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La Spezia

La Spezia is a seaport in Northwest Italy overlooking the northern Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a natural port that offers many advantages for maritime and land transport. It is one of the most important commercial ports in the Mediterranean and one of the strategic nodes in the European Union’s TEN-T Core network, the central trans-European transport network, as the core port of the priority Scandinavia-Mediterranean Corridor. It is managed by Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority).

AdSP proceeds with innovative environmental sustainability projects at port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

Positive first quarter for the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – The port of La Spezia handled a total of 328,268 TEUs, up 6.1% compared to the same period last...

Marina di Carrara opens improved port rail connections

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – The port of Marina di Carrara has inaugurated a new rail layout at the Fiorillo quay allowing cargo...

Lloyd’s Register renews La Spezia Container Terminal’s ISO certifications

ISO certifications for Integrated Management System for Quality, Occupational Health and Safety and the Environment at LSCT successfully renewed – March...

Port of Livorno replaces La Spezia in Hapag Lloyd/OOCL service

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The shipping companies Hapag Lloyd and Oocl have announced that from next May the scheduled service...

Tarros to start Italy-Libya cargo service

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The Italian shipping line is to start a cargo service to Libya. The new Italy Libya Express (ILE) service...

AdSP Spezia, the president Sommariva meets a delegation from Trasportunito

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Mario Sommariva, President, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...

Total cargo handled by Italian ports – 2019/2020

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – The Italian port association, Assoporti, has published the total cargo figures for 2019/2020 for the...

Port of La Spezia reports 2020 cargo traffic down over 15%

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) applies to start ZLS licence process

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

Management changes at the top of Italy’s port system

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) February 4, 2021 – There have been various changes at the top of Italy’s network of state-owned Autorita’ di Sistema...

Franco Pomo appointed member of the Management Committee of AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia)

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – The Mayor of La Spezia, Pierluigi Peracchini, has announced that, “Following the 18 candidacies...

La Spezia Container Terminal and ARMS srl test automation for refrigerated containers

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 26, 2021 – LSCT (La Spezia Container Terminal) and ARMS srl have carried out a test on an automated system to...

La Spezia port to invest in rail link to Parma

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – After years of requests for attention to the strategic works necessary for the development of La Spezia...

Port community representatives of La Spezia port meet new AdSP president

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 15, 2021 – Yesterday, a delegation of the port community met the new president of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale...

Mario Sommariva is new president of AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 6, 2021 – Mario Sommariva, has been appointed the new President of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

Contship clarifies La Spezia Container Terminal statements from local AdSP

The Board of Directors of La Spezia Container Terminal spa (LSCT) on behalf of its two shareholders Contship Italia Group and Marinvest wishes to express its...

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