the next year in the port of Messina is attended a level of crocieristico traffic pairs at least to that of 2017



The Harbour Authority of Messina considers that, on the base of the currently previewed presences, in the 2018 crocieristico traffic in the Sicilian port he will turn out stable, confirming the consisting activity of the 2017, year at least that will be shut approximately in increase of +6% and that it follows a still more important increment of recorded +12% in 2016 when the crocieristi traffic had been of 367 thousand.

But sussistono also perspective of increase, as the commissioner of the Harbour Authority has explained: "we count - it has specified Antonino De Simone - to maintain the flows of traffic also in the year stable that will come, remaining the eleventh Italian crocieristico port and the main port of call of the Meridione between Naples and Palermo, but hoping to scale more and more classifies it of the ports top ten".

The harbour agency has specified that all the main crocieristiche companies which met recently to the Seatrade svoltosi Europe to Amburgo at the beginning of september continue to confirm own interest for the peloritano port also for 2018, year in which Messina previews, at the moment, to confirm the data of the year precedence, since day by day ulterior demands for landing place reach.

"Very meaningful - it has emphasized De Simone - it is for us the appreciation of the navigation companies and in particular we record with satisfaction which MSC has paid us for the profitable collaboration activated for the MSC Wonder, confirming also in 2018 very 23 ports of call of the future flagship of group MSC Seaview (beyond 5.000 passengers). Politics of promotion of the Messina destination and its numerous tourist attractions, developed together with the Councillorship to Tourism of the Municipality of Messina, have been in fact a lot appreciate from the company, and will assure future benefits to the territory all".

"They are sure - it has added De Simone - that the realization of the new terminal cruises, in work course, will return our port still more tempting, contributing to make to increase the current number of the landings place. In fact, for the management of the new structure already the strong interest of various social compages is perceived, some of which participated from the crocieristiche companies, sign of a strong attractiveness of the port of Messina".

The harbour authority of Messina has specified that to Amburgo, so as to the recent Italian Cruise Day to Palermo, the agency has had a chance for promote also the port of Milazzo that has attracted the attention above all by some companies of the segment luxury, which has shown interest to test the port with smaller ships compared to those that touches Messina for obvious reasons legacies to the various length of the docks.