On the occasion of Thursday's meeting in Rome at the conference room of the General Command of the Corps of Captaincies of Port - Coast Guard with the national armament and the stakeholders, which was attended by representatives of the companies, trade associations and bodies recognised, the activities carried out in the 2023 by the Corps in favour of Italian armament as well as the results, in particular the performance of the fleet in light of the Port State Control inspections carried out in foreign and Italian ports.

The Commanding General, Admiral Chief Inspector Nicholas Carlone, awarded the company Carnival Maritime GmbH, maritime operator of Costa and AIDA's flagging vessels for achieving the best results during 2023. The The most virtuous society is chosen on the basis of a algorithm through which the performance of the companies as a function of Port State Control inspections carried out in the main international ports on the basis of the most important agreements on the safety of navigation (Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU and U.S.C.G.).

The award was presented to Tommaso Grimaldi, director HSE & DPA of Carnival Maritime, who, expressing satisfaction with this important certification, he pointed out "that testifies once again that safety is an absolute priority for Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises ships."