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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 allocates funds to port authorities

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – To give concrete form to one of the principles of the New Code of Contracts, the Government has made...

Capitale Messina VP supports independent port authority

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – Gianfranco Salmeri, vice president of Capitale Messina, continues to support a new port...

Messina port concerned about future role

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Concern has been raised by Admiral Gian Francesco Cremonini, for almost ten years director of the...

Messina port in dispute with Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The crisis of the port of Gioia Tauro is likely to materialise in Messina, whose port authority does...

Sicily port authority to invest €7 million in Milazzo port

Milazzo, Italy (PortSEurope) December 7, 2017 – Sicily port authority plans to invest €7 million ($8.3 million) in the overhaul of the outer breakwater...

Better rail connections in Sicily thanks to Cohesion policy investments

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Over €105 million ($124.51 million) from the European Regional Development Fund is invested in the...

Messina port to join Sicily’s special economic zone

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Italy’s government plans to include Messina port in the special economic zone (SEZ) that it plans...

Assoporti attends Seatrade Europe event in Hamburg

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 –  Assoporti, the Italian Port Association, attended the Seatrade Europe event in Hamburg to promote...

Messina’s Tremestieri port close to becoming reality 

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The new port of Tremestieri is about to become reality, as the agreement between the Messina local...

Messina highlights concerns over new authority

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The Commissione Territorio e Ambiente dell’Ars (Territorial and Environment Commission of the Ars) has...

The new Italian port authority system explained

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On September 2, 2016, new legislation on the Italian Port Authority (AdSP) was issued, regulating not only the...

Italy’s Caronte & Tourist to build ten LNG-fuelled ferry ships

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist S.p.A. plans to invest a total of €200 million ($225.53 million) in the...

Italy to close Sicilian ports during G-7 summit

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Italy will close the ports on the island of Sicily during the G-7 summit in Taormina on May 26 and 27, the head...

Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017

Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...

Tremestieri port overhaul to start in August

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – The capacity upgrade works at Tremestieri port, south of Messina in Sicily, will start in August, transport...

Sicilian port authorities jointly present cruise offer at Florida fair

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Sicilian port authorities in Palermo, Catania and Messina-Milazzo have jointly promoted the...

Bruno Teodoro to start construction of tourist harbour near Messina port

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian company Bruno Teodoro SpA has won a tender for the construction of a harbour in San Stefano...

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