Palermo
Palermo is the capital of the Italian island of Sicily and a main access route to Sicily for passengers and goods. Thanks to its favourable geographical position Palermo represents a strategic landing place for navigation in the Mediterranean. The city it serves is the capital and the major economic centre of the island. The port is managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority), which also manages the smaller ports of Trapani, Terminal Imerese and Porto Empidocle. It is also home to the Fincantieri Palermo Shipyard.
Italy: Total port traffic handled in 2019; by AdSP and port
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) April 25, 2020 – Assoporti has published total tonnage in ports in 2019 by Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) with statistics...
Italian government proposes investment in transport in the south
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 25, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published in the Official Journal details of an allocation of...
Italy stops passenger ships: no more cruises
Coronavirus. Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport stops passenger ships: no more cruises. Decree signed by Minister De Micheli, with the Minister of...
MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere to manage cruise terminals in Western Sicily
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) November 25, 2019 – An agreement has been reached between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
Rina certifies the Fincantieri plant in Palermo port
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – The Fincantieri SpA plant in Palermo has awarded by RINA the OHSAS 18001 and UNI EN ISO 14001...
Fincantieri Palermo shipyard starts work on Windstar Cruises
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – The Palermo shipyard of Fincantieri SpA has started work on the newly constructed mid-section of...
CIPE allocates €39 million to Palermo port
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 26, 2019 – CIPE (Comitato interministeriale per la programmazione economica) has confirmed that €39 million...
AdSP – del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) to tender €31 million port overhaul projects
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea Port...
Costruzioni Bruno Teodoro wins contract to extend Palermo port’s cruise dock
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – Italian company Costruzioni Bruno Teodoro SpA has won a €868,500 ($972,116) contract for the extension of...
Italy’s government approves €75.5 million financing for Fincantieri Palermo shipyards
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2019 – Italy’s government has approved a €75.5 million ($85 million) loan for the overhaul of Palermo...
China eyes investments in Italy’s Porto Empedocle
Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) March 25, 2019 – A Chinese technical delegation has studied the profiles of Sicilian ports, including Porto...
Sicily port projects enter Italy’s infrastructure planning programme
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) March 20, 2019 – The dredging operations of the Palermo and Termini Imerese ports, the refurbishing Termini Imerese dock and...
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Italy, Monaco and France this week
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 18, 2019 – President Xi Jinping of China is to pay state visits to Italy, Monaco and France from March 21-26, 2019....
China considers a new Silk Road role for Italy’s Palermo port
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) March 14, 2019 – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit Italy March 22-23, and after Rome will visit the...
Shanghai-based investment fund eyes €5 billion port project in Palermo
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) March 13, 2019 – An unnamed Shanghai-based investment fund is interested in participating in a €5 billion ($5.7 billion)...
Sicily government opens tender for Sciacca port overhaul
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2019 – The Sicilian regional government has opened a tender for the completion of the overhaul of Sciacca port in the...
Fincantieri to establish shipbuilding hub in Palermo
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) February 5, 2019 – Fincantieri SpA and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western...