Last month, the traffic of goods in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure amounted to 5.65 million tonnes, with an increase of +1.5% on May 2023 generated by the rise in +9.6% of the traffic handled by the second airport that has the most which offset the slight decrease of -0.6% recorded by the port of regional capital.

Specifically, 4.36 were handled in the port of Genoa million tonnes, with miscellaneous goods alone amounting to 3.02 million tonnes (-1.0%) including 2.17 million tonnes of containerized goods (+1.2%) made with a handling of containers equal to 226,120 TEUs (-0.1%) and 847 thousand tons of goods conventional (-6.2%). In the dry bulk sector, traffic was 111 thousand tons (+17.9%) and the industrial of 57 thousand tons (-46.5%). In the liquid bulk traffic in mineral oils was 1.04 million tonnes (+2.4%), that of vegetable oils and wine of 41 thousand tons (+110.7%) and the trafficking of chemical products of 36 thousand tons (-14.1%).

In the port of Savona-Vado, the total traffic was 1.29 million tonnes, with miscellaneous goods alone amounting to 609,000 tonnes, including 217,000 tonnes of cargo containerized (-6.7%) made by handling 21,588 TEUs (-24.9%) and with conventional goods equal to 392 thousand tons (+8.1%). In Bulk increased, with dry cargoes amounting to 147 thousand tonnes (+95.5%), mineral oils at 517 thousand tonnes (+2.9%) and vegetable oils and wine at 15 thousand tons (+189.7%).

In Genoa last month, passenger traffic was increased overall by +4.4%, with 169 thousand cruise passengers (+1.5%) and 138 thousand ferry passengers (+8.0%), while in Savona decreased globally by -1.5% with 85 thousand cruise passengers (-6.6%) and 30 thousand passengers on regular shipping lines (+16.8%).

In the first five months of 2024, the port of Genoa handled 20.50 million tons of goods, with an increase of +0.5% on the same period last year. In the container sector, the traffic amounted to 1,044,400 TEUs (+2.5%). In the sector of passengers, cruise passengers were 842 thousand (+3.6%) and the others passengers: 375 thousand (+0.6%).

The port of Savona-Vado has archived the period January-May with a total of 6.51 million tonnes of goods (+3,1%). Containers amounted to 122,486 TEUs (-9.0%). The cruise passengers marked an increase of +2.1% having been 275 thousand and ferry passengers fell by -5.5% to 38 thousand units.

Meanwhile, the Liguria Region has approved the Development Plan Strategic Plan for the Simplified Logistics Zone "Port and Retroporto della Spezia" drawn up in agreement with the Authority of the Port System of the Eastern Ligurian Sea. The document, as provided for by Article 6 of Prime Ministerial Decree 40/2024, has been sent to the in order to draw up the preliminary investigation that will lead to the issuance of the Dpcm establishing the Ministerial Decree, to the competent ministries. In addition to five municipalities Emilian countries subject to an agreement that the Liguria Region has signed with Emilia Romagna in May, they will be included in the FTA the municipalities of Arcola, Follo, La Spezia, Santo Stefano Magra and Vezzano Ligure. The FTA has a minimum duration of seven years, renewable for a further seven, as provided for in Article 7, paragraph 2 of the Prime Ministerial Decree 40/2024.

"With this resolution, following the discussions with municipalities and local stakeholders - he explained the Regional Councillor for Economic Development with responsibility for Ports and Logistics, Alessio Piana - we present to the competent ministries the total area of the area, which will include 339.24 Ligurian hectares and 148.06 hectares of Emilian hinterland. One step important to reach, hopefully by the end of the year, the Ministerial decree that will allow companies to who want to invest in being able to use, by authorizations or permits, simplified and accelerated procedures'.

The President of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Mario Sommariva, pointed out that the FTA which is headed by the port of Spezia is "a tool of great value for attract investment and create new jobs. Tool ideal for giving a new impetus to the hinterland areas, starting from from S. Stefano di Magra, as well as for the integration with the of logistic and industrial development in the province of Parma. Yes It therefore takes a decisive step to the prospects for development and innovation of our territory and of the entire port system'.