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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.

Civitavecchia reports improved traffic number in first three quarters of 2017

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – In the first nine months of 2017, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

Contship La Spezia Asia tour 2017 concludes successfully in Taipei

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 -Following visits to Shanghai, Dalian and Shenzhen, a COntship delegation representing La Spezia Container...

Region expresses concern over Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare

Castellammare, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – There are concerns regarding the future of the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare where a...

Italy’s GNV launches line connecting Trapani to Livorno

Trapani, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – Italian ferry group Grandi Navi Veloci SpA (GNV) has announced the launch of a line connecting Trapani...

Venice issues cruise ships restrictions

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – An Italian government committee has ruled that ships weighing 100,000 tonnes or more will no longer be...

Livorno port added to Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Asia-Europe service

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2017 – Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has added the ports of Livorno and Amsterdam to its service from Asia to...

GNV announces opening of a two-week freight line connecting the ports of Trapani and Livorno

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – Grandi Navi Veloci s.p.a. has announced that it will expand the services to operators in Eastern Sicily...

Cauvin Metals imports Namibian zinc through Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – Italian company Cauvin Metals srl has signed a contract for the import of zinc from Namibia through Genoa...

Puglia ports help Albanian partners

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP MAM – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...

Call for protest day against cruise ships in Venice

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 – Huge cruise ships deliver thousands day tourists to Venice, but many local citizens do not want visitors...

Venice Maritime Cluster to be officially presented

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – The Venice Maritime Cluster will be officially presented today 3 November at 10.00 at l’Arsenale della...

Cantiere Navale Rossini signs concesson agreement with Pesaro port authority

Pesaro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...

APM Terminals Vado aims to be new gateway to central Europe’s 70 million consumer market

Vado Ligure, Italy, November 2, 2017 APM Terminals Vado, Italy Managing Director Paolo Cornetto addressed the 5th MedPorts 2017 conference in Barcelona, Spain...

Messina port to join Sicily’s special economic zone

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Italy’s government plans to include Messina port in the special economic zone (SEZ) that it plans...

Liguria regional government wants more autonomy of Genoa, Savona, La Spezia ports

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Liguria regional government president Giovanni Toti has said he wishes to initiate talks for increasing the...

Costa Cruises to increase traffic at Bari port in next two years

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Bari local government and representatives of Costa Cruises have discussed the potential launch of a partnership...

Genoa-based port authority approves extension of contract with CULMV

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – The board of directors of the Genoa-based port authority has given the green light to the extension of the...

Trieste Marine Terminal updates Navis terminal operating system

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 –  Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.A. (TMT) has updated its operating system with Navis, one of the most...

Public consultation over expansion of Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – A meeting, which brought together a large number of local stakeholders, associations, professionals and...

Vado Ligure terminal to be opened in March 2019

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2017 – APM Terminals Italy’s CEO Paolo Cornetto has said the terminal under construction at Vado Ligure...

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