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.
Port of Taranto blocks China-linked concession
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has blocked a concession to a company linked with China –...
Update: India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a new super-trade route?
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...
Alpiq, San Marco Petroli, Sinloc announce H2 Laguna in Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – Alpiq, San Marco Petroli and Sinloc have announced a project to develop a renewable hydrogen ecosystem,...
Protesters challenge LNG facility in Brindisi
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – Protesters are challenging a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in the Port of Brindisi. At the...
LNG controversy moves to Vado Ligure, Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – The EU energy plan calls for increased imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ports have been...
Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...
Port of Genoa loses president
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Paolo Emilio Signorini will today leave his position as president of the Genoa-Savona port system...
Port of Livorno cargo traffic decreased -3.2% in the first half of 2023
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Total traffic in the first half of 2023 for the Port of Livorno was 15,410,621 tons of goods, 3.2% less...
Edison in Brindisi port to promote LNG project
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Representatives of the Edison group will be in Brindisi next week to meet port officials and local...
Ports of Genoa sees slight fall in July cargo traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – In July 2023, the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure handled a total of 5.77 million tonnes, down -0.2%...
150 kilos cocaine found in Port of Gioria Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Approximately 150 kilos of very pure cocaine were seized by the Fiamme Gialle in the port area of...
Port of La Spezia cargo traffic down -4.2% in first half of 2023
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – In the first six months of the year, 6,445,618 tons of goods passed through the La Spezia terminals,...
Port of Genoa able to transport 4 m high road trailers by rail
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The newly rebuild Facchini 1 tunnel, included in the route of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi – Genoa...
Port of Venice reports total cargo down nearly 5% in first half
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – The Port of Venice has reported total cargo handled of 12.34 million tons in the first half of 2023, down...
TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor connects ports of Bari and Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – The railway line between Italy’s Adriatic Sea port of Bari and the Tyrrhenian Sea port of Naples, in the...
Port of Piombino to build Axpo-chartered LNG carrier
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – The San Giorgio shipyard in Piombino will build an liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel with a...
Port of La Spezia receives first 24,000 TEU vessel
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has received the MSC Nicola Mastro, the first 24,000 TEUs container ship to touch...
MSC withdraws interest in Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...