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.
Italian court reinstates 30 workers of Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – An Italian court has reinstated 30 of the 377 workers of the port of Gioia Tauro who were fired in July...
Italy offers rental of two vessels to save Liberty Lines’ jobs
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Italy’s infrastructure ministry has proposed the rental of two vessels with a reinforced hull to...
New record for rail operations in La Spezia
La Spezia, November 28, 2018 Over the last three years, the number of trains in and out of the terminal, including those handled at the Santo Stefano Magra...
Conference of the South ports in Bari, D’Agostino asks for renewed ports government policy
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – The conference “I ports del mezzogiorno” was held today in the Bari cruise terminal, organized...
HMM may leave alliance with MSC, Maersk in 2020
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) may abandon its alliance with the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)...
Local chamber of commerce starts planning for Crotone port development
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – The Crotone Chamber of Commerce (Camera di commercio di Crotone)has started the process to develop...
Fincantieri: Dry dock work starts on first corvette for Qatar
FINCANTIERI: DRY DOCK WORKS START ON THE FIRST CORVETTE FOR QATAR – November 27, 2018 Trieste, November 27, 2018 – The keel laying ceremony of the...
Edison launches the first integrated small scale LNG logistics chain in Italy that will make heavy and maritime transport sustainable
Milan, Italy, November 30, 2018 Edison launches in Italy the first integrated logistics chain of small scale LNG (liquefied natural gas plants on a small...
Edison: Agreement with Knutsen for the chartering of the ship that will supply the small scale GNL storage unit in Ravenna
Milan, Italy, November 30, 2018 Edison Spa announces the stipulation with the Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping of a 12-year long-term contract...
Italy’s PIR Group, Edison to start construction of LNG storage facility at Ravenna port in Jan 2019
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Italian company Depositi Italiani GNL, a 51/49 joint venture of PIR-Petrolifera Italo Rumena group...
Agreement set to start Piombino port developments
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Expanding the port of Piombino with the support of new settlements capable of creating work and...
Ancona port’s Blue Agreement with shippers reduces pollution
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2018 – Fuel sulphur emissions from ships entering reduced by 1.5% to just 0.1% since the port authority signed...
MedPorts association meet in Civitavecchia
Press Release – MedPorts meeting in Civitavecchia – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale –...
Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath start construction of LNG storage facility in Oristano port
Oristano, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – UK companies Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath have started the construction of a liquefied natural...
EU Commission completes inspection at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – The European Commission conducted an inspection at the port of Trieste in the period...
Naples port hosts PortForward project
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Government Ministry to carry out inspection at Civitavecchia port
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) plans to carry out an inspection...