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Trieste

Trieste is a seaport in Northeast Italy on the Northern Adriatic Sea. Located in the heart of Europe, at the meeting point between the maritime routes and the European, Adriatic-Baltic and Mediterranean corridors, the port is an international hub for land-sea interchange flows affecting markets in Central and Eastern Europe. It is part of a well-developed intermodal transport network reaching most of Central and Northern Europe. The port is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority).

Trieste port to handle more than 10,000 trains in 2018

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Trieste port is expected to handle more than 10,000 trains in 2018, a figure that was unthinkable until...

Porto Vecchio, Trieste port, to receive €14 million investment

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Expenditure of €14 million ($16.2 million) will provide Porto Vecchio with new sewers,...

ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II

Press Release – ESPO – September 5, 2018 The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to €48 billion. Many port...

Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation sign MOU for extension of the industrial cooperation

Trieste, Italy, August 29, 2018 – Press Release – Fincantieri Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), have signed a Memorandum...

Trieste-Munich rail link increases frequency

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – The Bavaria Express block train, which operates between Trieste port and Munich-Riem it set to increase...

Trieste Marine Terminal increase container volumes in July 2018

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – In July 2018 Trieste Marine Terminal SpA handled over 62,000 TEU, the highest monthly performance...

Ekol starts regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio and Sète ports

Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Ekol, the Turkish logistics company, is to begin a regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio port, Greece,...

Italy’s Fincantieri to acquire ICT company Vitrociset

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has said it signed an agreement to acquire a 98.54% stake in the capital of...

Assoporti and ENIT sign joint development agreement

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ente Nazionale...

Italian port authorities meet to discuss EU tax issues

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Yesterday, the coordination group of the General Secretaries of the authorities of port system (AdSPs) in...

Trieste port books railway traffic record in H1

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The traffic data in the first six months in the port of Trieste mark a new record in the railway sector: 4,816...

Trieste port sees container traffic growth in first half of 2018

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – With 56,045 TEU managed in June, up 12.07% compared to June 2017, the Trieste container terminal has...

Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased rail traffic in Jan-Jul 2018

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – In the first semester of 2018, the total volumes moved by rail by Trieste Marine Terminal SpA (TMT) grew...

Enel X to install 300 electric vehicle chargers at Italian ports 

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Italian ports association Assoporti and innovative and technological solutions company Enel X Srl have signed a...

Assoporti to present study on the Mediterranean Sea 19 July in Rome

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 – Assoporti, the ports association, will present a study on the geo-strategic scenarios of the Mediterranean...

TUI Cruises orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 –  Fincantieri SpA has been awarded an order for the construction of two new-concept gas powered ships...

Verona hosts AlpInnoCt project event

Verona, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – The Zai Consortium has organized a round table with the partners of the AlpInnoCt project with attendees...

Consenza hosts “Smart port management & efficiency” event

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – Making the ports “greener” during the stop of the ships and other issues will be discussed...

Governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia visits Wärtsilä Italia

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – Governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, has visited the production site of Wärtsilä...

AdSP Trieste to take ownership of Ursus pontoon

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – By the end of the month, the Ursus pontoon will become the property of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...

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