Last year the port of Livorno has enlivened 28,3 million tons of goods (+1.4%)



In the 2014 port of Livorno it has enlivened 28,3 million tons of goods, with a progression of +1.4% regarding 27,9 million tons in the year precedence. The cargos in import have been pairs to 17,2 million tons ((+1.5%) and those in export to 11,1 million tons (+1.2%).

In the field of the goods several the traffic is piled to altogether 19,6 million tons (+4.2%), of which 10,8 million tons of rotabili (+7.8%), 6,7 million containerized tons of goods (+1.7%) totaled with a container handling pairs to 577.471 teu (+3.3%) and 2,1 million several tons of other goods (- 4.3%). The Harbour Authority of Livorno has announced that in the section of the container the reached result last year is matured entirely in last the three months (in the period January-september the 2014 traffic containers was down of the -3,1% regarding the correspondent period of the year precedence) and graces to an elevated volume of traffic in transhipment that in 2014 newly is gone up to 10% regarding 5.7% in 2013. Handling of new cars of factory has been of 388 vehicles (+11.5%).

Last year bulk handling is diminished totally of -4,5% coming down to the 8,7 million one tons, of which 7,8 million tons of liquid bulk (- 6.2%) and 857 thousand tons of bulk sand banks (+14.3%).

In the segment of the passengers the traffic has been almost 1,9 million people (+3.1%). The crocieristi have been 626 thousand (- 15.0%).

"We are - the president of the Harbour Authority has commented, Giuliano Gallanti - on the good road. The analysis of the data anniversaries exhibition that has been invert that trend negative that progressively had been emphasized in the course of 2012. The radical change of direction reflects the particular positive moment that our port is living. The return of ZIM, the income of MSC in the compages of the Lorenzini society, the alliance between Grimaldi and the Fremura group on the terminal Sintermar and the new service with the acquired UASC from the Terminal Tuscany Dock, demonstrates the interest that the operators have for the Leighorn port of call. Now - it has found Gallanti - we must try not to disappoint their expectations. 2015 could be truly the year of the carried out one. The starting point is the Portuale Town development plan, that we wish is approved of in due time; the priority remains the Europe Platform, the only true answer who it asks a modern and efficient port".