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.
Global Ports Holding starts strategic review of cruise port activities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced...
Hungary invests in Trieste – new multipurpose terminal planned
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – A Hungarian public company has acquired an area at Noghere (the former Aquila area), Trieste port, of 320,000...
COSELAG set to develop Trieste port areas
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – The Assembly of members of the Local Economic Development Consortium of the Giuliana Area (COSELAG-Consorzio...
Genoa port develops port-ship electricity supply
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Genoa post has hosted a conference “The electrification of the docks of the ports of the Western Ligurian...
Redevelopment of Gioia Tauro port continues with crane removal
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Following the development plan of new operator MSC, the demolition of three obsolete quay cranes has...
Swiss freight forwarder Lamprecht visits Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal
News Release – Contship welcomes a delegation of Lamprecht’s Swiss customers in La Spezia to showcase the benefit of the Southern Gateway Alternative...
Ravenna port to develop “digital twin”
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Adriatic...
Alfredo Scalisi appointed General Manager of Contship Italia’s La Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Alfredo Scalisi has been appointed new General Manager of Contship Italia’s La Spezia Container Terminal...
Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports to promote transversal intermodal corridor in the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – The president of Barcelona port, ​​Mercè Conesa, and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema...
iTerminals 4.0 launched to develop box port digitalisation
News – iTerminals 4.0 launched to boost box port digitalisation – June 27, 2019 Today, the start-up meeting of the iTerminals 4.0 project –...
AdSP reviews Portoferrario proposal
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Superfast Ferries joins project to limit air pollution at Ancona port
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – Greek ferry operator Superfast Ferries has joined the “blue agreement” to contain air pollution in...
PSA starts first direct rail link between Genoa and Switzerland
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – PSA, the Singapore-based, international port terminal and logistics company, is to start a non-stop intermodal...
TriBo, a new intermodal service between Trieste, Padua and Bologna
21 June 2019 A new bi-weekly rail service has been started in recent days to connect the port of Trieste to the strategic economic areas of Veneto and Emilia...
Manfredonia port to launch €170,000 video surveillance system
Manfredonia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Manfredonia port’s management plans to launch on June 26 a new video surveillance system, named...
Fercam strengthens Italy-Tunisia intermodal link
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Italian logistics company Fercam has upgraded the Italy-Tunisia intermodal connection by introducing a further...
Genoa port launches tender for operation of silos
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has...
Hungary plans logistics base in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – The Hungarian government is planning to establish a port and a logistics base in Trieste to distribute goods...
Venice port becoming increasingly expensive for large cruise vessels
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Venice port becomes increasingly expensive for large cruise ships – a call in the port now costs...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) and Transport Malta sign agreement
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Transport Malta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...