The Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea Settentrionale has signed with SO. RE. BUT. of Chioggia on state concession contract that authorizes the company, which makes part of the F2i Holding Portuale (FHP) group, to occupy and use the area of about 125,000 meters for 25 years, until 2049 paintings that insists in the commercial port section of Val Da Rio-Molo di Ponente in Chioggia, for the performance of the operations loading, unloading, transshipment, storage and handling of goods, as well as all operations related to the management of port company on behalf of third parties. Among the assets under concession there are also the quays that extend for 1,486 meters, five buildings and two portions of buildings in the area. The new concession also includes state-owned areas, amounting to just over of 10 thousand square meters, previously available to the cooperative Impreport and provides for the commitment of the SO. RE. BUT. to hire all 12 employees on a permanent basis, as provided for in the social clause included in the application for concession and in the related business plan.

«SO. RE. MA, part of a national group that already operates in Porto Marghera and Chioggia - noted the president of the Port Authority, Fulvio Lino Di Blasio, on the occasion of the signing of the deed concession that took place yesterday - recognized the potential of the port of Clodiense and, thanks to this new concession which also attributes to it the former Impreport areas, may expand by helping to make the entire and to give certainty to workers. Central to the evaluation which led to the concession - explained Di Blasio - is the solidity of the business plan which provides for a progressive growth in traffic, supported by the dredging envisaged, until a freight handling of 1.438 million tonnes in 2046, and investment over the next 25 years of €11.5 million in equipment and technology that will allow, among other things, to activate a new line of business in the ro-ro segment with an expected handling of 400 thousand tons per year".

"The areas and activities that have been confirmed to us and the new ones pertaining to the former Impreport - commented the CEO of FHP, Paolo Cornetto - foresee our investments of over 11 million euros over 25 years. Under the direction of our terminal director Mauro Marchiori, we will continue to contribute to the development of the port of Chioggia and in close collaboration and coordination we will be able to dialogue with a lot of attention and respect for roles with all our interlocutors with the trade unions and all the authorities. As always, we will bring our experience as an Italian leader in the bulk sector, with the primary objective of ensuring the safety in our workplaces, for our people and for all those who collaborate with us in our terminals".