The North Adriatic Sea Port Autority participates at the EU project Bauhaus of the Sea Sails, coordinated by Association of Instituto Superior Técnico for Research and Development (IST-ID) of Lisbon.

As part of the Adriatic Sea Forum, currently taking place in Venice, a presentation of the CROSS-CONNECT project was held this morning. The project aims to integrate the management of maritime, air and urban transport in the Adriatic region and is funded by the Interreg Italy-Croatia Programme 2021–2027, for which the Veneto Region is the Managing Authority.

The future of the Veneto Port System is inextricably linked to the cooperation and decisions of the local authorities within whose territories our ports operate. For this reason, as I have emphasized since the beginning of my term of office, a positive and sincere dialogue between institutions is essential for building, together, the future of our port system.

The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy is considering the Port of Venice for a central role in the new European system for the storage and handling of critical raw materials and rare earths, strategic assets for Europe’s industrial competitiveness and economic security.

In the period April 2025–March 2026, Venice exceeds 25 million tonnes (+4.4%). Chioggia approaches 900,000. Containers (+9.8%) and solid bulk stand out, with nearly 350,000 additional tonnes.

Venice, April 20, 2026 – The Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS) confirms its role as a strategic instrument to encourage new productive investments in the Port of Venice. Thanks to simplified authorization procedures and shorter timelines, work is now beginning on a project to build a new plant dedicated to plastic recycling, promoted by Eco+Eco s.r.l. – a company of the VERITAS Group – an initiative that will contribute to the development of the circular economy and the industrial revitalization of the port.

The study, carried out by the Centro Studi Sintesi of CGIA Mestre, highlights the presence of 1,442 active companies and a value of production generated by the port system of approximately €15 billion. When accounting for direct, indirect and induced effects, this figure rises to €44.2 billion, contributing 6.5% to the regional GDP. Furthermore, the port system directly employs 26,898 people, while total employment — including the wider supply chain — involves 218,853 individuals, distributed across the metropolitan area (58%), the rest of Italy (28.2%) and the Veneto Region (13.8%).
The centrality of the Veneto Port System is not only geographical, but the result of an increasingly complex, fluid and efficient integration between the different modes of transport of people and goods.
The organization and coordination between our commercial terminals, industrial e passengers facilitate access and loading-unloading operations, favor the treatment and initial processing of goods, reduce overall transport times .
The North Adriatic Sea Port Autority participates at the EU project Bauhaus of the Sea Sails, coordinated by Association of Instituto Superior Técnico for Research and Development (IST-ID) of Lisbon.
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The North Adriatic Sea Port Authority (NASPA), in pursuing its development objectives for the ports of Venice and Chioggia, intends to take advantage of the funding opportunities offered by the European Commission.
Realization of temporary moorings and complementary interventions connected thereto, for the protection of Venice and its Lagoon.