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With the start of the lockdown, maritime traffic along the Italian coast has halved
This is highlighted by an analysis of the US HawkEye 360 based on satellite detections of radar signals
May 4, 2020
The US company explained that it had compared the data detected for eleven days in early March, before the lockdown nationwide, with those detected in the eleven days to horse of mid-March, when the block was fully in force. HawkEye 360 highlighted how the comparison maritime activity focused on destinations popular tourist destinations such as Venice and Florence have almost ceased how a significant decline was recorded by the around merchant ports such as Genoa and Gioia Tauro. In according to HawkEye 360, the reduction in activity -51%.
In addition, HawkEye 360 also highlighted the particular significant increase in maritime traffic to coincide with the beginning of the potentially indicative, according to the company, of people who have decided to leave the country for destinations safer tourist settings.
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