06_giugno - Porto & diporto

English summaryLIVORNO PORTCRUISE AND TOURISMRoberto Piccini ex president of the PortAuthority and now president of Società Portodi Livorno in answering our questions made thefollowing points.1 Livorno is a multi-purpose port and asan entry port to Tuscany is important for cruiseshipping and passengers as well as being aninteresting city in itself.2 In a few months the Dole terminal trafficwill move to the new Reefer terminal and createspace needed for other activities.3 After Msc and Costa one of eitherNorwegian Cruise or Royal Caribbean will usethe port from October. The Italia wharf continuesto be available with or without the use of theAlto Fondale (deep water) pier. In additionArchipelagus Lines will start a new ferry line fromPortoferraio to Livorno this summer4 Cruise passengers increased by 12.87% in the first quarter of 2011 although ferry passenger numbers fell by 27%in arrival and 15% in departure.5 The increase in ferry fares has hit people but ship-owners have also had cost increases to support.6 Traffic increases are not our only objective. We are preparing a medium term plan to increase our offer of servicesfor passengers and the inhabitants of the city. We will build a new pavilion in front of the passenger terminal called“Toscana” tol be used for events and offer local food and wine specialities. Our dream is a Port Museum functioning asa Port Centre.7 One of my dreams is to create a way from the passenger terminal to the Medici Fort including the Palazzi deiPortuale and the Toscana Pavilion.8 We will put in free wi.fi with information on the city and events and we are working with Pisa airport to give visitorsinformation on the area.WEAKNESSESS IN THEITALIAN LOGISTICSPLATFORMThe Italian Logistics Forum at theMunich Transport Logistic 2011 broughtout the need for rapid connections toEurope’s networks, efficient railways andclear sales policies for the integratedlogistics systems.Katja Hesssel Bavaria’s vice ministerfor Economics, Infrastructure, Transportand Technology stated that Italy’ssouthern ports are important for transportto the Far East and that the ports ofSouthern Europe and Northern Europeare complementary.Unicredit Logistic VP Maurizio Maresca spoke of undeveloped corridors and uncertain time keeping and thatinvestment was required to win container traffic between Asia and Southern Germany.Italian Port association president Francesco Nerli stated that Italy was Europe’s number two freight handler andcalled for more logistics infrastructure than set out in the EU White Book and asked the Italian Government tosupport logistic partnerships between public and private investors.Northern Adriatic Ports Association VP Giuseppe Parrello expects the Mediterranean ports to do better and hisports to increase container traffic share from the current 18% to 20% .The three Liguria ports are using investment in IT and infrastructure to increase traffic. Giuliano Gallanti LivornoPort Authority President is investing in bigger wharves, better rail links and collaboration with interports at Paduaand Bologna.64 - giugno 2011