Located beside the historic port of Livorno between Europe and the Mediterranean, and centrally placed in an infrastructure system that links Tuscany to the rest of Europe, Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci covers an area of 3 million square metres, serving the business community of Tuscany and Central Italy.
A strategic position for logistics, the hub includes a 130,000 sq.m. railway terminal, designed and built to provide highly rationalised services for the transport of containers and trailers.
Along with the Port of Livorno, the site is a strategic hub for major sea routes and an important point for shipping in the Mediterranean, thus rationalising and limiting goods transport by road. Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci is fully operational and has attractive development potential, being a genuine nerve centre for
Tuscany’s logistics platform. The goal of Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci is to create an increasingly open intermodal area, guaranteeing growth and high-quality services. The main areas for strategic development are as follows: Increase railway links with the major national hubs, in particular the Collesalvetti-Florence connection, a candidate for CEF funding Build new opportunities for industry by creating favourable conditions to attract business and increase employment In collaboration with the Piombino- Livorno Port Authorities, develop the central role of Interporto as a vital zone behind the port, serving the Tuscan Port Authority
Construct buildings fitted with systems that use renewable energy Prioritise environmental impact and landscape equilibrium.
One of the ten largest ports in Italy, Interporto is embarking on a programme to transform energy consumption by means of regeneration and photovoltaic systems, to become a site powered by green energy. In addition to the environmental benefits, this will result in savings and new business, while safeguarding the environment; excess production can be sold, as the new systems will produce more than enough energy for the interport depot. 2,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels will be installed on the roof of the refrigerated sections, and regeneration systems will make the solar panel system more reliable, stable and safe by the introduction of a minimum basic load; it will also provide electricity to the office buildings and other structures.
Benefitting from 20% funding by the CEF, the Truck Village project near the Fi Pi Li motorway exit will cover an area of 40,000 square metres and include 276 spaces for trucks and facilities for their drivers 24 hours a day, with accommodation, bar, restaurant and controlled access.
This project is Interporto’s response to the demand for secure service areas, known as SSTPA (safe and se- cure parking places for trucks); there is currently just one certified site in Italy. In Livorno, the primary hub for RORO traffic and the major sea routes, the lack of secure parking places for trucks often results in confusion and disorder not only within the port areas, but also in the urban surroundings. The planning phase for this project is fully complete.
