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.
Italy to accelerate road projects at Vado Ligure port
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Italy’s government plans to complete the construction of the improved road connections to Vado...
THE Alliance shipping alliance reduces use of Italian ports in 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – The shipping consortium THE Alliance, which consists of the German navigation company Hapag-Lloyd, the...
Spinelli invests €4 million in new crane for Genoa port terminal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – The Spinelli group has invested in €4 million in a new Maxi crane at its terminal inside the...
Livorno port completes maintenance works of two berths
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Livorno port has completed the maintenance of two berths after more than a year of repair works....
Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased intermodal traffic in 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Trieste Marine Terminal Srl has announced that in 2018, its facility handled over 3,000 trains, a 49.75%...
Italy’s MIT inspects AdSPs of Civitavecchia, Ravenna and Taranto ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – Sample inspections are underway by inspectors of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport on the...
Italy to end Tirrenia’s monopoly on ferry links to Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – Italy plans to put an end of the monopoly of ferry company Tirrenia for servicing lines to the island of...
Tirrenia dismisses monopoly accusations by government
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia does not have a monopoly on the links to Sardinia, as four other companies...
Italy to co-finance electrification, LNG use at ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – Italy’s government plans to co-finance the electrification and the use...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) introduces safety training
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) president discusses launch of Adriatic special economic zone
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Caronte & Tourist to introduce two new ships in services to Lampedusa, Pantelleria
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist plans to introduce two new ships for services to the islands of...
Livorno port records stable deseasonalisation trend
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – More than half of the ferries arrived in the port of Livorno in 2018 came from Sardinia: 40% from Olbia and...
Dragomir Matić joins Piattaforma Logistica Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 17, 2019 – Dragomir Matić, former CEO at Luka Koper, has joined Piattaforma Logistica Trieste srl, part of the...
Livorno port hosts joint Greek & Chinese meeting
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – The China-Piraeus-Livorno axis was discussed during a meeting attended by the honorary consul of the...
Italy’s government launches inspections into Civitavecchia, Ravenna, Taranto ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Italy’s transport ministry has initiated random inspections of the management of...
Porto di Sanremo wins €40 million to redevelop Sanremo’s Old Port
Sanremo, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Italian company Porto di Sanremo srl has won a €40 million ($45.6 million) contract for...
Livorno port discusses cooperation with Piraeus, China
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Livorno port’s management has held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of the People’s...
Fincantieri to build ultra-luxury cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. have signed a contract for the...
Grimaldi management discusses Livorno port problems with Mayor Nogarin
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi’s commercial and operating director Costantino Baldissara has...