Worldwide trade and illegal activities. The Port of Taranto and the counterfeiting as a consequence of the increasing freight traffic from the East

This paper aims to demonstrate how the development of the port of Taranto has also generated distortions than the usual traffic such as, for example, the parallel importation of counterfeit goods and illegal. In recent years the Mediterranean Sea has confirmed its significance and historical importance in the maritime trade routes. Thus, some ports in the South Italy, like Taranto and Gioia Tauro, are benefiting from taking a new role, not only limited to the movement of goods, but if well defined, even crucial for urban development, as a result of direct investment and indirect. The increasing international spread of counterfeiting, such as unexpected effect of globalization is affecting all countries that produce more goods. The characters in this illegal activity, increasingly, make use of precise international trade routes and major ports of connection, including, of course, to Taranto. The analysis outlines the main features of this phenomenon.