The consolidation works of the first fill tank of the future container terminal of the Europa Platform in the port of Livorno should be completed in 2026. This was stated today by the extraordinary commissioner of the work, Luciano Guerrieri, president of the Port System Authority of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, during a visit to the construction site together with the president of the Tuscany Region, Eugenio Giani, and the deputy commissioner of the Darsena Europa , Roberta Macii. «By the end of 2025 – explained Guerrieri – we will have consolidated the first 80 thousand square meters of land. Within two years, and well in advance of the completion of the sea works, we will therefore have completed part of the areas of the future container terminal”.
Referring to the hypothesis of immediate use of the yards awaiting the completion of the entire Platform, Guerrieri underlined that this is a delicate discussion which will necessarily have to involve the entire port cluster: «pending the construction of the first phase of the Darsena Europa ( which involves the construction of the container terminal, while the second phase of the project involves the construction of a ro-ro/motorways of the sea terminal, ndr), it will be possible to temporarily allocate the new yards to other uses but these solutions must not jeopardize the final objective, which is to create the Darsena Europa container terminal”. «Our objective – added Roberta Macii – will be to reconcile the needs of economic operators, who are asking us when it will be possible to use these areas, with the planning needs of the institution, expressed and developed in the Port Master Plan. The PRP does not exclude the possibility of a profitable temporary use of the new aprons. We will begin to better define the procedures when we believe that the areas have acquired a minimum size sufficient to allow us to accommodate other economic activities”.
Regarding the maritime defense works of the Platform, Guerrieri announced that «on 7 October last, the executive project for the construction of the breakwaters and dredging activities was handed over to us by the companies. It is – he underlined – a huge project which also includes the monitoring plan, which will have to be agreed with Arpat. We want to do things well: the executive project is currently undergoing technical verification and we hope to be able to approve it in the next few weeks. By the end of the year we hope to be able to start the first works relating to the construction of the breakwaters. In the meantime, the commissioner structure will work on preparing the tender for the management and construction of the container terminal”.
Furthermore, today the president of the Tuscany Region together with Guerrieri and Macii inaugurated the new square in the port of Piombino in front of the quay where the regasification ship is currently positioned. «In Piombino – highlighted Eugenio Giani – the port of the future is taking shape, capable of attracting investments and creating new jobs. With this new work we finally have the impression of the potential that this port can take on. Piombino confirms itself as a center of gravity for Italy, it has carried out a very important function of national interest with the regasification ship and it is this message that I want to send to the government. Now – added the President of the Region – it is important to complete the strategic plan for Piombino, which includes a whole series of functions starting from the port, while developing the industrial, infrastructural and also tourist and cultural dimensions, to make this increasingly a point of reference in southern Tuscany.”
