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.
La Spezia port supports upgrade of Pontremolese railway line
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 3, 2019 – Carla Roncallo, president of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP –...
Italy, Croatia launch project to cut nautical, coastal tourism CO2 emissions in Adriatic
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Italian and Croatian authorities have launched a joint initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in...
La Spezia port joins initiative for Pontremolese railway upgrade
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has...
APM Terminals’ new container terminal in Vado Ligure now 78% complete
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – The new APM Terminals container terminal in Vado Ligure has reached over 78% completion, and scheduled to...
The steel cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel ordered to Fincantieri by Qatar took place at Muggiano (La Spezia) yard
Trieste, February 27, 2019 – The steel cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel (OPV – Offshore Patrol Vessel) ordered to Fincantieri by the...
Fincantieri-built Costa Venezia comes into service
Monfalcone, February 28, 2019 – Today, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, in the presence of Matteo Salvini, Interior Minister and Deputy Prime...
AdSP Settentrionale (Venice) to take over management of Chioggia port
Chioggia, Venice (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The Rovigo Chamber of Commerce of Venice and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
Tuscany region president asks minister to discuss nomination of interim Livorno port president
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – Tuscany regional government president Enrico Rossi has asked infrastructure minister Danilo Toninelli to...
Palermo port’s cruise traffic rises 25.8% in 2018
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – Palermo port recorded a 25.8% surge in the number of cruise passengers in 2018, Pasqualino Monti,...
Gioia Tauro port launches proceedings for termination of MCT concession
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – Gioia Tauro port has communicated to the shareholders of the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT)...
Monfalcone port to soon join AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste)
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – The procedure for the transfer of the management of Monfalcone port to Autorita’ di Sistema...
Italy’s Blu Navy signs staff management agreement
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – Italian ferry company Blu Navy (BN di Navigazione S.p.A.) has signed an agreement with Sirius Ship...
Tunisian entrepreneurs seek business opportunities at Civitavecchia, Gaeta ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – A delegation of Tunisian entrepreneurs has visited Civitavecchia and Gaeta ports to explore...
Daniele Rossi replaces Zeno D’Agostino as president of Assoporti
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Zeno D’Agostino, President of Assoporti since April 2017, has left the post and has been replaced by...
Italy’s Council of State delays decision on legitimacy of La Spezia port decisions
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Italy’s Council of State has decided to delay a decision on the legitimacy of acts of La Spezia...
Italy to deliver formal notice to MCT for breaches in Gioia Tauro port concession
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Italy’s government plans to shortly send a formal notice to Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT)...
Nautica Service to operate tourist dock at Sardinia’s Porto Torres
Porto Torres, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Italian company Nautica Service Srl was picked as the new concessionaire of the Nino Pala tourist...