Seacon awarded Olbia port dredging contract

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2020 - Seacon Srl has been awarded the contract to design of the dredging plan for the Gulf of Olbia, Sardinia. Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP - Sardinian Sea Port Authority), which awarded the €50 million contract, says that work will strengthen the port of Olbia and appeal to the cruise sector in the area of Isola Bianca and the goods sector in the Cocciani port area. Within 120 days of signing the contract, Seacon must produce all the design, financial and administrative documentation preparatory to the contract of the work and deliver a "turnkey" package to the AdSP, accompanied by all authorizations and deeds of consent by the relevant bodies, as required by the legislation on dredging projects. The project will bring the depth of the access channel to the port to a minimum of -11 meters and of the stretches of water in front of the docks. not less than -10. The work is essential to maintain a high level of competitiveness of the Sardinian port in anticipation of the gradual resumption of freight traffic which, the AdSP forecasts - in 2021, and, as regards cruises, a gradual recovery which will settle at pre-covid levels by 2023. "The long path towards the realization of dredging in the port of Olbia", said president of the AdSP, Massimo Deiana, "has officially reached a crucial and fundamental phase for the continuation of the authorization process. Today the company has been identified that, in the next four months, will work on the drafting of the excavation project. A process whose first phase has already been anticipated by studies and monitoring conducted by our institution with the collaboration of ISPRA, the results of which were presented, in September, to the main stakeholders. This procedure will return a complete package of the necessary authorizations and clearances provided for by the regulations, facilitating the work of the institution and, I hope, guaranteeing faster times for the construction of the excavation". Rome-based Seacon operates in Italy in the coastal and environmental engineering, maritime, hydraulic, civil and transport engineering sectors, and the activities are essentially aimed at providing basic supports for the design and construction of hydraulic and maritime works, ports and works coastal defense, road transport and infrastructure, public buildings. The port of Olbia, considered the main port of the Costa Smeralda, in addition to representing one of the most important passenger ports in the Mediterranean, with over three million visitors every year, is also an important commercial port with almost six million tons of Ro-Ro traffic. It is divided into three areas: Cocciani, inserted in the industrial fabric of the city; the inner port, where the ancient Roman port also stands, which is intended for pleasure boating; Isola Bianca, with 10 docks for ro-ro ships for the transport of passengers with cars, commercial vehicles and for cruise ships. Copyright (C) PortSEurope. All Rights Reserved. 2020.

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