The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has proposed Matteo Paroli as the new president of the System Authority Port of the Western Ligurian Sea by sending them, as provided for by the reform of port legislation introduced in 2016, communication to the president of the Liguria Region who will have to communicate your understanding or disagreement on this name, by appointment which will then have to be ratified by Parliament. Now Lawyer Paroli is Secretary General of the Authority of the Port System of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, an entity in which it is entered in 1997 and then held, among others, the position of Secretary General of the Port Authority of Ancona in period 2015-2017 and in the period 2017-2021 the same position in the same entity to which the name of Port System Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea.

Learning of the proposal for the appointment of Paroli, in a note the port community of La Spezia expressed the hope that " proceed swiftly with the appointment of the Chairperson for the Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Ligurian Sea. It is essential – reads the note - guarantee stability to the system of Ligurian ports to face future commercial challenges. In recent meetings - recall the representatives of the community - the community has outlined the ideal profile of the candidate: a representative of the territory with specific skills maritime and transport economy, which can achieve the strategic projects relating to the merchant port of La Spezia, Marina di Carrara, the cruise port, boating and the entire Blue Mile business system. The President's choice is crucial for the efficiency and effectiveness of port operations. The appointment provides an opportunity to address with the necessary institutional confrontation all the main issues, from the waterfront to dredging, from the new cruise station to the operational developments of the huge private investments". The La Spezia port community has specified that it is ready, with the support of local institutions, to collaborate with the future president to achieve the set goals and to face the challenges of the global market.