In 2023, cargo traffic in the port of Taranto, with 14.61 million tons handled, marked a slight increase by +0.3% year-on-year thanks to a +3.4% increase in landed cargoes, which amounted to 8.56 million tonnes, which offset the -3.8% drop in those at boarding which amounted to 6.05 million tonnes. In addition, the growth in traffic was generated by the +19.0% rise in liquid bulk traffic, which amounted to 4.22 million of tons. On the other hand, there was a decrease in dry bulk cargoes, which totalled 7.53 million tonnes (-5.2%) and miscellaneous goods, with containerized cargoes, which fell to 178 thousand tons (-37.2%) and other types to 2.67 million tonnes (-4,3%).

In the fourth quarter of last year alone, total traffic was 3.54 million tonnes, up +2.1% on the corresponding period of 2022, of which 2.07 million tonnes of goods at unloading (+5.6%) and 1.47 million tonnes boarding (-2.4%). The total figure for liquid bulk is 1.18 million tonnes (+12.0%). In the field of 1.73 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo were handled (-3.6%) and in miscellaneous goods 42 thousand tons of goods in containers (+227.5%) and 583 thousand tons of other miscellaneous goods (-2,4%).