ANCONA – “With 5.4% the Marche region is the fifth region in terms of percentage of companies in the maritime economy at a national level”. This was said by the regional councilor of FdI of the Marche, Carlo Ciccioli, candidate in the Central Constituency of the European elections, commenting on the data of the is 4.5% (ninth place nationally) and that of employed people is 5% (fifth place nationally).
“In the Region, 956 companies are active in the fishing and nautical sectors, for a total of 5,730 employees, concentrated above all in the provinces of Ancona and Pesaro-Urbino”, explains the councilor who participated in the Shipbuilding Day organized by Cna Nautica Ancona in within the Tipicità in Blu festival. And he continues: “If we then add other similar activities such as: fish restaurants, research companies, movement of goods and passengers, other sporting and recreational activities, the number of businesses rises to 8,717. export level, Ancona is the fourth exporting Italian province with 999.8 million euros. Ancona also occupies sixth position in absolute terms for exports in the fisheries sector with 32.1 million euros”. The data is updated as of May 2023 and was processed by the Marche Chamber of Commerce. For Ciccioli, “it is clear how the maritime economy is strategic for the Marche and for Italy in general. As evidence of this, the clarification of a specific delegation at ministerial level, the Policies of the Sea, an intuition important”.(SE
“At a European level, there are many regulations that can be implemented and strengthened for a full development of the so-called ‘motorways of the sea’ in terms of development in many sectors.” And he concludes: “The objective is to develop a growth model that takes into account the environmental impact on production activities, in the name of the circular economy, technological innovation and the reuse of raw materials to be valorised”.
