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.
Palermo port to host Italian Cruise Day on October 6
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Palermo port will host the seventh edition of Italian Cruise Day, an annual forum of the cruise industry,...
Italy’s poor intermodal capacity limits MoS competitiveness
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2017 – Given its advantageous geographical location in the Mediterranean, Italy should represent a hub for...
Spinelli has ordered another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane for Genoa terminal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2017 – In August 2017, Spinelli s.r.l ordered a Konecranes Model 7 crane to be delivered on site in October....
Catania-based port authority joins sustainable intermodality association
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (the port authority of eastern Sicily),...
Italian government to launch special economic zone at Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 – The Italian government plans to set up a special economic zone at Gioia Tauro port, due to its crucial...
Event: UfM Regional Stakeholder Conference on Blue Economy – Naples, November 29-30, 2017
European Commission, September 17, 2017 – UfM Regional Stakeholder Conference on Blue Economy In 2015, the Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean...
Conferenza Nazionale delle Autorità di Sistema Portuale meets in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – The first Conferenza Nazionale delle Autorità di Sistema Portuale, the national body of port...
Massimo Provinciali appointed to Port Authority of Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Port...
Event: Italian Cruise Day – Palermo, October 6, 2017
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – The 7th Italian Cruise Day will take place in the Sicilian port of Palermo, October 6, 2017. The vent...
Ravenna announces the “Hub portuale Ravenna 2017” development plan
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Daniele Rossi, chairman of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Port...
Logistics association Alsea complains of double fee charging at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – Lombardy freight forwarders and road transport operators Alsea (Associazione Lombarda Spedizionieri e...
Venice to protest against large cruise vessels in the lagoon
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – On September 23-24, Venice will host a two-day event dedicated to discussion and debate about defense...
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – August 2017 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2017 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by Cosco of China, has reported August 2017 container terminal...
Naples, Bari ports sign cooperation deal
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Italian port authorities of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea (Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
Cagliari port to demolish old silos
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Cagliari port management has ordered the demolition of the old silos in the area of the harbour, the...
Italy’s Costa Cruises starts construction of its first LNG-fired ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Italian company Costa Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, has said it started the construction of...
Trieste port president calls on Europe to participate actively in China’s OBOR project
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – Europe needs to have an active role in China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, the president of...
Sardinian ports contribute €500 million in value added to Italy’s economy
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – Sardinian ports generate a combined gross value added of €500 million ($597.9 million) for the Italian...
Porto Marghera is not a problem but an opportunity for Venice & Veneto
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – The recent transformation of a conventional refinery into a new bio-refinery could mark a new start for...
Venice port handles third lot of river intermodal operation
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Venice port has completed the handling of the third lot of an intermodal project cargo operation that...