terminal will have the annual capacity of 550,000 TEU, which will enhance the capacity of the entire Calata Sanita-Calata Bettolo area up to 800,000 TEU.
It is planned to install six ship-to-shore cranes, for a total investment of EUR50 million, in addition to automated stacking cranes and straddle cranes for a further EUR49 million. Also, the Bettolo terminal will have the on-site rail facility and the customs inspection area.
"While the ship owner regards the terminal as a cost centre, the terminal operator has a wider interest in the facility," comments Giulio Schenone, Managing Director of GIP.