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La Spezia

La Spezia is a seaport in Northwest Italy overlooking the northern Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a natural port that offers many advantages for maritime and land transport. It is one of the most important commercial ports in the Mediterranean and one of the strategic nodes in the European Union’s TEN-T Core network, the central trans-European transport network, as the core port of the priority Scandinavia-Mediterranean Corridor. It is managed by Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority).

Fedespedi releases 8th edition of its economic and financial analysis on container terminals

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – The Fedespedi Study Center has published the 8th edition of its economic and financial analysis on...

A Bridge of Africa – Italian ports look south

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – La Spezia hosted “A Bridge to Africa“, a two-day event to promote trade between Italy and...

Contship Italia – TEU throughput – Jan-Sep 2024

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – In January-September 2024, the Contship Italia Group’s container terminals handled 1,215,703...

EUROKAI reports TEU handling up over 10% in Jan-Sep 2024

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – In the first nine months of 2024, EUROKAI container terminals handled 9.12 million TEUs, up 10.4% on...

Cruise companies question delayed building in Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – “In the absence of certainty about the availability of mooring, cruise companies could decide to...

Port of La Spezia acquires share in Cepim Interporto di Parma

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The Authority for the Port System of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has received the green light from the...

CONTSHIP Italia sees TEU handling up 6.9% in H1 2024

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The container terminals of the CONTSHIP Italia handled 822,233 TEU in the first half of 2024, up 6.9% on the...

Federica Montaresi appointed commissioner of AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea,

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Federica Montaresi, secretary general of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, has been appointed by...

Mario Sommariva new president of Spinelli Group

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – Mario Sommariva has been appointed the new president of Spinelli Group. Last week, Sommeriva...

President, Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Mario Sommariva, resigns

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Yesterday, Mario Sommariva, President, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale...

Port of La Spezia sees a slight fall in H1 2024 cargo traffic

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the ports of the Eastern Ligurian Sea System Authority (AdSP MLOr), La...

Arrival of floating dock in La Spezia starts cruise terminal work

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Last week, a floating dock moored at the Enel dock. Last November, a contract for the construction of the...

OOCL’s first 21,000 TEU ship arrives in La Spezia Container Terminal

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – Contship Group’s La Spezia Container Terminal is has welcomed the arrival of Orient Overseas...

Port of La Spezia invests in Cepim

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSPMLO – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

Strikes at Italian ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – There have been several strikes at Italian ports. This is a response to the failure of talks to renew the...

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...

EUROKAI sees TEU handling up nearly 12% in Q1 2024

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group handled 2.93 million TEUs, up...

Regione Liguria approves ZLS plan for Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Regione Liguria has approved the Strategic Development Plan relating to the “Port and Hinterland of...

La Spezia Container Terminal: Molo Ravano expansion tender

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has published a tender for the expansion of the new Molo Ravano in...

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