The Association of Customs Agents La Spezia (A.SPE.DO) calls for the Smart Terminal project to be made use of of the Customs and Monopolies Agency aimed at allowing operators to anticipate the presentation of the goods manifest coming to speed up freight traffic in the port areas at the in order to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia. "The Smart Terminal, or the procedure for clearing goods through customs sailing before it arrives in port - explained the president of the association, Sergio Landolfi - is and represents a An unprecedented revolution for Italian port logistics. It is time to act with determination, to seize this opportunity offered by the Customs Agency and make La Spezia the model national efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability".

"We are facing - added Landolfi - a epochal transformation: thanks to the Smart Terminal, today we can anticipate all the bureaucratic and logistical phases, starting the customs clearance procedures while the ship is still in navigation. This means less waiting, drastically reducing bottlenecks for imported goods and promote a truly dynamic and intelligent programming. The port is not no longer just a destination or a toll booth where the but it becomes, as it should be, the beating heart of a system that creates wealth for the city".

A.SPE.DO recalled that the Smart Terminal model It differs profoundly from the fast corridor model, with the latter, which merely transfers customs operations and related congestion problems at other logistics nodes, while Customs clearance at sea offers an approach that is not only radically different but also proactive. "For the first time - he highlighted Landolfi referring to the Smart Terminal - all the operators and transporters have the concrete possibility to set operational "appointments" between trains, trucks and docks already during the journey of the goods. This system, As mentioned, it reduces port traffic congestion, pressure on gates and infrastructures, and at the same time enhances the resources of the territory and restores centrality to work and local businesses".

"For this revolution to become a reality - concluded the president of A.SPE.DO - we need a concrete commitment of all parties involved. It's time to overcome resistances and habits, to act together to make Smart Terminals: the real backbone of port and logistics development Italian. Strongly supporting this procedure means guaranteeing a future of added value, job opportunities and respect for the environment for the whole territory. La Spezia has already demonstrated his innovative courage. Now it's up to all of us to make fully operational this procedure, making logistics La Spezia a model. Together we can build a future up to global challenges. The time to act is now."