Port of Messina
General Information
POSITION
38° 11’ 30” N
15° 34’ 30” E
NAUTICAL CHARTS
n. 244
TIDE
Max height difference 45 cm
SEABED
Good tenant
CLIMATE
Mild climate. The average annual temperature is around 18 C°
VHF
The Harbor Master's Office keeps listening h. 24 on channel 16 (HF 2182)
RADIO
Messina Radio - International call sign: IDF
Time Zone
Average time GMT + 1 hour from October to March; + 2 hours from March to October
PORT AUTORITHY OF THE STRAIT OF MESSINA
Port Authority of the Strait of Messina
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 27
Tel: +39 090 6013211
PEC: protocollo@pec.adspstretto.it
MARITIME AUTHORITY
Capitaneria di Porto
Via Garibaldi n. 245 – 98122 Messina
Centralino tel +39 090 45830
Operativa tel +39 090 344444
Email: cpmessina@mit.gov.it
PEC: cp-messina@pec.mit.gov.it
How to reach the Port of Messina
AIRPORTS
REGGIO CALABRIA AIRPORT
20 minutes of navigation plus about 30 minutes from the port by public transport or taxi
AIRPORT OF CATANIA
About an hour and a half by bus or train connection from Messina Centrale to Catania Airport-Fontanarossa, about 600 meters from the airport, connected by a free shuttle from the Catania Metropolitan Transport Company.
Airport website: www.aeroporto.catania.it
Trenitalia website: www.trenitalia.com
FERRY LINES
MESSINA - VILLA S. GIOVANNI
Caronte & Tourist: wheeled vehicles and passengers;
BLUFERRIES .: wheeled vehicles; passengers; railway wagons;
BLU JET: passengers
RAILWAY STATION
STAZIONE CENTRALE _ MESSINA
About 5 minutes on foot or by tram from the port (stops: Municipio or Palazzo Reale)
Piazza della Repubblica - Informazioni
tel+39 090 892021 – 199892021
website: www.trenitalia.com
OTHER INFORMATION
- VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
- X-RAY BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS BODY SCANNER AND EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DETECTORS
- SEPARATED LINES
- STERILE AREAS
- EXTERNAL BOUNDARY FENCES
- SECURITY OF PORT AREAS AND PORT GATES
- SUBMARINE DRONE FOR INSPECTIONS