Italy
Italy is a republic in southern Europe, comprising a peninsula south of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands; member of the European Union (EU); by tonnage, its leading ports are Trieste, Genoa and Gioia Tauro. In September 2016, the government reorganised the port system into 16 new port system authorities (AdSP – Autorità di Sistema Portuale). The 57 ports of national importance are coordinated by 16 AdSPs with the task of planning, coordinating and regulating the port system in the reference area. The AdSPs are members of the Italian port association – Assoporti.
Port of Livorno to widen channel for larger container ships
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – deredgiOne of the banks of the channel will have a new quay. Currently, the channel is 60 meters at its...
Work to start on new Port of Fiumicino
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – Last Monday, the construction site area for the first lot of works for the new commercial port of...
Port of La Spezia publishes tender for recreational area
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – Last week, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSPMLO – Eastern Ligurian Sea...
Port of Trieste issues tenders for Pnrr projects
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – The Port Authority has launched tenders for a value of €160 million in order to start the structural...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees container traffic down in May
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) handled 54,878 containers (TEU) in May 2023, down from 64,987 TEU on April...
Piombino terminal receives first gas from Eni
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Eni has delivered a gas cargo of 90 million m³ to the SNAM regasification terminal in Piombino, Italy....
Ignazio Messina & C acquires Terminal San Giorgio, Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Ignazio Messina & C. spa will acquire Terminal San Giorgio (TSG). The terminal is owned 51% by the...
Port of Venice and Polish port agree rail targets
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Italy: Total cargo handled in 2018-2022 – seaports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Assoporti, Italy’s port industry organisation, has published detailed cargo figures for Italian ports in...
Consortium awarded contract for new Ro-Ro terminal in Cagliari port
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A consortium made up of RCM Costruzioni Srl, Fincosit Srl, Società Italiana Dragaggi Spa and...
Port of Messina issues tender for new cruise terminal
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A new tender has been issued for a contract to construct and manage of the cruise terminal in the...
AdSP President Pino Musolino visits Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – A study trip to the main European ports, to learn and import the best port practices into the Italian port...
First operational meeting of Società Stretto di Messina takes place
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – The first operational meeting of the board of directors of Società Stretto di Messina met on June 27,...
Fincantieri: Keel laying in Castellammare of “Atlante LESS”
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – Today, in the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard the keel laying ceremony of the second Logistic Support Ship...
Dispute of proposed floating solar facility off Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – There is a dispute surrounding a proposed floating solar facility off the Port of Taranto in Puglia. The...
Port of Gioia Tauro is a hub for international drug trafficking
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The port of Gioia Tauro is a real hub for international drug trafficking, said prefect Vittorio Rizzi,...
Grimaldi introduces green Ro-Ro ships in Italy-Greece line
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Grimaldi Group is introducing two state-of-the-art hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco...