In the first trimester of the 2014 port of Ravenna it has enlivened 5,9 million tons of goods (+13.7%)



Last March the port of Ravenna has enlivened 2.091.819 tons of goods, with an increment of +23.7% regarding March 2013. In the first trimester of the 2014 traffic it is piled altogether to 5.923.072 tons, in increase of +13.7% regarding 5.208.146 tons in the first three months of 2013. In particular, in the quarter it disembarks to it have been pairs to 5,1 million tons (+15.0%), while it embarks have attested to 837 thousand tons to it (+6.6%).

In the first trimester of this year the goods sand banks almost four million tons have recorded totally an increase of +17.9% having gone up, while the liquid bulk quickly has a decrease of the -4,5% having totaled a million tons. For the goods unitizzate, those in container have turned out down of the -12,9% to 521 thousand tons and those on rotabili are increased of +123.9% going up to 427 thousand tons.

The harbour agency ravennate has announced that in the first three months of the 2014 increment in more obvious absolute value it has been that of the produced metalworkers passed from 1.086.133 to 1.471.313 tons (+35.5%) and coming mainly from the port of Taranto, Russia and Germany. This good results - it has specified the Harbour Authority - are determined also by the fact that gives January 2014 the Arvedi steel mill of Cremona has addressed to Ravenna about a million tons of metalworkers who previously disembarked to the port of Venice. In fort increase also produced the agricultural graces to an exceptional disembarkation of perlopiù coming wheat from Bulgaria and Nord America (Canada and the USA), passed from 326 thousand to 552 thousand tons (+69.1%). Positive the result for the raw materials destined ones to the ceramics, and above all clay and feldspar, than with 65 thousand tons in more regarding first trimester 2013 have recorded an increment pairs to +9.4%. Between produced the liquid bulk a decrease of oil (- 11.2%) and of chemicals the liquids (- 5.0% is found): in increase of +14.3%, instead, the liquid alimentary commodities. Regarding the container, in the quarter 45,633 teu (- 11.2% are enlivened); in particular, the decrease has been pairs to -3.254 teu for full loads (- 8.1%) and 2,497 teu (- 21.9%) for the empty ones. For the trailer, in the first trimester of this year 17,873 against the 9,733 in the same period of 2013 (+83.6% are enlivened some). Positive the result of the traffic of new motors vehicle that with 7.351 pieces disembarked in the first three months has recorded a positive balance of 785 pieces (+12%).

"The traffic in the port of Ravenna - the president of the Harbour Authority of Ravenna has commented, Galliano Di Marco - during freedom of expression, still grows thanks to the Freeways of the Sea that, said incidentally, have afforded of having a positive balance of traffic 2013, and to handling of the bulk, than from always it characterizes this port of call and in which the port of Ravenna confirmation own leadership. In general terms but, as I have already said in the past few months, the relative data to the container, demonstrates that it is necessary to before start possible the work of deepening of the grounds previewed in the so-called Progettone. It cannot be more waited for, if not to the risk to compromise any future development of our port of call. We must go ahead and as soon as possible - it has emphasized Of Marco - in order not to lose quotas traffic also in the field of the bulk, that it would be then impossible to recover and without which is endangered the activity of the port and which find occupation to you".