| Port of Livorno | |
|---|---|
| Harbour | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Location | Livorno |
| Details | |
| Owned by | Port Authority of Livorno |
| Type of harbor | Natural/Artificial |
| Size of harbor | 160 ha (1.6 sq km) |
| Land area | 25 ha (0.25 sq km) |
| Size | 185 ha (1.85 sq km) |
| Available berths | 29 |
| Wharfs | 50 |
| Employees | 15,000[1] (2007) |
| General manager | Roberto Piccini |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 7,525 vessels (2008)[2] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 32,934,594 tonnes (2007)[3] |
| Annual container volume | 745,557 TEU's (2007)[4] |
| Passenger traffic | 2,282,440 people (2007) |
| Annual revenue | US$ 1.1 billion (2007)[5] |
| Website | www.porto.livorno.it |
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.
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The Port of Livorno is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea 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 ships, ferryboats). The port mainly serves Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Marche regions of Italy.
In 2007 the Port of Livorno handled 32,934,594 tonnes of cargo 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.[6]
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoRo* | 6,143,084 | 7,127,138 | 7,715,140 | 7,988,808 | 9,023,158 | 9,735,170 | 12,250,098 |
| Liquid bulk* | 9,499,913 | 9,243,308 | 8,455,074 | 8,156,069 | 8,626,687 | 8,508,475 | 9,037,492 |
| Dry bulk* | 1,314,121 | 1,395,843 | 1,403,809 | 1,336,217 | 1,185,848 | 1,186,571 | 1,169,737 |
| Break bulk* | 2,705,853 | 2,390,834 | 2,512,755 | 2,700,010 | 2,565,106 | 2,742,083 | 3,138,598 |
| Nr of passengers | ? | 1,677,484 | 1,803,237 | 1,991,513 | 2,050,994 | 2,308,684 | 2,282,440 |
| Containers (TEU's) | 531,814 | 546,882 | 592,778 | 638,586 | 658,506 | 657,592 | 745,557 |
| Containers* | 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 |
Frozen food terminal
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.[8]
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.[9][10]
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.[11][12]
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.[13][14][15][16]
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.[17][18][19]
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.[20][21][22]
Multi use terminal
The terminal has a storage are of 25,000 m2 and a quay length of 96 m.[23]
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.[24]