Paolo d' Amico is elected president of the Federation of the Sea



The Shipping president of the Italian Confederation (Confitarma), Paolo d' Amico, is elected unanimously president of the Federation of the Sea for biennium 2011-2012 from the council of the federation of the met Italian marine system today. Corrado Antonini, that he has covered the charge of president of the federation from 1997, is named unanimously honor president, with the assignment to follow the European and international transactions. Moreover in the council of the Federation, in representation of Confitarma, of the Confederation has entered vice-president, Emanuele Grimaldi.

"Pleased and I am honored of this nomination - it has declared of Friend - for two reasons: first it is because to preside the Federation of the sea it means to represent the Italian marine cluster and therefore its fundamental role for the entire economic system of the Country. This honors me but it invests me also of a great responsibility. According to reason it is of more sentimental nature: in fact the Federation of the Sea was strongly intentional from my uncle Antonio, than of he was the promoter and it guided it until 1997, and also this fact imposes me the strong responsibility of being to its height. I wish therefore to thank the council of the Federation of the chosen Sea for having itself and in particular I turn the my personal homage to Corrado Antonini who for many years has guided the Federation of the Sea with great farsightedness and wisdom". As well as president of Confitarma, of Friend is president of Friendly Society of Navigation, of the societies of the group and the General Company Telemar. Between the other assignments, he is councilman of the international association of the shipowners of tankers (Intertanko).

Corrado Antonini, Knight of Labor, is president of the national association of the ship yards (Assonave) let alone of the Fincantieri society and the European consortium Euroyards. He is moreover honorary president of the organization of the European ship yards (CESA).

The Italian marine cluster annually produces goods and services for a value of 36,5 billion euros (2.7% of the GDP), of which 14 billion exported (5% of the export national), and it dedicates to intermediate costs and fixed investments an expense of 11,6 billion (4.4% of the Italian investments) supplying occupation to beyond 165.000 directly assigned and others 230,000 in induced the manifacturing and terziarie activities.

The Federation of the Italian Marine System (Federation of the Sea) reunites large of the organizations of the field: Aidim (admiralty law), Ancip (harbour job), harbour action), Assonave (shipbuilding naval), Assorimorchiatori (harbor tug), College Captains (marine general staff), Cetena (naval search), Confitarma (mercantile navigation), Federagenti (marine agency and intermediation), Fedepiloti (pilotage), Federpesca (fishing navigation), Fedespedi (international transportations), Ipsema (marine social security), Rina (certification and classification), CONS.A.R. (search), and Ucina (nautical from diporto).