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).
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...
Catania port’s logistics complex tender declared void
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) May 3, 2019 – The tender for the concession of the operation of Catania port’s logistics complex has been...
Catania port to handle 205,000 cruise passengers in 2019
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Catania port is expected to handle about 205,000 cruise passengers in 2019 and the city government is working...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Sicilian Sea Port...
Caronte & Tourist to introduce two new ships in services to Lampedusa, Pantelleria
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist plans to introduce two new ships for services to the islands of...
Italy’s Tirrenia ro-ro traffic to Sicily rises 35% in 2018
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Italian shipping company Tirrenia has recorded a 35% increase of total ro-ro traffic transported in 2018...
Italy’s Tirrenia records traffic growth at Catania port
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia has recorded a substantial increase in the cargo traffic at Catania port,...
Eastern Sicilian Sea Port Authority headquarters to remain in Augusta
Augusta, Italy (PortSEurope) December 7, 2018 – Sicily’s Regional Administrative Court has ordered the headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema...
Italy’s Coedmar signs €72 million port construction contract
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – Italian company Coedmar has signed a €72 million ($81.7 million) contract for the construction of...
Italy’s Tirrenia records steady growth in traffic to Sicily
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia, a company of the Onorato group, has recorded a steady growth in traffic in...
Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Other Mediterranean ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading cruise port...
AdSP Augusta employees plan to strike July 20
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) July 15, 2018 – A new strike by employees of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP –...
Catania and Augusta port workers strike
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – The port workers of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...
Augusta and Catania ports face labour disruptions
Catania, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The provincial secretariats of Syracuse and Catania of Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti have...
Catania and Augusta ports to be represented at Transport Logistic China trade fair
Augusta, Italy (PortSEurope) May 6, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Sicilian Sea Port...
Andrea Annunziata to head new Sicilian port association
Augusta, Sicily, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Following a meeting between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...
Costa Crociere returns to Catania cruise port
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Costa Crociere SpA is to resume using Catania port after a break of a few years. The first landing...
Sicily ports join forces to exchange know-how
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The port authorities of the Italian island of Sicily have signed a cooperation agreement to guarantee the...
Sicilian port authorities sign agreement
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – At a meeting in Messina, the two Sicilian port system authorities signed an agreement to cooperate of...
Sicilian ports still showing low cruise passenger numbers
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – After fluctuating numbers last year, the Sicilian cruise industry is forecasting improved...