The proposed project is made up of three macro-sets of action. The first relates to the drawing up of a Feasibility Study on the possibilities of developing the maritime links for passengers and goods between the ports of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the corresponding Croatian ports, with particular reference to those ports in the Centre North area. The second action relates to the realisation of a pilot-project concerning the activation of a direct maritime line, linking the port of Ravenna and a corresponding Croatian port to be chosen through the following procedure. The third set of actions regards the realisation of a pilot-project carried out through the activation of maritimeconnections of thelight type (using a hydrofoil or a catamaran) between the ports of Rimini, Cesenatico and the ports of the NorthernCroatian area.