The is a public body having as its primary task to direct, plan, coordinate, promote and control port operations and commercial and industrial activities in the port.
Located at the intersection between the Baltic-Adriatic and Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridors, the Port of Trieste is an international hub for overland and sea trade with the dynamic markets of Central and Eastern Europe, and it is the top ranking Italian port for total throughout, with more than 61 million tons (2017) as well as for intermodal trains – more than 8,600 train (2017).