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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.

Public consultation over expansion of Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – A meeting, which brought together a large number of local stakeholders, associations, professionals and...

Livorno port experiences rise in traffic of new cars

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – Livorno port has seen a significant increase in the traffic of new cars, as the two operators active in the...

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...

Italian ports’ cruise traffic to rise 6.4% in 2018

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – Italian tourism association Risposte Turismo expects the cruise traffic in Italy to rise by 6.4% in...

New U.S. Consul General in Florence visits Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The chairman Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Port Authority System of the...

Italy’s Fedespedi asks for clearer container weighing rules

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – Italian national freight forwarders association Fedespedi (Federazione Nazionale delle Imprese di Spedizioni...

Livorno port to launch Darsena Europa tender in 48 hours

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – The port authority of Italy’s Northern Tyrrhenian Sea plans to launch a tender for the construction of...

Massimo Provinciali appointed to Port Authority of Northern Tyrrhenian Sea

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Port...

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...

Tuscany court orders appointment of Filippo Nogarin on Livorno port’s board

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Tuscany administrative court has ordered the appointment of Filippo Nogarin on the board of the port...

Piombino port keeps ro-ro sector leadership in Italy

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The good performance of the ro-ro traffic is combined with the significant numbers of the Tyrrhenian Port...

CIRCLE S.R.L.: MILOS® software for digital management of the entire logistics chain also chosen by Compagnia Impresa Lavoratori Portuali of Livorno.

Genoa, Italy, 28 August 2017 CIRCLE S.R.L.: MILOS® software for digital management of the entire logistics chain has been chosen also by Compagnia Impresa...

EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 –  The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...

Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service 

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...

Livorno port announces dredging tender

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority),...

Livorno port trials new water supply

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2017 – Livorno port has trialled a new water supply system for ships. The new system, operated from a 350-metre...

Darsena Europa commission to call two tenders in September

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2017 – The commission for the management of the project for the construction of the Darsena Europa dock at Livorno...

Livorno port’s Darsena Europa construction to start in 2018

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Tuscany regional government president Enrico Rossi has said the construction of Darsena Europa complex at...

The new Italian port authority system explained

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On September 2, 2016, new legislation on the Italian Port Authority (AdSP) was issued, regulating not only the...

TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...

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