Contship faithful to Gioia Tauro

While Spanish ports continue to do well, future investment planning at Italys Gioia Tauro has been cast into doubt following recent strikes in both December and February.Relations between majority-owner Conthship Italia and a new leftwing trade union (SDL) are at a low ebb, despite the fact that the average net income at Gioia Tauro port is ¢ 3,000 per annum higher than is found among other workers in the region and ¢ 2,000 higher than the average net income across Italian ports as a whole.