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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.

AdSP Livorno to work with Ne.Mo. consortium

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2018 – Electricity and sustainable mobility are the drivers on which Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...

Urania wreck to be removed from Livorno port

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2018 – The demolition of the Urania ship that occupies the “Mediterranean” floating dock of the port of...

Italy’s Dario Perioli pledges to increase traffic at Carrara port immediately

Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Italian company Dario Perioli SpA expects to bring about a hundred ships as early as this year to the port of...

Livorno port to launch tender for dry dock operation

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – Livorno port has authorised the demolition of the motor vessel Urania, whose wreck has occupied since 2015...

Civitavecchia port’s cruise activities may be blocked during strike against Enel

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2018 – The cruise handling operations of Civitavecchia port may be blocked as of July 11 when dockers launch a...

Yilport interested in Taranto port concession

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) has received a...

Italian court cancels fine imposed on Moby, CIN

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Italian Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has cancelled the fine of €29.2 million ($34.2 million) that...

Enel tender for Civitavecchia port contract leads to strike action

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – A dispute has arisen concerning a tender for the handling of coal at Civitavecchia port issued by...

Maersk platform at Vado Ligure port gets approval

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The construction of the multifunctional Maersk platform of Vado Ligure has been approved be the regional...

Port Authority of Gioia Tauro holds talks with Ministry of Transport

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of L’autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro),...

€85 million needed for the Palermo basin – AdSP president

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian...

Port of Trieste signs a partnership with the Friuli Venezia Giulia Agrifood Cluster

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – A new cooperation has started between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP...

Savona development plan to develop the city and port allocated investment

Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Until Monday September 17, 2018, companies can take part in the call for bids that could change jobs in the...

Catania and Augusta port workers strike

Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – The port workers of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...

AdSP presidents on trade mission to Israel

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – The presidents of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale and del Mar Tirreno...

China Communications Construction Co delegation visits Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – A delegation from China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) has visited Genoa port with a view to...

Port companies and authorities sign Civitavecchia Blue Agreement

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The Harbour Authority, the Municipality, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

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