The Harbour Authority of Livorno collects manifestations of interest for the project of the Europe Platform



The Harbour Authority of Livorno has collected other manifestations of interest for the project of the Europe Platform that previews the construction of a new container terminal in a position to receiving the portacontainer of last generation. Manifestations of interest that the agency confides tramutino in offers in occasion of the contest for the allocation of the management of the new harbour infrastructure, contest in sight of which - the president of the authority had confirmed in recent days, Giuliano Gallanti - the next July will be introduced the ban for the choice of the promoter.

One of the participants to the contest for the new terminal could be the Turkish group Yildirim, than work in the harbour field through the Yilport branch that manages terminal and activity in the Turkish ports of Gebze, Gemlik and Yarimca, in the Swedish ports of Gavle and Stockholm, in the Norwegian port of Oslo and the hub harbour of transhipment Maltese of Marsaxlokk through the participation of 50% in Malta Freeport. In occasion of the fourth edition of the conference Black Sea Ports & Shipping, than it is concluded today to Istanbul, some representatives of the Yildirim group in fact have met the civil employees of present the Harbour Authority of Livorno to the event, reunion that - it has emphasized Francesco Ghio, in charge of the office studies of the harbour agency - has confirmed how much supports president Gallanti, that is that "those that happens to Livorno they know it also to Hong Kong and - it has stated - here to Istanbul we have felt how much is high the interest that the international operators nutrono for the Europe Platform". "The Turkish operator - the civil employee of the Harbour Authority has explained - has asked more information on the project. I imagine will want soon to speak of with Gallanti".

Ghio has specified that, as well as with the Turkish colossus, the delegation of the Leighorn Harbour Authority has had an encounter also with the representatives of terminalista society Spanish TCB (Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona) that it manages the terminal for containers to the Muelle Sur of the port of Barcelona.

During the conference contacts also with the port of Constanta are taken. "Constanta - he has remembered in charge of the promotion of the authority of Livorno, Roberto Lippi - is the main harbour port of call of the Black Sea and is an important node of transit for the goods that via river or train arrives from Central Asia. They want to make of Livorno their hub of reference in Alto Tirreno". "Soon - he has assured Ghio - there will be of the developments. We want to put in synergy our experiences in the field of the formation and the INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY for trare of a profitable and mutual advantage. We will shortly sign a protocol of understanding with the Harbour Authority of Constanta".

"In the workshop of Istanbul - Ghio to conclusion of the mission in Turkey has commented - a clear truth is emerged: the ports that in the short possible time will not succeed to equip themselves of infrastructures necessary in order to answer to the challenges of naval gigantism, will be cut outside by the traffics that they count".