Casamicciola Terme is moving to expand and reposition its tourist port, with an investment program valued at approximately €4.3 million. The plan centers on new floating pontoons, about 80 additional berths, and the redevelopment of the eastern quay to better accommodate larger vessels and superyachts.

The municipality presents the works as part of a strategy to strengthen Casamicciola's role as a tourist port and attract larger-yacht traffic to Ischia.

What the €4.3 million plan includes

The program has two main components:

  • Floating pontoons: roughly €1.4 million. The pontoon component is intended to expand berthing capacity at the tourist port. A municipal tender for new floating pontoons has been launched with funding exceeding €1.4 million.
  • Eastern quay redevelopment and seismic upgrading: €2.5 million. A separate Casa Italia grant is intended for the redevelopment and seismic upgrading of the eastern quay.

Together, the plan calls for approximately 80 additional berths.

Two pontoons in operation, a third for larger vessels

Implementation is already partly underway. Two floating pontoons have reportedly already been installed and put into operation, while a third remains to be positioned.

The third pontoon is designed to be six metres wide and to accommodate larger vessels. The eastern quay is likewise designated for accommodating larger vessels and superyachts, making it the key shore-side element for the port's move upmarket.

Why Casamicciola is targeting larger yachts

The works are framed as more than routine maintenance. By adding capacity through floating infrastructure and upgrading the eastern quay for heavier use and seismic safety, Casamicciola aims to handle bigger recreational vessels alongside its existing traffic.

The sources describe preparation for future international yachting flows and interest around the America's Cup period, but they do not document a confirmed America's Cup-related contract or event operation at Casamicciola.

What visitors and boaters should know

For readers following the port:

  • Location: Porto di Casamicciola, Casamicciola Terme, Ischia, Italy.
  • Capacity change: about 80 additional berths are planned once the pontoon program is complete.
  • Focus: the eastern quay and the wide third pontoon are the parts of the project most directly linked to larger vessels and superyachts.

What is still unclear

The available sources do not establish a definitive completion date for all works. They also do not provide technical limits for the largest yacht dimensions the completed port will be able to accommodate.

A reported claim that the port's turnover has tripled is attributed to the mayor but is not independently corroborated in the research provided.