News / Contship Italia eyes growing intermodal business as Gioia Tauro battles for transhipment traffic

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Contship Italia has revealed that cut-throat competition from North African ports has led to a dramatic decline in transhipment volumes at Italy’s largest port, Gioia Tauro.

The port is locked in an intense battle for transhipment traffic with other hubs, such as Malta and Piraeus, as well as the emerging facilities at Port Said at the north end of the Suez Canal.

The port operator’s marketing and communication director Daniele Testi told The Loadstar that volumes at Gioia Tauro, located on the tip of ...