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March 15, 2011
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- Initiative of the Port of Venice to the development of maritime trade with Turkey
- Presented in Istanbul on new terminal for the motorways of the sea and ro-pax to be operational in late 2013
 Today in Istanbul held a conference on the theme "The Gateway to Venice for the motorways of the Mediterranean. A successful model of cooperation between Italy and Turkey "sponsored by the Port Authority of Venice with the aim of presenting the new terminal dedicated to the motorways of the sea and the ro-pax cargo and passengers in Fusina, which will be operational by the end of 2013. The meeting was held at the Palazzo Venezia, the residence of the ambassador of Italy to Istanbul, and was organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Turkey, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and turkish ICE office in Istanbul .
- Recalling that Turkey has dominated the market for ferries in the Middle East with significant rates of economic growth (+8.9% in the first nine months of 2010), Undersecretary for Maritime Affairs, Hasan Naibodlu, said that "89% Turkey's import-export of sea travel and transportation turkish competitiveness is based on the ability to integrate the supply chain for example by combining the ship mode and trucks. We look forward to - he added - the logistics platforms dedicated to the ro-ro ferries (goods) as that presented by the Venetian port because they are exactly what you need. The Turkish operators seeking answers to the infrastructure needs of transport to and from Italy. "
- "The intensity of trade flows between the two countries, which have now recovered the deficit caused by the international crisis - said the Italian ambassador in Turkey, Gianpaolo Scarante - is becoming more robust.Also in the field of maritime transport, as in industry, is now essential to support and promote partnership initiatives between Italy and Turkey aimed, first, to exploit the opportunities offered by the respective markets and, second, to jointly explore the potential third markets such as those of the Middle East and the Caucasus. "
- "The Adriatic - underlined the President of the Board of the Turkish Chamber of Shipping, Metin Kalkavan - is in fact the road that runs through Turkey to enter Europe and if Venice provides us with an infrastructure, a door ' access to dedicated ro-ro operators Turks will be the first customer. Venice, in fact we do not represent only an arrival point for tourism, but the port will become specialized for all the goods that this new terminal, and other specialized terminals will be able to receive. "
- The Port Authority of Venice has announced that the office of the undersecretary turkish has come a proposal for the establishment of a working group between Italy and the representatives of the main Turkish ports.The collaboration will involve also the Turkish Chamber of Shipping and the private sector, both Italian and Turkish so to give life to the development of joint projects in the maritime and intermodal, combining the expertise of the two countries.
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