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Last May decided increase in freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno
In the first five months of this year, the port system of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea handled 13.71 million tons of cargo (+13.4%)
July 19, 2021
In May 2021, the port of Naples alone handled 1.58 millions of tons of goods, with an increase of +27.7% on May 2020. In the container sector, traffic has been 584 thousand tons (+13.6%) and was made with a container handling of 57 thousand teu (+7.8%). more accentuated the increase in rolling stock which stood at 418 thousand tonnes (+37.0%). Liquid bulk amounts to 479 thousand tons (+42.2%), of which 380 thousand tons of products refined oil (+62.4%), 83 thousand tons of products oil, liquefied or compressed and natural gas (+92.6%) and 16 thousand tons of other liquid cargoes (-72.8%). Solid bulk totalled 97 thousand tons (+22.2%), including 42 thousand tons of metallurgical products, iron ores, minerals and non-ferrous metals (+198.9%), 30 thousand tons of cereals (-23.2%) and 25 thousand tons of other bulk (-4.3%).
The port of Salerno alone handled 1.28 million tons (+13.6%), of which 779 thousand tons of rolling stock (+11.4%), 483 thousand tons of containerized goods (+15.8%) made with a container handling of 38 thousand teu (+12.3%) and 19 thousand tonnes of solid bulk cargoes (+67.7%).
In the passenger sector, if in May 2020 the traffic cruise was stopped due to the measures for the pandemic of Covid-19, last May cruise traffic in Salerno is result still absent while in Naples were recorded 14 thousand cruise passengers. In Naples, scheduled passengers were 263 thousand (+232.9%) and in Salerno more than 8 thousand (+72.9%).
In the first five months of this year the port system of the Tirreno Centrale handled a total of 13.71 million tonnes, with an increase of +13.4% on the corresponding period of the 2020.
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In May 2021, the port of Naples alone handled 1.58 millions of tons of goods, with an increase of +27.7% on May 2020. In the container sector, traffic has been 584 thousand tons (+13.6%) and was made with a container handling of 57 thousand teu (+7.8%). more accentuated the increase in rolling stock which stood at 418 thousand tonnes (+37.0%). Liquid bulk amounts to 479 thousand tons (+42.2%), of which 380 thousand tons of products refined oil (+62.4%), 83 thousand tons of products oil, liquefied or compressed and natural gas (+92.6%) and 16 thousand tons of other liquid cargoes (-72.8%). Solid bulk totalled 97 thousand tons (+22.2%), including 42 thousand tons of metallurgical products, iron ores, minerals and non-ferrous metals (+198.9%), 30 thousand tons of cereals (-23.2%) and 25 thousand tons of other bulk (-4.3%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
