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.
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...
Trieste Marine Terminal see container handing up +15.8% in 2022
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – Last year, Trieste Marine Terminal’s container terminal (Molo VII) handled 755,932 containers...
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...
General Sistem concession in Venice port receives first vessel
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The new General Sistem concrete terminal in Porto Marghera, Venice port, has received its first vessel....
Civitavecchia port to develop national rail links
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The report was signed last month to start the reorganization works of the railway system in the...
Honda Italia favours Trieste port and railway
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Honda Italia delivers its auto components from the Far East to Trieste port and onwards by rail to...
Italy’s Bari, Brindisi ports to invest in agri-food logistics
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Italy’s Bari, Brindisi ports will invest in agri-food logistics with €8 million in funding from the...
Authority approves Hapag-Lloyd acquisition of 49% of Spinelli
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) has authorized the acquisition of 49% of...
PSA Italy ends 2022 with container growth
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – PSA Italy ended 2022 with +3% growth compared to 2021 in terms of containers handled in its terminals...
MSC’s Terminal Investment acquires Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – MSC’s Terminal Investment (TiL) division will acquire Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT) in Livorno...
Kombiverkehr acquires 10% of Rail Hub Milano
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Sogemar and Kombiverkehr have entered into a partnership which includes Kombiverkehr acquiring a 10% stake...
Vestas Blades Italia Srl submits Zes request in Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Vestas Blades Italia Srl has submitted a request for a concession in the Zes (special economic zone) in...