Ravenna

The works for the new cruise terminal construction have just started: an investment in Project Financing (Public and Private joint venture) which foresees the Concession for 33 years of the boarding and landing assistance management, transit operations into the port of Ravenna and the construction of the Cruise Terminal. The new terminal will welcome 300 thousand passengers per year and 100-200 employees daily and the works are just starting now. The Port of Ravenna Authority aims to increase cruise traffic and to improve the service offered, and the concessionaire is redeveloping the existing cruise terminal. The port of Ravenna is also reshaping the surrounding area, that will become a public park for tourists and local inhabitants. The overall project will be implemented on a surface of about 182.000 m2 in the beach town of Porto Corsini, and will be sub-divided into 2 areas: 1. Cruise terminal facilities: 62.000 m2, 2. Green areas and services for tourists (Dune park): 120.000 m2 The new passenger terminal will cover 10.000 m2, including outside pedestrian areas and the access point to the dock. The Maritime station building will have two floors for 10.000 m2. The project of the new cruise terminal also places a strong focus on environmental sustainability by investing in a Cold Ironing system (providing shoreside electrical power to ships at berth): this system will guarantee environmental sustainability by allowing the ships at berth to switch off their engines and power themselves with electricity. The design has been awarded and is funded by the ACCESS2NAPA European Project, while the works are financed by the National Recovery and resilience plan (Italian PNRR). The cold ironing system has a capacity of 16 MVA and it will be built in collaboration with important players of the energy sector. The 12 hectares area of the “Parco delle Dune” will represent a unique space where operational services and green public areas melt together, guaranteeing the harmony between the terminal and the coast landscape. This will upgrade the “destination look”, playing an important role in making the port more attractive for large cruise ships and their guests. The new Maritime Station above explained, is designed to create a harmonious ensemble with the project of Dune park in the beach town of Porto Corsini. On these 12 hectares the facilities of the cruise terminal will be surrounded by green spaces, creating a point of convergence with nature and placing environmental sustainability at the very heart of the project. Other projects and investment are ongoing, focusing also on digital transformation and improvement of the accessibility in port, such as the “Mooring piles”: the design of the mooring “piles" to replace the existing mooring buoy is underway and includes two new mooring bollards per side, each weighing 250 tonnes. So, the development of the port of Ravenna is starting a process well delineated and defined, in line with the objectives of: - addressing new digital challenges by improving and implementing new technologies in the field of security/data management/passenger handling/port operations; - to make port infrastructure greener and able to accommodate ships as green; - reduce environmental impact and CO2 emissions through new energy supply systems towards energy transition; In conclusion, the Port of Ravenna is including strategic investments outlining the ports' development trajectory, with a vision of the future where it will be possible to implement all the projects launched, enjoying the benefits of new technologies and new infrastructures based on sustainability and modernisation needs, and consequently, giving an interesting look to the area, to attract the cruise lines and their passengers. The new cruise terminal is one of the most important examples in line with this objective. Also, this port is dedicating many initiatives to the world of cruises, including innovative project proposals to European Calls, where the aim is to gain more resources in order to implement and deploy solutions in the port that can enable sustainable, digitally advanced and above all green cruise transit.