Catania
Catania is a port in Eastern Sicily, Italy, located at the base of Mount Etna. The port of Catania has a total surface area of approximately one million square meters (land areas and stretches of water). The land areas cover an area of 470,000 square meters, the goods storage yards 280,000 square meters, the total length of the berths of the 26 operational docks is 4,200 ml.The port of Catania is located in the center of the Mediterranean basin, in an equidistant position between the Suez Canal and Gibraltar and between European and African ports.
The port is operated by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Sicilian Sea Port Authority).
Ports of Catania, Augusta continue redevelopment
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – The redevelopment of the ports of Catania continues, pending approval of the Master Plan, and...
ISLA acquires Sicilian port terminal operator EST
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Palermo-based Italian Shipping & Logistics Agency (ISLA) has acquired Catania-based...
Italy: Total TEU by port 2023 – ranking
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport TEU traffic figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled...
Italy: Total cargo by port 2023 – ranking
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport cargo figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled 473...
Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Italian ports – Ranking
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...
Tarros joins Confindustria Siracusa event in Sicily
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – Last week, Confindustria Siracusa and the regional port authority held a meeting with the Tarros...
Eastern Sicilian Sea Port System Authority to start digitalisation
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The Eastern Sicilian Sea Port System Authority (AdSP) has taken out two loans to finance...
Port of Catania presents master plan for new maritime terminal
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – The Port Authority of Catania has presented a master plan for a new maritime terminal. The plan is...
Port of Siracuse is to join the local Port System Authority
Siracuse, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Port of Siracuse is ready to enter the governance of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Circle’s Milos will be used in Augusta, Italy
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2024 – The Milos Equipment Integration 4.0 software, produced by Circle Spa, has been installed in the...
CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd commit to Augusta, Sicily
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2024 – International shipping lines CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd have both committed to using the port of...
Europea Servizi Terminalistici – new concession for Augusta Port
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST) has signed a 25-year concession agreement for a terminal on...
Ports of Augusta and Catania to start dock electrification projects
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Two large dock electrification projects for the ports of Augusta and Catania were awarded by...
€317 million tender for project work at ports of Augusta and Catania
Catania, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – A €317 million tender for project work at the ports of Augusta and Catania has been published...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale approves 2022 budget
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – On 27 April 2023, the Management Committee of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
€3.4 billion to modernise the Palermo-Catania railway line
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – As part of the InvestEU programme, a total of €3.4 billion will be available to modernise and upgrade...
Three ports of Augusta, Catania and Pozzallo handled 34.9 mt of cargo in 2022
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 26, 2022 – The three ports of Augusta, Catania and Pozzallo handled 34.9 million tons of cargo in 2022. The...
Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...
Terminali Italia and Società Interporti Siciliani (SIS) sign an agreement for the management of Interporto di Catania
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) May 26, 2022 – Regione Siciliana, Terminali Italia and Società Interporti Siciliani (SIS) have signed an...
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...