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.
Italian ports boost recovery of container traffic in Mediterranean region
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – For once the ports of northern Europe are not the best on the continent, the ones that drive the...
Liguria Court dismisses appeals against La Spezia infrastructure projects
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Liguria region’s Administrative Court has considered “unfounded” the request by...
Grimaldi Lines delivers cargo to Esbjerg
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – Grimaldi Lines, the shipping line owned by the Naples-based Grimaldi Group, has started delivering...
Event – La Spezia port to attend Berlin Fruit Logistica
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – The Port of La Spezia will attend Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin February 8-10, 2017, as part of...
Naples port container traffic rises in 2016
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – After nearly three years of and strikes, container traffic at Naples port recorded growth, up 10.3% on the...
Mediterranean ports boost Asia-Europe container traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – The container traffic between Asia and Europe rose for the sixth consecutive month in November, an increase of...
Naples port to open San Vincenzo dock to public in summer 2017
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – San Vincenzo dock in Naples will be open to the public as of the summer of 2017, as the port authority of the...
MSC appoints former Genoa port president as institutional relations manager
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has appointed Luigi Merlo as institutional relations director. Merlo, a...
The Greens praise dialogue with Naples port president
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Italian political movement The Greens has praised the dialogue started with the president of Naples port...
Trieste port agrees on Sea Park construction project
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Maximum effort will be employed to speed up the creation of Sea Park in Trieste. This was announced by the...
Abruzzo regional government discusses Pescara port development
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Recovery through a shared strategy at Pescara port was the main topic of the meeting at the headquarters of...
Livorno port gets EU financing for staff training projects
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Livorno port is set to become a national training centre with a team effort between trade unions and...
Gioia Tauro port trade unions say harbour depends entirely on MSC
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – “The global crisis that hit the transshipment sector has been exacerbated by the gradual and...
Mediterranean ports join forces to attract container traffic
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 9, 2017 – Authorities at ports in the Mediterranean area agreed to form an organisation specifically designed to...
Central Tyrrhenian Sea port system board to meet on Jan 13
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2017 – The first meeting of the management committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port System will be held on...