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.
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...
Water diverted from Palermo port residents to visiting cruise ships
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – Residents of Palermo port have been suffering water shortages, and the reason would appear the diversion...
Palermo-based port authority to give equal opportunities to ports under management
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – The Authority of the Western Sicilian Sea Port System (Autorità di Sistema portuale del Mare di...
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,...
Italy completes list of presidents of new port authorities
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The last three names of presidents of Italian port system authorities have been announced, Transport Minister...
Italy to close Sicilian ports during G-7 summit
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Italy will close the ports on the island of Sicily during the G-7 summit in Taormina on May 26 and 27, the head...
Palermo port handles 10,000 cruise passengers in single day
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Palermo port handled around 10,000 cruise passengers in a single day on April 18. Costa Fascinosa and MSC...
Sicilian port authorities jointly present cruise offer at Florida fair
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Sicilian port authorities in Palermo, Catania and Messina-Milazzo have jointly promoted the...
Sicilian ports handle 13.4% of total Italian harbour cargo traffic in 2016
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Sicilian ports handled 13.4% of the total Italian cargo traffic in 2016, the highest stake for the last four...