Tag: Italy

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti) has published the “Guidelines for Ship-to-Ship Bunkering of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Bio-LNG in Italian Ports” marking the first time in the European Union that standardized national rules for LNG and Bio-LNG bunkering have been introduced across all ports in a country.

MET Development (MAIRE), Eni and Iren Ambiente have started the permitting process for a circular methanol and hydrogen production plant at Eni’s refinery in Pavia, Italy.

The construction of the Hungarian port has begun at the Adriatic Sea in Trieste, announced Levente Magyar, set to be operational by 2028.

Italian prosecutors launched a terrorism investigation into an explosion that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the northern coast of Italy.

On 14 February, the oil tanker SEAJEWEL suffered explosions while docked in Savona, Italy, no reported injuries or environmental pollution.

Cargo ship Guang Rong went adrift on 28 January between Marina di Carrara and collided against the Marina di Massa pier in Italy.

The Italian Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard Rospo Mare B, an oil platform off the coast of Vasto on Italy's Adriatic coast.

An explosion at a gas refinery near Florence, Italy, on 9 December has resulted in the deaths of at least two people and left four others missing, while nine more have been injured.

On April 22, 2024, a ship collision occurred approximately 14 miles off Capo Passero on the southeastern tip of Sicily, near the ports of Syracuse and Catania.

During the European Environment Council, ministers from Italy, Greece, and Portugal expressed their concern on the impact of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) on maritime freight transport.