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.
Roberto Goglio appointed to Operatori Portuali di Confindustria Venezia-Rovigo
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Roberto Goglio, managing director of the Vecon S.p.A. container terminal of Porto Marghera, has been appointed...
Mayor promotes “Invest in Venice”
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – The Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has been speaking about the future of the city, on the occasion of...
Italian MP recommends special economic zone for Cagliari port
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Italian Member of Parliament (MP) Mauro Pili has proposed the launch of a strategic plan for the recovery of...
Italy’s Contship receives award for La Spezia port container terminal
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Italian terminal manager and logistics company Contship has received the Asian Freight award of Asia Cargo...
Genoa-based port authority, Eni in talks for construction of LNG facility
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (The Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea Port System)...
Porto Torres port opens Alti Fondali basin
Porto Torres, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Italian transport minister Graziano Delrio has officially opened the Alti Fondali basin for the handling...
EU CEF allocates €3.5 million to Venice port development
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July2, 2017 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has allocated €3.5 million ($4 million) to...
Kombiverkehr reports on Greek and Turkish ports traffic
Frankfurt, Germany (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – At a shareholders meeting, Kombiverkehr (Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten...
Venice presents at annual convention of the Association Internationale Villes et Ports
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – The Port of Venice has presented its best practices concerning “open port” policies at the annual...
Venice attends EU-China forum
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – The Port of Venice was the only port invited to participate in the 7“ EU-China Forum entitled ‘EU-China...
Trieste plans to become international free port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The Italian Adriatic Sea port Trieste is set to become an international free port, according to...
Ancona-based port authority approves triennial business plan
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – The board of directors of the Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System (Autorità di Sistema Portuale...
Investors interested in Trieste’s Porto Vecchio
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Various investors are interested in the planned renovation of Porto Vecchio, the old port in Trieste. The...
Venice port to receive €3.25 million under CEF
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Venice port has gained financing under two projects of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) out of a total 13...
Gioia Tauro port approves balance sheet for 2016
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Gioia Tauro port has given the green light to the balance sheet for 2016, which was closed with a surplus of...
The new Italian port authority system explained
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On September 2, 2016, new legislation on the Italian Port Authority (AdSP) was issued, regulating not only the...
Civitavecchia port sets up resource organisational body
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – L’Organismo di Partenariato della Risorsa Mare (The Coastal Sea Market Authority) of the Tyrrhenian...
Cagliari to open new fishing dock
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On June 28, a new fishing dock will be inaugurated in the Sardinian port of Cagliari. The new development...
Fincantieri acquires stake in Isselnord
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – Via subsidiary Delfi, Fincantieri has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a stake in Isselnord...
Manfredonia calls for development
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Over two months since the appointment of the Chairman of the Port Authority System of the Southern Adriatic Sea...