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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.

AdSP Naples approves 2019 forecast budget

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...

President of Senate Transport Committee visits Ancona port

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – The president of the Senate Transport Committee, Mauro Coltorti (Five Star party), accompanied by...

Ancona port puts the environment at centre of development

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) is...

Sardinia port authority to make €51 million investments in 2019

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...

Arkas Line updates line calling at Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Arkas Line has announced updates for the services offered at the port of Genoa. With a view to improving the...

Livorno-based port authority to invest €23 million in 2019

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Brindisi Port Authority hosts anti-crime and terrorism meeting

Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Brindisi Port Authority has hosted the Ipa (Intese programmatiche d’area) 2017 project. It is...

Region Lazio approves ZLS for Civitavecchia port based AdSP

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Region Lazio has approved the resolution to start the administrative procedure for the...

Tirrenia, Moby open bookings for 2019 season

Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Italian ferry companies Tirrenia and Moby have opened the bookings for the 2019 season, offering about...

Delegation from Zhuhai city visits Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – On October 26, 2018, a delegation from the Chinese city of Zhuhai visited La Spezia, attending...

Liberia’s Foreign Minister visits the AdSP Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, Gbehzohngar Milton Findley, has visited...

Piombino port hosts anti-corruption event

Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Morandi group receives the “Logistica dell’Anno 2018” award

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – The Logistics of the Year 2018 has been presented to Andrea and Chiara Morandi. It is a prestigious award...

International Maritime Organization issues Port Emission Toolkit

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 News – International Maritime Organization (IMO) To reduce emissions across the maritime sector,...

La Spezia port authority plans temporary maritime station in Marina di Carrara

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – An investment of around €250,000 ($285,611) will be used to build a 400 m² temporary maritime...

2019 forecast budget of the AdSP Civitavecchia approved

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

Alessandro Berta appointed member of AdSP Genoa

Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – Dr. Alessandro Berta has been appointed by the mayor of Savona, Ilaria Caprioglio, as a new member of...

Venice port’s Q3 traffic data confirms general upward trend

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Venice port’s traffic data for the third quarter of 2018 confirm the growing trend recorded in the...

ATB Riva Calzoni exports reactors via Venice port

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – The port of Venice has exported two hydrocracking reactors made by ATB Riva Calzoni SpA on board...

Italy’s RFI to invest €6.6 million in Livorno, Piombino ports

Livorno, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Italian railway operator Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) plans to invest €6.6 million ($7.5 million) in two...

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