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.
APM to operate Italy’s first semi-automated container terminal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – The Vado Ligure container terminal of APM Terminals, named Vado Gateway, which will become operational at the end...
Caronte & Tourist strengthens fleet via €34 million loan
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Messina-based shipping company Caronte & Tourist is strengthening its fleet thanks to a €34...
Carrara port to handle export of four large turbines to Kazakhstan
Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Carrara port will handle four mega turbines with destination the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan on April...
Uiltrasporti says Hapag Lloyd eliminates Cagliari port from its services
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Hapag Lloyd, the German transport company, has decided to eliminate the Sardinian port of Cagliari from its...
Analysis – China and Italy sign new Silk Road agreement – the aftermath
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – A total of 19 institutional agreements and 10 commercial agreements were signed during the state visit of...
Venice port president criticises MOSE project
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Genoa port’s Calata Bettolo container terminal to be launched by end-2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Genoa port expects the Calata Bettolo container terminal to enter into operation by the end of this year,...
EC approves financing for Ancona’s smart port project
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – The European Commission has approved the extension of financing for the smart port project of...
La Spezia Container Terminal upgrades to Fluidmesh for TOS Connectivity
News – Contship Italia – La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) upgrades to Fluidmesh for TOS Connectivity – March 27, 2019 With the aim of...
COSCO Shipping Ports announces FY2018 financial results
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global leading ports operator, has announced full year results...
EU to co-finance E-Bridge ports project in Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – The European Commission will co-finance the E-BRIDGE Project (acronym of Emergency and BRoad Information...
Eni starts wave power energy generation at the Ravenna offshore site
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – The Italian energy company Eni SpA has installed and activated the Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale launches restyling of passenger station at Trapani port
Trapani, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea...
Ortona, Pescara remain under Ancona port authority’s management
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – The possibility of Pescara and Ortona ports joining Civitavecchia port authority...
Final conference of SECNET project to be held on March 29 in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – The final conference of the “SECNET – Cross-border institutional cooperation for the strengthening...
Princess Cruises confirms order for construction of two cruise ships by Fincantieri
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Princess Cruises has confirmed the order for the construction of two cruise ships by Italian naval...
Haizea Wind to build monopiles of the first Italian wind farm, located at Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2019 – Bilbao-based Haizea Wind Group (HWG), a manufacturer of wind towers and offshore foundations, has signed a...
Livorno port’s rail freight traffic rises 14% in 2018
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Livorno port handled 35,670 carriages and 1,963 trains in 2018, representing a 14% increase in...
Friuli Venezia Giulia regional government approves €4 million funding to Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Friuli Venezia Giulia regional government has approved the provision of €4 million ($4.5 million)...
Bank of Tokyo Italy director visits Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – The director of the Italian branch of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Kaneyuki Iseda, accompanied by...