Referring to the agreement reached with the terminal operator Portitalia on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese ( of 29 September 2025), the shipping company GNV, satisfaction with the agreement reached, stressed that the security conditions have never been, and never can be, subject to negotiation. GNV highlighted that safety on board of the company's ships and operational processes has been, and will continue to be the cornerstone of its activity and that the company will continue to apply all procedures and manuals screened and approved by the authorities Competent.

Furthermore, in a note, GNV specified that "the agreement achieved thanks to the active interest of the commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Sicilian Sea Westerner, Annalisa Tardino, has exclusively had as its object a temporary integration of previously negotiated tariffs in full autonomy from the parties and has been responsibly supported by GNV with the aim of accompanying the efficiency improvement of Portitalia, currently in a difficult phase economic ".