Today, the President of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Mario Sommariva, and the CEO of La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), Matthieu Gasselin, signed the deed of submission that will allow Contship Italia, parent company of LSCT, to launch the tender for carry out the expansion works of the Ravano terminal of the port of La Spezia that will affect the areas and the stretch of water in front of it the Marina del Canaletto, already liberated some time ago with consequent relocation of dealers. With the signature of the AdSP It will thus implement the contents of the agreement 2022 signed with LSCT that will be able to occupy with its construction site a total area of 84 thousand meters cadres from 1 February ( of 29 July 2022).

The works, which will be carried out by LSCT under the supervision of of the technical offices of the PSA, will have to follow the established times from the timetable included in the signed deed. "It's about - explained Sommariva - of another essential step in the path of realization of the works envisaged by the Master Plan A port that, through a substantial amount of investments public and private sectors, which is close to €700 million, will allow the to redesign the productive, urban and tourist development of the city of La Spezia. LSCT's investment in the new terminal Ravano, not only is it a commitment provided for by the concession state-owned property, but represents an extraordinary innovation in the infrastructure at the service of the country's economy. Thanks to this investment, we are consolidating the future of the port of La Spezia, one of the main ports on the Ligurian-Tyrrhenian side for the container traffic, a leader in rail intermodality and of the processes of digitalisation of goods flows'.

The CEO of LSCT highlighted that the is "a crucial step towards the creation of a An increasingly interconnected, integrated and efficient terminal. Our group's significant investment - he added Gasselin - will also have a considerable impact on the Prospects for the development of the port, with economic and social benefits which will extend to the city and the entire territory."

On the occasion of today's signing, it was announced that, After a first half of the year of declining container traffic and moderate signs of a turnaround in the early part of the second half of the year, in November 2023 LSCT recorded an increase in +23.1 % of cargo volumes handled compared to the same month of 2022, while the overall figure for the port of La Spezia recorded a growth of +16.6%.