The port of Ravenna archives the month of September 2026 with a bending of the enlivened volumes, but maintains a overall positive balance in the first nine months of the year. The Romagna port of call has in fact enlivened from January to September 20,48 million tons of goods, in increase of +1.2% regarding the same period of 2025.

In September alone they are transited through the port 2,08 million tons of goods, in decrease of the -10.2% regarding September 2025. The decline affected mainly landings (-12.0%), while the boats remained substantially stable (+1.9%). The third quarter affected in particular the slowdown of some of the main commodity chains. Among these are construction materials, which in September recorded a contraction of -49.2%, stopping at 176.514 tons. In strong bending also the raw materials destined to the ceramic district of Sassuolo, descended to 146.083 tons. Despite this, in the period January-September the sector maintains a substantial stability, with 3,49 million tons enlivened (+1.5%), while the ceramic raw materials confirm on the levels of last year with more than 3,07 million tons.

The trend of the steel industry is weaker. Metallurgical products totaled 4.13 million tonnes in nine months, down by -4.8% compared to 2025, although in September the decline was limited to -0.7%. The result mainly weighs the decrease of the arrivals from Taranto connected to the former Ilva steel pole.

In contratendenza the agri-food sector, that in the first nine months has reached 4,35 million tons (+0.2%). September was particularly positive, with 573 thousand tons enlivened (+12.2%). Towing growth were mainly oilseeds, increased by +16.3% in nine months and even +186.8% in September alone. However, cereals (-6.6%), flours (-3.0%) and animal and vegetable oils (-22.4%) remain falling, strongly influenced by the difficulties of traffic from the Black Sea area.

Among the other products are petroleum products, climbs of +11.2% to 3.27 million tons thanks also to the traffics linked to the regasifier, while the chemicals return of -7.6%. In increase also the fertilizers, with 1,25 million tons (+2.6%).

On the front of the goods unitized, the container show a moderate expansion: in the first nine months are enlivened 160,328 teu, in increase of +0.7%, while the containerized goods grows of +1.3% to 1,8 million tons. More brilliant the rotabili section, which records 79,745 moving pieces (+28.9%), supported mainly by the automotive, climbed to 19,161 vehicles against the 5.684 of the previous year.

Finally, the strong growth of the crocieristico traffic continues: between January and September 343.501 passengers were registered, up +50.2%, of which more than 335 thousand in home port.

In contrast, however, the railway traffic, which evidences a decrease of -6,6% of the transported tons and of -5,5% of the enlivened trains.