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.
New RifLine container service arrives at Port of Salerno from China
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – At the end of last month, Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) welcomed the full container ship “Green...
Salerno Container Terminal ends 2021 with 316,176 TEU handled, +2%
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) ended 2021 with 316,176 TEU handled, an increase of +2.06% compared to...
Port of Reggio Callabria set for redevelopment
Regio Callabria, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The Southern Porto di Reggio Calabria is set for redevelopment as the managing authority aims to...
PSA Genova Pra’ to introduce container surcharge
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – Many ports globally are being blocked by the increasing number of containers (TEU) stored at their...
Trieste Marine Terminal issues tender for extension of Pier VII
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 6, 2022 – Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT), concessionaire of the Molo VII container terminal in the port, has...
Port of Gioia Tauro to build border control area for foods
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 6, 2022 – Work has started in the Port of Gioia Tauro on the construction of a multi-functional border control...
Dry dock removed from Port of Palermo
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 6, 2022 – A 19,000-ton dry dock has been removed from the Port of Palermo, an action that will free up...
Port of Taranto welcomes vessels diverted from Malta
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – From December 31 to January 14, new container ships will have arrived in...
Ports of Genoa records +6% in November cargo traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – In November, commercial traffic in the ports of Genoa recorded a growth of +6% compared to the same...
Port of Ancona puts out to tender concession of railway services inside the terminal
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Port of Ancona has published a tender for the concession of rail services for the movement of cargo...
RCM Costruzioni heads consortium for Sestri Ponente in Genoa port contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – A consortium, Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori, including Salerno-based RCM Costruzioni, has been awarded...
Comet srl workers plan strike at Port of Messina
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Uiltrasporti trade union has proposed that workers of Comet srl, a concessionaire at the port of...
Port of Augusta to receive loan from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – Investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Cdp) has granted a €53 million loan to Autorita’...
Malta Freeport full, eleven ships diverted to Taranto
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – In the past week, Malta Freeport has been experiencing vessel congestion. The result is that some...
Fincantieri consortium awarded €377.4 million contract for the Darsena Europa
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 31, 2021 – A consortium of Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere marittime, Società Italiana Dragaggi, Sales and...
TCR-Terminal Container Ravenna to end 2021 with increased container traffic
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – TCR-Terminal Container Ravenna is forecast to end 2021 with container handling of over 184,000 TEU, an...
La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra to be included in core TEN-T network
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – The La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra is to be included as a rail-road terminal of the...
Port of La Spezia discusses development with Tarros group
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – An agreement is expected to be signed in the next few days between the Tarros Group and Autorita’di...
Port of Ravenna sees 11-month cargo exceed pre-Covid levels
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) December 29, 2021 – In January-November 2021, the Port of Ravenna handled cargo of 24.76 million tons, up +21.8% on the...
Port of Trieste approves three-year plan
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...