On 16th December was held in Rome the INTESA National Event: a half day focused on how technology can change the safety of navigation in the Adriatic and Ionian Sea.

The event indeed gave the opportunity to deepen, thanks to the presence of high level speakers from  Ministry of sustainable infrastructures and mobility, Italian Coast Guard, Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, International Port Community Systems Association, Slovenian Maritime Administration and Montenegro Administration for Maritime Safety and Port Management, the need to guarantee the operational continuity for ports and the safety of navigation in every meteomarine condition. The international cooperation about this topic is crucial and the EU’s willingness to invest in this respect is vital for the development of the logistic industry in the Adriatic and Ionian region. 

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During the event the developments of the INTESA Pilot Actions were shown with presentations by Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea , RAM Spa, North Adriatic Sea Ports Authority, Central Adriatic Ports Authority, Central Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Rijeka Port Authority, Ploče Port Authority, deepening the innovations and the technological improvements in terms of data sharing, optimisation, efficiency of communication and operations.

Together with INTESA also the Adrion Interreg project EUREKA “Adriatic-Ionian joint approach for development and harmonisation of procedures and regulations in the field of navigation safety” was presented, underlying the opportunity to share the know-how among the two coasts of the Adriatic Sea, setting the basis for the development of future mutual improvements. 

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Institutional welcome speeches

• Ministry of sustainable infrastructures and mobility – Maria Teresa DI MATTEO, Vice Head of Cabinet and General Director of DG for monitoring of System Port Authorities, maritime and inland waterways transport
• Italian Coast Guard (host) – Nicola CARLONE, General Commandant
• RAM Spa (co-host) – Francesco BENEVOLO, Managing Director
• Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (co-host) – Siniša ORLIĆ, Director of Maritime Safety Directorate
• EUSAIR Pillar 2 Italian Transport Coordinator – Pierluigi COPPOLA, MIMS, Italian Focal Point

Session 1

• Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea – Alberto COZZI, Project Manager
• RAM Spa – Roberto MENCARELLI, Project Manager

Round Table 1

• International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) – Hans ROOK, Chairman
• North Adriatic Sea Ports Authority (Lead Partner INTESA) – Fulvio Lino DI BLASIO, President
• Italian Coast Guard – Giuseppe AULICINO, IMRCC National Coordinator
• Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Lead Partner EUREKA) – Zdravko SEIDEL, Head of Sector, Maritime Safety Directorate
• Central Adriatic Ports Authority – Giovanni PETTORINO, Special Commissioner
• Central Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority – Andrea MINARDI, Chief Information Officer
• Rijeka Port Authority – Matko MARACIC, Technical Expert
• Ploče Port Authority – Darko PLECAS, Head of Department for Digitalisation

Round Table 2

• Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure – Zdravko SEIDEL, Head of Sector, Maritime Safety Directorate
• Italian Coast Guard – Giuseppe AULICINO, IMRCC National Coordinator
• Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure – Zdravko SEIDEL Head of Sector, Maritime Safety Directorate
• European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) - Lazaros AICHMALOTIDIS, Head of Unit
• Meteorological and Hydrological service of Croatia – Dijana KLARIC, Head of division Adriatic Marine Meteorological Centre
• Slovenian Maritime Administration – Miran BORDON, Head of development and EU projects section
• Montenegro Administration for Maritime Safety and Port Management – Nexhat KAPIDANI, Assistant to the Director