Napoli, Italy

The port authority is an organisation endowed with the corporate legal status of public law and administrative autonomy. It has financial, budgetary and administrative functions.

Naples Port Authority is the governing organisation of the port area. This area stretches for about 20 km along the coastline from La Pietra (Pozzuoli) to Pietrarsa (Portici).
The area exclusively connected to port functions is about 4 km and stretches from Vigliena to Molosiglio, including the port of Sannazzaro, known as the port of Mergellina, a subsidiary port of the port of Naples.

The property and financial management of the Port Authority is regulated by accounting regulations approved by the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Navigation, in conjunction with the Italian Treasury Ministry.
The final account of the Port Authority is included in an annex of the budgetary statement of the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport for the financial year following the one in which the budget has been approved. The report of the financial running of the port Authority is subject to the control of the Italian Audit Commission.