In the first quarter of this year, the volume of goods on the quays of the ports of Croatia has suffered a significant decrease of €4.44 million tonnes, with a decrease of -24.9% compared to the first three months of 2019. 2023 generated by declines of -15.7% and -30.4% of cargo volumes at loading and unloading were equal to to 1.23 million and 3.21 million tonnes.

In particular, there was a sharp reduction in volumes total of liquid bulk and dry bulk amounted to 1.75 million (-36.4%) and 1.47 million tonnes (-24.1%). Declining Conventional goods also stood at 317 thousand tons (-9,3%). Although there was an increase, containerized goods also increased and rolling stock was affected by the negative trend as it was reduced the percentage increase in the previous quarter: In the first three months of 2024, containerized cargoes totaled 817 thousand tons (+2.7%) with container handling equal to 92 thousand TEUs (-0.4%), of which 86 thousand TEUs (+0.2%) in the port alone of Rijeka, and rolling stock 38 thousand tons (+1.8%).

In the passenger sector, scheduled maritime services have transported 3.24 million people to and from domestic ports (+8.3%) and cruise ships docked at the ports of call almost 21 thousand people (+152.4%).