Quote Originally Posted by socal_infidel
Is the entire wharf line of buildings bugged? I thought I remember reading once that it was just the initial wharf building that was bugged. It grants you one trade fleet, but since the port already grants you one anyway, the wharf has no net benefit aside from the trade bonus...



Just give Venice a Merchants Guild HQ from the get-go...
Nope, the trade_fleet keyword doesn't do anything.
I just did a quick test, and still only one trade route in Venice (which is generated by the port)