Yesterday in the port of Naples the new dock of floating dry dock that will be managed by Napoli Dry Docks, the joint venture between the Neapolitan companies La Nuova Meccanica Navale and Palumbo ( of 20 February 2018). Arrived directly from Hamad airport, in Qatar, the infrastructure, lifting capacity of about 27,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate ships up to 230 meters in length. Palumbo and La Nuova Meccanica Navale have made I note that the acquisition of the basin involved an investment in around €40 million, twice as much as the initially budgeted.

The new basin (SPP2) will be located in the mirror already in concession to Napoli Dry Docks at the Molo Hammer. The business plan envisages an annual occupancy of the about 300 days thanks to the presence of 20-25 ships every year, with an average stay of 15 days per ship. The two companies highlighted that the investment will have an impact on the impact on Naples and the whole of the country. territory, both direct and indirect, considering that on every ship On average, about 100 people work in repairs every day (250-300 thousand hours worked each year) and that the management of a ship on site involves, directly and indirectly, a high level of number of port services (pilots, tugboats, moorers, shipping agents, etc.) and activities in the city (hotels, restaurants, means of transport, etc.), as well as the supply of materials and food.

In addition, Palumbo and La Nuova Meccanica Navale underlined that the new basin will allow Naples to reach a leadership position in the sector and to compete on equal terms with shipbuilding hubs located throughout the Mediterranean, offering In addition, members have the opportunity to better develop the their core business with the full use of the docks already in concession to support basin activities.

Commenting on the arrival of the new floating dock, the President of the Port System Authority of the Tyrrhenian Sea Andrea Annunziata, assured that "the has made and is making every effort to ensure that this infrastructure, which is very important for the port of Naples, can further ensure the development of the shipbuilding, but above all it can give greater impetus to the employment'.