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.
Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...
Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...
Port of Ravenna exports BMWs to the Far East
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2023 – Last April, Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) started exporting cars and since then has handled around 3,000...
Sardinia’s Olbia plans mega-yachts facility
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – The Port Authority of Sardinia has agreed to construct a new facility for mega-yachts to support...
Naples port terminal operators under investigation
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – The Italian competition and markets authority is investigating four terminal operators in the port of Naples...
La Spezia cruise businesses join Blue Flag agreement
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – A new voluntary “Blue Flag” agreement was signed yesterday at the cruise terminal in La...
Messina Strait port authority publishes 3-year plan, future bridge considered
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has approved a three-year...
Port of Livorno plans dredging works
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno will soon start the process which will remove 195,000 m³ of material from a...
Port of Taranto sees decline in first half cargo, June shows promise
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – In the first six months of 2023, the Port of Taranto handled 7.07 million tons (mt), down -8.2% on 7.7 mt...
Government allocates “Fondo progettazione” funds to Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has assigned over €8 million from the “Fondo...
Port of Vado Ligure receives a loan to develop agri-food logistics
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Port of Vado Ligure, part of the Genoa port system, will receive a €9.5 million non-repayable loan to...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees first-half traffic down -3.2%
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) handled 365,919 TEUs in the first six months of 2023, down -3.2% on the same...
Piombino LNG FSRU terminal will move to Vado Ligure in 2026
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – The Golar Tundra regasification ship will relocate to the coast of Vado Ligure in the second half of 2026....
New container terminal for Venice port passes next approval stage
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – The National Commission of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety has confirmed the positive...
Contract to complete Port of Milazzo docks awarded, Messina
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 20, 2023 – A contract has been signed in Messina for the completion of the docks of the port of Milazzo. The...
Port of Cagliari opens new shipbuilding centre for pleasure craft
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – The Port of Cagliari has opened a new shipbuilding centre for pleasure craft in Porto Canale. It...
Itelyum has acquired a majority stake in Nigromare Srl, Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Itelyum, the waste management company, has acquired a majority stake in Nigromare Srl. The acquisition was...
Italy’s Liguria region considers second LNG terminal
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The region of Liguria would like to the location of a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the local...