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Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia a city on the Tyrrhenian Sea in West central Italy and is the main port for capital city Rome. The Port of Civitavecchia is a multifunctional port and is divided into two macro-areas dedicated to different market areas: the southern area is dedicated to tourism, pleasure craft and cruise activities and hosts the cruise terminal, and the Darsena Romana, currently dedicated to fishing activities; and the northern area is intended for commercial traffic activities (freight traffic and logistics system), fishing and cabotage (Motorways of the Sea). There is a container terminal, general cargo docks for bulk cargo, a Ro-Ro dock and car terminal. It is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) which also looks after the ports of Gaeta and Fiumicino.

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti signs MoU with Ports of Lazio

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 10, 2024 – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Autorita’...

APS Bank to finance Roma Cruise Terminal development, Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – Malta’s APS Bank has announced the financing of the development and expansion of Roma...

87 kg of cocaine found in truck, Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Last Wednesday, the authorities seized 87 kg of cocaine in a truck which had arrived from...

Fedespedi releases 8th edition of its economic and financial analysis on container terminals

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – The Fedespedi Study Center has published the 8th edition of its economic and financial analysis on...

Florida ports association visits Rome

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Florida (USA) ports met with Italian ports yesterday in Rome, thanks to the coordination of Assoporti and...

Lazio seeks permission for Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS)

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – The proposal to establish a Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS) in Lazio has been presented, contained in a...

Tankoa Yachts opens shipyard in port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – After years of inactivity, the La Mattonara area in the port of Civitavecchia is being reborn...

Finnish delegation visits Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – A delegation from the Association of Port Operators of Finland has visited the Port of...

Ports of Rome see cargo traffic down 10.5% in H1 2024

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 14, 2024 – The Ports of Rome handled 6.22. million tons (Mt) of cargo in the first half of 2024, down 10.5% on...

Port of Civitavecchia to receive 35 million euros – MIT

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2024 – A total of 35 million euros has been allocated to the port of Civitavecchia to purchase an area...

Six Italian ports interested in wind energy hub development

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Last February, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) invited ports to submit expressions...

Italy: Total TEU by port 2023 – ranking

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport TEU traffic figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled...

Italy: Total cargo by port 2023 – ranking

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport cargo figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled 473...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Italian ports – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

Port towing service tender for Fiumicino

Fiumicino, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2024 – The Mediterranean port of Fiumicino on the Tyrrhenian coast announced a tender for port towing service valued...

Foundation stone for Fiumicino commercial port laid today

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Matteo Salvini, will lay the foundation stone...

340 kilos of hashish and marijuana found in Civitavecchia port

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – Two consignments of over 340 kilos of hashish and marijuana, hidden among pallets of fruit and...

Work has begun on construction of the new Fiumicino fishing port

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – With the arrival of the dredger “Cavaliere Sergio M.”, work has begun on construction of...

AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale – a core EU port

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2024 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSPMTCS – Centre-North...

Port of Civitavecchia confirms award Logiport concession

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – The Port of Civitavecchia has confirmed the award of a four-year concession to Logiport to the new...

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