# Taranto (IT TAR)

**UN/LOCODE:** IT TAR  
**Country:** Italy  
**Water Body:** Golfo di Taranto; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 40.4667, 17.2000

The port of Taranto (IT TAR), on Italy's Ionian coast, saw freight up 37.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025 before a sharp reversal: only 721,647 tonnes in December 2025, down 46.4 percent year on year. Total throughput for 2024 was 12.1 million tonnes. The Acciaierie d'Italia works (the former ILVA) moves iron ore, coal and finished steel across its own deep-draught terminal; Eni's energy flows add further volume. Turkey's Yilport has run the San Cataldo Container Terminal since 2019, sized for around 2 million TEU with expansion toward 4 million by 2028, operating almost entirely on transhipment. In November 2025 the port demonstrated its breakbulk and project-cargo capability: 12 offshore wind turbine blades produced by Vestas were shipped from Taranto. New RoRo traffic in vehicles has been added since late 2024. Five rail tracks and motorway reach Bari and northern Italy. For southern Italian imports, Naples or Salerno are often more direct; for pure Mediterranean transhipment, compare with Gioia Tauro. The ongoing sale process for Acciaierie d'Italia remains the key uncertainty for future volumes.

## 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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