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Livorno

The port of Livorno overlooks the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea and is located in the north-western part of Tuscany. It is mainly internal to the coast line, well protected from the winds of the south and west quadrant.

The port of Livorno, classified as a Core within the trans-European transport networks (TEN-T), is a multi-purpose port, that is, equipped with infrastructures and means that allow it to accommodate any type of ship and to handle any product category and any type of traffic (LO-LO, RO-RO rolling stock, liquid and solid bulk, new cars, cruises, ferries, forest products, machinery, etc.). The port is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority), which also manages Capraia, Piombino, Rio Marina, Portoferraio and Cavo.

Italy’s transport minister discusses Livorno port’s problems

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – Italy’s transport minister Danilo Toninelli has met the mayor of Livorno, Filippo Nogarin, and the...

Mon Acumen environmental project launched in Cagliari port

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – The Mon Acumen project (joint active urban-maritime noise monitoring) has been launched in...

Balearia to repair Ramon Llull ferry at Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – The fast ferry Ramon Llull of Spanish company Balearia will arrive on January 23 in the port of Livorno...

LTT not to appeal against concession award at Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Livorno Terminal Toscano srl (LTT) plans to abstain from appealing against the ruling on...

Livorno port completes maintenance works of two berths

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Livorno port has completed the maintenance of two berths after more than a year of repair works....

Livorno port records stable deseasonalisation trend

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – More than half of the ferries arrived in the port of Livorno in 2018 came from Sardinia: 40% from Olbia and...

Livorno port hosts joint Greek & Chinese meeting

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – The China-Piraeus-Livorno axis was discussed during a meeting attended by the honorary consul of the...

Livorno port discusses cooperation with Piraeus, China

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Livorno port’s management has held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of the People’s...

Grimaldi management discusses Livorno port problems with Mayor Nogarin

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi’s commercial and operating director Costantino Baldissara has...

Trade unions express concerns over future of Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Trade unions active at Livorno port have expressed their joint concern about the future development of Livorno...

Livorno port receives largest self-propelled crane in Europe

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Livorno port has received the largest self-propelled crane in Europe, which will start operating in the coming...

Italy’s Grimaldi Lines may leave Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Grimaldi Lines, a shipping company of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi, could decide to leave the port...

Livorno port signs contract for Europa Platform development

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 30, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Four companies to carry out geophysical surveys at Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 –  Italian companies Geotec SpA, Geoter Srl, Sondedile Srl and Get...

“Mediterraneo” floating dock is operational again in Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – The “Mediterraneo” floating dock is operational again: normal haulage activities suspended...

Ligurian, Tuscan and Lazio ports meet at Federmanager event

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2018 – Federmanager, an association of managers, has organised an event to bring together the port...

Italy’s Onorato launches Genoa-Naples, Livorno-Naples routes

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2018 – Italy’s Onorato Group has launched two new Motorway of the Sea (MoS) lines to offer...

Italy to issue certification for Azimut Benetti’s floating dock in Livorno on Nov 30

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Italian Naval Register technicians plans to test the Mediterranean floating dock in Livorno on...

Fedespedi publishes report on Italian container terminals in 2017

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Fedespedi, the association of freight forwarders, has published a report “Container Terminals in...

Livorno port launches online risk management platform

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

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