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.
Fincantieri’s Vard signs contract with P/F Akraberg
VARD, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed an important contract for the design and...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale President Spirito writes on effects of the pandemy on the maritime economy
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2020 – Pietro Spirito, President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP...
ALIS logistics association appeals for government assistance
ALIS (Associazione Logistica dell’Intermodalità Sostenibile/Logistics Association for Sustainable Intermodality) writes letter to transport ministry...
MSC presents new flexible cargo service to meet Asian demand
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new “Suspension of Transit” (SOT) programme is a flexible cargo service that will help to fulfil the imminent...
Circle publishes financial results for 2019
The Board of Directors of Circle S.p.A. (Circle) has approved the consolidated financial statements and the draft separate financial statements at December 31,...
Ports of Venice and Chioggia: fees suspended to help companies cope with the emergency COVID-19
News – Ports of Venice and Chioggia – March 30, 2020 Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Ports of Genoa: Biweekly update on the economic impact of Covid-19
Ports of Genoa – March 30, 2020 Covid-19 health emergency is having a global economic impact and will change the way globalization risks are assessed...
Brindisi port to pilot technology to generate electricity from wave motion
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Italian government proposes investment in transport in the south
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published in the Official Journal details of an allocation...
Italian ports seek government support
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The sixteen presidents of the Italian ports system (AdSP – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale) have...
Analysis – Cruise ships businesses face hard challenges. COVID-19 takes business “offline”
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced it is to extend the suspension of cruise sailings of its...
Taranto port sees cargo traffic down over 11% in 2019
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – In the calendar year of 2019, the south Italian port of Taranto handled 18.1 million tons, down 11.3% on...
Grimaldi Group: Coronavirus prevention: we protect traffic in the Mediterranean
News – Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention: we protect traffic in the Mediterranean – Grimaldi Group – March 18, 2020 The Grimaldi Group has an...
FEPORT calls for EU to support private ports
FEPORT welcomes the reactivity of the EU Commission and calls on Member States to mobilize appropriate support for all critical infrastructures – March...
Genoa port reports slight cargo traffic fall in Jan-Feb 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 24, 2020 – In the period January-February 2019 Genoa reports that traffic reduced by 0.3%, compared to the period of...
Trieste Marine Terminal: Updated information on terminal and intermodal operation – 23.3.2020
TRIESTE, 23 March 2020 Dear Customers and Partners, with the aim of keeping you informed on the present situation in Trieste in relation to the epidemiological...
Trieste Marine Terminal: Updated information on terminal and intermodal operation – 20.3.2020
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.a. has published the following update: TRIESTE, 20 March 2020 Dear Customers...