Next month the first ships will arrive at the new cruise terminal of the port of Ravenna

The project is based on the relaunch of the cruise function through the redevelopment of the Porto Corsini area in front of it the cruise terminal and the integration of the terminal with the new Park of the Dunes that will be realized by the Authority of Port System. The area, for a total area of 12 hectares, will be structured in the sign of continuity with the elements of naturalness that characterize the system coastal, where equipped public green spaces and paths cycle-pedestrian are intertwined with a series of services and equipment to support the terminal. In order to ensure sustainability environmental in the management of the Maritime Station, will be also realized a system of electrification of the docks that will allow parked ships to turn off their engines and be powered by electricity. For this investment the AdSP obtained 35 million euros from the PNRR funds.

For homeport activities, the company is expected to terminalista and other companies related to the performance of the service will involve from 100 to 200 workers per day, between employees in the assistance to passengers, traffic, security, handling of luggage and provisions of on board, at cleaning; in addition, the employees of the technical-nautical services of the port of Ravenna, bus drivers, taxis, chauffeur-driven rental services and lorries provisions, assistants and tour guides.

The project foresees that the first two seasons are managed with a temporary terminal support structure capable of accommodate homeport operations, while the dealer will begin the construction of the new Maritime Station for a total investment worth over 26 million euros.

"This first season - explained Anna D'Imporzano, general manager of Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port - will put the bases for the future activity of the cruise port and will serve to the community and the territory of Ravenna to grow in harmony with the terminal, discovering new professionalism and activities for a common sustainable development. The toccatas expected at the moment are about 90 for an estimate of 130,000-140,000 guests, numbers still difficult to estimate due to restrictions related to Covid, still in place».

On the occasion of the meeting, the president of the AdSP, Daniele Rossi, has announced that the port authority will become part of it of the network of cruise ports and will be present at the next Seatrade Cruise Global, the most important fair world dedicated to the world of cruises, which will take place in Miami from 25 to 28 April next. At Seatrade Expo, the Authority of Sistema Portuale will be presented, together with the new dealer, to the most important international operators of the sector to promote the new terminal.