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.
Genoa port Jan-Sep 2019 traffic – passengers up, cargo stable
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, passenger traffic in fact exceeded 3.7 million, a 6.5% increase. Cruise...
Circle S.p.A.: supports AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) for BCLink project which links Civitavecchia & Barcelona
Circle S.p.A., a specialized company in the analysis of processes and in the development of automation solutions and for the digitalisation of the port sectors...
Port – Rail connectivity must be strengthened in EU policy
Over the last year, experts from both sea and inland ports have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) signs cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Company
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – At the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Autorita’ di Sistema...
Fedespedi publishes 2018 container terminal report
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – Fedespedi, the National Federation of International Shipping Companies, has published “Container...
Italian enterprises attend Qatar Silk Road Exhibition
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – The Qatar Silk Road Exhibition & One Belt, One Road Conference is taking place in Doha on November 3-5,...
“Vado Gateway” set for December 12 inauguration
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The new APM Terminals container terminal at the port of Vado Ligure is set to be inaugurated on December...
Universities & port authorities from five countries visit Terminal Container Ravenna
22 members of the LOOP PORTS project delegation of the EIT Climate KIC visited Terminal Container Ravenna, the port participated by SAPIR and Contship Italia....
“NAVIRIS” is the name of the joint venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri
Fincantieri SpA – October 30, 2019 Following the announcement made on 14 June 2019, when the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned...
Unctad: Global maritime trade suffers as US-China trade tensions and uncertainty take toll
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – October 30, 2019 The Review of Maritime Transport 2019, released today, shows a dip in maritime...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation of proposed acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri
Brussels – October 31, 2019 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Chantiers de...
Dutch ambassador visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – Joost Flamand, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was in Genoa for the first official visit to...
Customs and Monopoly Agency modernizes digitalisation at the port systems of Western Ligurian Sea and Eastern Adriatic Sea
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – L’Agenzia Dogane e Monopoli (Customs and Monopolies Agency) has signed a protocol with AdSP del Mar...
Pietro Preziosi appointed general secretary of Port Authority of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – Pietro Preziosi has been appointed general secretary of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro. The term...
Ambassador of Egypt visits AdSP del Mare di Sardegna, Cagliari
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian...
Pra’ container terminal in Genoa renamed PSA Genoa Pra’
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – As initially announced last May, the terminal operator of the PSA International group that manages the...
Rolls-Royce with new yacht competence center in Italy
Friedrichshafen, Germany, October 24, 2019 Rolls-Royce has opened its new Yacht Competence Center (YCC) and Yacht Customer Care Center (Y-CCC) in La Spezia, on...
Intesa Sanpaolo promotes southern Italian companies and port activities in China
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2019 – Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., the Italian banking group, has launched the Intesa Sanpaolo Mission in China...
Court cancels suspension of Ravenna port president
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – The Tribunale della Libertà di Bologna court has canceled today the suspension of the leaders of...
Air quality and energy consumption are still the top priorities of European Ports in 2019
European Sea Ports Organisation – October 17, 2019 Today, ESPO presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo....