LIVORNO– The ships of the Israeli company Zim have returned to the port of Livorno, Darsena Toscana, carrying out normal container loading and unloading operations.
Last week the “Zim Virginia” had left the Tuscan port without being able to unload its goods following the protests and mobilizations carried out by the port workers to protest the genocide in Gaza.
“The fight against arms trafficking remains,” the USB was keen to point out in recent days – “they will never be unloaded here again”
Meanwhile, in a note, the secretary of the provincial Filt Cgil, Giuseppe Gucciardo, informed: “until late Tuesday afternoon a meeting was held with all Italian port workers and the “Livorno case” on the embargo against Israel emerged. No other port raised objections about wanting to counter all arms trafficking, because there is a rule and we can exploit it. But regarding the issue of hindering commercial traffic, although Livorno made a praiseworthy gesture admired by everyone, no port said it was able to block it and there is no willingness to do so.”
Today the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi, spoke about the “Livorno case” from the Roman stage of the Confitarma Public Assembly.
Speaking about the security of Italian ports he said: “Today I am happy because some ports, including Livorno, have decided to return to being open to commercial traffic with all companies. We must work with everyone” – the deputy minister stated forcefully – “with governments we like and with those we do not like. Because only in this way can trade be carried forward. Historically we traded with everyone instead of making wars, regardless of whether we liked them or not. This is how we manage to become central to the peace processes which are fundamental for us. Because if there is economic development in the Mediterranean, there is also economic development in Italy” – “Ports are an open door to the world, for shipowners and terminal operators. Sometimes sacrifices are asked for, but the operation of the ports must be guaranteed because we are strategic” – but be careful Rixi warned – “we cannot do without the maritime sector, but the maritime sector can do without Italy, if it wants to.
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So either we are reliable, attractive and with clear legislation or we risk experiencing what the recreational boating industry experienced. They thought that by taxing boats the fleets would remain, but these move and can sail in other seas. If we impose iniquitous taxes, do not guarantee international trade, ships can move from Italy to France or Spain. Let’s try to exploit our centrality. We have a duty to exploit that centrality that we found, simply because we were born in the most beautiful peninsula in the world and in the one most central to maritime traffic.”
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