In the crosshairs are concession fees, measures on road transport, and delays in appointing Adsp presidents
Rome – Assiterminal is attacking the Infrastructure Decree regarding its effects on ports, calling them “harmful regulations.” Specifically, the association targets “the rule on concession fees, which improperly declares itself an interpretative rule but cannot possibly aim to ‘overturn’ judicial authority—that is, the precedent established by the Lazio Regional Administrative Court’s ruling: otherwise, it could potentially open a season of appeals similar to 2023, or perhaps worse,” explains Assiterminal. Another point concerns “the provisions on parking or waiting times favoring road transport, which, while commendable for protecting a sector often at the mercy of clients undervaluing their work through low-cost contracts, introduces a confusing series of steps for measuring waiting times, unfairly implicating the shipper-terminal operator in responsibilities hardly attributable to them,” continues Assiterminal, which proposes a solution: “We immediately took action to analyze all aspects of this new scenario and will soon propose an interpretative circular to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to prevent chaos: otherwise, another season of litigation looms.” The association also points out “yet another missed opportunity to implement the Fund for the Early Retirement of Port Workers” and highlights the delay in appointing Adsp presidents, urging that “they be allowed to freely choose their respective general secretaries.”
