Port of Trapani, Commercial seaport in Trapani, Italy

The Port of Trapani is a commercial shipping facility on the northwestern coast of Sicily with multiple berths for passenger ferries and cargo ships. The infrastructure allows ferries to the Egadi Islands and barges to operate at the same time.

The site began in ancient times when Phoenicians and Carthaginians built a trading harbor in this natural bay. It remained a key point for sea trade in the Mediterranean for centuries to come.

The port's name comes from the ancient commercial outlet it provided for Eryx, today's Erice, on the mountain above the city. In the Middle Ages Genoa, Pisa, Venice and Amalfi each kept a consulate here, and Trapani had agreements with Genoa and Pisa to serve as their main port for their North African possessions. Today ferries leave for the Egadi Islands, Pantelleria, Cagliari, Tunis, Nice, Toulon and Livorno.

The port lies about 2.6 km west of Trapani's centre, so the walk from town takes a while; buses and cars reach the quays. Ferries leave for the Egadi Islands, Pantelleria, Cagliari, Tunis, Nice, Toulon and Livorno. The harbour is a natural basin of some 921,000 m², and the cruise terminal sits on the reconfigured T-shaped pier.

In 2005 the port hosted the Acts 8 and 9 of the Louis Vuitton Cup, held in these waters from 28 September to 9 October. The structural and road works completed for the event later drew criticism: some in the sector argued the new quay layout and its optical markings made entry unsafe, and pointed to the hydrofoils Giorgione and Ettore M striking the breakwater in August 2007 and August 2008.