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.
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...
Trieste port cargo traffic rises in Q1 2018
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – The growth of the port of Trieste continues, driven by the constant performance of railway traffic which in 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...
Italy’s Stazione Marittime records €648,811 profit in 2017
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Italian company Stazione Marittime SpA, the passenger traffic operator of Genoa port, recorded a profit...
Friuli Venezia Giulia awards Monfalcone port consultancy contract
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The regional government of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) has awarded the tender for the technical service for...
Venice port records €31.8 million surplus in 2017
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Italy’s Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic...
Italy’s Dario Perioli wins ten-year concession at Marina di Carrara port
Marina di Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – Italian company Dario Perioli S.p.A. has won a ten-year concession contract for the operation of the...
Italy’s maritime cluster to visit Malta, April 25-28
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – International Propeller Clubs of Italy plans to hold an institutional visit to Malta in the period between April...
Chinese delegation visits Vado Ligure port
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – The ability to accommodate ships of all sizes and capacities, including the large-scale container ships of...
Assoporti reports cruise passenger figures for 2016-2017 for Italian ports
Rome, Italy April 23, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published cruise passenger figures for 2016-2017 for the leading Italian...
Ports of Naples and Salerno report improved passenger and freight traffic in 2017
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – Passenger and freight traffic increased in 2017 in the ports of Naples and Salerno, while the passengers of...
Former OCV electric substation will supply the energy needs to the new Vado port APM Terminal platform
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
AdSp announces improved bus service between airport and Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – A collaboration between Azienda Napoletana Mobilità (ANM – Naples public transport company) and...
Livorno port Darsena Europa project could be engine for regional development
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – Istituto Regionale Programmazione economica della Toscana (IRPET – Regional Institute for Economic...
Savona receives funding for Zinola beach from local AdSP
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...