In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Taranto suffered a sharp contraction of -17.1% as they were moved 12.11 million tonnes of cargo compared to 14.61 million tonnes in the previous year. The goods alone at the landing marked a decrease of -21.7% to 6.70 million tons and those at embarkation decreased by -10.7% to 5.40 million Tons. Overall, all the types of goods with the exception of liquid bulk which, with 4.15 million tonnes, recorded a slight decrease of -1.7% on 2023. Dry bulk cargo totaled 6.05 million tons (-19.7%). The decrease in goods is also significant with 1.75 million tonnes (-34.5%) and that of Goods in containers with 149 thousand tons (-16.4%) for 16,114 TEUs (-60.3%).

In the fourth quarter of 2024 alone, the decline in traffic was less marked as 3.43 million tonnes of goods, -3.0% less than in the previous year. corresponding period of the previous year. The attenuation of the was produced by the +5.2% increase in dry bulk rose to 1.82 million tons. Bulk amounted to 1.13 million tonnes (-5.0%). The conventional goods amounted to 476 thousand tons (-18.4%) and containerized goods recorded a drop of -81.7% having settled at less than 8 thousand tons with a handling of containers equal to 1,253 TEUs (-85.6%).