Port of Livorno – government parachutes its man in to take over

From mid-February, the established Kaldenkirchen-Domodossola link will be available with onward steel wheel connectivity to Bari; Domossola-Bari will also be offered as a single route. Thanks to a partnership with Grimaldi, customers can make a single booking between Kaldenkirchen and Patras

Automar has started a rail service for Italian-built cars for export from its logistics hub in Pontecagnano (Salerno) to the ro-ro terminal it manages and operates in the port of Gioia Tauro

The New York-based investment company Davidson Kempner (DK), along with its Italian partner One33, is to buy a majority shareholding in the Setramar terminal in the northern Adriatic port of Ravenna. Separately, Infracapital and InfraVia are exiting the Italian ports sector

In around 30 months from now ships calling at Livorno and Piombino will be able to hook up to shore power

The Italian Competition Authority has signalled that MSC group has withdrawn its offer to acquire TDT Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno’s biggest container handler

Including the option for another two units, the total investment exceeds US$630M; the order follows one for five ammonia-ready PCTCs two months ago