ABSTRACT - In this paper, after a brief comparison about the amount and the typology of maritime trade in Italian ports during the recent years, deep sea container services departing from the two main Italian gateway regions, i.e. North Adriatic region and North Tyrrhenian region, and from the Italian hub port system are analyzed. In particular the deep sea container lines, directed to the different area of the world (classified according to “L’avvisatore Marittimo”) calling at Italians ports, in a month, have been reported. The Italian ports considered in the studio have been: the Italian hub ports of Gioia Tauro, Cagliari and Taranto; the ports forming the North Tyrrhenian gateway cluster, i.e. Genoa, La Spezia, Savona and Livorno; and the ports forming the North Adriatic gateway cluster, i.e. Ancona, Ravenna, Venezia and Trieste. Afterwards, short sea shipping container routes linking all Italian ports have been studied for pointing out the feeder connections from Italian gateway ports and Italian hub ports in order to highlight the transshipment phenomenon in the overall Italian maritime scenario. Finally synthetic results, on short sea shipping and deep sea shipping, for the Italian ports considered in the studio have been provided. The analysis shows the high relevance of the North Tyrrhenian gateway ports, both regarding deep sea shipping connections and short sea shipping connections. In particular: more than 60 of all container ships departing, by month, from the Italian ports considered in the survey calls at the Tyrrhenian gateway ports, while 42 calls at the Italian hub ports and 20 calls at the Adriatic gateway ports. As far as the deep sea shipping container traffic is concerned the data are even more favorable to North Tyrrhenian ports: 80 of all container ships departing, by month, from the Italian ports considered in the survey calls at the Tyrrhenian gateway ports, 40 calls at the Italian hub ports and 6 calls at the Adriatic gateway ports. The main international routes connect Italian ports to Red Sea and Far East and to US ports. Minor international routes connect them to South America, Africa and Oceania. North Tyrrhenian gateway ports and Italian hub ports have several deep-sea departures, while Adriatic ports play a minor role. Transshipment in Italy regards mainly Adriatic ports, which are connected, through short sea shipping container routes, to the hub ports, where deep sea services stop.
The container deep sea and transhipment services in Italian ports: an overview
FARINA, ALESSANDRO;LUPI, MARINO;PRATELLI, ANTONIO
2011-01-01
Abstract
ABSTRACT - In this paper, after a brief comparison about the amount and the typology of maritime trade in Italian ports during the recent years, deep sea container services departing from the two main Italian gateway regions, i.e. North Adriatic region and North Tyrrhenian region, and from the Italian hub port system are analyzed. In particular the deep sea container lines, directed to the different area of the world (classified according to “L’avvisatore Marittimo”) calling at Italians ports, in a month, have been reported. The Italian ports considered in the studio have been: the Italian hub ports of Gioia Tauro, Cagliari and Taranto; the ports forming the North Tyrrhenian gateway cluster, i.e. Genoa, La Spezia, Savona and Livorno; and the ports forming the North Adriatic gateway cluster, i.e. Ancona, Ravenna, Venezia and Trieste. Afterwards, short sea shipping container routes linking all Italian ports have been studied for pointing out the feeder connections from Italian gateway ports and Italian hub ports in order to highlight the transshipment phenomenon in the overall Italian maritime scenario. Finally synthetic results, on short sea shipping and deep sea shipping, for the Italian ports considered in the studio have been provided. The analysis shows the high relevance of the North Tyrrhenian gateway ports, both regarding deep sea shipping connections and short sea shipping connections. In particular: more than 60 of all container ships departing, by month, from the Italian ports considered in the survey calls at the Tyrrhenian gateway ports, while 42 calls at the Italian hub ports and 20 calls at the Adriatic gateway ports. As far as the deep sea shipping container traffic is concerned the data are even more favorable to North Tyrrhenian ports: 80 of all container ships departing, by month, from the Italian ports considered in the survey calls at the Tyrrhenian gateway ports, 40 calls at the Italian hub ports and 6 calls at the Adriatic gateway ports. The main international routes connect Italian ports to Red Sea and Far East and to US ports. Minor international routes connect them to South America, Africa and Oceania. North Tyrrhenian gateway ports and Italian hub ports have several deep-sea departures, while Adriatic ports play a minor role. Transshipment in Italy regards mainly Adriatic ports, which are connected, through short sea shipping container routes, to the hub ports, where deep sea services stop.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
