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Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia a city on the Tyrrhenian Sea in West central Italy and is the main port for capital city Rome. The Port of Civitavecchia is a multifunctional port and is divided into two macro-areas dedicated to different market areas: the southern area is dedicated to tourism, pleasure craft and cruise activities and hosts the cruise terminal, and the Darsena Romana, currently dedicated to fishing activities; and the northern area is intended for commercial traffic activities (freight traffic and logistics system), fishing and cabotage (Motorways of the Sea). There is a container terminal, general cargo docks for bulk cargo, a Ro-Ro dock and car terminal. It is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) which also looks after the ports of Gaeta and Fiumicino.

Grimaldi Group wins tender to operate ferry docks in Fiumicino port

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – Logiport, part of the Grimaldi Group, will manage docks 27, 28, 29 and 30 with the associated...

Italy experiences surge in cruise ship tourism

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2023 – Italy is experiencing a surge in cruise ship tourism and 2024 is forecast to be a record year. Italy is...

Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...

Ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino to receive €80 million from EIB & CDP

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The Ports of Rome will receive funding of €80 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB, €29...

ESPO 2023 award – Nature restoration projects in ports benefitting the local community

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) received 10 submissions for the 15th edition of the ESPO Award....

Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia Dock 25 will be dredged to -15 metres. Approximately 170,000...

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...

Europe’s air pollutants from cruise ships higher than pre-Covid – study

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – Clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment has published a study which says that toxic...

Ports of Civitavecchia and Lazio see cargo up +3.2% in Q1 2023

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 19, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, the Ports of Civitavecchia and Lazio handled a total of 3.42 million...

GreenIT plan three floating offshore wind projects in Italy

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed an agreement to develop three...

New commercial port of Fiumicino beginning to take shape

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – The new commercial port of Fiumicino is beginning to take shape. A contract has been awarded for the...

Ports of Rome and Lazio report improved 2022 cargo traffic

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The Ports of Rome and Lazio have reported improved 2022 cargo traffic numbers. All the primary...

Civitavecchia Fruit and Forest Terminal benefits from fast road corridor

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – Civitavecchia Fruit and Forest Terminal (CFFT) will now benefit from a fast road corridor for...

Civitavecchia port surpasses cruise passenger target in 2022

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – Civitavecchia port handled more cruise passengers in 2022 than forecast. “We close 2022 with...

Port of Civitavecchia signs for €35 million investment

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – A protocol for the implementation of a €35 million project, drawing on Ministry of...

Civitavecchia port to develop national rail links

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The report was signed last month to start the reorganization works of the railway system in the...

Fedespedi publishes “Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial analysis”

Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – Fedespedi, the national federation of international shipping companies, has published its study...

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