# La Spezia (IT SPE)

**UN/LOCODE:** IT SPE  
**Country:** Italy  
**Water Body:** Ligurian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 44.1000, 9.8333

La Spezia handled about 1.66 million TEU in 2024, up 11%, ranking among Italy's busiest container ports. The Contship-operated La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) can berth two 14,000–16,000 TEU vessels at once. Its standout feature is rail: more than 35% of throughput leaves by train, a national record, with direct links to northern Italy and on to Germany and Switzerland. A EUR200 million expansion now under way targets 2 million TEU, lifts the rail share towards 50% and will let four 20,000-TEU ULCCs work simultaneously. Shore-power electrification of the Molo Garibaldi was completed in mid-2025, letting vessels plug in at the quay. As an EU external port, La Spezia offers full customs and import-export clearance for consignments bound for the Po Valley and the Alpine markets. For Swiss and south-German importers it is a serious Ligurian gateway with a direct rail spine. Forwarders weighing alternatives in the same range should look at Genoa and Livorno.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Milan → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-shanghai)
- [Milan → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-shenzhen)
- [Milan → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-guangzhou)
- [Milan → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-hong-kong)
- [Milan → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-tokyo)
- [Milan → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/milan-busan)

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