Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo is diminished of -1,1%
the passengers of the ferries are dropped of the -7,3%, while the crocieristi are increased of +16.0%
January 28, 2014
Last year the port of Palermo has recorded a bending of the -1,1% of the traffic of the goods that is piled to a total of 6,11 million tons regarding 6,18 million tons in 2012. The total volume of the goods several is dropped of -0,7% to the 5,31 million one tons, of which 5,11 million tons of goods ro-ro (- 0.8%) and 198 thousand containerized tons of goods (0%). Decreasing also the volume of liquid bulk, that it is come down of the -1,4% to 711 thousand tons, and that of bulk sand banks, with a contraction of the -18,2% to 87 thousand tons.
The Palermo port has closed 2013 with a traffic of the passengers of 1,59 million unit, down of the -2,1% on the year precedence. The passengers of the ferries are diminished of -7,3% to the 1,08 million one unit, while the fleeting crocieristi are increased of +16.0% to 411 thousand, of which 43 thousand home port (+15.8%) and 368 thousand in transit (+16.0%).
Last year close harbour port of call of Termini Imerese it has enlivened 398 thousand tons of goods (- fleeting 73.7%) and 41 thousand of the ferries (- 57.8%). Totally in the 2013 ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese they have totaled a traffic of 6,51 million tons of goods (- 15.4%) and of 1,63 million passengers (- 5.3%).
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