James Orlandi
Head of EU Research & Development Unit
North Adriatic Sea Port Authority - Ports of Venice and Chioggia
Venice, Venezia, Italy
Expert in development/management/evaluation/ of EU funded projects in the fields of Transport, Logistics, Sustainable mobility, Transnational Cooperation.
About me
Extensive experience in developing and managing EU funded projects in the fields of transport infrastructure, logistics, sustainable mobility, regional development, Transnational Cooperation gained as Head of Project Research and Development Unit of Venice Port Authority. More than 50 co-funded projects managed within 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 EU Programming period, mainly Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and European Territorial Cooperation (ETC - INTERREG) programmes.
Prior to joining Venice Port Authority, I worked for a London-based law firm specialized in corporate and commercial cross-border matters and the Legal Department of a Multinational Recruitment Company in Madrid. In 2008/2009 I worked at the European Parliament as assistant of the Chairman of Transport and Tourism Committee and gained in-depth knowledge of EU funding and EU policy-making process.
My organisation
The Port of Venice can rely on a strategic position at the top of the Adriatic Sea, at the intersection of two European transport corridors, the Mediterranean and the Baltic-Adriatic, and it serves as a terminal for the Motorways of the Sea of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Port of Venice covers a total area of over 2,045 hectares, which is equivalent to 5% of the entire city of Venice and 11% of the urbanized municipal territory.
Inside the port, there are over 30 kilometers of quays, with 163 berths organized through 27 terminals, including commercial, industrial, and passenger terminals.
The port consists of two main areas:
the Porto Marghera area, where logistics, commercial, and industrial activities take place;
the Venice area, primarily developed in the Marittima area and smaller berths, where passenger activities for cruise ships, hydrofoils, and yachts are carried out.
Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 30 May 2024
15:00 - 16:15
Ports development for sustainable blue economy - The examples of port of Hamburg and port of Venice
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