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 suspends usage of part of Andrea Doria dock
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Genoa port has suspended the use of part of the Andrea Doria dock, used for ferry and cruise ships. The...
Polesine ports and Venice port system look for synergies
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – At a meeting between Pino Mussolino, Chairman of the Port Authority System of Venice, Secretary...
Friuli Venezia Giulia and Fincantieri to create cruise industry academy
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Fincantieri S.p.A. plan to sign a Memorandum of...
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale to presents plans
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – On September 4, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...
Calabria regional government to support port development
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Calabria regional government president Mario Oliverio has said the investment in the development of...
Eurogate’s container traffic in Italy declines 5% y/y in H1 2017
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – Eurogate group has said it handled a total of 2.405 million tonnes of cargo at its container terminals in...
Messina’s Tremestieri port close to becoming reality
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The new port of Tremestieri is about to become reality, as the agreement between the Messina local...
Piombino port keeps ro-ro sector leadership in Italy
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The good performance of the ro-ro traffic is combined with the significant numbers of the Tyrrhenian Port...
CIRCLE S.R.L.: MILOS® software for digital management of the entire logistics chain also chosen by Compagnia Impresa Lavoratori Portuali of Livorno.
Genoa, Italy, 28 August 2017 CIRCLE S.R.L.: MILOS® software for digital management of the entire logistics chain has been chosen also by Compagnia Impresa...
PSA Voltri-Pra offers automated VERMAS data service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – From today, agents who collaborate with the PSA Voltri-Pra terminal have the possibility to...
CMA CGM adds Algeciras to new SIRIUS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The Sirius service connects ports on the East Coast of South America via the CMA CGM hub in Malta to...
Water diverted from Palermo port residents to visiting cruise ships
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – Residents of Palermo port have been suffering water shortages, and the reason would appear the diversion...
Chinese delegation visits Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – A meeting between the municipality of Civitavecchia, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar...
Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – July 2017 container terminal statistics
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by Cosco of China, has reported July 2017 container terminal...
More arrivals than departures from Olbia port in July-August
Olbia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – More arrivals than departures from the port of Olbia have been recorded since the start of 2017. This is one of...
Vado Ligure’s reefer terminal handles 17,600 TEUs in Jan-July 2017
Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The cargo traffic at the Reefer Terminal S.P.A. of Italy’s Vado Ligure port came in at 17,600 TEUs...
CIRCLE S.R.L.: the MILOS® suite for digital management of the entire logistics chain “speaks” even with INTTRA
Genoa, Italy, 22 August 2017 CIRCLE S.R.L.: the MILOS® suite for digital management of the entire logistics chain “speaks” even with INTTRA. With...
Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...
Livorno to sell 80% stake in port logistics operator
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Italy’s Livorno local government, has started a project for the sale of a 80% stake in SPIL S.p.a....
Austrian railway set to bypass Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 20, 2017 – Whilst the Slovenian port of Koper has a most favourable position for a transit seaport for central...