The Port of Naples, a port located on the Western coast of Italy, is the 11th largest

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having an annual traffic capacity of around 25 million tons of

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and 500,000 TEU's. It is also serves as a tourist hub, servicing an estimated 10 million people annually transiting through the port. The port employs more than 4,800 and services more than 64,000 ships a year.

General information

Sommer, Giorgio (1834-1891) - View of Forte Sant'Elmo

The Port of Naples is situated in the centre of

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, very close to the central Piazza Municipio, near Piazza Garibaldi ( FS and MN terminals) and about from

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History

During World War II

During

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, Naples was a major strategic objective in the Italian campaign. Naples was an important node of Axis naval and land communication and there was a large and very potent German military presence located in the city. In June 1940, the port suffered damage from French bombings. Naples was the first large Italian city targeted by the Allies'

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, commencing in September 1943, with the seizure of the port being one of its primary targets. During the Four Days of Naples, an uprising in Naples against

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Occupation Forces, 240,000 people were forced to abandon their homes along the coast in the vicinity of the port. This was a potential prelude to the destruction of the port and the district surrounding it to deny it to the Allied attackers. This threat did not, however, materialise. Naples, along with the port was captured by allies on 1 October 1943. Though the Germans had sank all ships located in the port, the allies had it back in operation in under a week.

Activity

In 2007 the Port of Naples handled 20,269,163 tonnes of

and 460,812 TEU's making it one of the busiest

ports in

and one of the largest

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ports in the country. ''*tonnes''

Terminals

Container terminal

The terminal has a storage capacity of 1,336,000 m², 70 mooring places, 11.5 km of docks"Containers"
. Port Authority of Naples. Retrieved 2 July 2013. and an annual traffic capacity of around 500,000 TEU's.

Commercial cargo

The commercial cargo section of the port has four terminals: one for

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, one for

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and two for cereals with a total storage area of (35,000 sq m for timber and cellulose and 40,000 sq m for cereals).

Automobile terminal

The Port of Naples has one RoRo terminal with a total length of 850 m, a land area of 120,000 m², storage capacity of 8,000 cars and a

transshipment Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination. One possible reason for transshipment is to change the means of transport during the journey (e.g ...

capacity of 900,000 units per year. The daily traffic with

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alone is 700

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per day. In 2007 the RoRo terminal handled 370,000

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s and 475,000

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Passenger terminal

The Port of Naples is one of the largest passenger ports in

and one of the largest passenger ports in

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with a total traffic of 8,988,056 people in 2007. The cruise terminal has ten mooring places, seven mobile walkways, 12 computerised check-in desks and an annual traffic capacity of around 1.5 million

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Shipyard

The shipyards are an important part of the Port of Naples. The structures of the ports shipyards consist of 3 brick-built docks and 4 floating docks. The sector involves four large companies and 60 small workshops which undertake ship repairs, that have a total number of 2,000 employees"Shipyards and repairs yards"
. Port Authority of Naples. Retrieved 2 July 2013. and a turnover over US$200 million.

References

External links

"History of the port"
Port Authority of Naples. {{DEFAULTSORT:Naples Ports and harbours of Italy

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