{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Taranto","identifier":"IT TAR","unlocode":"IT TAR","city":null,"country":"Italy","waterBody":"Golfo di Taranto; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":40.466667,"longitude":17.2},"description":"Steel is once again driving Taranto: on Italy's Ionian coast the port is set to handle over 16.5 million tonnes in 2025, up from 12.1 million in 2024, as production recovers at the Acciaierie d'Italia works (the former ILVA). Freight jumped 37.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025, led by dry bulk for the steelworks, whose output is projected at 3.5 to 4 million tonnes in 2025 against about 2 million in 2024; Eni's energy flows add further volume. The mill moves iron ore, coal and finished stee","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/taranto-port-it-tar","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/taranto-port-it-tar","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Taranto · (UN/LOCODE: IT TAR) · Italy · Large · 14 m"}