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and

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. Total throughput of the common branded five NAPA ports was 101.44 million tonnes in 2009 prior to Rijeka joining NAPA. Total 2010 throughput is 120 million tonnes and container throughput is 1.471.908 TEUs In March 2010, the NAPA was established by port authorities of Trieste, Ravenna, Venice and Koper in

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with an aim of asserting position of the ports in respect of the

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and its transport patterns. The Port of Rijeka joined the NAPA in November 2010. The NAPA aims to harmonize information systems and organizational setup of the member ports in order to attract as much shipping to the area as possible. The project was scheduled to be completed by 2013. The

resigned in November 2012 and rejoined in 2017.

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