the ports of Civitavecchia and Salerno and the communal administrations of the two cities have undersigned a protocol of understanding for the creation of synergies for the promotion of tourist flows through the crocieristico system. The understanding previews the start of a mutual and constant collaboration of administrative and advertising character finalized to adopt common strategies and policies in the within of the governance Italian of the ports and of understandings between the local authorities.

the parts will collaborate and exchange mutual information, also relative to the crocieristici data of traffic of the ports and to the ability to acceptance and of the services for the tourists of the respective cities. Annually the common participation to international fairs will be established, is in the most specific field "cruise", than in the tourist field and will start appropriate road advertising shows for the investor of institutional character also in order to search deep in the within of the programs available of the plan finance.

Moreover the two Harbour Authorities, through adapted common working teams, will write up over a year a rough draft of provisions to adopt in both the ports of call second the institute of the decree of regulation of the harbour operations, in order to reduce the emissions in atmosphere of the ships in arrival and the traffic of motor vehicles.

In occasion of the signature of the agreement, happened yesterday in the center of the Municipality of Salerno to the Palace of City, the mayor of of the Campania city, Vincenzo De Luca, has explained that the understanding represents "the first action of an important relationship of collaboration between two territories that constitute an only patrimony to the world, for the quality of the atmosphere and its historical-artistic beauties. The objective - it has added - is to construct to a net of infrastructures and services and to mature a true culture of the acceptance, essential aspects in sight of the creation of what we have defined the tourist district Rose (Rome-Salerno). Our city will be able in such a way to become the Capital of a tourist district of world-wide value. Salerno is placed in a from Amalfi and Cilento barycentric position regarding coastal and the archaeological areas of Pompei, Paestum and Velia. We are working from years, and with a almost obsessing determination, on this progettuale idea, also aware that what it makes yourself elsewhere here in Italy is prevented. To have open a collaboration and communication channel with a truth like that of Civitavecchia, able to receive approximately 2,5 million crocieristi every year - it has concluded De Luca - will allow us to pick great opportunities of economic and tourist exchanges in future. We are convinced that the today's signature is indeed the first step towards a future of great perspectives" .