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In the last quarter of 2019, freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -5.0%
Passengers grew by 14.9%
February 19, 2020
With the exception of non-oil liquid loads, in the fourth quarter quarter of last year there were declines in all main commodity sectors. In the miscellaneous goods segment, 8.45 million tonnes (-2.0%), of which 5.96 million tonnes of container goods (-2.4%) with a handling of containers that amounted to 633,657 teu (-0,6%) 2.48 million tonnes of conventional goods (-0.9%). The traffic of solid bulks was 155 thousand tonnes (-5.9%) added to the industry 298 thousand tonnes of steel products (-48.3%). Oils decreased by -4.9% to 3.52 million tonnes, while other liquid bulks increased by 13.3% to 200 thousand tonnes thanks to a 56.5% increase in vegetable oils and wine 82,000 tonnes, which has more than offset the 4.8% decrease in chemicals that are 119,000 tonnes. Fuel supplies and 213 thousand tonnes (-20.4%).
In the last quarter of 2019, passenger traffic on the other hand, growth of 14.9% having been equal to 580 thousand 288,000 ferry passengers (3.9%) and 353 thousand cruisers (up 23.3%).
In the whole of 2019, the port of the Ligurian capital has moved a 53.66 million tonnes of goods, with a decrease in -3.0% on the previous year. Miscellaneous goods were 34.83 million tonnes (-1.8%), of which 24.67 million tonnes of containerized goods (-2.8%) made with a container of 2,615,375 teu (0.2%) - a figure lower than of just 6,812 teu to the all-time record set in 2017 - and 10.16 million tonnes of conventional goods (up 0.7%). Bulks 630,000 tonnes of dry food in the commercial sector (19.0%) and industrial 1.93 million tonnes (-22,7%). The volume of traffic of mineral oils has fallen -3.3% to 14.54 million tonnes, while that of other liquid bulk increased by 14.4% to 817 thousand tonnes, including 280,000 tonnes of vegetable oils and wine (up 24.9%) 537,000 tonnes of chemicals (up 9.5%).
Last year, there were 3.52 million passengers, or 13.8%, 2.17 million ferry passengers (4.2%) 1.35 million cruise passengers (up 33.4%).
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With the exception of non-oil liquid loads, in the fourth quarter quarter of last year there were declines in all main commodity sectors. In the miscellaneous goods segment, 8.45 million tonnes (-2.0%), of which 5.96 million tonnes of container goods (-2.4%) with a handling of containers that amounted to 633,657 teu (-0,6%) 2.48 million tonnes of conventional goods (-0.9%). The traffic of solid bulks was 155 thousand tonnes (-5.9%) added to the industry 298 thousand tonnes of steel products (-48.3%). Oils decreased by -4.9% to 3.52 million tonnes, while other liquid bulks increased by 13.3% to 200 thousand tonnes thanks to a 56.5% increase in vegetable oils and wine 82,000 tonnes, which has more than offset the 4.8% decrease in chemicals that are 119,000 tonnes. Fuel supplies and 213 thousand tonnes (-20.4%).
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