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.
Indonesia’s Java Biocolloid sets up facilities at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – Indonesian polysaccharide products maker Java Biocolloid has set up own facilities at Trieste port as part...
Gruppo Messina names managing director of Genoa terminal
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – Italian company Gruppo Messina SpA has appointed Antonio Barbera as a managing director of Intermodal Marine...
APM Terminals organises stevedoring course for 40 jobless persons at Vado Ligure port
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – APM Terminals, the company that operates the container terminal of Vado Ligure port, plans to provide...
Italian trade unions call 24-hour strike at ports on December 15
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Italian trade unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti have called a 24-hour strike at all Italian...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports improved Jan-Oct 2017 traffic numbers
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 –Â Total cargo volumes handled at Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) S.p.A. in October 2017 were up 25%...
Authorities join forces to promote Salerno port development
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 –Â The Municipality of Salerno (Comune di Salerno)Â and the Central Tyrrhenian Sea System Authority...
Ravenna port to receive EU funding
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – The Port of Ravenna (Porto di Ravenna) has been awarded European Union funding of over €37 million...
Savona port authority to renew Esso and Alkion concessions
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – By the end of the year, Porti di Savona e Vado Ligure (Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Ligure...
Vado Port Service to distribute electricity to APM Terminals platform
Vado, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Porti di Savona e Vado Ligure (Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Ligure occidentale) is set to approve...
Port helps boost Genoa economy in first half of 2017
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2017 – In the first half of this year the Genoese economy posted positive signs helped by the more favorable...
La Spezia set to be Royal Caribbean home port
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2017 – Autorità portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (Port Authority of the Ligurian Sea) is expected soon to...
PSA-Voltri-Prà container terminal in Genoa opens new security operations centre.
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2017 – The PSA-Voltri-Prà container terminal in Genoa has inaugurated a new security operations centre. The new...
Port of Venice publishes documents linked to cruise ship decision
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...
Venice port President Pino Musolino attends Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Venice port President Pino Musolino has attended the Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum to strengthen...
Italy’s Igeco Costruzioni to launch dredging project at Lecce yacht port
Lecce, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Gallipoli port harbourmaster has approved a project of Italian company Igeco Costruzioni SpA for the dredging...
Propeller Clubs improve image of Italian ports in Hong Kong
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Italian Propeller Clubs has attracted the attention of Chinese investors to Italian ports during their visit...
Hapag-Lloyd introduces calls at Livorno port within MSE service
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has launched calls at the port of Livorno within its MSE service, which...
Ancona port expects infrastructure investments
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The development project of the port of Ancona has received the first green light. The Transport Commission of...
UfM stakeholders conference on blue economy kicks off
Union for the Mediterranean – Naples, Italy, November 8, 2017 With 46,000km coastline and unique marine and fisheries resources, the Mediterranean Sea...
Salerno signs agreement on preliminary studies for dredging project
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Little more than €360,000 ($426,822). This is the amount of the agreement signed between the extraordinary...