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Monfalcone

The Port of Monfalcone is the most northern port place of the Adriatic Sea and, consequently, the closest one to central Europe. It is a major industrial centre for manufacturing ships, airplanes, textiles, chemicals, and refined oil. It is the home of the Fincantieri cruise ship building company. It is part of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority).

Ports of Trieste & Monfalcone handled 12,379 trains in 2023

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone handled 12,379 trains for cargo in 2023. The ports are managed by...

Port of Monfalcone set to complete East-West dredging

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Following three months of work, the Zeta srl ​​company is close to completing the dredging of the...

Fincantieri has opened second nursery in Monfalcone

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – The global shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has opened its second nursery “Fincantesimo” in...

Port of Trieste reports cargo traffic slightly down in October 2023

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – In January-October 2023, the Port of Trieste handled 46.7 million tonnes of goods, slightly down -1.51%...

Monfalcone takes advantage from increased Chinese car imports

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – Recent months have seen increased imports of cars from China. Both Koper and Barcelona have reached...

Port of Monfalcone adds four operators

Monfalcone, Trieste (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Port of Monfalcone has added four operators to its facilities. The new terminal operators are:...

Trieste, Monfalcone ports reports record cargo traffic in 2022

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2023 – The ports of Trieste and Monfalcone have both reported record cargo traffic numbers for 2022 despite the...

Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...

Port of Monfalcone increases steel imports

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – The Port of Monfalcone increases steel imports in the last seven months, mainly from the Far East. In the...

Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone see record weekend for cruise ship passengers

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – Last weekend, the Northern Italian ports of Trieste and Monfalcone welcomed around 20,000 cruise ship...

Friuli Venezia Giulia approves dredging of Port of Monfalcone

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – The regional council of Friuli Venezia Giulia has approved an agreement for the dredging of the seabed at the...

Port of Monfalcone to take key development step

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – The Port of Monfalcone has taken a significant development step with the introduction of the Monfalcone...

The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today. It is a voluntary agreement...

Port of Trieste reports positive cargo performance in Q1 2022

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – For the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone, the traffic report for the first for the first quarter of 2022...

EU Commission approves €30 million Italian aid scheme to promote intermodal freight transport in Friuli Venezia Giulia region

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – The European Commission has approved an Italian aid scheme to encourage freight traffic to shift from road...

Port of Monfalcone concerned about cargo from Ukraine

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Monfalcone in the North Adriatic Sea is an importer of steel from the Ukrainian port of...

Port of Monfalcone records total cargo handling of 3,279,833 tonnes (+11.39%) in 2021

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The port of Monfalcone has shown signs of recovery, with a total handling of 3,279,833 tonnes...

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