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.
EU Commission to invest €111 million of cohesion funds in Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – The European Commission plans to invest about €111 million ($126.7 million) in the extension of the...
Poor rail infrastructure may hamper Trieste port’s growth
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Trieste port is developing rapidly and aims to expand its container traffic to 3.5...
China Merchants Group eyes acquisition of Trieste port operator
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Italian companies Parisi Group and I.Co.P. srl are in talks for the sale of their shares in...
Tremestieri port dredging to start this week
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Dredging at the port of Tremestieri will start this week, and it will take an estimated six days to...
AdSP Bari signs training agreement with Propeller Club and University
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
First vessel from The Alliance consortium arrives in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – The first ship of the new MD1 Service from the Far East operated by the shipowning consortium The Alliance...
Deputy Minister visits Savona and Vado Ligure ports to inspect fire and storm damage
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – The Deputy Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Edoardo Rixi has visited the ports of Savona and...
Cosco launches Venice-Piraeus weekly container service
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Cosco Shipping Lines Italy has announced the launch of a new direct container service, with weekly frequency,...
Genoa mayor meets local companies at Shanghai exhibition
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – The Mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci is in Shanghai attending the occasion of China International Import Expo...
AdSP Sardegna approves 2019 forecast budget with €51 million in investments
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port...
EU Commission to invest almost €111 million in Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – The European Commission has adopted five major Cohesion Policy projects for better transport and water...
Last two concessionaires set to leave the Marina del Canaletto, La Spezia port
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – The Marina del Canaletto Harbour Authority has sent Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
ArcelorMittal, Fincantieri SpA and Palescandolo set up new company
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – ArcelorMittal CLN Distribuzione Italia, Fincantieri SpA and Palescandolo SpA (Iron and Steel Works) have...
Italy’s Tirrenia records steady growth in traffic to Sicily
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia, a company of the Onorato group, has recorded a steady growth in traffic in...
Elba ports damaged by extreme weather
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Technicians from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North...
Storm flood destroys hundreds of cars in Savona port
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – The high swell caused the flooding of a port terminal where cars were located in the port prior to export to...
MSC Cruises to handle about 1.1 million passengers in Genoa port in 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – MSC Cruises, the largest private cruise company in the world, is preparing to close 2018 and inaugurate 2019 by...
Cagliari port registers record-high cruise traffic in October
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Cagliari port recorded a record-high October in terms of cruise traffic, which increased tenfold...
Italy’s government to keep Eastern Sicily port authority’s HQ in Augusta
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – The headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP –...
AdSP Naples publishes improved Jan-Sep 2018 traffic figures
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...