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In May the traffic in the port of Genoa is increased of 4.9%
In the first five months of 2012 recorded a bending of 3.6%
June 26, 2012
After seven consecutive months of the reduction of the traffic, to May the port of Genoa is returned to record an increment of the enlivened volumes last month having closed with a total of beyond 4,7 million tons of goods, in increase of 4.9% regarding 4,5 million tons in May 2011.
In the field of the goods several the containerized trade has totaled more than 1,8 million tons (+14.6%) with a handling of the container pairs to 182.103 teu (+14.0%) and the conventional traffic of the goods, after 12 consecutive months of bending, has recovered a trend of positive sign being piled to 769 thousand tons (+4.3%).
Positive also the data of the bulk traffic sand banks, than has attested to 59 thousand tons (+18.6%), while in the industrial field the bulk volume sand banks and iron worker is diminished altogether of 16.1% to 314 thousand tons.
The traffic of mineral oils has recorded an light increment of 0.8% to 1,6 million tons, while the other liquid bulk is dropped of 17.4% to 69 thousand tons.
In the section of the passengers the traffic has accused a strong contraction having been piled to 163 thousand unit (- 20.7%), of which 107 thousand fleeting of the ferries (- crocieristi 12.6%) and 56 thousand (- 32.6%).
In the first five months of the 2012 port of the capital of Liguria it has enlivened a total of 21,3 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 3.6% regarding 22,1 million tons in the period January-May last year. The passengers cone totally who dropped of 14.4% to 626 thousand unit.
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