Today the Management Committee of the System Authority Portuale dello Stretto has unanimously approved the Plan Operational Three-year 2024-2026 after the 21 July document it was expressed, always unanimously, also the Body of Partnership of the Sea Resource. Among the possible development scenarios future of the port system of the Strait, consisting of the ports of Messina, Tremestieri, Milazzo, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria and Saline, the POT 2024-2026 also assesses the possible impacts of geopolitical conditions, including the effects of conflict Russia-Ukraine which - the document observes - "seem to bring Dense clouds over the future of production at the steel plant in Giammoro as well as European transition policies Energy could soon change the refinery's plans of Milazzo', but also the issue of restarting the procedure of construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina, infrastructure - yes highlights in the POT - that "when fully operational could reduce appreciably the need for ferry services'.

In this regard, the document states that 'the provision of reactivation of the crossing construction process stable of the Strait of Messina places at the expense of the AdSP of the Tightening, therefore, of the specific activities related to the reorganization and re-functionalization of infrastructures ports administered to make them consistent with the new configuration of mobility resulting from the project that will be performed and at the same time modified in the long term the objectives of the institution itself. In order to be able to proceed in the Activities of competence The top management of the institution immediately moved towards the Technical Mission Structure of MIT and of the Company Ponte sullo Stretto S.p.A. to start a path of collaboration and direct exchange of information. At present - specifies the POT - it is not yet it is possible to define in detail what the interventions will be necessary for the adaptation of port infrastructure to the new transport structure of the area expected to make choices you will have to wait for the approval of the project final and enforceable and the completion of the procedure of Environmental impact assessment as governed by the aforementioned Decree-Law n.35 / 2023. It is possible, however, to assume, since from this phase, that the construction of the bridge could have Refluence: in the construction phase, for any needs transport of materials and means by sea; in the phase of exercise, to reduce the demand for ferrying of vehicles and passengers, in both mode rail and maritime and for the reorganization of the system of local public passenger transport'. 'In particular - the document continues - it will be necessary understand if operating conditions will require of alternative ferry services, under certain conditions of criticality, or if it can be completely excluding this possibility by allowing you to dedicate the port docks for other commercial and/or tourist functions'.