Messina
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).
Italian government proposes investment in transport in the south
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published in the Official Journal details of an allocation...
Mario Paolo Mega as president of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto.
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) August 8, 2019 – The appointment, made by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT), of Mario Paolo Mega as...
MSC to acquire 49% stake in Gruppo Messina
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), through its subsidiary Marinvest, plans to acquire a 49% stake in the...
Mario Paolo Mega appointed head of the Strait Port Authority
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has appointed engineer Mario Paolo Mega as president of the...
Messina port to issues cruise terminal contract worth almost €7 million
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2019 – Messina Port Authority is set to issue a tender for a new cruise terminal worth €6.75 million ($7.61...
Caronte & Tourist strengthens fleet via €34 million loan
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Messina-based shipping company Caronte & Tourist is strengthening its fleet thanks to a €34...
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto di Messina seeks president
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto di Messina (AdSP – Strait of Messina Port Authority)...
Messina port’s passenger terminal to be commissioned in 2020
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – The new passenger terminal of Messina port, designed by Ottavio Di Blasi & Partners, will be...
Basalt Infrastructure Partners acquires 30% stake in Italian shipping group C&T
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – London-based investment fund Basalt Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 30% stake of the...
Italy’s Caronte & Tourist to introduce LNG-fired vessel next year
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist plans to introduce a liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG) vessel for its...
Italy offers rental of two vessels to save Liberty Lines’ jobs
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Italy’s infrastructure ministry has proposed the rental of two vessels with a reinforced hull to...
Italy’s Senate approves establishment of 16th port authority
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Italy’s Senate has approved the establishment of the country’s 16th port authority, senator...
Italy’s Confirarma calls on government to ensure jobs of Liberty Lines employees
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Italian shipping company association Confitarma has requested the country’s transport ministry to...
Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport praises GAINN4MOS project
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has supported maritime transport with a low...
Italy’s Caronte & Tourist presents LNG-fired ferry as part of Gainn4mos project
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist S.p.A. has presented the first liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG)...
Italy’s Bluferries adds €14.5 million ship to its fleet
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Italian ferry company Bluferries has invested €14.5 million ($16.5 million) to expand its fleet by adding...
Bluferries takes over Messina-Reggio Calabria ports passenger service
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Starting today, the Bluferries shipping company will operate a fast passenger service across the...
Italy creates 16th port authority – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto di Messina (AdSP – Strait of Messina Port Authority)
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the instigation of Minister Danilo Toninelli, will...
Italy’s Assoporti presents business opportunities in South Korea
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Italian ports association Assoporti has participated in the “InvestInItaly” conference organised by the...
Call for Messina as its own port system
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Under recent government port reform, Messina port (Sicily) was included in Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale...