The dry ports located in Central and Northern Italy represent logistic nodes connecting the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara with the reference markets and prelaunch points for intermodal services towards central-southern Europe. In particular, the port provides services to the inland terminals of Melzo (Milan), Padua, Bologna, Dinazzano, Rubiera and Verona. The Melzo and Verona platforms are the relaunch points for Frenkendorf (Basel), Duisburg and Munich (Germany), and Rotterdam.