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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.

RFI, Webuild sign €700 million Genoa contract

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and Webuild have signed a €700 million contract to continue working on...

Port of Taranto sees quarter 3, 2023, cargo traffic up +17.5%

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The Port of Taranto reported 4 million tonnes (mt) of cargo handled in quarter 3, 2023, up +17.5% on...

Brindisi, Manfredonia start projects with state funding

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The ports of Brindisi and Manfredonia will start projects with state funding. Both ports are managed by...

Snam presents FSRU plan in Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – Last week, gas grid operator Snam and the Municipality of Ravenna today presented the company’s...

Port of Gioia Tauro has opened the western quay for tugboats

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the western quay which is dedicated to tugboat services....

Port of Trieste reports cargo traffic slightly down in October 2023

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – In January-October 2023, the Port of Trieste handled 46.7 million tonnes of goods, slightly down -1.51%...

MSC and FS Italiane Group to set up intermodal terminal network

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – International logistics and shipper MSC and FS Italiane Group, the state-owned railway holding company,...

Cagliari port predicts 2024 will be boom year for cruise tourism

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Cagliari port is predicting that 2024 will be a boom year for cruise passenger tourism. The...

EU is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Union (EU) is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro from the...

€80 million for Ancona port and Fincantieri’s shipyard

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Italy’s Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (ADSP) and Trieste-based Fincantieri, one of the...

Edison supports Costa Morena Est as an LNG site in Brindisi port

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – Costa Morena Est is the best location for the construction of the LNG facility for the first project in...

Axpo delivers LNG to Piombino port and Panigaglia, Italy

Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – Swiss energy trader and renewable energy company Axpo has delivered liquefied natural gas (LNG) to...

Port of Genoa starts dock electrification work

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The Port of Genoa has reported that construction work has started on dock electrification of the passenger...

Italy experiences surge in cruise ship tourism

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2023 – Italy is experiencing a surge in cruise ship tourism and 2024 is forecast to be a record year. Italy is...

Eteria loses Genoa breakwater appeal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The Liguria Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has rejected the appeal of the Eteria consortium against...

Ports of Genoa reports record passenger numbers for Jan-Sep 23

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have reported over 4 million passengers, cruises and ferries, in...

€317 million tender for project work at ports of Augusta and Catania

Catania, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – A €317 million tender for project work at the ports of Augusta and Catania has been published...

Baker Hughes to invest in Calabria ports

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The U.S. energy and technology company, Baker Hughes, will invest in Calabria, in the ports of...

Fedespedi publishes container terminals analysis, 2023

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – Fedespedi, the National Federation of International Shipping Companies, has published: “Container...

Trieste Marine Terminal handled 64,277 containers in Sept 2023

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – Trieste Marine Terminal handled 64,277 containers (TEU) in September 2023, compared to 63,208 TEU in the...

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