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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.

Unctad: Global maritime trade suffers as US-China trade tensions and uncertainty take toll

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – October 30, 2019 The Review of Maritime Transport 2019, released today, shows a dip in maritime...

European Commission opens in-depth investigation of proposed acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri

Brussels – October 31, 2019 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Chantiers de...

Dutch ambassador visits Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – Joost Flamand, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was in Genoa for the first official visit to...

Customs and Monopoly Agency modernizes digitalisation at the port systems of Western Ligurian Sea and Eastern Adriatic Sea

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – L’Agenzia Dogane e Monopoli (Customs and Monopolies Agency) has signed a protocol with AdSP del Mar...

Pietro Preziosi appointed general secretary of Port Authority of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – Pietro Preziosi has been appointed general secretary of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro. The term...

Ambassador of Egypt visits AdSP del Mare di Sardegna, Cagliari

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian...

Pra’ container terminal in Genoa renamed PSA Genoa Pra’

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – As initially announced last May, the terminal operator of the PSA International group that manages the...

Rolls-Royce with new yacht competence center in Italy

Friedrichshafen, Germany, October 24, 2019 Rolls-Royce has opened its new Yacht Competence Center (YCC) and Yacht Customer Care Center (Y-CCC) in La Spezia, on...

Intesa Sanpaolo promotes southern Italian companies and port activities in China

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2019 – Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., the Italian banking group, has launched the Intesa Sanpaolo Mission in China...

Court cancels suspension of Ravenna port president

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – The Tribunale della Libertà di Bologna court has canceled today the suspension of the leaders of...

Air quality and energy consumption are still the top priorities of European Ports in 2019

European Sea Ports Organisation – October 17, 2019 Today, ESPO presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo....

TMT shows volumes increase during the first nine months of 2019

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2019 – The January-September period closed with a +12.9% and +22.8% in TEU, respectively handled by Trieste...

Maritime traffic increased and new services: works of infrastructural enhancement just begun at the Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2019 – Within the next 12 months, RCM Costruzioni Srl expects to complete the construction of the jetty of...

Contship Italia starts its fifth Asia Road Show

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) October 25, 2019 – Daniele Testi, Marketing and Communications Director, has headed a Contship Italia delegation to...

Fincantieri awarded Chantiers de l’Atlantique construction contract

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2019 – Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) has awarded a contract to Fincantieri SpA for the construction of the...

Contship prepares to promote benefits of connectivity via La Spezia Container Terminal in Asia

Contship is ready to embark on the 2019 Asia Roadshow, visiting Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore – October 18, 2019 Peter Hill, Sales and...

Kalmar to supply 10 terminal tractors to Sintermar Darsena Toscana, Livorno port

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply a total of 10 terminal tractors to Sintermar Darsena Toscana (SDT), a joint venture between the Grimaldi Group and...

Cruise companies sign emissions past with La Spezia port

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – The international cruise ship companies, Costa Cruises (also representing AIDA Cruises), MSC Cruises...

Italian government has set up a Brexit task force

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – The Italian government has set up a Brexit Task Force, at Palazzo Chigi, to monitor and coordinate all the...

Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport hosts port conference

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, yesterday chaired the Conferenza Nazionale...

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