The works for the construction of the new Maritime Station in Calata Paita, in the port of La Spezia, greatly hinder the maneuvers of ships that have to arrive at the cruise terminal on the pier Garibaldi of the Ligurian port, making it impossible to I pull it over. This was highlighted by Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean, the cruise companies that are shareholders of La Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal (SCCT), the company responsible for passenger assistance and management of the Maritime Station of Molo Garibaldi as well as the construction of the new station Maritime on Calata Paita and surrounding areas.

Recalling that the first phase of the construction of the new pier cruises on Calata Paita has recently been started by of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea With the construction of the first caisson, the council of SCCT administration highlighted that the imminent positioning of the caissons of the new pier combined with the delay in the Access Channel Maintenance Operations Affects significantly, and right from the start, the room for manoeuvre for the cruise ships that regularly call at the port of La Spezia, making it impossible to approach the Garibaldi pier. In a note, the SCCT underlined that "this intervention by adaptation of the seabed, already provided for by the planning of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, should have been carried out before or in conjunction with the start of the works".

The company's board of directors warned that "In this context, in fact, the cruise lines, which schedule routes more than two years in advance, in the absence of certainty on the availability of mooring, could decide to exclude the port of La Spezia from their itineraries as of now. in favor of other airports, effectively canceling the entire 2025 season and jeopardizing the very survival of this business in our airport".

SCCT concluded by reiterating "firmly its commitment to maintaining a constant and constructive dialogue with the competent authorities and shipping companies. It is However, it is essential - the company specified - that the authorities take all necessary actions to protect the operations of the and the efficient management of cruise traffic at the in order to preserve the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia international level".