Today the Management Committee of the System Authority Port of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has approved the Plan Three-Year Operational Report (POT 2026-2028), a strategic document that defines the directions, objectives and priority interventions for the consolidation of the competitiveness of the ports of Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Crotone, Vibo Valentia and Palmi. "The our vision - explained the president of the Port Authority, Paolo Piacenza presenting the POT - is that of a port system that is always more integrated with national and European logistics networks, capable of combining operational efficiency, innovation and environmental sustainability, consolidating the role of Gioia Tauro as a reference hub in the Mediterranean and enhancing, at the at the same time, the specificities and potential of others stopovers of the system".

Among the most important interventions included in the POT is the construction of an interport to serve the port of Gioia Tauro, for a total investment of 10 million euros, intended to strengthen the role of the Calabrian port as a main logistics hub in Southern Italy and a Connecting international shipping lanes and corridors European freight transport companies. The aim is to allow increase the efficiency of the exchange of goods from from the port and directed to the main national and European markets, enhancing rail transport as the backbone of a modern, sustainable and competitive logistics system.

In addition, among the priorities identified by the Operational Plan Three-year period, there is also the completion of the project for the installation of the cold ironing system along the quay of Levante of the port of Gioia Tauro.

For the year 2026, the document provides for investments total on the port of Gioia Tauro equal to 117.3 million euros.

As for the other ports of the system, in support of the development of the port of Vibo Valentia Marina, the 2026-2028 POT provides for a comprehensive programme of interventions aimed at improving the efficiency of port infrastructure, increase the safety of navigation and maritime operations, and strengthen the link between the port and the urban fabric. For 2026 The document provides for total investments of 12.3 million for the port of Vibo Marina. Resources of €12.5 million for the year 2026 are also intended for the port of Crotone where, among the most important interventions, the redevelopment of the breakwater, dredging and levelling of the port entrances, the completion of the fire-fighting, the redevelopment of the Casa Cantoniera, the static adaptation and refunctionalization of the former Val Station of Neto and the extension of the Porto Vecchio waterfront. Also for the port of Corigliano Calabro, the Plan identifies a path of development aimed at strengthening activities commercial and logistical infrastructures, to the improvement of infrastructures and the enhancement of the relationship between port and territory. On the Corigliano airport, the POT provides for investments of 7.3 million for the year 2026.

At today's meeting, the Management Committee approved unanimously also the change in the budget 2026 defined with the aim of giving, mainly, coverage to the planning adopted by the entity. In particular, the budget change provides for an additional allocation of 75.5 million euros as part of the administration surplus resulting from the 2025 report (total value 128.9 million), necessary to support the financing of part of the works of the POT. Therefore, as a result of the changes made, revenue settle at 24,684,033 euros while the expenses will have a value total of 100,224,708.

Finally, the Management Committee unanimously approved the updating of the Port Staff Plan (POP), the strategic document setting out the evolving framework employment in undertakings authorised under Articles 16, 17 and 18 of Law 84/1994. The approved update highlights employment trends overall in line with the forecasts contained in the 2024-2026 Plan. Particularly the data relating to the port of Gioia Tauro is significant, where the constant increase in containerized traffic has led to a employment growth higher than forecasts by the same port companies. Over the last year, workers employed at the airport increased by 91 units, supported by the strong expansion of the terminal's activities containers that in 2025 handled about 4.49 million TEUs, recording a growth in traffic of +14%. The outlook outlined by the Plan confirm the validity of the scenario forecast already identified for the three-year period 2024-2026, which estimates an overall growth in employment of +19.5%, corresponding to about 310 new work units.