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 Piombino reports record weekend for passengers
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) August 17, 2021 – The weekend immediately preceding the August bank holiday weekend was a record one for the port of...
Port of Civitavecchia – quay 29 becomes operational
It will be a mid-August of intense work for the port of Civitavecchia. Next Sunday, in fact, the “Euro Valencia” of Grimaldi Lines arrives for the first...
LSCT to start tests for new container facilities
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – Investigations will start soon regarding the possibility of have new dock facilities in Marina del...
“Norwegian Prima” floated out in Marghera
Trieste, August 13, 2021 – “Norwegian Prima”, the first of six vessels of Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) new Prima Class of ships was...
Italy: the Infrastructure Annex to Def 2021 has been published
From today, the Infrastructure Annex to the 2021 Economic and Financial Document (DEF) is available online on the website of the Italian Ministry of Economy...
Port of Palermo sees near +5% rise in first half cargo traffic
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2021 – In the first half of 2021 the port of Palermo handled 3.64 million tons of goods, an increase of...
Akkon Lines’ Intra-Med service to call at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2021 – The Turkish shipping company Akkon Lines will include the port of Genoa in the rotation of its new...
Modimar srl wins planning contract for AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Ancona)
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – Modimar srl will head a consortium of seven companies which has been awarded the contract to draw up the...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) approves three-year plan
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – The management committee of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP –...
Inauguration ceremony for two new infrastructural works in the port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 27, 2021 – A symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony and blessing by the Archbishop of Taranto, Archbishop Filippo Santoro,...
CIRCLE GROUP and Magellan Circle among the members of international consortium of “PIONEERS” project
Genoa, 10th August 2021 CIRCLE Group, the Group specialized in the analysis and development of innovation and digitalization solutions for the port and...
Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia sign green hydrogen agreement
Rome/Trieste, August 5th, 2021 – The definition of an integrated solution for the production, supply, management and use of green hydrogen for port...
Ports of Genoa sees June cargo increase of +22%
The ports of Genoa-Savona-Vado Ligure have recorded a 22% growth in total cargo traffic in June 2021. The good performance of the March-June period led to an...
Savi Srl awarded Genoa port concession
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Savi Srl awarded Genoa. Ports of Genoa has approved the issue of a 10-year concession to Savi Srl relating...
Ports of Genoa to provide compensation to port companies
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Ports of Genoa has approved the payment of indemnities in favour of the Port Companies of Genoa and...
Technical Roundtable for Venice starts work
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini has hosted the first meeting of the...
Italy: €7.5 billion divided for regional railways, ports, redevelopment of public housing
The Unified Conference has given the green light to the decrees of the MIMS on the allocation of resources of the complementary Plan and of the Pnrr –...
Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will...
Port of La Spezia sees Q2 2021 cargo up over 16%
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – In the second quarter of 2021, total cargo handled by the port of La Spezia recorded an increase of +...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) sees cargo traffic up over 8% in Q2 2021
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – In the second quarter of 2021 the ports of Bari, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Barletta and Monopoli, handled 3.33...