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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.

Nautica Service to operate tourist dock at Sardinia’s Porto Torres

Porto Torres, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Italian company Nautica Service Srl was picked as the new concessionaire of the Nino Pala tourist...

La Spezia port to award cruise terminal operation in next two weeks

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – La Spezia port expects to award to a consortium of Costa Crociere, the Mediterranean Shipping...

Italy’s MSC to double cruise passenger numbers at Livorno port in 2019

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it plans to double the number of cruise passengers...

Genoa hosts Italy Russia seminar

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Genoa has hosted the third Italian-Russian seminar, “Italy-Russia: the art of innovation”,...

Gioia Tauro port workers end blockade as MSC guarantees investments

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Workers at Gioia Tauro port have removed the blockade of the harbour they launched on February 13...

Italian court dismisses appeal against Yilport’s concession at Taranto port

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – The Lecce administrative court has rejected the appeal presented by the South Gate Europe Terminal...

Livorno, Piombino host meetings of EasyLog project

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – Livorno and Piombino ports have joined the list of port cities hosting EasyLog focus groups, a project...

Metrika to support Contship Italia’s intermodal services marketing

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – Contship Italia SpA has picked Metrika SRL, a digital marketing and communication services consultancy...

Italy identifies three potential ports for handling cruise ships in Venice

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Italy’s government has identified the ports of Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia as...

Naples port hosts Suez Canal-New Silk Road discussion

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The recent doubling of the capacity of the Suez Canal, has improved the competitiveness of the...

Livorno port reports record traffic in 2018

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) joins IPCSA

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has...

MCT promises €120 million investment in Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) has suspended the redundancy schemes and announced investments of...

Grimaldi, Samskip, Rail Cargo Group to launch Venice-Duisburg freight rail service

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – A consortium of Italy’s Grimaldi, Dutch-based Samskip and Austria’s Rail Cargo...

Genoa port launches Truck Management System at PSA Voltri-Prà terminal

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Genoa port has activated a Truck Management System (TMS) at the PSA Voltri-Prà container terminal....

Livorno expands access channel to handle larger vessels

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Italy’s TSG extends concession at Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Terminal San Giorgio (TSG), a company of the Gavio group that manages a multipurpose terminal in the port of...

Augusta port may become Italy’s LNG hub

Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a competitive lever for the industrial and logistic system of...

Israeli ambassador visits Naples port

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The Israeli ambassador to Italy, Ofer Sachs, with the two delegates Yigal Maor and Shlomo Brieman, has...

Italy’s Marini – Fayat exports asphalt plant via Ravenna port

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The Ravenna terminal of Contship Italia Group was chosen for the shipment of an oversize cargo, the latest...

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