Freight forwarders, shipping agents and customs officers of the Spezia put their hands forward, warning that with the institution of the Simplified Logistics Zones must not be compromised the customs corridor between the port of La Spezia and its hinterland of Santo Stefano Magra. The reference is to the effects yesterday's approval by the Liguria Region of the Strategic Development related to the Simplified Logistics Zone "Port" and Retroporto della Spezia" which, as the councillor recalled Piana, will involve the presentation to the ministries of the 'total areas of the area It will comprise 339.24 hectares of Liguria and 148.06 hectares of Emilian Hinterland» ( of 20 June 2024).

On the backport of Santo Stefano Magra - highlighted the three Associations in a note - «La Spezia business groups have invested almost €50 million in the last five years, creating to a reality based on functional coordination, for many unique aspects, which for years now has been the subject of understandable attention from other seaports and Other logistics companies still looking for formulas Winning. And a mega project of Zona is based on the backport Today, it is mature and ready to produce wealth and occupation. This consideration would suffice to express, and the port community of La Spezia does so with strength and decision, a "no" to the pursuit of other schemes that are based on corridors that would move goods and containers, but also efficient employment and productivity, in freight terminals and logistics far away. And so... hands off the backport of Santo Stefano Magra'.

"We read," the note continues, "of new agreements with Distant freight terminals, agreements that should relaunch, we don't know well as, the La Spezia industry while in substance they aim to empty the port of functions and operations. We are the only ones continue to strongly propose the true natural interport of the port of La Spezia, that of Santo Stefano. He came instead The time has come to implement the long-awaited resolutive actions aimed at to fully enhance the role of Santo Stefano Magra as a lung natural nature of the port, but also as a real citadel of the logistics and a place where many La Spezia operators have put their centre of its activity'.

"On the function of the backport, on the synergy with the port and the FTA project - concluded the three associations - we will be attentive and proactive, but also inflexible with those who risk to cause irreparable damage to the economy of our port and the our territory'.