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June 3, 2011
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- The governance of ports and shipping on the impact of the crisis at the heart of the general Federagenti
- Gallo: "The current situation again raises very serious concerns"
 "For the first time we almost all agree on strategies and vision." Probably this impression, cultivated by Philip Gallo at the conclusion of the 62nd General Assembly held this morning in Federagenti Stintino (Sassari), is a little optimistic. Certainly it is a mere protocol. Perhaps this positive feeling appears to counteract concerns about an economic situation that seems unable to shake off the burden uploaded by a crisis that in 2009 all the alarm companies, including those of the shipping industry such as shipping agencies and companies Mediation Maritime which refer to the federation Federagenti.
- "The situation today - has confirmed the federation's president, Philip Gallo at the beginning of the work - again raises very serious concerns."His report shows the meeting the progress made by the maritime sector the apex of the global economic crisis, but also highlights the critical issues still exist which tend to keep on your toes, like a return to unsustainable freight rates in containerized freight.
- Gallo asked the institutions in solving concrete problems and interventions to improve efficiency of the system as, for example, the definition of 'a new range of skills for the Maritime Authority. " Shipping agents - he said - they need to deal with a few partners, even better with a single entity comparable to the Single Window Customs provided by the National Logistics.
- That shipping is not yet dried out from the testimony of crises such as that triggered by high rates of the ferries that connect Sardinia to the mainland. On one hand, the owners explained that the increase in prices was caused by higher costs mainly driven by rises in the cost of bunker.Across the Sardinian regional government accused the shipping companies have formed a cartel and thus damaging the island's economy and uses the Saremar, a company that is under the control of the region, to provide maritime services to vacationers and Sardinian low cost.
- The problem of high rates of the ferries has been addressed by the Assembly today during Acciaro Giancarlo, president of the Association of Maritime Agents of Sardinia, who expressed gratitude and support to the Region of Sardinia to the initiative put in place with the new trade policy and operational Saremar and urged the regional body to extend it also to the segment of the goods. "The formation of a fleet of Sardinia - Acciaro said - is in fact a very effective tool for moderation by the transport costs. I hope that this commitment will continue and find a solution to freight rates charged by too exorbitant and I think at a table between public and private, to propose practical solutions. "
- For its part, Valeria Novella, president of the Young Owners of Confitarma, it chose not to intervene in the matter, but also for Paul Piro, president of the Port Authority Northern Sardinia, rising fuel costs do not justify the increase in ferry fares .
- An intervention level is almost pre-election to the Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, Bartolomeo Giachino, who claimed the government's action with the objective of infrastructure development of the nation. The Secretary has issued a warning about the possible change in the scenario, highlighting the EU to demand the withdrawal of European funding for the Corridor 5 as the new mayor of Naples, Luigi De Magistris, Giachino warned about the possible return to a new block of the works as determined by the so-called "patriots amendment" to the law 492 of 1975 which stood for 25 years, the construction of new motorways in Italy.
- Accusations against the government were received by the President of the Association of Italian Ports (Assoporti), Francesco Nerli, including support for "no ifs, ands or buts" so far offered to hauliers, industry - said - that constitutes "a noose around his neck logistics. " "We spend large numbers every year - has asked Nerli - without asking them, but at least you reorganized a little bit?".
- Nerli also urged the government to finally close the chapter of the review of port reform law 84/94 which has lasted nine years and that - he said - resulted in a bipartisan text that says you have to give financial autonomy to Port Authorities. The President of Assoporti also focused on the model of governance called for a streamlining of the ports of Port Committee reallocating them a greater role to the public versus private, thus reversing the relationship between the two parties set up by Decree of the first Publio Fiori Berlusconi government.
- The President of Assoporti then criticized the recent decision of the executive to allow the reduction of dues to allow transhipment hub Italians to face competition from North African ports, reduction - had previously also shown Filippo Gallo - "does not really have any effect on the slips of transhipment. Nerli he compared what happened at a port of Tanger Med and Gioia Tauro last year - said the Chairman of Assoporti - Tangier has handled 20 million tons of containerized cargo receiving € 60.6 million, Gioia Tauro and scored a traffic of 30 million tonnes grossing 12.5 million euro."Ergo - noted Nerli - our transhipment is difficult for the fees and charges." The result - he added - is that "you did not pay taxes and you swell the coffers of those companies who go anyway."
- According to the Director General of the Directorate General for Ports of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, Cosimo Caliendo, the rules for tax breaks port aims to give a hand to the ports of transhipment, but - he observed - is not enough and its effect was limited by competition from North African ports.
- BB
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