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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 and ADM agree to port digitalistion

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...

Edison and Q8 to develop small scale LNG coastal storage in Naples port

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2020 – A joint project by Italy’s Edison Spa and Kuwait Petroleum Italia (Q8) for a Small Scale LNG...

New Genoa-Melzo rail Fast Corridor – Contship

On Thursday, September 3, Rail Hub Milano received from the Italian Customs agency the authorization to activate the new Genoa-Melzo Fast Corridor. Several...

Ravenna port sees reduced cargo traffic in August 2020

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – Following a slight increase of +1.5% last July, in August the volume of traffic of goods in the marked...

Eurokai Group sees reduced profit and cargo traffic in first half 2020

Hamburg, German (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – The Eurokai Group has reported operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) down by nearly 70%...

HHLA invests in the Adriatic port of Trieste

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is to take a majority stake of 50.01% in Trieste port’s...

RINA and China’s SDARI sign MoU for classification of ships in 3D

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Memorandum of...

Ravenna port trials customs clearance at sea

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – A trial project for the customs clearance of bulk goods at sea will start at Ravenna port according to...

Yilport subject to Brindisi port rumour

Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) September 28, 2020 – Local sources in Puglia are reporting that Turkey’s Yilport could be interested in operating...

Venice port threatened by labour strike threat

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) September 28, 2020 –  The trade unions of Cgil, Cisl, Uil of Venice are prepared for a 24-hour general strike next Wednesday...

Little progress at Taranto port talks

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 – A further meeting between trade unions and Yilport in Taranto port has failed to make any progress in...

TMT, Teu unchanged and volumes by train still decreasing in first eight months of 2020

News – TMT, Teu unchanged and volumes by train still decreasing in the first eight months of 2020 – September 18, 2020 Trieste Marine Terminal...

Italy: National Logistic Platform, the steering committee has been established

News – National Logistic Platform, the steering committee has been established – September 17, 2020 The first meeting of the steering committee of...

Italian ambassador to Greece visits Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – A delegation from the Embassy of Italy in Athens visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) yesterday. Led...

Fincantieri starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship

Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...

August cargo traffic at Genoa port shows weak recovery

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – In the month of August 2020, figures from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale...

Italy attends China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 23, 2020 – The China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair (CILF) takes place in Shenzhen and runs from...

Contship Sustainability Report 2019 is now available

Contship Italia Group is pleased to announce the publication of the new Sustainability Report, which reports the Group’s performance in the area of...

Grimaldi adds capacity to Livorno and Palermo ports connection

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – Grimaldi Group is to increasing freight and passenger connections between central...

Naples port sees cargo traffic down over 4% compared to last year

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – In the month of July, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP...

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