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.
Powerful trade unions get involved in the Brindisi FSRU project
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – The two main trade unions in Italy clashed about the Edison project for the construction of an liquefied...
Fedespedi report looks at port performance in 2022
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – Industry federation Fedespedi has published a report on foreign trade on 2022 with details about ports...
Four bcm FSRU ship docked in Italy’s Piombino
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – Golar Tundra, the giant ship that will serve as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasifier, has arrived...
Ferretti Group acquires shipyard in San Vitale, Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The Ferretti Group has acquired a shipyard of over 70,000 m², including a dry dock, in San Vitale, in...
Port of Livorno closed 2022 with a +35.8% rise in trains
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) March 19, 2023 – The port of Livorno closed 2022 with an increase of 35.8% in the total number of terminalised trains...
New Genoa logistics warehouse opened – Pra’ Distripark Europa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – PSA Italy has opened a new warehouse, Pra’ Distripark Europa, in the port basin of Genoa Pra’. It...
Medkon Lines to start calling at the port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – Medkon Lines has announced that it will start calling at the port of Taranto. The company will be calling...
Italy: Messina Bridge Decree approved by the Council of Ministers
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – The Italian government’s Council of Ministers has given the green light to a text that allows the...
European Investment Bank, Italy discuss investment
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) have met to...
Valenciaport supports motorways of the sea
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has participated in the LetExpo fair dedicated to logistics in the...
Chioggia port expects sharp rise in cruise ship passengers in 2023
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Chioggia port is forecasting a sharp rise in cruise ship passengers in 2023, compared to 2022. Last year,...
€3.4 billion to modernise the Palermo-Catania railway line
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – As part of the InvestEU programme, a total of €3.4 billion will be available to modernise and upgrade...
Automar set to expand in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Automar S.p.A is set to expand its premises in the Port of Gioia Tauro. Automar S.p.A. is a leading...
Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022, with significant gains in container and...
Icop wins Trieste Marine Terminal construction contract
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Icop has won the contract for the executive design and the execution of all the works of the first section...
New MSC connection serving Egypt via TMT
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Starting last month, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) started a new connection operated by MSC –...
New commercial port of Fiumicino beginning to take shape
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – The new commercial port of Fiumicino is beginning to take shape. A contract has been awarded for the...
Fincantieri reports improved 2022 financial results, orders recover
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – The Board of Directors of Fincantieri S.p.A., has approved the draft financial statements of the...
Italy plans transport corridor with Ukraine
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The Italian government is set to propose the establishment of a transport corridor linking its North...
British American Tobacco opens second production line in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – BAT Italia, part of British American Tobacco, is to open a second production line i in the FreEste area in...