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.
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...
Cagliari International Container Terminal issues dismissal notices to 210 employees
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Cagliari International Container Terminal (CICT) has issued collective dismissal notices to 210 employees. ...
AdSP – del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) to tender €31 million port overhaul projects
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea Port...
The Ambassador of Lithuania visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The Ambassador of Lithuania to Italy, Ričardas Šlepavičius, has paid a visit to the port of Genoa. The...
Banca d’Italia looks at future of Gioia Tauro port
Rome, Italia (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Banca d’Italia has published the annual report “The Economy of Calabria”, the region of...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.5% rise in May 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 16, 2019 – In May 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout increase...
Fincantieri and Naval Group sign a joint venture agreement
News Release – Fincantieri and Naval Group sign a joint venture agreement – The “Poseidon” project takes shape – June 14, 2019 Following...
MSC to acquire 49% stake in Gruppo Messina
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), through its subsidiary Marinvest, plans to acquire a 49% stake in the...
Vado Gateway terminal receives three STS cranes
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – APM Terminals’ Vado Gateway container terminal has received three ship-to-shore quay cranes produced...
AdSP del Mare Di Sardegna completes execution of Circumvectio, Nectemus projects
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) invests €2 million to improve service quality at Bari port
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority) has...
Sardinian Sea Port Authority to launch tender for Olbia port passenger station operator
Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority) plans to...
Monfalcone port to launch €18 million dredging project
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Monfalcone port plans to launch a €18 million ($20.4 million) dredging project to increase...
New RFI agreement to increase rail services to Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – An agreement has been signed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the national railway infrastructure...
Cagliari port open for commercial business as usual – AdSP
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...
Italian investment fund F2i considers further acquisitions in ports sector
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Italian infrastructure investment fund F2i’s plan in the ports sector is wide-ranging. After having...
Livorno port launches tender for railway service
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Livorno port has launched a €12 million tender for the concession of the railway service of the...
Marghera port needs free zone enlargement
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Marghera port needs tax incentives for new companies, the president of Ente della Zona Industriale, an...
Venice LNG project gets environmental approval
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Italian company Venice LNG SpA has received a favourable ruling on the environmental compatibility of the LNG...
Contship subsidiary approves plan to dismiss 120 workers
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Cagliari International Container Terminal (CICT), a subsidiary of Contship Italia, has announced a downsizing...