In the first three months of this year the ports of Bari, Brindisi, Barletta, Monopoli and Manfredonia managed by the Authority of Port system of the Southern Adriatic have enlivened a Freight traffic of over 4.9 million tonnes, with a increase of +6.5% on the same period of 2022.

In the passenger sector, ferries arriving and departing from ports have enlivened beyond 212 thousand people (+27%), while the traffic of the cruises - the harbour authority has communicated - has recorded a recovery of +660% compared to the 558 crocieristi of the first quarter of 2022 rising to over 4 thousand passengers.

In the first three months of 2023 the only port of Bari has enlivened about two million tons of goods (+14%), about 137 thousand Ferry passengers (+15%), while cruise traffic has marked an increase of +530%. The AdSP has made known that in growth goods in the port of Brindisi were also found as well as ferry passengers (70 thousand, +48%) and cruise passengers (+836%).