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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.

Reference – AEOLIX

 Reference –AEOLIX – Architecture for EurOpean Logistics Information eXchange – June 27, 2018 Many logistics-related data stores, information channels,...

Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased container traffic in May 2018

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – In May 2018,  Trieste Marine Terminal Spa handled over 56,554 TEUs, an increase of 23.5% compared to the...

2M Alliance increase Trieste port calls

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – The Phoenix/AE12 Adriatic–Far East Service operated by 2M Alliance (Maersk and MSC) will offer from...

Aeolix project to be presented in Trieste port

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 -The “Aeolix” research project will be presented at the Trieste Maritime Station. The project is led by...

Livorno port hosts Interreg Program “Italy-Maritime France” LNG project

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Decarbonisation of ports, reduction of the use of fossil fuels, energy efficiency and reduction of...

Maritime industry generates €1.5 billion for Italy’s Marches economy

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – The maritime industry has an economic impact of €1.5 billion ($1.7 million) in the Italian region of the...

Ernst & Young Italia joins first meeting to consult for the ZES at Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Ernst & Young Italia The headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP...

Reference – CIVITAS Portis

Reference – CIVITAS Portis – June 27, 2018 CIVITAS is a network of cities for cities dedicated to cleaner, better transport in Europe and beyond....

CIVITAS Portis project holds event at Trieste port

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – The information campaign and the main activities that the Municipality of Trieste will implement in the...

Rotterdam shows interest in Gioia Tauro port, Calabria

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Joep Wijnands, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Italy, has visited the Calabria region, home of...

Italian government to encourage more cargo traffic between its ports and North Africa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Italy’s deputy minister of transport, Edoardo Rixi, has said that the increase of the cargo traffic with...

Ravenna port carries out dredging to secure cruise business

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Due to a reducing draft, Ravenna port is making alternative plans for users of the cruise and passenger...

AdSP Naples funds Trentaremi Bay environment work

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Works to secure the beach and the marine area in front of the Trentaremi Bay in Posillipo, Naples, have been...

EU-sponsored Sirocco cruise project ends with Civitavecchia port meeting

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The scheduled final conference of Interreg Med Project “Sirocco-Sustainable Interregional Coastal...

Livorno AdSP receives RINA environmental recertification

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The RINA certification organisation has renewed the environmental certificate and EMAS registration...

Livorno port reduces towage charges

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Towage charges have been reduced at Livorno port with the aim of making the port more competitive. This...

Venice port sees rail traffic up 14.5% in Jan-May 2018

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – Rail wagons moved at the port during the first five months of 2018 were 43,896, up 14.5% compared to the...

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