The social and economic impact of the Livorno port system on the territory (2003)
In the European Union, the transport sector is worth EUR 1 000 billion, generates more than 10% of GDP and employs more than 10 million people. By 2010, passenger traffic in the European Union will increase by 24%, freight traffic by 38%, with a probable 50% increase in heavy goods vehicle traffic on the roads. The consequence is a European giant traffic congestion. The problem of congestion is therefore a major one. So much so that the European Commission has calculated that 0.5% of Europe’s gross domestic product is lost each year due to traffic jams alone, and if appropriate measures are not taken, this phenomenon will account for 1% of GDP in 2010. These figures, contained in the research on the evolution of Italian and Mediterranean ports, carried out by Eurispes in collaboration with the Livorno Port Authority, show how the situation risks being unsustainable for the road transport category itself, but above all for the entire global economy, given the already high level of infrastructure saturation and increasingly low commercial volumes. Consequently, there is a need to strengthen combined transport and, above all, the Italian sea routes and ports.
Index
Contents
PART I
The general framework
Chapter 1
Marine transport systems and the growth of Mediterranean ports
The port and its transformations
The French port system
Spanish ports: the ports of Algeciras, Barcelona and Valencia
Inter-Mediterranean traffic
Prospects for the future development of the Mediterranean
Real and virtual flows
1994: the year of the port reform
The Mediterranean reality
Chapter 2
The Italian scenario
Freight transport and logistics
The Italian scenario
The main Italian ports
The Tyrrhenian Corridor
PART II
The Livorno port system
Chapter 3
The port of Livorno: descriptive elements
The port of Livorno: descriptive elements
The traffic of goods and passengers at the port of Livorno
The main Italian competitors and some possible development trajectories of the port system of Livorno
Space as a critical factor for the success of the port: the role of Iterporto A. Vespucci di Livorno-Guasticce and the realisation of the Piattaforma Logistica dell’Alto Tirreno
Chapter 4
Work cultures and training needs in the “port system
The development of the maritime sector in Europe and in Italy: strengths and opportunities
The sea economy and the labour market: guidelines and development prospects for Livorno
A new management culture
The actors and the port work cycle: stable and dynamic professionalism
A new pool of employment and professional training
Analysis of professional figures in the port: some training proposals
Chapter 5
Environment and quality in the Port of Livorno
The need to improve performance in terms of safety, environmental protection and quality in ports
Quality as a requirement to guarantee greater satisfaction of the population, tourists and port clients
The response to the port of Livorno’s safety, environmental protection and quality needs
The advantages of integrated management of the port of Livorno
The environmental impacts of navigation and the pollution of the sea and coastlines
Chapter 6
Combined transport, logistics and motorways of the sea
Combined transport, motorways of the sea
The European White Paper
The General Transport Plan
The situation of the various modes
Railways
Road transport
Road-sea transport
Delivery times, critical points and bottlenecks
Tariff policy
Critical points and constraints
The port of Livorno
The Tibre and the development of the logistics system
Interport A. Vespucci of Livorno-Guasticce
Integration between ports and logistics and distribution systems
Chapter 7
The impact of the Port of Livorno on the Livorno economy
Activities within the port of Livorno
The effects of current activity
The effects of investment activities
Conclusions
Appendix A: Irpet’s multiregional model
Appendix B: Basic data: the port’s workforce
Appendix C: The direct and indirect effects of port production
Appendix D: The port of Livorno: the results of the analysis using Irpet’s input-output model
Chapter 8
The port and the territory. Sample survey on the citizens of Livorno
Methodological notes
The significance of the port in the perception of the Livornians
The positioning of Livorno in the port hierarchy
Port work
The role of the Port Authority
Possible intervention hypotheses
Charts