• Tirrenia stops connections with the islands after the seizure of Cin's current accounts

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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea 30 March 2020 Tirrenia Cin, the company controlled by the Onorato Armatori group, on the morning of 30 March blocked the trips scheduled by the shipping company on all lines in agreement with the State for Sardinia, Sicily and the Tremiti islands .

The decision was caused by the seizure of all current accounts disposed by the commissioners of Tirrenia in AS.

The company, which carries out the connections in agreement with the State under territorial continuity, motivates the total stoppage of the services by writing in a note that "the company is liquid but in fact the blocking of current accounts prevents it from operating ".

The owner Honored speaks of " irresponsible action " while the commissioners Gerardo Longobardi, Beniamino Cavitadi Toritto and Stefano Ambrosini say: "The seizure is a due act " in defense of creditors. In the clash between the shipowner and the commissioners, Mit and Mise take the field to guarantee the connections and convene the parties.

Solinas: Moby will guarantee connections
Clarify the situation in the evening. The president of the Sardinia Region, Christian Solinas, in videoconference with the journalists, answering questions on the impact of the Tirrenia detention in full emergency Covid-19 specified: "Given the impossibility of the Cin ships to move from the ports, we verified with the Honored group the possibility of guaranteeing all connections with the ships of the Moby group. The Olbia-Civitavecchia section will already be covered tonight, we will continue tomorrow to try to guarantee 100% of the routes ".

The president of Moby Lines , Vincenzo Onorato, has specified: "The Onorato family does not abandon Sardinia. As Moby, in our possibilities and out of convention, we will ensure the territorial continuity services by restoring Civitavecchia-Olbia as of tonight and following starting tomorrow the Genoa - Porto Torres and the Naples - Cagliari will continue to guarantee essential services and the transport of food, drugs and hospital facilities, continuing a moral bond that has lasted for over 130 years ".

The governor of Sardinia Solinas has however stigmatized the timing of the kidnapping activated by the commissioners: "Beyond the assessments we can make on the Tirrenia case in extraordinary administration, we believe it was not the right time given the serious economic situation in the country. The Region asked several times to be involved in writing the new agreement and for some time now has asked for the new procedure to be activated ".

Coast Guard ready to guarantee connections with Tremiti
The Coast Guard is ready to guarantee connections with the Tremiti islands "to ensure assistance to the population in case of need". This was stated by the General Command, underlining that the naval vehicles present in the area and the helicopters of the Pescara Air Base have already been put on alert. In addition, the Diciotti ship, a multirole offshore patrol vessel that will provide further logistical and health support to the island's residents, will also head to the area in the next few hours.

Also the Cluster Alis, the grouping that gathers all the shipowners and the associated carriers, through the mouth of the general manager Marcello Di Caterina, has ensured the strengthening of the existing lines already in the next few hours to "guarantee territorial continuity with Sicily and Sardinia and to ensure the constant and daily supply of goods and basic necessities, primarily food and pharmaceutical products ".

Equally the shipowners of Confitarma "and also other shipowners, who already provide about 70% of the services, will continue to guarantee maritime connections with Sardinia, Sicily and the smaller islands for the transfer of essential goods including medical supplies, products sold in supermarkets and all the items necessary for daily life "said Mario Mattioli, president of the association.