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.
Italian ministry sets up maritime forum to develop ports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (Mims) has set up the maritime forum to open a...
Are Chinese companies interested in Italy’s Port of Palermo?
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – In the last month, various reports have suggested that China may be looking at the Sicilian port...
Cruise terminal of port of Crotone to be managed by Port Operation Holding srl
Crotone, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – The cruise terminal of the port of Crotone it will be managed by Port Operation Holding srl, a...
COSCO Ports Shipping sees 11-month container handling up 4.1%
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, COSCO Ports Shipping Ltd has reported total global TEU handling of...
Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port Srl signs 33-year concession
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port Srl has signed a €221 million, 33-year ($249.7 million) contract with...
Port of Bari plans new passenger terminal
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – Early next year, the Port of Bari plans to issue a tender for the construction of a new passenger terminal...
Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard to build second Logistic Support for the Italian Navy
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – The Fincantieri SpA-led consortium Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Impresa (RTI) has been awarded a €410...
Interporto di Trieste, Fernetti, to join Ten-T core network
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Trieste interport, Fernetti, is one of the infrastructures included in the legislative proposal for...
Port of Civitavecchia and Adriatic backbone included in the legislative proposal of the EU Commission on the trans-European transport network
The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, expresses great satisfaction for the inclusion of the port of Civitavecchia and...
Italy sets up fund to support ports’ lost revenue from tourism
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility is to establish a fund to support port cities that...
Port of Venice published three-year plan
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The Port Authority of Venice & Chioggia has detailed its three year plan – Piano Operativo...
General manager of San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto, leaves company
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – Raffaella Del Prete has left the position of general manager of San Cataldo Container Terminal SpA...
Work starts on developing Palermo port’s shipbuilding facilities
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – There has been a start on the construction of ​​the second lot of the shipbuilding district...
Port of Ortona to become core port in the European Ten-T network
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The port of Ortona will become a core port of the European Ten-T transport network, according to a...
Ports of Genoa maintain 10-month cargo trend
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The Ports of Genoa showed a slight fall in traffic in October, however, the 10-month trend remains...
Port of Civitavecchia to be join core port in the EU Ten-T transport network
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – The Lazio port of Civitavecchia will become one of the core ports of the trans-European transport...
EU to support former workers at Cagliari container terminal
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – The European Parliament has approved the disbursement of around €1.49 million ($1.68...
European Investment Bank to lend funds to Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to furnish a €300 million ($339 million) framework loan to...
HHLA’s Piattaforma Logistica Trieste welcomes first container vessel.
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT), operated by Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA),...
Port of Taranto joins AIVP working group
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The Port of Taranto is one of 25 international members to join a working group set up by AIVP –...