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in the rail infrastructure which allows trains up to 650m long.

Port of La Spezia: By the Numbers …

The port of La Spezia is situated within a harbor of 150 acres, According to Testi, a modern inland transshipment hub is a key operating 24/7/365 with pilotage, towage and mooring services. differentiator for the port. In addition, a new company – La Spe-

The port sports more than 5 km of quays, 575,000 square meters zia Railways Shunting – is being formed to make train operations of port area, 17 km of railway tracks and more than 15,000 square in, out and around the port more seamless, providing additional meters of covered warehouses. In total, 50 shipping lines link it effciency gains. While containers are an obvious area of focus, to 200 ports globally. the Port of La Spezia is multi-functional with multipurpose termi-

LSCT, or La Spezia Container Terminal, is owned by Contship nals, one for coal and refned products, one for petroleum prod-

Italia Group, and is one of the key assets in the port’s current and fu- ucts and one for liquid gas. Last but not least, the port boasts a ture success. The terminal currently handles 1.4 million TEU courte- relatively new, growing cruise port, with nearly 500,000 passen- sy of 986m of dedicated, full-container quay, and 1,390m of general gers accommodated in 2014.

cargo and container quay. It sports a 14.5m water depth, 11 gantry Truly a versatile port with a wide and deep tenant base, cruise cranes (up to 23 rows) and seven mobile cranes (up to 150 tons). and passenger business also remains a focus, with a new cruise

Any port is only as good as its non-aquatic, intermodal connec- terminal, a dock for yachts as well as commercial, residential, ho- tions, and in this regard the Port of La Spezia stands out with 35% tel, convention and sports areas are all in the master plan. As 2019 or its container traffc handled by rail, reportedly the top percent- looms large in the porthole, this port remains as the modest sized age in Europe, with the aim to reach 50% courtesy of investment port with big ambitions. That’s the ticket for La Spezia.

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