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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.

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...

EIA to start on Port of Civitavecchia offshore wind project

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – After almost two years, the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) yesterday gave...

Tankoa Yachts has new concession in Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – Tankoa Yachts has a new concession in the Port of Civitavecchia. it will develop a warehouse and a...

Grimaldi Group wins tender to operate ferry docks in Fiumicino port

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – Logiport, part of the Grimaldi Group, will manage docks 27, 28, 29 and 30 with the associated...

Italy experiences surge in cruise ship tourism

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2023 – Italy is experiencing a surge in cruise ship tourism and 2024 is forecast to be a record year. Italy is...

Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...

Ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino to receive €80 million from EIB & CDP

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The Ports of Rome will receive funding of €80 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB, €29...

ESPO 2023 award – Nature restoration projects in ports benefitting the local community

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) received 10 submissions for the 15th edition of the ESPO Award....

Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia Dock 25 will be dredged to -15 metres. Approximately 170,000...

Work to start on new Port of Fiumicino

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – Last Monday, the construction site area for the first lot of works for the new commercial port of...

AdSP President Pino Musolino visits Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – A study trip to the main European ports, to learn and import the best port practices into the Italian port...

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