The shipping company SNAV has formalized the transfer of its maritime services with the Croatian port of Pescara in the port of Ortona. The company apologized for the inconvenience, and stressing that this situation has come about for reasons not attributable to the SNAV, confirmed that the shift of the departure is necessary for non-dredging silted up the port of Pescara, and that all departures of the season for Hvar and Split will be performed from the port of Ortona, 20 miles south of Pescara. The times of departure and arrival times remain unchanged, as well as the means that will be the fastest passenger service, Pescara Jet.
SNAV also confirmed that Orton could be used as a landing place of the services again next year.
Recall that in recent days the Abruzzo Region has allocated two million euros to the port of Pescara to perform the dredging (of 12 July 2011). Last Saturday the president of the Province of Pescara, Guerino head, as a special commissioner of the dredging of the port, during a meeting with representatives of such entities to the intervention, the commissioner explained that the administration is "trying to obtain permissions Ministry of Environment in order to begin dredging operations from September 15 "'The goal - he added - is about 300 thousand cubic meters of dredged material in a month and a half, and if the Ispra confirm the analysis of the art , we will spilled into the sea, stored in the bathing season. " Head has specified that "the cost of the dredging of 300 thousand cubic meters of sludge is around six million euros, gross of rebates auction."
Head announced that the meeting after hearing the parties were present on the emergency techniques catamaran Pescara Jet, which on Sundays and Monday has already been forced to make the connection with the Croatian coast departing from Ortona.Based on the findings - said the special commissioner of the dredging of the harbor - the representatives of these organizations have noted that for certain problems related to impairment of the bathing season, you can not carry out an "emergency dredging" to retrieve the background necessary to gain entrance, safe, catamaran in the harbor.
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