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NUOVO PIANO GENERALE DEI TRASPORTI E DELLA LOGISTICA

Luglio 2000

Ministero
dei Lavori Pubblici
Ministero dei Trasporti
e della Navigazione
Ministero
dell'Ambiente



1. Premessa


















Italia piattaforma nel Mediterraneo













Sussidiarietà e non discriminazione








Liberalizzazione

Federalismo dei trasporti








Diminuzione dei livelli di inquinamento aumento dei livelli di sicurezza

















Efficienza dei servizi





























Ambito della produzione












Ambito del consumo





















Strumenti per l'applicazione degli indirizzi di Piano




















Le Regioni quali interlocutori essenziali








Piano come processo "dinamico"









Coordinamento con i provvedimenti normativi in corso






























Efficacia ed efficienza nei processi di privatizzazione e liberalizzazione



Nella società contemporanea i sistemi di trasporto e telecomunicazione sono tra i principali motori di un processo dinamico di globalizzazione in cui le relazioni economiche, politiche e sociali si estendono in un ambito geografico sempre più vasto.

Il grado di interdipendenza tra le aree geografiche è stato rafforzato ed incrementato dallo sviluppo delle reti di comunicazione e dal progresso tecnologico. Come effetto di tali sviluppi è aumentata la tendenza al decentramento della produzione che ha favorito la nascita di insediamenti produttivi anche a grande distanza dalle case-madri.

L'Italia, grazie alla sua posizione geografica privilegiata, si pone come naturale piattaforma nel Mediterraneo attraversata da tre grandi direttrici di collegamento mondiale: due direttrici est-ovest, la prima che va dai Balcani e dall'Europa orientale verso l'Europa occidentale e la penisola iberica, la seconda che va dall'Estremo Oriente all'Europa occidentale attraverso il canale di Suez ed il Mediterraneo, e la direttrice nord-sud che va dal nord Africa e dai Paesi del vicino e Medio Oriente verso l'Europa meridionale e centrale. In particolare, il nostro Paese è al centro del crescente sviluppo dei flussi di traffico merci e passeggeri che gravitano attorno al bacino del Mediterraneo, ed è potenzialmente in grado di offrire adeguati servizi logistici e di trasporto per il traffico di attraversamento.

Negli ultimi anni i principali provvedimenti specifici relativi alla politica dei trasporti a livello europeo si rifanno ai due principi comunitari essenziali: la sussidiarietà e la non discriminazione. La sussidiarietà assume che l'Unione Europea intervenga solo se prevalgono interessi superiori a quelli dei singoli Paesi; la non discriminazione richiede che le politiche nazionali non danneggino o favoriscano imprese specifiche in base alla loro nazionalità.

In tale ambito si inserisce il nuovo Piano Generale dei Trasporti e della Logistica che è contraddistinto da due scelte di fondo:

· la liberalizzazione del mercato dei trasporti, anche nei comparti più tradizionalmente legati a gestioni monopolistiche;

· l'articolazione delle competenze programmatorie ed amministrative su due fondamentali livelli istituzionali, quello nazionale e quello regionale, competenze tra di loro distinte e complementari, con il passaggio graduale di una loro significativa parte dallo Stato alle Regioni sulla base del principio di sussidiarietà. La semplificazione delle competenze dovrà impegnare i due livelli in una programmazione integrata delle infrastrutture con particolare riferimento al potenziamneto nelle aree meridionali e alla qualificazione di tutto il sistema

Inoltre, nel contesto attuale, all'obiettivo tradizionalmente richiesto al sistema dei trasporti di garantire il soddisfacimento dei bisogni di mobilità, è necessario affiancare almeno due ulteriori obiettivi di fondo: diminuire i livelli di inquinamento ambientale e aumentare i livelli di sicurezza del trasporto, in particolare per il settore stradale.

E' in un contesto generale così definito che sono state messe a punto le strategie ed individuati gli interventi principali del PGT al fine di disegnare le linee portanti di un progetto di sistema che, nell'ottimizzare l'utilizzo dei diversi modi di trasporto, sia anche capace di perseguire il riequilibrio territoriale allo scopo di sfruttare la risorsa offerta dal Mezzogiorno e di cogliere la grande opportunità presentata dal Mediterraneo. Le infrastrutture costituiscono non solo parte integrante dell'assetto territoriale del Paese, ma uno dei possibili motori dello sviluppo locale, a condizione che gli interventi siano concepiti non soltanto sulla base di obiettivi macroterritoriali in uno scenario nazionale ed europeo, ma anche in funzione della migliore integrazione delle reti della mobilità con le iniziative di sviluppo e di promozione dei contesti locali.

La politica degli investimenti nel comparto dei trasporti non può essere affrontata soltanto in termini di potenziamento infrastrutturale ma deve comprendere una pluralità di azioni, tutte orientate all'aumento dei livelli di efficienza del Paese. Nell'ambito del PGT si propongono soprattutto azioni mirate ad aumentare l'efficienza complessiva dell'offerta dei servizi di trasporto, in termini di qualità, di affidabilità, di sicurezza, di riduzione del costo e di nuove regole per la composizione dei conflitti.

La caratterizzazione del modello socio economico attuale in termini di crescita della categoria tempo e di ridimensionamento della categoria spazio richiede una rete di trasporto efficiente sia nelle brevi distanze che nel medio e lungo raggio, in grado di accompagnare i processi di sviluppo propri di una realtà economica avanzata.

L'intervento pubblico non deve limitarsi ad un processo di rilancio dell'offerta di trasporto, ma deve fungere da catalizzatore di risorse private finalizzate ad un riassetto funzionale del comparto tale da soddisfare le esigenze del cittadino - contribuente, dell'utente, degli operatori del settore e degli altri operatori economici.

Le tradizionali politiche di potenziamento di infrastrutture e servizi non saranno, tuttavia, sufficienti ad orientare il settore verso un assetto più moderno ed equilibrato. Occorre contemporaneamente sviluppare politiche di orientamento della domanda volte ad ottimizzare l'uso delle risorse e a diminuire gli impatti ambientali e le altre esternalità negative associate alle attuali attività di trasporto.

In tale contesto è necessario partire dalla individuazione dei riferimenti essenziali del sistema dei trasporti: gli ambiti della produzione e gli ambiti del consumo.

Questo approccio evidenzia come negli ultimi venti anni sia cambiata completamente la dimensione, la tipologia e l'ubicazione del sistema produttivo, soprattutto nell'area centrale e settentrionale del Paese. Le attività produttive sono e saranno sempre meno individuabili in modo statico rispetto a determinate allocazioni e, soprattutto, il ciclo di vita di determinate tipologie merceologiche sarà destinato a cambiare con ritmi sempre più veloci. A fronte di tali evoluzioni la rete infrastrutturale risponde ancora alla vecchia geografia industriale.

Gli "ambiti del consumo" invece vanno verso una identificazione sempre più determinata che vede concentrarsi nelle dodici principali macro aree urbane oltre il 40% dei consumi nazionali. In queste aree giocano un ruolo fondamentale le attività del terziario.

C'è un solo denominatore comune che lega i due fenomeni di produzione e consumo ed è la loro stretta dipendenza dalla rete dei trasporti, alla organizzazione logistica, alla qualità dei servizi di trasporto ed alla ottimizzazione dei processi di scambio. E' questo comune denominatore che deve diventare la occasione per esaltare gli interessi comuni anche a livello europeo annullando inutili provincialismi che producono diseconomie e falsa concorrenzialità.

La componente economica diventa quindi elemento essenziale nella costruzione del Piano per la quale si è proceduto alla definizione di un itinerario capace di condurre, attraverso la ricerca del consenso sia dei soggetti preposti alla gestione del territorio che a quelli erogatori e fornitori di servizi, alla individuazione di scelte che garantiscano coerenza strategica e che possano trovare adeguata collocazione negli strumenti attuativi disponibili.

In particolare per avere la necessaria sostanza ed incisività, gli indirizzi del Piano possono essere trasferiti in strumenti quali il DPEF, le Leggi collegate alla Finanziaria, il DPR, i Decreti legislativi, le Intese Istituzionali di Programma, gli Accordi di Programma, i Contratti di Servizio ed i Patti Territoriali.

Ogni scelta strategica deve trovare giusta ubicazione all'interno di tali strumenti e solo la contestualità e la complementarietà di questi strumenti può dare successo al lavoro di pianificazione.

Per evitare il rischio di cadere in un ormai superato dirigismo non si possono non collocare le tematiche del Piano in una visione temporale e spaziale estranea al localismo ed alla semplice soluzione del contingente. La esigenza di lungimiranza e soprattutto la coscienza di assistere ad un particolare momento di cambiamento socio economico della cultura trasportistica, ci porta ad utilizzare gli strumenti elencati in precedenza non come vincoli strutturali in cui ingessare le scelte ma come riferimenti capaci di ricordare la stretta e continua interazione fra tutte le azioni che caratterizzano il sistema dei trasporti e tra queste e i territori interessati. Le interazioni considerate non possono e non devono essere solo interne al sistema di trasporto.

L'approccio seguito deve anche servire a fornire, in modo concreto, indicazioni in relazione al processo di riforma dei vari Dicasteri al fine di poter disporre, in questo difficile e complesso comparto, di strumenti e organismi efficaci ed efficienti. Le Regioni, interlocutori essenziali e determinanti, devono considerare l'articolato quadro strategico delineato nel Piano, non come una limitazione alla loro autonomia decisionale, ma come un indispensabile e sistematico comune denominatore che riporta a logica comune gli interessi del sistema Paese.

Infine, il nuovo Piano non deve essere considerato come un documento statico, da aggiornare ritualmente ogni tre anni come previsto dalla Legge 245 del 1984, ma deve essere sempre in grado di adeguarsi alle evoluzioni della domanda di trasporto, alle evoluzioni delle varie forme di sviluppo del Paese. La natura "dinamica" del Piano consisterà pertanto in un continuo lavoro di aggiornamento e di approfondimento di alcune tematiche specifiche, in una opportuna attività di monitoraggio e di verifica delle azioni di policy proposte, al fine di garantire l'efficacia nel tempo dell'azione pianificatoria.

Le azioni proposte nel PGT si innestano nelle azioni tracciate dai provvedimenti contenuti nella normativa che Governo e Parlamento hanno emanato in questi anni nei vari comparti, suggerendo, in alcuni casi, parziali modifiche o integrazioni sulla base degli indirizzi e delle strategie necessarie per perseguire gli obiettivi del Piano. A tale proposito si richiamano le disposizioni in materia di miglioramento del livello di sicurezza dei trasporti nei vari settori e riduzione dell'inquinamento ambientale; le disposizioni in materia di lavori pubblici; il completamento della riforma del trasporto pubblico locale; i provvedimenti in materia di ripartizione delle capacità dell'infrastruttura ferroviaria, di costruzione di un mercato aperto dei servizi ferroviari; la fissazione degli standard di qualità dei servizi pubblici di trasporto; la ristrutturazione dell'autotrasporto e lo sviluppo dell'intermodalità; la regolamentazione del settore del trasporto delle merci pericolose; i provvedimenti in materia di trasporto aereo e marittimo; i provvedimenti in materia di composizione dei conflitti.

Tali azioni, che hanno, come detto, caratterizzato le politiche di Governo nel corso della presente legislatura, costituiscono il punto di riferimento, insieme alla normativa europea, peraltro in continua evoluzione, sulla cui base sono state elaborate le proposte per il riassetto del comparto contenute nel Piano.

Gli strumenti del monitoraggio forniranno le necessarie conoscenze delle attività di trasporto e dei loro effetti economici ed ambientali (ad oggi del tutto insufficienti) e consentiranno di quantificare più precisamente gli obiettivi e i risultati delle politiche messe in campo, innescando in tal modo un circuito virtuoso di accrescimento delle conoscenze e di miglioramento delle attività di programmazione.

I processi di liberalizzazione dei servizi nei trasporti sono assunti dal Piano come occasione per stimolare una presenza efficace di imprese e risorse private. I processi di privatizzazione dunque non potranno prescindere da una attenta gestione delle infrastrutture, puntuali o di rete, e da procedure di affidamento fondate sui principi e sulle norme comunitarie per la trasparenza e sull'offerta economicamente più vantaggiosa.



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- geographical areas
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
Two MSC Cruises Musica-class cruise ships undergoing refurbishment in Malta
Geneva
Work at Palumbo Malta Shipyard includes the construction of new suites
Increase in freight traffic in Tuscan ports over the past six months
Livorno
In the first six months of 2025, growth of +2.0% was recorded in Livorno and +4.9% in Piombino
Kalmar closes the third quarter with higher financial results and lower orders
Helsinki
The contribution of the services segment offset the lower performance of equipment sales
COSCO Strengthens Its Bulk Fleet with Orders for 29 Vessels
Shanghai
Orders worth a total of over $1.7 billion for 23 bulk carriers and six VLCCs
Tito Vespasiani has been appointed Secretary General of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority.
Genoa
The 2026 budget and the 2026-2028 three-year operational plan were approved.
Assiterminal: Technical roundtable on cruise tourism is a success.
Genoa
An important step - Cognolato highlighted - to enhance the territories and promote an integrated vision of the sector.
Fincantieri signs agreement to develop Saudi Arabia's maritime ecosystem
Trieste
It was signed with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Riyadh
Yang Ming Signs Contracts for Six New 8,000 TEU Container Ships
Keelung
They will be delivered from 2028 and will replace 5,500 TEU ships
Rijeka Gateway Terminal officially opened
River
It is operated by the joint venture between APM Terminals and Enna Logic
New historical records for quarterly traffic of goods and passengers in Albanian ports
Tirana
2.25 million tons of cargo (+16.7%) and 1.01 million people (+6.4%) moved
The Management Committee of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority takes shape
Bari
The designations of some local administrations are still missing
The Senate's VIII Commission approved the appointment of eight Port System Authority presidents.
Rome
Parliamentary process completed
Carole Montarsolo has been appointed general manager of GNV Morocco
Genoa
Know-how from over ten years of relationships and direct presence in the area
The concession term for Metal Carpenteria in the port of Crotone has been extended.
Gioia Tauro
The deadline has been extended to November 14, 2033
In the period July-September, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.4%
La Goulette
Cruise passengers decreased by -10.5%
Wärstilä Corporation closed the third quarter with sales of over 1.6 billion euros (-5.0%)
Helsinki
UPS's latest quarterly financial performance declines
Atlanta
Revenues down by -3.7%
Götz Becker appointed chairman of Interferry
Victoria
The president is Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram, who takes over from Guido Grimaldi
Accelleron and LAB021 partner to develop digital solutions to improve fleet operational efficiency.
The 2026 budget forecast for the Sardinian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Cagliari
Among the objectives, the strengthening of operational infrastructures on land and dredging
Conference on the culture of prevention in the Italian logistics supply chain
Rome
Organized by Sanilog, it will be held on November 13th in Rome
The PCTC Grande Melbourne was christened and delivered to the Grimaldi Group in China.
Naples
It has a capacity of 9,241 CEUs
A new record in cruise traffic is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Catania
In Catania, Risposte Turismo presented the new edition of the "Italian Cruise Watch" report.
Fincantieri launches the first integrated underwater drone system
Trieste
Tested at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center in La Spezia
Quarterly freight traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Barcelona/Algeciras
In the period July-September, percentage variations of +1.8% and -4.1% respectively were recorded
Filt Cgil: The method adopted to define the port reform is unacceptable.
Rome
The union denounces the lack of involvement of workers' representatives and the lack of prior consultation.
General Assembly of Logistics: Northwest Alliance Renewed
Turin
Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont Regions, MIT, RFI, and Ferrovienord Sign Agreement
Konecranes reports quarterly revenue decline while orders rise.
Helsinki
In the period July-September, orders acquired for 1.15 billion euros (+20.1%)
GNV has taken delivery of the new ro-pax GNV Virgo in China
Genoa
It is the first ship powered by liquefied natural gas in the company's fleet.
A new maritime service for rolling stock to North Africa is underway at the Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal.
Vado Ligure
Connection with the Libyan port of Misurata
Grimaldi and China Merchants Shenzhen RoRo Shipping sign cooperation agreement
Naples
Expected to offer greater capacity and a broader and more efficient service network to support Chinese exports
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The 2026 budget forecast and the POT of the Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas have been adopted.
Gioia Tauro
Piacenza: Cold ironing is also important to avoid having to face significant fines.
The Port of La Spezia has completed its first cold ironing tests at Molo Garibaldi.
La Spezia
The transformation cabin at the dock has been connected to the cruise ship "MSC Seaview"
Global Ports Holding has signed a contract to manage the Casablanca cruise terminal.
Istanbul
15-year agreement with option for a 20-year extension
A conference on e-commerce returns at LIUC
Castellanza
In the fashion sector they represent over 30% of online orders in Europe
Australian Scott McKay is the new president of the International Cargo Handling Association.
London
He took over from John Beckett
Fincantieri and Defcomm sign agreement for the development of surface drones.
Trieste
Co-investment to accelerate its industrialization
Container traffic in the port of Valencia fell by 11.6% in September.
Valencia
In the third quarter of 2025, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 0.7% in the third quarter.
Long Beach
Empty spaces are rising. Full capacity at boarding and disembarking is down 1.0% and 8.5% respectively.
Piacenza: The port of Gioia Tauro aims to handle seven million containers by 2029.
Genoa
Transhipment - he underlined - represents an essential gateway for international goods into the national market.
Arkas Line's new direct service connects the Eastern Mediterranean and Italy with West Africa.
Izmir
It will be held on a weekly basis
Assocostieri urges revitalization of the national bunkering sector
Genoa
Among the proposals, making it possible to use barges as floating storage facilities for alternative fuels
The Ministry of Transport has requested an agreement for Consalvo to become president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Rome/Trieste
Fedriga: The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region will express its agreement
Federmar-Cisal proposes a new distribution of the tonnage tax benefits
Rome
Pico: For maritime personnel, financial recognition is not always proportionate to the essential role they play
P&O Maritime Logistics completes acquisition of controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Obtained the necessary regulatory approvals
Fatal accident in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
A 67-year-old truck driver lost his life at the Sapir terminal.
A Norwegian delegation visits the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Livorno
ABB's quarterly financial performance shows sharp growth
Zurich
In the period July-September the value of new orders increased by +11.6%
Fratelli Neri buys two tugboats produced by Egypt's Misr Tugboats Factory
Ismailia
They will be taken into delivery in the first quarter of 2026
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