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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Andrea RosaSiTI - Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation
DRYPORT conferenceGothenburg, 5 September 2008
Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri container port with a dry-port beyondthe Apennine Mountains
An overview of objectives, concept andcurrent work
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
SITI – Higher Institute on Territorial Innovation Systems
SiTI is a non-profit private research Institute set up in 2002 in Turin (Italy) by:Compagnia di San Paolo – foundation of banking originPolitecnico di Torino – the Technical University of Turin
(for more information please see: http://www.siti.polito.it/)
SiTI’s researchers are organised into six main disciplinary Areas:Infrastructure and TrasportationTown and Land PlanningEnvironment and LandscapeArchitecture and HeritageSecurity and SafetyInnovation and Development
Project teams are formed by researchers and scholars from each relevant SiTI’s Area as well as from the University and the Technical University
Also several Genoa port operators are collaborating to this project
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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Genoa and its position
GENOA
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200 Km
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The port of Genoa and the Voltri container terminal
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Port map: AP GENOVA
GENOA
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Genoa: container thoughput
Containerised traffic 2007: about 1.8 Million TEU
Graph: SiTI based on AP GENOVA data
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Genoa: some strengths and weaknesses
its geographic position, central with respect to continental Europe and requiring some 5
less days’ navigation than Northern range ports to be reached via Suez from the Far
East
the links to the European transport corridors being planned or finalised
the Voltri terminal has been built so as to allow for a draft alongside of up to 20 m
(partly with some dredging)som
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reng
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som
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s the lack of additional spaces within the port (surrounded
by the city and the Apennine Mountains)
the limited capacity of rail and road links which are
shared with the city of Genoa
limit the port’s expansion
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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Objectives of the project
Make the Genoa Voltri container port:
a gateway port for maritime container traffic to/from Northern Italy and Central
Europe, thus expanding its present hinterland
able to deal efficiently with up to 10 Million TEU/year
accessible to present and future very large container vessels (400 m in length, 16-
18 m draft, 14-18000 TEU capacity), also thanks to the allowable draft
able to load/discharge very large containerships in competitive times
(typical call duration assumed: 24h)
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LANDSIDE OF THE PORTContainer reception and distribution from/to railways and
motorways
Container sorting and storage
Container loading onto/discharging from ships
QUAYS
PORT
Road and motorwaynetwork
Railwaynetwork
The Concept: from Port to Seaport plus Dry-Port 1 / 2
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LANDSIDE OF THE PORTContainer reception and distribution from/to railways and
motorways
Container sorting and storage
Container loading onto/discharging from ships
QUAYS
Road and motorwaynetwork
Railwaynetwork
PORTElectric rail shuttlescarrying doubly stacked containers
The Concept: from Port to Seaport plus Dry-Port 2 / 2
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A dry-port will be located North of the mountains that enclose Genoa to overcomethe space constraints they impose
Seaport operations change: the Voltri quays will only accommodateloading/discharging of containers directly between ships and special rail shuttles
The rail shuttles will be fully automated, carry double stacked containers, and runthrough a dedicated tunnel thus linking directly the foot of the ship to shorecranes to the dry-port
At the dry-port the containers will be stored, sorted, sent or received from theseaport on the shuttles, and received or distributed tothe port’s hinterland via rail and road connections
The dry-port will be the actual land access to thenew port system, also in terms of Customs
Key to the project: the full implementation of the dry-port concept
Example of shuttle concept
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Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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The study – current work
Pictures’ source: CE.TE.NA. Genoa
Current work include studies on:Layout of port and quaysShips’ ability to manoeuvre and berth in the portShuttle train systemShip to shore cranes, shuttle loading system, and track layoutRail tunnel feasibilityDry port concept, layout, operationHinterland and market study of the new port systemEnvironmental issues, their evaluation and mitigationFinancial viability and funding methods (also to seek private funding)
A selection of these points is illustrated briefly on the next slides
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Layout of port and quays
Alternative layouts discussed for the transformation of the existing terminal
Dimensions are such that very large container vessels will be able to call at this terminal
The Voltri terminal now
The new layout being refined
Present damtransformed
into quay
Currently plannedRoRo Terminal
Result:two 1600 mlong quays
for containerships
Transformations for local uses(environmental mitigation)
Shuttle system tracks
Current quay
Current dam
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Shuttle train system
Electric shuttle trains will be used to take containers from the foot of the ship to shorecranes to the dry port travelling on a dedicated line at low speed (30 - 40 Km/h)
All shuttles are to be built to the same design, now characterised as:Locomotive (mountain side) + 5 wagons (each with an 80ft long loading platform)Each shuttle will then have a total maximum payload of 40 TEU (double stacked)
Shuttles will be totally automated but are to be obtained with limited changes to standard railway rolling stock: 4-6 MW locomotives and wagons
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Dry port concept, layout, operation
Main points of the dry-port concept:
the dry-port is the actual land access to the port also in terms of Customs: containers are delivered or picked up from the dry-port as they would be at a conventional seaportthe dry-port is linked to the motorway network and to the rail network
there are the facilities to:
transfer containers between conventional block trains or trucks and yards
transfer containers between port shuttles and yards
exchange containers directly between port shuttle trains and conventional trains
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Dry port concept, layout, operation
The area for each port/dry-port operator (e.g. global carrier, stevedore) is separated from those of the othersThere is a shared facility for loading/unloading of block trains with containers of several different port/dry-port operatorsPresently a number of possible general layouts for the dry-port have been studiedfocussing on the organisation of the facilitiesWhen a possible location or a small set of possible locations for the dry-port will becharacterised, the layouts should be adapted to themAlternative layout solutions, with different degrees or kinds of automation havebeen put forward
An example of concept/layout for thedry-port with 8 modules
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Environmental issues, their evaluation and mitigation
An environmental evaluation procedure that fits into the Italian environmentalevaluation framework has been set out
Investigations and surveys on the environmental systems of the seaport and surroundings, as well as of the wide area where the dry-port should be, have started
Coastal and maritime environmental impacts are being evaluated also as an aid tothe preliminary design, for instance with a mathematical model developed by the University of Genoa that simulates water movements and sediments with differentport layouts
Researchers are investigating the LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) application to the whole container transport option made possible by the new port system
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Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri containerport with a dry-port beyond the Apennine Mountains
Presentation outline
SiTIThe port of Genoa todayObjectives of the study“Genoa: the port beyond the Apennine Mountains”and the dry-port conceptOutline of current workFurther work and local government support
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The study – further work and local government support
It is still work in progress. Further work is required to develop the study:Further market and traffic studiesAnalysis of port effect on seaport/dry-port areas and hinterland: e.g. economic impact, employment, development of logistical activities and local area governanceRefinement of dry-port study and layout according to possible location(s), and characterisation of links to rail and road networkSimulation of port/dry-port system operationsEnvironmental impact and mitigationRefinement of financial viability investigations and management options
The government of the Liguria Region where the seaport isThe government of the Piemonte Region where the dry-portwill be
signed an agreement earlier this year whereby they foster theprogress of the Genoa container dry-port feasibility study
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For updates and further information please contact:Andrea RosaSiTI - via Boggio 61 - 10138 Torino - Italyemail: [email protected] email: [email protected]
Genoa: a study for the development of the Voltri container port with a dry-port beyondthe Apennine Mountains
Thank you for the attention
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