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.
Portoferraio opens 2019 cruise season
Portoferraio, Elba, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – Portoferraio port has launched the cruise season with the M/N Arethusa ship that brought its 49...
Liguria port community delegation visits Barcelona port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – A delegation of the Genoa port community will visit Barcelona port to explore cooperation opportunities with...
Tuscany ports’ cargo traffic rises 7.3% in 2018
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Genoa port, CCCC to sign joint venture deal on March 23
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Genoa port is expected to sign a memorandum for the establishment of a joint venture with China Communications...
Qingdao Port Group president visits Vado Ligure, Genoa ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – A delegation from China’s Qingdao Port Group, led by chairman Li Fengli, has visited the construction...
Sicily government opens tender for Sciacca port overhaul
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – The Sicilian regional government has opened a tender for the completion of the overhaul of Sciacca port in the...
Fincantieri acquires minority stake in Genova Industrie Navali & signs cooperation agreement
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – Trieste-based shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has reached a cooperation agreement with Genova Industrie...
MSC to update service linking Mediterranean to Australia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to update its service between Australia, the Indian...
GNV, ABB launch energy efficiency project for ships
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) and Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation ABB have started a...
Tuscany region provides €5 million to port authority
Florence, Italy (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Tuscany’s regional council has allocated about €5 million ($5.7 million) to the regional port...
Edison, Andaldo to build €300 million combined-cycle plant at Marghera port, Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Italian companies Edison SpA and Ansaldo Energia have signed a contract for the construction of a natural...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) to establish joint venture with China’s CCCC
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) is...
MSC considers construction of own luxury cruises terminal at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – MSC Cruises is interested in the construction of its own terminal for luxury cruises at Genoa port, the president...
Italian transport minister names extraordinary commissioner of Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Italy’s transport minister Danilo Toninelli has appointed Pietro Verna as extraordinary commissioner of...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico (Ancona) reports improved 2018 traffic numbers
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) has...
Ortona port cargo traffic declines 2% in 2018
Ortona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Ortona port handled 1.013 million tonnes of cargo in 2018, down 2%, mainly due to a 7% decline in solid bulk. ...
Bertolo to start overhaul project of Monfalcone port’s Valentinis canal
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Italian company Bartolo has started works on the overhaul of a 100-metre section of the Valentinis...