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.
CMA CGM to offer improved intermodal solutions covering Piacenza & Northern Italy
CMA CGM – Tuesday, June 01, 2021 CMA CGM is pleased to inform that our current product intermodal and inland solutions covering Piacenza and Northern...
Port of Ravenna sees cargo traffic up 19% in first 5 months
The handling of goods in the port of Ravenna for the first 5 months is growing by about 19% compared to the same period in 2020 – June 2, 2021 According...
Grouping headed by Rina Consulting won the tender for the design of the terminal in Marghera
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – The consortium headed by the company Rina Consulting of Genoa has won the tender for the design of the...
The Grimaldi group will operate the Naples-Cagliari-Palermo Ro-Pax line
The Grimaldi Group boosts its transport links to and from Italy’s largest islands and finally sails “home”. In fact, yesterday evening the Neapolitan...
Italy-Libya: meeting between Ministers Giovannini and Al Shahoubi
At the center of the talks the strong collaboration between the countries for the recovery of Libya, the support for the transition and the consolidation of...
Port of Trieste reports increased traffic in first four months of 2021
The recent incident in the Suez Canal and the ongoing pandemic have not broughtnegative repercussions on container traffic at the port of Trieste in the first...
Greece and Italy ratify delimitation of maritime zones
Announcement of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the completion of the ratification process of the Greece-Italy agreement for the delimitation...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale and digITAlog sign digitisaltion contract
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – DigITAlog SpA (formerly UIRNet) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
Cargo traffic at Port of Naples returns to growth in March
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – After 12 consecutive months of decline, in March 2021 the traffic of goods handled by the ports of Naples,...
MSC Cruises has applied for a 25-year cruise port concession at the Adriatic port of Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2021 – MSC Cruises, one of the world’s leading shipping companies, has applied for a 25-year cruise port...
Port of Ancona shows positive freight and passenger traffic in the first four months of 2021
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – In the first four months of 2021, the port of Ancona recorded total cargo movement of 3,145,634 tons, an...
Port of Livorno reports improved Q1 2021 cargo numbers
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The port of Livorno sees signs of recovery after the effects of the pandemic on commercial traffic in 2020...
Port Authority of Augusta-Catania to receive central funds
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The Italian government has signed the decree of allotment of €115 million ($140 million) for the design of...
Italian government allocates €117 milion to infrastructure
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility will allocate €107 million ($130.3 million) in...
Italian government makes €107 million available to Municipalities, Metropolitan Cities and Port System Authorities
The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility makes €107 million available to Municipalities, Metropolitan Cities and Port System Authorities for...
Fincantieri and Comau together for innovation of production processes with robotics
Trieste/Grugliasco (Turin), May 20, 2021 – Fincantieri and Comau, two Italian excellences and world leaders in their respective reference markets, signed a...
Consul General of the United States visits the port of Genoa
The United States Consul General in Milan, Robert Needham, together with the Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, Holly Holzer, visited the Port of Genoa...
Circle S.p.A. signs an agreement with Vasanda
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2021 – Circle S.p.A. has signed an agreement with Vasanda to set the standard in sustainability screening through its...
Ports of Genoa report record container handing in April
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2021 – Ports of Genoa reported container handing of 248,226 TEU in April 2021, up 29.1% on April 2020 and up 8.8% on...
EUROKAI Group sees container handling volumes up 17.3% in Q1 2021
Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021 the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group saw a rise in handling volumes of...