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.
Andrea Annunziata to head new Sicilian port association
Augusta, Sicily, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Following a meeting between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...
Agenzia per il Lavoro Portuale del Porto di Trieste approves 2017 accounts
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – The board of directors of L’Agenzia per il Lavoro Portuale del Porto di Trieste (APLT – Port...
Terminal TRI Genova receives port concession extention
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western...
Piombino port handles first cruise ship for 2018
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Piombino port handled its first cruise call for 2018 with the docking of the Marella Spirit ship of TUI UK on...
Costa Crociere returns to Catania cruise port
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Costa Crociere SpA is to resume using Catania port after a break of a few years. The first landing...
Porto Torres call for resumption of direct Livorno port links
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – The municipal administration of Porto Torres has proposed a new shipping service (cargo and...
Nidec signs shore-to-ship power supply contract with Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Nidec Industrial Solutions has signed a contract worth €8 million with Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...
New Riva Traiana railway park inaugurated in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – A new ro-ro railway park of Riva Traiana, in the Porto Franco Nuovo of Trieste has been...
Duisburg looks to Trieste port
Duisburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The German inland logistics hub of Duisburg is keen to play a role in the new Silk Road, China’s...
Sicily ports join forces to exchange know-how
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The port authorities of the Italian island of Sicily have signed a cooperation agreement to guarantee the...
Italy’s CIPE to invest €26 million in Messina port
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – Italy’s Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning CIPE (Il Comitato Interministeriale per la...
MSC considers investments in Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) considers investments in Gioia Tauro port, the president of the...
MSC Cruises introduces AI aboard ships
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – MSC Cruises has introduced a personal digital assistant aboard the MSC Bellissima cruise ship, a service...
Venice port, 40 shipping companies renew ‘Blue Flag’ agreement
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – Venice port and 40 shipping companies operating in the Venetian lagoon have renewed the ‘Blue...
MSC to operate Genoa’s Bettolo container terminal as of 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to invest in the expansion of the container terminal at Bettolo...
Pacific Princess ship to open cruise season at Ancona port
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – The Pacific Princess cruise ship will open the 2018 cruise season in the port of Ancona in April. The ship,...
U.S. consul general visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – The Consul General of the United States at the Consulate General of Milan, Elizabeth Lee Martinez, and...