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Gioia Tauro

Name: Gioia Tauro
Address: IT

UN/LOCODE ITGIT · Scale rank #50 worldwide

Container throughput 2024: 3.94 m TEU
Container port rank: #50
Cargo pier depth: 15.5 m
Largest vessel: —

Overview

Gioia Tauro is a large seaport in Italy – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). In 2024 it handled 3.94 m TEU, ranking No. 50 among the world’s container ports. Cargo pier depth up to 15.5 m; channel depth 17.1 m. Water body: Tyrrhenian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Italy
Water body: Tyrrhenian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: ITGIT
WPI number: 40115
Coordinates: 38.4440, 15.8900
Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Harbour use: Cargo
Shelter: Good

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth17.1 m

Anchorage depth18.6 m

Cargo pier depth15.5 m

Tidal range1.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✗ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✗ LNG terminal

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Lifts 50–100 t

Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Medium
Railway: Small

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
✓ Ice: no
✓ Other: no

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Gioia Tauro in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Italy share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Italy market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Messina	IT	Large	39 km
Siracusa	IT	Large	164 km
Taranto	IT	Large	251 km
Brindisi	IT	Large	304 km
Napoli	IT	Large	299 km
Civitavecchia	IT	Large	536 km
Split	HR	Large	564 km
Augusta	IT	Medium	148 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 131 (Enroute) - Western Mediterranean ↗