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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.

U.S. consul Ragini Gupta visits Port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – The Consul General of the United States of America in Florence, Ragini Gupta, has visited the Port of...

Italian ports targeted by Russian cyber hackers

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Italian ports have been targeted by “Legion”, an offshoot of the pro-Russian activist...

Port of Livorno sees cargo down over 14% in first quarter

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2022 – The port system of Livorno-Piombino ended the first quarter with a total handling of 9.5 million tons of...

Dredging at Darsena Toscana has started

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Last month, dredging at Darsena Toscana at Livorno port started. La Cittadella di Codevigo (Padua) is the...

Port of Livorno awards dredging contract

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 6, 2022 – The Port of Livorno has awarded a €1.16 million dredging contract to La Cittadella di Codevigo. The...

Olt Offshore Lng Toscana receives favourable response to increase the number of berths of small vessels

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – Olt Offshore Lng Toscana has received a favourable response to its proposal to increase the number of berths...

Contract signed for Darsena Europa development at Port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – A consortium comprising Società Italiana Dragaggi, Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Sales and...

Port of Livorno Darsena Europa contract to be signed tomorrow

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – The Port of Livorno is expected to sign the construction contract for the Darsena Europa project tomorrow....

Livorno, Piombino and the Elban ports handle 41.2 million tonnes of goods in 2021, +10%

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The ports of Livorno, Piombino and the Elba Livorno handled 41.2 million tonnes of goods in 2021, an...

Fincantieri consortium awarded €377.4 million contract for the Darsena Europa

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 31, 2021 – A consortium of Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere marittime, Società Italiana Dragaggi, Sales and...

One consortium bids for Port of Livorno dredging contract

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – A single bid has been received for the construction of the works at sea and the dredging of the Darsena...

Port of Livorno reports increased Jan-Sep cargo traffic

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 11, 2021 – Whilst the ports of Livorno and Piombino have yet to recpver cargo handling to pre-Covid levels, 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...

Nova Marine Carriers completes first carbon neutral Italian shortsea voyage

Swiss-Italian dry bulk ship operator Nova Marine Carriers undertook its first carbon neutral voyage last week, offsetting the CO2 emitted by its vessel MV...

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...

Port of Livorno’s Darsena Europa container port moves closer to realisation

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – The long-debated Darsena Europa, the future container terminal for the Port of Livorno, has taken a step...

Port of Livorno set to benefit from National Recovery and Resilience Plan

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) has...

AdSP Livorno receives award in Ferrara

A recognition for the work carried out in the field of sustainability and the fight against environmental pollution. It was received by the president of...

Port of Livorno reports improved Q1 2021 cargo numbers

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The port of Livorno sees signs of recovery after the effects of the pandemic on commercial traffic in 2020...

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