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.
ENI receives go-ahead for €30 million plant in Porto Torres
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Eni SpA, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has received permission for...
Di Maio indicates Trieste port support at China event
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Speaking in China, Trieste Regional Councilor, Sergio Emidio Bini, commented that it was...
Walter Tosto awarded concession at Ortona port
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – Walter Tosto SpA, an industrial components manufacturer, has won the tender for a multi-year concession...
Maersk to name Diego Perdones director general for the western Mediterranean
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk plans to appoint Diego Perdones as director general for the Western...
Rodi Garganico wins “Best Tourist Port of the Year in Italy” award
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The tourist port of Rodi Garganico has been awarded the “Best Tourist Port of the Year in Italy”...
Savona port issues tender for dredging work in order to welcome Costa cruise ship
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Kazakhstan shows interest in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Italy, Sergey Nurtayev, has met with the president of the Friuli...
Mercitalia and PKP Cargo sign agreement to Italy-Poland rail links
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – Italy’s Mercitalia Rail, a company of the Mercitalia Group (FS Italiane Group) and the Polish...
GNV says Genoa port lagging behind in LNG facilities
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Grandi Navi Veloci, the Genoa-based ferry operator, has commented that the port has been slow in...
Trieste Marine Terminal increases cargo handling in August 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – In August 2018, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) handled more than 52,700 TEU, up 13.4% compared to...
UilTrasporti Sardegna produces report that criticises Cagliari Canal port
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – The transport union, UilTrasporti Sardegna, has made public a dossier which analyses that...
Confetra Friuli Venezia Giulia meets regional president
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – Confetra Friuli Venezia Giulia, an association of freight forwarders, has met with...
Sichuan Province and Friuli Venezia Giulia discuss cooperation opportunities
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 23, 2018 – Led by the Councilor Sergio Emidio Bini, investments, infrastructures and openness to partnerships...
Sinergest-led consortium wins tender for majority stake in Porto di Livorno 2000
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Grimaldi Lines opens bookings for 2019
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Italian company Grimaldi Lines has opened bookings for the 2019 season, allowing customers to make...
La Spezia, Marina di Carrara ports’ passenger traffic to rise in 2019
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Italy’s Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian...
Genoa port uses 58th International Boat Show to drive investment
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – Today, the 58th International Boat Show was inaugurated in the presence of the Minister Toninelli, the...