"We understand the legitimate aspirations of the best national managers, but Sardinia is no exception: even in our Island we have the highest skills to continue to best manage the Port Authority ". The Sardinian response to the continental climb has arrived, very clear. Namely, two Ligurian names and one Calabrian. Three aspiring presidents for the Regional Maritime System , but the Sardinians want Sardinians , to put it bluntly.

The interventions

The ones who are sending the candidacies back to the sender – which bear the influence of politics – are the confederal transport unions, through the regional leaders, and the association of freight forwarders, through the president. The chorus is unanimous, the line is identical. «The Minister of Transport – observes Arnaldo Boeddu of the Cgil – should avoid proceeding with a nomination that takes into account the Cencelli manual, instead of looking at the exclusive interest of the port system and of Sardinia». Valerio Mereu , from the Uil, underlines: «Knowledge of the territory is fundamental to making the right choices, especially on an Island that depends on the sea».

The hopes

From Cisl, Claudia Camedda is equally direct: «The body must be led by competent and prepared people, but we believe that similar figures are also present on our Island». For the freight forwarders, represented by Tore Plaisant , «Sardinia has the right to govern its ports, in coordination with the ministry but without double dealings».

The wait

In the background, the role that Sardinian parliamentarians and the Region can now play. The former directly in Rome, led by the president of the Transport Commission in Montecitorio, Salvatore Deidda; from Cagliari, the president . For the island's politics, these are times in which self-determination counts a lot. A mantra that lends itself very well to the case of the island's maritime system, which has nine ports to manage. Also because the eight years of Massimo Deiana, outgoing president, correspond to two mandates on which full promotion arrives. A team effort that has increased skills and programs. From there, unions and operators want to "fish" the right man for the post-Deiana, with a completely Sardinian choice. After all, the same thing is done in other regions.