Ok to the advance of the project of Royal Caribbean, MSC and Coast for the management of the crocieristica activity to



Yesterday the Committee of management of the Authority of Harbour System of the Ligurian Sea Oriental has approved of unanimously the declaration of feasibility of the proposal of project financing advanced a year ago from Royal Caribbean and MSC for the management of the service cruises in the port of and the realization of the structures necessary in order to carry out the service, proposal to which has now joined also Costa Crociere who had won the contest bridge for the management of the crocieristiche activity in season 2018 ( on 22 June 2017). The proposal has been afterwards object of some modifications and integrations demanded to proposing in order to take into consideration the various manifested requirements are from the AdSP are from the Municipality of La Spezia, that had asked to frame the crocieristiche works in a wider vision than waterfront of the city, which extended therefore to all the area of the Paita Descent.

The Committee has moreover deliberated favorably about the insertion of the works previewed in the proposals in the Triennial Plan, so as expected from the enforced norms in matter of project financing. The passage - the AdSP has explained - is in fact necessary before the experiment of the contest of contract, that it will be announced publicly probably before the summery pause in the attempt to conclude the procedures in time in order upon maturity to entrust the service to the new subject highest bidder of the current management, previewed within year-end.

Commenting the green light of the Committee of management and the adhesion of Costa Crociere to the project, the Authority of Harbour System has evidenced that "the news cannot that to be received with great favor, being a clear testimony of the will, by the three subject leaders world-wise in the crocieristico field, to head at our port, situated in a strategic position for many excursions, but also considered an optimal port for that regards the marine conditions weather, seen its position inside a deep bay, protect from a outer dam and therefore a lot repaired".

"Draft in synthesis - it has emphasized the president of the harbour agency, Carla Roncallo. - of a great result, that it sees the port of Spezia as first experiencing this complex procedure previewed from the new Code Contracts. It has been a complex job, that it has engaged almost all the internal structures of the agency, that I want to thank for the carried out job, than now we will try to capitalize continuing with the iter previewed from the norm, in order to arrive in the current year to the publication of the ban and the award of the contest".