Companies operating in logistics and port tourism in Italy are going through a phase of profound transformation, marked by new operational challenges, process digitalisation, the sustainable transition and growing integration of processes at international level. This is why the Executive Master in Port Terminal Management, promoted by ForMare – Polo Nazionale per lo Shipping and Assiterminal, with the patronage of Assoporti, has been created, with the aim of developing managerial, operational and strategic skills dedicated to port management.
The scientific direction of the Master is entrusted to lawyer Davide Maresca of Studio Legale Maresca, while coordination of the programme is handled by Fabrizio Monticelli, CEO of ForMare – Polo Nazionale per lo Shipping, and Alessandro Ferrari, director general of Assiterminal.
The Executive Master in Port Terminal Management will start on 18 September 2026 and end on 12 December 2026, with an executive weekend format to allow participation by professionals already active in the labour market.
The programme includes 4 in-person travelling weekends in Naples, Rome, Venice and Genoa and 3 remote weekends, favouring organisational flexibility, exchange between professionals and networking among operators from different areas of the sector.
The first enrolments have already been confirmed, highlighting companies’ interest in this specialist higher training initiative.
The Master will be structured in 12 teaching modules for a total of 84 hours of training and will examine, with a multidisciplinary and strongly operational approach, the main issues currently affecting the terminal and port sector: governance, operations, innovation, sustainability, compliance, business management, digitalisation and strategic communication.
A distinctive element of the initiative will be the highly qualified teaching staff, made up of managers, CEOs, professionals, academics and experts from leading organisations in the maritime-port, logistics, institutional and consulting sectors.
The lecturers involved include Alessandro Panaro (SRM), Oliviero Bacelli (Bocconi University), Gian Enzo Duci (ESA), Giovanni Satta (University of Genoa), Ugo Patroni Griffi (University of Bari Aldo Moro), Stefano Zunarelli (Studio Legale Zunarelli), Davide Maresca (Studio Legale Maresca), Enrico Molisani (Wegal), Jacopo Signorile (KPMG and CDP), Alessandro Odasso (RINA), Roberta Riva (RINA), Valeria Palombini (Glasford International), Lorenza Paletto, Andrea Bortoluzzi (Studio Legale Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo), Luca Abatello (Circle Group), Francesco Benevolo (Port System Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea), Cristina Migliaro (RINA), Dario Soria (Assocostieri), Patrizia Giangualano, Stefano Mordeglia (SIGE), Randstad, Davide Magnolia (LCA), Stefano Basso (Deloitte), Fabrizio Vettosi (VSL Group), Roberta Busatto, Luca Sisto (Confitarma), Antonio Errigo (ALIS) and CEOs of internationally strategic companies.
An operational approach, real case studies, workshops and practical exercises will characterise the different modules, offering participants concrete tools that can be immediately applied to the sector. Not only a moment of specialist higher training, but also a space for discussion and sharing among managers, professionals and operators called on to face the challenges of the transformation of the contemporary port system. The Executive Master in Port Terminal Management was created with the aim of combining strategic vision, managerial skills and operational concreteness, contributing to the training of professional figures capable of supporting the evolution of the Italian terminal sector in the coming years.
The course may also be financed through interprofessional funds and the “port bonus”, thus facilitating access to training for companies and professionals in the sector. Enrolment will remain open until 15 July 2026.
For more information on the Executive Master in Port Terminal Management, the ForMare – Polo Nazionale per lo Shipping website can be consulted at [www.poloformare.it/master-terminal/](http://www.poloformare.it/master-terminal/) or the organising secretariat can be contacted by writing to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
