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Costa Cruises' first season in Taranto has started, marking a new Italian port for the company's program. The inaugural call took place on June 3, when the Costa Pacifica, arrived in Taranto for the first time, carrying more than 5,000 guests among embarkations, disembarkations and transits. Today, another call took…

Taranto Cruise Port in Italy closes 2022 with positive results and expects 40 cruise ship calls from seven different lines for the 2023 season.

The MEDports Forum 2022: THE CHALLENGES OF DIGITILIZATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, should be a place of gathering and exchange of opinions, ideas and best practices among the representatives of the international institutions, experts of maritime transport and port activities, and leading port members in order to assist Mediterranean ports in building a resilient, progressive, and vibrant maritime sector through the use of digitalization. The Forum focuses on how digitalization is …

This month, Mr Sergio Prete, President of the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea – Port of Taranto, tells ESPO about his long-term vision for the Port of Taranto, the main investment projects, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the port, how he got into maritime transport, and many other interesting topics! Can ...

ANALYSIS-Missing rail link, underused port: EUs uphill battle to spend recovery billions Reuters 1/28/2021 * EU says recovery spending can create 2 million jobs * 14 countries failed to spend all EU cash available in 2007-13 * Red tape, domestic politics slow projects * Campaigners warn rush to spend could increase corruption risk By Gabriela Baczynska and Gavin Jones BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - In 2016, the agency set up to ensure European Union funds are spent properly complained that the ...

6 Min Read BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In 2016, the agency set up to ensure European Union funds are spent properly complained that the southern Italian port of Taranto was “heavily underused” despite millions of euros of the bloc’s money thrown at it. FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel is seen on a screen as he attends a virtual meeting with European leaders to discuss the blocs budget and recovery fund, in Brussels, Belgium June 19, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File...