To July the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa is diminished of -1,3%



After 18 consecutive months of increase, last July the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Genoa has marked an light bending of the -1,3% being is pairs to 4,80 million tons regarding 4,86 million tons in July 2017. In the section of the goods several the total has been of 3,20 million tons (- 1.9%), of which 2,26 million tons of goods in container (- 1.7%) and 941 thousand conventional tons of goods (- 2.5%). Decreasing also the solid bulk enlivened in the commercial field of the port, than has attested to 21 thousand tons (- 66.8%), while the traffic of iron worker in the industrial field has recorded an increase of +4.2% with 255 thousand tons. The mineral oils are piled to 1,18 million tons (+3.9%) and the other liquid bulk to 59 thousand tons (- 15.3%), of which 20 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (- 8.1%) and 39 thousand tons of chemicals (- 18.7%). The supplies of fuel and supplies of edge have been pairs to 92 thousand tons (- 0.8%).

Last July the traffic of the passengers has been of 516 thousand unit (+0.4%), of which 107 thousand crocieristi (- 1.8%) and 409 thousand fleeting of ferries (+1.0%).

In the first seven months of the 2018 port of the capital of Liguria it has enlivened altogether 33,15 million tons of goods, with a progression of +3.1% on the same period last year. The traffic of the goods several has grown of +3.1% to 21,39 million tons, of which 15,52 million containerized tons of goods (+2.2%) pairs to 1.577.243 teu (+3.6% realized with a handling of containers) and 5,87 million conventional tons of goods. The solid bulk in the commercial field has been pairs to 332 thousand tons (- 2.2%) and in that manufacturer to 1,58 million tons (- 8.2%). The traffic of mineral oils is piled to 8,82 million tons (+5.2%) and that of the other liquid bulk to 431 thousand tons (+3.3%), of which 131 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+12.8%) and 300 thousand tons of chemicals (- 0.3%). Bunkers and supplies of edge have totaled 603 thousand tons (+10.6%).

In the first seven months of this year the passengers have been 1,48 million (+2.1%), of which 487 thousand in the segment of cruises (+3.0%) and 997 thousand in that of ferries (+1.7%).

While the president of the association of the shippers of La Spezia, Alessandro Laghezza, has invited the government to an action more decided in order to ask for the impact negative that collapse 14th August of the viaduct Morandi Bridge, on the highway director whom the capital of Liguria crosses, will be able to have on the activity of the port of Genoa and on the traffics.

Asking the government "a cut clearly for the times for the reconstruction for the collapsed bridge and in order to save Genoa from the enormous risks that are incumbent on the city, the port and the entire Liguria", Laghezza has denounced as "to governmental level the Other is not being picked magnitudo of the danger in action that spread – it has emphasized - the Morandi could condition the costs, the production, the occupation of all the north the west whose logistic system makes hinge on the Liguria and in particular on Genoa. Not to comprise means it, this must be known, assume still greater risks. The uncertainties and the delays - it has concluded Laghezza - will have names and last names".