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.
AdSP Palermo to present development plan
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Pasqualino Monti, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...
Government officials meet to discuss future of Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro Andrea Agostinelli has met with...
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – June 2018 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported June 2018...
Palermo port starts dismantling silos to open space for new ro-ro terminal
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – Palermo port has started works for the dismantling of the silos at the Piave pier. The port plans to build a...
EIB cooperates with China with new €500 million Silk Road Fund equity investment initiative
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – At the EU-China summit June 2, 2018, the European Investment Fund and the Silk Road Fund signed a...
Meeting minutes of the 3rd Chairs’ Meeting Of EU-China connectivity platform
Beijing, China, July 16, 2018 The 3rd Chairs’ Meeting of EU-China Connectivity Platform took place on 15 July in Beijing, China. The Chinese delegation was...
Livorno port to host conference on cruise industry
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – “Welcome to Livorno, Port for Tuscany” is the title of a conference to be held in the port on...
Interested parties discuss development of Augusta port
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) July 15, 2018 – Programs and strategies on the port of Augusta were the topics of a meeting between the president of...
Assoporti to present study on the Mediterranean Sea 19 July in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 – Assoporti, the ports association, will present a study on the geo-strategic scenarios of the Mediterranean...
TUI Cruises orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 – Fincantieri SpA has been awarded an order for the construction of two new-concept gas powered ships...
AdSP Sardegna considers LNG facility at Porto Torres
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP –...
Edison SpA awarded LNG concession on Oristano port, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP –...
AdSP Bari signs socio-cultural development and training agreement
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Verona hosts AlpInnoCt project event
Verona, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – The Zai Consortium has organized a round table with the partners of the AlpInnoCt project with attendees...
Hannibal doubles connections to Switzerland with a new daily rail service from Melzo to Niederglatt
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – Hannibal, Contship Italia Group’s multimodal transport operator, is started a second rail link to...
Tender for part development of Salerno port maritime station closes
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – On July 5, the submission of offers for the provisional assignment of a portion of the Salerno Maritime...
DocksTheFuture: 50 initiatives selected to shape the Port of the Future in Europe
Press release: DocksTheFuture: 50 initiatives selected to shape the Port of the Future in Europe, July 12, 2018 DocksTheFuture finished its first rounds of...