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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.

Fincantieri to build four luxury cruise ships for MSC Cruises

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – MSC Cruises and Fincantieri have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...

Increased opportunities for small-scale fishermen in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

Press Release – European Commission – Increased opportunities for small-scale fishermen in the Mediterranean and Black Sea October 15, 2018...

Synchro-NET: A Simulation Tool to Plan Freight Shipments in an Effective, Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Way

Press Release A Simulation Tool to Plan Freight Shipments in an Effective, Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Way Genoa, October 18, 2018 A free webinar on...

Trieste port expects Cervignano-Rostock intermodal service to be launched soon

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – In Friuli Venezia Giulia, a new rail link has been inaugurated between the Cervignano transit centre in the...

Naples port authority signs convention for Universiade sports event

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP –...

Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – September 2018 container terminal statistics

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported September...

Trieste port and operators discuss improved rail links with Styria, Austria

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – A meeting in Graz between Trieste-based and Austrian operators has focussed on additional railway...

WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support

Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...

Three companies compete for Ravenna port’s former Mondomarine yards concession

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – The final decision on the new concessionaire of the former Mondomarine yards was due last week but has...

Fulmar Barcaioli Ancona receives additional to improve waste management at sea

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – The Fulmar Barcaioli Ancona Srl, a company that has been operating since the 1980s in the field of boat...

Planning ongoing for Genoa Shipping week in June 2019

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Numerous scheduled events for the fourth edition of Genoa Shipping Week, organized by Assagenti, the...

AdSP Cagliari updates regional port IT system

Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...

“The sea routes as strategic assets for the development of the Lazio region” conference in Civitavecchia port

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – “The sea routes as strategic assets for the development of the Lazio region” –...

Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2018 – The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following...

Italy’s AutoTerminal to hire 35 employees at Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Italian port terminal operator AutoTerminal Gioia Tauro SpA plans to hire 35 employees registered in the...

Italy’s La Dragaggi applies innovative method for Termoli port draft maintenance

Termoli, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Italian company La Dragaggi Srl is implementing innovative technology for the maintenance of the seabed of...

Italy’s Grimaldi Lines to launch Porto Torres-Genoa ro-ro line on Oct 14

Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Italian company Grimaldi Lines has received approval for the launch of a Ro-Ro shipping line...

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