In 2024, after six years of decline, freight traffic in the port of Catania has returned to growth despite the reduction of containerised cargo volumes, which is transferred to the port of Augusta ( of 25 March 2024). Last year, however, traffic in the latter port of call, despite the new contribution of goods in container, fell for the third year in a row.

Overall, in 2024 the port of Catania handled 7.86 million tons of goods, with an increase of +3.7% on the previous year. In the field of miscellaneous goods, 7.35 million tonnes of rolling stock (+10.8%) were handled and a residual container traffic which amounted to 139 thousand tons, down -73.7% on 2023. In addition, the airport Siciliano handled 369 thousand tons of dry bulk (-11.9%), including 177 thousand tons of cereals (-1.0%), 164 thousand tons tons of minerals (-9.2%), 16 thousand tons of feed (-55.0%), 7 thousand tons of chemicals (-61.2%) and 5 thousand tons of chemicals tons of other dry bulk cargo (-10.0%).

Last year, the total traffic in the port of Augusta 23.00 million tons (-4.5%). The reduction is was generated by the decline in liquid bulk cargo, which fell by -7.2% to 21.38 million tonnes, of which 6.52 million tonnes of crude oil (-3.6%), 13.37 million tons of products oil (-9.3%), 933 thousand tons of gas (-6.6%) and 556 thousand tons tons of chemicals (+3.5%). In the bulk segment 1.21 million tons (+17.6%), including 817 thousand tons of minerals and building materials (+36.9%), 236 thousand tons of metallurgical products (+88.9%), 21 thousand tons of coal and 138 thousand tons of other bulk cargo solid (+55.4%). In 2024 the new containerized traffic handled by the port amounted to 403 thousand tons and was has been achieved with a handling of containers equal to over 39 thousand TEUs.