“ALL ON BOARD!” – THE 2024 EDITION OF THE PORT DAYS OF VENICE AND CHIOGGIA IS SET FOR SMOOTH SAILING, with 30 partners involved in 15 initiatives over 3 days
From 4 to 6 October, the entire port community will be involved in a series of cultural, educational, sports and recreational events distributed between Venice, Marghera and Chioggia.
Venice, 13 September – Promoted by the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority and involving the Veneto’s port towns, the 2024 Port Days will be held from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 October and envisage a wave of amazing activities for adults and children, students of all ages, families, young athletes, port enthusiasts and curious citizens.
Taking place within the framework of the yearly national PORT DAYS launched by Assoporti in 2018 to open up all Italian ports to the general public, the three-day event will include numerous activities in the three hubs that make up the Veneto’s unique port system: Venice, Marghera and Chioggia. The event is designed and organised by the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority and sponsored by the Municipalities of Venice and Chioggia.
Plenty of novelties for this year’s edition.
The novelties start with the clear message supported by all the partners of the Veneto port ecosystem: ALL ON BOARD! A statement to declare that the port system embraces all users without exception (in line with the focus on inclusion in this year’s national Port Days) and that all the players involved in the port environment, none excluded, will directly commit to implementing the initiatives planned to open to the public.
A total of 30 partners will be involved – including institutions, maritime/port and private entities and associations – whose task will be to provide insight into the professions of the sea and logistics, delving deep into the specifics of ports, the activities that take place in them and their protagonists: Harbourmaster of Venice and Chioggia, Border Police, Finance Police, Customs and Monopolies Agency, USMAF-SASN of Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige, Firefighters, Corporazione Piloti Estuario Veneto, Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido, Gruppo Ormeggiatori del Porto di Venezia, Lega Navale Italiana – Venice section, Venezia Port Community, ASAMAR Veneto, Assosped, Propeller Club Port of Venice, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, CUS Venezia, University of Padova – Department of Information Engineering and Department of Management and Engineering, Associazione Nautilus, CFLI, ITS Marco Polo Academy, Vemars, Venezia Terminal Passeggeri, Venezia Heritage Tower, Darsena Le Saline, Visemar Line, Associazione remiera Chioggia, Acquera.
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October
New formats in place for activities
Venice will take the limelight during the opening day on 4 October when, for the very first time, the Santa Marta waterfront will host a ‘port village’ that will be set up in the area between the quayside and the offices buildings hosting the companies operating in the port and will stretch up to the embankment facing the Port System Authority building. It will be organised into separate areas dedicated to talks, sports, stands and exhibition points where land and water vehicles will be showcased. In the morning, hundreds of young students will engage in sports and recreational activities, as well as in fun educational workshops guided by the Port Educational multimedia tool with a special focus on the ‘section’ dedicated to Marco Polo that was specifically created by AdSPMAS for the celebrations organised for the 700th anniversary of his death. In the meanwhile, high school students will be engaged in a boat tour of the port areas.
In the afternoon, sports activities will be organised for secondary school and university students, while the conference area will feature ITS Marco Polo’s Welcome Day, followed by an absolute novelty: ‘the port tells its story’ is an event featuring three double interviews with the top management of AdSPMAS and Harbourmaster, representatives of the Venice Port Community and Asamar, followed by a final interview to two operational terminals. In the meantime, the Santa Marta village will be opened to the public, with its stands, and land and water vehicles exhibited by port operators and institutions. The day will end with the musical entertainment provided by the San Basilio Music Fest promoted by Ca’ Foscari University and realised in cooperation with AdSPMAS.
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October
Chioggia offers an equally rich and lively agenda.
Chioggia offers an equally rich and lively agenda, that opens on Saturday 5 October at the Darsena Le Saline with a meeting for Chioggia’s high school students from the last two years of high school and technical college, who will be able to learn first-hand about careers in the maritime/port sector. Universities, vocational and technical schools, and entrepreneurs working in this industry will guide the students through an interactive itinerary which will allow them to enter into contact with specific tools and directly experience some practical activities. To liven things up, the rowing association Associazione Remieri Chioggia will offer students the chance to try their hand at traditional Venetian rowing. While all this happens, the students of the first three years of high school will take part in guided tours of the Harbourmaster’s facilities, during which the Coast Guard will show them the offices, the control room and the fleet, and tell them of their daily work to protect human lives at sea, ensure safe navigation and protect marine ecosystems.
From 2.45 pm, a treasure hunt will involve adults and children in a unique adventure along the town’s embankments, calli and campi. Competing in teams, participants will be asked to solve riddles, puzzles and enigmas in a fun and interactive activity that will lead them to discover the town’s maritime and port history and culture.
At the same time, the Harbourmaster’s building will be open to the public with free admission for all, to support the idea of providing insight into the work carried out daily by the Sea Port Authority.
To end the day, a celebration will be held in the San Nicolò Auditorium to give the awards to the winners of the treasure hunt and also as a moment to celebrate the importance of the sea in the town’s life and economy.
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October
The events in Venice and Chioggia will be followed, on Sunday 6 October, by the final Port Days events in Porto Marghera, where the curious and enthusiasts will be able to experience a journey into the past and present of this industrial/logistics area, which continues to be the beating heart of the territory: a boat tour will be organised along the port quays in the morning, while guided tours will be available at the Venice Heritage Tower throughout the day.
Additional information and the links to book your activities online with Eventbrite are available on the Port Authority’s main website at this link.
Registrations
04/10/2024
15:30 > 18:00
VENICE
Visita agli stand e ai mezzi operativi della Comunità Portuale.
04/10/2024
17:00 > 18:30
VENICE
Il Porto si racconta. Intervista doppia alla Comunità Portuale.
05/10/2024
14:45
VENICE
Caccia al Tesoro. Alla scoperta dei tesori di Chioggia.
05/10/2024
15:00 > 17:00
CHIOGGIA
Visite guidate alla Capitaneria di Porto – Guardia Costiera.
06/10/2024
9:45
VENICE
Tour in barca alla scoperta del Porto.
06/10/2024
10:00 > 18:00