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The port of Genoa has closed a 2017 with a traffic of 55,2 million tons (+8.6%) and new record in the field of the container
Stable the passengers of the ferries, while the crocieristi are diminished of -9,1%
March 15, 2018
The port of Genoa has archived item 2017 with a traffic almost 55,2 million tons of goods, with an increment of +8.6% on the year precedence that is hauled by the new record anniversary established from the port of call in the segment of the container, that he has been such is in terms of weight that of enlivened containerized volumes: last year the two data have been pairs respective to 25,8 million tons and 2.662.187 teu, with increments of +15.4% and +14.1% on the precedence the recorded maximum peaks in 2016.
Last year in the field of the goods several tons (+5.5% on 2016 are enlivened moreover 9,7 million). In increase it has turned out also the traffic of the liquid bulk, with the hydrocarbons that have totaled 14,5 million tons (+4.6%), chemicals 508 thousand tons (+5.3%) and the oils vegetables and the wine 223 thousand tons (- 7.3%). The traffic of the solid bulk has marked an increment of +4.7% in the commercial field attesting to 633 thousand tons, while in the industrial section it is dropped of -8,9% coming down to the 2,8 million one tons, of which 2,7 million tons of iron worker (- 6.1%) and 12 thousand tons of other cargos -88,5%. The supplies of bunker and supplies of edge are piled to 976 thousand tons (+1.3%).
In the 2017 traffic of the passengers it is diminished of -3,4% to the 3,0 million one unit, of which 2,1 million passengers of ferries (- crocieristi 0.7%) and 925 thousand (- 9.1%).
In the single month of December of the 2017 harbour port of call of the capital of Liguria it has enlivened a total of beyond 4,4 million tons of goods, with a progression of +3.3% on December 2016. In the field of the goods several the traffic has been of 2,8 million tons (+5.3%) and is recorded the new record of the containerized trade for the month of December with 2,0 million tons and 208,918 teu, with increments respective of +6.7% and +6.3% on the previous record of December 2016, while the goods conventional has totaled 751 thousand tons (+1.6%). In the section of the liquid bulk the mineral oils have been pairs to 1,3 million tons (+2.4%), chemicals to 41 thousand the tons (+25.9%) and the oils vegetables and the wine 14 thousand tons (+18.2%). The bulk sand banks in the commercial field has attested to 58 thousand tons (+22.9%) and those in the industrial segment to 202 thousand tons (- 12.1%).
Last month the passengers of the ferries have been 80 thousand (- 7.3%) and the passengers of cruises 50 thousand (+23.1%).
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