The Sardinia Region once again accused the private owners

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"The private owners attack the region, forgetting that for years have fought the government monopoly of Tirrenia and today would in fact create another individual." This new accusation against the private companies operating links with Sardinia launched today by the Transportation of the regional Sardinian Christian Solinas, on the occasion of the arrival in Porto Torres Dimonios, the ship departed yesterday from Vado Ligure Scintu is used together with the two new routes between Sardinia and the mainland made by Saremar, a company which - as part of the privatization procedure of the Tirrenia group - has passed into the ownership of the Sardinia Region ( ofMay 20, May 25 and June 14 , 2011).

The private owners - said Solinas - "ask the government to intervene in Rome and threaten to denounce the Sardinian fleet in Brussels. Let them do what they want, why do not we defend the private interests of the Sardinian people, but has now picked up the pen in its history and has started to write back to govern their own seas. "

In the same vein the statement by President of the regional Sardinian Hugh Cappellacci: new links in the maritime Saremar - stressed - are "an initiative in defending the right to mobility of the Sardinians, free enterprise and against the violation of market rules. "

"The Sardinian fleet - Solinas continued the commissioner - is a reality and is the answer given by the regional government, led by President Hugo Cappellacci, following an increase in indiscriminate tariffs of private owners threatened to bring down the system tourism and economic development of Sardinia.About a few months ago, said that charges could not be changed, today, has been launched discounts and promotional rates. The first result was thus obtained, but it is necessary to continue on this path by addressing the node cost of transportation of goods. "

"The second is the Sardinian fleet, Vado Ligure-Porto Torres - said the Head of Tourism Region of Sardinia, Louis Crisponi - is achieving a historical result, the execution of a task tricky, the result of effective action and determined, thus removing the difficulties imposed on the mobility of Sardinian and our visitors by disproportionate increases in shipping charges. Difficult to heal a wound which caused bleeding of tourists, but the reaction proud of what we consider an abuse of power restores certainty to Sardinian emigrants and tourists and serenity to the entrepreneurs of the tourism sector. No coincidence that the market thanks to the powerful promotion campaign, is giving reason for our action, as evidenced, for example, discounts and offers in recent weeks taken by the shipowners. "

A positive opinion on the initiative of the shipping company of the Region of Sardinia was expressed yesterday by the Regional Transport in Liguria, Enrico Vesco, on the occasion of the departure from the port of Vado Dimonios. "The connection between Vado Ligure and Porto Torres - Vesco took over - it is very important in view of obtaining significant results in the area of killing prices." "As recently as last month - said - we had requested the intervention of the competition to keep watch on price increases to the ferry for Sardinia rates charged by some companies and in this the presence of a company may certainly like Saremar help achieve the goal. " "It should not be overlooked, moreover, that the Saremar want to ensure territorial continuity with Sardinia and the inauguration of this line meet the requirements of and implement links with the Liguria region, which in this period we see threatened by the handling of the issue Tirrenia ' .

"Of course - the commissioner ended Liguria - that does not mean to give up public transport service to be offered by Tirrenia and in this regard, I assure you that we will be vigilant, including and especially as regards the protection of jobs, both for the maritime industry, both as administrative. "