Augusta
Augusta is a seaport in Eastern Sicily, Italy. It is included in the European Union’s TEN-T core transport network as a strategic port for its central position along the routes of international traffic. It is the largest natural port in the lower Mediterranean where within it there is an important industrial pole with an oil and commercial port, a military base and a port with two docks. It is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Sicilian Sea Port Authority).
Francesco Di Sarcina appointed new president of AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has appointed Francesco Di Sarcina...
Rome announces port authority appointments
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has signed the decrees appointing...
Ponte Ferries to operate ferry concession at Port of Augusta
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Augusta in Sicily has issued a concession to operate a high-speed ferry service between...
Port of Augusta to receive loan from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – Investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Cdp) has granted a €53 million loan to Autorita’...
Sanmar deal will see first Tier III tugs in Italian ports
Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract to deliver two cleaner and greener versions of its Bogacay series of tugs to Sicily-based operator Rimorchiatori Augusta...
New gas pipeline to Port of Gela in Sicily approved
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – The planning authority in Malta has approved a plan to build a natural gas pipeline between Malta...
Proposed fast catamaran service between Malta and the Sicilian port of Augusta delayed
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 25, 2021 – A proposed fast catamaran service between Valletta in Malta and the Sicilian port of Augusta has...
Italy’s Port of Augusta seeks national fund financing for “last mile” rail connections
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – As part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Il Piano nazionale di ripresa e...
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...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) plans over €145 million
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – Following approval of its business plan for 2021, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
Italy: Total port cargo 2018/2019 by AdSP and port
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2020 – Assoporti has published total tonnage in ports in 2018/2019 by Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) with...
Italy: Total port traffic handled in 2019; by AdSP and port
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2020 – Assoporti has published total tonnage in ports in 2019 by Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) with...
Italian government proposes investment in transport in the south
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published in the Official Journal details of an allocation...
Chinese interested in ports of Catania and Augusta in Sicily
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2020 – The local FocuSicilia has reported that a delegation of Chinese investors has visited has visited the...
Andrea Annunziata suspended from AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta)
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...
Augusta to be core port in Gainn4mos project
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) September 26, 2019 – The Sicilian port of Augusta is to be included in the Italian distribution network for the...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) and Transport Malta sign agreement
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Transport Malta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Augusta port may become Italy’s LNG hub
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a competitive lever for the industrial and logistic system of...
South European port authorities attend Berlin Fruit Logistica fair
Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – A number of southern European port authorities will be attending the 2019 Fruit Logistica fair, taking...
Italy’s government to keep Eastern Sicily port authority’s HQ in Augusta
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – The headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP –...