Liguria quay

Operational: 2022 cruise season

The Liguria quay was identified at the PSA Vecon – Venezia Container Terminal.

Single Procedure Manager:

Ing. Giovanni Terranova, Technical Director of the Port System Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea

Director of Works:

Eng. Roberto Runfola

Contracting company:

MAC Costruzioni

Amount:

€ 1.283.581,19

Works completed
Quay available from April 2022


 

Construction site details

The construction of the temporary mooring for cruise ships and the creation of a functional terminal for the management of the passenger flow involves the execution of both civil works and the installation of systems, to which are added the functional adaptation works of a section of the networks white water and black water sewers in the terminal part of Via Banchina dell'Azoto.

Quay length:

800 metres (of which 360 metres can be used temporarily for cruise ships)

Channel width: 

145 mt

Sea depth:

11,5 mt

Sea side accessibility:

Malamocco canal + Evolution basin n. 3 + West industrial canal

Type of works carried out:

Preparation of areas for the management of passenger and baggage flows (boundaries, checkpoints, storage areas, vehicle and passenger routes)


 

Completed Projects

Works to improve the safety and functionality of the moorings and aprons, temporarily designated for cruise traffic, at the Lombardy and Liguria quays at Venice Port

The works involved the two temporary docking points in the Marghera area, also intended for passenger ships of gross weight equal to or greater than 25,000 GT, specifically the temporary berths of the Liguria and Lombardy quays, with the installation of an audible warning system, activated from the emergency management rooms, to cover the temporary berths of the Liguria and Lombardy docks, and, more generally, the four commercial terminals of Venice Port (Vecon, Terminal Rinfuse Venezia, Terminal Intermodale Venezia, Multi Service);

PROJECT WORK COST:

€726,440.25

CONTRACT AWARDED: 

22/03/2023;

WORK DELIVERY:

03/04/2023;

WORK COMPLETION:

15/09/2023

WORK COMPLETED AMOUNT:

€820,092.46 (including price adjustments still to be paid)


 

Works Details

  • Preparation of the space to be used as an "Emergency Management Room";
  • Preparation of the space to be used as an "Indoor Shelter in Case of Emergency," with the construction of an external fire escape and a dedicated escape route;
  • Upgrade of the water network to a fire-fighting system by installing pumps integrated with a new water distribution network to be used exclusively for the cruise ship quay;
  • Integration of the boundaries for the pre-filter area located at the end of Via Banchina dell'Azoto, by installing a fence and pedestrian gate;
  • Installation of additional video surveillance cameras;
  • Installation of a cover to protect the pedestrian walkway between the "scanner box" and the pedestrian gate located at Gate 8 of the Vecon area.

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17 September, 2025