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.
Contship Italia Group – April 2017 – quarterly newsletter
Milan, Italy, March 30, 2017 Contship Italia Group has published the latest edition of CS WINdow, a quarterly newsletter, providing news, views, analysis and...
Calabria government to discuss Gioia Tauro port development
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – The president of Calabria regional government, Mario Oliverio, requested and was granted a special session...
Intermed names president
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Paolo Emilio Signorini, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (the Western...
Ceremony marks first presentation of Silver Muse by Fincantieri
Trieste, 2 April 2017 – Silver Muse, the new ultra-luxury cruise ship built by Fincantieri for Silversea Cruises, was presented today at Fincantieri’s...
Eastern Ligurian Sea Port System approves sale of shares in Discovery company
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (Eastern Ligurian Sea Port System) held its first...
Ferrovie Nord Milano acquires 49% stake in FuoriMuro
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Italian public transport company Ferrovie Nord Milano has acquired a 49% stake in the capital of FuoriMuro...
EU Commissioner Vella visits joint research centre in Ispra
Brussels, Belgium, 29/03/2017 – EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime affairs and Fisheries visited the Joint Research...
Trieste port to cooperate with Venice
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2017 – The future of Trieste port is not competition with Venice, but with Koper and Rijeka, the president of Friuli...
Chinese delegation visits Mediterranean ports
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – A delegation from state-owned China Railway International visited Livorno port last week with an interest...
Naples, Salerno and Castellammare present at Mediterranean Tourism Exchange
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – For the first time, the integrated range of port and tourist services of the ports of Naples, Salerno and...
Eurogate Intermodal reinforces south-east services to Istanbul
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) is expanding its intermodal transport network and reinforcing Munich as a hub...
EU funding worth €48 million is available to ports in Apulia
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – The Councillor for Infrastructure and Public Works of Apulia region, Giovanni Giannini, has presented a...
Tremestieri port overhaul to start in August
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – The capacity upgrade works at Tremestieri port, south of Messina in Sicily, will start in August, transport...
Trieste port cargo traffic rises 8.66% in January
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – Trieste port cargo traffic rose by 8.66% on the year to 5.139 million tonnes in January 2017. The highest...
Italy’s SNAV to halt operation of regular Pescara-Split service
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – Italian ferry operator SNAV SpA has announced plans to halt the operation of the regular service connecting...
TMT increases container and intermodal traffic during February
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – The volumes in TEU moved by Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.A. (TMT) in February 2017 show an increase of...
Trieste, port and dry port continue integration
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – The authority that manages Trieste’s port of call continues to expand the complete integration between...
Coal, steel traffic disappearing from Ligurian ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2017 – Declining maritime freight rates, the closure of coal-fired power plants, industrial transformation: the...
Savona, Genoa ports to become backbone of Italian harbour system
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – The port system of Genoa and Savona will be the backbone of the Italian harbour sector, as guaranteed by...
Ocean Alliance maiden voyage to Adriatic: new routing from April
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – With effect from the first week of April (departures from Far East), the Ocean Alliance service to the...