If the associations of freight forwarders, customs officers and agents seafarers of La Spezia have shown weakly some Concern about the possibility of transferring competences of the port of Marina di Carrara by the Italian Regulatory Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Ligurian Sea to that of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, as provided for by an amendment inserted in the Infrastructure Decree-Law ( of 17 June 2025), much greater concern have expressed some terminal operators operating in the port of Carrara or in the port of La Spezia, also managed by the Port Authority of Eastern Liguria.

They are terminal operators Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros which are also active in other logistics sectors including those represented by the three associations. The four companies urged the institutions "to make a decision-making process participated in the face of the amendment to the Infrastructure Decree that - they highlighted - could lead to risks to stability and the development of the two ports involved". Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros explained that the proposed transfer 'could jeopardise the development achieved by the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara in recent years, with effects on the entire operational and competitive structure of the entire port cluster of the Eastern Ligurian Sea".

The four companies have specified that there is a risk of endanger development and consolidated investments given that «the integration of Marina di Carrara into the Port Authority of the Ligurian Sea has led from the beginning to a significant increase in the of the traffic of this port, tripled to reach 5.5 million tons per year, and investments of 95 million tons per year. euros, of which 57 financed with the Port Authority's own funds". And to risks are also operational synergies and complementarity commodity systems, having noted that - they specified - "the collaboration between the operators of the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has allowed on the one hand the diversification and Specialization of traffic with product categories and markets on the other hand, the launch of new activities, such as the project cargo and ro-ro traffic. In addition, the operational synergies and the geographical proximity between the two airports - they noted - have made it possible to make the whole of the inland port logistics, effectively consolidating the position of the strategic of the two ports in the national logistics system". Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros also underlined "the attention to the development of intermodal traffic with rail connections of which La Spezia is the leader and where Marina di Carrara, as a result, is also benefiting increasing its shares, in a shared strategic perspective of positive environmental and social impact".

In addition, the four companies fear an impact on employment since the current administrative structure "guaranteed growth and safety for workers and companies operating in the port. The uncertainties deriving from management changes - they observed - could have negative effects on well-established models multiannual planning requires stability and certainty of administrative rules".

Finally, the four operators pointed out "that it is It is desirable and necessary that decisions of such importance be adopted through an appropriate public debate for which the stakeholders are willing to make their contribution". To this end, Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros asked "to ensure participatory decision-making, taking into account the needs of operators in the sector who are investing so much in the development of traffic in this port system".