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The constraints of maritime transport in a small scale island The case of Madeira Nuno Jesus

GEOGRAPHICAL AND POPULATION CHARACTERIZATION LOCATION: ATLANTIC OCEAN TOTAL AREA (MADEIRA AND PORTO SANTO): 801,1 KM2 POPULATION: 258.000 INHABITANTS; 324 INHABITANTS/KM2

3 Main Ports in 2 Islands: Ø Caniçal (cargo port), 30 km east of Funchal Ø Funchal (cruise port and inter island ferry service) Ø Porto Santo (cargo, cruise and inter island ferry) .

Porf of Caniçal

Porf of Caniçal

Port of Caniçal : TEUS % Calls % 2011 95411 346 2012 85410 -10,48 277 -19,94 2013 87015 1,88 281 1,44 2014 92015 5,75 274 -2,49 2015 95162 3,42 239 -12,77

Port of Caniçal Ø 3 schedule weekly container services from Portugal mainland (Lisboa, Leixões); Ø 2 schedule container services each month from Azores; Ø Only 10% of the containers leave the port with cargo (banana, waste, wood)

Port of Funchal Ø One of the main cruise ports in the Atlantic Ocean with 309 calls and 578.492 pax in 2015; Ø Capacity to dock 4 cruise ships at the same time; Ø 1 night connection to Canary islands and 2 nights to Lisbon, Azores, Malaga; Ø Peak of demand in Nov, Dec and Apr, repositioning of the ships between Caribbean/Europe; Ø Daily ferry service to Porto Santo

Port of Funchal

Evolution of the annual passenger ship calls in Funchal Um Novo Conceito TAP Miles 700 de Programa de Passageiro Frequente 600 500 nº of calls 400 300 200 100 0 years

Port of Funchal

Monthly evolution of the cruise ship calls 65 55 number of calls per month 2012 45 2013 2014 35 2015 2016* 25 15 5 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC -5

700000 Evolution of the annual passenger numbers Um Novo Conceito TAP Miles de Programa de Passageiro Frequente 600000 Estratégia 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0

Porto Santo

Aims for the future : Ø Caniçal: more competitive port, more connections, more efficiency, new type of transport Ø Funchal: increase the cruise ships calls, also in off peak season and expand the capacity for the high season .

A YEAR LONG ANIMATION PROGRAMME IN A LAND THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS FESTIVITIES THANK YOU!