Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 - The Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022, with significant gains in container and gateway traffic. The four ports in the Genoese system handled a total of 66,226,597 tons of cargo, growth of +4.2% compared to 2021. The ports are managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP - Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) and include Genoa, Savona, Vado Ligure and Pra'. Containers The ports handled 2.79 million containers (TEU) in 2022, up +6% on 2021 (2.78 million). Also, tonnage carried by containers was up +3.5% on 2021. Gateway traffic was up +4.1%. Rail transport for containers in 2022 was 418,695 TEU (+10.1%) in over 10,000 trains, Conventional cargo The sector reached nearly 14.6 million tons and an increase of +4.9% compared to the previous year. Solid bulk In the solid bulk category, there was a slight increase compared to 2021 with different results between the various ports of the network. In Genoa port there was a reduction of -5.7% compared to 2021 and a growth of +13.9% compared to 2019. Savona, on the other hand, registered annual growth of +3.5% but a decrease of -1.9% compared to the 2019. The last figure is affected by the materials arriving to complete the construction of the Vado Ligure platform. If the approximately 627,000 tonnes landed annually in the first half of 2019 were not included, the sector would show a return to pre-pandemic levels with growth of sector of + 2.1%. Liquid bulk As regards liquid bulk , there was an increase of +8.6% compared to 2021 with the port of Savona-Vado Ligure closing at 6.3 million tonnes and the Genoa port at almost 13.0 million tonnes. Passengers The removal of Covid restrictions supported an recovery in both sectors, and mainly in the second half of the year. The ferry sector was particularly positive, exceeding the pre-Covid years, reaching 2,661,442 passengers departing and arriving from the ports. This represents growth of +40.3% compared to 2021 and +5.2% in comparison with 2019. As regards cruises, the result stood at 1,571,567 passengers, largely exceeding the traffic levels of 2021. The gain was supported above all by a significant expansion of the offer of departures, which materialized in a growth of about +10% of the call compared to 2019. The Ports of Genoa are now the third largest cruise hub in the Mediterranean. Conclusion Overall, it is a positive set of results, with the Ports of Genoa returning to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022. This is despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the general slowdown of the economy and the increase in prices, above all of energy products. A full local-language statistical traffic report can be accessed here. More PortSEurope news about the Ports of Genoa Copyright (C) PortSEurope. All Rights Reserved. 2023.

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