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Work: port, naval base and the nautical industry

The port of La Spezia is governed, together with Marina di Carrara, by the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, which in 2020 handled 1,259,992 TEU of containers across the two ports. The other pillar is military and naval, born with the 1853 arsenal; the nautical university campus works with industrial partners on internships and job placements.

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The port

The port of La Spezia is run, together with Marina di Carrara, by the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea. In 2020 the two ports together handled 16,034,000 tonnes of goods, 1,259,992 TEU of containers and 121,000 railway wagons; the authority's first social report, published in 2019, analyses the economic and employment effects of port activity and the measures to reduce its environmental impact and rebalance the port-city relationship.

Naval base and nautical sector

The city economy's other pillar is historical: since 1853, when Cavour moved the Sardinian navy's arsenal here, La Spezia has been a major naval base, and the Naval Arsenal today also hosts the university campus's laboratories. The Campus Universitario della Spezia, dedicated to the University of Genoa's nautical courses, lists internships, theses and job placements built with the area's industrial partners.

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Sources

Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale – porti della Spezia e di Marina di Carrara· Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale

Updated: 2026-10-20

Italia.it – La Spezia (scheda ufficiale della destinazione)· ENIT – Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo

Updated: 2026-10-20

Promostudi La Spezia – Campus Universitario della Spezia (corsi dell'Università di Genova)· Fondazione Promostudi La Spezia

Updated: 2026-10-20

Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31

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