Investment plan unveiled to build up Italy's Port of Taranto

ROME, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The economic rebirth of the southern Italian city of Taranto will be carried out in part based on Chinese investments in the city's port operations, according to statements from Senator Mario Turco and other officials.

Turco, who represents Taranto in parliament, said investments in the port area of the city would "create new jobs," something especially important in a city that has suffered from the twin blows of the coronavirus pandemic and the partial shutdown of the Ilva steel plant.