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.
MSC presents terms to take over Wartsila facility, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – Last month, MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. announced its interest in taking over the plant in...
Unionized port workers plan strike across Italy April 3-5
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – The trade union Fit-Cisl has said that negotiations for renewing the sector’s national collective...
MSC set to purchase Genoa newspaper “Il Secolo XIX”
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 28, 2024 – The Gedi publisher has announced the signing of a preliminary agreement with the MSC group to sell the Il...
Eni Versalis ends dispute in Brindisi
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – Eni Versalis has withdrawn its appeal against the landfill project in the Costa Morena area in the port...
Anti-corruption authority challenges Genoa port breakwater process
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – Italy’s anti-corruption authority (ANAC) has challenged the procedures for awarding the Genoa...
Port of Ravenna receives green light for solar installation
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The Port of Ravenna has received green light for solar installation from the Ministry of the Environment...
Eni, Fincantieri and RINA establish partnership for maritime transport decarbonisation
Fincantieri – Press Release – March 25, 2024 Eni, a global energy company, Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, the only...
Protecting marine life around the new Genoa breakwater
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Webuild-led consortium and the Genoa Aquarium (Acquario di Genova) have set up a partnership to protect...
Port of Augusta starts handling containers
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Last Saturday, the Port of Augusta handled a container ship called the “Michigan”, its...
Strait of Messina Bridge – Hearings in Messina & Villa San Giovanni
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – On March 18-19, the Stretto di Messina company presented the proposed bridge project and the road...
Port of Ravenna hosts CRESPORT project meeting
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – The kick-off meeting of the CRESPORT project was held yesterday 21 March, at the headquarters of the Port...
Port of Taranto to proceed with Belleli yard area investment
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – Despite the withdrawal of Ferretti from taking over the former Belleli yard, the port authority plans to...
Port of La Spezia to proceed with solar energy plan
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – The Port of La Spezia has commissioned a feasibility study and a project’s technical and economic...
New shareholders enter PSA Italia
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – FMV Industrial Infrastructure Fund I SCSp and TD Greystone Infrastructure Fund (Global Master) SCSp have...
AdSP Mar Tirreno Centrale (Naples) signs MoU with Turkmenbashi
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Turkmenistan International Sea Port of Turkmenbashi...
Port of Catania presents master plan for new maritime terminal
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – The Port Authority of Catania has presented a master plan for a new maritime terminal. The plan is...
Fincantieri and Saipem: collaboration in the subsea domain
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the two companies with the aim of evaluating opportunities for cooperation in subsea robotics for...
Salerno Container Terminal handled 58,280 TEUs in Jan-Feb 2024
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Salerno Container Terminal handled 58,280 containers (TEUs) in January and February 2024, compared to...