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.
PSA Venice offers to invest €80 million
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – PSA Venice offered to invest €80 million in its facility in Porto Marghera if its concession is...
Ambassador of Korea visits Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Seong-ho Lee has visited the Port of Genoa and was hosted by...
Port of Genoa moves steel billets cargo to interport by rail
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – The Port of Genoa has transported over 1,000 steel billets to Lecco-Maggianico interport. The steel was...
Falck starts testing energy storage in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2022 – Falck Renewables has started testing a 9MW energy storage in Port of Genoa. The facility will power the...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires a 49% stake in the Spinelli Group, Genoa
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 15, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd has acquired a 49% take in the Spinelli Group of Italy. The Spinelli family control 51%...
Spinelli Group of Genoa orders equipment from Konecranes
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – Spinelli Group of Genoa has ordered equipment from Konecranes of Finland. Spinelli ordered the first...
Worker strikes start at ports of Livorno, Piombino & Elba
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – Worker strikes have started at the ports of Livorno, Piombino & Elba following the collapse of...
YILPORT Taranto started using new railway connections on September 1
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2022 – YILPORT Taranto started using new railway connections on September 1 at its terminal in the port....
Port of Livorno makes room for larger cruise ships
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2022 – The Port of Livorno is making room for larger cruise ships by making new space at quay 75. Cranes...
Italy and Lithuania sign intermodal agreement
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2022 – The governments of Italy and Lithuania have signed an intermodal agreement to increase trade between...
Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...
Italian ports report positive first half year for cargo traffic
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Italian ports report positive cargo traffic numbers. A total of 244,039,383...
Port of Gioia Tauro to open terminal port rail link
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to open a terminal port rail link meaning that the car terminal operated...
Port of Taranto to test new magnetic levitation system for railways
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Taranto is to test a new magnetic levitation system for railways. This is a result of the...
Friuli Venezia Giulia to challenge Wartsila Trieste plant closure in court
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia is to challenge the plant closure planned by Wärtsilä. In July, the...
Port of Ancona signs agreement to develop electrification of its docks
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – The Port of Ancona has signed an agreement to develop electrification of its docks. The agreement was...
Italy to invest in ports based agrifood logistics
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – The Italy government is to invest in ports based agrifood logistics with €150 million. The Minister of...
Port of Trieste reports first half 2022 cargo up +13.23%
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – The Port of Trieste reports first half 2022 cargo up +13.23% to 29.15 million tons (mt). Most categories...
Calata Oli Minerali completes first phase development
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – At Calata Oli Minerali, the first phase of work has been completed, included the levelling of the south...
Hupac increases Germany-Italy intermodal links
Zurich, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – Hupac is to increase the rail freight links between Germany and Italy. From September 5, the Duisburg...