Italy
Italy is a republic in southern Europe, comprising a peninsula south of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands; member of the European Union (EU); by tonnage, its leading ports are Trieste, Genoa and Gioia Tauro. In September 2016, the government reorganised the port system into 16 new port system authorities (AdSP – Autorità di Sistema Portuale). The 57 ports of national importance are coordinated by 16 AdSPs with the task of planning, coordinating and regulating the port system in the reference area. The AdSPs are members of the Italian port association – Assoporti.
Livorno port looks to increase business with Piraeus
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – First economic and commercial adviser of the Greek embassy, Panagiotis Zaragkas, has met with...
Naples port sees increase in Q3 cargo traffic
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2019 – In the first three quarters of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, the ports of Autorita’ di...
Ministry makes further €65 million available for Venice after flooding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli has said that €65 million is available for...
Sapir gives land to Ravenna port authority
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – The Chief Executive Officer of Sapir, Mauro Pepoli, and the President of Autorita’ di Sistema...
Venice LNG receives environmental compatibility decree for LNG storage in Porto Marghera, Venice.
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Venice LNG has announced that it has received the environmental compatibility decree, issued by the...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation into whether Italian ports tax meet EU state aid rules.
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – Last January, the European Commission proposed that Italy aligns its taxation of ports with EU State...
Savona port inaugurates Costa Cruises Calata delle Vele quay
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – The “renewed” Calata delle Vele quay and the Palacrociere terminal 1, has been inaugurated in...
EUROKAI Group reports Q3 2019 traffic numbers for container terminals
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – In the first three quarters of 2019, EUROKAI container terminals handled a total of 8.925 million...
Fincantieri board approves third quarter results
The Board of Directors of Fincantieri S.p.A. approved the interim financial information at September 30, 2019 – November 7, 2019 Highlighted Information:...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) reports third quarter traffic figures
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Venice and Chioggia ports report Jan-Sep 2019 cargo figures
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – Freight traffic handled by Venice and Chioggia ports in January to September 2019 is estimated at...
Genoa port Jan-Sep 2019 traffic – passengers up, cargo stable
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, passenger traffic in fact exceeded 3.7 million, a 6.5% increase. Cruise...
Circle S.p.A.: supports AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) for BCLink project which links Civitavecchia & Barcelona
Circle S.p.A., a specialized company in the analysis of processes and in the development of automation solutions and for the digitalisation of the port sectors...
Port – Rail connectivity must be strengthened in EU policy
Over the last year, experts from both sea and inland ports have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) signs cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Company
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – At the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Autorita’ di Sistema...
Fedespedi publishes 2018 container terminal report
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – Fedespedi, the National Federation of International Shipping Companies, has published “Container...
Italian enterprises attend Qatar Silk Road Exhibition
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – The Qatar Silk Road Exhibition & One Belt, One Road Conference is taking place in Doha on November 3-5,...
“Vado Gateway” set for December 12 inauguration
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The new APM Terminals container terminal at the port of Vado Ligure is set to be inaugurated on December...
Universities & port authorities from five countries visit Terminal Container Ravenna
22 members of the LOOP PORTS project delegation of the EIT Climate KIC visited Terminal Container Ravenna, the port participated by SAPIR and Contship Italia....
“NAVIRIS” is the name of the joint venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri
Fincantieri SpA – October 30, 2019 Following the announcement made on 14 June 2019, when the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned...