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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.

India to build its largest port for €8.5 bln

Vadhavan, India (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The construction of a new INR 762 billion (8.5 billion euro) deep-water port at Vadhavan on the western...

Regione Liguria approves ZLS plan for Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Regione Liguria has approved the Strategic Development Plan relating to the “Port and Hinterland of...

Italian ports trade unions plan 48-hour strike on July 4-5

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The trade unions Filt Cgil and Fit Cisl are planning strike action at Italian ports because of a lack of...

Cold ironing to start in Porto Nogaro, Friuli Venezia

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Region Friuli Venezia has delivered the works for the dock electrification system (cold ironing) of the...

Vittorio Torbianelli extraordinary commissioner of Port of Trieste

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 19, 2024 – Last month, following the resignation of President Zeno D’Agostino for personal reasons, the Minister...

EC approves €570 mln Italian aid to support cold ironing

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The European Commission has approved a €570 million Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side...

Port of Naples introduces single digital platform

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – Starting June 24, the Port System Authority of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea (AdSP MTC) will make a single...

Commission approves €570 million Italian State aid scheme to reduce emissions in ports

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €570 million Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side electricity when they...

Livorno port tenders environmental matrices’ monitoring

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – A 560,000 euro tender for the monitoring to verify the status of environmental matrices such as groundwater,...

Genoa and Tangier sign “Friendship and Collaboration Pact”

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – The Municipalities of Genoa and Tangier have signed a “Friendship and Collaboration Pact” to...

Trieste Marine Terminal: TEU traffic – May 2024

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT) handled 64,022 containers (TEU) in May 2024. This compares with 54,878...

Government formalises commission for Genoa port investigation

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has formalised a Ministerial Commission whose task will be to...

New extraordinary commissioner, Port of Genoa – Massimo Seno

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Admiral Massimo Seno has been appointed new extraordinary commissioner of the Port of Genoa, said the interim...

Port of Ancona plans new passenger terminal

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – The Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has issued a “Notice of preliminary market consultation...

Assoporti and SRM publish “Port Infographics Update 2024”

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Assoporti and SRM have published “Port Infographics Update 2024“. It is a current statistical...

Port of Venice joins start of Adrijoroutes project

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – On June 28, in Ancona, the Port of Venice (AdSPMAS) participates in the kick-off of the “Adrijoroutes”...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Italian ports – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

Port of Gioia Tauro to demolish three large cranes

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) June 9, 2024 – Three large cranes, no longer used by operator Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), will be demolished....

La Spezia Container Terminal: Molo Ravano expansion tender

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has published a tender for the expansion of the new Molo Ravano in...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Europe/N Africa – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

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