Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
In recent days, the president of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), Ansis Zeltins, Managing Director of the port of Riga, the vice president of ESPO, Gerardo Landaluce, vice president of the Port of Algeciras, and the Secretary General of ESPO, Isabelle Ryckbost, met in Rome with the president of the Association of Italian Ports (Assoporti), Rodolfo Giampieri, the secretary general Oliviero Giannoti and Tiziana Murgia at the offices of the association. On the occasion of the meeting, spoken, in particular, of the document on the port strategy 2025 of the EU Commission, which recognises the important role that ports play in achieving Europe’s ambitions in terms of sustainability, competitiveness and resilience, and in which it is considered important to pay attention to the ports of the Mediterranean area.
“Italy – recalled Giampieri on the occasion of the Réunion – is one of the founding countries of the European ports organization and we have always held leading roles of importance, providing relevant contributions to our association also thanks to the staff of the System Authorities. A port operator who participates in some technical meetings with our coordination, and where we have ensured even more cooperation. On this occasion – announced the president of Assoporti – we had the opportunity to focus on some priorities such as the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context, with reference to some regulatory provisions on which we are working together. In particular, we shared the need for greater regulatory simplification in the Common European Framework of Reference. The top ESPO leaders have considered the meeting very positive, hoping for an increasingly intense collaboration with Assoporti and with the Italian ports. In the next period we will have the opportunity to further deepen all the issues of interest, and one of the first occasions will be during the ESPO Executive Board that we will host here in Rome, an event that is repeated for the second time after 15 years, next September 30th”.
