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.
Genoa port runs Covid-19 vaccination in cruise terminal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2021 – On February 13, 2021, the vaccination campaign against Coronavirus started at the second terminal of the...
Porti Verdi: the route towards sustainable development
For the first time, a joint study by Enel X and Legambiente plots a route to faster carbon disengagement in the maritime sector: a major opportunity for...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees increase in January TEU cargo
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) has reported container traffic in January increased by 8.1%, compared to...
Port of Trieste sees cargo traffic down -13% in 2020
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – In 2020 the port of Trieste handled over 54 million tons of goods, with a decrease of about -13% on the...
Enrico Giovannini is the new Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Prof. Enrico Giovannini has been sworn in as Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. he...
DP World reportedly showed interest in Cagliari port in 2019
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – Local sources have reported that Dubai-based DP World was in 2019 in contact with the local...
Livorno port start pier reconstruction works
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The port of Livorno has commenced the restructuring work on 35 meters of Pier 13 between the Torre del...
Against the trend – Palermo port reports increased cargo traffic in 2020
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – In contrast to the most ports globally, the West Sicilian port of Palermo saw cargo traffic in...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) signs anti-mafia protocol
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The prefect of Bari, Antonia Bellomo, and president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
Civitavecchia port cargo traffic down over 22% in 2020
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – Total tonnage of the three ports was 3.3 million tons in 2020, down -22.9%). The ports were also...
Alberto Chiovelli appointed commissioner of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta)
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has appointed Alberto Chiovelli, 57, commissioner of...
Grimaldi clarifies its Adriatic strategy
Naples, 8 February 2021 With regards to the latest articles which appeared on the Greek press concerning an alleged war declared by the Grimaldi Group on the...
Genoa port investment continued in 2020
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – During 2020, in addition to the Extraordinary Program for the relaunch of the port of Genoa, the...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) reports 9% fall in traffic in 2020
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – Last year, the traffic of cargo handled by ports of Bari, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Barletta and Monopoli...
Grimaldi doubles its connections between Ancona and Greece
Naples, 5 February 2021 The latest great news from the Grimaldi Group involves the transport services for passengers and freight between Italy and Greece. In...
AdSP MAM (Bari) makes progress with Zona Franca Doganale Interclusa
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Director General of the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM – Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli),...
AdSP MAM (Bari) submits two projects to the HORIZON 2020 framework program
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP MAM – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Cagliari port rejects Pifim bid for container terminal concession
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – The proposal by Pifim Company to manage the concession of the port’s container terminal...
Fincantieri officially takes part in the sea defence project
Fincantieri has officially started its activities within the SEA Defence project, which has been selected within the European Defense Industrial Development...
Management changes at the top of Italy’s port system
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – There have been various changes at the top of Italy’s network of state-owned Autorita’ di Sistema...