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.
Consul General of the U.S. visits Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2023 – On June 14, the Consul General of the U.S. in Naples, Tracy E. Roberts-Pounds, has visited the Port of...
Port of Livorno increases digitalisation
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has successfully tested an innovative service for the management of checks in the...
New railway tunnel for Port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has approved a project to build the railway tunnel to connect Molo...
Axpo linked to LNG vessel in Port of Naples
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – Swiss renewable energy company Axpo has been linked to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) barge in the port of...
Rijeka takes over rotating presidency of NAPA
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – After three years of Presidency of the Port Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea, the handover from the...
EUSAIR meets in Port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – A EUSAIR meeting took place in the Port of Trieste to review environmental sustainability and adoption of...
New tender for the port of Genoa railway shunting service
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – A new tender for the assignment of the railway shunting service in the port of Genoa has been approved by the...
Bank of Italy report supports Port of Gioia Tauro
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – In an annual report on the Calabria region, the Bank of Italy has written positively about the Southern Port of...
Genoa port president speaks at Economia Italia event
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Yesterday, the “Economia Italia” event was held in Genoa. It was the fourth event of Corriere...
Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Due to delayed projects, the southern Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds. PNRR (Piano...
Metrocargo Italia to start Marseille-Parma intermodal service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Metrocargo Italia has won a contract to set up an intermodal rail service between Miramas, Marseille, and...
Fincantieri signs service contract for German submarines
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of...
Società Stretto di Messina appoints new board of directors
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – At a shareholders’ meeting of Società Stretto di Messina, a new Board of Directors was...
Amico & Co shipyard in Genoa port installs solar equipment
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Amico & Co shipyard has installed a new photovoltaic system at its headquarters in Genoa. The company...
Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido wins Venice port towage contract
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido & C Srl has won a 15-year contract to provide towage services in the ports...
FSRU can only stay in Piombino port for three years
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Italian energy company Snam has said that at its Golar Tunda floating storage and regasification...
PSA Venice awarded new concession
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – PSA Venice has been awarded a new concession in the Port of Venice. The client is Autorita’ di Sistema...