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Palermo

Palermo is the capital of the Italian island of Sicily and a main access route to Sicily for passengers and goods. Thanks to its favourable geographical position Palermo represents a strategic landing place for navigation in the Mediterranean. The city it serves is the capital and the major economic centre of the island. The port is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority), which also manages the smaller ports of Trapani, Terminal Imerese and Porto Empidocle. It is also home to the Fincantieri Palermo Shipyard.

AdSP Palermo to present development plan

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Pasqualino Monti, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...

Palermo port starts dismantling silos to open space for new ro-ro terminal

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – Palermo port has started works for the dismantling of the silos at the Piave pier. The port plans to build a...

€85 million needed for the Palermo basin – AdSP president

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian...

Trapani port authority meets port operators and local entrepreneurs

Trapani, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2018 – Yesterday, port operators, entrepreneurs, tour operators, trade union representatives and...

Palermo port to develop Vittorio Veneto quay into new terminal facility

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – After seven years of clashes and administrative disputes, future works have been agreed to develop Palermo...

Palermo port supported by claims to revive shipbuilding

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – The local and national Fiom CGIL (Federazione italiana operai metallurgici/Italian federation of...

President of AdSP (Palermo) receives threat

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian...

AdSP Palermo signs anti-mafia protocol

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Strengthening the administrative anti-mafia prevention in work orders, services and suppliers of Autorita’...

Pantelleria, Navy divers in action to ‘free’ the port

Trapani, Italy (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – A navy operation has destroyed a huge boulder that prevented the docking of the ferries at Pantelleria port....

Sicily port workers plan Palermo protest

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The port workers of Sicily plan to protest today, in front of the Palermo offices of Autorita’ di Sistema...

AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) to leave Assoporti association

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Pasqualino Monti, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP –...

Debora Serracchiani calls for protection of Italian port system from EU tax demand

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Deputy of the Democratic Party, Debora Serracchiani, has called for the government to protect the...

Relaunch of Italian port system at risk from EU tax claim, Federation says

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Federazione del mare (Federation of the Sea) has said that recent claims by the EU Competition Authority (DG...

Andrea Annunziata to head new Sicilian port association

Augusta, Sicily, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Following a meeting between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...

Sicily ports join forces to exchange know-how

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The port authorities of the Italian island of Sicily have signed a cooperation agreement to guarantee the...

Sicilian port authorities sign agreement

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – At a meeting in Messina, the two Sicilian port system authorities signed an agreement to cooperate of...

Sicilian ports still showing low cruise passenger numbers

Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – After fluctuating numbers last year, the Sicilian cruise industry is forecasting improved...

Sicilian port authorities look at synergy opportunities

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – A meeting will take place tomorrow of the two Sicilian port system authorities to establish a...

Italian government allocates funds to port authorities

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – To give concrete form to one of the principles of the New Code of Contracts, the Government has made...

Italy’s cruise traffic to rise by 5.2% in 2018

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – A 8.6% increase in the number of passengers handled in Italian cruise ports (about 11 million compared to...

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