Katoen Natie

PROJECT “HANNIBAL REVERSE”

THE CHILD OF 5 YEARS OLD

“You give a child of 5 years old a map and a container on a vessel at the exit of the Suez Channel and you ask to bring the container to Zurich”

“What does the child?”

FROM GENOA TO ZURICH ….

“Sails to Genova and goes over land to Zurich….”

ZURICH

GENOVA

WHAT IS THE REALITY?

98% OF ALL IMPORTED AND EXPORTED CONTAINERS TO AND FROM SWITSERLAND

PASS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTS ….

Hamburg

Rotterdam

Antwerp

Basel

OBJECTIVE FACTS

• GENOVA FROM SUEZ = 1.506 NAUTICAL MILES• ANTWERP FROM SUEZ = 3.366 NAUTICAL MILES

• AT 20 KNOTS/HOUR = 3,87 DAYS MORE• AT “ACTUAL SLOW STEAMING” = 6,45 DAYS MORE

• BASEL IS 611 KM FROM ANTWERP• BASEL IS 474 KM FROM GENOVA

• (And BASEL is the worst destination inside CH…)

BASEL

ANTWERP

GENOVA

WHAT CHANGES: ALP TRANSIT !

– Decided by referendum 27.09.1992

– Remove 600.000 alp crossings/ year by truck

– Investment 31 Billion CHF

– Opens May 2016

– Trains: 2.000 Tons, 750 Meter, Highest gauge, 1 Loc

WHY SHOULD SWITSERLAND IMPORT VIA ITALY ?

DRIVERS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME:

• COST

Alp Transit will improve situation for Italy drastically

Italian logistics are competitive

• TIME

6 days gain

• SERVICE LEVEL

Italy can compete

THE SWISS HUB IN ITALY IS RIVALTA !

KATOEN NATIE RIVALTA

KATOEN NATIE RIVALTA

• Total area 2.000.000 mq

• Magazzini coperti 500.000 mq

• Magazzini refrigerati 250.000 mc

• Piazzali 350.000 mq

• Aree di sviluppo 200.000 mq

• Uffici 10.000 mq

• Personale impiegato 800

• Camion per giorno 1.000

WHY IS RIVALTA THE SWISS IMPORT HUB?

• FROM CHIASSO TO RIVALTA = FLAT

– Easy to reach 2.000 Tons and 750 Meter trains

• ONE RIVALTA = ALL LIGURIAN PORTS

– All Ligurian ports/berths already linked to Rivalta

• SHORT “DIFFICULT TRAINS” BETWEEN RIVALTA AND PORTS

– It will take another X years before you can reach the Ligurian Ports with 750 meter trains

– Even most modern APM Savona can not handle trains longer than 450 Meter !

• LONG “PERFORMANT” TRAINS BETWEEN RIVALTA AND SWITSERLAND

– 750 meter and 2.000 tons

AARAU

RIVALTA SCRIVIA

SAVONA LA SPEZIA

GENOVA

SERVICES IN ITALY – SWISS INTEREST AS A “COUNTRY”

ASSUMPTION = SWISS GRAVITY OF IMPORT = AARAU

• ANTWERP – AARAU = 666 KM

– Only 8,2% use of Swiss intermodal infrastructure

– “0” use of Alp Transit investment

• GENOVA – AARAU = 449 KM– 56,8 % use of Swiss intermodal infrastructure

– 100% use of Alp Transit investment

AND SWISS RAILWAYS?

• Only two countries to pass, not 3 to 5…

• From Rivalta to Aarau = 56% over “own” tracks

• Let Italy resolve the “difficult” trains from RIVALTA to PORTS

• RIVALTA – AARAU = ONLY 381 KM:– ONE TRAIN ROUNDTRIP IN 24 H ?– Closing DAY A evening, Arrival day B morning?

AARAU

RIVALTA SCRIVIA

ONE RIVALTA = 3 POSSIBLE CONCEPTS

• IMPORT – EXPORT MARITIME CONTAINERS TO AND FROM CH

• CROSS DOCK FROM MARITIME CNTR TO OTHER TRANSPORT

• HAVE THE SWISS DC IN RIVALTA AND NOT IN SWITSERLAND

“YES, WE CAN DO THIS IN RIVALTA”

GRAZIE