The president of Assarmatori, Stefano Messina, expressed his The shipowners' association is satisfied with "the decree of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport which, downstream of the green light received from the European Commission, provides for a concession on general system charges for energy used by ships stopped in port. It is - he Messina highlighted - of a fundamental step to ensure that the electrification of the docks is concretely usable to provide energy to the units parked in the airports, without that this entails an increase in costs for shipowners".

Messina recalled that Assarmatori, in the preparation phase of the decree, provided the MIT with its contribution of competence, experience and widespread representation in ports, with the goal of making transport increasingly sustainable maritime. "Most of the ships - he specified - are ready to "plug in": missing still some steps, such as completing infrastructure and subsequent tendering, but the Today is undoubtedly closer. At the same time, the node relating to those units remains open for which, despite having been equipped to draw energy from shore, the ETS continues to be paid since at the moment The network is not ready."