1. Katoen Natie
PROJECT
“HANNIBAL REVERSE”

2. 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?”

3. FROM GENOA TO ZURICH ….
“Sails to Genova and goes over land to Zurich….”
ZURICH
GENOVA

4. WHAT IS THE REALITY?
98% OF ALL IMPORTED AND EXPORTED CONTAINERS TO AND FROM SWITSERLAND PASS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTS ….
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Basel

5. OBJECTIVE FACTS GENOVA FROM SUEZ = 1.506 NAUTICAL MILES
ANTWERP FROM SUEZ = 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…)
ANTWERP
BASEL
GENOVA

6. WHAT CHANGES: ALP TRANSIT !
Decided by referendum
Remove alp crossings/ year by truck
Investment 31 Billion CHF
Opens May 2016
Trains: Tons, 750 Meter, Highest gauge, 1 Loc

7. 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

8. THE SWISS HUB IN ITALY IS RIVALTA !
KATOEN NATIE RIVALTA

9. KATOEN NATIE RIVALTA Total area 2.000.000 mq
Magazzini coperti mq
Magazzini refrigerati mc
Piazzali mq
Aree di sviluppo mq
Uffici mq
Personale impiegato
Camion per giorno

10. WHY IS RIVALTA THE SWISS IMPORT HUB?
FROM CHIASSO TO RIVALTA = FLAT
Easy to reach 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 tons
AARAU
RIVALTA SCRIVIA
GENOVA
SAVONA
LA SPEZIA

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. “YES, WE CAN DO THIS IN RIVALTA”

15. GRAZIE