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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).

Portolab project disembarks in the port naval of Carrara

Carrara, Italy, January 24, 2018 The Portolab project disembarks in the port naval of Carrara. This year 400 pupils of the primary schools will visit the port...

Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...

Cruise business could be key to Marina di Carrara

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – At a recent Porto Lab event in Carrara, the possible role of the cruise industry in the future of...

MSC and Royal Caribbean interested in La Spezia port investment

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

La Spezia to become home port for Royal Carribean

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – Italy’s Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port System is expected to sign a contract with Royal...

La Spezia set to be Royal Caribbean home port

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2017 – Autorità portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (Port Authority of the Ligurian Sea) is expected soon to...

Contship Italia Group attends Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) is one of the largest shipping and maritime...

La Spezia port operators request measures to reduce truck congestion

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The associations of operators of La Spezia port have called on the management of the harbour to set up a...

Contship La Spezia Asia tour 2017 concludes successfully in Taipei

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 -Following visits to Shanghai, Dalian and Shenzhen, a COntship delegation representing La Spezia Container...

Liguria regional government wants more autonomy of Genoa, Savona, La Spezia ports

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Liguria regional government president Giovanni Toti has said he wishes to initiate talks for increasing the...

La Spezia Container Terminal handles 1 millionth TEU on September 30

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 – On the September 30, 2017, Contship Italia’s gateway port La Spezia Container Terminal, handled its...

La Spezia Container Terminal delegation to visit Asian cargo hubs

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Following its award “Best Container Terminal – Europe” at the 2017 Asian Freight, Logistics...

Conftrasporto association says new port system slows down overall freight traffic

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – The president of Conftrasporto business association, has said that the new Italian port system is not...

Hannibal introduces the fifth movement on the Melzo-Frenkendorf railway service

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Hannibal, operator of multimodal transport of the Contship Italia Group, has announced an increase in the...

Bombardier opens new rail maintenance depot in Contship’s Melzo rail hub

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology and equipment manufacturing, has opened a...

Hannibal introduces 7th service on the Melzo-Rotterdam rail route

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2017 – Contship has announced that Hannibal will increase the frequency of the Melzo-Rotterdam rail  from...

Italy’s poor intermodal capacity limits MoS competitiveness

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2017 – Given its advantageous geographical location in the Mediterranean, Italy should represent a hub for...

Assoporti attends Seatrade Europe event in Hamburg

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 –  Assoporti, the Italian Port Association, attended the Seatrade Europe event in Hamburg to promote...

Eurogate’s container traffic in Italy declines 5% y/y in H1 2017

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – Eurogate group has said it handled a total of 2.405 million tonnes of cargo at its container terminals in...

Italian Court of Audit provides €39 million funding to La Spezia port 

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Italian Court of Audit has unblocked €39 million ($46.1 million) in financing for the construction of...

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