{"@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":"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","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"}