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The importance of ports for the Spanish economy can be inferred from the fact that over 60% of exports and 85% are seaborne; these figures exceed 90% when considering trade with countries outside the European Union. The activities related to the port sector directly contribute to the country’s economy being 1.8% of the Spanish GDP and provide an annual gross value added of over 9 billion euros which, if we take into account the indirect and induced effects, doubles and rises to 18 billion euro (Ministerio de Fomento, January 2014).To this it must be added the 100,000 direct jobs generated by the Spanish ports and the additional 175,000 indirect jobs.
The Spanish port system is regulated by the “Ley de Puertos” of 2010, which recognised 28 Port Authorities which manage a total amount of 46 ports of general interest, with considerable autonomy in the pursuit of their own economic and strategic objectives.

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Throughout world history, ports have been drivers of urban development. Is that still the case? That was the core question of the Port-Cities Programme of the OECD, conducted in 2011-2013, which resulted in ten reports on different world port-cities, four thematic reports and one overall synthesis report. Programme director Olaf Merk elaborates in this article on the main findings of the programme: port-cities are subject to a mismatch of benefits and negative impacts, intensified by trends in global shipping, which results in complex policy challenges, but effective port-city policies are able to solve these.

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This short report speaks of challenges that the naval big alliances launched at the Italian ports. This is a brief review of what happened which will show how important it’s the upgrading of infrastructure and the revitalization of our maritime and logistics system.

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This short report – edited by Federpesca – describes the fisheries sector in Europe and in the Mediterranean. The analysis pays attention to the Italian market and focus on the capture and aquaculture production.

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The report  is carried out by SRM with the collaboration of the Port Network Authority of North Tyrrenian Sea.

The research analyses Automotive industry at Italian and international level, with a reference to the overall import-export and maritime market that the port of Livorno serves. In the second part, the study focuses on the maritime transport of vehicles – in particular new cars – and the role of terminals in the automotive supply chain.

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This short report – edited by Confitarma – describes the situation of the world and Italian maritime shipping in 2015. The analysis pays attention to the seaborne trade, the shipping and maritime markets.

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This short report shows the state of advancement of the “Legge Obiettivo” (Target Law), a law conceived to speed up bureaucratic and administrative procedures, kick starting the construction sites of major infrastructures in Italy. The report explains that there’s a low level of completion of the plan, due in all likeliness to the major procedural complexities at play in our country. The second consideration relates to the modest functioning of the “Legge Obiettivo” on the administrative front. Lastly – a necessary observation – the tendency is to continue focusing in particular on road and rail works. While these are important, the question to ask, at this point, is whether Italy intends to afford ports and interport logistics platforms strategic dignity or not.

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Speech by Michele Acciaro from Kühne Logistics University (KLU) of Hamburg given at the conference organized by Federagenti on 16th December 2015 in Rome: “The Giants’ limit: how long will the size of container ships continue to grow? For Italy a market of opportunities and variables is taking shape and this will dictate radical logistics choices”.

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This publication is the new result of the partnership between SRM and Assoporti. The new issue was entirely realized through the use of infographics. The objective is to offer the reader an immediate view of the phenomenon being analyzed and the main statistics related to it.
The Newsletter aims to offer operators a glimpse of the Mediterranean and of ports, as well as Italy’s positioning.Rich in data and information, the newsletter focuses not only on the main traffic data, but also on maritime phenomena such as naval gigantism, the Silk Road, ZES and Free Zones. All elements that will impact on the competitiveness of port infrastructures not only in the Mediterranean.There is also a focus on the SUEZ channel and on maritime export, a parameter that measures our international projection.

The interview with Henk de Bruijn, Manager of the Port of Rotterdam, concludes the publication, with a focus on the North European Model and the port’s role in relations with the city.

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