Independent journal on economy and transport policy
04:40 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
Stable the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo in the first eight months of 2014
It disembarks are diminished of the -3,2% and it embarks to it are increased of +11.2%
September 29, 2014
In the first eight months of this year the port of Palermo has enlivened 4,03 million tons of goods, with a progression of +0.7% regarding 4,00 million tons in the period January-August of 2013. The cargos to the disembarkation are piled to 2,82 million tons (- 3.2%) and those to the boarding to 1,21 million tons (+11.2%).
In the field of the goods several the traffic has been of 3,48 million tons (+0.4%), of which 3,37 million tons of rotabili (+1.3%) and 111 thousand containerized tons of goods (- 21.0%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 9.863 teu (- 33.3%).
The total volume of the liquid bulk, constituted from producing refined, has attested to 460 thousand tons (- 4.0%). The traffic of the solid bulk has grown of +58.9% to 92 thousand tons, of which 69 thousand tons of cereals (+30.1%) and 23 thousand tons of other solid bulk (+380.0%).
The traffic of the passengers has been of 1,26 million people (+14.0%), of which 336 thousand crocieristi (+22.7%) and 837 thousand fleeting of ferries (+11.3%).
In the first eight months of the 2014 neighbor port of Termini Imerese it has enlivened 190 thousand tons of goods, with a decrease of the -40,1% on the same period last year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher