Dredging at Pier 22 of the Port of Ancona with European Funding

The Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority has commenced dredging operations at Pier 22 of the Port of Ancona (Italy). The works are being co-financed by the European Union's Next Generation fund.

The Italian authority's website reported that "the dredging will involve the removal of approximately 6,000 cubic meters of sediment in the waters in front of Pier 22. The work, carried out by La Dragaggi srl from Marghera (Venice), will cover an area of approximately 14,500 square meters."

"The dredging, which will last approximately 10 days without affecting the port's maritime traffic, aims to achieve a bathymetric depth of 10.75 meters above mean sea level," it added.

In this regard, Vincenzo Garofalo, Special Commissioner of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority, stated that "the works at Pier 22 will improve the operation of one of the port's most important commercial infrastructures, increasing its capacity. While we await the resumption of ministerial funding for the general dredging project, which will cover piers 19 to 26, we are initiating an initial intervention," Garofalo concluded.