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Gioia Tauro

The Port of Gioia Tauro is a large seaport in southwest Italy and the largest port in Italy for container throughput. Gioia Tauro is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world. The port is managed by Autorità di Sistema Portuale dei Mari Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio (AdSP – Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas) which also manages the smaller ports of Corigliano, Crotone, Palmi and Vibo Valentia.

EU delegation visits Gioia Tauro port to see anti-drug efforts

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – As part of the European Ports Alliance action, customs representatives from 16 EU countries have...

Baker Hughes ends investment in port of Corigliano-Rossano

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – Baker Hughes-Nuovo Pignone has announced that it would not proceed with a 60 million euro...

Southern Mediterranean shore transhipment hubs

Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – From Tanger Med to Damietta, transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean are developing rapidly on the...

Port of Gioia Tauro receives last of 25 new cranes

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – With the arrival of the last two cranes, which arrived two days ago in the port of Gioia Tauro, the...

790 kg of cocaine seized in Italy’s Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – 790 kg of cocaine was reported on October 25 as discovered by the financial police and customs officials...

Four new cranes arrive at Port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2024 – The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) in Gioia Tauro has welcomed a ship from China carrying four...

Cocaine seized in Port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2024 – The Provincial Command of Reggio Calabria and the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM-Agenzia delle...

Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification of the eastern quay

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification (cold ironing) of the eastern quay which...

Automar expand concession in Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Automar, operator of the car transhipment terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro has signed a...

Port of Gioia Tauro receives no bids for railway tender

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – The tender for the “concession of the railway shunting service for the port area of Gioia...

Medcenter Container Terminal receives 18 hybrid straddle carriers, Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 26, 2024 – The Medcenter Container Terminal has received 18 hybrid straddle carriers from the Swedish company...

Port of Gioia Tauro set to receive cranes from China

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2024 – The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) will soon welcome a ship from China carrying four new cranes...

Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates towage dock

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the western dock, which is dedicated exclusively to tugboat...

RFI, Port of Gioia Tauro sign last mile rail agreement

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Autorità di Sistema Portuale dei Mari Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio (AdSP...

Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates new western dock

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the new western dock. The company Fincosit took around 730 days...

Two Libya-bound military drones seized in Port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – In an incredible event in the Port of Gioia Tauro, the parts of two Chinese-made military drones...

Italy: Total TEU by port 2023 – ranking

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport TEU traffic figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled...

Italy: Total cargo by port 2023 – ranking

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport cargo figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled 473...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Italian ports – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

Port of Gioia Tauro to expand Ro-Ro capacity

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – The Superior Council of Public Works has approved a functional technical change to the master plan of...

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