Commercial relations between Italy and USA They could be at a decisive turning point. From the cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami by MSC, Italy relaunches its presence in the United States also on the infrastructure front. The deputy minister of infrastructure Edoardo Rixi announced the start of a dialogue between the two countries which will also involve the railway system. In the coming months, an official visit to the USA with the Minister is scheduled Matteo Salvini To deepen the possible forms of collaboration.
At the center of the comparison there will be FS Internationalcompany of the State Railway Group, which could play a key role in strengthening infrastructure relations between Italy and the United States. The goal is to promote the Italian model abroad, focusing on consolidated technologies, skills and skills.
Beyond the duties
During the visit to Miami, Rixi highlighted how, despite the tensions related to commercial duties, there are large margins for profitable cooperation. According to Deputy Minister, Italy can contribute to the relaxation of the international geopolitical climate by focusing on dialogue and new perspectives. The Mediterranean is indicated as a strategic area in which Italy can offer a positive signal to Europe, demonstrating the importance of comparison with other continents.
The advantages of cooperation
According to Deputy Minister, one of the attractive elements of the US market is represented by the favorable tax system and a dynamic entrepreneurial environment. Europe, on the other hand, would be affected by an excessive tax and regulatory burden. An example mentioned is that of theS, considered not very suitable for the maritime sector. The hope is that European institutions can review these policies to make companies more competitive globally.
The CEO of Fincantieri also intervened on the potential of transatlantic cooperation, Pierroberto Folgiero. The company has been present in the United States for over 15 years, with three construction sites in the region of large lakes and a structure in Jacksonville, Florida, specialized in naval maintenance. The Italian group is already involved in the construction of civil ships in the USA and sees in the current phase an opportunity to relaunch the American shipbuilding sector.
The relaunch of the shipbuilding
Folgiero explained that Fincantieri It has rooted in the territory both from an organizational and productive point of view, with a team of about 3,000 people and a strategic office in Washington. The intention is to strengthen participation in the new phase of cantieristic development, contributing with Italian technologies and Italian skills already consolidated.
The dialogue between Italy and the United States thus aims to extend beyond the shipbuilding, also involving the railway sector and other strategic infrastructures. It is a path that aims to consolidate the Italian presence in the USA and to promote the value of the national industrial system on a global scale.
An excellent base for profitable cooperation is already there. The Italian Group, as reiterated by the delegated AMMILE of Fincantieri, already produces civil ships in the USAwith a civil construction site located in Sturgeon Bay. A civil ship is already under construction to make offshore constructions. Now for Folgiero it is the time to “accelerate, understand the scenario and be as instrumental as possible to this phase of renaissance of the shipbuilding in the United States”.
