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Upward trend continues in the volume of inland container traffic moved by rail. The Ports of Genoa consolidate their role as a modern logistics platform serving the Northern Italian intermodal terminals. Major importers prefer rail transport to minimise the extra costs deriving from container storage in the port terminals.
In line with the upward trend registered over the last two years, the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority reported a record 115,208 teus moved by rail in the second quarter of 2022, a +9% increase on the corresponding period of the previous year, whilst a total of 215,650 teus were freighted by rail...
Cargo throughput from January to May returns to pre-Covid levels. In 2022 total tonnage handled by the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado rose to 28,361,863 t., a +9.8% increase on 2021 and in line with 2019 volumes.
Specifically, in May total traffic grew by +7.2% on 2021 to 6,227,172 t., with strong increases posted by containersied cargo (+6.5%) and conventional cargo (+14.2%). Solid bulk surged by +28.1% and mineral oils by 7.2%, whilst food liquid bulk and chemical products fell by -26.4% and -33.6% respect...
The Economic Affairs Officer of the Embassy of Lithuania in Italy, Laura Sereniene, met with the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority President, Paolo Emilio Signorini, on 23 June in the historic headquarters of Palazzo San Giorgio.
The meeting focused on the further development of rail freight corridors, in conjunction with the promotion of seaborne trade flows across the Genoese port, between Northern Italy and the Baltic State which plays a strategic role as import/export gateway between Europe and Asia. Within this framewor...
In April 2022 the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure handled 5,561,231 tons of total cargo throughput, a +4.3% advance on the corresponding period of 2021, and reported a total of 22,134,691 tons in the four-month period, up +10.5% compared to the previous year, and not far behind pre-pandemic levels in 2019 (-1.7%).
Specifically, the upward trend continues across containerised cargo, registering a 1.7% increase in April 2021, whilst the conventional general cargo segment experienced a slight downturn, with -1.7%. Mineral oils rose by +10.5% month-on-month and surged by +24.4% to a total of 6,548,923 tons in the...
The President of the Port Authority, Paolo Signorini, analyses the annual statistics released by the Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure.
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority responded robustly to the economic crisis of 2020 generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and, despite ongoing disruptions to the global supply chain, performed strongly, registering a +10.3% increase on the previous year in total cargo throughput. Key drivers to t...
In November the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority reported a 6% growth rate in total cargo throughput compared to the corresponding month of 2020 (up +10.7% from January-November) and a slight dip of -0.2% on 2019 (down -5.5% on the first eleven months of 2019).
Specifically, box throughput fell by -6.1% month-on-month to 214,580 TEUs, but rose by +4.8% on 2019, with a decrease of -1.3% in full-container gateway traffic on 2020 and a +11.7% increase on pre-pandemic November 2019. It is important to note that container volumes in the Ports of Genoa, Savona a...
The Ports of the Western Ligurian Sea continue to grow in the first ten months of the year, despite a slight dip in volumes reported in the month of October. This is in line with the trends registered overall in global trade which, although buoyant, is showing signs of slowdown as issues such as the scarcity of electronic components and port backlogs worldwide begin to strain supply chains and weigh on trade in particular areas.
In October 2021 the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure handled a total of 5,211,709 tons, a contraction of -0.3% on the corresponding period of 2020 and down -4.9% on 2019, although in the first ten months of the year total tonnage increased to 51,664,691 t., up +11.2% on 2020. Box throughput de...
In September the Western Liguria Sea Port Authority reported a sharp rise in total cargo throughput of +17.7%, an upward trend which continues across the third quarter of the year, with a +17% increase and 15,881,144 tons with respect to the corresponding period of 2020.
Following the fast growth of box trade posted in August, containerised cargo is now in line with the volumes registered in the comparable period of previous years, with a monthly total of 210,605 TEUs, and a +6.9% and +1.9% advance on 2020 and pre-pandemic 2019 respectively.The third quarter of 2021...
The Ports of Genoa handled a total of 5,586,405 tons in July 2021, a sharp increase of +22.4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year
Whilst container shipping continues to perform strongly, with 244,000 TEUs handled In July, pushing the growth rate of the first seven months of 2021 to +18.7% on 2020 and an impressive +4.2% rise on the comparable period in the pre-pandemic era of 2019. The conventional general cargo sector, which...
Total tonnage in the Ports of Genoa-Savona-Vado Ligure surged by 22% compared to June of the previous year. The strong performance registered across all cargo segments from March to June pushed volumes to an increase of 10.4% on the first semester of 2020, at 31,896,001 tons. Container throughput rose by 5.8% on the pre-pandemic era of 2019.
Container volumes handled by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority terminals in the second term of the year increased by 37.9% compared to 2020, and by 6.3% on the April-June period of 2019, posting a record 757,972 TEUs. It is important to note that at this stage the Ports of Genoa and Savona hav...
