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THE MARITIME TRAFFIC IN THE ADRIATIC SEA:PAST DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE

PROSPECTS

Paolo Pettenati and Ida Simonella POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF MARCHE AND ISTAO

ITALY

Ancona, 22 May 2010

OBSERVATORY ON SEA TRAFFIC

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MAIN DRIVERS OF MARITIME TRAFFIC GROWTH

A) GOODS

and

B) PASSENGERS

THE ADRIATIC BASIN AS AREA OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE

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A) GOODSStarting in the nineties:

- Balkan wars and border fragmentation in the former Yugoslavia Republic

- Increased international trade between Greece and other European Countries

-Technological innovation: super fast ships

- Development of the hub-and-spokes system in the organization model of container traffic

MAIN DRIVERS OF MARITIME TRAFFIC GROWTH

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B) PASSENGERS

- Tourism development in Greece and Croatia - Explosion of the cruise traffic

-- Emigrants from Albania and other countries

MAIN DRIVERS OF MARITIME TRAFFIC GROWTH

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THE FERRY TRAFFIC IN THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN BASIN Mediterranean Seaways

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- The RO-RO market exploded in the last decade of the twentieth century

- Growth continued in the period 2001-2008 at a lower rate (+21%)

- Today more than 6 million passengers travel on international routes in the Adriatic and Jonian Seas

- Approximately 900,000 TIR & TRAILERS

FERRY TRAFFIC IN THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN BASIN

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TIR & TRAILERS ON THE ANCONA-PATRAS AND ANCONA-IGOUMENITSA ROUTES BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

The Adriatic Ports and in particular the Port of Ancona are mainly at the service of International Trade between Greece and other European Countries

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+ 230%

ADRIATIC PORTS: THE CRUISE TRAFFIC (2001- 2008)

NUMBER OF PASSENGERS (embarking, disembarking, in transit)

Source, Istao OMT, 2009

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+ 106%

ADRIATIC PORTS: THE CONTAINER TRAFFIC (2001- 2008)

Fonte, Istao OMT,

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EXCESSIVE FRAGMENTATION AND VERY HIGH COMPETITION

The seven main ports of the Adriatic sea run a traffic equivalent to that of the port of Genoa alone.The Mediterranean sea in general is characterized by a strong fragmentation of port-capacity supply ...

FromFrom FRAGMENTATION ….…. …… …… toto COMPETITION

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PORT COMPETITION BETWEEN EXISTING NETWORKS ...

NETWORKS OF EUROPEAN PORTS NETWORKS OF EUROPEAN PORTS

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PORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES

CASABLANCA

TANGER MED

ORAN BEJAIA

PORT SAID

ENFIDHA

ALEXANDRIA

TUNIS-RADES

…AND PORT NETWORKS OF THE FUTURE

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CASABLANCAInvestment € 5 billion; Port capacity 100 m / ton / year

TANGER MED Investment € 164 million; Port capacity 14.9 m / ton / year

ORAN Investment € 496 million; Port capacity 4.9 m / ton / year

BEJAIA  Investment € 16 million; Port capacity 15.6 m / ton / year

PORT SAID Investment € 395 million; Port capacity 20.2 m / ton / year

ENFIDHA Investment € 1.4 billion; Port capacity 78.9 m / ton / year

ALEXANDRIA Investment € 860 million; Port capacity 25.1 m / ton / year

TUNIS-RADES Investment € 198 million; Port capacity 6.6 m / ton / year

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FROM DEVELOPMENT TO A LOGIC OF INTEGRATION ...… The North Adriatic Ports (Trieste, Ravenna, Venice and Koper) have made an alliance to gain a central role in the TransEuropean Transport and Infrastructure Policies (TEN-T) of the EU

PP23 - Railway axis from Gdansk to Graz

PP23 - Extension Program

EXTENTION PROJECT OF THE ADRIATIC-BALTIC CORRIDOREXTENTION PROJECT OF THE ADRIATIC-BALTIC CORRIDOR

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