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Around the marine Italians the appeals to the peace and the inducements to the war are wasted
Between the launches Honored, Grimaldi, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Federmar, are more the fomentatori that those theses to a rapprochement
June 13, 2017

In recent days Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti have invited to wind down the tones of the controversy on the employment of marine Italians on the ships of the fleets that are under responsibility to Italian shipowners, confront that it is characterized by an ignited contrast between Vincenzo Onorato, the shipowner that guides the Honored group Shipping that work marine services with the companies of navigation Moby, Tirrenia CIN and Toremar, and Emanuele Grimaldi, Shipping president of the Italian Confederation (Confitarma) and managing director of the shipowning group Grimaldi that is constituted by a constellation of companies between which Grimaldi Lines, Atlantic Container Linens (ACL), Minoan Lines and Finnlines ( of the 9 and 10 May and june 2017).

The appeal of the three labor organizations has turned out unheard. Honored, evidently convinced that the exhortation of Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti was time to tacitare its reasonings, it has reacted expressing abashment for the accusations mossegli from the three unions, than - it has emphasized - they have inculpated "of having "a too much aggressive tone", evidencing that the topic would have necessity of "a groundbreaking analysis and not tifoserie", and that they have exhorted studies and work in order to face "complex and variable dynamics of the occupation of the marine Italians".

"Not a signal, not even not veiled - it has replied Honored - to the next European law today to the Commission of the Chamber: Italy - it has clarified the shipowner - will extend the fiscal facilities of the Italian International Registry also to the companies that enroll the ships in other flags of the European Union. What wants to say? The Italian shipowners - he has found Honored - will change flag, passing from the Italian to another European, conserving the Italian tax exemption and the tax rebate and contributive for the marine ones. Free from the Italian flag, little marine Italians will be able to disembark those whom they have still boarded and to enjoy the fiscal immunity of our country. The damage and the prank! Defended other that of the occupation! Other that occupational strategy for the young people! All then to expenses of the Italian State and the Italian contributors who pay the taxes, also in favor of the Italian shipowners that do not pay and they do not favor the occupation to them".

"And the union that ago? It asks me - observed Honored - to wind down the tones. Perhaps because - it has added - to high tones, it will come outside, sooner or later, than the only interlocutor had from the governments who are succeduti from 1998 - year of promulgazione of the law on the International Registry - today they have been the shipowners with their Confitarma (Confederation from which the Honored group of a year has exited and means make, ndr). The workers - he has denounced Honored - are abandoned in the hands of the masters of the sea. This that delegitimizes the union, that union, that is the Triple one that wishes "low tones" on the event, is 11 a which signed agreement the February of 2003 with which the Confitarma, read the shipowners, you grant a deposit of 190 marine euros for boarded is Italian-communitarian that non-EU own to the Triple one! But - it has still contested Honored - isn't the Triple one Italian? It wouldn't have to defend the Italians? And then because it perceives money also for the marine non-EU citizens? To me, more than a conflict of interest, it seems a true trash. Tesoretto that it is worth for the Triple one a million ten euro and on the money evidently does not spit not even the unions".

Honored it has concluded emphasizing that "today the ship is quickly sinking, dragging to bottom the occupation of our people" and that, "in order to save it we must make to approve of this law: ships with Italian flag in national cabotage, boarded on board only Italian-communitarian; ships with Italian flag in international service, the safety table must be formed marine solos from Italian-communitarian. With these foundations the fiscal benefits of the International Registry will only be able to be conserved". According to Honored, a such law "will save thousands of places of work and of it will create other thousands, and that when passes to the sieve of Europe conserves, also for the other European flags, requirement in order to continue protect the occupation of our people".

The inflamed Honored retort of - and, undoubtedly, not even not veiled accusation turned from the shipowner to the unions to defend the position of the shipowners of Confitarma because from these subsidized also for the boarding of marine non-EU citizens - has induced Uiltrasporti and Filt Cgil to beat again. The first labor organization has remembered that "current law 30/98 in almost 20 years has created many places of work, more than 40.000, than which at least more than 30.000 marine Italians and it has made to more jump the Italian marineria from little units than 700 ships under the Italian flag".

"It can be made more? Sure yes - it has observed Uiltrasporti - and in order to make it we are not contrary to migliorative modifications of law or in extremis to a new law, solution this on which we have expressed some doubts, because they worry us the 30,000 Italians who today are guaranteed by the current law and that they are found in Italian flag. In fact, changing with the chip ax a legislative picture that involves the escape of some shipowners from our International Registry for another foreign flag thing it would happen to many of these workers? Whoever will embark them"

"To plan new occupation - it has evidenced the national secretariat of Uiltrasporti - it is a responsibility action that must involve all, enterprises, union and government, and certainly cannot have as premised the determination of conditions that produce unemployment. It is not with protezionistiche laws and moreover not even not concerted with all the main national actors, than the competition between enterprises is won, oltretutto in one of the main internationalized fields more of the Italian, European and world-wide economy. This does not say the union to it, but it is wide demonstrated by the behaviors of all the main world-wide economies, and on the other hand not even the European Union would not afford us".

Uiltrasporti has restated that a shared strategy is indispensable: "for these reasons of protection, defense and development of the Italian marine job - it has explained the union - we are convinced that it is necessary great sense of responsibility, putting all to sit in order to find shared solutions to us, that they could successively also find the recepimento legislative. Without a sharing of the rules, in a strongly liberal market as that marine one, marked from the great dynamics variety of different types of ships and transport with commercial and competitive characteristic different, us they could not never be solutions to the problem of the occupation and the job on board of the crews. We - it has specified the union - have evidenced already some proposals and we are already exposing to them to the institutional and datoriali tables. Proposals that not only hold also account of the occupation of the marine ones but also of its quality. The signallings that we receive, and without society distinction are too many, on the excessive workloads that on board delineate real forms of uncontrolled exploitation of the ships".

"At last - it has continued Uiltrasporti - we become also account that everyone must make own role. It is natural that an employer has a vision of the problems of the job closely connected to the opportunities and the requirements of profit. For this the union exists, than in Italy it has a long history of fight and defense democratic of the job. It exists because the workers comprise and want that the job is estimated by the point concrete point of view of who then it realizes with own job the enterprise of the property, without beneficent or stucchevolmente populistiche good wills, but argument and objective fact of real protection and guarantee of the dignity of the workers".

More sand bank the retort than Uiltrasporti relatively to the deep ones perceived from the union: "for how much then it regards the trade-union contributions - it has clarified the national secretariat - the union does not receive oboli or elargizioni from datoriali subjects neither is paid by some. The contributions are transparent and previewed from the Charter of the workers and the specific laws in matter, in order to guarantee the existence and independence of the union from the employers and the groups of interest, the labor laws of who to already it has us and of who it will have it, and the bases of the democracy of this Country. Unfortunately we must state that by now from long time Mr. Vincenzo Onorato shows an upset habit to attack the union in any case, as was a laughing stock kind and not the representative of thousands of workers, included many employee its. Not last, when Uiltrasporti, to the eve of the acquisition by its group of Tirrenia, raised the problem of a monopolistic configuration in the field ferries for the connection with the great islands, it did not hesitate to denounce the Federation of the Transports of Uil for defamation. But the court gave to flood reason and satisfaction to the Uiltrasporti, confirming the worries of market concentration of the union”.

Uiltrasporti has sped up rather a examination on the public funds who ends in the cases of the Honored group Shipping: “currently at a distance of little years - it has found the union - the situation of the connections with the islands is changed for a greater presence more operators on the same drafts. This must carry the State consequently to reflect if they are still necessary 72 million that annually it contributes to the Tirrenia society for the territorial continuity”.

A conclusive exhortation that cannot not have aggravated the Honored tantrum of, even if Uiltrasporti has finished its letter opened on the marine Italians specifying that, “from hour, for our part we intend to extinguish every useless and unproductive controversy. To we - the labor organization has restated - it interests the good job and the occupational development on the ships of our marine ones. For this, once again and we will not get tired to continue to make it, renew the invitation to wind down the tones and to discuss all around to a table”.

Equally irritateed the answer of the Filt Cgil, second which “to point out the union it is a provocative operation and at the same time also little original”. “The debate in relation to law 30/98 on the International Registry - it has observed the Federation of the Transports of Cgil - cannot be reduced to the calculation of the benefits to the shipowners and the unions “convenient”, as it says Honored, but considers is right to recall parliament and government to establish a balance between how much the contributor invests and the return on the fiscal and occupational plan and we wish a serious and total reform of the field and not to ad”.

“For how much it regards to us - it has specified the Filt Cgil - when the modification to law 30/98 is effective takes note some, we will respect it and make so that it is respected. We beat ourselves for that marine staff who, between its rights, meets many difficulties in the possession approached the support forms Inps in normal times, for the acknowledgment of the marine job between those onerous and wearing ones, in order to try to avoid that he must load itself with improper costs in order to maintain own titles and for that staff who measure with enormous difficulties that they do not concern to wage differentiations to advantage of communitarian extra staff, but of professional adaptation to the standards minimums in order to obtain embarks to it”.

“For us - it has supported still the Filt Cgil addressing directly to Honored - the relationships are worth and the relations that we entertain with our counterparts, comprised its, with which we look for and often we find agreements and for which today convintamente we consider that the International Registry has guaranteed a general interest. Within the next few years one will even notice than to have to go wrong deontological regarding organizations that have crossed also the darker years and less democratics of the Italian history and that, with great humility and as well as respect, tries to represent the job also in front of who, as she, evidently it thinks to carry out all the parts in comedy: the shipowner, the capopopolo, the politician and the only union member of the marine Italians”.

Sul topic is taken part also the Federmar-Cisal that, in a letter sent to the minister of Infrastructures and the Transports, Graziano Delrio, has denounced “the responsibilities to which ago to go back the serious condition of existing unemployment between the marine ones of this country”. “It is convincement of the labor organization - the national secretary of the Federation of the Cisal has explained Marine, Alessandro Pico - than on the first floor must be place the same Ministry of Transportation, totally absent in all these years in applying those instruments (Observatory of the reform and labor market of the placement) that the legislator had placed to protection of the marine Italians in the opening to the employment of the foreign workers on the ships of the national fleet”.

Also Federmar-Cisal does not hesitate launch its sinks: “he is probable - it has found Pico - that the Ministry is induced to underrate the occupational problem of the marine ones in front of the positions of the shipowning associations and the unions of category of Cgil, Cisl, Uil, sure more careful parts to manage the resource to the marine non-EU citizens that the places of work for the sailors of this country”.

“In fact - Pico has raised the price - they give beyond twenty years is standing a synergy of mutual interest between Confitarma and confederal union that from time to time, because of exceptions, has loosened the shirts and constraints in the formation of the crews, granting practically free hand to the shipowning enterprises, is of the oceanic navigation that of the cabotage, in the substitution of the marine Italians with the not communitarian ones. It exists, therefore, documents friendly, a tie between Confitarma and confederal unions not only of management but also of substance if annually some million contributions are poured by the shipowners in the cases of these organizations”.

For Federmar, “with the emanation of I decree legislative 221/2016, is the concrete possibility to on the whole print a radical steered in occupational politics of the marine section of this country, finding - as also supported from the Honored shipowner - an just balance in the formation of the crews of the fleet (cabotage and South Sea islander) in a position to conciliating the just expectations of the workers to having an occupation with the need of the enterprises to support the competition of the other marinerie. In conclusion - the letter of Federmar-Cisal finishes - stoccata to the Confitarma for the threat to transfer part of the fleet under other flags, association that they always give cries misery in order to obtain something in exchange”.
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Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
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