This morning in Cagliari the Port System Authority of the Mare di Sardegna and the management company of the port of Tanger Ville presented a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation and the initiation of new synergies in the luxury yachting sector that has been signed by the president of the Port Authority, Domenico Bagalà, and by the Chairman and CEO of Tanger City Port, Mohamed Ouanaya.

The memorandum aims to promote the creation of a circuit integrated international nautical network between Sardinia and Morocco, enhancing the respective port infrastructures and strengthening the attractiveness of mutual destinations on the markets global. In particular, the agreement aims to facilitate the flows of yachts and mega yachts between the two realities.

Within the framework of the cooperation provided for in the Agreement, the Parties commit to developing joint initiatives aimed at improvement of reception and assistance services dedicated to large vessels, the simplification of administrative and customs procedures and the enhancement of the port area. At the same time, an activity will be started coordinated international promotion, through the participation in the main trade fairs in the sector; The definition of shared marketing and branding strategies, including through the construction of a common identity of the circuit "Sardinia-Tangier". An experience that, in the short term, it can also be extended to some Spanish realities with similar vocations.

The collaboration will also extend to the themes of environmental sustainability and innovation, with initiatives on the digitalisation of port services, energy and "smart marine" models. In particular, The two companies will collaborate on a sharing of the best practices for the use of biofuels that represent, in particular, circular economy perspective of the production cycle, a new frontier for sustainability and self-sufficiency energy efficiency.