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.
Ocean Alliance maiden voyage to Adriatic: new routing from April
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – With effect from the first week of April (departures from Far East), the Ocean Alliance service to the...
The Mediterannean Sea continues attracting cruisers
Fort Lauderdale, United States (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – MedCruise presented today to the cruise world gathered in Fort Lauderdale for Seatrade...
Sicilian port authorities jointly present cruise offer at Florida fair
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Sicilian port authorities in Palermo, Catania and Messina-Milazzo have jointly promoted the...
Trieste port, AREA Science Park sign cooperation deal
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Italy’s Eastern Adriatic Sea Port System, managing Trieste port, has signed a cooperation agreement with...
PIR, Edison to build LNG storage facility at Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Italian provider of logistic solutions for the storage, handling and distribution of bulk liquids, dry goods...
Brindisi port set to extend Snam concession
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – The port authority of Brindisi (L’Autorità Portuale di Brindisi) is preparing to extend the...
Sicilian ports handle 13.4% of total Italian harbour cargo traffic in 2016
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Sicilian ports handled 13.4% of the total Italian cargo traffic in 2016, the highest stake for the last four...
Uruguay shows interest in re-exports to Europe via Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Uruguay, a country 40% of the population is of Italian origin and aims to expand on the European market, plans...
Northern Ligurian Sea port system to support Maersk container terminal in Vado Ligure
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The Port System of the Northern Ligurian Sea plans to support the construction of the container terminal...
Cruise traffic at Italian ports to decline in 2017
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The cruise industry keeps expanding globally, but a beneficiary will not be Italy, which will face a...
Trade unions, MCT representatives discuss downsizing plan at Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Representatives of Italian trade union Sul has held a meeting with the management of Medcenter...
Italy’s Onorato acquires Livorno port’s ro-ro terminal operator
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Italian company Onorato has acquired Livorno Terminal Marittimo (LTM), the operator of ro-ro and ro-ro-pax...
AFLAS Awards 2017 – La Spezia Container Terminal nominated for “Best Container Terminal in Europe”
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2017 – Contship has announced that La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has been nominated for the Best...
Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...
Bruno Teodoro to start construction of tourist harbour near Messina port
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian company Bruno Teodoro SpA has won a tender for the construction of a harbour in San Stefano...
Venice port president to recover connection with city
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of Venice port authority, Pino Musolino, said one of the primary objectives of his management...
Italian Navy to transfer dock at Taranto harbour to port authority
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Italian Navy plans to transfer the ownership of its dock at Taranto port to the institution managing...
Venice employers association president says harbour needs to adjust to larger ships
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of the Venice section of Italian employers’ association Confindustria, Matteo Zoppas,...
Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...
Gioia Tauro port workers suspend strike action
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The prefect of Reggio Calabria, Michele di Bari, has persuaded striking workers at the port to suspend...