Signed the contract for the acquisition by the Company of Tirrenia di Navigazione Italian

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Yesterday was (CIN), the consortium consists of Marinvest Ltd (a company which heads the shipping companies MSC Cruises, SNAV and Grandi Navi Veloci), Grimaldi Compagnia Spa di Navigazione (Grimaldi Group Naples owner) and Onorato Investments Ltd (a company which is part of the shipping company Moby SpA).

"The acquisition of Tirrenia by CIN - said the Minister of Economic Development, Paolo Romani - successfully closes a long and complicated process of privatization, while safeguarding the industrial future of the company and the job all the more than 1,000 workers'."With this sale - he added - a huge problem of a public company has been transformed into a new and strategic market opportunities, which now sees some of the main protagonists operators. The price offered, 380 million euros, in line with the market valuation given by the independent expert appointed by the ministry. It is important now to work for an immediate resumption of transport services, including through the new Convention for the territorial continuity between CIN and the Ministry of Infrastructure. "

"The government - said the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteoli - has retained another important policy commitment. With the sale of Tirrenia you obey the signs and the Europe agreements, we safeguard the territorial continuity, employment. A practice difficult, complex, but we brought in almost port due to strong political executive. There remains only the opinion of the European antitrust and hope soon to be awarded on the goodness of an operation for which the special commissioner would like to thank Giancarlo D'Andrea and all who have spent their efforts at multiple levels. "

The signing of the acquisition agreement - have highlighted the national secretary of UGL Transport, Fabio Milloch, and the national secretary of the field and Sea Ports of UGL, Pasquale Mennella - is "good news, which we hope will finally be the starting point for the effective relaunch of Tirrenia and, therefore, for the practical safeguarding of thousands of jobs. " "We are pleased that, through the mediation of the government and the commitment of extraordinary and despite the problems arisen between the Region of Sardinia and CIN - found - has prevailed in the end the sense of responsibility. Now it is desirable that the European Commission gives the green light to the acquisition as soon as possible by allowing the privatization deal is successful and that the business plan can be implemented by cooperative unions with Italian Navigation Company to ensure the levels employment, fleet renewal, upgrading and improvement of services to protect even the territorial continuity. "

The secretary general of the FILT CGIL, Franco Nasso, calls, after the signing of the contract, to restart negotiations with the unions. "Now - he explained - opens a confrontation with the unions on the industrial level of CIN and respect of commitments to workers.""We must - said Nasso - Antitrust, pending the ruling, open discussion and the statements of CIN related to continuity of employment and confirmation of the contractual conditions in place should result in an agreement as soon as possible, so that the workers concerned are too close this long period of uncertainty and concern. "