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In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -26.2%
Signs of recovery in July
August 5, 2020
Last month, traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -25.6% as it was 1.8 million tonnes 2.4 million tonnes in June 2019, a decrease that brings the overall reduction in volume handled by the in the first quarter of 2020, which amounted to almost 3.3 million tonnes compared to 4.7 million tonnes in the April-June period last year.
In June 2020, with the exception of the rolling stock that grew 5.8% to 151 thousand tonnes, all tonnes were reduced other types of goods from petroleum products and other liquid bulks that amounted to 234,000 tonnes (-16.0%) 122,000 tonnes (-22.1%). Dry bulks 634 thousand tonnes (-35.6%). Goods 471,000 tonnes (-25.1%) and the goods 190,000 tonnes (-17.8%).
In the second quarter of this year, liquid bulks fell by -20.9% to 975 thousand tonnes, of which 518 thousand tonnes of petroleum products (-27.1%), 275 thousand tonnes of food (-14.7%) and 181,000 tons of chemicals (-8,8%). Containerized goods amounted to 573 thousand tonnes (-11.3%) and were made with a handling 51,000 teu (-11.6%). The rolling stocks were 314 thousand tonnes (-21.7%). Among other dry goods, 3.3 million tonnes (-30.0%), products 1.1 million tonnes (-39.6%), raw minerals, artefacts and building materials at 816 thousand tonnes (-44.8%), food at 731 thousand tonnes 32.0%, fertilizers at 337 thousand tonnes (up 35.5%), 214,000 tonnes (-44.3%), chemicals at 16,000 tonnes tonnes (-28.3%) and solid fuels and minerals at 15,000 tonnes (-84.0%).
In the first six months of this year, overall traffic 10.7 million tonnes, down from -19.7% in the first half of 2019. Solid bulks 4.3 million tonnes (-19.9%), 1.1 million tonnes (-16.2%) and the other bulks 927 thousand tonnes (-7.1%). In the goods sector 2.6 million tonnes of conventional (-28.4%), container 1.1 million tonnes (-10.2%) with a container handling of 99,000 teu (-9.8%) And 679 thousand tonnes (-14.9%).
The Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority North announced that, after the very difficult months of the first semester of this year, in July there was a estimated freight traffic growth of more than 2.5% on July 2019.
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