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.
Genoa port meets with trade unions
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – During the meeting with Segreterie Confederali CGIL – CISL – UIL (trade unions) held October 6...
“DocksTheFuture” project included in Horizon 2020 approved transport projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 8, 2017 – The EU Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has announced that 27 projects have been...
Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso starts work on second Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso commenced work on the first Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship...
American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) to launch HHG service via Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) has announced a new service for Household Goods (HHG) to and from...
Operatori Portuali Salentini meet port authority to discuss planning
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The Operatori Portuali Salentini (OPS – Association of Port Operators Salentini) board of directors...
Operatori Portuali Salentini works to improve Brindisi ferry services
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – Operatori Portuali Salentini (OPS – Association of Port Operators Salentini) continues in its...
New U.S. Consul General in Florence visits Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The chairman Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Port Authority System of the...
Grimaldi Group to hire a further 500 staffers
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – As part of a fleet upgrade, the Grimaldi Group has recently begun the process of selecting and recruiting...
Bombardier opens new rail maintenance depot in Contship’s Melzo rail hub
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology and equipment manufacturing, has opened a...
AlpineIncT aims to improve regional transport
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Share, implement and realise innovative solutions for the development of combined transport: these were...
Hamburg Süd launches regular line connecting Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – German shipping company Hamburg Süd Group (Hamburg Süd-Gruppe) has presented a weekly service that links...
Genoa and San Francisco announce port cooperation
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Porto Antico of Genova S.p.A. and Port of San Francisco have announced an agreement to promote tourism,...
Trieste port increases intermodal traffic to Budapest
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – “Hungary is becoming Trieste’s first reference market, as for port railway container traffic”,...
CMA CGM launches Morocco Express ro-ro service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – The French CMA CGM Group, a leader in container shipping, is launching a service connecting Morocco...
Grandi Navi Veloci increases passenger traffic in Q3 2017
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) is performing better than expected and saw the number of passengers increase by...
Fincantieri partners with British designers on new superyacht concept
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – Fincantieri Yachts is to cooperate with design studios Claydon Reeves and March & White to create...
Livorno port to launch Darsena Europa tender in 48 hours
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – The port authority of Italy’s Northern Tyrrhenian Sea plans to launch a tender for the construction of...