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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.

Taranto candidate for hydrogen project

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2021 – Taranto, a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy, is a candidate for investment to produce green...

Port of Ravenna to issue tender for new cruise terminal

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2021 – The Port of Ravenna plans to construct a €26 million ($31.1 million) cruise ship terminal. This will be...

Marina di Carrara opens improved port rail connections

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – The port of Marina di Carrara has inaugurated a new rail layout at the Fiorillo quay allowing cargo...

Local authorities seek help to relaunch Cagliari port’s container terminal

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – The mayor of Cagliari, Paolo Truzzu, and the Councilor for the Sea of ​​the Municipality,...

Port of Civitavecchia forms new training centre

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – A unique international training center is being set up in Civitavecchia, aimed at maritime, logistic...

Deputy Minister Morelli visits Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2021 – The Deputy Minister for Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility Alessandro Morelli, today visited the port...

Port of Brindisi see rise in cargo in March

Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Cargo statistics relating to March 2021 show growth in the port of Brindisi in commercial traffic, despite...

Lloyd’s Register renews La Spezia Container Terminal’s ISO certifications

ISO certifications for Integrated Management System for Quality, Occupational Health and Safety and the Environment at LSCT successfully renewed – March...

Port of Venice management committee meets

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP –...

Proposed extension to Port of Crotone breakwater subject to environmental assessment

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition has said that any extension to Port of Crotone breakwater be...

Port of Livorno replaces La Spezia in Hapag Lloyd/OOCL service

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The shipping companies Hapag Lloyd and Oocl have announced that from next May the scheduled service...

Port of Civitavecchia supports YEP MED project & improved labour skills

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The newly formed Port Logistics Community of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta (PLC) has said it...

Sicily’s SERMI orders Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane

Pozzallo, Sicily, Italy, (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Port terminal operator SERMI in Pozzallo has ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6...

Italian ports appeal against EU state aid judgment

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Italian port authorities, co-ordinated by port association Assoporti, have appealed to General Court of the...

Reduce air pollution in the Mediterranean – the objective of the LIFE4MEDECA project

The LIFE4MEDECA project, funded within the LIFE 2020 CALL for Preparatory Projects, aims to build consensus and awareness about the creation of an Emission...

Ports of Genoa – Traffic trend – February 2021

In February, the European Commission revised its economic growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 upwards, estimating that the euro area economy will grow by 3.8%,...

Ports of Genoa report cargo traffic down over -15% in February

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Last February, the traffic of goods handled by the ports administered by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...

Port of Ravenna sees February cargo traffic down over 10%

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – In February 2021, the port of Ravenna handled cargo goods of 1.8 million tons, down -10.3% compared to...

Sapir and Vesco Clays Italy cooperate on clay imports to port of Ravenna.

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Port terminal operator Sapir and the local subsidiary of the Ukraine’s Vesco Clays are to cooperate...

Turkish Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli visits the Port of Ravenna

Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Italy, visited the Port of Ravenna today – March 31, 2021 The Ambassador,...

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