Italy
Italy is a republic in southern Europe, comprising a peninsula south of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands; member of the European Union (EU); by tonnage, its leading ports are Trieste, Genoa and Gioia Tauro. In September 2016, the government reorganised the port system into 16 new port system authorities (AdSP – Autorità di Sistema Portuale). The 57 ports of national importance are coordinated by 16 AdSPs with the task of planning, coordinating and regulating the port system in the reference area. The AdSPs are members of the Italian port association – Assoporti.
HHLA has delivered environmental study for Pier VIII, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Logistica Giuliana srl has presented the preliminary environmental study for developing Pier VIII...
“Adriacustoms” initiative presented in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 — Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has hosted the presentation of the Adriacustoms project. This...
Kailia floating offshore wind project, Puglia: EIA submitted
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Last month, Renantis and BlueFloat Energy submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for...
Appeal against port LNG project not supported by Brindisi province
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Brindisi province will not legally support the port industrial zone operator ASI in a lawsuit against an...
Drug trafficking via Italian ports: Global Crime Journal
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – An article Unpacking drug trafficking phenomenon through seaports: lessons from the Italian ports...
Rome questions Strait of Messina bridge documentation
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – The società Stretto di Messina, the project manager to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina, has been...
EUROKAI confirms Contship Italia investment
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2024 – During meetings in Italy, Tom Eckelmann, member of the management board of EUROKAI, and shareholder of...
Cantiere Navale Vittoria seeks restructuring and buyer
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Cantiere Navale Vittoria, a shipbuilding company, has filed a restructuring plan with the Court of Rovigo....
Trieste Marine Terminal see February decline in TEU traffic
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT) handled 56,459 containers (TEU) in March 2024. This compares with...
Callisto project to apply for European funding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The Callisto carbon capture project is listed as a European Union (EU) “project of common...
FSRU Toscana vessel relocating to Genoa
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The FSRU Toscana vessel has started the process of relocating from Livorno to Genoa. The vessel will...
Rimorchiatori Riuniti has towage concession renewed in Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The Port of Genoa has renewed a technical-nautical towage contract for Rimorchiatori Riuniti Porto di...
Taranto port unions seek urgent meeting with the Ministry of Transport
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024—Taranto port trade unions Filt CGIL, Fit CISL and Uiltrasporti UIL have sent a formal request for a meeting with...
Infrastructure funds complete minor shareholding in PSA Ita
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – FMV Industrial Infrastructure Fund I SCSp and TD Greystone Infrastructure Fund (Global Master) SCSp have...
Port of Gioia Tauro is a possible site for LNG regasification terminal
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has been suggested as a potential site for a regasification terminal. The...
Port of Messina opens cruise ship season
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Messina has officially opened its cruise ship season, with considerable business...
New container terminal in Port of Trieste inches forwards
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – On April 3, 2024, the Conference of States and Regions ratified the draft decree of the Ministry of...
MSC enhances its Batumi – Gioia Tauro service
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), part of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI)...