Marina of Rome

The Marina of Rome (Italian: Porto Turistico di Roma) is a tourist port that rises along the banks of Ostia, in the Municipality of Rome (Italy).

Marina of Rome
Native name
Porto Turistico di Roma
Location
CountryItaly
LocationLungomare Duca degli Abruzzi, Ostia (Rome)
Coordinates41°44′17″N 12°15′00″E
Details
Operated byPorto Turistico di Roma s.r.l.
Type of harborTourist port
Available berths833
Statistics
Website
https://www.portoturisticodiroma.it/

History

The port, designed in the 1990s, it is part of a redevelopment project of the area of the Ostia Seaplane Base; in fact, the Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, an oasis of 20 hectares (49 acres) managed by LIPU (Italian Bird Protection League) extends not far from one of the entrances of the port.

The construction was entrusted to ATI (Attività Turistiche e Imprenditoriali), which inaugurated the Marina in 32 months, with an investment of 120 billion lire, on June 2001.

In 2015 Mauro Balini, the administrator of the port, was arrested on charges of bankruptcy (regarding the stimulated bankruptcy of ATI), issue of false invoices, money laundering and corruption; the port is therefore administered by the Italian judiciary.[1]

Facilities of the Marina
  • 833 berths with the possibility of hosting mega-yachts up to 55 meters long;
  • 80 shops for commercial and catering activities, apartments and offices;
  • about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) of promenade (including a cycle path) with an outlet on the Ostia seafront;
  • more than 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) of exhibition areas;
  • an outdoor amphitheater with 750 seats;
  • 2,300 parking spaces on internal and external parking lots;
  • a shipyard equipped with a 400-ton travel lift;
  • offices and headquarters of the law enforcement (Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri, Polizia di Stato and Harbour Office) and a post office.

Access
  • From Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi and Via dell'Idroscalo.

Notes
  1. "Chi è Mauro Balini: il padrone del porto di Ostia tra corruzione e rapporti con i clan". Roma Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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