Beneficiaries
The Beneficiary is defined as ‘a public or private body (...) responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations’, as set out in art. 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013. In the context of State Aid Schemes it is also defined as ‘the body which receives the aid’. The list of beneficiaries may be amended following the selection procedures for the interventions.
The current Beneficiaries of the OP Infrastructures and Networks 2014-2020 are:
Ionian Sea Port Authority System
In a strategic location along the main trade lanes between Eastern and Western markets, the Port of Taranto is the ideal port for commercial shipping between Europe and the rest of the World, as well as for national and European cabotage and Short Sea shipping.
Gioia Tauro Port Authority
Gioia Tauro is the largest transhipment terminal in Italy and one of the most important traffic hubs container in the Mediterranean basin.
Customs Agency
Ensuring full compliance with the community legislation, it carries out control activities, assessment and verification with regards to goods circulation and to internal taxation related to international exchange.
Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority System
The Port Authority System of the Southern Adriatic Sea includes the ports of Bari, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Barletta and Monopoli.
Eastern Sicily Sea Port Authority System
Eastern Sicily Sea Port Authority System includes the ports of Catania and Augusta.
Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority System
The Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority System includes the ports of Napoli, Salerno e Castellamare di Stabia.