Thanks to Ordinance No. 260 of 24 November of the Port Authority of La Spezia which regulates the stopover of ships powered by liquefied natural gas in the Ligurian port and which extends to merchant ships provisions already laid down for ships passengers, at the group's La Spezia Container Terminal Contship was able to land, for the first time without a ad hoc authorisation measure, Brussels Express, The world's first large 15,000 TEU container ship to be converted to gas propulsion and which has been renamed by Hapag-Lloyd in homage to the European Green Deal.

Contship Italia Managing Director, Matthieu Gasselin, pointed out that the order of the Harbour Master's Office represents "an important step towards a Greener and greener shipping. Our port, which has always been A pioneer in innovations, he stressed, demonstrates today readiness for change, while also highlighting our commitment to a An increasingly sustainable future. A special thank you the Harbour Master's Office and the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea for the address and strong signal that they have This positive development for our terminal."