The Port System Authority of the Sicilian Sea Orientale hosted a delegation of the Italian delegation of the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (Wista), an international organisation which - recalled the national president Costanza Musso - was "born in England in 1974 and today it is present in 62 countries around the world with over 5,000 members who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors". In Italy The association was founded in 1994 and currently has over 100 registered and is growing strongly. Visiting the ports of Catania and Augusta managed by the Sicilian Port Authority as part of the "From port to port" initiative, which is promoted by Wista Italy to allow members to get to know the various national ports, their peculiarities and the presence of women in the various Italian ports and it was also held in Savona, Livorno, Trieste and La Spezia.

"Even today - recalled the treasurer of Wista Catania, Manuela Indaco - women on board and working at sea they represent only 2%, thanks mainly to cruise ships. For This is important to promote these initiatives and bring them closer together more and more the female universe in the maritime sector".

The day was divided into a visit to the port of Catania and with a meeting at the headquarters of the port authority in Augusta where the projects in progress, the activities the Master Plan of the port of Catania and a focus is was dedicated to offshore wind. "Once again - he stated the president of the Port Authority, Francesco Di Sarcina, in occasion of the visit - we open our port areas to make discover the specific realities of Catania and Augusta up close, initiatives of great importance to make people understand and remember that both Catania and Augusta are ports where activities take place peculiar and difficult to find in other ports, such as the laying and maintenance of submarine cables".