“The ZLS (Simplified Logistics Zone) can serve as a powerful lever to make the Tuscan coast a logistics platform of national importance,” stated Davide Gariglio, the Extraordinary Commissioner of the AdSP (Port System Authority), during a conference organized this morning in Livorno by the local Chamber of Commerce.
“Simplified Logistics Zones represent a significant opportunity that would allow us to transform our port area into a testing ground for attracting investments,” continued Gariglio, adding: “To achieve this goal, regulations alone are not enough, though they are a fundamental starting point.”
According to the head of Palazzo Rosciano, the ZLS “cannot merely be a regulatory framework but must function as an operational tool to accelerate processes, fostering industrial and productive organizations that connect the port, industry, research, and labor.”
From this perspective, the ZLS is even more strategic because it serves as a unified interface for single authorization requests: “I see it as a major opportunity that these unified authorizations also include the state concession under Article 18 of Law 84/94,” emphasized the top official of the Livorno port.
Just as the tariffs introduced by the U.S. administration are highlighting the importance of customs aspects and the benefits tied to Simplified Logistics Zones, Gariglio pointed out how introducing a customs-bonded free zone (ZFDI) within the ZLS could act as a lever to stimulate international trade and industrial development in the region: “ZFDIs, especially when integrated into Simplified Logistics Zones, could offer companies advantages such as VAT and duty exemptions on non-EU goods and indefinite storage without additional costs,” he clarified.
In short, for the Extraordinary Commissioner of the AdSP MTS, ZFDIs could become hubs for attracting international trade flows and tools for enhancing the competitiveness of Italy’s port-logistics system. “I believe this is one of the key objectives we must focus on,” he concluded.
