From 21 to 23 May in Ravenna will be held the second edition of "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports connecting the world", the first international event entirely dedicated to the major issues of ports in the during which representatives of institutions, experts, professionals and trade associations will address issues such as the new geopolitical centrality of the Mediterranean, the role of the of ports in national and European security, the integration between infrastructure, logistics and production system, the transition technological innovation, artificial intelligence applied to infrastructure, the relationship between ports, cities and territories, cruise tourism and new job skills port area. The event is promoted by the System Authority Port of the Center-North Adriatic Sea in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Province of Ravenna, the Municipality of Ravenna and organized by Italian Blue Growth.

Over the three days, the Festival will host over 30 appointments including round tables, conferences, interviews, meetings, co-working moments, shows and presentations of books, dedicated to decisive issues for the future of the sector. In the During the event there will also be a discussion on the draft of the bill for the reform of the port system which, just in these days, it has had the green light from the Accounting Department of State and arrives in the Chambers to start the political debate on the review of the governance and organization of ports. To the Festival will be discussed in a dedicated round table with the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi.