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.
Livorno port to start handling large ships at night
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Livorno port is ready to accommodate large ships at night, according to an order issued by the port...
Genoa port set to benefit from extra Volotea flights from local airport
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – The low-cost Spanish airline Volotea has announced new routes from Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa to...
SUPAIR launches guidelines for eco-sustainable ports
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – The SUPAIR project has published the nine steps to plan the development of a low-carbon port. These are...
Fire destroys Savona port authority’s headquarters
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – A fire that broke out shortly after 1300 local time on October 24 destroyed the new building that houses the...
Pescara port launches fender installation project
Pescara, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Pescara port has started works on a project for the installation of fenders for the mooring of fishing...
Italy’s Bluferries adds €14.5 million ship to its fleet
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Italian ferry company Bluferries has invested €14.5 million ($16.5 million) to expand its fleet by adding...
Piombino port to host anti-corruption event
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – On October 26, sector experts will meet at the Marina di Salivoli port to discuss national and...
AdSP La Spezia to hold press conference tomorrow
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Tomorrow at the headquarters of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP –...
MSC Cruises seeks stake in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – MSC Cruises is reported to be seeking an equity stake in Trieste Adriatic Marine Initiatives S.r.l....
AdSP Venice signs agreement to develop Porto Marghera industrial areas
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Italy’s Sahel Line starts operating regular service to Tunisia from Marina di Carrara port
Marina di Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Italy’s Sahel Line srl has started operating a regular service linking Marina di Carrara port...
OOCL launches direct line linking Mediterranean region to West Africa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new direct service between the Mediterranean and West...
Tirrenia completes merger with Moby
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia has completed its merger with rival Moby, it said. The incorporation of Moby...
Bedeschi starts exports of two container cranes to Cyprus from Italy’s Chioggia port
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – Italian company Bedeschi SpA is exporting two of its large Sts Cyprus cranes from Chioggia port to Limassol...
Western Sicily sees increased cruise passenger numbers in 2018
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – During the eighth edition of the Italian Cruise Day conference in Trieste, information released...
Livorno port participates in European Autopilot project
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – Companies operating at the port have been carrying out tests on intelligent driving in the framework of...
Blue economy highlighted at Siat conference Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The second edition of the technical conference organized by Siat Spa, the insurance company of the Unipol...
Chinese companies eye investments in Trieste port operators
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Chinese state companies want to enter the capital of some of the operators of the port of Trieste, the...
Italy’s cruise industry expects 12 million passengers in 2019
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Italy’s cruise industry expects a record year in 2019, with about 12 million passengers expected, up...
Italy should invest in port infrastructure, MSC Cruises executive chairman says
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Italy’s cruise industry has very interesting growth prospects, but the country has to invest...