Today, on the occasion of the private assembly of the Confederation Italiana Armatori, the president of Confitarma, Mario Zanetti, outlined the main priorities of confederal action, with a specific focus on energy transition, simplification regulatory framework, competitiveness of the maritime industry and port governance. "The challenges that national armament is facing - he explained - require strong action at all levels, starting with the European one. In 2026, we will continue to reiterate in every forum the need for a comprehensive approach to the energy transition. European rules, as well as configured today - he underlined - penalize companies in the sector in international competition, exhibiting shipowners also to concrete risks of double taxation". Zanetti then confirmed the need to allocate the ETS resources, the Emissions Trading System paid by the maritime sector to the energy transition of shipping, "transforming a cost - he specified - into a investment for the competitiveness of the system', and establish a multi-year fund for the renewal and refitting of the fleet, eliminating the criticalities of the previous tools.

Zanetti also addressed the issues of simplification the strengthening of the competitiveness of the Italian flag and the start of the governance reform which will have to guarantee uniform rules and certainty in the programming.