Corsica Sardinia Ferries has expressed dissatisfaction with the operating conditions provided in the port of Piombino to links with the island of Elba. Stressing an intent to provide links to the island, "but only under conditions of economic efficiency and free market," the company has made two requests to the Tuscan port: "time slots throughout the day to make the new connection efficient service for passengers to the island of Elba and respect the time needed to prepare the best commercial and operational organization of the service. "
Corsica Sardinia Ferries said that "the communication of the authorization to operate in the port of Piombino, with only three slots, has come (belatedly) by the Port Authority of Piombino only in early May, making it, in fact, difficult to organize commercial service "and that" the same rules of the Port Authority, moreover, had a deadline for the communication of the allocation of slots in question, the end of the year preceding the activation of the service itself, so that all operators to act in full competition. "
The company then asked to be placed in a condition to operate a fast-Portoferraio Piombino on the route, which will be completed in just 30 minutes, 'to ensure - said the company - what distinguishes his business proposal: in a fast of embarkation / disembarkation and a very short crossing time at competitive rates, be appreciated by commuters as well as tourists. "
"The three slots when we received notification from the Port Authority - said Euan Lonmon, managing director for Italy Corsica Sardinia Ferries - are not sufficient to perform the service that serves the island of Elba in a economically sustainable.Acceptance of the three slots on the part of the company is, indeed, necessary but not sufficient to operate a system of full competition. Expect, therefore, a response to our request for such additional races in commercially interesting times. "
"For all these reasons - announced Lonmon - the company has been mandated to Study Conte & Giacomini (lawyers and Giuseppe Giacomini Giorgia Scuras) to resort to the competent authorities and request the annulment of the order on a system of slots, especially on account of the right of first refusal granted to the incumbent, does not allow the free market for all stakeholders in the link. By the end of June we await a decision of the TAR Toscana on this issue. "
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Corsica Sardinia Ferries has expressed dissatisfaction with the operating conditions provided in the port of Piombino to links with the island of Elba. Stressing an intent to provide links to the island, "but only under conditions of economic efficiency and free market," the company has made two requests to the Tuscan port: "time slots throughout the day to make the new connection efficient service for passengers to the island of Elba and respect the time needed to prepare the best commercial and operational organization of the service. "
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