Fuel shortages reported in southern Italy after Taranto blockade
Transporters warned of petrol station shortages and supply disruption across three southern Italian regions.
Fuel shortages disrupted parts of southern Italy after workers at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto blocked access to an Eni refinery, according to reporting by ABC News Albania.
The protest began on 12 October, the outlet reported, interrupting distribution of fuel to Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria.
Trade unions estimated that around 70% of filling stations in Puglia were without fuel. That estimate is attributed to the unions, rather than confirmed by an official nationwide inventory.
Long queues were reported at petrol stations while supermarkets experienced delayed deliveries, particularly of fresh food.
Airports were reportedly seeking supplies from elsewhere and adjusting fuel logistics to avoid flight cancellations. The supplied coverage did not establish that airports had closed.
Hauliers warned of possible further protests and road blockages if government assistance was not forthcoming. Those were warnings of future actions, not reports that they had already taken place.
Italy's transport ministry was reported to have arranged a meeting with transport representatives for 27 October. The newsroom material did not include a resolution to the refinery access dispute.
The reported disruption was concentrated in three southern regions. Claims that the entire country had been paralysed were not supported by the supplied reporting.
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- 1 outlet · ABC News Albania Fuel shortages disrupted parts of southern Italy after workers at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto blocked access to an Eni refinery, according to reporting by ABC News Albania.
- 1 outlet · ABC News Albania The protest began on 12 October, the outlet reported, interrupting distribution of fuel to Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria.
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Long queues were reported at petrol stations while supermarkets experienced delayed deliveries, particularly of fresh food.
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- What happened?
- Fuel shortages disrupted parts of southern Italy after workers at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto blocked access to an Eni refinery, according to reporting by ABC News Albania.
- What remains uncertain?
- The reported disruption was concentrated in three southern regions. Claims that the entire country had been paralysed were not supported by the supplied reporting.
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