A study to improve nautical accessibility through technological solutions and the installation of marine- weather monitoring stations, and a master plan for Porto Marghera dedicated to improving environmental sustainability. The new project aims to integrate green spaces to reduce the port’s carbon footprint, while balancing port activities with environmental needs. These are two of the most salient and significant actions being implemented by the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority of the ports of Venice and Chioggia, through its leading participation in the PRESPORT (PRomoting grEen and Smart PORT hubs in the Adriatic Sea) project, co-financed by the Interreg Programme VI A Italy-Croatia 2021-2027.
The project, started on July 1, 2025, is scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2028, for a total duration of three and a half years. The North Adriatic Sea Port Authority has €525,000 available to monitor nautical accessibility and develop the new Marghera Masterplan, 80 percent of which is funded by EU funds and the remaining 20 percent by government contributions. Overall, the PRESPORT project is funded with €6.937 million, divided among the fifteen partners, institutions, and organizations participating in the project. The overall goal is to significantly contribute to the digitalization and decarbonization of Adriatic ports through pilot actions in the following key areas: energy efficiency and alternative energy production, efficient lighting, climate resilience, as well as electric mobility, port digitalization, and digital twins, included port security.
The project is led by the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone. Other partners, in addition to the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, include the Municipality of Monfalcone, the Friuli Economic Development Consortium, the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Abruzzo Region, and the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority. For the Croatian side: the Regional Port Authority of Rovinj, the Port Authority of Rijeka, the University of Rijeka, the Faculty of Maritime Studies, the Port Authority of Zadar, the Port Authority of Split, the Port Authority of Vela Luka, and the Port Authority of Dubrovnik.
