Taranto
ITTAR
OVERVIEW:
A sheltered port comprising public and privately operated facilities. Cargoes handled
include dry bulk, petroleum products, crude, metals, breakbulk, passengers and containers
There is also a naval base and berthing facilities for fishing boats and leisure craft.
The port of Taranto is a
Core port in the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in the European Union's Trans-European
Transport Network.
LOCATION:
On the northern shore of the Gulf of Taranto, 65 km. WSW of Brindisi and 255 km. ESE
of Naples. The port is sheltered by a combination of natural features and artificial
breakwaters, enclosing what is known as Mare Grande. The naval base and some facilities
for leisure and fishing craft lie on the Mare Piccolo lagoon, accessed via a cut.
CHARTS:
Digital: IT300027, IT400147, IT500148, IT600153 and IT600154.
Paper: BA 186, 187 and 1417.
US 54060.
Publications:
NP45, Mediterranean Pilot Vol 1.
PORT LIMITS:
Defined by the breakwaters and islands enclosing…
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