To launch a reform of port rules, it is necessary to a discussion with operators in the sector. He claims it Federlogistica hoping, it seems, that the government, and in in particular the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, wait for the opinions and opinions of those who work in and with the ports before promulgate new regulations. A hope that, in terms of timing, could be well-founded given that the Deputy Minister for Military Affairs Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi, had proposed the launch of new measures on the subject by the end of 2024 and then from time to time procrastinate it. These days we talk about it as if if only the right time. But who knows, maybe there really isn't the time to accept Federlogistica's request. A phase of comparison with the operators to whom, moreover, the ministry led by Matteo Salvini does not seem to have any intention of undergoing it at all also because, with all evidence, otherwise he would have already done.

But hope is the last to die, at least the one in which confides Federlogistica. "In recent weeks - noted the president of the federation of logistics companies, Davide Falteri - there is a lot of discussion about the reform of the Ports of Italy, but not since an official text is still available, any evaluation It risks being premature and based on hypotheses or rumors. It is therefore it is appropriate - before entering into the merits - to clarify the method and the path you intend to follow. Reforming the system - said Falteri - is objective shared by all. However, if you really want to strengthen your competitiveness of the country and exploit the potential of the of ports to be engines of development, it is necessary to start from a Principle of reality: no reform can work if does not arise from a true, structured and continuous confrontation with those who he lives them and makes them work every day. The associations of representation, logistics operators, companies and Port System Authority cannot be simple recipients of choices handed down from above, but must be part of the active in the process of building public policies".

"The ports - continued Falteri - are not only physical infrastructures: these are complex ecosystems, where meet work, business, innovation and strategic vision. Every Change in governance or skills distribution must be evaluated very carefully, because it can directly affect the competitiveness of supply chains on trade flows and on the attractiveness of of the entire logistical system, but also of the economic and productive system, national. Federlogistica does not intend to comment on drafts or rumors, but asks that before landing a possible reform in the Council of Ministers, a discussion table is opened official confrontation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and with all the representatives of the sector. Just a dialogue transparent, technical and participatory will be able to ensure that the reform, whatever it may be, was born with the shared objective of make Italian ports stronger, more efficient and central to the Mediterranean and Europe".

Who knows if the Salvini-Rixi couple will welcome the request from Federlogistica. It may be that it does: reform the national port system - as Falteri argues - it will also be a goal shared by all. However, these "all" it doesn't seem that they have done much so far to urge an acceleration of the reform. And the real comparison, structured and continuous requested by Federlogistica, by now, can only further delay its launch, given that this time as the beginning and not as the completion of a journey.