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.
Sviluppo Genova signs port authority contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Sviluppo Genova S.p.A. has signed an agreement with L’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
Conftrasporto association says new port system slows down overall freight traffic
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – The president of Conftrasporto business association, has said that the new Italian port system is not...
Hannibal introduces the fifth movement on the Melzo-Frenkendorf railway service
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Hannibal, operator of multimodal transport of the Contship Italia Group, has announced an increase in the...
Ports, Intermodality and Logistics in the Rhine-Alpine Corridor
Genoa, Italy, October 2, 2017 Ports, Intermodality and Logistics in the Rhine-Alpine Corridor On 2 October 2017, Palazzo San Giorgio (Genoa), hosted...
Huelva port presents intermodality strategy in Genoa
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has presented its intermodality strategy and the...
China’s Silk Road initiative offers great opportunities to Italian ports
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Italy has a great opportunity to take advantage of China’s New Silk Road initiative, as China...
Italian ports’ cruise traffic to rise 6.4% in 2018
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Italian tourism association Risposte Turismo expects the cruise traffic in Italy to rise by 6.4% in...
MSC Cruises to handle at least 3 million passengers in Italy in 2018
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – MSC Cruises, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), expects to handle more than 3 million...
Salerno Container Terminal wins Italian Terminal and Logistics Award
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) has won the Italian Terminal and Logistics Award during GIS, the Italian...
Genoa port set to reuse old Piaggio plant land
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Regional Council, the Municipality of Genoa and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
Genoa port meets with trade unions
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – During the meeting with Segreterie Confederali CGIL – CISL – UIL (trade unions) held October 6...
“DocksTheFuture” project included in Horizon 2020 approved transport projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 8, 2017 – The EU Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has announced that 27 projects have been...
Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso starts work on second Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso commenced work on the first Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship...
American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) to launch HHG service via Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) has announced a new service for Household Goods (HHG) to and from...
Operatori Portuali Salentini meet port authority to discuss planning
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The Operatori Portuali Salentini (OPS – Association of Port Operators Salentini) board of directors...
Operatori Portuali Salentini works to improve Brindisi ferry services
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – Operatori Portuali Salentini (OPS – Association of Port Operators Salentini) continues in its...
New U.S. Consul General in Florence visits Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The chairman Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Port Authority System of the...
Ortona GPL depot proposal receives negative response
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Port Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea)...
Grimaldi Group to hire a further 500 staffers
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – As part of a fleet upgrade, the Grimaldi Group has recently begun the process of selecting and recruiting...
Bombardier opens new rail maintenance depot in Contship’s Melzo rail hub
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology and equipment manufacturing, has opened a...