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.
Costa Smeralda, the green flagship of Costa Cruises, sets sail from Savona for the first trip of 2021 
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) May 2, 2021 – With a brief ceremony in the presence of the President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
Taranto Cruise Port set to start operations
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – An official presentation ceremony to the port community of Taranto Cruise Port, a concessionaire newly...
About €111 million in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan to support the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – Extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro, Andrea Agostinelli, has said that...
Grimaldi launches Antwerp-Cork direct freight line
Naples, 29 April 2021 The Grimaldi Group is significantly strengthening its presence in the Republic of Ireland with the launch of a feeder ro-ro service...
In the last quarter of 2020, Eurokai’s port terminals handled 2.9 million containers (+ 7.2%)
The German group closed the year with a net loss of -30.6 million euros – April 29, 2021 After a long series of annual profits, in 2020 the German...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) to acquire rail connection to Monfalcone port
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...
AdSP proceeds with innovative environmental sustainability projects at port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
Positive first quarter for the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – The port of La Spezia handled a total of 328,268 TEUs, up 6.1% compared to the same period last...
Genoa Blue Agreement renewed to reduce emissions
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – The Genoa Blue Agreement has been renewed, a voluntary agreement promoted by the Port Authority of Genoa...
Assoporti supports port investments in Italy’s national economic recovery plan
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – Assoporti (the Association of Italian Ports) has welcomed the latest draft of the national recovery and...
Government representative visits port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – The Undersecretary for the South and Territorial Cohesion, Dalila Nesci, has visited the Port...
Record for rail freight at Genova Pra’
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – PSA Genova Pra’ has reported that in the month of March, the facility transported 20,892 TEU by rail, a...
Port of Taranto sees Q1 traffic up over 9%
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, the port of Taranto handled 4.6 million tons of goods, an increase of +9.1%...
Giuseppe Grimaldi appointed general secretary of AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Naples)
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – On the recommendation of the president Andrea Annunziata, Presdient of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...
HHLA concession contract for the Trieste Logistics Platform signed
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale...
Italy appoints commissioners for the release of 57 public works
Minister Giovannini: “It is an important act for the realization of fundamental public works long overdue by citizens and businesses, partly already...
Trieste Marine Terminal cargo still growing in first quarter
TEUs handled both ship to shore and by train are growing again at the container terminal of Molo VII of the Port of Trieste – April 19, 2021 Trieste...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees project cargo up in the first quarter of 2021
Twenty-eight project cargoes handled in the first quarter of the year place Trieste Marine Terminal again at the verge of a sector that, for the container...
Italy’s Minister Giovannini renews top management of the port authorities and defines the strategic objectives
The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini has started the completion of the procedures for the renewal of the presidents of...
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Mobility Alessandro Morelli visits port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2021 – Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Mobility Alessandro Morelli, has visited the port of Gioia Tauro...