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.
COSCO Spain participates in technical meeting of SYNCHRO-NET project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Lines Spain has participated in the technical meeting of the SYNCHRO-NET project held on...
Turkish investors eye Palermo port’s cruise terminal project
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Turkey has expressed interest in the port of Palermo, in particular in the development of a cruise terminal...
Civitavecchia closer to Ten-T transport links
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Event: 6th MedPorts – April 17-19, 2018, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – To provide a networking opportunity between foreign and local investment in the Mediterranean...
Port of Bari to be base for operations of major naval units of the Coast Guard
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Yesterday at the city palace, in the office of the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro, the president of...
Naples port looks at developments to boost regional development
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – “On the Port of Naples there is still much to do, it is a long-term job. We look at the ports of...
“Un mare di Svizzera” conference in March to promote commercial links with Italian ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Maersk Line eliminates call in La Spezia port to improve US service
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has announced the modification of its export and import services to...
PSA Voltri-Pra to Expand its Reefer Park in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Refrigerated container traffic continued to grow at the PSA Voltri-Pra Terminal and 2017 ended with a...
Plan announced to develop waterfront at Naples port
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Plans have been presented for the redevelopment of Calata Beverello, the waterfront area of the port of...
Livorno AdSP issues tenders for new platform
Livorno, 3 February 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) has issued...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale achieves targets in 2017
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
National customs chief Giovanni Kessler visits Venice port
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – Giovanni Kessler, director of Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency),...
Civitavecchia looks to speed up port operations
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – A coordination meeting was held yesterday morning at the headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema...
La Spezia Container Terminal plans for annual 2 million TEU
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – On 1 February 2018, a meeting was held in La Spezia between the Port Community and the top management...
Antonio Davide Testi appointed general manager ad interim at La Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2018 – Contship Italia Group has announced that Antonio Davide Testi, has been appointed General Manager ad...
La Spezia port community, LSCT target 2 million TEUs of container traffic in 2020
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – La Spezia Port Community and La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), owned by Contship Italia, have joined...