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.
Italy’s Cemat starts operating La Spezia-Padua dry ports fast railway corridor
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – Italian transport company Cemat S.p.a. has started operating the fast track railway corridor connecting La...
Hapag-Lloyd announces update of MGX service
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced the update of its Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX) service with the inclusion of a call...
Italian ambassador visits Marin port
Marin, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Italian ambassador to Spain, Stefano Sannino, visited Marin port on May 8 together with the Honorary Consul of...
Cagliari port increases cruise ship traffic
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Today, the Cagliari cruise port will simultaneously receive five cruise vessels: MSC Armonia, MSC...
Event – ConferenzaGNL 2017 – Naples, May 10-11
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – ConferenzaGNL 2017 is the key event in the Mediterranean area on direct uses of LNG that, over the last...
NAPA attends Transport Logistic event in Munich
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) was present at the Transport Logistics fair in Munich, and...
South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...
La Spezia port looks at unified logistics system
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Port institutions and operators are due to meet at the port today to discuss the possible future of a...
MedCruise attends Adriatic Sea Forum
Budva, Montenegro (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Medcruise, the association representing Mediterranean cruise ports, took part in the Adriatic Sea Forum, an...
Decal and San Marco Petroli plan to build a LNG Terminal in Porto Marghera
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Decal S.p.A., in joint venture with San Marco Petroli S.p.A., has successfully completed the feasibility study...
ALIS promotes sustainable logistics
Verona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The Association for Sustainable Logistics Intermodality (ALIS) promoted today at the “Sustainable...
Adriatic Sea Tourism Project – 2017 edition – executive summary
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The 5th edition of Adriatic Sea Tourism Report (ASTR) produces the annual analysis and description of maritime...
Trieste port reports €14.4 million profit in 2016
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Trieste port reported a €14.355 million ($15.6 million) profit in 2016, the management committee of the...
Executive Symposium: Shaping the future of the EU Maritime Transport Cluster
Florence, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2017 – On May 5, 2017, Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport, will deliver a keynote speech at...
SRM and Assoporti produce Mediterranean ports connectivity study
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – SRM and Assoporti have produced an overview to the operators on the Mediterranean and on the meaning of the...
New general secretary of Port System in the Ionian Sea appointed
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Dr. Fulvio Lino Di Blasio, currently Director at Ernst & Young Financial Business Advisors SpA, has...
Livorno port books €10.7 million profit in 2016
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 28, 2017 – Livorno port authority reported a net profit of €10.7 million ($11.7 million) in 2016. The port authority...
EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors
Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2017 – EU invests €22.1 million supporting synergies between transport & energy sectors Today, EU Member States...
Trieste handles more trains in Q1 2017
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – Trieste port handled more than 2,000 trains in the first quarter of 2017, a 20.06% increase on the same...
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...