Newly appointed as extraordinary commissioner of the Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Adriatic Sea ( of 10 June 2025), Antonio Gurrieri did not even wait for complete the parliamentary process for the formalization of his appointment as president of the body to proceed with the torpedoing of the acting secretary general of the Port Authority, Vittorio Torbianelli, in turn very recently appointed and already extraordinary commissioner of the body appointed by the same minister who appointed Gurrieri: Matteo Salvini.

"What is happening on the port of Trieste - denounced in a note the regional councilor Francesco Russo (Pd) commenting on Gurrieri's decision - it is a painful game carried out by an incredibly arrogant Right and attached to Seats and power. At this point we would like to know what role the President Fedriga, if he were aware of the coup d'état by FdI or has knowingly traded autonomy and quality of the choices for the territory, in favor of their own interests, i.e. Getting rid of obstacles for a third term. Replace a Secretary General just one week after his appointment just because it seems that in that box Brothers of Italy to demand its own representative takes away credibility national and international airports to a port that Zeno D'Agostino had brought it back to the center of the scene."

"It is a squalid power game - continues the note - which took place while last May, the total TEU handled by the port of Trieste has dropped by 45.40% compared to the figure a year earlier, with an even more worrying in Pier VII which drops by as much as 63.77%. If in the meanwhile the port of Rijeka grows by 16% in the first quarter of 2025, perhaps those who govern in Rome and in the Region will avoid the excuse of the international conjuncture and some exponents of the Center-Right will be forced to take responsibility for one A stalemate that is now unacceptable. Who is holding the economy steady of this city and this region? The Trieste airport is under the commissioner regime for more than a year due to the Roman quarrels between Salvini and Meloni's party, and when finally seemed to have found a point of balance, the imposition arrives of a backtrack, with the delegations distributed among the managers, waiting for an appointment (it doesn't matter who, the important thing is that is branded FdI) which could arrive in who knows how many Months. In the face of this shame that worries operators and entrepreneurs, what does Mayor Dipiazza say? We expect that Accuse his allies of 'blocking the city' (this time really) who in the last few days has ridiculously aimed at citizens opposed to the cable car".