PortCREW

PortCREW (Port–City Regions to Wave Med Cruise Destinations as Smart, Sustainable and Striking Eco-Tourism Systems) aims to make Mediterranean tourism more sustainable, managing the pressure while raising environmental awareness in cruisers.

As the cruise sector continues to grow, Mediterranean port-city regions need to address the impacts of mass tourism on the environment. At the same time, they need to be able to exploit and distribute the benefits that this trend can bring to local communities. To address these issues, the project will promote the sustainable development of Mediterranean port-city regions as green tourism destinations, by integrating cruises with inland experiences and services that leverage the growing attractiveness of natural and cultural resources.

5 MED cruise ports (Thessaloniki, Ravenna, Toulon, Valencia and Koper) will define, test, assess and share different smart and green collaborative measures to manage cruise tourist peaks more effectively, by providing new and improved accessibility solutions for inland natural and cultural assets. PortCREW eco-tourism systems, built around the cruise terminals of the network, will offer a shared platform of low-impact eco-solutions and strategies to manage high-pressure tourism flows. The platform will collect eco-touristic informations and help cruise managers and public authorities tackle over-tourism’s negative impacts.

ITL leads the project and, in particular, coordinates activities related to the testing of the PortCREW platform and the launch of new eco-tourism packages. The Foundation is also responsible for the development of the long -term strategy and action plans for better cruise flow management in the Mediterranean ports. Finally, ITL will develop the Ravenna pilot, which will focus on the only cruise terminal in Emilia-Romagna.

Lead Partner:

Fondazione Istituto sui Trasporti e la Logistica (ITL), IT

Partner:

Eθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας και Τεχνολογικής Ανάπτυξης (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – Hellenic Institute of Transport – HIT), EL

FIT Consulting Srl, IT

Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana para la investigación, promoción y estudios comerciales de Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation for research, promotion and commercial studies of the Valencian Region), ES

Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Var (Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry – European and Major Projects Department), FR

Luka Koper, pristaniški in logistični sistem, delniška družba (Luka Koper – Port and Logistic System ltd), SI

Forward Data S.L., ES

Associated Partners:

Autorità di sistema portuale del Mare Adriatico centro-settentrionale (Central Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority), IT

Comune di Ravenna (Municipality of Ravenna), IT

Regione Emilia-Romagna – DG Conoscenza, Ricerca, Lavoro, Imprese (Emilia-Romagna Region – DG for Knowledg, Research, Labour and Enterprises), IT

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Valencia Port Authority), ES

Οργανισμός Τουρισμού Θεσσαλονίκης (Thessaloniki Tourism Organization), EL

Mestna obcina Koper (Municipality of Koper), SI