Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Confitarma



Today the Shipping assembly of the Italian Confederation (Confitarma) has elected unanimously new president Emanuele Grimaldi, only candidate introduced to beginning summer from the designation committee ( on 19 June 2013). Grimaldi succeeds to Paolo d' Amico whom, to the term of its mandate, it has intentional to emphasize that "in spite of a characterized scene the most serious crisis world-wide financial institution, that has hit hardly the marine markets, from the Italian political crisis that alternating itself of three governments and from unforeseeable events as the shipwreck of Costa Concordia and the arrest of the two riflemen in India has seen in three years, Confitarma has obtained the maintenance of the measures for the competitiveness of the fleet that continues to record a positive trend". "Many - it has continued of Friend - have been the problems faced and resolved in these years and even if there is still much to make, I am pleased of being able to leave my friend Emanuele, some important results, as the new relationship with the maintenance and financial community of a climate of great collaboration with the labor organizations that has allowed to avoid drastic fallen back negative on the occupational levels". "Last but not the least - Amico has finished to Paolo d' - I conclude my mandate with the news that finally is defined the circular of the Ministry of the Interior that on board regulated the boarding of the security guards of the mercantile ships. It is the conclusion of along iter for the improvement of a normative picture that guarantees the defense to ships and crews that operate in areas to piracy risk. I wish to Manuel of being the president of all, knowing to listen to the requests of the associates, giving adequate systemic answers, knowing to speed up the continuous engagement and collaboration of all because Confitarma to being the point of reference for all the armament and all the cluster that wheel around the marine transport".

The main points of the program of presidency of Emanuele Grimaldi illustrated to the assembly consist in the safeguard of the competitiveness of the fleet of Italian flag, in the promotion of the search and of the development in order to stimulate investments in new more and more efficient, competitive and echo-compatible ships and in the strengthening of the presence of the Italian armament in the international and European centers where marine politics are elaborated.

"In the first place - Emanuele Grimaldi has declared - I wish to thank Paolo d' Amico for the great job carried out in these years. In the critical situation in which the today shipping work, the validity of a competitiveness instrument emerges with clarity and of development which it is the international Registry, thanks to which, the fleet from 1998 today is itself more than doubled, and the Italian armament has been able to face the crisis better than other economic fields". "They are - it has found Grimaldi - still the many problems that frappongono to the ulterior increase and development of the Italian armament. Firstly often obsolete the bureaucratic procedures that involve huge operating costs at the expense of the marine companies for being able to fulfill to the large number of international, communitarian and national norms. But it is still more important to give back to the section an administration specifically dedicated to problematic the marine ones".

"For this and for all the one which we have to make - it has continued Grimaldi - it is important to be able to count on a compact and joined Confitarma in a position to facing this serious ready crisis but also to answer adequately to the resumption and the challenges that call safety and atmosphere. For this we must do so as that you increase the knowledge in the institutions and the public opinion of the ability to the shipping to serve our Country, in sure way, respectful of the atmosphere and efficient and at the same time competitive. We must make to understand our interlocutors who we are a responsible and engaged industry in a continuous evolution for a better future of the Country".

"I can assure - it has concluded Emanuele Grimaldi - the maximum engagement mine and of all the field that they give today I represent in order to promote and to develop marine services of quality, formation of qualified staff and competent, atmospheres of job online with Maritime the Labour Convention 2006, safeguard of the atmosphere in tune with the requirements of an industry in increase".

Today the assembly has proceeded also to the election of the members of the new council, of vice-president, the presidents of the confederal commission and the other members of the executive committee. The new council, beyond to Emanuele Grimaldi, is composed of vice-president Alcide Ezio Rosina, from the members of the executive committee Nicola Coccia (past president and president Commissione Finance and Right of Enterprise), Angel D'Amato (president Commissione Oceanic Navigation), Paolo d' Amico (past president), Giovanni Delle Piane, Pier Luigi Foschi, Andrea Garolla of Bard (Shipping Young president Gruppo), Roberto Martinoli (president Navigazione di Corto Raggio), Mario Mattioli, Stefano Messina (president Commissione Industrial relations), Vincenzo Onorato, Carlo Pontecorvo and Giuseppe Mauro Rizzo (president Commissione Technical Management Ships), from councilmen Mariella Amoretti, Federica Barbaro, Claudio Baccichetti, Luca Bertani, Stefano Beduschi, Paolo Cagnoni, Carlo Cameli, Paolo Clerici (past president), In Of Alesio, Cesar d' Amico, Gianni Andrea De Domenico, Federico Garolla of Bard, Aldo Grimaldi (past president), Alessandra Grimaldi, Domenico Ievoli, Lorenzo Matacena, Angela Morfini, Franco Napp, Achille Onorato, Fabrizio Vettosi and Luca Vitiello and from the treasurer Marco Novella. General manager of the Confederation is Gennaro Fiore.