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ADRIATIC PORTS OF APULIA, GATEWAY TO SOUTHERN EUROPE The ports of Adriatic Apulia have always represented one of the Italian bridgeheads towards the East thanks to the advantageous geographical position as well as the ancient shipping traditions. An economic and productive system has been developed all around the ports of Bari, Brindisi, Manfredonia, Barletta and Monopoli whose gateway function has been exalted over the last years allowing loading/unloading of both raw material for industrial and manufacturing sector and finished products to be exported to the rest of the world. The ports of Bari and Brindisi are two of the main logistics nodes in Southern Italy. Regular feeder ships connect the port of Bari to Gioia Tauro (Italy), Piraeus (Greece) and Damietta/Port Said (Egypt) and consequently to intercontinental maritime services offered by the major shipping companies (MSC, EVERGREEN and Hapag-Lloyd). 3