Today, the General Council of Confitarma, chaired by the President pro tempore Mariella Amoretti, voted unanimously the director Mario Zanetti as the new chairman appointed by present to the elective assembly to be held next 13 December. On the occasion of the meeting, Amoretti thanked on behalf of the of the entire Italian Shipowners' Confederation, the past president Mario Mattioli «for the valuable work done in years marked by exceptional events such as, among others," Amoretti recalled The pandemic and the evolution of the shipowners' associations. Confitarma, under the leadership of President Mattioli - underlined - has been able to relaunch the country's attention to the role of the Italian maritime transport, achieving important goals. I am sure that we have laid the foundations for a more sustainable Confederation. and that the incoming president and the team that will support him )the Vice-Presidents Mariella Amoretti, Cesare d'Amico, Guido Grimaldi and Lorenzo Matacena), will be able to leverage this important legacy to continue the route that sees us more and more as a reference national and international institutions'.