by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Sep 8, 2025 | EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, Grimaldi Law Firm, Marina law, Maritime and insurance law, Ship finance, Tax, fiscal and customs law, Yachting law
Cannes Yachting Festival 2025, Grimaldi Studio Legale Genova among legal eagles in yachting law.
The Cannes Yachting Festival, one of the most prestigious international boat shows, will open on 9 September 2025. On Board, one of the most important international magazines for the superyacht industry, celebrates its prestige with its Summer 25 edition, which also dedicates a special section to the leading international law firms in yachting law. «We are honored to have been mentioned in this context, on pages 66, 68 and 72 of the magazine», Massimiliano Grimaldi (Founding Partner) declares.
by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Aug 18, 2025 | EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, European union law, Grimaldi Law Firm, space economy law
The new Italian law on the space economy, a great opportunity for space operators.
Law number 89 dated 13 June 2025 containing «Provisions on the Space Economy» came into force on 25 June 2025. This new law regulates access to outer space by space operators, as a strategic crossroads of geopolitical, economic, scientific, and military interests, and promotes investment in the new space economy in order to increase national competitiveness and foster scientific research, the development of space sector expertise, and the exploitation of new technologies related to Earth observation in the context of forecasting and preventing risks associated with natural and anthropogenic phenomena.
Specifically, the aforementioned law promotes the launch, release, in-orbit management, and reentry of space objects, including the disposal from Earth orbit and the removal of objects, in-orbit services, the assembly and operation of orbiting space stations, and the production of objects in outer space and on celestial bodies; the exploration, extraction, and use of natural resources in outer space and on celestial bodies, in accordance with internationally adopted legal instruments; the launch, flight, and short- or long-term residence of living beings in outer space and on celestial bodies; activities conducted using stratospheric platforms and sounding rockets; and any other activities carried out in outer space and on celestial bodies by operators to whom this law applies.
This law also established the Space Economy Fund, which provides significant economic contributions to space operators who intend to make investments to achieve the objectives established by the same law.
For further information please contact us at gsl@grimaldistudiolegale.com
by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Oct 29, 2023 | EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, Grimaldi Law Firm, Law of inland navigation and for tidal waters, Ship finance
STATE AID IN INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
MASSIMILIANO GRIMALDI WAS A SPEAKER AT 10 IVR LEGAL COLLOQUIUM WHICH TOOK PLACE IN VIENNA ON 5TH OCTOBER 2023. HE MADE A SPEECH ON «STATE AID CASES IN THE EU INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT SECTOR AND THE BENEFITS FOR SHIPOWNERS», DURING WHICH HE ANALYSED THE STATE AID REGIME IN AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, SLOVAKIA AND SWEDEN. IN THIS CONTEXT, MASSIMILIANO GRIMALDI HIGHLIGHTED THE MAIN ECONOMIC BENEFITS EXPECTED FOR SHIPOWNERS AND OPERATORS IN THE SECTOR. MASSIMILIANO GRIMALDI IS AUTHOR OF THE BOOK INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT. THE EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK
by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Jul 23, 2023 | Competition, antitrust and state aid, EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, European union law, Grimaldi Law Firm, Law of inland navigation and for tidal waters, Ship finance
VIENNA 5-6 OCTOBER 2023, INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COLLOQUIUM ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
IVR has organised the 10th edition of the IVR International Legal Colloquium on Inland Water Transport in Vienna on 5 and 6 October 2023, with the aim of promoting the implementation of international conventions and recommendations of international conditions and transport documents. During this colloquium, various legal professionals from its network will give presentations on current issues in inland shipping law.
Click on the photo to read the Program.
by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Jul 23, 2021 | EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, European union law, Grimaldi Law Firm
CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF) – GRANTS 2021-2027
The Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the period 2021-2027 was formally adopted earlier this month. The Regulation lays down the objectives of the CEF, its budget for the 2021-2027 period, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding. It also repeals Regulation (EU) 1316/2013 and Regulation (EU) 283/2014. The new rules apply retroactively as of 1 January 2021.
CEF 2021-2027 is aimed at supporting investment in key projects in the areas of transport, digital and energy infrastructure with an overall budget of €33.71 billion.
The budgets for each sector are:
- transport: €25.81 billion (including €11.29 billion for cohesion countries)
- energy: €5.84 billion
- digital: €2.07 billion
TRANSPORT
In the transport sector, only the following actions shall be eligible to receive Union financial support under this Regulation:
| (a) |
actions relating to efficient, interconnected, interoperable and multimodal networks for the development of railway, road, inland waterway and maritime infrastructure: |
| (i) |
actions implementing the core network in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to cross-border links and missing links, such as those listed in Part III of the Annex to this Regulation, as well as urban nodes, multimodal logistics platforms, maritime ports, inland ports, rail-road terminals and connections to airports of the core network as defined in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; actions implementing the core network may include related elements located on the comprehensive network when necessary to optimise the investment and according to modalities specified in the work programmes referred to in Article 20 of this Regulation; |
| (ii) |
actions relating to cross-border links of the comprehensive network in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, such as those listed in Part III, point 2, of the Annex to this Regulation, actions referred to in Part III, point 3, of the Annex to this Regulation, actions relating to studies for the development of the comprehensive network and actions relating to maritime and inland ports of the comprehensive network in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (iii) |
actions to re-establish missing regional cross-border rail connections on the TEN-T that have been abandoned or dismantled; |
| (iv) |
actions implementing sections of the comprehensive network located in outermost regions in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to the relevant urban nodes, maritime ports, inland ports, rail-road terminals, connections to airports and multimodal logistics platforms, of the comprehensive network as defined in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (v) |
actions supporting projects of common interest in order to connect the trans-European network with infrastructure networks of neighbouring countries as defined in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (b) |
actions relating to smart, interoperable, sustainable, multimodal, inclusive, accessible, safe and secure mobility: |
| (i) |
actions supporting motorways of the sea as provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 with a focus on cross-border short-sea shipping; |
| (ii) |
actions supporting telematic applications systems in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, for the respective modes of transport, including in particular: |
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for inland waterways: River Information Services (RIS), |
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for road transport: Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), |
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for maritime transport: Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems (VTMIS) and e-Maritime services, including single-window services such as the maritime single window, port community systems and relevant customs information systems, |
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for air transport: air traffic management systems, in particular those resulting from the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) system; |
| (iii) |
actions supporting sustainable freight transport services in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and actions to reduce rail freight noise; |
| (iv) |
actions supporting new technologies and innovation, including automation, enhanced transport services, modal integration and alternative fuels infrastructure for all modes of transport in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (v) |
actions to remove barriers to interoperability as defined in Article 3, point (o), of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, notably barriers when delivering corridor/network effects, including actions promoting an increase in rail freight traffic and automatic gauge-change facilities; |
| (vi) |
actions to remove barriers to interoperability, in particular in urban nodes within the meaning of Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (vii) |
actions implementing safe and secure infrastructure and mobility, including road safety, in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (viii) |
actions improving transport infrastructure resilience, in particular its resilience to climate change and natural disasters and to cyber security threats; |
| (ix) |
actions improving transport infrastructure accessibility in all modes of transport and for all users, especially users with reduced mobility, in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; |
| (x) |
actions improving transport infrastructure accessibility and availability for security and civil protection purposes and actions adapting the transport infrastructure for Union external border checks purposes with the aim of facilitating traffic flows; |
| (c) |
under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2), point (a)(ii), and in accordance with Article 12, actions or specific activities within an action, supporting parts, new or existing, of the TEN-T suitable for military transport, in order to adapt the TEN-T to dual-use infrastructure requirements. |
ENERGY
In the energy sector, only the following actions shall be eligible to receive Union financial support under this Regulation:
| (a) |
actions relating to projects of common interest as set out at Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013; |
| (b) |
actions supporting cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy, including innovative solutions, as well as storage of renewable energy, and their conception, as defined in Part IV of the Annex, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions laid down in Article 7. |
DIGITAL
In the digital sector, only the following actions shall be eligible to receive Union financial support under this Regulation:
| (a) |
actions supporting the deployment of and access to very high capacity networks, including 5G systems, capable of providing Gigabit connectivity in areas where socioeconomic drivers are located; |
| (b) |
actions supporting the provision of very high-quality local wireless connectivity in local communities that is free of charge and without discriminatory conditions; |
| (c) |
actions implementing the uninterrupted coverage with 5G systems of all major transport paths, including the TEN-T, such as the actions listed in Part V, point 3, of the Annex; |
| (d) |
actions supporting the deployment of new or the significant upgrading of existing backbone networks, including submarine cables, within and between Member States and between the Union and third countries, such as the actions listed in Part V, point 3, of the Annex, as well as other actions supporting the deployment of backbone networks referred to in that point; |
| (e) |
actions implementing digital connectivity infrastructure requirements related to cross-border projects in the areas of transport or energy or supporting operational digital platforms directly associated to transport or energy infrastructures, or both. |
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES (https://www.grimaldistudiolegale.com/en/eu-funding-infrastructures-and-logistics/ )
The following entities shall be eligible:
| (a) |
legal entities established in: |
| (i) |
a Member State, including joint ventures; |
| (ii) |
a third country associated to the CEF; or |
| (iii) |
an overseas country or territory; |
| (b) |
legal entities created under Union law and, if provided for in the work programmes, international organisations. |
Natural persons shall not be eligible.
by Grimaldi Studio Legale | Jul 17, 2021 | EU funding, infrastructures and logistics, Law of inland navigation and for tidal waters
Inland waterway transport financing. In order to address the challenges faced by the inland waterway transport sector and deliver on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, European Commission put ‘Inland Waterway Transport Action Plan 2021-2027’, in line with the new multiannual financial framework and : shifting more freight transport to inland waterways, and setting the sector on an irreversible path to zero-emissions, underpinned by a paradigm shift towards further digitalisation, as well as accompanying measures to support the current and future workforce. Meeting these core objectives will require an integrated approach and a basket of measures incorporating transport, environmental, digital, energy and fiscal policies, backed up with financial incentives, as indicated in the Annex to the Action Plan below.
ACTION PLAN FOR 2021-2027
| Shifting more freight transport to inland waterways |
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| 1. Continued support for innovative infrastructure and deployment through Horizon Europe and CEF |
From 2021 |
| 2. Revision of the TEN-T Regulation – Inland waterway transport requirements and role of coordinators |
2021 |
| 3. Deployment of cross-disciplinary digital information and operation systems for water- and waterway management through CEF |
From 2022 |
| 4. Transport crisis contingency plan(s) |
2022 |
| 5. Review of the regulatory framework for intermodal transport, including the Combined Transport Directive |
2022 |
| 6. Issue guidelines for operators and platforms on informing users about the carbon footprint of their deliveries and on offering sustainable delivery choices |
2023 |
| 7. Review the inland waterway transport market access legislation |
2022 |
| 8. Evaluation of the Directive (EU) 2016/1629 on technical requirements for inland vessels |
2022 |
| Towards zero-emission inland waterway transport |
|
| 9. Specific actions arising from the Mission on Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters and from the Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport Partnership/Green Hydrogen partnership |
From 2021 |
| 10. Support through CEF for the deployment of zero-emission inland vessels |
From 2021 |
| 11. Facilitate through the H2020 Platina III project the elaboration of an EU energy index methodology for assessing carbon intensity levels of inland waterways vessels |
2022 |
| 12. Evaluate the procedure for allowing derogations in the context of Directive (EU) 2016/1629 for encouraging the navigation of zero-emission vessels on EU waterways |
2023 |
| 13. Analysis to assess the need for measures for promoting low carbon/zero-emission vessels. |
2025 |
| 14. Revision of the railways State aid guidelines – possible inclusion of IWT and possible block exemption of aid for the coordination of transport |
From 2021 to 2023 |
| 15. Revision of the State aid guidelines for environmental protection and energy, as well as the State aid Framework for research, development and innovation |
2021 |
| 16. Technical Guidance document on climate proofing on infrastuctuture in the period 2021-2027 |
2021 |
| 17. Study to support the greening of inland ports |
2021 |
| 18. Revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and a roll-out plan with funding opportunities and requirements |
2021 |
| 19. Request the European Standardisation Organisation for harmonised standards for alternative fuels infrastructure for inland waterways and ports |
2021 |
| 20. Continous support for innovative and alternative fuels infrastucture and deployment through Horizon Europe and CEF |
From 2021 |
| 21. An assessment of the needs of waste reception infrastructure and and degassing facilities |
2024 |
| 22. Revision of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1926 on multimodal travel information services with inclusion of inland waterway transport |
2022 |
| Smart inland waterway transport |
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| 23. Revision of the Directive 2005/44/EC on Harmonised River Information Services |
2022 |
| 24. Technical assistance for a permanent operational structure for a single point of access for the provision of RIS-based Corridor Information Services |
2024 |
| 25. An integrated and operationalised vision for the digital transformation of the current traffic and transport related business models and processes in the sector |
2023 |
| 26. CEF technical assistance project to strengthen public-private cooperation in inland waterway transport and facilitate implementation of the digitalisation vision |
2023 |
| 27. Facilitate the Development, demonstration and the deployment of holistic Smart Shipping Concepts for the digital integration of inland waterway transport in the synchromodal supply chain, including RIS, through Horizon Europe and CEF |
From 2022 |
| Towards more attractive and sustainable jobs in inland waterway transport |
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| 28. Regular information on the labour market structure through the inland waterway transport market observatory |
From 2022 |
| 29. Evaluation of social legislation in the context of the market access fitness check |
2023 |
| 30. Propose measures on digital tools for recording and exchanging information on inland crew and vessels |
2021 |
| 31. Propose measures on EU crewing requirements for inland navigation |
2024 |
| 32. Request development of standards for skills for alternative fuels’ operations and for environment-friendly and efficient vessel operation (eco navigation) |
2022 |
| Financing |
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| 33. Facilitate the efforts of stakeholders and Member States to create a fund complementing EU and national financial instruments |
2024 |
| Governance |
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| 34. Support the CESNI through the CEF technical assistance for the development of technical standards for inland waterway transport |
2022 |
| 35. Support the CCNR and the Danube Commission for ensuring, where approriate, the coordination between EU policies and the policies of the respective international organisations |
From 2022 |
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