{"id":36693,"date":"2025-12-27T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/uncategorized\/ports-reform-parliament-gets-the-floor\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T16:25:20","slug":"ports-reform-parliament-gets-the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/en\/politics-associations\/ports-reform-parliament-gets-the-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ports reform, Parliament gets the floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRIESTE &#8211;<\/strong> The Council of Ministers has approved <strong>a first draft of the bill to reform Italy\u2019s port system. The text updates Law 84\/1994<\/strong> and starts the process that will take the measure to Parliament for examination.<\/p>\n<p>The reform targets governance and the management tools used across ports. It introduces a national steering role for strategic investments, while leaving Port System Authorities with operational responsibilities on the ground. Among the long-standing critical issues addressed are dredging and concessions.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant element of the reform is the <strong>creation of Porti d\u2019Italia Spa, a fully state-owned company<\/strong>. This is not a new regulator, nor a body that directly manages ports.<br \/>\nAccording to the draft bill, Porti d\u2019Italia Spa would be tasked with national strategic investments. In practical terms, it should <strong>design, finance, and deliver major infrastructure works common to the port system<\/strong>\u2014such as quays, seabed depths, maritime access channels, and logistics connections of national scale. The stated goal is to overcome today\u2019s fragmentation and ensure a single, coherent approach to the most important interventions.<br \/>\n<strong>Port System Authorities remain operational.<\/strong> They continue to handle concessions, state-owned maritime property, routine maintenance, safety, and relations with operators. They are therefore not abolished, but complemented by a central structure that steps in only on major infrastructure choices and investments deemed strategic.<\/p>\n<p>Among the supportive views is <strong>Conftrasporto<\/strong>. The association considers the start of the reform process positive and stresses the need to update a framework seen as no longer fit for today\u2019s economic and geopolitical context. It also points to the need for a stable, structured dialogue with operators and trade associations to reach a truly effective text. The position was voiced by president Pasquale Russo, who is also vice-president of Confcommercio.<br \/>\n<strong>Positive assessments\u2014though with different emphases\u2014also come from some companies and observers in the logistics sector<\/strong>, who see the reform as a potential tool to speed up decisions and investments and strengthen the competitiveness of Italian ports in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, criticism is not lacking. <strong>Opposition parties describe the framework as overly centralized<\/strong>, with the risk of reducing the autonomy of Port System Authorities and adding yet another decision-making layer. The promised procedural simplification is also questioned, with concerns about increased administrative complexity.<br \/>\n<strong>Doubts also come from some local stakeholders and parts of the port community<\/strong>, who are asking for greater clarity on how the new national entity will relate to local Authorities, as well as guarantees on ports\u2019 operational continuity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The debate now moves to Parliament, where the text can be amended.<\/strong> The discussion between supporters and critics is expected to intensify in the coming weeks, while the sector waits to see whether the first draft can become a shared, stable reform.<\/p>\n<p>The bill outline (source: Ministry of Transport):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DDL-TESTO-COORDINATO.pdf\">DDL-TESTO-COORDINATO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIESTE &#8211; The Council of Ministers has approved a first draft of the bill to reform Italy\u2019s port system. 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