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.
Livorno port reissues dry dock tender
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian...
Unionports – Maritime Cluster Board of Augusta meets local AdSP president
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) March 3, 2018 – Yesterday at the commercial port of Augusta, the Unionports – Maritime Cluster Board was officially...
Costa Cruises starts sales for inaugural cruise of Costa Venezia ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Costa Cruises has opened sales for the inaugural cruise of Costa Venezia, the new ship of the Italian company...
Venice port authority joins MedPorts Association
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority), which...
Valencia port participates in ECG meeting in Cuxhaven
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has participated in the meeting of the Maritime and...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale published three-year plan
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) was...
Costa Cruises orders third new generation ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – Costa Cruises orders a third new generation ship for the German brand Aida Cruises. It will be built by Meyer...
Shawcor, Aspo sign agreement for export of tubes to Qatar via Chioggia port
Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – Dutch group Shawcor and Italian company Aspo have signed an agreement to export 300,000 tonnes of tubes to...
Campania region to invest €150 million in port development
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – Campania regional government approved a €150 million ($183 million) financing for the development of the...
Cartagena port representative takes part in Small-Scale LNG Summit in Milan
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – José Gómez, a representative of Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) took part...
Venice port hosts SECNET event
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – On 27 February, 2018, the SECNET seminar on security and cyber security took place at the Port of...
CIPE approves Ravenna port hub project
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – The project for the port hub of Ravenna has been approved by Comitato interministeriale per la...
Naples receives considerable interest in LNG storage tender
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – By the end of the deadline, February 26, 2018, there were 17 expressions of interest to build an LNG...
Livorno LNG Terminal SpA set up as new joint venture company
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – A new company Livorno LNG Terminal S.p.A. has been set up, a company jointly owned by Costiero Gas...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale details new anti-corruption plan
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 29, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale organises planning event
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Intermediterranean Commission regions strengthen their alliance for sustainable development
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’ (CPMR) Intermediterranean Commission...