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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.

“BaLab in Porto” launched in Taranto port

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Today will see the inauguration of the new headquarters of the BaLab of Taranto, the creativity laboratory...

Trieste Marine Terminal traffic increases 16.7% in Q1 2019

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – In the first three months of 2019 container traffic moved by Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT) increased...

Valencia port’s traffic with Italy rises 39% y/y in Q1

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Valencia port has recorded a 39% rise in cargo traffic from Italy in the first quarter of 2019. Traffic with...

Eni, CDP, Fincantieri and Terna join forces to develop power plants on an industrial scale

Press Release – Eni, CDP, Fincantieri and Terna join forces to develop power plants on an industrial scale – April 22, 2019 The Chief Executive...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) takes part in institutional missions in Dubai, Miami

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...

Genoa port books €45.3 million revenue from port fees

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea...

Hupac to increase frequency of freight rail service linking Rotterdam to Italy

Brescia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – Swiss-based company Hupac Intermodal SA plans to increase the frequency of its freight rail...

Oristano province calls for recognition of local port’s role

Oristano, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – Oristano Province Industrial Consortium, Oristano province, Oristano Chamber of Commerce and the...

Corsica Sardinia Ferries to launch Trapani-Toulon service on April 21

Trapani, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – Italian company Corsica Sardinia Ferries plans to launch a service linking Sicily’s Trapani port to...

Livorno port attracts cruise companies at Seatrade Global

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – Livorno port has attracted companies that are already booking cruise calls for 2020 at the...

Italian company signs €880,000 contract for Livorno port rail reorganisation

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – D.R. Ferroviaria Italia Srl has signed a €880,000 ($989,500) contract for the redevelopment of the railway...

Italian deputy transport minister discusses Cagliari port crisis

Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – Italy’s deputy transport minister Edoardo Rixi has held a meeting with the management of...

Genoa port not threatened by Chinese investment

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – Genoa and Savona ports are not threatened by a potentially dominant position of China in the Italian ports...

Onorato and ARS Altmann to relaunch auto logistics hub at Piombino port

Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – The Onorato Group is to build a 300,000 m² terminal for storing cars on the north dock of Piombino port....

Intesa Sanpaolo presents Italian Special Economic Zones in UAE

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo participates in the Italian government’s mission in the United Arab...

Snav signs “Ancona Blue Agreement”

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Italian ferry company Snav has signed the “Ancona Blue Agreement” aimed at improving the quality of...

Venice port’s VTP names president

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Venice port passenger terminal operator Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP) has appointed Fabrizio...

Trieste port launches Comodalce intermodal project

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – The Comodalce project “Enhancing COordination on multiMODAL freight transport in CE” has started...

Italian trade unions suspend talks on renewal of national contract for port workers

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Italian trade unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti has suspended the negotiations for the renewal of the...

Italy’s Barilla Group starts operating logistics hub at Cagliari port

Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Italian food company Barilla Group has started operating a logistics hub at Cagliari port, located in the...

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