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Venice

Venice is a seaport in North Adriatic Sea in Northeast Italy, and built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. Commercial, passenger and other terminals form the Ports of Venice and Chioggia. They handle any kind of traffic, from containers, to liquid and solid bulk, steel products, Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax, general and project cargo. It has a developed cruise ship industry which is having to change after large cruise ship were banned from the lagoon for environmental reasons. The two ports are managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS – Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority).

ALIS logistics association appeals for government assistance

ALIS (Associazione Logistica dell’Intermodalità Sostenibile/Logistics Association for Sustainable Intermodality) writes letter to transport ministry...

Ports of Venice and Chioggia: fees suspended to help companies cope with the emergency COVID-19

News – Ports of Venice and Chioggia – March 30, 2020 Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...

Pino Musolino confirms NAPA ports operational

 March 26, 2020 “In these tragic moments we unfortunately witness the initiatives of some jackals”, declares Pino Musolino, President of...

Italian ports seek government support

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The sixteen presidents of the Italian ports system (AdSP – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale) have...

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...

Extraordinary European Transport Council at work on solidarity measures for states and operators

De Micheli: “It is fundamental to ensure the regularity of commercial flows and the supply of goods – March 18, 2020 The adoption of collective,...

Italian ports are fully operational ensuring the safety of people and goods – Assoporti

Press release – Assoporti – March 11, 2020 – Italian ports are fully operational ensuring the safety of people and goods. Assoporti announces...

Gabriele Volpi acquires Interporto di Venezia and Terminal Intermodale Adriatico

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2020 – Interporto di Venezia Spa and Terminal Intermodale Adriatico srl have been acquired by Orlean Invest Holding...

Venice port attends “Cruise, Ports and Cities” event in Colombia

From Venice to Cartagena. Cruise 2030’s work presented to a worldwide audience of cruise operators – February 20, 2020 Identify the correct balance...

NAPA organisation meets in Venice port

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2020 – Member ports of the North Adriatic Ports Association (Napa) have met in Venice port, which is...

Venice port receives delegation from Chinese newspaper

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2020 – A delegation from the Chinese daily newspaper Guangming Daily has visited the port of Venice. The...

Assoporti promotes sustainability

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – “The password is to simplify.” With this statement, Assoporti President Daniele Rossi has...

MEDPorts, the association of Mediterranean ports, meets in Venice

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 19, 2019 – The General Assembly of MEDPorts, an association founded in 2018 to establish an area of...

Italy’s Assoporti assigns operational roles to port authority presidents

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 16, 2019 – A reorganization of Assoporti (Italian port association) is to include the formal attribution of...

Venice port hosts Assoporti meeting

Venice – December 5, 2019 Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority) has...

Fincantieri presents keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship of Holland America Line

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – Fincantieri SpA has announced the keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship it is...

Venice LNG receives environmental compatibility decree for LNG storage in Porto Marghera, Venice.

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Venice LNG has announced that it has received the environmental compatibility decree, issued by the...

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