Trucker Protest Leaves Supermarket Shelves and Gas Pumps Empty in Southern Italy – WTOP News
- Truckers protesting rising diesel prices blocked roads and Naples’ commercial port, disrupting deliveries across southern Italy.
- The protests affected Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, Sicily, and Campania, leaving some supermarket shelves empty.
- The disruption particularly slowed the distribution of fresh produce and affected agricultural product collection and delivery.
- Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the government could release delayed funds and begin talks; the Transport Ministry planned a meeting with industry groups Tuesday.
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Independent EspañolMILAN (AP) — Some supermarket shelves and gas station dispensers were empty on Tuesday in the city of Naples, in southern Italy, due to a protest by truckers against the high cost of diesel, driven by the...
Italy has been gripped by a wave of protests over rising fuel prices, with truck drivers and farmers blocking roads and ports in several regions of the country. In Naples, protesters blocked roads leading to the commercial port, protesting against the increase in fuel prices. Protests have also spread to Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia. The blockades have caused disruptions in food supplies, with supermarkets reporting shortages of fresh…
Truck drivers' strikes in Italy disrupt supply chain, causing problems in pasta production and in supplying the market with food and fuel The post Italy: Pasta "Victim" of the strikes - Production suspended, food and fuel shortages appeared first on in.gr.
Italian pasta production is under threat as truck drivers in southern Italy, demanding a pay rise in fuel prices and the cost of living, are blocking deliveries of raw materials to factories. At the same time, concerns are growing about Rome’s food supply as transport problems are preventing products from moving from southern Italy to the capital. Confagricoltura, the Italian agricultural association that represents the sector, has warned that p…
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