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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).

Monfalcone port to launch €18 million dredging project

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Monfalcone port plans to launch a €18 million ($20.4 million) dredging project to increase...

Princess Cruises confirms order for construction of two cruise ships by Fincantieri

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Princess Cruises has confirmed the order for the construction of two cruise ships by Italian naval...

Bertolo to start overhaul project of Monfalcone port’s Valentinis canal

Monfalcone, Italy  (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Italian company Bartolo has started works on the overhaul of a 100-metre section of the Valentinis...

Fincantieri-built Costa Venezia comes into service

Monfalcone, February 28, 2019 – Today, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, in the presence of Matteo Salvini, Interior Minister and Deputy Prime...

Monfalcone port to soon join AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste)

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – The procedure for the transfer of the management of Monfalcone port to Autorita’ di Sistema...

Porto Nogaro cargo traffic rises 21.5% in 2018

Porto Nogaro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Porto Nogaro recorded a 21.5% rise in cargo traffic in 2018 to 138,000 tonnes, backed by the...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) reports record cargo in 2018

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...

Italy’s environment ministry approves dredging of Monfalcone port

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Italy’s Ministry of the Environment has approved the dredging of Monfalcone port’s basin...

Fincantieri starts construction of biggest cruise ship ever built in Italy

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has started the construction of the MSC Seashore cruise ship of MSC...

Trieste port community attends logistics event in Graz, Austria

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – The port community of Trieste and Monfalcone has presented to economic operators of Styria the...

TUI Cruises orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 –  Fincantieri SpA has been awarded an order for the construction of two new-concept gas powered ships...

MSC Cruises new flagship to use Barcelona as home port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – MSC Cruises has officially received, its new flagship, the “MSC Seaview”, in the Fincantieri de...

Friuli Venezia Giulia awards Monfalcone port consultancy contract 

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – The regional government of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) has awarded the tender for the technical service for...

Call for investment in Venice port shipyards

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Carnival Horizon cruise ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Porto Marghera, but was presented...

Italy approves inclusion of Monfalcone port into Eastern Adriatic Sea Port System

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – Italy’s government has given the green light to the inclusion of the port of Monfalcone into...

Monfalcone port sees widespread investment

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The north Adriatic port of Monfalcone has seen substantial investment in recent years, and Regional...

Italy’s parliament approves integration of Monfalcone port into Trieste-based port authority

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – The Chamber of Deputies of Italy’s Parliament has given the green light to the integration of...

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