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.
Pino Musolino calls for northern Adriatic ports to cooperate
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – The president Porto di Venezia (Venice Port Authority), Pino Musolino, has written to colleagues of...
Siracusa port to start operating cruise dock on October 4
Siracusa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Italy’s Siracusa port will start operating a new dock with a length of some 300 metres for the...
Graziano Delrio supports Taranto-Matera Special Economic Zone
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – “The ZES (Special Economic Zone) Taranto-Matera seems to me a great idea”, said Minister...
Salerno gets award from Grimaldi Lines
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – Salerno is the best Italian port. At least for Grimaldi Lines, the Italian giant of passenger and freight...
Friuli Venezia Giulia approves €1.8 million financing for intermodality projects
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – The government of the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia has given the green light to a €1.8 million...
Genoa port president calls on government to change structure of port authorities
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – The president of the port authority of Genoa and Savona, Paolo Emilio Signorini, has called on the government...
Trieste Porto Vecchio renovation under way
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2017 – Work has started on the renovation of Porto Vecchio, an old port area of Trieste. President of the Region...
Fincantieri plant in Ancona should be expanded
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2017 – The Fincantieri plant in Ancona needs to be expanded to build larger ships, according to...
Launch of a French-Italian roadmap to strengthen naval defence cooperation
Press Release, 27 September 2017, Naval Group and Fincantieri Launch of a French-Italian roadmap to strengthen naval defence cooperation Naval Group and...
Fincantieri takeover of STX France agreed
Nantes-St.Nazaire (Ports Europe) September 29, 2017 – Following negotiations between the French and Italian governments, it has been that Fincantieri...
Ekol starts Trieste-Zeebrugge block train service
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – At the beginning of September, Ekol Lojistik A.S. started a block train line between Zeebrugge,...
Venezia Terminal Passeggeri financial statements approved by shareholders
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – At the end of August 2017, a shareholders’ meeting of Venezia Terminal Passeggeri S.p.A. approved the...
Venice hosts Adriatic LNG conference of European regasification terminals
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – Adriatic LNG, the operator of the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, has hosted...
Event – Shipping and the Law VIII edition – October 12-13, 2017 Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – The eighth edition of the international Shipping and the Law conference, organised by Studio Legale...
Fincantieri to build ‘next-generation’ Cunard cruise ship
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – Fincantieri, the Trieste-based shipbuilder including cruise vessels, has signed a memorandum of...
Trieste Marine Terminal, new rail service for the Czech Republic
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2017 – From September 9, 2017, a new rail service has been set up for the Czech Republic which connects...
Voltri Terminal Europa Presents the Terminal of the Future
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2017 – Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE) has produced a video which highlights the innovations at the terminal...