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.
Edison in Brindisi port to promote LNG project
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Representatives of the Edison group will be in Brindisi next week to meet port officials and local...
Ports of Genoa sees slight fall in July cargo traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – In July 2023, the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure handled a total of 5.77 million tonnes, down -0.2%...
150 kilos cocaine found in Port of Gioria Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Approximately 150 kilos of very pure cocaine were seized by the Fiamme Gialle in the port area of...
Port of La Spezia cargo traffic down -4.2% in first half of 2023
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – In the first six months of the year, 6,445,618 tons of goods passed through the La Spezia terminals,...
Port of Genoa able to transport 4 m high road trailers by rail
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The newly rebuild Facchini 1 tunnel, included in the route of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi – Genoa...
Port of Venice reports total cargo down nearly 5% in first half
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – The Port of Venice has reported total cargo handled of 12.34 million tons in the first half of 2023, down...
TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor connects ports of Bari and Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – The railway line between Italy’s Adriatic Sea port of Bari and the Tyrrhenian Sea port of Naples, in the...
Port of Piombino to build Axpo-chartered LNG carrier
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – The San Giorgio shipyard in Piombino will build an liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel with a...
Port of La Spezia receives first 24,000 TEU vessel
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has received the MSC Nicola Mastro, the first 24,000 TEUs container ship to touch...
Cocaine found on two ships in Vado Ligure
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Local law enforcement and customs officials have seized two quantities of cocaine in ships in Vado Ligure....
MSC withdraws interest in Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...
Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...
Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...
Port of Ravenna exports BMWs to the Far East
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2023 – Last April, Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) started exporting cars and since then has handled around 3,000...
Sardinia’s Olbia plans mega-yachts facility
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – The Port Authority of Sardinia has agreed to construct a new facility for mega-yachts to support...
Naples port terminal operators under investigation
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – The Italian competition and markets authority is investigating four terminal operators in the port of Naples...
La Spezia cruise businesses join Blue Flag agreement
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – A new voluntary “Blue Flag” agreement was signed yesterday at the cruise terminal in La...
Messina Strait port authority publishes 3-year plan, future bridge considered
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has approved a three-year...
Port of Livorno plans dredging works
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno will soon start the process which will remove 195,000 m³ of material from a...
Port of Taranto starts dredging, Yilport container terminal
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has started dredging the seabed in front of the Yilport container terminal to -16.5...