The Port System Authority of the Tyrrhenian Seas Southern and Ionian has also reduced this year the amount of anchor fees to support the activity of the port of Gioia Tauro, and of the other ports that fall under the jurisdiction of the entity, by adopting the relevant regulations for the the year 2023. The PSA has specified that the objective is to to break down the competition gap between the port of Gioia Tauro and the to the ports of North Africa. In addition, for the year 2023, the port authority has increased by 500 thousand euros the cut in anchorage fees that was set at €1.5 million.

A portion of the available sum, equal to 3.5% of the is intended for the reimbursement of anchorage fees paid by car carriers, while the remaining amount will be intended for the reimbursement of anchorage fees paid by container ships and other types of vessels. In specific benefits will be applied to all commercial vessels, but not to passenger ships, and are articulated on the basis of specific criteria: in the port of Gioia Tauro container ships and all other types of ships with a gross tonnage of more than 80 thousand tons will have a 100% reduction on the taxes provided for by the measures indicated in art. 1 of Presidential Decree 107/2009, while for those of tonnage gross up to 80 thousand tons, the reduction will be 65%; for Car carriers with a gross tonnage of more than 30 thousand tons A 90% reduction has been ordered, while garage ships up to 30 thousand tons will enjoy a reduction of 65%.

The measure will be adopted until the competition of €1.5 million deriving from the reduction of the of the Port System Authority's current expenses for the financial year 2023. The reduction will be allocated according to the criterion of the proportion of fees anchorage fees paid during the calendar year 2023 by each shipping company, shipping line or consortium.