Today the Management Committee of the System Authority Port of the Ionian Sea unanimously approved the application for the issuance of a state-owned maritime concession pursuant to Article 36 of the Code navigation by Vestas Blades Italia Srl for the assent, for a period of nine years, of the compendium called "Taranto Port Plate" ( of 5 September 2024). The port authority recalled that the port infrastructure represents for Vestas the completion of the logistics to support the new production line of long loaders 115.5 meters for the largest wind turbine in the (the 15 MW Vestas V236) built by Vestas in its production plant in Taranto.

"With this concession - underlined the president of the Port Authority, Sergio Prete - Vestas Blades Italia Srl, expanding the its own production capacity and presence on national markets and foreign countries, will consolidate the role of the port of Taranto as a nerve center of logistics and export of wind farms. The start of the operational management of the strategic infrastructure "Logistics Platform" will also contribute to: growth in maritime and intermodal transport and give further impetus to an important logistics chain sustainable development, for the benefit of economic development and employment. With the new role of concessionaire of the port of Taranto, Vestas will have the opportunity to concretely support the Diversification strategy that sees the Ionian port naturally candidate as a hub for production and logistics related to energy production plants from renewable sources".

"This - commented Rinaldo Melucci, mayor of Taranto and president of the Province of Taranto - represents a important step forward for our city, in line with the strategic objectives of sustainable development and enhancement of the our port".