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.
Port of Gioia Tauro set container handling record
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro handled 3.54 million containers (TEU) in 2023. This is a container handling...
Libera published report on crime and Italian ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Libera organization has published a report on the relationship between crime and ports in Italy in...
Port of Gioia Tauro has opened the western quay for tugboats
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the western quay which is dedicated to tugboat services....
EU is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Union (EU) is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro from the...
Baker Hughes to invest in Calabria ports
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The U.S. energy and technology company, Baker Hughes, will invest in Calabria, in the ports of...
European Mediterranean ports better connected after COVID
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Several European Mediterranean ports have significantly increased their connectivity to the...
Port of Gioia Tauro wants to challenge EU green regulations
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – The Port of Gioia Tauro wants to challenge EU green regulations and has contacted the government...
MSC Nicola Mastro brings 9,500 TEU to Port of Gioia Tauru
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The MSC Nicola Mastro container ship has visited the southern port of Gioia Tauro and a record 9,500...
150 kilos cocaine found in Port of Gioria Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Approximately 150 kilos of very pure cocaine were seized by the Fiamme Gialle in the port area of...
Large drug haul in Malta Freeport
Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – The local authorities have discovered 97 kilos of cocaine with a street value of over €11 million on...
Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...
Italy: Total containers (TEU) handled in 2022 – ranked by port
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Assoporti, Italy’s port industry organisation, has published detailed container (TEU) figures for Italian...
Port of Gioia Tauro is a hub for international drug trafficking
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The port of Gioia Tauro is a real hub for international drug trafficking, said prefect Vittorio Rizzi,...
Bank of Italy report supports Port of Gioia Tauro
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – In an annual report on the Calabria region, the Bank of Italy has written positively about the Southern Port of...
Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Due to delayed projects, the southern Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds. PNRR (Piano...
Top container ports in the EU in 2022
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...
Huge cocaine haul found in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) May 16, 2023 – Media reports say that police in Italy have seized 2.7 tons of cocaine hidden among 78 tons of bananas in...
Italian seaports’ cargo returns to pre-Covid levels
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Italian seaports handled a total of 490.1 million tons of goods, up +1.8% on 2021, +10.4% on 2020 and just below...
Port of Gioia Tauro to receive state funds for dock electrification
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has agreed to provide funds for the electrification of a...
Automar set to expand in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Automar S.p.A is set to expand its premises in the Port of Gioia Tauro. Automar S.p.A. is a leading...