In a democratic order, to ensure the legitimacy of decisions (and therefore their acceptability by the recipients), the administrative action cannot disregard the social consensus.

In day-to-day operation, a port concessionaire must deal with all the issues involved with State property concession fees, namely, their amount, recalculation for update and, especially, payment.

Importing a non-CE boat into Europe: CE certificate, import taxes and all news.

Yacht seizure in Italy? Get expert legal help to release your yacht, handle VAT issues, and deal with Italian customs and authorities fast.

Interest and criticism have arisen from among legal commentators and courts in relation to article 577 of the Italian Navigation Code, due to its poor wording: "The rights arising from the grant

Cruising after Brexit in Europe: all the new changes for cruising after the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU.

European Union Aircraft Importation: a legal guidance on importing non-EU aircraft into Europe, customs rules, time limits, VAT, duties, and risks of seizure or penalties.

Now, as a rule, a private terminal operator can freely enter into contract with its suppliers, maintenance technicians as well as with third parties in general.

The Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") has recently issued a decision in a proceeding relating to the abuse of dominant position by Caronte&Tourist S.p.A. ("C&T" or the "Company"), ...

In this number of our newsletter, we begin a reflection on port pilotage which, for its operational relevance

Bareboat charter: what is it and what rules do you have to follow? You can find all the useful information here.

Let's go back to a topic already dealt with in previous issues of our Bulletin, namely the call for input called by the Italian TRA on "Methods and criteria for ensuring fair and non-discriminatory...

Le nuove tecniche di movimentazione delle merci hanno permesso ed agevolato il trasferimento delle merci mediante l'impiego di distinti mezzi di trasporto concepiti unitariamente per il raggiungimento del risultato complessivo.

To identify who is responsible for the damage suffered by boats in the port, we need to start with the mooring contract. An atypical contract not included in the Navigation Code, nor in the Civil Code.

Aliquota IVA su imbarcazioni da diporto: tutte le novità 2021 che impattano sul noleggio di queste imbarcazioni

Yacht seizure in Italy due to VAT non-compliance can lead to serious legal and financial consequences. Learn how to avoid Italian customs yacht seizure and protect your vessel with expert maritime legal assistance.

Come immatricolare una barca in Italia? Leggi qui tutta la procedura e quando non è necessario fare l'immatricolazione

A maritime accident is any extraordinary or damaging event caused by, connected with or occurring during the operation of a vessel such as to result in

Now that summer has started, we believe it appropriate, for once, to put aside for a while issues related to great port matters and deal instead with a topic concerning leisure boating...

Let's continue our analysis of the important circular No. 187 issued by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports ("MIT") published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic on 5 February 2018.