The Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea announced that the simulations of cruise ship manoeuvre for berthing at the Garibaldi pier West of the port of La Spezia during the development phases of the works construction of the cruise pier and reclamation of the seabed in front. The simulations were held in recent days at the Cetena in Genoa and were carried out in real-time mode under the coordination of the Harbour Master's Office, in the presence of the technicians of the Port Authority, the Port Pilots, the towing service concessionaire, SCCT managers, La Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal and the captains of the main cruise companies (MSC, Costa Cruises and Royal Caribbean).

Therefore, the port authority underlined, "it is It has been ascertained that the ships will be able to carry out the berthing manoeuvres at the Garibaldi West pier in total safety, in relation to the development scenarios of the completion phases of the construction of the new cruise pier on Calata Paita and the reclamation of the seabed in front of the Garibaldi pier".

Last December, with similar simulations carried out again at the Cetena center in Genoa, had already been certified the feasibility of berths to the first port basin referred to an initial progress of the works on the pier and in the absence of reclamation.

"This activity - explained the commander of the Port Authority of La Spezia, Alberto Battaglini - allowed to ensure high safety standards for the units to be cruises calling at the port of La Spezia, currently interested major infrastructural changes including the construction of the new Cruise Pier and the related increase in seabed of bodies of water intended for traffic manoeuvres cruise ship plan to climb the cruise terminal».

"The numerous simulations carried out at the - highlighted the extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority, Federica Montaresi - confirmed the solution and the approach proposed by the Port Authority and the Port Authority, which They had immediately reassured citizens and operators in the sector on the feasibility for cruise ships to be able to mooring in complete safety at the Garibaldi pier, during the execution of the construction works of the new cruise pier and of reclamation of the seabed in front of the Garibaldi pier, whose executive project is ready to be transmitted to the Region Liguria in order to start the tender for the execution of the works". "Next week - added Montaresi - we will be at the Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, the most important trade fair international cruise industry, together with representatives of the of SCCT and all the Italian ports united in Assoporti under the CruiseItaly logo - one country many destinations. We will thus have the opportunity to illustrate directly to the older ones all the actions we have taken for the Strengthening of this type of traffic in our two ports of reference".