Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 26, 2019 – Zeno D’Agostino, President of Assoporti since April 2017, has left the post and has been replaced by Daniele Rossi, President of Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (PNA of Central North Adriatic Sea).

D’Agostino said, “I leave the Presidency to devote myself even more to bringing Italian requests to the offices of the European Union”, – he is also Vice President of ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization).

New President Rossi declared, “It is an honour for me to chair Assoporti. First of all I would like to thank Zeno D’Agostino along with the whole structure of the Association for the work done. I am aware that the task to be carried out in the coming months is complex, and I am sure that together with my colleagues we could make an important contribution at this stage delicate for the national port.

We strongly want to work together with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) and the related General Management on all open topics, such as the taxation of ports and the simplification of procedures, especially with regard to plans regulators and dredges. We are also waiting for an intense job for the renewal of the contract port workers, and some aspects related to the technical-nautical services that are assigned to us law. The role of Assoporti must be further affirmed also during the National Conference of Coordination as foreseen by the port reform”.

“The Association will have to express the requests of all Italian ports, and this will be the engagement strong in the coming months “concluded Rossi.

Source: Assoporti