The purpose of the paper is that of analysing the available sources of information for the Italian roll‐on roll‐off and underlining the strengths and weaknesses of this data. As a matter of fact in the Short Sea Shipping the roll‐on roll‐off transport represents an important leg of the intermodal maritime combined transport. For this reason and considering the accessibility to the data made possible by the Information Communication Technologies, the analysis of this mode of transport should be simple, yet in reality it is not so. Actually the chosen sector does not always register the availability and quality of information that is present for other types of transport (such as container lift‐on lift‐off or cruises). Even though the roll‐on roll‐off transport is the core of the Motorways of the Sea, the historical series for the Italian market that can be consulted often present a certain amount of gaps. In fact, if on the one hand the official statistics published periodically by the Port Authorities contain information on the volume of annually handled goods, on the other, this same elaborations are not always comprehensive (especially in less structured ports) on the most significant features of the traffic flows, such as the origin and destination of the maritime relations. To solve this problem, it is possible to use some analysis carried out at central level (by the Italian Institute of Statistics and Eurostat) that could be useful to overcome the existing gaps, yet the chosen measure units differ from that of the Port Authorities. Here lies the main difficulty of reaching a sufficiently detailed description of the market that should support the choices of the operators but in particular the formulation of actions aimed at fostering modal shift from road to sea. The paper is structured as follows: Section 1 concerns the introduction and methodological aspects; Section 2 addresses the Italian scenario and defines the sample (most important ports regarding Italian roll-on roll‐off market); Section 3 Takes into account the main relations of Short Sea Shipping and it focuses the analysis on some features of the traffic flows in the chosen ports. Section 4 contains some final considerations regarding the exploitation of the sources of information and the improvement of the roadsea combined transport's appeal.
The italian roll-on roll-off sector: from the puzzle of statistics to a realistic scenario
ALBANESE, MASSIMO;CUSANO, MARIA INES
2012-01-01
Abstract
The purpose of the paper is that of analysing the available sources of information for the Italian roll‐on roll‐off and underlining the strengths and weaknesses of this data. As a matter of fact in the Short Sea Shipping the roll‐on roll‐off transport represents an important leg of the intermodal maritime combined transport. For this reason and considering the accessibility to the data made possible by the Information Communication Technologies, the analysis of this mode of transport should be simple, yet in reality it is not so. Actually the chosen sector does not always register the availability and quality of information that is present for other types of transport (such as container lift‐on lift‐off or cruises). Even though the roll‐on roll‐off transport is the core of the Motorways of the Sea, the historical series for the Italian market that can be consulted often present a certain amount of gaps. In fact, if on the one hand the official statistics published periodically by the Port Authorities contain information on the volume of annually handled goods, on the other, this same elaborations are not always comprehensive (especially in less structured ports) on the most significant features of the traffic flows, such as the origin and destination of the maritime relations. To solve this problem, it is possible to use some analysis carried out at central level (by the Italian Institute of Statistics and Eurostat) that could be useful to overcome the existing gaps, yet the chosen measure units differ from that of the Port Authorities. Here lies the main difficulty of reaching a sufficiently detailed description of the market that should support the choices of the operators but in particular the formulation of actions aimed at fostering modal shift from road to sea. The paper is structured as follows: Section 1 concerns the introduction and methodological aspects; Section 2 addresses the Italian scenario and defines the sample (most important ports regarding Italian roll-on roll‐off market); Section 3 Takes into account the main relations of Short Sea Shipping and it focuses the analysis on some features of the traffic flows in the chosen ports. Section 4 contains some final considerations regarding the exploitation of the sources of information and the improvement of the roadsea combined transport's appeal.
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