interventions in view of the summer

On the days from 23 to 26 May, oleveling operations of the access road to the old port of Crotone. This ordinary maintenance intervention, pending the structural intervention to extend the so-called pier. of the “lanternino”, it was necessary to restore adequate safety conditions and
avoid strandings of ships in transit.

It is considered appropriate to highlight the role of the Maritime Authority which supported us throughout the process and which, in particular, guaranteed an ideal safety framework, among others, by monitoring and regulating traffic during operations. We also inform you that they are in the process of being awarded the recovery interventions of the quay 13 after the characterization and removal of the old mechanical means present there for decades were concluded.

Among the ongoing interventions, some nearing completion, there are:

• the consolidation of the defense works of the old port;
• the construction of the docks of the fishing hub;
• the creation of new access gates following the revision of the customs circuit;
• the new gate to guarantee the safety of transit for cruise ship passengers;
• the consolidation of the shore quay (cruises) through the complete restoration of the quay line and the installation of new buffers, suitable for cruise ships;
• the general redevelopment of the area of ​​interaction between the city and the port (via Miscello da Ripe, via Molo Porto Vecchio and Molo Sud).

Also by the summer, core sampling will begin to characterize the seabed of the new port. On the subject of design, the design services of: have been entrusted or are about to be entrusted:

• internal quay of the outer pier (future destination for cruise ships);
• extension of the lantern;
• pier joints;
• further consolidation interventions of external defense works;
• Sensi area (meetings with the Municipality are being planned to define the project aims);
• dredging of the new port (subject to characterization data).

There redevelopment of the port and its relaunch they also pass through new strategies in granting concessions. In particular, the announcement of the commercial business called “Casa Cantoniera” marks the beginning of a new practice in identifying the contractor. In fact, the tender provides for the award to the competitor who presents the best redevelopment project.

They will follow, in the future, similar notices for the lots that will become available in time. Likewise, noteworthy is the concession issued at the beginning of the year in favor of a metal carpentry operator who is producing out-of-scale metal modules which will then be exported by sea. The first module is starting in August.

The project that the concessionaire company is developing, thanks to the release of this innovative concession, involves 300 workers overall, of which 200 in the industrial area and 100 in the port area. This undertaking is part of the strategy for the conversion of Ionian ports into hubs to support the energy transition. Crotone, in fact, like Corigliano, was nominated for the MASE as a hub for the production of offshore wind farms.