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).
Port of Taranto sets April date to raise concession and traffic concerns
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – On April 11, 2022, the Port Authority of Taranto will meet with concessionaire Yilport and the FiltCgil,...
Port of Taranto sees January cargo handled down -31%
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The Port of Taranto has published cargo numbers for January 2022, which shows total cargo handled of 1.03...
Concern about traffic volumes at Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – The local press is reporting concerns from the port authority about low traffic volumes at the port’s...
Port of Taranto hosts Italy’s first offshore wind turbine
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – Located within the Port of Taranto, work on the first first offshore wind turbine in Italy, and the...
Unions concerned about future TEU volumes at Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The Southern Italian Port of Taranto has benefitted so far this year from over-capacity at Malta...
YILPORT Taranto SCCT is ready for 2022
YILPORT Taranto has proven itself as a multipurpose terminal with diversified services. Taranto’s product handling range is not limited to containerized...
Port of Taranto reports over +11% rise in total cargo in 2021
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – The southern Italian port of Taranto has reported a +11.1% increase in total cargo handled in 2021 to...
Yilport’s San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto port hires workers
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – In a positive start to 2022, the San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT) in the Port of Taranto has hired...
Port of Taranto welcomes vessels diverted from Malta
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2022 – From December 31 to January 14, new container ships will have arrived in...
Malta Freeport full, eleven ships diverted to Taranto
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – In the past week, Malta Freeport has been experiencing vessel congestion. The result is that some...
General manager of San Cataldo Container Terminal, Taranto, leaves company
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – Raffaella Del Prete has left the position of general manager of San Cataldo Container Terminal SpA...
Port of Taranto joins AIVP working group
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The Port of Taranto is one of 25 international members to join a working group set up by AIVP –...
Ferretti’s investment in Taranto to go ahead
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – A meeting of Contratto istituzionale di sviluppo per Taranto has produced an agreement that will allow...
Port of Taranto inaugurates the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has inaugurated the new eastern quay of Molo San Cataldo and Calata 1 in a...
Port of Taranto hosts the closing ceremony of the 2021 cruise season
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has hosted the closing ceremony of the 2021 cruise season at the Molo San Cataldo in...
Port of Taranto sees Q3 2021 cargo traffic up over 30%
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2021 – In the third quarter of 2021, the Port of Taranto reported total cargo handling of 5.15 million tons, up...
Port of Taranto promotes northern rail cargo connection
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – At a webinar entitled “Taranto San Cataldo Container Terminal: New Gateway to Italy and Central...
Port of Taranto promotes cruise ship offer at Savona event
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has attended the 2021 edition of the Italian Cruise Days in...
MSC Seaside to become regular visitor to Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – MSC Cruises has said that its ship MSC Seaside will continue making a weekly stop in the Port of Taranto...
Yilport Holding’s 2021 half year business results confirm strong growth
Yilport Holding’s 22 owned terminals across the world handled 2.506.000 TEU containers in the first half of 2021, recording 18% growth compared to H1 2020...