In the international maritime transport market, the growth of port systems increasingly depends on the degree of specialisation achieved through the adoption of automated handling, storage and infrastructural connection processes with the territorial hinterland. However, at the same time, competitiveness cannot develop independently of the assessment of the degree of sustainability of the port infrastructure, with significant consequences on the environmental level and on the digitization of processes. Consequently, port systems must be organized to offer innovative solutions and services based on the use of new technologies for environmental and energy management, in order to guarantee positive impacts on the urban context in which they exist. From the point of view of environmental sustainability, underlying these considerations, the contribution intends to analyze the case study of the port of Naples in the light of the most recent initiatives prepared by the MISE for the creation of an integrated system of cold ironing in the context of Italian ports attributable to the TEN-T networks. In particular, the theme of the contribution that the investment plan of the Grimaldi shipping company makes in this direction is addressed, with respect to which the Neapolitan terminal performs a priority function for roll-on/roll-off traffic and passengers in the Mediterranean area.

Viviana D’Aponte
Università di Napoli Parthenope

 
ID Abstract: 823