Porto di Napoli (Port of Naples) is one of the largest ports in Italy and the Mediterranean, handling approximately 2.5 million tons of cargo and approximately 500,000 standard containers per year. At the same time, the Port of Naples also provides more than 4,800 jobs and serves more than 64,000 ships annually. The port of Naples is also an important passenger port.

In 475 B.C. the inhabitants of Cuma founded Neapolis (new city) in the eastern part of the original city. As a mainly military port in Greek and Roman times, the port of Naples gradually became more open to sea traffic and grew in importance. The period of Norman rule brought Naples and its port a period of successes in maritime affairs and sea traffic. In the period of Fascism, Naples became the main port for linking Italy to its colonial territories. New infrastructural works were built together with new buildings such as the Harbour station.

After World War II, the port of Naples became the setting for a terrible mass exodus of thousands of Italians who left Naples in search of their fortune in America.