All infrastructure work in the new port of Gazenica, situated just 3km from city centre is completed. It is directly connected to the new motorway network (a four lane highway) with rapid access to Zadar Airport, Zagreb, the rest of Croatia and central Europe through the road and motorway networks. The new port provides extended berthing capacity for large international ferries and cruise ships and international standard onshore facilities for passengers and vehicles (5 berths). Draft depths in the new passenger port range from 6mtr to 13mtr for cruise ships. The longest berth is 375mtr.
Port of Zadar Authority (PZA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of relocation of the existing ferry port of Zadar in the area of Gaženica port, as well to build and manage a new ferry and cruise terminal building. The construction of the Terminal is planned to start in summer 2016 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. PZA expects to launch the tender for the terminal building operator concession in the first half of 2016.
The Croatian port is expecting about 120 cruise calls in 2016 and more than 120,000 passengers compared with about 75,000 cruise visitors last year which represents more than a 50% increase in traffic.
