Port of Genoa two-faced in June and July 2013



The port of Genoa has recorded a decided decrement of the traffic of the goods enlivened in June 2013 that is followed by an emphasized rise in the next month. Last june the marine port of call of the capital of Liguria has enlivened altogether 3,9 million tons of goods, with a decrease of the -16,5% regarding 4,7 million tons in June 2012 (month that had totaled an increment of 9.9% on june 2011). The single volume of the goods several is piled to 2,4 million tons (- 10.1%), of which 1,6 million containerized tons of goods (- 12.2%) realized with a handling of containers pairs to 169.005 teu (- 10.5%) and 724 thousand conventional tons of goods (- 5.0%). The traffic of mineral oils is diminished of -30,1% at less than the 1,1 million one tons and is dropped of the -15,5% also that of the other liquid bulk that has attested to 56 thousand tons, of which six thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (- 73.4%) and 51 thousand tons of chemicals (+13.2%). The volume of the bulk sand banks has been pairs to 56 thousand tons (+23.7%) to which other five thousand tons of solid bulk (- 67.7%) and 264 thousand tons of iron worker (- 1.6% join in the industrial section). In June the 2013 traffic of the passengers has recorded an increase of 3.3% to 298 thousand unit thanks to the increment of 42.3% of the crocieristi (106 thousand unit) that it has compensated the bending of the -10,3% of the passengers of the ferries (192 thousand).

To July the 2013 genoese port has enlivened a total almost 4,7 million tons of goods, with a progression of 11.4% on the July 2012 (month in which a decrease of the -8,0% on July 2011 was recorded). The goods several is piled to 2,6 million tons (+1.2%), of which 1,8 million containerized tons of goods (- 0.9%) with a handling of containers pairs to 188.519 teu (- 5.6%) and 808 thousand conventional tons of goods (+6.4%). The mineral oils have totaled 1,5 million tons (+31.1%) and the other liquid bulk 69 thousand tons (+0.1%), of which 39 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+12.1%) and 29 thousand tons of chemicals (- 12.5%). The solid bulk has attested to 16 thousand tons (- 75.8%), with other 16 thousand tons of solid bulk (- 27.1%) and 369 thousand tons of iron worker (+72.3%) in the industrial field. The traffic of the passengers has turned out stable to 459 thousand unit, of which 112 thousand crocieristi (+23.5%) and 347 thousand fleeting of ferries (- 5.6%).

In the first seven months of the 2013 traffic of the goods it has been altogether pairs to 29,1 million tons, with a reduction of the -3,7% on the January-July period last year. The goods several is dropped of -4,9% to the 16,4 million one tons, of which 11,7 million tons of goods in container (- 6.4%) with a handling 1.181.567 pairs to container teu (- 9.8%) and 4,8 million conventional tons of goods (- 1.0%). The traffic of mineral oils has recorded an light increment of 1.0% to the 9,3 million one tons, while that of the other liquid bulk is diminished of 11.2% to 438 thousand tons, of which 151 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (- 29.6%) and 287 thousand tons of chemicals (+2.9%). The solid bulk has totaled 405 thousand tons (- 8.6%) and the volume of the industrial field of the steel mills of Cornigliano have been of 49 thousand tons of solid bulk (- 52.3%) and 1,9 million tons of iron worker (- 6.7%). In the January-July period of this year the passengers have been 1,4 million unit (+4.4%), of which 566 thousand crocieristi (+37.7%) and 868 thousand fleeting of ferries (- 9.8%).