Venice
Venice is a seaport in North Adriatic Sea in Northeast Italy, and built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. Commercial, passenger and other terminals form the Ports of Venice and Chioggia. They handle any kind of traffic, from containers, to liquid and solid bulk, steel products, Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax, general and project cargo. It has a developed cruise ship industry which is having to change after large cruise ship were banned from the lagoon for environmental reasons. The two ports are managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS – Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority).
Carbones Italia Srl terminal inaugurated in Porto Marghera, Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Carbones Italia Srl terminal was inaugurated on February 21, located in Porto Marghera, along the...
Port of Venice sees 2021 cargo traffic up nearly 8%
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2022 – In 2021, the Port of Venice handled over 24.2 million tons of cargo, up +7.9% compared to 2020, with the...
Italy: Minister Giovannini identifies five strategic objectives that port presidents will have to achieve in 2022
February 4, 2022 – Five strategic objectives to be achieved in 2022 have been identified by the Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility,...
Zona Logistica Semplificata (ZLS) Porto di Venezia-Rodigino comes closer to reality
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – President of the Veneto Region, Luca Zaia, and Minister Mara Carfagna, Minister for Southern Italy and...
Edison enters Hydrogen Park in Marghera, Port of Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – Energy company Edison SpA has purchased a 9.732% stake in Hydrogen Park, the Porto Marghera hydrogen...
Italian ministry sets up maritime forum to develop ports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (Mims) has set up the maritime forum to open a...
Port of Venice published three-year plan
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The Port Authority of Venice & Chioggia has detailed its three year plan – Piano Operativo...
In the first nine months of 2021 Italian ports handled a total of 345.9 million tons of cargo, up + 9.5%
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – The Italian port association Assoporti has reported that in the first nine months of 2021 Italian ports...
Port of Venice to receive government compensation for cruise ships ban
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, in conjunction with the...
North Adriatic Ports Association to promote inter-port cooperation
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Members of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) have signed an agreement to increase cooperation...
Italy to identify three pilot projects for mobility
The Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition and the Minister for Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility are involved in the...
Port of Venice sees Q3 rise of 7.8% in cargo traffic
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2021 – In the third quarter of 2021, the Port of Venice recorded total movement of goods of 17.94 million tons,...
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...
Interporto Rivers Venezia realised in Marghera, Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – The industrial development plan of Interporto Rivers Venezia was presented today at the intermodal...
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...
Italy announces further marine transport investment
Rome, 30 September 2021 – The Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility (MIMS) has announced six decrees for the use of an additional €1.9...
Port of Chioggia considered as cruise ship destination
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2021 – The Port of Chioggia has become a factor in the discussion of the future of cruise ship tourism in...
Italian ports see steel import delays
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – Italian ports are experiencing delays in processing steel imports due to EU import quotas and a lack of...
“Norwegian Prima” floated out of port of Marghera
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2021 – The “Norwegian Prima” ship is the first of six vessels of Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL)...