Alessandro Mallamaci

The port of Gioia Tauro

2016

Gantry cranes and rows of containers on the quay at the port of Gioia Tauro

Photo session at the port of Gioia Tauro

Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, a meeting point between the East-West shipping routes and the trans-European corridor 1 Helsinki – Valletta, Gioia Tauro is the largest terminal for transhipment in Italy and one of the most important hubs of container traffic in the basin of the Mediterranean Sea.

Years
2016
Container terminal seen along the quay, gantry cranes in a row
Straddle carrier moving along the quay between stacks of containers
Bow of a container ship moored at the quay beneath a crane
Row of blue gantry cranes seen end on, a straddle carrier below
Red and white crane against a clear sky above a moored ship
Crane spreader hanging between the legs of a gantry, seen from below
Cranes over the water, the coastline visible beyond the containers
Open hold of a ship seen from above during loading
Crane spreader suspended in the air above the container yard
Container yard seen from above, stacks reaching to the horizon
Gantry crane beside a red ship at the quay
Road and pedestrian crossing inside the port, containers and cranes behind