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.
IGY Marinas adds Marina di Porto Cervo, Sardinia, to portfolio
Ajaccio, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – International marina operator and developer, Island Global Yachting (IGY Marinas), has...
European shipowners urge for certainty as soon as possible on EU/UK trade framework
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has participated in the European...
Top 10 container firms control 90% of global container fleet
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Over 87% of the fleet capacity of the 67 largest global container transport companies is controlled by...
Genoa Chamber of Commerce takes part in Go Smart Med project
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Genoa Chamber of Commerce continues to participate in the Go Smart Med project, funded under the Interreg...
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – January 2018 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January 2018...
Italian investor to launch dry dock at Naples port
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – “Napoli Dry Docks”, a joint venture of Palumbo Group Naples and La Nuova Meccanica Navale srl,...
Passengers using Pesaro port in 2017 up on previous year
Pesaro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – A total of 8,643 passengers passed through the port of Pesaro in 2017. Of these, 8,169 (up 13% on...
Italy allocates €262 million for renewal of naval fleets for public transport
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – At the proposal of the Minister of Infrastructures and Transport (MIT), Graziano Delrio, the government...
Livorno port presents new port regulations
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Admiral Giuseppe Tarzia, Maritime Director of Tuscany and Commander of the Port Authority of Livorno,...
Interporto Vespucci reports improved performance in 2017
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Interporto Vespucci has reported improved results and traffic at Livorno port on 2017. In 2017, the...
Livorno port to develop railway capacity
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Rail freight traffic is increasing significantly in Livorno. Since the direct connection between the...
Italy’s new Recreational Craft Code comes into force
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2018 – Italy’s transport ministry has said the country’s new Recreational Craft Code became effective as...
Onorato Armatori orders nine tractors from Kalmar
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – Italian shipping operator Onorato Armatori Group has ordered nine terminal tractors from Kalmar, a...
MSC Cruises presents expansion to Asia
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – MSC Cruises was present at the International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Milan, carried out between February 11...
Mazara del Vallo port dredging to start in short term
Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – The dredging of the seabed of the port of Mazara del Vallo, on Sicily’s southwest coast,...
MSC Cruises foresees double-digit passenger traffic growth in 2018
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – MSC Cruises expects 2018 to be a year with a strategic importance for its expansion, as it foresees a...
Cruise company executives visit Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 – Destination managers of cruise companies AIDA Cruise, Virgin Cruise Line and Silversea will spend...