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.
Spinelli invests in new Gottwald crane in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – The Spinelli group has announced the arrival of the new Konecranes Gottwald crane of sixth generation...
Southern ports to benefit from Italian government rail investment
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Southern ports are to benefit from Italian government rail investment in two high-speed projects. Two...
Italy: Top 10 container ports by TEU traffic – Jan-Sep 2022
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian ports organisation, has published total cargo figures for January-September 2022,...
Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post today. It has been designed to meet the...
Italian government has allocated €41 million for ports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – The Italian government has allocated €41 million for ports for the construction of infrastructural works...
Sestri shipyards under development in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – The Sestri Ponente shipyards in the Port of Genoa are being developed into a state-of-the-art super dock....
MSC consortium proposes Port of Genoa logistics hub
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2022 – A consortium of MSC Group, Ignazio Messina & C., Number 1 Logistic and Interglobo is proposing a new...
Port of Gioia Tauro to have fast cargo rail link with Veneto interport
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to have fast cargo rail link with the Padua-Veneto Interport. The plan...
Port of Livorno presents plan for dock electrification
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – The Port of Livorno has presented its plan for dock electrification which will also include the port of...
Italy must have more LNG regasifiers – Eni
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 11, 2022 – Italy must have more regasifiers for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is the view of Claudio Descalzi,...
Grimaldi increases services from Bari, Brindisi ports
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The Grimaldi shipping group is to increase services from the Southeastern Italian ports of Bari and...
Port of Ravenna sees cargo traffic up +2.8% in first 10 months
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – In January-October 2022, the Port of Ravenna handled a total of 23.14 million tonnes, up +2.8% (629,000...
Fusina terminal to host cruise ships for Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Venice Ro-Port Mos, concessionaire of the Autostrade del Mare terminal, and Venezia Terminal Passeggeri...
First customs corridor between two European states from the port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – The first customs corridor between two European states, to be launched by end-January 2023, will connect...
Port of Naples handles 16.6 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct 2022
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – Cargo turnover of the southwestern Italian port of Naples in January-October 2022 was 16.6 million tonnes, up...
Port of Gioia Tauro reduces anchorage fees
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – To support the growth of port traffic the Port of Gioia Tauro is to reduce anchorage fees. The...
Dredging continues at Ports of Genoa and Savona
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Dredging continues at the Ports of Genoa and Savona in order to support larger commercial and passenger...
Ports of Bari and Brindisi tender design for dock electrification
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The Ports of Bari and Brindisi have issued a tender for the design for dock electrification. Also known as...
Government supports LNG terminal in Piombino port, against city’s wishes
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The government is to challenge a court appeal by the city of Piombino to stop an liquefied natural gas...
Ports of Genoa to provide dockside electricity
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Ports of Genoa has announced plans to provide six berths for cruise ships and ferries with dockside...