Taranto
The Port of Taranto is located on the inner heal of southeastern Italy, is one of the first in Italy for goods traffic and plays an important role commercially and strategically on the Mediterranean Sea. It is operated by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Port Authority of the Ionian Sea-Port of Taranto).
CMA CGM to launch Bora Med service, Eastern Mediterranean
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – CMA CGM has announced that the Short Sea Lines Division will launch the weekly BORA MED SERVICE (BMS)....
Deadline for Ilva sale in Taranto could change
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – The deadline to sell the assets of the ILva complex has been pushed back. The deadline for sale is now...
Vestas inaugurates new production line in Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Vestas, a wind turbine company, has inaugurated a new production line for the V236-15.0MW wind turbine...
Port of Taranto sees cargo traffic down further in Q3 2024
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Data for Q3 2024 shows a mixed performance in terms of port activities compared to the same period in...
YILPORT Taranto starts exporting cars to Algeria
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – YILPORT Taranto (San Cataldo Container Terminal) has welcomed a new Ro-Ro service which exports cars to...
Italian government wants to bring forward Ilva Steelworks sale
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Adolfo Urso, Minister for Business and Made in Italy, wants to bring forward the sale of the former Ilva...
Port of Taranto digitalises free customs zone
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – The Port of Taranto has completed the digitalisation of the Free Customs Zone of Taranto (Zona Franca...
Vestas Blades Italia awarded concession in Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – Vestas Blades Italia has been awarded a 9-year concession in the Taranto logistics platform (Piastra...
Port of Taranto sees cargo plummet in H1 2024
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The Port of Taranto’s dramatic fall in Q1 24 cargo traffic has continued into the second quarter of...
Cantieri di Puglia to take over Belleli year in Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Cantieri di Puglia has signed an agreement with the Ferretti group, to take over its project to build a new...
Six Italian ports interested in wind energy hub development
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Last February, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) invited ports to submit expressions...
Port of Taranto welcomes two cruise ships at the same time
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – In a first for the port, it has welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously at the Molo San Cataldo. They were...
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...
DBA Group signs works contracts with Port of Taranto
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – DBA Group SpA has announced that subsidiary SJS Engineering Srl, in a consortium with E&G Srl and Dr....
Ferretti seeks new investor for Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – The Ferretti Group is looking among its suppliers for a company willing to take over the project from which...
Port of Taranto identifies areas to develop wind energy
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – The Management Committee of the Ionian Sea Port System Authority held an extraordinary meeting on May 3 to...
Port of Taranto handled 2.66 mln tonnes of cargo in Q1 24, -15.1%
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 5, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the port of Taranto handled 2.66 million tonnes of cargo, down -15.1% compared...
Ferretti confirms Taranto port withdrawal, what next?
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – The luxury group Ferretti has confirmed its withdrawal from a proposed development of the former Belleli...
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...