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 Manfredonia continues to report growth
Commercial traffic in the port of Manfredonia continues to record constant and important growth, both in the flow of goods and in the number of berths –...
Port of Livorno trials 11.5-metre draft ships
With the arrival in Livorno of the Alexandra container ship, experiments began this morning to allow ships with a draft greater than the estimated 11.5 meters...
Grimaldi Group comments on Tirrenia-CIN request for government help
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – The Grimaldi Group has been critical of a move by rival shipper Tirrenia-CIN to request the intervention of...
EU Commission approves €270 million Italian measure to support rail freight and commercial passenger operators affected by coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €270 million Italian measure supporting both the rail freight sector and the rail...
Government agrees to relocation of large ships to Margera from Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2021 – The Italian government has agreed to temporarily divert the traffic of large ships from Venice to Marghera...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) awards pier redevelopment contract
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2021 – A consortium of Conscoop di Forlì and Operes Srl has been awarded a €24.5 million contract to...
Port of Livorno completes widening of access roads to the Molo Italia
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – The works to widen the access roads to the Molo Italia in the port of Livorno have been started by the...
Darsena Europa work is not at risk
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – “We want to work with the utmost transparency. In seven weeks we will have the new...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Naples) see February cargo down over -3%
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2021 – Last month the Campania ports administered by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
Enel X and Fincantieri commit to the energy transition for maritime transport in Italy
The two companies are working together to assess initiatives on creating electricity-powered infrastructure in Italian ports Rome, March 24th, 2021 – Enel X...
Port of Venice starts customs clearance at sea for bulk goods
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 24, 2021 – The first customs clearance at sea of bulk goods for single customer ships was carried out at the port of...
First vessel call at HHLA PLT, Trieste
On 20 March 2021, the Ro-Ro freighter Ulusoy 14 docked at the HHLA PLT Italy terminal in Trieste. This is the first commercial vessel call at the new...
Genoa port pushes creation of simplified logistics zone (ZLS)
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – Public and private stakeholders have met to prepare a Strategic Development Plan in a step towards creating...
F2i completes acquisition of MarterNeri
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – F2i Holding Portuale (Fph) has concluded the acquisition of MarterNeri and appointed the new CEO of Fph,...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an...
Fincosit starts construction of western quay of the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – Grandi Lavori Fincosit SpA has started construction work on the western quay of the port of Gioia...
PSA Genova Pra joins Groupement Fer consortium
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – PSA Genova Pra, operator of the largest container terminal at Genoa port, has become a partner of Groupement...
Italy’s Minister Mara Carfagna intervenes on the need to simplify SEZ procedures
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Mara Carfagna, Minister for the South, spoke yesterday at the Chamber of Deputies, saying that there will be...
Port of Taranto signs agreement for port-city development
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – An agreement has been signed by Regione Puglia, l’Agenzia Regionale Asset Puglia and l’Autorità di...
Luciano Guerrieri starts work at Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Luciano Guerrieri has taken up his new post as president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...