Filt Cgil also raises an alarm about the risk of penalization of the Italian port and maritime system with the introduction of the current rules of the European climate package "Fit for 55%" concerning the system for the exchange of greenhouse gas emission allowances, standards which have been extended to the maritime sector. According to the union, it is "A review by the European Commission is necessary of EU Directive 2023/959 applied to the maritime sector on greenhouse gas emissions'. For Filt Cgil, "they go Transitional measures are envisaged pending a comprehensive regime for non- disadvantage our port and maritime system".

"The system, although worthy from the point of view environmental - notes the Federation of Transport of the CGIL - risks, if not modified, to cause serious damage to the system Italian port seafarer. The absence of a global regime does not it will only make the measure ineffective on reducing emissions, but will benefit non-EU ports such as ports North Africans who, not being affected by the new burdens, They will end up becoming not only more polluting, but also those preferred by shipping companies to achieve savings conspicuous especially in the segment of transhipment services. This scenario is very worrying because it will involve the loss of competitiveness and centrality of our stopovers, starting from Gioia Tauro with serious consequences from the point of economic, social and employment views, without forgetting that it would also definitively undermine the potential of others transhipment ports such as Cagliari and Taranto».

"We need - is the request of the Filt Cgil - a urgent intervention to the government and - announces the union - there we will activate with international trade union structures, ETFs and ITF, in order to protect the work and competitiveness of our system maritime-port'.