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Livorno

The port of Livorno overlooks the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea and is located in the north-western part of Tuscany. It is mainly internal to the coast line, well protected from the winds of the south and west quadrant.

The port of Livorno, classified as a Core within the trans-European transport networks (TEN-T), is a multi-purpose port, that is, equipped with infrastructures and means that allow it to accommodate any type of ship and to handle any product category and any type of traffic (LO-LO, RO-RO rolling stock, liquid and solid bulk, new cars, cruises, ferries, forest products, machinery, etc.). The port is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority), which also manages Capraia, Piombino, Rio Marina, Portoferraio and Cavo.

130 kilos of marijuana found in a truck at the port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – A stash of 130 kilos of marijuana was discovered in a truck arriving at the port of Livorno from Spain. The...

55 kg cocaine seized in Port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – The authorities in Livorno have discovered 55 kg of pure cocaine hidden in a container at the port....

GIP sells the Darsena Toscana Terminal to Grimaldi

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Infracapital and InfraVia Capital Partners today completed the sale of their 100% stake in Terminal...

Authorities find 27 kg of cocaine in container of bananas, Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Officials of the anti-fraud department of the Livorno Customs office have found 25 blocks of pure...

Livorno’s FSRU Toscana terminal to shut down for maintenance

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has announced that the FSRU Toscana terminal will undergo extraordinary...

Antitrust authority approves Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Italian Antitrust authority has approved the Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana. In...

Grimaldi takes over Terminal Darsena Toscana in Port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group has acquired Terminal Darsena Toscana in the port of Livorno. The deal is...

Port of Livorno’s Darsena Europa project receives green light

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – The Via Vas Commission has given the green light to the environmental impact report on the proposed...

Port of Livorno hosts delegation from Egypt

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has hosted a delegation by President Reda Ismail of the Egyptian Ministry of...

Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...

Port of Livorno cargo traffic decreased -3.2% in the first half of 2023

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Total traffic in the first half of 2023 for the Port of Livorno was 15,410,621 tons of goods, 3.2% less...

MSC withdraws interest in Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...

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...

Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...

Port of Livorno to widen channel for larger container ships

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – deredgiOne of the banks of the channel will have a new quay. Currently, the channel is 60 meters at its...

Port of Livorno increases digitalisation

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has successfully tested an innovative service for the management of checks in the...

Egyptian delegation visits Port of Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – An Egyptian delegation has visited the Port of Livorno as part of a twinning project –...

Port of Livorno closed 2022 with a +35.8% rise in trains

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) March 19, 2023 – The port of Livorno closed 2022 with an increase of 35.8% in the total number of terminalised trains...

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