Located in the heart of Europe, Trieste is the only Italian port with a predominantly international vocation, thanks to daily direct rail connections to major European destinations. Natural depths of up to 18 m to accommodate the latest generation of container ships and excellent high-frequency intermodal connections to the manufacturing districts of Europe and Northern Italy make Trieste the ideal access point for traffic to/from the Far East and for intra-Mediterranean trade.
Trieste is a true port network, where the sea is integrated with the hinterland and logistics hubs form a regional integrated cluster, which can offer value-added activities to serve complex industrial systems. Trieste has made multi-sectorality its strong suit: it is the eighth port in Europe in terms of total cargo handling, the first in Italy, and the leading oil terminal in the Mediterranean, as well as being the privileged gateway to Europe for RO-RO traffic from Turkey. But Trieste is above all the first Italian port as regards railway traffic, with approximately 10,000 trains operated each year.
