After 12 months of decline, freight traffic will be in October 2023 in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure recorded growth by +2.9% on the same month last year, having been equal to 5.28 million tonnes, an upside that was generated the increase of +4.2% handled by the port of the Ligurian capital where the total was 4.00 million tonnes which more than offset the slight decrease of -0.9% in traffic in Savona-Vado, which was 1.28 million tonnes.

In Genoa, the traffic of miscellaneous goods was stable, with a decrease of -4.4% in conventional goods totaled 859 thousand tons, which was balanced the +2.1% increase in containerised cargo to 1.94 million tonnes, with container handling equal to 207 thousand TEUs, which marked a modest increase of +0.6% product of the continuation of the strong growth trend at the terminal PSA SECH (+26.9% last month) to which it was added October the recovery of +8.4% at the PSA Genova Pra' terminal, while Containerized volumes fell in the other major terminals for general cargo of the port. In the liquid bulk sector the marked increase in mineral oils, which amounted to 972 thousand tonnes (+33.7%), offset the decline in other cargoes, with vegetable oils and wine, which amounted to 8,000 tons (-81.2%) and chemicals at 25 thousand tons (-44.5%). In decrease in dry bulk both in the commercial sector and in the the industrial one, respectively equal to 30 thousand tons (-39.4%) and 33 thousand tons (-62.8%).

In Savona-Vado, the total amount of miscellaneous goods was reduction of -2.4%, with conventional goods having totalled 386 thousand tons (+2.6%) and with goods in containers which recorded a decrease of -9.2% in terms of the weight of loads handled, amounted to 246 thousand tonnes, while in terms of 20' containers handled (28 thousand TEUs) is Thanks to empty containers, there has been an increase in +12,9%. Also in Savona-Vado, liquid bulk recorded a increase in mineral oils, equal to 517 thousand tons (+10.7%), and a decrease in other cargoes, equal to 9 thousand tons (-45,1%). Dry bulk dropped by -22.5% to 120 thousand Tons.

Last month, passenger traffic increased by both Ligurian ports. In Genoa there were 249 thousand cruise passengers (+39.9%) and ferry passengers 135 thousand (+4.0%) and in Savona the Cruise passengers were 141 thousand (+39.4%) and ferry passengers 15 thousand (-28.2%).

In the first ten months of 2023, the port of Genoa handled a total of 41.16 million tonnes of goods, with a -4.4% on the same period last year, and the Savona-Vado port of call 12.77 million tons (-3.1%).