Last stoccate between Genoa and Piombino before the final choice on the destination of the property left at death one of the Concord



In the last few decades the demolition of the ships never is not considered a profitable business from the European ship yards, than the naval constructions and repairs have been dedicated to leaving the activity of dismantling of the hulls and the structures of the ships mostly the Asian plants. The European navalmeccaniche companies could riappropriare of part of this little lucrative business in order to answer to the future requirements of the shipowners dictated from the recent norms in matter introduced from the European Union with the objective to avoid that the old communitarian ship is demolished on the spiagge or in improvised Asian yards ( on 22 October 2013).

What for the European yards in general terms it seems to be in perspective a new branch of activity, in Italy seems to be become "the transaction of the century". So the contract for dismantling of the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship is painted in some circumstances. Certainly, for Italy it is also an image issue: the disaster we have made it and we put again the things in order. But the tenacity with which us the bone competes for "Concord" seems to make to be transparent something more, so much so that some representatives of local institutions in all the peninsula have looked on to throw again of the local economy based also on the business of the naval demolitions. Far-sighted, or rather demagogues?

To little days from the definitive choice on the destination of the ship that would have to be made official Wednesday during decisive conference, the challenge for having the property left at death one seems narrow now to Genoa and Piombino. The capital of Liguria is more distant from Isola del Giglio, where the ship is shipwrecked, but the local authorities emphasize as the genoese port and companies have the competences and equipments necessary in order to supply to the demolition and the recycling of the property left at death one, with a society – Saint George of the Port – that has obtained a specific certification for this type of activity ( on 9 May 2014). Piombino is nearer the Lily, evidences instead the Tuscan institutions, that they assure that the city and its port are or will be able to tackle also to all the activities necessary in order to dismantle the ship. EcoAcciai, Asiu, Ecofor Service, Group Strong, Despe and Remazel Engineering have confirmed also the six enterprises of the Piombino Consortium for Concord (), than today they have introduced own credentials (450 million euros of turnover and 450 dependent) and own competences and that have assured of having a project for the demolition and the dismantling of the Costa Concordia who anticipates all the guarantees under the aspect is manufacturer who environmental.

Also today from Liguria city and that Tuscany have renewed their challenge. The council of Genoa has met in extraordinary sitting in order to release own positive opinion in relation to the transfer project and digestion of the property left at death one of Costa Concordia, positive appraisal – it has specified the Municipality - "also in reason of the fact that the harbour system of the city of Genoa possesses the necessary know-how-how to the realization of the operation of dismantling of the property left at death one and that such operation, sight its entity, constitutes a resource for the city in its complex".

The Municipality of Piombino has not remained with the hands in hand. The mayor of the Tuscany city has announced that he will embark himself on the tug that will head towards Genoa participating to a part of the travel that will begin Sunday and that it has been organized from the Party Democratic of the Tuscany in order to document the route that the property left at death one would have to cover if the will were confirmed to dispose it in the capital of Liguria. "Digestion of the Concord to Piombino – mayor Massimo Giuliani has explained - represents an opportunity for all the territory from the economic point of view and offers sure puts up guarantees from the point of view of the environmental sustainability regarding the decision of digestion to Genoa. Creed therefore that it is important to raise awareness most possible on this argument, before the definitive decision that will happen in the conference of the services. My adhesion – it has specified - has therefore this meaning. I join in order to support a cause in which creed, even if, for administrative engagements, my presence on the tug is limited necessarily to a day or two. Creed however that it is important to demonstrate the symbolic value of a gesture that has the objective to raise doubts on an uneconomical and risky operation from the environmental point of view".

It will be interesting to state in that measure, once concluded querelle the Concord, the Italian yards will compete for other contracts for the demolition of ships.

B.B.