The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has welcomed the request for a €15 million loan from the Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Sicilian Sea to provide the port of Pozzallo of a "cold ironing" system in order to to supply electricity from the shore grid to ships moored to the docks so that they can minimize the use of fossil fuels in port and related emissions.

"It is - underlined the president of the Port Authority - Francesco Di Sarcina - of one of the most conspicuous loans in the national ranking drawn up by the Ministry in relation to the size of the port of Pozzallo. This is the first important a result that makes us understand the importance and advantages of being part of a port system authority to obtain resources Significant; It is the first step but others will follow because our commitment to Pozzallo is no less than that of the three other ports: Catania, Augusta and, recently, Syracuse".