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In according to trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Palermo it is diminished of -9,0%
In the first semester of the 2017 decrease it has been of -2,3%
August 8, 2017
In according to trimester of the 2017 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Palermo period is diminished of the -9,0% being is pairs to 1,6 million tons regarding almost 1,8 million tons totaled in the correspondent last year. In the field of the goods several tons (- 7.3%), in almost the totality constituted from rotabili (- 7.6% are enlivened 1,5 million) to which containerized tons of goods (+6.3% join to 38 thousand). In the section of the bulk producing are enlivened 103 thousand tons of oil refined (- 8.7%) and 6 thousand tons of solid cargos (- 84.0%).
In the period April-june of this year the traffic of the passengers in the port of Palermo has been of 427 thousand people (- 3.7%), of which 273 thousand of fleeting ferries (+4.1%), 111 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 21.7%) and 27 thousand of the services short beam (+19.4%).
In the first semester of the 2017 Sicilian port it has enlivened a total of 3,2 million tons of goods, with a contraction of the -2,3% on the first six months last year, of which 2,1 million tons of goods to disembarkation (- 3.8%) and 1,1 million tons of goods to boarding (+0.9%). In the segment of the several goods tons (+3.4% are enlivened almost 3,0 million), of which 2,9 million tons of rotabili (+2.4%) and 84 thousand tons of goods in container (+53.8%) pairs to 7.271 teu (+22.7% realized with a handling of containers). In the section of the bulk the refined oil produced ones are diminished of the -39,4% to 180 thousand tons while the bulk sand banks is dropped of 82.5% to 11 thousand tons, of which 5 thousand tons of cereals (- 90.1%) and 6 thousand tons of other cargos (- 45.6%).
In the first six months of this year the passengers have been 649 thousand (- 4.1%), with 421 thousand of fleeting ferries (+2.0%), 192 thousand crocieristi (- 17.8%) of which 30 thousand as home port (- 1.0%) and 36 thousand fleeting of local services (+17.6%).
In the first half of the 2017 neighbor port of Termini Imerese it has enlivened 204 thousand tons of goods (+80.7%), of which 145 thousand tons of rotabili (+183.2%) and 59 thousand tons of solid bulk (- 4.7%). The ferries landed to the port of call have generated a traffic of beyond 16 thousand fleeting (+103.7%).
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