"About our port, it is important to highlight the peculiarity that makes it unique and strategic for Sardinia. The port of Porto Torres represents an essential hub for commercial and tourist routes , a fundamental connection point between Italy and the rest of the Mediterranean basin, but also a privileged gateway for Europe to Sardinia. Its geographical position, infrastructure and above all its spaces make it a port of great importance, capable of responding to challenges and attracting increasingly diversified commercial traffic".
With these words, the outgoing commander of the Port Authority of Porto Torres, Giuseppe Cannarile, wanted to bid farewell to the city, on the occasion of the changeover at the top , through the handover to the incoming commander, Mirko Orrù, who returns to Porto Torres where he had previously held the role of head of port security and navigation.
The ceremony was held this morning, in the Harbour Office square , in the presence of the commander of the Western maritime command, Admiral Enrico Pacioni, the maritime director of Northern Sardinia, Captain Gianluca D'Agostino, as well as civil, religious and military authorities. Also present were the veterans' and weapons associations, including the Anmi, the mayor Massimo Mulas and the prefect Grazia La Fauci.
"From a technical nautical point of view and with particular attention to navigation safety, the port and its two basins offer safe solutions and plenty of opportunities", added Cannarile who is preparing to take up a new post at the general command of the Port Authorities in Rome . "The Turritano port is certainly not lacking," he continued, "having directly tested its consistency, the professionalism of the services and the maritime cluster together with a city and a territory that ardently aspires to become, as it deserves, the protagonist of a commercial and tourist revival".
In his speech, the new commander, frigate captain Orrù, who is preparing to govern a territory with jurisdiction that goes from the municipality of Porto Torres to Aglientu, wanted to thank those present. "With honor and awareness, I take on the role of commander of the Port Authority of Porto Torres, I feel the responsibility of placing the experience gained and the skills acquired at the complete disposal of this territory and this community, a territory and community that I know well and to which go all my esteem and appreciation for the intense and extraordinary period of service already spent in this Department". Furthermore, he added: "It is my firm intention, in the name of administrative continuity, to continue the brilliant work conducted by Commander Cannarile, dedicating all my physical and intellectual resources to the orderly and efficient organization of services, aimed at guaranteeing the protection of legality and the smooth running of public administration".
