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 Ravenna sees January 2021 cargo traffic up 4.1%
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Total cargo handled by Port of Ravenna in January 2021 was 1.91 million tons, up 4.1% (75,439 tons)...
Vado Gateway container terminal has passed technical/administrative testing
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 3, 2021 – Technical-administrative testing of the APM Terminals’ new Vado Gateway container terminal has been...
FSRU Toscana contributes to Italian gas system
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, the company controlled by SNAM and First Sentier Investors that manages the FSRU...
Italian government meets unions to discuss transport sector concerns
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) – March 1, 2021 The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Enrico...
CIRCLE announces the full release of Milos® Terminal Operating System for Trieste Intermodal Maritime Terminal
CIRCLE Group, has aannounced the full release of Milos® Terminal Operating System (TOS) for Trieste Intermodal Maritime Terminal (TIMT) in the port of Trieste...
LSCT (La Spezia Container Terminal) appoints new general manager
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – Yesterday, Walter Cardaci was appointed new General Manager of LSCT – La Spezia Container...
GTS Rail to open Genoa office
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – Bari-based intermodal freight transport company GTS Rail, is to open an office in Genoa. New staffers will be...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale sees ports recovery
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has reported a positive start to the year for traffic at its...
Brindisi port finalises location for customs free zone
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – The director general of the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM – Agenzia delle dogane e dei...
Grendi Trasporti Marittimi receives license to operate Olbia port, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Grendi Trasporti Marittimi will receive a license to officially operate as a company in the...
Kombiverkehr expands network via Gotthard
New relations between Krefeld, Rotterdam and Gent and Mortara in Italy – February 25, 2021 Kombiverkehr KG has added three new connections to its...
Grimaldi orders new six new Ro-Ro multipurpose vessels
The Grimaldi Group continues investing to upgrade and modernize its fleet. Today, with the signing of an agreement worth over $500 million, the Neapolitan...
Total cargo handled by Italian ports – 2019/2020
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Italian port association, Assoporti, has published the total cargo figures for 2019/2020 for the...
Project Agnes for renewable energy presented at Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Partners Saipem and Qint’x have jointly presented the Agnes project in Ravenna. Agnes is a...
Bari port joins the GUTTA project to reduce carbon emissions
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Civitavecchia is a candidate to become the first Italian port “Hydrogen Valley”
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals Throughput – January 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – In the first month of 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported container traffic of over 8.6...
Port of La Spezia reports 2020 cargo traffic down over 15%
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
Seabin arrives to clean Trieste port harbour
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 17, 2021 – “Seabin” is a new technoogy that facilitates the collection of up to 500 kg of plastic...
Taranto port publishes regulations for customs free zone
Port of Taranto, 16 February 2021 – These days, the process underlying the enhancement of the port of Taranto and the creation of a business environment...