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 Trieste issues tender for Ro-Ro expansion
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of Trieste has issued a tender for the expansion of facilities between Molo VI and Molo V....
Trieste Marine Terminal starts extra rail links with Austria
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) has started extra rail links with existing destinations in Austria. Since...
Port of La Spezia tests drones to boost safety
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has tested drones as a method to boost transport safety wthin port areas. This...
Ambassador of Thailand visits Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – SE Rommanee Kananurak, Ambassador of Thailand in Italy, has made his first official visit to the city of...
PSA Italy orders eight Kalmar Eco reachstackers for Genoa terminals
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – PSA Italy has ordered eight Kalmar Eco reachstackers for use at their Genova Pra’ and SECH container...
Itelyum set to acquire two Port Ravenna waste businesses
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – Itelyum, an operator in waste management, is set to acquire majority shareholdings in Secomar S.p.A. and...
DB Schenker signs biofuel contract with MSC
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – DB Schenker has signed a contract to use 12,000 metric tons of biofuel component for all of its own...
Italian government concerned about port worker safety
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2023 – Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Edoardo Rixi, has convened the Assoporti...
Gioia Tauro’s MCT receives three mega cranes
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – The MedCenter Container Terminal (MCT) in the port of Gioia Tauro has received three mega cranes...
Venice, Chioggia ports report +1.5% growth in 2022 cargo traffic
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – The Ports of Venice and Chioggia ports have reported growth of +1.5% in 2022. The ports are managed by...
MSC to restart DRAGON service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – MSC is to restart its DRAGON service that will connect Asia to Israel, Italy and South of France, and...
Port of Ancona: redevelopment of the former Morini shipyard at Mandracchio
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – Work is underway to remove the wrecks of boats present in the public slipway of the former Morini...
Port of Ravenna sees total cargo in 2022 up slightly
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of Ravenna handled a total of 27,389,886 tons of goods, up by +1.1% (290,000...
Terminal Container Ravenna ends 2022 with traffic up over 9%
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) ended 2022 with over 200,000 containers (TEU) handled, up +9.4% on...
Grimaldi set to operate Ro-Ro terminal in Port of Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – Grimaldi set to operate Ro-Ro terminal in Port of Ravenna Grimaldi could assume responsibility for T....
Port of Monfalcone adds four operators
Monfalcone, Trieste (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Port of Monfalcone has added four operators to its facilities. The new terminal operators are:...
Ignazio Messina starts Ravenna-Segrate cargo rail service
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – Ignazio Messina & C has started a Ravenna-Segrate cargo rail service linking the port with the...