In a few years the Port of Venice is bound to be one of the main European gateways for goods traded from and to Asia. Thanks to its geographical position, at the crossway of three European Corridors (I, V and Adriatic-Baltic), the Port of Venice efficiently serves, besides Italy, Central and Eastern Europe, the most dynamic economies in the EU.
On June 2010 a new container service started, directly connecting Venice to the Far East and China.
Several block trains per week regularly link Venice Port to Milan, Munich and Vienna, and goods can be cheaply delivered to destination. CO2 emissions, when compared to those produced along the route through Northern European ports, are also abated.
With investments between 2008-2011 worth Euro 870 M, and draught reaching 12 meters, the port is increasing its capacity in all sectors (container, bulk, general and project cargo).
By 2012 two new terminals will be built: one dedicated to RO-RO traffic along the Motorways of the Sea; the other, next to a 90 hectares distripark, devoted to containers (raising total capacity to 1 M TEUs).
A new off-shore terminal, with natural 20 meters draught, will allow the berthing of tomorrow’s largest vessels.
The Port of Venice is the only port in Italy with an inland waterway terminal, allowing a balanced transport of containers and other goods on barges along the Po River.
Venice, with 1.9 M passengers/year is also the first homeport for Cruises in the Mediterranean Sea, and is building its fourth Passenger Station.