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.
Terminal operators seek more space in Gioia Port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Terminal operators are seeking more space for cargo in Gioia Port, according to Andrea Agostinelli,...
Kalypso starts container link with Yilport, Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – The Kalypso container line, part of RifLine, has started a feeder service connection with...
Salerno Container Terminals obtains fifth Liebherr crane
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Salerno Container Terminals (SCT) has acquired a fifth Liebherr mobile harbour crane, an LHM 600 HR....
Yilport adds port equipment in Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – Yilport is to add further port equipment to its faciity in the Port of Taranto. Seven Terminal Tractors...
HHLA sees great potential for further growth in the Adriatic region
In 2020, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) signed a contract to take over a majority stake of 50.01 percent in the multi-purpose terminal “Piattaforma...
Port of Taranto restarts railway line
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has restarted the railway line connection between the multi-purpose pier of the port...
Trieste, Monfalcone ports reports record cargo traffic in 2022
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2023 – The ports of Trieste and Monfalcone have both reported record cargo traffic numbers for 2022 despite the...
Civitavecchia port surpasses cruise passenger target in 2022
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – Civitavecchia port handled more cruise passengers in 2022 than forecast. “We close 2022 with...
Port of Civitavecchia looks at dock electrification
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – The Port of Civitavecchia has appointed a consortium to produce a feasibility study for dock...
Port of Civitavecchia signs for €35 million investment
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – A protocol for the implementation of a €35 million project, drawing on Ministry of...
Grimaldi orders five new car & truck vessels from China
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Italian shipping and logistics company Grimaldi has started the year by ordering five new PCTC (Pure Car...
PSA International sees slight fall in container traffic in 2022
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – PSA International Pte Ltd handled 90.9 million containers (TEU) in 2022. This is a slight fall of -0.7%...
Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal reports increased passenger numbers in 2022
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – The ports of La Spezia, Marina di Carrara and Lerici handled 551,615 passengers and 199 ship calls in...
Genoa Port Terminal sees 2022 traffic up +3.5%
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Genoa Port Terminal (GPT) sees 2022 traffic up +3.5% to 434,386 containers (TEU). This compares with...
Salerno Container Terminal sees stable traffic in 2022
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) handled 313,864 containers (TEU), very close to 316,167 TEU of 2021...
Europea Servizi Terminalistici applies for Trapani port concession renewal
Trapani, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – Europea Servizi Terminalistici (Esterminal) has applied for Trapani port concession renewal for...
Port of Ravenna reports another record year for cargo
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – After the record year of 2021 (27.1 million tons handled) the port of Ravenna has reported another...