Porti, piano da 309 milioni per potenziare i sette scali di Marche e Abruzzo

The Marche and Abruzzo ports are set to receive 309 million euros over the 2027-2029 triennium, transforming them from mere transit hubs into specialized nodes, according to Porti, a piano da 309 milioni. This investment aims to boost the competitiveness of each port while preserving their unique characteristics and future growth prospects, all under the direction of the Zes.

The president of Porti, Mirco Carloni, presented the plan with a "strict prudence" approach to balance the entity's finances. The funds come from the entity's own resources and the Infrastructure Portals Fund, which gained 106 million euros from the MIT in the previous year. In the Adriatic Sea ports, the goal is to become operational and concrete, swiftly implementing designs, including those from private companies, to serve the economic ecosystem around the ports.

The relationship with businesses is central to one of the plan's assets: terminalization of quays, a transition from open and public to dedicated and privatized models that will generate new revenues for the entity and enhance logistics for investors. Additional 612.8 million euros in investments are planned for the 2029 timeframe, with Marche receiving 217.9 million euros.

The Ancona port, due to its size and development capacity, absorbs the majority of resources in the triennium. By December 2027, a competition will start for a 34.4 million euros project to enhance infrastructure, benefiting Fincantieri. In return, Fincantieri has committed 40 million euros for the modernization and enhancement of its facilities within the port.

By next December, the design of the second stage of the underflow dam, costing 73 million euros, will begin. In 2028, works worth 30 million euros on the Molo Clementino are scheduled, currently pending a Strategic Environmental Assessment. Concurrently, the municipality and the region are working together on a project to reopen the marina, estimated at 30 million euros.

The ultimate dream is the realization of the Peninsula port, which the Ancona municipality also supports. This project, worth at least 300 million euros, will accommodate ferries carrying Tir and passenger/merchandise boats, responding to the urgent need to move such traffic away from the historic port. In the next triennium, 90.9 million euros will be spent on Abruzzese ports, prioritizing Ortona, the region's largest maritime terminal and Ten-T network multimedia platform.

In 2027, 8 million euros will be allocated for a services center, and another 4.5 million for Molo Martello reinforcement, benefiting cruises, and initiating its electrification design.