Port of Gioia Tauro

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Gioia Tauro is a lake or canal harbor in Italy, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ITGIT.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Small, Lake or canal
Shelter
Fair
Entrance restrictions
None listed
Charted depths
  • Channel17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
  • Anchorage18.6–19.8 m (61–65 ft)
  • Cargo pier15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft))

Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.

Mean tidal range
1 m
Max. vessel size
Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
turning area available

Facilities and services

The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and available with local assistance. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.

Repair capability is rated limited, there is a medium drydock, and a small marine railway.

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 40115, Pub. 131, chart 53011. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.