Subsea works, underwater UXO clearance and hyperbaric operations.
SEMTEC, the subsea subsidiary of DEMINETEC Group, brings underwater inspection, marine UXO clearance and hyperbaric works expertise to the port and industrial community of Rome (Italy). Our Class II commercial divers — certified under French Decree 2011-45 (hyperbaric class B) and trained to NEDEX/EOD standards — operate on harbours, marine structures, ships' hulls and coastal areas contaminated by 20th-century conflicts.
Rome's pyrotechnic legacy is dominated by the Allied bombing of San Lorenzo on 19 July 1943, when 700+ tons of bombs hit the marshalling yards, killing some 3,000 civilians, and by sustained raids on Roma Termini, Tiburtina, Ciampino and Littorio airfields, and Castel Gandolfo through 1943-1944. The Ostiense and Tuscolano districts still record regular WWII bomb discoveries during metro and building works.
After the September 1943 armistice, Rome experienced German occupation, the Ardeatine reprisal, the Anzio landings (January 1944) and liberation on 4 June 1944. The countryside between Anzio, Cisterna and the Alban Hills remains a documented UXO hotspot, with ongoing recoveries by Italian Army EOD teams (5° Reggimento Genio Guastatori).
Strategic infrastructure projects (Metro C extension to Venezia and Clodio-Mazzini, Stazione Tiburtina urban regeneration, Giubileo 2025 works, A1/A24 motorway corridors) require pyrotechnic risk assessments and magnetometric surveys, especially on former military estates such as Forte Bravetta and Forte Trionfale.
Pyrotechnic historical desk study (EHT) and safety study (ESP) for any harbour, river or submerged-works project around Rome.
Magnetometric survey of riverbanks, canals and inland water bodies in the region of Rome.
Technical works in any industrial facility with submerged basins, tanks or pipelines.
Class II/III diver surveys of inland infrastructure: dams, locks, intake structures.
Subsea pyrotechnic audits, owner's-engineering support and training of local crews.
In the strategic port of Rome, SEMTEC mobilises divers, observation ROVs and marine magnetometers to secure basins, jetties, approach channels and anchorages where 20th-century munitions still routinely lie on the seabed.
SEMTEC operates in Rome and across Italy from our French bases at La Seyne-sur-Mer (Var) and Wancourt (Pas-de-Calais), our Belgian office in Bruges and our Ukrainian site in Kyiv. Diving spread and naval logistics are mobilised on demand.
Yes. Riverbanks, canals, inland-port basins and reservoirs all fall within our remit. The region of Rome contains submerged sites of pyrotechnic interest linked to 20th-century conflicts.
Yes, through DEMINETEC Group. The parent company handles land areas while SEMTEC addresses submerged structures and wet zones on the same project.
Typically 5–15 working days depending on distance and logistics. For Rome, plan road transport of diving spread, ROV and mobile chamber.
Yes. SEMTEC holds hyperbaric class-B authorisations, MASE certification and works with a referenced hyperbaric occupational-health service.
The Port of Civitavecchia, also known as the Port of Rome, is located in Civitavecchia, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is operated by the Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro Settentrionale and owned by Ports of Rome Fiumicino-Civitavecchia-Gaeta. The port supports maritime transport for goods and passengers, tourism, yachting, cruises, fishing and cabotage. It forms part of the Motorways of the Sea and provides connections between mainland Italy, Sardinia and several Mediterranean ports.
The port has approximately 1,900,000 m² of docks, 25 operational berths measuring from 100 to 400 metres, and approximately 13 kilometres of berths. About 11 million tonnes of bulk goods are moved annually. Its southern macro area is dedicated to tourism, yachting and cruises, while the northern area handles commercial traffic, fishing and cabotage. The three main terminals are Terminal Autostrade del Mare, Roma Cruise Terminal and Terminal Largo della Pace. Historic structures include the original basin of approximately 500 metres, two piers, a breakwater island, the Bicchiere and Lazzaretto towers, Fort Michelangelo, the Rocca, the lighthouse and the Arsenal. The port handles approximately 3.33 million passengers per year.
The port is a marine facility on the Mediterranean, with separate operational areas for tourism, yachting, cruises, commercial traffic, fishing and cabotage. Its underwater and afloat operations take place around approximately 1,900,000 m² of docks, 25 operational berths measuring between 100 and 400 metres, and approximately 13 kilometres of berths. Scheduled Motorways of the Sea services transport passengers and goods on Mediterranean routes, while about 11 million tonnes of bulk goods move through the port each year. These activities create a mixed operating environment involving passenger, commercial, fishing and cabotage traffic.
The port is operated by the Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro Settentrionale. It is owned by Ports of Rome Fiumicino-Civitavecchia-Gaeta. The port is located in Civitavecchia, in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
The port has three main terminals divided by service category: Terminal Autostrade del Mare, also called T1, for ferry services; Roma Cruise Terminal, also called RCT, for cruise traffic; and Terminal Largo della Pace, which provides the Infopoint and service centre of the port.
The port has approximately 1,900,000 m² of docks, 25 operational berths ranging from 100 to 400 metres in length, and approximately 13 kilometres of berths. Its original layout included a large, almost circular basin of approximately 500 metres, two large piers and a breakwater island.
Reference : Wikipédia — Port of Civitavecchia
For any survey, inspection or subsea intervention in Rome, contact our teams:
Tel: +33 (0)9 52 51 00 63
Email: contact@semtec-france.com
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