List of Italian ports divided by typology:

TOURIST PORT: entirely dedicated to pleasure craft with a concession, It does not host commercial traffic.

PUBLIC PORT: recreational places with more than one concession. Tourist and commercial motor ships arrive. If it is located in the city center or if it is not fenced.

PORTICLE: small port with limited access due to draft or size and few services.

PIERS: generally for boats < 10 m, but also for larger sizes. Usually floating, often seasonal, they may have places for pleasure. Even along the coast or on the beaches, not necessarily within a port.

FIELD BUOYS: for boats <10 m.

BOOTS: for boats >10 m.

COMMERCIAL PORT: it hosts commercial and recreational traffic.

CIRCLES: for the exclusive use of members of sailing clubs or clubs. They could host the port.

PORT CHANNEL: along rivers and canals, it may have places for pleasure.

WORKSITE: area dedicated to shipbuilding, could have places for pleasure craft

MERCHANT PORT: for exclusive use of merchant and commercial traffic. They have no places for pleasure.

MILITARY PORT: military area with no access. They have no places for pleasure.

FISHING PORT: for the exclusive use of the fishing unit. They have no places for pleasure.

EXCLUSIVE PORT: for the exclusive use of tourist complexes, private individuals or particular entities. They have no places for pleasure.

PASSENGER TERMINAL: for the exclusive use of ships carrying passenger traffic. They have no places for pleasure.

DOCK: usually hosts vessels, a small port without docks or an area within a larger port.