The shipping platform

Location: The harbour of Trani lies on the Adriatic coast of Italy five miles NW of the port of Bisceglie and eight miles SE of the large commercial port of Barletta. General overview: Trani is a small commercial port with a fishing harbour. The harbour is protected by a long breakwater, Molo Santa Nicola, oriented NE/E. The port of Trani is a natural bay enclosed between two docks: Santa Lucia to the West and Sant' Antonio to the East, the latter being the seat of the summer pier of the municipal Darsena consisting of 5 piers in total, 4 of which are permanent and situated in the port. The port of Trani extends over a body of water of 137,000 square metres, where sea bottoms are sandy and about 4-5 m deep, and a coast of 1,850 m, 900 of which are occupied by operative quays. On the ground, the port surface extends over 24,880 square metres. The port includes some floating piers managed by the City Council and Lega Navale Italiana. The council of Trani, in fact, has set, equipped and currently manages its own port Darsena (wet dock) in order to promote the social and economical development of the port. The municipal dock represents a great tourist attraction for the city of Trani: many Italian and foreign transiting boats are usually docked here in summer, in addition to hundreds of boats moored over the year. Exports include bauxite, alcohol and wrought iron. Imports include timber, flour, coal, textiles, glass and bricks. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 60m, draught 4.5m.