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 ports report December 2020 cargo traffic down -5.4%
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – The Ports of Genoa Authority has reported that total traffic at its ports in December reduced for the tenth...
Adriatic LNG launches public consultations on Open Season
Milan, February 3, 2021 – Â Adriatic LNG, the company that owns and operates the first LNG regasification terminal in terms of capacity installed in...
Genoa ports hit by global trade slowdown and Covid
In the space of a few months, the spread of Covid-19 and the measures put in place by world governments to slow down the spread of the virus and reduce the...
Ravenna port sees 2020 cargo traffic down over 14%
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – Last year, total traffic of goods in the port of Ravenna decreased by -14.7% reaching 22.41 million...
Sardinian ports see 2020 cargo traffic down over 17%
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – In 2020, traffic of goods in the ports of Sardinia totalled 38.36 million tons, with a...
Venice port traffic down over 8% in Q4 2020
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – In October-December 2020, the port of Venice handled 5.78 million tons of goods, a decline of -8.4% on the...
Logtainer and Hupac to start intermodal service to Italian ports
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – Transport companies Logtainer and Hupac will integrate their networks to offer fast and reliable...
Trieste port tests new system for digitalisation
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...
Port authority to tender renewal of towage contract for Savona and Vado Ligure
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Ancona port see total traffic down nearly 18% in 2020
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Last year, total traffic of goods in the port of Ancona decreased by -17.8%, amounting to 8.85 million...
AdSP el Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) advances three projects
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has provisionally approved three projects presented by...
Franco Pomo appointed member of the Management Committee of AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia)
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – The Mayor of La Spezia, Pierluigi Peracchini, has announced that, “Following the 18 candidacies...
Three-year operational plan for AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) approved
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – The new Three-Year Operational Plan (POT) 2021-2023 for Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...
Guerrieri appointed to presidency of AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno)
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Luciano Guerrieri has been appointed president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale opens office on Elba island
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Grimaldi Group expands the Livorno-Olbia Ro-pax connection
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Following the recent launch of the Palermo-Cagliari Ro-pax line, the Grimaldi Group is expanding the...
Messina port authority looks to revive cruise ship calls
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) January 29, 2021 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has held talks with local...
Andrea Annunziata appointed head of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Naples)
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 29, 2021 – Â La commissione Trasporti della Camera has given its approval to the appointment of Andrea Annunziata as...
Chantiers De L’Atlantique, Fincantieri merger plan will not proceed
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – In a joint statement the French and Italian finance ministries, it was announced that conditions are no...
Port companies join Ravenna-Oman promotional event
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – Promoted by the Italian Foreign Trade Association (Associazione Italiana Commercio Estero), an online...