# Maddalena (IT MDA)

**UN/LOCODE:** IT MDA  
**Country:** Italy  
**Water Body:** Tyrrhenian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 41.2080, 9.4030

Car ferries shuttling across the strait to Palau set the daily rhythm at La Maddalena, the harbour of the namesake island off northern Sardinia. Founded in 1770 and long an Italian and American naval base, the port today is essentially a ferry and passenger gateway rather than a freight facility. Operators such as Delcomar and Maddalena Lines run the roughly 20-minute crossing, carrying passengers, vehicles and accompanied roll-on cargo. Container, reefer and bulk handling are not offered here; the quays at Cala Gavetta serve ferries and yachts. Island supplies mostly arrive by truck on the Palau ferry, and forwarders moving containerised or palletised freight to Sardinia rely on Olbia, Porto Torres or Cagliari, which have the liner services and customs infrastructure.

## 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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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/maddalena-port-it-mda](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/maddalena-port-it-mda)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/maddalena-port-it-mda/llm-summary?lang=en*