Commissioner for Port of Trieste
The port of Trieste has been placed under temporary commissioner management after a decision by Anac, the Italian authority responsible, inter alia, for checking the validity of appointments of high public officers.
According to Anac, Zeno D’Agostino cannot be appointed as president of the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, as he is also chairperson of Trieste Terminal Passeggeri, i.e. the local company entrusted with the management of cruise services, in which the authority holds a 40% stake.
The secretary of infrastructures and transport has chosen Mario Sommariva as commissioner for the Port Network Authority. Sommariva is currently secretary general of the port of Trieste. “I would like to thank minister Paola De Micheli for placing her trust in me,” said Sommariva.
“My appointment is meant to ensure stability and continuity for the time necessary to fully re-establish the port's institutions, which I hope will take place as soon as possible. The port is the economic engine of the city, and it cann't stop or even slow down its development." (mw)