The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched an approval process for a feasibility study into a new multipurpose maritime centre at the Port of Crotone.
The facility is planned to house both the port authority’s administrative offices and a passenger terminal.
The initiative forms part of a broader programme, led by Port System Authority President Paolo Piacenza in coordination with the Municipality of Crotone and Mayor Vincenzo Voce, aimed at enhancing the port’s functions and services and integrating it more closely with the surrounding urban area.
Following the demolition of existing structures in the former Sensi area and environmental remediation works, the project seeks to regenerate a degraded urban zone while improving the port’s operational and tourism capabilities.
The feasibility study, prepared by Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia S.r.l. as lead of a temporary consortium, incorporates a safety and coordination plan.
Design criteria focus on seismic safety, durability, maintainability, and environmental sustainability. The project now proceeds to the Conferenza dei servizi under Italian law (art. 14, Law 241/1990).
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The planned centre will provide a passenger terminal for cruise arrivals and a peripheral administrative hub for the port authority, offering high-value services supporting both port logistics and tourism.
The design includes a lightweight canopy for open spaces, shading, and lighting, as well as an architecturally unified building with one side facing the city and marina and the other oriented toward the sea and an open-air event arena.
The roof will incorporate photovoltaic panels to improve energy efficiency. The overall project aims to combine architectural quality, sustainability, and integration with the coastal landscape, creating a renewed identity for the Crotone waterfront.
President Piacenza described the project as a key step in restoring the port to the city, strengthening tourism and cruise operations, and generating new economic and social opportunities.
Mayor Voce highlighted the initiative as a decisive moment for urban regeneration and investment, enhancing Crotone’s identity as a modern maritime city.
For more information:
Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas – https://www.portodigioiatauro.it/autorita-portuale/?lang=en
