NAPA Container Market Study (North Adriatic Ports Association)

What is needed in North Adriatic by 2030?

• More container terminal capacity with deeper water (c. 15 metres)

• Up-graded rail network capacity from ports, with 750m long trains

• More rail freight liberalisation

• Competitive deep sea container shipping industry

– one service provider would not be enough!

These improvements would simply reflect changing world trading patterns

• East of Suez rather than Transatlantic

• Relative economic dynamism of C&E Europe