Transitects Project Alpine Space Project – Cooperation program 2007-2013 Analysis and evaluation of the relationships amongst dryport/freight villages, ports and local economic/industrial patterns in Veneto region Final report Project Team: eng. Vittorio Marzano Ph.D. eng. Roberta Vitillo Ph.D. eng. Paolo Del Gais prof. Sergio Bologna Local Area Network S.r.l. dr. Luca Romano dr. Ruggero Barbiero Release: 2.0 Date: 27/04/2012 Summary 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4 2 Reference scenarios ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Current scenario ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Perspective scenarios ................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Outcomes of the research .................................................................................................................. 7 2.2.1 Reference context of the main issues analyzed in the study ..................................................... 7 2.2.2 A selection of proposals taken into account in the study .......................................................... 8 2.3 Quantitative analysis of freight transport supply and demand ....................................................... 10 2.3.1 Desk analysis ............................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.2 Quantitative tools for the simulation of the freight system .................................................... 12 2.3.3 Analysis of territorial accessibility for Veneto .......................................................................... 16 2.4 Methodology for the surveys ........................................................................................................... 17 2.5 Methodology for the analysis of the labour market ........................................................................ 19 3 North Adriatic ports .................................................................................................................................. 20 3.1 Infrastructural characteristics .......................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Container services ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.2.1 Direct services ........................................................................................................................... 22 3.2.2 Feeder services ......................................................................................................................... 24 3.3 Ro-Ro services................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 Ravenna .................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Venice ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.3 Monfalcone ............................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.4 Trieste ....................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.5 Koper ........................................................................................................................................ 29 3.3.6 Rijeka ........................................................................................................................................ 29 3.3.7 Summary Report ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.4 Intermodal rail services .................................................................................................................... 30 3.5 Technical and shipping-oriented services ........................................................................................ 31 3.6 Port traffics ....................................................................................................................................... 32 4 Intermodal rail services of the main freight villages in Veneto ................................................................ 37 4.1 Interporto di Padova......................................................................................................................... 37 4.2 Interporto di Verona ......................................................................................................................... 40 4.3 Interporto di Bologna ....................................................................................................................... 40 RTP Marzano – Bologna – LAN Srl 1 4.4 Summary of existing services ........................................................................................................... 41 5 Freight transport demand in Veneto ........................................................................................................ 43 5.1 International trade ........................................................................................................................... 43 5.1.1 Transport data in quantity for Italy (national level) ................................................................. 44 5.1.2 Transport data in quantity for Veneto (regional level) ............................................................ 47 5.1.3 Transport data in value for Italy (national level) ...................................................................... 50 5.1.4 Transport data in value for Veneto (regional level) ................................................................. 54 5.1.5 Transport data in value for the provinces of Veneto (NUTS3 level) ......................................... 57 5.1.6 Analysis of trade data disaggregated by mode of transport .................................................... 60 5.2 National trade ................................................................................................................................... 65 6 Perspective analysis of freight flows in Veneto ........................................................................................ 76 6.1 National freight transport ................................................................................................................ 76 6.1.1 Total trade ................................................................................................................................ 76 6.1.2 Railway freight demand ............................................................................................................ 81 6.2 International freight transport ......................................................................................................... 84 6.2.1 Continental trade ...................................................................................................................... 85 6.2.2 Intercontinental traffic ............................................................................................................. 90 6.3 Freight villages and logistics regional system ................................................................................... 99 6.4 Synthesis ......................................................................................................................................... 115 7 Analysis of the results of the survey ....................................................................................................... 116 7.1 Survey to industrial/manufacturing companies ............................................................................. 117 7.1.1 Reference market ................................................................................................................... 117 7.1.2 Transport organization ........................................................................................................... 118 7.1.3 Warehouse management ....................................................................................................... 122 7.1.4 Current issues and development perspectives ...................................................................... 126 7.1.5 Characteristics of the sample ................................................................................................. 131 7.2 Survey to transport/logistics operators .......................................................................................... 134 7.2.1 Reference customers and target market ................................................................................ 136 7.2.2 Transport organization ........................................................................................................... 140 7.2.3 Warehouse management ....................................................................................................... 144 7.2.4 Current issues and development perspectives ...................................................................... 147 7.2.5 Characteristics of the sample ................................................................................................