"It is a priority to intervene on the revision ETS, considering its removal or replacement with a system that ensures fair and shared conditions at the global". This was said by the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Edoardo Rixi, on the sidelines of his speech at the general assembly of the Logistics Association of Sustainable Intermodality (ALIS) underway in Rome referring to the EU ETS emissions trading system of the European Union, which since the beginning of this year has been extended to the shipping sector.

"To mitigate the immediate criticalities - he said Rixi - we have obtained that a part of the proceeds generated by the ETS is reinvested in the maritime sector, encouraging the modal shift towards more Sustainable. However, these measures remain partial solutions if We do not intervene at the root of the problem".

The deputy minister at MIT pointed out that, if no action is taken with the revision of the ETS, "European fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage in the coming years, with consequences on the ability of operators to stay on the and to invest in the modernization of fleets".