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.
Italian and Greek prime ministers meet in Rome
Government of Greece – November 26, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today with a particularly warm climate with his Italian counterpart,...
CIRCLE organizes joint seminar “Financing the maritime sector and MoS” in Rome
Genoa, November 26, 2019 Circle S.p.A., has announced its participation in the organization of the joint seminar “Financing the Maritime Sector and MoS”,...
Increasing Number of Green Companies in Port of Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – A meeting was convened by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Centrale Central...
The Future of Livorno – Conquering Increasing Share of Traffic in the Container Segment
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – In the past few days a consortium of companies composed of F&m Ingegneria, Haskoning-DHV Nederland,...
Fincantieri presents keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship of Holland America Line
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – Fincantieri SpA has announced the keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship it is...
Tender issued for “Ravenna Port Hub” Project
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere to manage cruise terminals in Western Sicily
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – An agreement has been reached between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
CMA CGM to reorganize SIRIUS service connecting Mediterranean with East Coast of South America
November 21, 2019 CMA CGM has announced the reorganization of its SIRIUS service connecting the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, effective...
Trieste Marine Terminal traffic up 12.6% in October
Trieste Marine Terminal – November 14, 2019 With 60,883 TEU handled in the month of October (+12.6% compared to October 2018), Trieste Marine Terminal...
Livorno port looks to increase business with Piraeus
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – First economic and commercial adviser of the Greek embassy, Panagiotis Zaragkas, has met with...
Naples port sees increase in Q3 cargo traffic
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2019 – In the first three quarters of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, the ports of Autorita’ di...
Ministry makes further €65 million available for Venice after flooding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli has said that €65 million is available for...
Sapir gives land to Ravenna port authority
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – The Chief Executive Officer of Sapir, Mauro Pepoli, and the President of Autorita’ di Sistema...
Venice LNG receives environmental compatibility decree for LNG storage in Porto Marghera, Venice.
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Venice LNG has announced that it has received the environmental compatibility decree, issued by the...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation into whether Italian ports tax meet EU state aid rules.
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – Last January, the European Commission proposed that Italy aligns its taxation of ports with EU State...
Savona port inaugurates Costa Cruises Calata delle Vele quay
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – The “renewed” Calata delle Vele quay and the Palacrociere terminal 1, has been inaugurated in...
EUROKAI Group reports Q3 2019 traffic numbers for container terminals
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – In the first three quarters of 2019, EUROKAI container terminals handled a total of 8.925 million...
Fincantieri board approves third quarter results
The Board of Directors of Fincantieri S.p.A. approved the interim financial information at September 30, 2019 – November 7, 2019 Highlighted Information:...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) reports third quarter traffic figures
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Venice and Chioggia ports report Jan-Sep 2019 cargo figures
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – Freight traffic handled by Venice and Chioggia ports in January to September 2019 is estimated at...