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North Canal – North Bank Terminal
On July 7, 2025, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety notified the Commissioner of the admissibility of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the …
Dredging of the Vittorio Emanuele Canal
The EIA process for the “Dredging of the access canal to the Venice Maritime Station” (Vittorio Emanuele III Canal) continues. On May 27, 2025, the …
Dredging of the Malamocco-Marghera Canal
On July 7, 2025, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety notified the Commissioner of the admissibility of the Environmental Impact Assessment for “Dredging …
Venice Cruises, Purchase of Area for the New Passenger Terminal at the North Canal Completed and Work Begun on Wharf Electrification Systems
Venice, April 30, 2025 – The Cruise Commissioner in Venice and APV Investments S.p.A. – an in-house company of the AdSPMAS – have signed the …
National EIA Commission Inspection
On July 1, 2025, the EIA Commission conducted a technical inspection in Venice. In addition to staff from the Commissioner’s Office and the Port System …
Venice Cruises, preliminary purchase agreement signed for the area for the new cruise terminal
OVER 10 HECTARES ON THE NORTH CANAL IN PORTO MARGHERA WHERE THE NEW CRUISE STATION WILL BE BUILT, WITH TWO BERTHS FOR SHIPS UP TO …
Contract awarded for the dredging project at the marittima terminal
Venice, February 9, 2024. The Tender Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposals submitted to the CCV commissioner’s office as the contracting authority for …
Press conference to present the 2023 cruise season in Venice
Venice and its port continue their journey toward adopting an increasingly sustainable cruise model for the historic city and the lagoon ecosystem. Central to this …
DESTINATION CHIOGGIA 2023: THE NEW CRUISE MODEL IN THE CHIOGGIA AREA
55,000 tourists ready to visit the city thanks to the busy schedule of luxury ship arrivals starting Thursday, March 16
Lombardy and Liguria Wharves: Call for tenders to improve cruise traffic services
Tender for works to improve the safety and functionality of moorings and wharves to be temporarily allocated to cruise traffic at the Lombardy and Liguria docks in the Venice Port.
A new cruise model is born in Venice, combining commerce with sustainability
Special Commissioner Di Blasio: “Objective: to be equipped to accommodate 1 million cruise passengers in Venice and Chioggia by 2027, 90% of them in homeport mode.”
The port of Chioggia has been a Viking hub since 2022
The first ship, the Viking Sky, docked in Chioggia on June 17 at Isola dei Saloni with its approximately 800 passengers (mostly from the United States), most of whom visited the lagoon city.
IDEAS’ COMPETITION: THE JUDGMENT OF THE RAC DOES NOT INCLUDE TEMPORARY MOORINGS IN MARGHERA
The Court Order concerns the definitive solutions for cruises, not the provisions of Administrative Order 103/2021 on temporary landings and commission activities, which proceed as …
VENICE, 6 APRIL 2022 – INAUGURATION OF LIGURIA QUAY
The first mooring of Liguria Quay was Inaugurated, in the presence of the Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility Enrico Giovannini, the President of the Veneto Region Luca Zaia, the Councilor for Mobility, Road Infrastructures and Viability of the Municipality of Venice, Renato Boraso
VENICE, 4 APRIL 2022 – TESTS FOR LIGURIA QUAY ARE IN PROGRESS
All the details on the first widespread mooring for cruise ships made by the Special Commissioner directly from the shipyard:
THE MSC SINFONIA ARRIVES IN MARGHERA
The MSC Sinfonia, coming from Taranto, docking this morning at 8.00 at the Veneto quay – TIV terminal – of the port of Venice to …
THE 2022 CRUISE SEASON STARTS IN VENICE
Venice, 11 March – The first ship of the 2022 cruise season in Venice is moored at the Fusina Terminal.
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Venice Cruises, Purchase of Area for the New Passenger Terminal at the North Canal Completed and Work Begun on Wharf Electrification Systems
Venice, April 30, 2025 – The Cruise Commissioner in Venice and APV Investments S.p.A. – an in-house company of the AdSPMAS – have signed the …
Venice Cruises, preliminary purchase agreement signed for the area for the new cruise terminal
OVER 10 HECTARES ON THE NORTH CANAL IN PORTO MARGHERA WHERE THE NEW CRUISE STATION WILL BE BUILT, WITH TWO BERTHS FOR SHIPS UP TO …
Contract awarded for the dredging project at the marittima terminal
Venice, February 9, 2024. The Tender Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposals submitted to the CCV commissioner’s office as the contracting authority for …
A new cruise model is born in Venice, combining commerce with sustainability
Special Commissioner Di Blasio: “Objective: to be equipped to accommodate 1 million cruise passengers in Venice and Chioggia by 2027, 90% of them in homeport mode.”
The port of Chioggia has been a Viking hub since 2022
The first ship, the Viking Sky, docked in Chioggia on June 17 at Isola dei Saloni with its approximately 800 passengers (mostly from the United States), most of whom visited the lagoon city.

