Independent journal on economy and transport policy
11:26 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Catania has grown of +4.3%
Crocieristi in rise of +25.7%
March 22, 2017
Last year the port of Catania has enlivened almost 7,9 million tons of goods, with an increment of +4.3% regarding 7,6 million tons in 2015. The traffic of the goods to the disembarkation has remained almost stable being is pairs to 4,7 million tons (- 0.1%), while the goods to the boarding is increased of +11.8% going up 3,2 million to tons.
In the primary field of the rotabili the traffic to the disembarkation and the boarding has recorded altogether an increase of +5.9% having been is pairs to beyond 7,0 million tons. In increase it has turned out also the traffic of the container, than one is I attest to 498 thousand tons (+4.5%) with a handling of the containers pairs to 49.198 teu (- 0.8%), things like the traffic of the liquid bulk, that it is piled to 13 thousand tons (+43.2%). In decrease, instead, it is the volumes of traffic of the other goods several, that they have totaled 12 thousand tons (- 80.0%), are the bulk sand banks, that they have been pairs to 342 thousand tons (- 10.6%).
In the 2016 traffic of the passengers enlivened from the Sicilian harbour port of call has been of 244 thousand unit (+9.2%), of which 101 thousand crocieristi (+25.7%) and 143 thousand fleeting of ferries (- 0.1%).
- 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