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Port of Genoa container growth up 11.5pc to 2 million TEU in 2012

1/3/2013 10:10:41 AM

ITALY's Port of Genoa's container facility had a 11.5 per cent surge in container throughput at two million TEU attributed to investments by the port authority and terminal operators.

The port was one of the few Italian harbours to show robust cargo growth particularly on its Far East-Europe trade routes which in 2011 accounted for 35 per cent of its overall container throughput, reported London-area World Cargo News.

Highest increases during the nine month period of 2012 were on South American trades at 111 per cent, followed by Oceania at 107 per cent, North Africa at 28 per cent and Middle East at 23 per cent. North America container traffic was the lowest but still up by 17 per cent.

The Genoa Port Authority's (APG) dredging projects has supported the handling of mega ships such as 13,000-TEU Maersk Eindhoven in line with acquisition of Shanghai-made ZMPC 18-wide ship-to-shore cranes. SECH Calata Sanita upgraded to five 18-row wide cranes and Genoa Port Terminal installed a new mobile harbour crane.

The Port of Genoa was also awarded EUR100 million (US$131.8 million) to build the Calata Bettolo container terminal to be completed in 2014 with further yard space of 60,000 square metres in the Sampierdarena basin between Ronca and Canepa piers due by first quarter 2015. Calata Bettolo will boast a depth of 17 metres and a quay length of 625 metres and with an ability to handle 800,000 TEU annually.

 

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