While the designations by the of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to the presidency of the Italian Port System Authorities, positions that for several port authorities have been vacant for some time and covered with different functions from extraordinary commissioners, the associations representative of the national maritime-port cluster highlighted "the absolute urgency of coming, as soon as possible, short possible time, to the completion of the acts of appointment of the new presidents of the Port System Authorities".

In a note, specifying that he has "full and maximum respect of the prerogatives of the parliamentary groups and the government", Alis, Ancip, Assiterminal, Assologistica, Confitarma, Federagenti and Uniport underlined that "the Italian port system needs System Authorities in the fullness of their functions, capable of completing the infrastructural works during the implementation phase, to manage the complexities of market and relations of each port from a system and to be able to operate within their competence with renewed ability propulsive and connecting".