Port of Livorno
Encyclopedia
The Port of Livorno is one of the largest Italian
seaports and one of the largest seaports in the Tyrrhenian Sea
basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 50 million tonnes of cargo
and 2,000,000 TEU's
.
The port is also an important employer in the area, with more than 15,000 employees who provide services to more than 7,500 ships every year.
in the northwestern part of Tuscany
. The port is structured as two smaller ports: Porto Vecchio (in the south) and 'New Port Industrial Canal (in the north) and four basins: Exterior, Porto Mediceo, Stefano and Porto Industriale.
The Port of Livorno is considered a major Italian
port along the Tyrrhenian Sea Corridor
, capable of handling all kinds of vessels (LoLo, RoRo
, liquid bulk
, dry bulk
, cruise ship
s, ferry
boats). The port mainly serves Tuscany
, Emilia-Romagna
, Umbria
and Marche
regions of Italy
.
and 745,557 TEU's
, making it one of the busiest cargo
ports in Italy
and one of the largest container
ports in the country.
The terminal has an area of 18,009 m2, a storage capacity of 35,000 m2, and an annual traffic capacity of around 200,000 tonnes.
Copper and non-ferrous metals
The copper
and non-ferrous metals
terminal has a storage capacity of 95,821 m2 and a quay length of 500 m.
Cereals
The cereal
terminals have an area of 63,000 m2, a quay length of 336 m and a storage capcity of 115,560 tonnes.
Automobile terminal
The Port of Livorno has one RoRo terminal
with a total length of 1,741 m
, a land area of 477,060 m2, storage capacity of 6,000 cars and a transshipment
capacity of 1,200,000 units per year.
Container
The container terminal
has an area of 658,000 m2, a quay length of 1,550 m and an annual traffic capacity of 2,000,000 TEU's
.
Break - bulk
The break - bulk
terminal is specialised in handling timber
, non - ferrous metals
, cellulose
, paper
, sand
, clay
, coal
, bentonite
and metal products
. The terminal has an area of 181,567 m2, a storage area of 71,221 m2 and a storage capcity of 160,000 m3.
Multi use terminal
The terminal has a storage are of 25,000 m2 and a quay length of 96 m.
Liquefied natural gas
The Port of Livorno has a LNG terminal
with a capacity of four billion m3 owned by Endesa
and Amga
opened in 2007 after an investment of US$ 560 million.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
seaports and one of the largest seaports in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 50 million tonnes of cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
and 2,000,000 TEU's
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
.
The port is also an important employer in the area, with more than 15,000 employees who provide services to more than 7,500 ships every year.
Description
The Port of Livorno is located on the Tyrrhenian SeaTyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
in the northwestern part of Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
. The port is structured as two smaller ports: Porto Vecchio (in the south) and 'New Port Industrial Canal (in the north) and four basins: Exterior, Porto Mediceo, Stefano and Porto Industriale.
The Port of Livorno is considered a major Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
port along the Tyrrhenian Sea Corridor
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
, capable of handling all kinds of vessels (LoLo, RoRo
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
, liquid bulk
Bulk
-Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus...
, dry bulk
Bulk
-Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus...
, cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
s, ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
boats). The port mainly serves Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
and Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
regions of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Statistics
In 2007 the Port of Livorno handled 32,934,594 tonnes of cargoCargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
and 745,557 TEU's
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
, making it one of the busiest cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
ports in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and one of the largest container
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
ports in the country.
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoRo* RORO Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels... |
6,143,084 | 7,127,138 | 7,715,140 | 7,988,808 | 9,023,158 | 9,735,170 | 12,250,098 |
| Liquid bulk* Bulk -Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus... |
9,499,913 | 9,243,308 | 8,455,074 | 8,156,069 | 8,626,687 | 8,508,475 | 9,037,492 |
| Dry bulk* Bulk -Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus... |
1,314,121 | 1,395,843 | 1,403,809 | 1,336,217 | 1,185,848 | 1,186,571 | 1,169,737 |
| Break bulk* Bulk -Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus... |
2,705,853 | 2,390,834 | 2,512,755 | 2,700,010 | 2,565,106 | 2,742,083 | 3,138,598 |
| Nr of passengers Passenger A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.... |
? | 1,677,484 | 1,803,237 | 1,991,513 | 2,050,994 | 2,308,684 | 2,282,440 |
| Containers (TEU's) Twenty-foot equivalent unit The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals... |
531,814 | 546,882 | 592,778 | 638,586 | 658,506 | 657,592 | 745,557 |
| Containers* Shipping container A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated boxes... |
5,001,982 | 5,171,249 | 5,640,076 | 6,870,035 | 6,809,953 | 6,458,267 | 7,338,669 |
| Total*' | 24,664,953 | 25,328,372 | 25,726,854 | 27,051,139 | 28,210,752 | 28,630,566 | 32,934,594 |
-
- figures in tonnes
Terminals
Frozen food terminalThe terminal has an area of 18,009 m2, a storage capacity of 35,000 m2, and an annual traffic capacity of around 200,000 tonnes.
Copper and non-ferrous metals
The copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
and non-ferrous metals
Ferrous
Ferrous , in chemistry, indicates a divalent iron compound , as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound ....
terminal has a storage capacity of 95,821 m2 and a quay length of 500 m.
Cereals
The cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
terminals have an area of 63,000 m2, a quay length of 336 m and a storage capcity of 115,560 tonnes.
Automobile terminal
The Port of Livorno has one RoRo terminal
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
with a total length of 1,741 m
M
M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
, a land area of 477,060 m2, storage capacity of 6,000 cars and a transshipment
Transshipment
Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination....
capacity of 1,200,000 units per year.
Container
The container terminal
Container terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
has an area of 658,000 m2, a quay length of 1,550 m and an annual traffic capacity of 2,000,000 TEU's
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
.
Break - bulk
The break - bulk
Bulk
-Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus...
terminal is specialised in handling timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
, non - ferrous metals
Ferrous
Ferrous , in chemistry, indicates a divalent iron compound , as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound ....
, cellulose
Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units....
, paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...
, clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
, coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, bentonite
Bentonite
Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate, essentially impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. There are different types of bentonite, each named after the respective dominant element, such as potassium , sodium , calcium , and aluminum . Experts debate a number of nomenclatorial...
and metal products
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
. The terminal has an area of 181,567 m2, a storage area of 71,221 m2 and a storage capcity of 160,000 m3.
Multi use terminal
The terminal has a storage are of 25,000 m2 and a quay length of 96 m.
Liquefied natural gas
The Port of Livorno has a LNG terminal
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
with a capacity of four billion m3 owned by Endesa
Endesa (Spain)
Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
and Amga
Amga
Amga is a rural locality and the administrative center of Amginsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is situated on the Amga River, some south-east of Yakutsk...
opened in 2007 after an investment of US$ 560 million.