(Adnkronos) - “Il mare è fondamentale per quelle nazioni, come l'Italia, che fanno dell'economia marittima una delle principali fonti del Pil interno. Circa il 90% dei traffici di tutte le merci hanno una tratta sul mare e affinché il mare sia sicuro e sia utilizzabile da tutto il cluster marittimo, le marine militari hanno il compito di rendere l'area marittima sicura e utilizzabile da tutti”. A dirlo, Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, sottocapo di Stato Maggiore Marina militare, a margine degli Stati Generali 2024 di Ontm - Osservatorio Nazionale Tutela del Mare.
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00:00The sea is fundamental for nations like Italy, which make the maritime economy one of the
00:15main sources of the domestic GDP.
00:18As everyone knows, about 90% of the traffic, of all the goods, have a port on the sea,
00:27and in order for the sea to be safe and usable by the entire maritime cluster, the military
00:38marines have the task of making the maritime area safe and usable by everyone.
00:48This is also true with regard to the economic activities that are carried out on the sea,
00:55in particular on the offshore wind.
00:58As you know, the Mediterranean Sea is an area where there are conflicts and challenges,
01:07especially territorial challenges, because all nations try to have as much ownership
01:14as possible on certain maritime areas.
01:17This creates territorial disputes for certain areas.
01:28So, two are the main problems.
01:31The first is to defend offshore systems, because they are critical national infrastructures.
01:38And the other problem is to put them in areas that are out of territorial disputes.
01:48If I look at the Sicilian Channel, which is one of the most ambitious areas for the offshore
01:56wind, because there are 20 currents that can allow good production, that is one of the
02:02most contested areas from a territorial point of view, by all the nations that face each other.
02:08I am referring to Italy, Malta, Tunisia and Algeria.
02:11Offshore systems, like all those systems that bring energy to our country, whether it is
02:17electric energy, whether it is oil, whether it is cables with ocean backups that bring
02:24information and telecommunications, are part of those critical infrastructures for every nation.