Pending the start of the process of reforming the rules on ports, it is necessary in the meantime to put our hands on the revision of the legislation that allows the Regions to tax the port concession fees, to avoid competitive imbalances between ports, the Fund for early retirement must be activated of port workers, which has been awaited for four years and is crucial for to encourage generational change, and it is essential to balanced management of the issue of wages during the holiday period, with the hope that all parties will act responsibly to safeguard the industrial relations model and the role of the National collective bargaining agreement.

These three interventions considered fundamental and urgent by the association, were highlighted today by the National Union Port Companies (Uniport) on the occasion of the public meeting of the organization underway in Rome. In its report In the introductory remarks, the president of Uniport, Pasquale Legora De Feo, highlighted how 2025 has shown signs of "resilience" on the maritime traffic side, despite the context geopolitical still complex. At the same time, however, on the of governance - he pointed out - there are several issues unresolved issues, such as the failure to establish the fund for the incentive for the retirement of port workers, and the new obstacles, including the Campania regional tax on concessions of the Port System Authority.

In addition, Legora recalled the need to rationalize the new obligations deriving from the application of measures on the subject and for monitoring entry into the EU non-EU citizens, stressing that technology "must simplify, not complicate" and that any duplication between the various regulations. The concern about the cost of energy, among the highest in which weighs on the competitiveness of ports and transport maritime sectors, energy-intensive sectors by definition.

At the heart of the report of the report of the President of Uniport there is the draft reform of the port system and the hypothesis of the establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa, on which Legora has expressed a 'positive opinion on the objective of greater national coordination", but also perplexity for the absence so far of an institutional discussion with the operators Cheap. The president of Uniport emphasized the need for some precautions: to prevent the reform from zero cost, subtracting resources from the System Authorities Port law, reasons for increases in port fees and taxes; ensure that the new subject does not introduce an additional level of complexity, but operates in harmony with the existing system; strengthen the clarity of roles between MIT and ART, to prevent overlaps that risk slowing down the competitiveness of the system. On dredging, Legora then underlined how the text in question "does not introduce a real simplification", stressing the urgency of overcoming the regulatory equivalence that classifies dredging materials as waste.

Broadening his gaze to the European Union, Legora then reiterated the request for a revision of the ETS which constitutes - has specified - "A European surcharge that penalizes ports EU compared to non-EU transport and discourages maritime transport compared to the road. The latest signs of rethinking revealed by Brussels".