In the first two months of 2024, the traffic of goods in the port of Taranto decreased by -7.8% compared to the same period last year, having amounted to almost 1.9 million Tons. The reduction was driven by the sharp decline of the volumes of cargo handled last February, which is partially offset by the +7.5% increase in first month of 2024.

Last February, there were a total of 804 thousand tons of goods, with a sharp decrease of -22.4% compared to February 2023 caused by the contraction in loads in all product segments except of liquid bulk which, with 243 thousand tons handled, marked an increase of +5.2%. On the other hand, the reduction in of dry bulk amounted to 405 thousand tons (-24.5%) as follows such as that of miscellaneous goods, which totalled 156 thousand tons (-42.0%), of which only 5 thousand tons of cargo containerized (-84.4%) and about 152 thousand tons of other goods miscellaneous (-36.6%).

The overall contraction in traffic handled in February 2024 was also determined by both the reduction of goods at unloading and those at loading, which were found to be equal to respectively to 409 thousand tons (-21.6%) and 395 thousand tons (-23,2%).