Port Authority, Harbourmaster, Health Office, Customs, Law enforcement Agencies.
Port Authority, Harbourmaster, Health Office, Customs, Law enforcement Agencies.

The institutions in the Port of Venice.

Organisational Chart

 
The Venice Port Authority is organised in four units: Institutional Affairs and Management of State-held Land, Engineering, Planning and Finance, and Strategic Planning and Development. A fifth unit includes the staff directly reporting to the Secretary General and the President.

Organisational Chart
Organisational Chart

The Secretary General's Staff

The Secretary General's Staff is in charge of public relations, communication and institutional relations, research and development of European, national and regional projects, management control, quality certification and secretarial activities to support the top ranks.

Institutional Affairs and Management of State-held Land

Institutional Affairs and Management of State-held Land examines requests to be licensed to supply port services and ancillary port activities in the Port of Venice.

It is also in charge of human resources, litigations, legal issues and general affairs relating to the port.

It follows up the requests for the concession and utilisation of state-held land situated in the port's premises.

Engineering

This Unit is in charge of all plans, projects and works management activities relating the port's infrastructure and associated tenders/contracts.

It is also in charge of environmental issues, security, monitoring, workplace health and safety and accident prevention in the port.

Planning and Finance

Planning and Finance is in charge of all financial issues relating to the port and its held companies.

It is also in charge of monitoring and controlling financing from external bodies, and ensures compliance with fiscal requirements in addition to managing and coordinating the IT system.

Strategic Planning and Development

Strategic Planning and Development has the task of finding new business opportunities that can enhance the growth and development of the Port of Venice.

It assesses the economic and social feasibility of projects and conducts economic-statistical studies on the development of port activities and on reference or potential markets.

It also controls and monitors the plans of the companies that work in the port's premises.