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Messina is a city on the Northeast corner of Sicily on the Strait of Messina opposite Reggio Calabria. the port is operated by Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait).

Salvini calls for EU investment in Strait of Messina bridge, Sicily

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – On October 22, Matteo Salvini, leader of the League party and deputy prime minister, was sworn in as...

AdSP dello Stretto (Messina) approves sustainability plan

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 18, 2022 – AdSP dello Stretto (Messina) has approved the sustainability plan for 2021. President Mario...

Port of Messina to receive funding of €6.6 million

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – The Port of Messina will receive funding of €6.6 million from the government’s Ministry of...

RFI tenders for two green ferries for Strait of Messina

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is tendering for the supply of two fast dual fuel ferries for the Strait of...

Italian ports targeted by Russian cyber hackers

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Italian ports have been targeted by “Legion”, an offshoot of the pro-Russian activist...

Port of Messina set for redevelopment

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Region Calabria, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS...

Port of Messina launches new eco-vessel

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – Today, at the port of Messina, in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility,...

Port of Messina sees 2021 cargo return to 2019 numbers

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) February 11, 2022 – Following a fall in cargo traffic in 2020, the southern Italian ports of Messina, Milazzo, Villa San...

A bridge over the Strait of Messina subject to study

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility (Mims), Enrico Giovannini, has reported that...

Port of Reggio Callabria set for redevelopment

Regio Callabria, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The Southern Porto di Reggio Calabria is set for redevelopment as the managing authority aims to...

Comet srl workers plan strike at Port of Messina

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Uiltrasporti trade union has proposed that workers of Comet srl, a concessionaire at the port of...

Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will...

Stretto di Messina: Italian Minister Giovannini onsends the report of the Working Group

The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, sent to the Presidents of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies...

AdSP dello Stretto (Messina) approves 2020 accounts

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – The Management Committee of the Port System Authority of the Strait of Messina has approved the General...

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...

Messina port authority looks to revive cruise ship calls

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) January 29, 2021 – Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait) has held talks with local...

Connection on the Strait of Messina, hearing at the MIT of mayors and presidents of region

The working group in charge of evaluating the project proposals for the construction of a stable crossing of the Strait of Messina, chaired by Minister De...

AdSP dello Stretto has budget for 2021-23 approved

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2020 – The Management Committee of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait), the body...

Court of Auditors reviews financial accounts of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait)

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Corporate Control Section of the Court of Auditors (La Corte dei conti) has reviewed the financial...

Domenico La Tella appointed secretary general of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2020 – At the meeting this morning, on the proposal of the President Mario Mega, the Management Committee...

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