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Uniport, the measures of the European Fit for 55 package risk neutralizing the investments of the PNRR on Italian ports
Rizzi: the reduction of the environmental impact of shipping must not pass through a limitation of transport by sea
February 8, 2022
"The reduction of the environmental impact of shipping - has highlighted the secretary general of Fise Uniport, Giuseppe Rizzi - it must not pass through a limitation of transport by sea which, on the contrary, considering the undisputed lower impact compared to the other modes of transport, on the contrary, they must be promoted and encouraged. The penalizing maritime transport would result in a penalization of all the activities of the port cluster with an increase in costs for all services, with negative repercussions that would make the energy transition process unsustainable. For this reason we suggest a better evaluation of the timing of adoption of the measures currently provided for in the plan'.
In particular, the association pointed out that the increases fuel costs for large ships, due to elimination exemption from the payment of excise duties on marine fuels (today provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2003/96/EC (ETD)), and the payment of ETS certificates for shipping companies would have a number of harmful effects on the port sector and national logistics, with negative repercussions from the point of view economic and social. "First of all - specified Fise Uniport - the large container ships that today land in the Italian transhipment ports, would move quickly in the Mediterranean ports located in North Africa, resulting in traffic losses for the national port system. The whole national logistics chain is likely to suffer increased costs as well as traffic losses'.
"Finally - observed Fise Uniport - yes would verify the increase in the costs of transport tariffs, especially for the ro-pax and ro-ro segments. Considering the conformation of our country, characterized by a strong insularity; on the islands inhabits more than 10% of the Italian population that depends, almost exclusively, on traffic maritime for all types of supply of goods and raw materials, as well as representing the sine qua non condition for industry local tourist».
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"The reduction of the environmental impact of shipping - has highlighted the secretary general of Fise Uniport, Giuseppe Rizzi - it must not pass through a limitation of transport by sea which, on the contrary, considering the undisputed lower impact compared to the other modes of transport, on the contrary, they must be promoted and encouraged. The penalizing maritime transport would result in a penalization of all the activities of the port cluster with an increase in costs for all services, with negative repercussions that would make the energy transition process unsustainable. For this reason we suggest a better evaluation of the timing of adoption of the measures currently provided for in the plan'.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
