Venice: New motorways of the sea intermodal terminal

NEW MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA INTERMODAL TERMINAL

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OPERATING FROM MAY 31ST, 2014

INTERMODAL LOGISTIC NEW COMMERCIAL ROUTES

The motorways of the sea terminal is the new hub designed for “Ro-Ro” and “Ro-Pax” traffic in Venice. It is the first port of call upon entering Venice lagoon and it leads to time-saving during all mooring and loading/ unloading operations. The new hub extends across 38 set-up hectares dedicated to improved logistics.

The terminal, provided with high automatic systems, is composed of 4 piers for ships from 210 to 245 meters long and 4 railways interconnecting with the national rail system.

The terminal represents a

crossing point for three main European freight transport corridors (corridor I, corridor V and corridor VIII); it is 10 minutes from the highway network (A4 Milan-Venice-Trieste, A13 Padua-Bologna, A22 Venice-Verona-Brenner-Munich and “Romea” Venice-Ravenna), 10 Km from Venice International Airport “Marco Polo” (the third Italian stopover) and 30 Km from Treviso Airport.

It offers full assistance to clients, from mechanical service for trains and other vehicles, to cold-ironing service in order to reduce costs and air emissions.

strives for the creation of new commercial routes based on ship-train-truck integration.

The terminal is being managed by “Venice Ro-Port Mos SCpA” company that drew up a 40-year long concession agreement with Venice Port Authority in order to plan, design, build and completely manage the new terminal for the “Highways of the Sea”.

Due to its position and structure, it is considered the closest logistic center to Po valley waterways.

It has been planned and built to create a perfect integration between couriers and shipment units, as requested

by European standards.

The motorways of the sea terminal has a project financing structure involving a capital contribution of 200 million Euros in order to fulfil the recovery plan of a disused industrial area.

“Venice Ro-Port MoS SCpA” deals independently with the over all management of the terminal. The company

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park area

inspection area in/out gates service building in/out viability

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TECHNICAL PROFILE ESSENTIAL SERVICES

granting administration

Venice Port Authority

concessionary -SPV

Venice Ro-Port MoS Scpa

concession agreement duration

40 years

whole surface area

38 hectares

service surface area

250,000 sq.m.

docks surface area

2 up until 40,000 sq.m. each

wharfs

2 up until 245m-2 up until 210m

train tracks

4 – from 550 to 650 m each

traffic potential

1600 ferry-boats/year

opening time

24/7 whole year long

back-port area

280,000 sq.m.

launching lanes

10 km

cargo movement/storage area

150,000 sq.m.

indoor logistics area

30,000 sq.m.

port offices and logistics area

18,000 sq.m.

offices, commercial and lounge areas

25,000 sq.m.

GENERAL SERVICES • 24-hour video monitoring on the whole area • external intrusion detection system • Wi-Fi • cafè • restaurants • boarding lounge • warehouses • mechanic’s workshop • warehouses for interchange of transportation units • small electrical columns for trailers, containers and cold-containers (to activate cold ironing facilities) • 8 automated in/out gates • ticket office • shower stalls • lounge area TRAIN SERVICES • train interchanges (Schengen/extra Schengen)

• mixed convoys • movements with overhead travelling crane • loading/unloading area LOGISTICS SERVICES • assistance for mooring and unmooring operations • border control • documents control • weight certification and size standards check • health and phytopathological control • loading/unloading areas for trailer movement and storage (150.000 sq.m. outdoor, 30.000 sq.m. indoor) • management area to support the logistics • goods processing • pallets loading /storage • preparatory operations for loading/unloading • controlled temperature warehouses

4 train tracks

210 m

disembarking extra Schengen lounge area

245 m 210 m

disembarking Schengen 245 m

park area 4 wharfs

real estate area

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

On the terminal’s South side, there is a large area that will be developed.

This area will be taken up by accommodating, managerial and logistics buildings (conventional and controlled-temperature warehouses), indoor and outdoor car parks.

The total area of the buildings is planned to be 63.000 square meters.

Moving from the building facing the lagoon and near to “Fusina Camping Area” and looking westwords, a 7-storey building for managerial and accomodating purposes, a 3–storey building for controlled-temperature warehouses, managerial offices and parking area, a building for storage and logistics, a two-storey building with warehouses and offices and in the end a building for warehouses are planned.

The characteristics of the 5 buildings are listed below: • 12.385 square meters wide, 27 meters high, warehouses, logistics, managerial and accomodating purpose;

COMFORT AND QUALITY

• 34.859 square meters wide, 14 meters high, fixed-temperature warehouses, indoor and outdoor parking area and management purpose; • 8.448 square meters wide, 12 meters high, logistics warehouses purpose; • 3.980 square meters, 12 meters high; warehouse, logistics and managerial purpose; • 3.280 square meters wide, 12 meters high, warehouses purpose.

SERVICE BUILDINGS The following buildings are located in the terminal area: • at the entrance of the terminal area there are two twin buildings planned for ticket office and operational offices (customs offices, Italian finance force, Border Police, administration, offices for ship owners and main couriers service, etc.); • near to the dock there is a “lounge Area” with cafè, restaurants, waiting areas and shower stalls; • another building with technical purpose composed of mechanic’s workshop, warehouse used for temporary goods storage and service vehicles shelter.

Venice Ro-Port Mos Scpa registered office viale Ancona, 26 30175 Mestre-Venezia

operating office via dell’Elettornica, 30172, Fusina-Venezia www.venice-ro-port.com