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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.

Ancona port produces research on passenger traffic between Adriatic shores

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – On behalf of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port...

Paolo Ferrecchi appointed new commissioner of AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (Ravenna)

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – Paolo Ferrecchi has been appointed commissioner of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13% rise in August 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – In August 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

Contship’s TCR attends FARETE 2019 exhibition in Bologna

Terminal Container Ravenna attended FARETE on September 4th and 5th. The event was organized by Confindustria Emilia at the Bologna Exhibition Center –...

Contship Italia embarked the second U.S. roadshow in New York

Contship Italia Group together with Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea have gathered with the cargo owners and international freight forwarders...

RCM Costruzioni signs contract for Taranto port work

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) September 13, 2019 – The regional court (TAR) has approved the award to RCM Costruzioni Srl of the contract for the...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale Ravenna sees President Rossi suspended

Ravenna, September 11, 2019 – On September 9, 2019, a judge at the Court of Ravenna issued an injunction against Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...

AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) to present carbon footprint report

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) September 11, 2019 – Tomorrow, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian...

Beijing expects improved relations with new Italian government

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – During a routine press conference held in Beijing on Monday 9 September, Chinese Foreign Ministry...

Event: Trieste Intermodal Day – September 19, 2019

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – Trieste Intermodal Day (TID) is a day event about the future of European intermodality in all its...

Arpac monitors environmental effects of dredging operations at Salerno port

Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) September 9, 2019 – Arpac, the regional environmental protection agency in Campania, has signed an agreement with...

Chinese and Italian delegates attend Central-Eastern European Economic Forum in Poland

Warsaw, Poland (PortSEurope) September 9, 2019 – Pino Musolino, President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP...

Brindisi port sees reduced traffic

Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) September 8, 2019 – In the period from January to June 2019, the port of Brindisi closed with an overall -15.9%,...

Fincantieri Palermo shipyard starts work on Windstar Cruises

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – The Palermo shipyard of Fincantieri SpA has started work on the newly constructed mid-section of...

Italy’s Monfalcone port seeks free port status

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 5, 2019 – As part of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic...

Paola De Micheli to be Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in the next Italian government

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 5, 2019 – The new Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) in the Conte 2 government will be Paola De Micheli,...

CIRCLE continues expansion with the full operativity of new version of Milos TOS for Terminal San Giorgio

CIRCLE S.p.A.: continues its expansion with the full operativity of the new version of Milos TOS for Terminal San Giorgio – September 2, 2019 Fully...

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