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In May the traffic of the goods in the port of Genoa has increased of +2.7% and in that of Savona-Vado of +24.3%
Overall, the volume of cargo handled by the two airports is higher than pre-pandemic
July 1, 2022
In May 2022 the port of Genoa alone enlivened a total of 4.71 million tons of cargo, with a progression of +2.7% on May 2021, +47.0% on May 2021 and +2.0% on May 2019. The only share of miscellaneous goods is was 3.15 million tons (respectively +7.4%, +41.3% and +0.7%), of which 2.26 million tons of goods in containers (+5.9%, +41.1% and +1.2%) made with a handling of containers equal to 236 thousand teu (-1.7%, +43.7% and +1.5%) and 893 thousand tons of conventional goods (+11.3%, +41.7% and -0.6%). In the liquid bulk sector, mineral oils are amounted to 1.20 million tons (-4.4%, +85.7% and +16.4%) and the others loads at 54 thousand tons (-32.1%, -4.5% and -23.8%), including 36 thousand tons of chemical products (-33.6%, +15.8% and -38.6%) and 18 thousand tons of vegetable oils and wine (-28.8%, -28.9% and +44.1%). The commercial traffic of solid bulk was 117 thousand tons (+74.5%, +79.4% and +45.5%) and the industrial one of 118 thousand tons (-38.4%, +5.1% and -46.3%).
Last May the traffic of ferry passengers in the port of the Ligurian capital was 100 thousand people (+102.0%, +968.4% and +4.8%) and that of passengers of ships from cruise of 56 thousand people, traffic volume that - if in May 2020 was stopped due to the pandemic - represents an increase by +198.5% on May 2021 and a decrease of -62.5% on May 2019.
Traffic growth is more pronounced in May 2022 of goods in the port of Savona-Vado which handled 1.52 million of tons, with increases of +24.3% on May 2021, of +51.8% on May 2020 and +17.0% on May 2019. In the segment of miscellaneous goods the global figure was 689 thousand tons (+17.1%, +59.3% and +37.9%), of which 257 thousand tons of goods containerized (+11.5%, +97.8% and +346.4%) totaled with a container handling pairs to 21 thousand teu (+6.7%, +77.6% and +260,2%). Growth in liquid bulk was also sustained stood at 662 thousand tons (+37.3%, +44.7% and +42.9%). The solid bulk were pairs to 156 thousand tons (+6.7%, +42.2% and -53,4%).
Last May in the port of Savona passenger traffic of ferries and cruises were respectively equal to 22 thousand and 45 thousand people, with increases of +517.9% and +352.3% on May 2021 and with variations of +47.95 and -34.1% on May 2019, while these activities in May 2020 were stopped due to of the health crisis.
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