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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.

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...

COSCO Shipping delegation visits Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – A delegation from China’s COSCO Shipping has visited Vado in Genoa port. This is the location of the...

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...

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...

Angopi event in Naples highlights key issues for Italian moormen and boatmen

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – At an event organised by Angopi (Associazione nazionale Gruppi Ormeggiatori e Barcaioli Porti Italiani –...

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...

Event: Motorways of the Sea detailed implementation plan and MoS study presentation

Motorways of the Sea, June 21, 2018 The next MoS Conference on “The Motorways of the Sea Detailed Implementation Plan 2018 and the related Study on MoS...

Port Authority of Gioia Tauro reports positive closing of 2017 final balance

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – With the support of the auditors, the Port Committee, has approved the final balance for the financial...

Trapani port authority meets port operators and local entrepreneurs

Trapani, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2018 – Yesterday, port operators, entrepreneurs, tour operators, trade union representatives and...

Gioia Tauro port takes steps to speed up controls of goods in port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Special commissioner of Autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro), Andrea...

Board of directors and the board of trade unions of Trieste Trasporti renewed

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – The board of directors and the board of trade unions of Trieste Trasporti SpA were renewed yesterday. Nn the...

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