08.06.2021

First reflections on the implementation of the new guidelines on the award of concessions for port towage

On the pages of our Shipping&Transport Bulletin [1] we have already dealt extensively with the new guidelines on the award of concessions for port towage issued by the Ministry of Infrastructure and…

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18.03.2021

Regulation (EU) 2017/352 and non-identification of complaint-handling authority

On 23 January 2017, the Council of the European Union approved Regulation (EU) 2017/352 [1] (“Reg. 2017/352”), which “establishes a regulatory framework for the provision of port services and common rules…

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26.05.2020

The application of Poseidon Principles in naval financing transactions

Poseidon Principles are principles developed by a group of main leading banks operating worldwide in the shipping finance sector, which have also established an association bearing the same name (Poseidon…

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26.05.2020

Is the Lazio Regional Administrative Court right in considering antitrust laws not applicable to Port System Authorities?

We are returning to an issue of particular importance for Italian ports and their users: can Port System Authorities ("PSAs") be considered as undertakings in order to be subject to antitrust laws, or can…

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27.02.2020

“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's”: the latest rulings of the Administrative Regional Court of Piedmont on the fee for the functioning of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority

As mentioned in an earlier issue of our newsletter[6], the Regional Administrative Court (“Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale”, “TAR”) of Piedmont has often ruled on the scope of the regulatory powers of…

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