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.
Rome approves strategic planning document of Strait Ports System
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – At the end of last year, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport approved the Strategic...
F2i Holding extends Marina di Carrara concession
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – F2i Holding has extended its concession for Marina di Carrara by a further five years to 2043. The...
A new railway between RFI main line and port of Augusta, Sicily
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – A railway connection will be built between the RFI main line and the port of Augusta. This was...
Terminal Container Ravenna reports satisfactory 2023
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) is expected to end 2023 with container handling of over 190,000 TEU....
Port of Monfalcone set to complete East-West dredging
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Following three months of work, the Zeta srl company is close to completing the dredging of the...
MSC Cruises makes full use of Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – This year, MSC Cruises will make full use of the Port of Genoa. This week, the MSC Poesia ship leaves the...
Taranto port starts new service to transport refrigerated containers
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The Port of Taranto port started a new service to transport refrigerated containers. An agreement has...
Port of Gioia Tauro set container handling record
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro handled 3.54 million containers (TEU) in 2023. This is a container handling...
Ports of Bari and Brindisi to develop agri-food sector
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Port Authority has received 6.2 million euros in funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan...
Port of Taranto issues new breakwater contract
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The Port Authority has awarded the contract for the construction of the new breakwater in the port of...
Port of Manfredonia signs infrastructure development contract
Manfredonia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 31, 2023 – On 21 December 21, 2023, an agreement was signed between Sogesid SpA, represented by the CEO Eng....
Dock electrification planned for ports in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – The port authority for Sardinia has awarded a contract to install dock electrification in...
Interreg Italy-Croatia cross-border program 2021-2027, managed by Veneto
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – The Interreg Italy-Croatia cross-border cooperation program 2021-2027 is to be managed by the Veneto...
Fincantieri, WSense & the Underwater Internet of Things
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – Fincantieri and WSense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly operate in...
Cagliari publishes concession tender for tourist port of San Bartolomeo
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – The Port of Cagliari has announced a 15-year concession to operate a new space for pleasure...
Port of Cagliari appoints environmental monitor
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – The Port of Cagliari has appointed the VDP company to carry out environmental monitoring...
Trieste Marine Terminal increased TEU traffic in November 2023
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – In November 2023, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) increased traffic in containers (TEU) by 1% to 56.383...