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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.

Grimaldi changes the ferries to Brindisi port and confirms the stage in Corfù

Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The Italian shipping group is replacing two passenger and ro-ro ships operating out of Brindisi port with...

Manfredonia ports plans to increase boutique cruise ship handling

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The Apulia port of Manfredonia is increasing its cruise ship business with luxury cruise vessels expected during...

La Spezia Container Terminal general manager presents terminal to local institutions

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 Antonio Davide Testi, General Manager of La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), has presented owner Contship...

Genoa port and Ire sign transport contract

Genoa, italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – An agreement has been signed between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP –...

Trieste Marine Terminal welcomes visitors for Port Open Day

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Trieste Marine Terminal SpA (TMT) has joined in Port Open Day at the port, and event organised...

Genoa port’s Porto Petroli handles 10% of total Italian crude oil imports

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Porto Petroli, the liquid bulk terminal of Genoa port, in which oil and gas group Eni holds a 40.5% stake, handles...

Taranto port participates in Transport Logistic China

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – ) Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) participated in the...

AdSP in Civitavecchia port meets South African ambassador

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Francesco Maria di Majo, President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

Livorno port looks to solve access blockages

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North...

SUPAIR meeting takes place in Venice

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – A focus group of the SUPAIR project has met in Venice to discuss how to make port-logistics operations greener...

Porto Marghera interests meet to discuss progress

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – A group of interested parties met last week to discover the revival of Porto Marghera, the industrial area of...

Ravenna LNG enters construction phase

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – The coastal storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Ravenna has entered the building phase. It is be the...

AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Civitavecchia port) signs labour agreement

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP –...

Naples port ready to support Universiade 2019 event

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centrale (AdSP – Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority)...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale meets Savona representatives

Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – The headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian...

Bari port and airport jointly promote INTER-PASS project

Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Inter-Pass (Intermodal Passengers Connectivity between Ports and Airports) is a project funded under the...

Genoa shipyard Ente Bacini attracts just one privatisation bid

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The Ente Bacini SRL shipyard (five basins) is to be privatised but has attracted just one bid. A joint bid...

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