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 Livorno set to benefit from National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) has...
British American Tobacco invests in the port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – British American Tobacco (BAT) is planning to invest around €500 million to establish a new hub for...
OMC-Med Energy Conference signs agreement with Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie
OMC-Med Energy Conference has signed a memorandum of understanding with OME, Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie, a non-profit organisation set up...
AdSP Livorno receives award in Ferrara
A recognition for the work carried out in the field of sustainability and the fight against environmental pollution. It was received by the president of...
Terminal Flavio Gioia orders two Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for terminal in Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 24, 2021 – Terminal Flavio Gioia S.p.A. (TFG) has placed an order for two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile...
GEFCO continues reinforcing the North Africa–Europe trade corridor
GEFCO, a global multimodal supply-chain expert and a leading provider of automotive logistics in Europe, is playing a growing strategic role in trade between...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees TEU traffic up over +8% in August
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – In August this year, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) saw container (TEU) movement up +8.3% compared to...
Grimaldi Group will launch the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari link for the transport of freight and passengers.
The Grimaldi Group has announced a new, important contribution for the territorial continuity between Sardinia and mainland Italy. Starting from next 23...
Port of Trieste to hold the first conference on innovation & digitisation in the logistics and port sector
The first conference dedicated to the relaunch of Italian exports through Pier IV in Trieste, the first conference dedicated to the relaunch of Italian exports...
Italy: €20 million fund for passenger port terminal operators
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2021 – The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has signed the decree that...
APM Terminals Vado Ligure’s first dedicated ‘Fast Corridor’ opens
16 September 2021 First ‘Fast Corridor’ provides uninterrupted link between Vado Ligure and inland customer APM Terminals Vado Ligure’s first dedicated...
Handling of MSC container vessel highlights Gioia Tauro’s capacity
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – The MSC Gulsum, which until last year held the record as the largest container ship in the world,...
Southern Italy excluded from the Green Ports Funds – Uniport
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – Southern port authorities face being excluded from the Green Ports Call of the Ministry of Ecological...
Palumbo Superyachts awarded concession at Port of Savona
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – For the second time, Palumbo Superyachts has been awarded a 20-year concession of the Savona production...
EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA – Interim report for the first quarter 2021
September 10, 2021 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA reported the following information: In the first quarter of the business year 2021 the container...
Minister for Economic Development visits Port of Genoa and meets operators
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2021 – The Italian Minister for Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has spent a day at the port of...
Port of Ancona and Sogesid sign development agreement
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) and...
Port of Ravenna in the first seven months of 2021 sees traffic up 19.7%
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – In the first seven months of 2021, the Port of Ravenna recorded a total handling of 15,438,272 tonnes,...
Seaport of Kiel gets connection via Hanover Lehrte to Verona
(Kiel, 6th September 2021) In eco-friendly rail freight transport, the seaport of Kiel is getting additional capacity and faster connections. Since the...
Italian ports see steel import delays
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – Italian ports are experiencing delays in processing steel imports due to EU import quotas and a lack of...