THE Mediterranean, which accounts for 19 per cent of world traffic in terms of volume, has consolidated its centrality with the doubling of the Suez Canal and ever more Chinese investment in the maritime sector.
Despite his stupendous growth, Italian ports are at a standstill according to the third annual report published by Studi Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno (SRM) of the Gruppo Intesa San Paolo.
The report, 'Italian Maritime Economy', which focuses on large-scale trends that are changing the logistics and port structures of Europe and Italy, shows that about two billion tonnes of cargo transit the region each year, and the Mediterranean also accounts for 25 per cent of world traffic in terms of maritime routes, according to ANSAmed, Rome Alliance.
According to the data, Italy is ranked third in Europe in 2015 in terms of traffic managed with 473 million tonnes of cargo and 10.2 million TEU - a slight growth on the previous three years, but far from the levels seen prior to the economic crisis.
The country is first in the EU in terms of Short Sea Shipping cargo in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with 240 million tonnes of cargo transported, equal to 33.5 per cent of the total.
The report indicated that Italy has significant infrastructure and entrepreneurial resources that should be developed given its important position and current standstill. The report also recommended more investment and infrastructure strategies for southern ports.
As for Mediterranean ports, Morocco's Tanger Med continues to grow while Italy's Gioia Tauro transported about 2.5 million TEU, a 14 per cent drop on 2014.
Genoa handled 2.2 million TEU (+3.2 per cent), La Spezia 1.3 million TEU (-0.2 per cent), Livorno 780,000 TEU (+35.2 per cent), Venice 560,000 TEU (+22.9 per cent) and Salerno 359,000 TEU (+12.3 per cent) last year.
The statistics on the Mediterranean indicated that the 12 ports in the area handled 41.4 per cent of the total container traffic in Italy and 45.3 per cent of total cargo.
PORTS
28 June 2016 - 06:48
Mediterranean ports see traffic growth but Italy at a standstill
THE Mediterranean, which accounts for 19 per cent of world traffic in terms of volume, has consolidated its centrality with the doubling of the Suez Canal and ever more Chinese investment in the maritime sector.
PORTS
28 June 2016 - 06:48
Mediterranean ports see traffic growth but Italy at a standstill
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