Francesco Beltrano is the new secretary general of Uniport, the association that represents terminal operators and companies that operate in the port area. Beltrano, born in Rome in 1973, is graduated in Political Science and attended the first edition of the course in "Transport, Logistics and Infrastructure" at SDA Bocconi in Milan. He joined Uniport last year January after a long experience gained in the associative world of the maritime transport started in 2000 and during which the also closely concerned with port issues.

"First of all," said Beltrano in on the occasion of his appointment - to thank Uniport's top management for the trust they have placed in me with the declared goal of continue the growth project already started in the recent years and aimed at further consolidating the association as a a point of reference for the institutions of the maritime-port world and for companies operating in national ports. A a project that I welcomed with enthusiasm and with the awareness of be able to count on an expert and close-knit structure made up of professionalism of the highest profile".

Welcoming Beltrano and thanking on behalf of all The Association for passion and professionalism unanimously appreciated in these years of work together with the outgoing general secretary, Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant, the president of Uniport, Pasquale Legora De Feo, underlined that "it is not a mystery that the Italian port system is experiencing a complex moment and full of challenges, ranging from environmental sustainability to the proposed reform of the very structure of this sector, a sector that - he pointed out - is essential for the Italian economy".