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.
Konecranes to provide second mobile harbour crane to Port of Brindisi
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2020 – Finnish lifting solutions provider Konecranes has received in the first quarter of 2020 an order from SIR...
Timetable set for new Alessandria railway station to serve Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – At the first meeting of the steering committee for the development of the new Alessandria railway station,...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 16/2020 – Will emergency measures save the world economy and international trade?
Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020 – Ports of Genoa – Will emergency measures save the world economy and international trade? – May 22, 2020 Shipping...
Confindustria Nautica: the latest guidelines from the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport to reboot recreational sailing and charters
Confindustria Nautica: the latest guidelines from the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport to reboot recreational sailing and charters. Cecchi:...
Ferretti Group reported to be considering Taranto port facility
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 21, 2020 – CEO of Ferretti Group, Alberto Galassi, is reported by local sources to have been in Taranto to meet Senator...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – Ports of Genoa – May 19, 2020 Global Economic TrendsAccording to IHS Markit, the European PMI (Purchasing Managers...
Trieste Marine Terminal container traffic up slightly in the first four-month period
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 21, 2020 – Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT), the container terminal in Molo VII, has reported container traffic up...
MIMOSA: new cross-border project led by CEI-ES approved
News – CEI – May 20, 2020 The MIMOSA project – submitted for approval in November 2019 in cooperation with 17 other project partners from...
EUROKAI reports container traffic down over 10% in Q1 2020
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – In January-March 2020, EUROKAI Group container terminals recorded 2.67 million TEU handled, down 10.2% on...
Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime wins Rapello Marina rebuild contract
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime has signed a contract for the reconstruction, reinforcement and...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – The COVID emergency can push the ports towards a sustainable and resilient future. The Ports of Genoa...
Taranto port cargo down over 7% in Q1 2020
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Port Authority of the Ionian Sea-Port of Taranto)...
COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...
EU approves state aid to promote rail freight conversion in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 15, 2020 – The European Commission has approved Italian state aid to be used to transpose cargo from road to rail. The...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – Ports of Genoa – May 15, 2020 Global economic trendsAccording to UK based analysts Oxford Economics, the pandemic will...
Italian Sea Group secures financing for multi-year investment
Marina di Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – Italian Sea Group, which operates in the luxury yachting sector, has signed an agreement with...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 13/2020 – Rethinking supply chains in the time of COVID-19
Covid-19 Update – Issue 13/2020 – Ports of Genoa – May 12, 2020 Global trade is declining and shipping carriers are reducing the supply of...
Venice port suspends state port fees
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Trieste port sees traffic fall 5% in first three months of 2020
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2020 – In January-March 2020, total traffic at Trieste port was 14.3 million, down 5% on 15.1 million tons in the...
Terminal Container Ravenna introduces single window structure for clearing goods
Starting from May 6th the authorities responsible for clearing the goods arriving and leaving the port of Ravenna will benefit from a single window control...