Undersigned an agreement between the main Italian associations for the use of the GNL in harbour within



Today to the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports a protocol of collaboration between the Assoporti associations is signed, Federchimica/Assogasliquidi, Assocostieri, Confitarma and AssArmatori, for it uses of the natural gas liquid in the Italian ports.

Main trade associations of the shipowners and the field of the which liquified natural gas, involved to the table with the coordination of the Association of the Italian Ports (Assoporti), will put on the specific competences. The instituted table today sight to a groundbreaking study of strategic, legal-administrative type, of address, formation of the operating staff and of the regarding topics I use it of the GNL in harbour within.

The signers have remembered that European directive DAFI, that promotes the alternative fuel use, characterizes the which liquified natural gas between the fuels on which aiming for a reduction of the polluting emissions in the field of the transport and the marine transport represents a market of important reference in terms of volumes and of I use of the GNL which fuel for the propulsion of the ships and the management of the edge services.

With the institution of specific work groups, the signers of the today's protocol will face all the aspects legacies to the use of the GNL and will be able to subject proposed detailed lists and indications to the instituted table. Assoporti, that it groups the Authorities of System of Harbour, besides to supply the technical support and know-how-how, will make cargo to transfer, is during Partnership of the logistics and the transports that in national Conference of coordination of the Authorities of Harbour System, the topics and the proposals that will be summoned person from the job table.

"This agreement - the minister of Infrastructures and the Transports has declared, Graziano Delrio - that I am pleased to have promoted and accommodated here to the Mit, represents a cooperation important in order to make of the ports flies of the economic development and the sustainable innovation. I depend on a joint action of high level between the involved associations".

"Draft - they have emphasized the presidents of the associations signers - of an historical agreement in matter. For the first time this topic, so important for sustainable development of our ports, comes place to the order of main trade associations with the support of the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Transports and Assoporti. Finally we will have occasion to deepen necessity and criticality in collaboration directed with the institutions, that we thank for the availability".