Assonat launches strategic plan for Italian tourist ports
President Serra requested the exclusion of Italian tourist ports from the issue of beach concessions and the application of the regulation to all activities related to Italian tourist nautical tourism, including landing stages and mooring points.
Organized by Assonat, the roundtable launching the public consultation for the creation of a Strategic Plan for Italian Tourist Ports brought together all interested parties today in Rome at the headquarters of Confitarma and the Italian Institute of Navigation.
The panel, titled "Ports in Italy," aimed at identifying key points highlighting the essential role of tourist ports in the maritime economy and the country's growth. Speakers included Luciano Serra, president of Assonat, as well as Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè, Senator Simona Petrucci, Luca Sisto, president of the Italian Navigation Institute and general director of Confitarma, Giovanni Acampora, president of Assonautica Italiana, and Francesco Tomas, head of the environmental department of the Port Authority.
The meeting attracted significant participation from Italian tourist ports, which discussed the key aspects of the plan, from regulatory and tax scenarios, to the sector's recognition as Made in Italy tourism businesses in national and international markets, to the energy transition and digitalization, and the need to build a national network of tourist ports.
The government's interest and support for the issue was evidenced by the presence of Minister Santanchè and the messages from the Minister for Maritime Policies Nello Musumeci, the Minister for European Affairs Raffaele Fitto, and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi.
At the end of the meeting, President Serra thanked the Government and in particular the Minister who, in her speech, demonstrated that she had accepted the requests already forwarded to her a month ago by the association and underlined that "the process started for the creation of the Plan strategic port development means bringing 5-6-10 concrete points to the Government's table to overcome the current impasse that has now characterized our sector".
"Italy's tourist port sector cannot be included in the issue of beach concessions," Serra added. "We have concessions by formal deed, we always have, and we have always made public disclosures. However, this regulation must apply not only to ports but also to landings and mooring points, that is, to all activities related to Italian tourist boating. Another important point is for the government to finally draw up a list of businesses that fall within the tourism sector."
“As a system of chambers of commerce” – commented the president of Assonautica Italiana John Acampora - We will address the concerns of tourist ports, which we will bring to the discussion tables established by the Minister for Maritime Policies and which will be part of the National Maritime Plan currently being developed. The Italian Maritime Economy cannot ignore the strength of nautical tourism, the beating heart of Made in Italy and a strategic sector for the country's growth.
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