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.
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – September 2017 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by Cosco of China, has reported September 2017 container terminal...
Hamburg delegation visits Venice port
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – A delegation of representatives of the Port of Hamburg and the Port of Vienna has visited the Port of...
Terminal Container Ravenna to receive four new Liebherr cranes
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – Terminal Container Ravenna, part of Contship Italia, is to welcome the delivery of four new Liebherr...
Naples port launches dredging project
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – Naples port has officially launched the project for the dredging of its basin, allowing it to handle larger...
Delrio – we will discuss with Fincantieri strengthening Palermo
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – “We are ready to discuss with Fincantieri the upgrading of the port of Palermo, I think there are...
Conftrasporto-Confcommercio Forum comments on the increased Chinese presence in Europe
Como, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – The 3rd Conftrasporto International Forum, organized in cooperation with The European House –...
Event: Europe and the Mediterranean between crises and opportunities: the role of Italy and its economy – October 20, 2017, Naples
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – SRM presents the seventh edition of the annual report “The economic relations between Italy and...
Venice attends the 11th Baltic-Adriatic Corridor Coordination Forum
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 17, 2017 – The 11th Baltic-Adriatic Corridor Coordination Forum takes place in Brussels on October 16. In this...
Venice port 2018-2020 plan approved
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 17, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Port Authority System Management Board...
Minister of Transport Delrio to visit Palermo
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) October 16, 2017 – The Italian Minister of Transport Graziano Delrio will visit Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di...
La Gronda project set to benefit Genoa port.
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – The “La Gronda” is an infrastructure project that aims to increase the logistics potential of...
La Spezia Container Terminal handles 1 millionth TEU on September 30
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 – On the September 30, 2017, Contship Italia’s gateway port La Spezia Container Terminal, handled its...
Mario Mattioli appointed chairman of Confitarma
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 – Mario Mattioli, CEO of the Cafima group, has been elected to the post of chairman of Confitarma...
Calabrian pleasure boat companies set up association
Cosenza, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Calabrian pleasure boats companies have set up an association, named Confapi Nautica, that will represent...
Italian port reform enters final stage
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – The Italian port system reform, aimed to make the country a hub for transport in the Mediterranean, has reached...
Terminal Rinfuse Genova names CEO
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Terminal Rinfuse Genova S.r.l., the operator of the bulk products terminal at Genoa port, has appointed...
Civitavecchia offers economic opportunity to Lazio region
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Intesa Sanpaolo has organised “The Economy of the Sea” conference which took place...
La Spezia Container Terminal delegation to visit Asian cargo hubs
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Following its award “Best Container Terminal – Europe” at the 2017 Asian Freight, Logistics...
Intesa Sanpaolo organises conference on Civitavecchia port growth
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo has organised a conference on the economy of the sea, carried out at the...
Salerno to benefit from new EU-funded road link
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – At a cost of €45.4 million ($53.67 million), a new road is to be constructed in Campania, southern...