Port of Ravenna
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The Port of Ravenna (
Overview
The port of Ravenna is the main port of Emilia-Romagna. The European Commission has appointed the Ravenna seaport "Core port" of the
The docks are mainly on a canal that connects the town centre of Ravenna (which is inland) to the sea which is 12 km away. The offshore breakwaters are in the little towns of Porto Corsini and Marina di Ravenna.
It hosts shipyards, multipurpose terminals, bulk cargo terminals and a containerized cargo terminal. There are also a big passenger and cruise lines terminal and the biggest marinas of the Adriatic Sea.
There are regular ferry lines to Catania, Brindisi, Igoumenitsa.[citation needed]
History
It was established thousands of years ago. In fact the Ravenna military and trade seaports are pictured in the opposite walls of S. Apollinare Nuovo, a church built in Ravenna by Theodoric the Great.
In 31 BC, Emperor Augustus founded near Ravenna the military harbor of Classe.[1] It hosted the second imperial
It underwent decline after being flooded by the mud of the rivers and conquered by Venice in the 15th century. In 1738, the Corsini Canal (named after Pope Clement XII), connecting Ravenna to the sea, started up its activity.
The
After World War II a huge petrochemical plant was established, but the oil crisis of 1973 enhanced its multipurpose trade facilities.
In 2021, Ravenna's Port Authority awarded Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to build a two-berth cruise terminal and expected to be completed Spring 2024. [3]
References
- ^ From classis, Latin "fleet".
- ^ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 80.
- ^ "Royal Caribbean Group to build, operate new Ravenna cruise terminal". 22 September 2021.