The first National Plan was presented today in Rome for the Italian tourist port sector by the National Association of Tourist Ports and Landings (Assonat) in collaboration with SACE, an Italian financial insurance group participated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The document highlights that the Italian tourist ports, with over 800 marinas, landings and mooring points and 162 thousand berths along 7,700 kilometres of coastline and 15 coastal regions, represents a vital and propulsive sector for the blue economy, which is worth 180 billion euros and involves about 230 thousand companies, giving work for over a million people.

Among the proposals of the plan is the drafting of a masterplan national of Italian marinas, divided by region, by census and redevelopment of existing infrastructures. The masterplan provides for the definition of common parameters for planning and the redevelopment of Italian ports based on the size and type of pleasure craft, with a focus on environmental sustainability, efficiency and logistics and integration with the surrounding urban fabric. In consideration of the particular importance that marinas have assumed in the national tourism system and the function of the driving force in the promotion of the coastal economy, the The plan proposes the introduction of specific incentive measures for promote the redevelopment, renovation and eventual expansion of existing marinas.

On the occasion of the presentation of the plan, Assonat also stressed the urgency of having a precise regulatory framework and urged the institutions to implement a plan as soon as possible of law on Italian tourist ports.