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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.

BLG Logistics visit Gioia Tauro port to consider further investment

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP – Strait...

Port Authority of Gioia Tauro holds talks with Ministry of Transport

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of L’autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro),...

Ernst & Young Italia joins first meeting to consult for the ZES at Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Ernst & Young Italia The headquarters of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto (AdSP...

Rotterdam shows interest in Gioia Tauro port, Calabria

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Joep Wijnands, the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Italy, has visited the Calabria region, home of...

Port Authority of Gioia Tauro reports positive closing of 2017 final balance

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – With the support of the auditors, the Port Committee, has approved the final balance for the financial...

Gioia Tauro port takes steps to speed up controls of goods in port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – Special commissioner of Autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro), Andrea...

Banca d’Italia says Gioia Tauro port hit by new crisis

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Gioia Tauro port was hit by a new significant drop in traffic, after the recovery in 2016, according to the...

Revelant parties hold talks to solve Gioia Tauro issues

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2018 – The president of the region, Mario Oliverio, and president of Autorità portuale di Gioia Tauro (port...

Calabria president meets unions to review investment progress

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – “The President of the Calabria Region 
Mario Oliverio has presided a meeting with...

Call for Messina as its own port system

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Under recent government port reform, Messina port (Sicily) was included in Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale...

Debora Serracchiani calls for protection of Italian port system from EU tax demand

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Deputy of the Democratic Party, Debora Serracchiani, has called for the government to protect the...

Relaunch of Italian port system at risk from EU tax claim, Federation says

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Federazione del mare (Federation of the Sea) has said that recent claims by the EU Competition Authority (DG...

EUROGATE International reports container throughout figures for 2017

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – As part of EUROGATE’s figures for the 2017 financial year, container throughput for EUROGATE...

Ranking: Italian ports by TEU traffic in 2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published statistics for TEU traffic in leading Italian ports...

MSC considers investments in Gioia Tauro port

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) considers investments in Gioia Tauro port, the president of the...

2M alliance strengthens Mediterranean services 

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The 2M alliance has announced the strengthening of its services in connections from Asia to Europe and the...

Gioia Tauro port seeks to verify investment intentions of MCT

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – Gioia Tauro port authority has requested from Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) documentation to evaluate...

Gioia Tauro seeks to improve commercial ties with companies at Fruit Logistica 2018 fair

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 – Gioia Tauro port participated in the Fruit Logistica 2018 fair, which was held in Berlin between...

Messina port concerned about future role

Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Concern has been raised by Admiral Gian Francesco Cremonini, for almost ten years director of the...

Contship sees reduced container traffic in 2017

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Contship Italia Group, a maritime container terminal and intermodal operator, saw container volumes drop...

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