07.08.2023

ADVANT Nctm and Studio Legale Berlingieri: an integration to strengthen and consolidate leadership in maritime law

ADVANT Nctm’s Senior Partner, Paolo Montironi, and Berlingieri Law Firm’s Senior Partner, Giorgio Berlingieri, are pleased to announce the integration of their respective firms to strengthen and consolidat…

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02.11.2022

Annual law for the market and competition approved: what changes for the port world?

The annual law for the market and competition of 2021[1] (“Legge Concorrenza 2021”) has been approved as a result of a long legislative procedure that, as is known, experienced some slowdowns due to the pr…

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21.03.2022

“Fit for 55” climate Package and environmental protection: what implications for the maritime transport sector?

Background For years, the European Union has been a leader in protecting the environment and fighting the climate change. In addition to the rules laid down by the IMO[1], the European maritime tran…

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21.03.2022

Tick tock, tick tock... time to approve Italian Annual Competition Law 2021

We get back onto a topic which is now widely discussed and which we already had the chance to address in our previous issues[1]: Italian Annual Competition Law. Italian Annual Competition Law for the ye…

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08.11.2021

Less waste in the sea, more in the port facilities: Directive (EU) 2019/833

Over two years have now passed since the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/833 “on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 200…

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08.11.2021

Regulation (EU) 2017/352 and technical nautical services: who controls the controller?

Regulation (EU) 2017/352, establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports[1], is today a fundamental regulatory text in our industry. A r…

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08.11.2021

“It takes two to tango”: European Commission answers with a counter-appeal to the appeal of Italian Port System Authorities on taxation of Italian ports

The counter-appeal filed, on 7 July 2021, by the European Commission (hereinafter, the "Counter-Appeal") in response to the Appeal of Italian Port System Authorities (hereinafter, the "Appeal") has certain…

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01.07.2021

New partners at Nctm Studio Legale

Nctm Studio Legale strengthens its structure through the internal  appointment of two new partners in the Milan office. Luca Cavagnaro has been appointed partner in the Corporate & Commercial department…

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08.06.2021

AGCM calls the Government with proposals on competition in Italian ports. Will the Government respond?

The Italian Antitrust Authority (“AGCM”) has – as usual – prepared and sent to the Government, last March, its annual report containing proposals for competition reform for the purposes of the Annual Law f…

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08.06.2021

How to “pick up” a State Aid

Here we are again on the subject of port towage, but this time from a new perspective, the one of applicable State aid provisions. As is known, port towage is not included among the activities that can …

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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 Transp…

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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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