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.
Interporto Bologna to operate rail service to Wuppertal in Germany
Bologna, Italy (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Interporto Bologna SpA, a logistics hub, is to cooperate with Remind Logistics to establish a new service...
EU proposes new fund to invest in maritime economy and fishing communities
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Under the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing €6.14 billion ($7.21...
Public bodies discuss industry development at Piombino port
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – At the Municipality of Piombino, a meeting has taken place with the mayor Massimo Giuliani and the...
Taranto, €30 million for investments in industry
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – Resources allocated to support investments in the Taranto industrial area is currently €30 million...
Venice ports completes canal work to welcome larger vessels
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – The project to excavate and improve the Malamocco-Marghera canal has been completed. The operation, which is...
Completion of Trentaremi safety work at Naples
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The works to secure the beach and the marine area in front of the Trentaremi Bay in Posillipo have been...
Ram Oil & Gas and NEC Srl invest in Interporto, Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Ram Oil & Gas Srl and NEC Srl, both specialists in the oil and petroleum sectors, have taken space at...
Livorno-based AdSP attends Posidonia 2018
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Genoa-based Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian...
PSA Voltri-Prà to install electric cranes
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – PSA Voltri-Prà is continuing the electrification process at its terminal, replacing old diesel yard cranes...
GNV receives environmental certification
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The Italian company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has received from the Italian Naval Registry (Registro Italiano...
Dario Perioli SpA wins appeal for Taliercio quay concession in Marina di Carrara
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – An appeal by Porti di Carrera SpA against the termination of its concession at the Taliercio quay has been...
SECH terminal concession extended at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
Consorzio Bettolo signs contract to build new container terminal in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...
ÖBB resumes Salzburg and Trieste cargo service
Salzburg, Austria (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Due to increasing demand, ÖBB, the national Austrian railway company, has resumed the Salzburg and...
Trenitalia-ÖBB launch new Villach-Udine-Trieste port rail connection
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – From yesterday, a new rail has service has started, connecting Villach (southern Austria), Udine and...
DFDS completes acquisition of Turkey’s UN Ro-Ro
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2018 – Danish company DFDS has completed the acquisition of the Turkish shipping company UN Ro-Ro, obtaining the...
600th carrier arrives at Adriatic LNG
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2018 – Adriatic LNG, which operates the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, has announced...