Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo has grown of +1.2%
the traffic of the passengers is increased of +5.0%, with a decrease of -9,2% of the crocieristi and increase of +11.4% of the passengers of the ferries
October 17, 2016
In the first nine months of the 2016 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Palermo it is piled to 4,9 million tons, with an increment of +1.2% respect to beyond 4,8 million tons in the same period last year. The goods to the disembarkation tons (0%) and those to the boarding have been attested to 3,2 million 1,7 million to tons (+3.7%).
The sun goods several pairs to 4,4 million tons (+9.2% have been), of which 4,3 million tons of rotabili cargos (+10.5%) and 86 thousand tons of goods in container (- 30.6%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 8.913 teu (- 7.8%).
In the field of the liquid bulk producing are enlivened 402 thousand tons of oil refined (- 35.4%), while in that of the solid bulk the total has been of 95 thousand tons (- 49.5%), of which 75 thousand tons of cereals (- 39.4%) and 20 thousand tons of other cargo types (- 69.2%).
In the first nine months of this year the traffic of the passengers in the Sicilian port has been almost 1,6 million people (+5.0%), of which 391 thousand crocieristi (- 9.2%), 1,1 million passengers of ferries (+11.4%) and 98 thousand fleeting transported from the marine services within 20 miles (+3.9%). The cars to the continuation of the passengers have been 335 thousand (+1.7%) and the transported heavy vehicles from the ships ro-pax and ro-ro have been 207 thousand (+20.0%). Handling of new cars of factory has been of 40 thousand average (+3.8%).
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