The institutional mission of the Region concluded. Corsini: «Thanks to over 700 million in investments, we now have what we need»
Il Port of Ravennaprotagonist at the “Transport Logistic China 2024” fair, will expand freight traffic with China from 2026. Ship connections will be intensified and many Chinese operators will choose the Ravenna port as the most convenient landing place thanks to rail connections with Northern Europe.
This is – in an optimistic synthesis of the Region – the result of the institutional mission of the Region itself led by the regional councillor for Infrastructure, Trade and Tourism, Andrea Corsini from Ravennawhich focused on participation in one of the most important fairs in the logistics sector of the Land of the Rising Sun, which took place in Shanghai from 25 to 27 June.
«Thanks to the important investments of the Region in the Port of Ravenna, over 700 million euros between RFI, AdSP, Cipe, EIB and Pnrr funds – comments Corsini -, we now have what it takes to accredit the port of Emilia-Romagna as a hub strategic for the development of international freight traffic. Not to mention the imminent construction of the new container terminal which will develop new lines for the transport of goods capable of further strengthening the positioning of the port. And the interest of many Chinese operators in Shanghai, the increase in connections from 2026, demonstrate that we are on the right path.”
“Our strategy on sea and rail logistics, more sustainable and less impactful for the territories, can allow us a balanced development – the councilor concludes -. Now the Government must accelerate with the green light to the establishment of the Simplified Logistics Zone to allow Emilia-Romagna to continue to be the driving force of the country”.
To accompany Corsini to Shanghai, the councilor of the Municipality of Ravenna for Economic Development, Trade, Industry, Port, Annagiulia Randirepresentatives of the Itl Foundation (Institute of transport and logistics) which promotes the system of intermodal platforms in Emilia-Romagna at a national and international level, and some members of the regional intermodal cluster Eric: Port Authority of Ravenna, Sapir Spa (Terminal Operator of the port of Ravenna), Tcr-Terminal container Ravenna and Dp Dinazzano-Po Sparailway station and logistics platform.
In the large stand of the Region, B2B meetings were held with about fifteen important Chinese logistics and transport companies, as well as with representatives of the “Logistics” GdL (Distribution & Logistics Group) of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China.
Among Councilor Corsini’s meetings, those with the Consul General of Italy in Shanghai, Tiziana D’Angelo, the Deputy Consul, Alessandra Palumbo, responsible for the commercial part; the Ice director of Shanghai, Augusto di Giacinto, the deputy commissioner for Ice trade, Cinzia Sarli, and with the deputy general director Shen Weihua of the Shanghai Trade Commission.
