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 of La Spezia reports slight rise in Jan-Sep cargo traffic
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – A slight rise in cargo traffic at the Port of La Spezia was recorded in the first nine months of 2021....
Port of Taranto promotes cruise ship offer at Savona event
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has attended the 2021 edition of the Italian Cruise Days in...
Port of Ancona plans Green Port status
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Ancona has presented 14 proposals involving total investments of €35.9 million ($41.57...
Fincantieri and Navantia agree to boost collaboration in European defence
Madrid/Trieste, November 2, 2021 – Fincantieri and Navantia have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their...
Grimaldi strengthens the Ravenna-Brindisi-Catania with Eco Catania and Eco Livorno
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The Grimaldi group is including two new super Ro-Ro vessels on its Ravenna-Brindisi-Catania service. The...
Libyan ambassador visits port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – Libya’s ambassador to Italy, Omar Abdelsalam al Tarhouni, as visited the port of...
Ports of Genoa has approved the budget for 2022
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The management committee of the Ports of Genoa has approved the budget for 2022. It forecasts revenue of...
Interporto Rivers Venezia realised in Marghera, Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – The industrial development plan of Interporto Rivers Venezia was presented today at the intermodal...
Port of Trieste risks losing business
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – Earlier this month, the authorities introduced rules, the Green Pass, requiring all workers either to...
Port of Trieste leads cruise industry recovery in Italy
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – The port of Trieste is forecast to receive 140,000 cruise ship passengers and 84 cruise ships by...
Port of Gioia Tauro to extend period of fee reductions
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has extended the reduction in concession fees, due for the year 2021, to last...
Belgian Ambassador to Italy visits the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – Earlier this month, the Belgian Ambassador to Italy, Pierre-Emmanuel De Bauw, visited the Lazio...
New promotional office of Trieste port in Budapest and expansion plans
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – The Port Authority of Trieste and Alpe Adria have opened their first promotional office abroad in Hungarian...
New gas pipeline to Port of Gela in Sicily approved
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – The planning authority in Malta has approved a plan to build a natural gas pipeline between Malta...
Eni and Fincantieri sign an agreement for initiatives to support the energy transition
San Donato Milanese (MI)/Trieste, October 19, 2021 – Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for...
Three of Europe’s poorest countries struggle to open pan-European corridor VIII connecting Adriatic and Black Seas
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – After years of neglect and inactivity, the transport ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania...
Gioia Tauro’s Medcenter to receive €6.2 million from Invitalia
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – Invitalia, the National Development Agency, is to provide a grant of €6.2 million ($7.2 million) to...
Port of Trieste issues statement on Green Pass action
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – Last Friday, the authorities introduced rules, the Green Pass, requiring all workers either to show proof...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited sees slight fall in Q3 2021 container traffic
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 17, 2021 – In the third quarter of 2021, the container terminals of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited handled 27.6...
Ports of Genoa and Miami sign a cooperation agreement
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – Genoa and U.S. port of Miami (PortMiami) have signed an agreement covering the themes of sustainability,...