Ansis Zeltins, Managing Director of the Port of Riga, is was unanimously elected as the new president of the European Sea Ports Organisation. Zeltins, who is vice president of the association since 2022, he takes over the presidency from Zeno D'Agostino. In addition, the general assembly of ESPO, which met yesterday in Brussels, appointed Gerardo Landaluce as vice presidents Calleja, President of the Algeciras Authority, and Cédric Virciglio, Director of Strategic Planning at Haropa Port.

The assembly also appointed the presidents of the various working commissions. At the head of the "Intermodality" commission and Logistics" of ESPO has been appointed Federica Montaresi, extraordinary commissioner of the System Authority Port of the Eastern Ligurian Sea. "I am - he said Montaresi - very happy and honored by this appointment for me a particular meaning, both from a personal point of view, and from what concerns my professional career, which has been always characterized by the study and work carried out on the themes Community policies, intermodality and logistics. This new position is crucial in a A context characterised by rapid changes in the logistics and new European regulations. The growing interconnection of transport modes, in particular intermodal transport is increasingly becoming a competitiveness factor for ports is a priority for logistics companies and operators. I am convinced that Holding this role is also an opportunity to strengthen the role of Italian ports in the context of ESPO, helping to find common ground for building good practices with other European ports. I want to thank you for the support the president of Assoporti, Rodolfo Giampieri, and the former president of ESPO, Zeno D'Agostino».