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.
Construction work at the Port of Tremestieri set to resume
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Bruno Teodoro Spa is set to resume construction work at the port of Tremestieri, a crucial...
New Ro-Ro line between Trieste and Damietta
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – An agreement to launch a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) sea freight line with a capacity of 420 trucks every...
The Vestas group could return to the port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Vestas group could return to the port of Taranto and plans to apply for the concession to acquire...
Sardinia predicts bumper cruise ship business in 2024
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Sardinian Port System is forecasting over 650,000 cruise ship passengers on over 260...
Luxury cars seized by police in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro appears to be a focal in the smuggling operation of luxury cars from Canada...
Parties meet to discuss safe navigation in the Strait of Messina
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – The establishment meeting of the technical table for the safety of navigation in the Strait of...
La Spezia Container Terminal plans expansion
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) is planning an expansion which has the authorisation of...
Maersk ship arrives at Trieste after Red Sea attack
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Maersk Hangzhou ship arrived at Pier VII, Trieste Marine Terminal this week, after being attacked in...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees 2023 container traffic slightly down
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – Trieste Marine Terminal SpA handled 742,708 containers (TEU) in 2023, down -1.74% on 755,932 TEU in the...
Antitrust authority approves Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Italian Antitrust authority has approved the Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana. In...
Midolini F.lli acquires majority of Gruppo Servizi Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Midolini F.lli Spa has acquired Gruppo Servizi Trieste Srl, a company active in the sector of transport...
Europea Servizi Terminalistici – new concession for Augusta Port
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST) has signed a 25-year concession agreement for a terminal on...
AdSP del Mare Di Sardegna, 3-year operational plan approved
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The management committee of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP...
Ecuadorean cocaine goes to smaller European ports
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – As cartels and crime syndicates flock to Ecuador for cocaine trade profits, its murder rate has...
NATO minehunters protect TAP pipeline in Adriatic Sea
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Under the headline Two NATO minesweepers in the Adriatic to protect TAP Greek Naftemporiki newspaper...
Cosulich, COSCO buy Novara-based Trasgo
Milan, Novara (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – COSCOS, a joint venture of COSCO and Fratelli Cosulich, has bought Novara-based, trucking and logistics...
Rome approves strategic planning document of Strait Ports System
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – At the end of last year, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport approved the Strategic...
F2i Holding extends Marina di Carrara concession
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – F2i Holding has extended its concession for Marina di Carrara by a further five years to 2043. The...
A new railway between RFI main line and port of Augusta, Sicily
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – A railway connection will be built between the RFI main line and the port of Augusta. This was...
Terminal Container Ravenna reports satisfactory 2023
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) is expected to end 2023 with container handling of over 190,000 TEU....