<Tr> <Td> Brindisi </Td> <Td> Apulia </Td> <Td> 10,767 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 129,851 </Td> <Td> 24.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italy </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 526,218 </Th> <Th> 100.0 </Th> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Port </Th> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Thousand pass . </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Messina </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> <Td> 10,380 </Td> <Td> 11.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reggio di Calabria </Td> <Td> Calabria </Td> <Td> 10,116 </Td> <Td> 11.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capri </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> <Td> 7,169 </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naples </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> <Td> 6,185 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Piombino </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> <Td> 5,036 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portoferraio </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> <Td> 3,927 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Olbia </Td> <Td> Sardinia </Td> <Td> 3,567 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Livorno </Td> <Td> Tuscany </Td> <Td> 3,251 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Civitavecchia </Td> <Td> Lazio </Td> <Td> 2,677 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Genoa </Td> <Td> Liguria </Td> <Td> 2,510 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Maddalena </Td> <Td> Sardinia </Td> <Td> 2,374 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> Sardinia </Td> <Td> 2,364 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ischia Porto </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> <Td> 2,342 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palermo </Td> <Td> Sicily </Td> <Td> 1,949 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sorrento </Td> <Td> Campania </Td> <Td> 1,887 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24,423 </Td> <Td> 27.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italy </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 90,157 </Th> <Th> 100.0 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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