If the Authority of Harbour System of the Strait had to necessarily begin to reckon on the impact that the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have on the activity of the ports of Messina, Tremestieri, Milazzo, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria and Saline managed by the institution, and in particular on the flows of passengers and vehicles ferried between the Sicilian and Calabrian shores ( of 26 July 2023), however the AdSP considers it necessary to proceed however, the strengthening of the moorings of the port of Villa San Giovanni for the fast naval vehicles that land at the Calabrian port of call transporting precisely these traffic flows, as well as to the construction of the new maritime passenger station at the port of call Calabrian port.

A new step in this direction has been taken with the delivery, by the engineering company in charge of elaborate, technical-economic feasibility studies related to the design of the new passenger terminal of Villa San Giovanni, the arrangement of the external areas and the Upgrading of port docks to allow mooring Contemporary and safe of four fast vehicles. The institution Portuale recalled that the project is part of a more extensive development and strengthening of the intermodal hub of Villa San Giovanni, operated in synergy between Rete Ferroviaria Italian and the Port Authority, and binds directly to the project for the redevelopment and re-functionalization of the station railway that will also make the railway system more Welcoming for passengers.

The intervention of competence of the AdSP deals in particular to give a new arrangement of the external areas of the new piers, to construct a new building as a passenger terminal and create shelters useful to protect pedestrian flows between the railway station, the new passenger port terminal and the adjacent embarkation areas of Caronte & Tourist ferries and Bluferries. The new layout of the piers, on which falls the new maritime station, has been designed in expansion of the current quay called "slide 0" and will ensure the availability of two docks for mooring safely and in any weather condition allowing you to abandon the current only operational berth, made inside a pot already used by railway ships, which - the harbour authority has specified - many Critical issues poses to passengers especially with mobility redoubt.

In the coming days the overall project for the modification of the layout of the platform and for the new passenger terminal will be the subject of a special Conference of Services which will allow to acquire all the necessary opinions to start the next phase tender for the executive design and construction of the works, whose realization - according to estimates - will cost about 70 million euros "with funds - the AdSP has specified - that Currently they are only partially available and that it is hoped, for the strategic importance of the intervention, to be able to identify quickly so as not to block the start of the races».