The lawsuit, over alleged plagiarism of the SBB passenger bridge design, was rejected by The Court of Appeal in Barcelona, having been initiated by Adelte (formerly known as TEAM), a Barcelona-based company specialised in the design of passenger gangways.
“This sentence confirms the authenticity and the innovation behind VTP Engineering’s solutions and opens up new commercial perspectives,” said Galliano Di Marco, managing director of Venezia Terminal Passeggeri and Chairman & CEO of VTP Engineering.
He pointed out that many of VTP Engineering’s projects and much of its equipment come as a result of its twenty-year experience in managing such a complex port like Venice. It has implemented many similar projects in the past.
For instance, the Multipurpose Boarding Tower (MBT), a revolutionary solution that facilitates the boarding and disembarkment of passengers from cruise ships, is unique in the world. As is VTP’s Ship Boarding Bridge (SBB), an innovative gangway which responds to the current needs of today’s cruise ships.
VTP wasfounded in 1997 by the Venice Port Authority. It manages ten multifunctional terminals, one provisions storehouse, six parking lots and seven quays across the areas of Marittima, St Basilio and Riva dei Sette Martiri, providing high quality services to vessels (cruise, hydrofoils, catamarans) calling at the Port of Venice.
By Anne-Marie Causer
