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.
Port work agency formed in Port of Cagliari
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – A new port work agency has been formed in Port of Cagliari. KALPOR.T. srl is officially...
Is Trieste Maritime Terminal about to change hands?
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – It is possible that Trieste Maritime Terminal (TMT) is about to change hands. TMT operates the container...
Grimaldi Group inaugurates new Porto Torres – Savona maritime connection
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – The Grimaldi Group has inaugurated the new Porto Torres – Savona maritime connection for the transport...
Terminal Container Ravenna inaugurates a new crane and celebrates 20 years
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) has inaugurated a new crane and celebrated twenty years of activity. The...
Ports of Genoa and DP World have signed an agreement to develop port transport, logistics and industrial chains
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – The Ports of Genoa and DP World have signed an agreement to develop the transport, logistics and industrial...
Port of Ravenna sees cargo traffic up over 15% in first quarter
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2022 the Port of Ravenna handled a total of 6,724,557 tons, up by +15.5% (over...
Ports of Ancona and Ortona, freight traffic on the rise in the first quarter of 2022
The data of the freight traffic of the ports of Ancona and Ortona in the first quarter of 2022 are more than positive. According to the calculations of the...
Costa Cruises looks at market in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – The cruise group Costa Cruises has held a meeting with the port authority in Cagliari as it plans...
The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today. It is a voluntary agreement...
EUROKAI sees increased TEU throughput in Q1 2022
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, terminal operator EUROKAI reported TEU handling of 3.12. million TEU,...
Region Calabria takes ownership of Gioia Tauro port railway connection
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – Region Calabria has taken ownership of the railway connection between the stations of Rosarno and San...
Port of Palermo starts process for the development of the waterfront
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – Port of Palermo has started the process to award contracts for the development of the waterfront....
Port of Genoa awards dock electrification contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The Nidec Asi consortium has been awarded a contract to design and implement the electrification project of...
Dredging at Darsena Toscana has started
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Last month, dredging at Darsena Toscana at Livorno port started. La Cittadella di Codevigo (Padua) is the...
Port of Trieste sees record container traffic in April
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – The port of Trieste handled 80,000 TEUs in April this year, an increase of +41% compared with the same month...
Turkish delegation in the fruit and vegetable sector attends presentation of the Port of Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – A large Turkish delegation of international operators in the fruit and vegetable sector has attended the...
Port authority signs MOU to develop the port of Rio Marina
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to develop pleasure boating facilities at the port of Rio...
Port of Taranto has reported total cargo traffic of 1.44 million tons in March 2022, a decrease of -11.9%
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – The Southern port of Taranto has reported total cargo traffic of 1.44 million tons in March 2022, a decrease...
In the first quarter of 2022, the Ports of Rome and Lazio report over 15% total cargo growth
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the Ports of Rome and Lazio reported total cargo traffic of 3.46 million...
Yilport presents new industrial plan for Taranto container terminal
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – Yilport, the concessionaire of Taranto’s San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT), has presented the new...