"It had never happened since the law came into force 84/1994, that a port be led by two commissioners instead of by a president. Since last June 14, this is what has been happening at the ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure: the main port system of the country, one of the most important in Europe as well as the primary access route for the industry of the North Italy, is forced to operate under an absolute emergency, with the obvious uncertainty that this situation is Generating. A fact as unprecedented as it is serious, that we would have preferred not to experiment». Luca said it Maestripieri, CISL Liguria regional secretary, explaining that "the recent reassurances from MIT confirm the urgency of appoint the president".

"Let us remember - continued Maestripieri - that the main Italian Port System Authority must be put in a position as soon as possible to carry out investments, projects and development plans without which it becomes impossible to compete with competing national airports and especially foreigners. Genoa breakwater, electrification of the docks, definition of the port master plan: they are only some of the challenges - underlined Maestripieri - that the Port Authority must to be able to face in conditions of serenity and not commissionership. We appeal to regional policy and to that of the national team so that the helm of the "Ports of Genoa" is entrusted in a reasonably short time to a personality authoritative that knows how to give guarantees of growth to the territory, to the companies and the thousands of people who work in the ports and their induced activities".