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Thursday, March 5, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Shipping

France, Italy, Greece to Help Ensure Red Sea Shipping Transit

France has reached out to the governments of Italy and Greece to coordinate efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean as tensions over the war in Iran flare, a

3 hours ago
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Monday, January 19, 2026
Italian authorities seizure the M/V Hizir Reis at the Port of Brindisi, Italy
News

Italy Seizes Ship Over Russian Steel Cargo Linked to Novorossiysk

Italian authorities have seized a Tuvalu-flagged vessel carrying 33,000 tons of Russian iron in Brindisi, marking the latest enforcement action in

January 19, 2026
Total Views: 6662

Monday, September 22, 2025
Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel
News

Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel

Striking dockworkers blocked access roads to the port of Genoa in northern Italy on Monday, as part of protests against Israel's offensive in

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 867

Monday, June 30, 2025
Italy’s Fincantieri Swaps Cruise Ships for Warships in Defense Bid
Shipbuilding

Italy’s Fincantieri Swaps Cruise Ships for Warships in Defense Bid

Fincantieri SpA plans to focus some Italian civil and military shipyards on just making warships, in the latest sign that Europe’s defense-spending bonanza

June 30, 2025
Total Views: 1149

Monday, April 14, 2025
oil and gas refinery
Energy

Billionaire Economou Seeks to Replace Trafigura As Partner in Italy’s Top Oil Refinery

The main investor in Italy’s biggest oil refinery is sounding out trading firms to replace Trafigura Group as the plant’s supply

April 14, 2025
Total Views: 1242

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
Incidents

Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion

Italian prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation over an explosion last weekend that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the coast of northern Italy,

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 1702

Saturday, December 21, 2024
Migrants wait to disembark from Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo.REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello/File Photo
News

Italian Deputy PM Salvini Acquitted In Migrant Rescue Boat Case

By Wladimir Pantaleone and Angelo Amante PALERMO, Italy, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Acourt on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo

December 21, 2024
Total Views: 598

Thursday, December 19, 2024
Russia’s Gazprom Makes First LNG Delivery to Italy Amid Shifting European Energy Landscape
Shipping

Russia’s Gazprom Makes First LNG Delivery to Italy Amid Shifting European Energy Landscape

In a significant development for European energy markets, Russian energy giant Gazprom has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery to Italy

December 19, 2024
Total Views: 1132

Saturday, November 30, 2024
A crane is used to unload coal from a cargo ship at the Deendayal Port in Kandla.
Ports

India and Italy In Talks On Blue Economy, Port Cooperation

By Jeanette Rodrigues Nov 30, 2024 (Bloomberg) —Italy is in talks with India to ramp up cooperation in the ship and yacht building industries,

November 30, 2024
Total Views: 655

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Rescue boats operate on the sea to search for the missing, including British entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Incidents

Divers Continue Search for Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily

PALERMO, Sicily, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people,

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 2111

Monday, August 19, 2024
Aerial of the search for missing after the Bayesian yacht was lost of Sicily
Accidents

British Tech Entrepreneur Among Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily

By Rosaura Bonfardino and Igor Petyx PALERMO, Sicily, Aug 19 (Reuters) – One man died and six people were missing, including British tech

August 19, 2024
Total Views: 2839

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Migrants in Lampedusa. REUTERS/Yara Nardi//File Photo
News

Italian Judge Throws Out Case Against Migrant NGOs After Seven Years

ROME (Reuters) – An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration

April 20, 2024
Total Views: 1105

Monday, March 4, 2024
The Italian frigate Caio Duilio.
Defense

Italian Warship Shoots Down Houthi Drone in Red Sea

The Italian Navy warship, Caio Duilio, shot down a drone in the Red Sea on Saturday. This defensive action was part of the EU’s recently-launched naval

March 4, 2024
Total Views: 2451

Monday, January 15, 2024
Naval diplomacy in London
Shipping

Beyond G7 Gunboats: The Case for Naval Diplomacy to Secure the Red Sea

Both the G7 and the US-led military coalition have been unsuccessful in protecting trade in the Red Sea, Black Sea and other maritime regions. Is there a more

January 15, 2024
Total Views: 7753

Monday, May 15, 2023
container ship underway at sea
Shipping

Italy’s Exports to China Are Booming and It’s Not Clear Why

(Bloomberg) — Italy’s exports to China have tripled in little more than a year. The problem is, even the experts are struggling to explain why.

May 15, 2023
Total Views: 1766

Sunday, March 26, 2023
Banksy’s Migrant Rescue Ship Seized By Italy’s Coast Guard 
Shipping News

Banksy’s Migrant Rescue Ship Seized By Italy’s Coast Guard 

MILAN, March 26 (Reuters) – A rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy was seized in Lampedusa on Sunday after

March 26, 2023
Total Views: 4108

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Italy To Hold Cabinet Meeting In Migrant Shipwreck Area
Shipping

Italy To Hold Cabinet Meeting In Migrant Shipwreck Area

MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) – Italy’s government will hold a cabinet meeting near the southern seaside town where dozens of bodies washed ashore

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 1054

Sunday, February 5, 2023
Italian Union Files Legal Complaint Against LNG Terminal
Ports

Italian Union Files Legal Complaint Against LNG Terminal

(Reuters) – The Italian trade union USB filed a legal complaint against a plan by gas grid operator Snam SRG.MI to set up a new

February 5, 2023
Total Views: 2567

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Catholic Church Asks Italy To Scrap New Migrant Law
Shipping News

Catholic Church Asks Italy To Scrap New Migrant Law

by Federico Maccioni (Reuters) Italy’s new anti-immigration decree that aims to curtail NGO rescue ships should be scrapped as it

January 17, 2023
Total Views: 1811

Friday, November 11, 2022
Italy’s New Government Challenges the Law of the Sea
Shipping

Italy’s New Government Challenges the Law of the Sea

By Federico Maccioni MILAN, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the

November 11, 2022
Total Views: 2849