To August the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa has grown of +12.5%



Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa is piled to 4,31 million tons, with an increment of +12.5% regarding 3,83 million tons in August 2018, month that was funestato by collapse of the Morandi Bridge, one of main the street arteries of the capital of Liguria.

In the field of the goods several the total has been of 2,61 million tons (+3.5%), of which 1,80 million containerized tons of goods (+5.7%) pairs to 201.810 teu (+11.0%) and 815 thousand realized with a container handling conventional tons of goods (- 1.1%). In the segment of the solid bulk the traffic has been of 53 thousand tons (+129.4%) to which enlivened tons of iron worker in the industrial section of port of call (- 6.5% join to 117 thousand). Emphasized the increase of the mineral oils that have totaled 1,38 million tons (+35.6%) so as that of the other liquid bulk that has attested to 61 thousand tons (+33.7%), of which 31 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+268.9%) and 30 thousand tons of chemicals (- 19.9%). The supplies of marine fuel and supplies of edge are dropped of the -9,2% to 86 thousand tons.

Last month the traffic of the passengers in the genoese port has been of 741 thousand unit (+12.3%), of which 603 thousand in the field of ferries (+6.6%) and 138 thousand in that of cruises (+46.5%).

In the first eight months of the 2019 total traffic of the goods it has turned out pairs to 36,36 million tons, with a bending of -1,7% on the period January-August last year. Same the decrease of the goods several that is piled to 23,51 million tons, included 16,74 million tons of goods in container (- 2.8%) with a handling of containers pairs to 1.779.506 teu (+1.2%) and 6,78 million conventional tons of goods (+1.2%). The bulk sand banks in the commercial section has been 394 thousand tons (+14.1%) and in that manufacturer 1,52 million tons (- 11.0%). The mineral oils have attested 9,75 million to tons (- 0.9%) and the other liquid bulk to 552 thousand tons (+15.7%), of which 185 thousand tons of oils vegetables and wine (+32.6%) and 367 thousand tons of chemicals (+8.7%). Supplies of bunker and supplies of edge have totaled 630 thousand tons (- 9.8%).

In the first eight months of this year the passengers have been 2,48 million (+15.9%), of which 1,63 million boarded on ferries (+4.5%) and 851 thousand on cruise ships (+46.5%).