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.
Italy’s Fincantieri to design new steel bridge in Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri will design the new steel bridge that will replace the collapsed Morandi...
EU invites tenders for port system regulatory plan drafting
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – The European Union has published a call for tenders for the drafting of a Port System Regulatory Plan which...
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – October 2018 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported October...
Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport praises GAINN4MOS project
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has supported maritime transport with a low...
EU invites applications for European Ports Forum
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – The EU has announced a continuously Open Call for Applications for the selection of members of the...
AdSP Livorno calls crane demolition tender
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Italy’s Fincantieri signs fleet upgrade contract with Windstar Cruises
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a €200 million ($228.6 million) contract for the upgrade of...
MSC sets up Trieste port-Giegen rail service
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA has announced a new rail connection between Giengen (a.d. Brenz)...
Venice port to modify rail link to Porto Marghera
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – The City Council of Venice has approved the project for the railway modification to the access road to...
Italian government against privatisation of the port system
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – Following a question in parliament, Danilo Toninelli, Minister of Transport, said that the Italian port...
Genoa port publishes breakwater tender
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Palumbo Superyacht Savona srl awarded port concession
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Consortium awarded Genoa port concession in ex-Piaggio location
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 17, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Genoa port launches tender for technical study of new breakwater
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Genoa port has launched a tender for the technical and economic feasibility studies of the construction...
Gioia Tauro port’s container traffic decline trend continues
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Gioia Tauro port recorded a 6% decline in the traffic of containers year-on-year in the first nine...
Ancona port authority discusses dredging project at San Benedetto del Tronto port
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – San Benedetto del Tronto’s mayor Pasqualino Piunti held a meeting with...
Italy’s Moby, Toremar open bookings for trips to Elba island
Portoferraio, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Italian companies Moby and Toremar have opened bookings for the Island of Elba for the 2019 season....