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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).

Fast rail corridor of RHM between La Spezia Container Terminal and Terminal Italia Marzaglia

Morelli (RHM): “This is the third fast corridor for Contship Italia. In this way we increase the competitiveness of our ports” – March 31, 2022...

IPCSA welcomes the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority as its newest member

The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has expanded its membership once again by welcoming Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

Sanlorenzo Shipyard reassures on exposure to Russian customers

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – Luxury yachtmaker Sanlorenzo S.p.A. has published a press release stating that its exposure to Russian...

Port of Livorno has signed an agreement with the Tarros group for the development of Terminal del Golfo

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The Port of Livorno has signed an agreement with the Tarros group for the development of Terminal del...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) takes stake in Piacenza Expo

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – The Port Authority managing La Spezia has invested €100,000 in Piacenza Expo, equivalent to 100,000...

Trade exchanges between the ports of La Spezia and Casablanca benefit from European project FENIX

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – Circle Spa reports that trade exchanges between the ports of La Spezia and Morocco’s...

Swissterminal opens new Austrian link with southern European port connections

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 8, 2022 – Swissterminal Group is to open an intermodal rail connection to Wolfurt in Austria with onward...

Port of La Spezia improves 2021 cargo traffic

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – The Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara have reported improved cargo traffic for 2021. The ports...

Fincantieri Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia start submarine production work

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – Fincantieri has started production activities for the first of two new-generation submarines, as part...

La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra to be included in core TEN-T network

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – The La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra is to be included as a rail-road terminal of the...

Port of La Spezia discusses development with Tarros group

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – An agreement is expected to be signed in the next few days between the Tarros Group and Autorita’di...

Tarros group adds Port of Genoa to Libya service

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – The Tarros group, a leading container freight company, is adding the Port of Genoa to its Italia Libia...

EUROKAI reports improved Jan-Sep 2021 TEU statistics

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – In the period January-September 2021, the EUROKAI Group handled 9.25 million TEUs, up +15.3% on the...

Italian container terminals: an economic-financial analysis – Federspedi Study Center

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Federspedi Study Center has published its report Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...

Port of La Spezia sees return of cruise ships

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – The MSC Splendida cruise ship called in to the Port of La Spezia on its way to Marseille. 500 passengers...

Ranking: Top 10 Italian ports – Container tonnage – first semester – 2020/2021

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2021 – In the first half of 2021, Italian ports handled 58.08 million tonnes (mt) of container cargo, compared to...

Ranking: Top 10 Italian ports – Cargo traffic – First semester 2021

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2021 – In the first half of 2021, Gioia Tauro was the leading port in Italy by cargo volumes, of 18.09 million...

EUROKAI container terminals see traffic up nearly +20% in first half

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA has published its Interim Group Management Report for the first half of...

EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA – Interim report for the first quarter 2021

September 10, 2021 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA reported the following information: In the first quarter of the business year 2021 the container...

LSCT to start tests for new container facilities

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – Investigations will start soon regarding the possibility of have new dock facilities in Marina del...

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