Confindustria offered right now in Rome the doc “Maritime Economic system. Strategic Actions for Nationwide Competitiveness.” The occasion, opened by a video message from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, introduced collectively representatives from establishments, enterprises, and the nationwide maritime provide chain. The target: to strengthen Italy’s position within the Mediterranean and international markets by means of fashionable infrastructure, sustainable fleets, and sufficient competencies.
Decoding the information. Italy is a pure maritime energy as a consequence of its geomorphological and thus geostrategic configuration, but it nonetheless lacks an built-in industrial technique for the Maritime Economic system.
- Confindustria proposes an operational roadmap to remodel this sector right into a structural pillar of progress, worldwide competitiveness, and territorial growth, notably within the Mezzogiorno. The Italian authorities declares itself prepared for this qualitative leap.
By the numbers. Presently, the sector’s total worth quantities to 216.7 billion euros (+38.4 billion in comparison with 2024)
- Direct affect: 76.6 billion euros
- GDP incidence: 11.3% (versus 10.2% within the earlier 12 months)
- Corporations concerned: over 230,000
- Workers: over 1 million
- Enterprise progress 2022–2024: +2%
Confindustria’s proposal encompasses three strategic drivers, stranting from enhance infrastructure and port services, modernize fleets and carriers, invest in human capital and competencies.
- These drivers are coupled with three enabling levers:
- Monetary sources for inexperienced and digital transitions
- Regulatory and administrative simplification
- Communication for a nationwide tradition of maritime competitiveness
Infrastructure and ports. Confindustria requires pressing interventions to:
- modernize infrastructure, strengthen railway connections, and scale back environmental affect;
- digitize logistical and authorization processes, with 5G applied sciences and superior instruments;
- strategically make the most of PNRR funds to make ports extra aggressive;
- assist power transition by means of quay electrification and growth of other fuels (LNG, hydrogen, biofuels), utilizing ETS proceeds and tax credit;
- outline a transparent regulatory framework for port power communities and launch a nationwide dredging plan;
- simplify governance, strengthen coordination between Port Authorities and contain financial stakeholders at native degree;
- shield devices comparable to “Ferrobonus” and “Norma Merci” within the revision of State support;
- embrace port investments within the Single ZES and ZLS;
- assist the modernization of vacationer ports.
Fleets, delivery, shipbuilding. The first precedence indicated by the doc is to simplify rules and speed up authorization procedures. Nevertheless, Italian industrialists additionally suggest to:
- assure concrete entry to different fuels and ETS fund utilization, sustaining equilibrium between decarbonization and competitiveness;
- harmonize European rules with worldwide requirements to keep away from distortions; strengthen naval shipbuilding with particular industrial insurance policies;
- make the Italian flag extra enticing in nautical leisure, overcoming forms and extreme prices;
- renew the fishing fleet with safer, extra environment friendly and sustainable vessels, in compliance with European rules.
Expertise necessities. The hole between coaching and labor demand is substantial, subsequently Confindustria proposes:
- enhancement of ITS and college programs, with give attention to digital, logistics, languages, and power transition;
- incentives for firms hiring younger folks with technical competencies;
- structured dialogue between enterprises, establishments, and the tutorial system;
- recognition of Maritime Economic system as a strategic area throughout the Mattei Plan.
What we’re watching. On September 22, 2025, there will probably be an operational assembly of the Maritime Economic system Technical Group on the Genoa Boat Present.
- In 2026, Genoa and the Liguria Area will probably be Capital of the Maritime Economic system, with the primary version of the annual Confindustria occasion.
- In 2027, the torch will move to Naples and the Campania Area, confirming the strategic position of the Mezzogiorno.
