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.
Gioia Tauro’s MCT receives three mega cranes
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – The MedCenter Container Terminal (MCT) in the port of Gioia Tauro has received three mega cranes...
MSC to restart DRAGON service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – MSC is to restart its DRAGON service that will connect Asia to Israel, Italy and South of France, and...
Port of Gioia Tauro starts handling cars from China
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 2, 2023 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has started handling cars from China for sale in Central and Northern Italy....
Terminal operators seek more space in Gioia Port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Terminal operators are seeking more space for cargo in Gioia Port, according to Andrea Agostinelli,...
Port of Gioia Tauro handles 17 ships concurrently
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – Yesterday, at 0800 in the Port of Gioia Tauro, 17 ships docked concurrently. Gioia Tauro is...
Italy: Top 10 container ports by TEU traffic – Jan-Sep 2022
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian ports organisation, has published total cargo figures for January-September 2022,...
Port of Gioia Tauro to have fast cargo rail link with Veneto interport
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to have fast cargo rail link with the Padua-Veneto Interport. The plan...
Italy must have more LNG regasifiers – Eni
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 11, 2022 – Italy must have more regasifiers for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is the view of Claudio Descalzi,...
Port of Gioia Tauro reduces anchorage fees
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – To support the growth of port traffic the Port of Gioia Tauro is to reduce anchorage fees. The...
Ranking: Italian container terminal TEU traffic 2019-2021
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – Fedespedi, the national federation of international shipping companies, has published its study...
Fedespedi publishes “Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial analysis”
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – Fedespedi, the national federation of international shipping companies, has published its study...
Port of Gioia Tauro reports improved 10-month cargo traffic
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro reported improved 10-month cargo traffic, with both containers and automotive...
Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...
Port of Gioia Tauro to open terminal port rail link
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to open a terminal port rail link meaning that the car terminal operated...
Port of Gioia Tauro increases TEU handling by over 15%
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the first seven months of 2022, the port of Gioia Tauro handled 2,003,388 TEUs, growth of +15.3%....
RFI acquires rail assets in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 4, 2022 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has acquired the rail assets of the port of Gioia Tauro in the Calabria...
Italian ports targeted by Russian cyber hackers
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Italian ports have been targeted by “Legion”, an offshoot of the pro-Russian activist...
Region Calabria takes ownership of Gioia Tauro port railway connection
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – Region Calabria has taken ownership of the railway connection between the stations of Rosarno and San...
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Crotone port, Italy
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a concession agreement for Crotone port in...
Italian ports look to benefit from government strategy to reduce gas imports from Russia
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The Italian government is exploring two extra liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification facilities. This is...