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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).

Debora Serracchiani calls for protection of Italian port system from EU tax demand

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Deputy of the Democratic Party, Debora Serracchiani, has called for the government to protect the...

Relaunch of Italian port system at risk from EU tax claim, Federation says

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Federazione del mare (Federation of the Sea) has said that recent claims by the EU Competition Authority (DG...

La Spezia port set for LNG cruise ships visits

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – The La Spezia Panigaglia regasification plant is moving towards a phase of work with the arrival of the...

EUROGATE International reports container throughout figures for 2017

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – As part of EUROGATE’s figures for the 2017 financial year, container throughput for EUROGATE...

Open call for Small and Medium Enterprises, as part of the European BlueConnect project

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – The EU-sponsored BlueConnect project has opened a call for expression of interest from small- and...

Costa Crociere starts managing cruise terminal in La Spezia port

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – In March 2018, Costa Crociere SpA was awarded a contract by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...

Costa Crociere starts short-term management of La Spezia port cruise terminal

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – Costa Crociere has started its management of the cruise terminal of La Spezia for a bridge period of 10...

Ranking: Italian ports by TEU traffic in 2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published statistics for TEU traffic in leading Italian ports...

Genoa port risks losing cruise business

Genoa. Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The conditions of docks at Genoa port used by cruise ships is an issue that could lead the port to lose...

Arkas Line upgrades Algerian services

Béjaïa, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Arkas Line (Arkas Container Transport S.A.) has announced the expansion of its services to Algeria with the...

Dredging of Marina di Carrara port harbour expected to start in summer

Marina di Carrara. Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2018 – The entrance of the port of Marina di Carrara will be “lightened” by 100,000 cubic...

La Spezia port community defends harbour’s future

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2018 – After days of rumours and controversies about the future of the port of La Spezia, the port community...

Contship joins Seafreight Seminar in Interlaken

Interlaken, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – Contship Italia Group’s Daniele Testi, Marketing and Corporate Communications Director, took...

Maersk Line eliminates call in La Spezia port to improve US service

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has announced the modification of its export and import services to...

La Spezia Container Terminal plans for annual 2 million TEU

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – On 1 February 2018, a meeting was held in La Spezia between the Port Community and the top management...

Antonio Davide Testi appointed general manager ad interim at La Spezia Container Terminal

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – Contship Italia Group has announced that Antonio Davide Testi, has been appointed General Manager ad...

Italian Port of Marina di Carrara reports improved 2017 traffic statistics

Marina di Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The year 2017 closed for the port of Marina di Carrara with a significant increase in...

Work starts for soundproofing barrier of Viale San Bartolomeo, La Spezia port

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 28, 2018 – Work has started on the first section of the sound-absorbing barrier will reduce noise coming from...

La Spezia Container Terminal installs new safety cameras

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has installed of the first two Blaxtair smart cameras, fitted on...

Contship sees reduced container traffic in 2017

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Contship Italia Group, a maritime container terminal and intermodal operator, saw container volumes drop...

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