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.
Shuttle service commences between COSCO’s European hub and Vado Gateway
This month, the 700 TEU, MV ATLANTIC SOUTH feeder vessel made its first call in Vado Ligure, Italy as part of the new Diamond Line Vax service. The VAX service...
Naples port starts rail service with China
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – Naples port has announced that the the railway connection between Shunde, in Southern China, and the Nola...
Naples port traffic down over 3% in August 2020
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – In August this year, the ports if Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale...
Ravenna sees August cargo traffic down over 4%
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – Last month cargo traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -3.2%, equal to 1.94 million tons compared...
European Coordinator of the Baltic Adriatic Corridor on a virtual visit to Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – On 29 October, Anne Jensen, European Coordinator of the Baltic Adriatic Corridor, visited the Port of...
Domenico La Tella appointed secretary general of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2020 – At the meeting this morning, on the proposal of the President Mario Mega, the Management Committee...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) submits three tenders to the EU
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) appoints new extraordinary commissioner
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2020 – The secretary general of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) to offer reduced fees
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2020 – The so-called relaunch decree, which is about to be converted into law, will allow Autorita’di...
Contship Italia Group releases new business plan targets 2021-2024
Contship Italia Group, the Italian container terminal and intermodal branch of Eurokai, today unveils a raft of new initiatives aimed at enhancing its national...
Fincantieri signs memorandum of understanding with India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited
Trieste, October 27, 2020 – Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cochin...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees traffic down in first nine months of 2020
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – In the first months of 2020, the container terminal of the port of Trieste, managed by Trieste Marine...
Taranto port receives test shipment of coke from Savona
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Italiana Coke has delivered a test load of steel coke to the ArcelorMittal group in the port of Taranto....
Agreement to construct the Scientific Commodity Laboratory of the Port of Taranto (LaMPoT)
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Agenzia Dogane e Monopoli (ADM – Customs and Monopoly Agency) has signed an agreement with Taranto...
YILPORT issues press release denying COSCO link in Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – YILPORT, the Turkish port operator, has issued a press release stating that it and/ot its affiliate San...
In the third quarter the traffic of goods in the port of Venice decreased by -8.0%
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2020 – In the third quarter of 2020, the decline in the traffic of goods handled by the port of Venice, ongoing...
Genoa port renews ISO certificate
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has successfully completed the audits for the...
Piombino Industrie Marittime (Pim) signs Piombino port concession agreement
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Piombino Industrie Marittime (Pim) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale...
Small Scale LNG, green light from the Ministry of Economic Development for OLT near Livorno
Small Scale LNG, green light from the Ministry of Economic Development for OLT – October 23, 2020 The Ministry of Economic Development, in agreement with...
COSCO’s Diamond Line announces new VAX (Vado Express) service lining Greece and Italy
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Diamond Line GmbH, part of China’s COSCO Shipping, has announced the launch of the Vado Ligure...