Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples), starting at 9.30 am, will hold the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute, the international professional organization for maritime professionals, based in the United Kingdom, founded in 1971 and present in over 50 countries. The inauguration of the section will take place at the ITS Southern Maritime Academy and the day will bring together international leaders in the sector, politicians, representatives of maritime training centres and trade associations to discuss priorities Closely interlinked for the maritime sector: the transition in the maritime industry and education, and of maritime training. Discussions will focus on challenges and opportunities arising from them: decarbonisation, adoption of new technologies and alternative fuels, and the development of skills, competences and cadres training required by maritime training centres, academies and institutions to support and incentivize them in the transformations of the sector.

The day's work, which will end at 5.30 pm, will be opened by Walter Vervloesem (president of the Institute Nautico), Gennaro Arma (president - Italian Nautical Section Institute), Giuseppe Spera (Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy at the IMO), Gianpaolo Dalla Vedova (senior VP - Italy, Monaco and Malta - and legal representative for Italy - Lloyd's Register), Giovanni Consoli (Deputy Secretary General Assarmatori) and representatives of IAM Associated Instructors Marittimi, SIRM Italia, GNV and Southern Maritime Academy.

"It is a great privilege - underlined the Gennaro Arma, president of the Italian section of the Nautical Institute - representing the Nautical Institute in Italy, at a time of profound and constant transformation of the sector maritime crisis, grappling with international geopolitical tensions and generational change. Our goal is to provide the maximum professional attention to the improvement of the standards of professionals of the sea, maintaining the Nautical Institute as a international centre of nautical excellence, promoting a high level of standards of qualification, competence and knowledge among those who experience the sea every day firsthand, and collaborate with the government departments and other bodies interested in qualifications with universities and other institutes and authorities educational activities in the promotion of education and training in the science and nautical practice".