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.
Northern Adriatic ports show increased cargo traffic in 2016
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Data for 2016 shows that in general the throughput in north Adriatic ports is increasing, being realised...
TMT increases TEU and rail volumes during January 2017
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.A. container volumes increased 25.5% in January 2017 compared to the same...
Police suspend dredging at La Spezia port
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Italian Police and the La Spezia harbourmaster have again suspended dredging at Molo Fornelli dock at...
Trieste, Genoa promoted as gateway for Chinese exports to Italy
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Italian Infrastructure and Transport Minister Graziano Delrio has held a meeting with representatives...
Former port president joins Venice Foundation
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Paolo Costa, former mayor and ex-Minister of Infrastructure and former president of Venice port, has...
EU Commission proposes multi-annual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 24, 2017 – Today the Commission adopted a proposal for a multi-annual plan for the management of small pelagic...
Event – Motorways of the Sea: The Maritime Dimension of Ten-T Network – Trieste – March 28, 2017
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2017 – The MediTelegraph, within its proposal of Events and Forum focused on shipping and intermodal...
Med ports unite on southern gateway alternative
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 25, 2017 – Ports from around the Mediterranean coast have agreed to form a specific organisation to promote the...
Ignazio Messina’s employees at Genoa port agree labour deal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – The employees of Italian company Ignazio Messina & C at Genoa port have signed an agreement changing...
Environmentalists appeal against Vado Ligure terminal construction
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Italian environmentalist organisation Italia Nostra has filed an appeal with the regional...
Fincantieri and Ferretti announce cooperation
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Italian companies Fincantieri and Ferretti Group have announced a cooperation agreement to...
European ports start project supporting sustainable mobility
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Representatives of the management of Valencia, Igoumenitsa, Dürres, Kotor and Limassol ports...
Fincantieri awarded Norwegian Cruise Line contract
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2017 – Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder, has been awarded a contract by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings...
Trieste Marine Terminal increases Munich train frequency
Trieste, Italy (PortSeurope) February 14, 2017 – A fourth regular weekly block train departure from Trieste to Munich and vice versa will commence at...
Trieste Marine Terminal introduces new NAVIS system
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) has introduced a NAVIS operating system, which will improve terminal...
Grimaldi promotes Barcelona-Sardinia line at Fruit Logistica fair
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – The fruit and vegetables market and the handling of perishable products have significant importance...
Liebherr delivers equipment to Italian ports
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Liebherr has said that it has delivered a LHM 550 crane to Compagnia Portuale, in Monfalcone and two...
AEW acquires logistics asset in northern Italy
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – AEW, a leading European real estate investment and asset manager, announces that it has acquired the DSV...
Infracapital to take control of Gruppo Investimenti Portuali
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 – Infracapital, a leading investor in European infrastructure, is set to take control of GIP (Gruppo...
Naples port cargo traffic rises 6.7% in 2016
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Naples port handled 22.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 6.7% on the year, with imports edging up...