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.
Civitavecchia port to develop national rail links
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The report was signed last month to start the reorganization works of the railway system in the...
Honda Italia favours Trieste port and railway
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Honda Italia delivers its auto components from the Far East to Trieste port and onwards by rail to...
Italy’s Bari, Brindisi ports to invest in agri-food logistics
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Italy’s Bari, Brindisi ports will invest in agri-food logistics with €8 million in funding from the...
Authority approves Hapag-Lloyd acquisition of 49% of Spinelli
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) has authorized the acquisition of 49% of...
PSA Italy ends 2022 with container growth
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – PSA Italy ended 2022 with +3% growth compared to 2021 in terms of containers handled in its terminals...
MSC’s Terminal Investment acquires Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – MSC’s Terminal Investment (TiL) division will acquire Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT) in Livorno...
Kombiverkehr acquires 10% of Rail Hub Milano
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Sogemar and Kombiverkehr have entered into a partnership which includes Kombiverkehr acquiring a 10% stake...
Vestas Blades Italia Srl submits Zes request in Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Vestas Blades Italia Srl has submitted a request for a concession in the Zes (special economic zone) in...
Enel and Costa Crociere to cooperate on sustainable maritime mobility
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 6, 2023 – Enel and Costa Crociere are to cooperate to promote sustainable maritime mobility for cruises. A Memorandum...
Port of Trieste publishes the calls for tenders for dock electrification
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2023 – The Port of Trieste has published calls for tenders for the design and electrification of the docks at...
The Port of La Spezia has issued tenders for dock electrification
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has issued tenders for dock electrification (cold ironing). The client is...
New Venice, Far East container service starts
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Italian Rif Line is a container service operating between Venice and the Far East. The MV Rijnborg, a...
Fincantieri to build new cruise ship pier in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Fincantieri Spa will head a consortium to build new cruise ship pier in the Port of La Spezia. The...
Port of Gioia Tauro handles 17 ships concurrently
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Yesterday, at 0800 in the Port of Gioia Tauro, 17 ships docked concurrently. Gioia Tauro is...
Sicily’s port of Siracuse tenders decarbonisation work
Syracuse, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – The Sicilian port of Syracuse has issued tenders for decarbonisation work including electrified...
Port of Salerno tests Grimaldi hydrogen tug master
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – The Port of Salerno is testing a Grimaldi hydrogen tug master. The first operational tests in the port of...
Croatia joins the EU Schengen area – ports to benefit
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – Croatia joins the EU Schengen area and with the removal of border checks, the region’s ports will...
Three ports of Augusta, Catania and Pozzallo handled 34.9 mt of cargo in 2022
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 26, 2022 – The three ports of Augusta, Catania and Pozzallo handled 34.9 million tons of cargo in 2022. The...
Fincantieri to build new Hydro-Oceanographic Ship for the Italian Navy
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – As part of an European Union tender for the Defence and Security sector, Fincantieri has signed a contract...
Port of Monfalcone increases staff recruitment
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – The North Adriatic Port of Monfalcone is recruiting new staff with 50 new workers sought. The process...