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Last March the traffic goods in the port of Genoa is diminished of -5,4%
Stable the total volume in the first trimester of 2014
May 15, 2014
Last month of March, because of the reduction of the mineral oil and solid bulk volumes, the development trend of the traffic of the goods enlivened by the port of Genoa is returned to record a value percentage of sign negative. To March 2014 the port of the capital of Liguria has enlivened altogether almost 4,2 million tons of cargos, with a bending of the -5,4% respect to beyond 4,4 million tons to March 2013. In the section of the goods several an increase of +5.4% with 2,5 million tons is totaled, of which 1,8 million tons of containerized cargos (+6.8%) with a handling of containers pairs to 178.448 teu (+5.1%) and 702 thousand tons of conventional cargos (+2.0%). The traffic of mineral oils is piled than more 1,2 million tons (- 19.1%) and that of the other liquid bulk to 83 thousand tons (+22.3%), of which 30 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+74.1%) and 53 thousand tons of chemicals (+4.6%). The volume of the solid bulk has been pairs to 52 thousand tons (- 43.5%) to which they join in the industrial section other 8 thousand tons of solid bulk (0%) and 237 thousand tons of iron worker (- 9.6%).
Last March the traffic of the passengers is diminished also that has been of 92 thousand people (- 29.5%), of which 52 thousand fleeting of the ferries (- crocieristi 10.5%) and 40 thousand (- 44.5%).
In the first trimester of the 2014 port of Genoa it has enlivened a total of 12,2 million tons of goods, with an light bending of the -0,1% regarding the same period last year. The goods several has been attested 6,9 million to tons (+3.8% totally), of which 5,0 million containerized tons of goods (+4.3%) with a container handling pairs to 501.546 teu (+4.1%) and 1,9 million conventional tons of goods (+2.6%). The volume of mineral oils is dropped of -7,8% to the 3,9 million one tons and that of the other liquid bulk is increased of +16.1% to 219 thousand tons, of which 79 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+37.3%) and 139 thousand tons of chemicals (+6.7%). In the commercial segment the traffic of the bulk sand banks is piled to 197 thousand tons (+8.1%) and in the industrial segment it has been of 753 thousand tons (+3.9%), of which 24 thousand tons of solid bulk (+14.6%) and 730 thousand tons of iron worker (+3.5%).
In the first three months of this year the traffic of the passengers is diminished of the -13,7% to 260 thousand unit, of which 145 thousand fleeting of ferries (- crocieristi 9.3%) and 115 thousand (- 18.6%).
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