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 Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) receives single bid for cruise passenger station project
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) sees seven bids for breakwater construction
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
CdP, Fincantieri, Snam to develop port innovation projects
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP), shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA and gas utility Snam have signed a preliminary...
EC completes security inspection at Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 14, 2019 – The European Commission (EC) has completed a security inspection Naples port to monitor the...
2M launches strategic cooperation with ZIM on Asia-Mediterranean route
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 14, 2019 – The 2M shipping alliance, consisting of the container shipping companies Maersk Line and...
Gioia Tauro port’s container traffic declines 6% in 2018
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) January 14, 2019 – Gioia Tauro port recorded a 6% decline in container traffic in 2018 to 2.3 milllion TEUs. The data...
Sapir receives new Liebherr lifting equipment for Ravenna port terminal
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) January 14, 2019 – The Sapir group has received Liebherr lifting equipment worth €7 million ($8.02 million) for its...
AdSP Mar Tirreno Centrale, Confindustria Campania, Intesa Sanpaolo join forces to promote ZES Campania
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Rixi comments on European Commission demand for Italian port taxation
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Edoardo Rixi has responded to the position taken by the EU Commission...
Italy’s GNV names HR manager
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has appointed Marco Rapetto as human resources...
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Italian port authorities general secretaries discuss EU permit taxation rules
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The coordination group of the general secretaries of the Italian port authorities, established in April to...
Pescara port needs urgent dredging
Pescara, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Sardinia Sea port authority announces port fees
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The value of port fees in the harbours of Cagliari, Oristano, Porto Torres, Olbia and Golfo Aranci has...
Anna Casini confirmed as regional representative in the national coordination conference of the AdSPs
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The Conference of Regions has confirmed the appointment of Vice President Anna Casini in the National...
RCM Costruzioni srl and Fincosit srl awarded Savona port dredging contract
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – A consortium of RCM Costruzioni srl and Fincosit srl have been awarded a contract to deepen the main quay...
European Commission to investigate proposed purchase of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The European Commission has announced that it is launching an investigation into the proposed purchase of...
Genoa port guarantees salaries of dockworkers
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Genoa port’s management has guaranteed the payment of salaries to the employees of dockworkers’...
Italy’s d’Amico signs sale, leaseback agreement for Cielo di Houston ship
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Italian company d’Amico Tankers, a subsidiary of d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), has signed a $38.6...
EU Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain
EU Commission Press Release – State aid: Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain Brussels, 8 January 2019 The...