The port terminals "are not rearlines, but outposts where the game of exports, energy, of sustainability. Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy, clear operational tools and a strong alliance between institutions and companies". He emphasized this today the president of the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators (Assiterminal), Tomaso Cognolato, on the occasion of the held by the organization at the Sala Longhi in Unioncamere in Rome and entitled "Ports: backbone of Italy. The value of terminals for the national economy".

With regard to port policy, Cognolato noted "that a latency in the process of standardizing behaviors and the rules of the game does not favor the economy of the sector and the development of our companies. In fact, they still remain open - he explained in his speech that we publish in the column "Forum of Shipping and Logistics" - all the critical issues highlighted in recent years, nevertheless the one concerning the overlapping of functions and competences between State subjects: just look at the recent resolution of ART, which after a period of stasis, is back with a straight leg on our most with a legislative and regulatory approach; not only that, with a an approach that does not protect investments, but rather discourages them, debasing the very sense of doing business, investing, making margins ... without taking into account the intrinsic characteristics of the markets trying to sterilize its dynamics with algorithms and invading the areas of competence of the administration vigilant".

"The whole sector, not only Assiterminal says it - continued Cognolato - has been asking for years for an effort to simplify and uniformity of provisions - including regulatory provisions - for the Italian ports: we do not care in what form, which either the completion of the 2016 reform or a public spa there is little Passionate about. The objective is obvious, this is what we need: that the government, in the harmonious awareness of the importance of this sector, complete this path!"

"The latest example on the need to have clarity - clarified the president of the association of terminal operators - is the appeal to the Lazio Regional Administrative Court, to which as Assiterminal had adhered to the indexing criteria of concession fees. We won, but now we find ourselves having to pressure Parliament with a proposal to amend the decree Infrastructures to try to get a clear and functional to the enforceability of the recovery of the "extras" fees" paid in previous years, obviously taking into account of the financial balances of the Port Authorities. It would still be necessary that the indexation of fees be anchored to the Istat FOI index, A less volatile index than the one they want to reintroduce."