Delivery

Deliveries in Venice, as with every other part of the economy, rely on boats. Most goods are shipped to the city in trucks and brought to a warehouse on the West part of the city. Once there, the goods transition from trucks to one of two kinds of boats. Some boats, called conto proprio are owned by the business that they deliver to. For example, the McDonald’s locations in Venice have their own delivery boat, which delivers to each of the stores. The other kind of delivery boat is conto terzi. These boats are owned by third parties, and deliver goods to multiple types of stores. In both cases, the boats act as an extension of the trucking system, performing the last leg of the delivery; from the warehouse to each individual store.