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In 2021 the port of Ravenna set its own new historical record of freight traffic
Enlivened 27.1 million tons, up +20.8% on 2020 and +3.1% on 2019
February 10, 2022
Last year the only traffic of various goods is amounted globally to 11.1 million tons, with increases respectively +26.0% on 2020 and +6.4% on 2019, of which 2.3 million tons of containerized cargo (respectively +7.2% and -4.5%) made with an equal handling of containers to 213 thousand teu (+9.3% and -2.4%), over 1.4 million tons of rolling stock (-6.8% and -11.3%) and 7.4 million tons of other goods various that marked a new historical record (+43.7% and +15.0%).
In 2021, solid bulk traffic was 11.3 million tons (+19.9% and +1.2%), including 5.6 million tons tons of minerals and building materials (+39.4% and +12.7%), 2.5 million tonnes of food, feed and oilseeds (-8.0% and +8.0%), 865 thousand tons of cereals (-0.4% and -54.4%), 260 thousand tons of coal and lignite (+55.4% and -7.5%), 241 thousand tons of metallurgical products (+369.1% and +110.9%) and 1.8 million tons of other dry bulk (+12.4% and +15.9%). In the liquid bulk sector, traffic was total to more than 4.6 million tons (+12.0% and +0.2%), of which 2.0 million tons of petroleum products refined (+18.6% and +2.5%), 805 thousand tons of chemicals (+9.1% and -6.2%), 427 thousand tons of oil and gas products, liquefied or compressed and natural gas (+15.3% and +2.5%), 159 thousand tons of crude oil (+0.5% and -7.2%) and 1.2 million tons of other liquid bulk (+4.4% and +1.0%).
In the passenger sector, cruise traffic - which in the 2020 was stopped due to the pandemic - in 2021 it totaled 1,559 passengers, still far from about 17,000 in 2019.
In the fourth quarter of 2021 alone, the port of Ravenna has handled 7.1 million tonnes of goods, volume that represents an increase of +17.7% on the same quarter of the previous year and the new record for this time of year. Container goods alone amounted to 566 thousand tons (+1.0%), rolling stock at 382 thousand tons (-19.1%) and other goods various to 1.9 million tons (+37.3%). Solid and liquid bulk increased by +15.5% and +17.1% respectively to 3.0 million tons and 1.3 million tons.
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Last year the only traffic of various goods is amounted globally to 11.1 million tons, with increases respectively +26.0% on 2020 and +6.4% on 2019, of which 2.3 million tons of containerized cargo (respectively +7.2% and -4.5%) made with an equal handling of containers to 213 thousand teu (+9.3% and -2.4%), over 1.4 million tons of rolling stock (-6.8% and -11.3%) and 7.4 million tons of other goods various that marked a new historical record (+43.7% and +15.0%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
