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.
Livorno port expects 700,000 TEUs of container traffic in 2018
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Livorno port expects to handle 700,000 TEUs of container traffic in 2018, backed by the positive figures for...
AdSP Venice looks to work with government on large vessels policy
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Regarding statements by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Danilo Toninelli on the subject of...
AdSPs of Bari and Civitavecchia to sign transport corridor agreement
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The presidents of the AdSPs of the Southern Adriatic Sea and the North Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Ugo Patroni...
Assoporti comments on the collapse of Ponte Morandi in Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – As well as the loss of live and the removal of inhabitants of properties under the collapsed bridge, the...
GTS3 put into operation in Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Yesterday the test report of the GTS3 (Gate Transit Security) was signed off, the software...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) sees improved first half figures
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Ports of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian...
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation sign MOU for extension of the industrial cooperation
Trieste, Italy, August 29, 2018 – Press Release – Fincantieri Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), have signed a Memorandum...
PSA Terminal of Voltri Prà remains operational
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – A few days after the collapse of the Morandi bridge, a priority is the possible economic and employment...
Urania vessel being broken up in Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – A month of work has started to free the port’s floating dock from the wrecked Urania vessel. The...
RFI brings forward re-opening of Genoa railway links
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – Given the emergency situation in Liguria following the collapse of the Morandi viaduct, FS Italiane has...
Switzerland waits to see effect of Morandi bridge collapse on Genoa port trade
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – Genoa port is a strategic entry point for many goods transported to Switzerland and the Morandi bridge...
ESPO secretary general visits Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – Secretary General of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO), Isabelle Ryckbost, has visited the port...
Morandi bridge disaster not to hamper Genoa port’s traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Genoa port will see no reduction of traffic after the collapse of the Morandi bridge, which partially blocked...
Genoa port copes with Morandi Bridge disaster consequences so far
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Genoa port has managed to successfully cope with the first consequences of the Morandi bridge collapse, which...
Special Economic Zones may boost Italian port’s growth
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – The proposal to activate a special economic zone in the city of Genoa, hit by the Morandi bridge disaster, is...
Italy’s Fincantieri can rebuild Morandi bridge
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is capable of rebuilding the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa and in this way...
AdSP Genoa discusses emergency port traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – On 15 August 2018 a meeting was convened by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale...