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.
Pantelleria, Navy divers in action to ‘free’ the port
Trapani, Italy (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – A navy operation has destroyed a huge boulder that prevented the docking of the ferries at Pantelleria port....
Sicily port workers plan Palermo protest
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The port workers of Sicily plan to protest today, in front of the Palermo offices of Autorita’ di Sistema...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) to leave Assoporti association
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Pasqualino Monti, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP –...
Debora Serracchiani calls for protection of Italian port system from EU tax demand
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Deputy of the Democratic Party, Debora Serracchiani, has called for the government to protect the...
Relaunch of Italian port system at risk from EU tax claim, Federation says
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Federazione del mare (Federation of the Sea) has said that recent claims by the EU Competition Authority (DG...
Andrea Annunziata to head new Sicilian port association
Augusta, Sicily, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Following a meeting between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP...
Sicily ports join forces to exchange know-how
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The port authorities of the Italian island of Sicily have signed a cooperation agreement to guarantee the...
Sicilian ports still showing low cruise passenger numbers
Catania, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – After fluctuating numbers last year, the Sicilian cruise industry is forecasting improved...
Sicilian port authorities look at synergy opportunities
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – A meeting will take place tomorrow of the two Sicilian port system authorities to establish a...
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...
Italy’s cruise traffic to rise by 5.2% in 2018
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – A 8.6% increase in the number of passengers handled in Italian cruise ports (about 11 million compared to...
Bastia hosts Go SMarT Med event
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) February 24, 2018 – The French Corsican port of Bastia is seeking to promote itself via participation in the...
Genoa Chamber of Commerce takes part in Go Smart Med project
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Genoa Chamber of Commerce continues to participate in the Go Smart Med project, funded under the Interreg...
Mazara del Vallo port dredging to start in short term
Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – The dredging of the seabed of the port of Mazara del Vallo, on Sicily’s southwest coast,...
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...
Port of Termini Imerese to introduce “Port Facility Security Plan”
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – More security and more facilities for the port of Termini Imerese with new anti-break barriers, video...
Labour organisation questions raised about Sicilian port system
Palermo, Sicily (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – The secretary of the Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Trasporti (FILT) of Syracuse, Vera Uccello, has...