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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.

Yang Ming starts Koper port service

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – Yang Ming, a Taiwan-based shipper, has set up a new weekly service between Koper and the ports of Piraeus...

EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe

EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...

Grimaldi renews fleet with €1 billion investment

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Italian shipping company Grimaldi has renewed its fleet with investments of €1 billion ($1.2 billion) to be...

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport publishes information on “Connecting Italy”

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport (MIT) has published the an annex to “Connecting Italy: the...

Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport launches open data on maritime state property concessions

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has made a huge data set publicly available for anyone...

Civitavecchia port hosts ESPO committee meeting

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) has held its annual meeting of its “Intermodal,...

Livorno and Piombino ports set for significant railway investment

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – The region of Tuscany is to provide €200 million to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the owner of...

Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF

Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF April 27, 2018 This...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (Ravenna) approves 2017 consolidated financial statements

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) approves 2017 consolidated accounts

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP –...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) approves 2017 accounts

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western...

AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) approves 2017 financial statements

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP –...

AdSP del Mare Di Sardegna (Cagliari) approves 2017 financial statements

Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) April 29, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea...

Ravenna port hub signs for European funding of €37 million

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 -At the EU TEN-T Days event in Ljubljana, the EU granted €37.377 million ($45.4 million) towards the...

Genoa port to install new bollards

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – Genoa port is expected to install new bollards in the short-term, as the new equipment has successfully passed...

Tremestieri port’s dredging to start soon

Tremestieri, Italy (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – After more than three months of requests, the dredging of the port of Tremestieri was approved. At the...

Civitavecchia port officially receives EU grant for MoS development

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The 2018 edition of the Ten-T Days, the annual event organised by the European Commission dedicated to...

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