A large port for cruise ships must be built in the municipality of Fiumicino west of Rome. A company of the American shipping company Royal Caribbean has received the concession for the construction. However, associations of citizens, citizens and environmental protection are against the project.
About 300 people gathered on Sunday with umbrellas, sun loungers, diving fins and beach towels on the forecourt of the old lighthouse in Fiumicino. They mainly demonstrated against a fence on a part of the beach where the harbor must be created.
The company “Fiumicino Waterfront SRL” again said that the new fence is a protective measure around the area and is not in connection with the work on the port project. The approval procedure would still be performed.
Here you can see a photo of the protest.
“The beach and the sea must be free until the environmental impact assessment for the port is pronounced, then we will see. We do not want a private port to make our beach sections uninhabitable, ”fight the project. The seabed for cruise ships is not suitable in the community, the result would be environmental damage.
Area must be converted
The port of the port was abandoned in 2011. In the future, the plans must be able to make cruise ships and mega yachts. There are 700 anchorages, of which 30 for yachts with a length of up to 110 meters. In addition, hotels and restaurants nearby must be built.
Cruise tourists are currently rising in the port of Civitavecchia, 70 kilometers north of Rome. Civitavecchia is the largest cruise port in Italy and must be relieved in the future. That is why the expansion of the Port Fiumicino, which is closer to Rome.
Source: Krone
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