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Assshipowners urge to negotiate short trade deals in order to activate new flows of supply of the Italian economy
According to the association, an optimisation of the network of maritime links should also be expected as soon as possible
March 21, 2022
The scenario outlined by Assshipowners is that of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea that are off limits to Italian merchant units, of the risk in the Russian Baltic ports, such as St. Petersburg and Murmansk, of retaliation against Italian ships for the sanctions imposed by Rome and for the seizures, which occurred in recent days in Italy, of large Russian vessels, in particular maxi-yachts, of the export blockade to Italy of essential raw materials from Russia and Ukraine as steel, semi-finished steel plants, coal, clay, but also cereals. And, as a result, a drop of more than 20/25% of maritime transport in the Mediterranean basin for some shipping companies.
Highlighting as an example that, with regard to tender wheat, from 1 ° January to February 23, 2022, the day before the start of the conflict, Italy had imported 142mila tons from Ukraine and 116mila from Russia and that today, for the first in Italy, this raw material exceeded 40 euros per quintal, Stefano Messina noted that new trade deals will avoid a domino effect on prices even more marked by today's fuel and energy prices in the field. of the other raw materials. And, according to Assshipowners, on the basis of these agreements, an optimization of the network of maritime links that already allow Italy to supply all the essential raw materials for the country is needed as soon as possible.
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The scenario outlined by Assshipowners is that of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea that are off limits to Italian merchant units, of the risk in the Russian Baltic ports, such as St. Petersburg and Murmansk, of retaliation against Italian ships for the sanctions imposed by Rome and for the seizures, which occurred in recent days in Italy, of large Russian vessels, in particular maxi-yachts, of the export blockade to Italy of essential raw materials from Russia and Ukraine as steel, semi-finished steel plants, coal, clay, but also cereals. And, as a result, a drop of more than 20/25% of maritime transport in the Mediterranean basin for some shipping companies. 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
