The significant results achieved by shipowners in the development of intermodality and the Motorways of the Sea are likely to be nullified by recent European Union regulations. He has Guido Grimaldi, president of the Logistics Association of Sustainable Intermodality (ALIS), summarizing the work of the Organisation's Board of Directors, which took place in Naples and which was concluded by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi.

Grimaldi recalled that Europe had a strong desire to encourage the development of intermodality in recent years and the Motorways of the Sea, with the aim of stealing trucks from roads and reduce polluting emissions, and that 'in Italy: the ro-ro sector has grown by +56% in the last few years. ten years and the centrality of the of the port traffic of the Tyrrhenian Sea, including the large results produced by the Port System Authority of the Sea Central Tyrrhenian Sea with the ports of Naples and Salerno. As we have more "This has been underlined - warned the president of ALIS - Great work and these great results achieved by the owners However, they are likely to be severely undermined by some choices made by Europe and, in particular, by the ETS and Fuel EU Maritime, which since the beginning of this year have been taxing and tax the maritime sector to the detriment of citizens and businesses, with significant economic impacts, in particular on flying vessels Italian flag'.

"We therefore consider it appropriate," Grimaldi said in his speech to the board of directors of ALIS - intervene on the ETS Directive in order not to create: a distortion of the modal competition, as it makes maritime transport (especially with reference to the Motorways of the Sea and the territorial continuity with the islands of the Euro-Mediterranean) less competitive than the other modes, and a geographical distortion, because it only affects European lines which cause 7.5% of global emissions, thus excluding 92.5% of global emissions'.

'Whereas, however, maritime transport accounts for more than 90% of world trade and produces only 2.5% of global emissions - added Grimaldi - Concretely contribute to decarbonisation we believe global policies and we hope that it will be the solution of the International Chamber of Shipping, instead of taxing shipowners as it is doing Europe, proposes to set up a research and development fund funded through a fee on all global emissions, from the which to draw on the resources to produce new fuels in the countries and reward virtuous shipowners who have invested in new technologies first."