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TRIESTE –<\/strong> Assoporti<\/span> and SRM present the 2025 edition of \u201cPort <\/span>Infographics<\/span>\u201d, updating figures and trends for Italy\u2019s port sector and global maritime traffic. The report confirms a positive first half for Italian ports and highlights the Mediterranean\u2019s growing role in the container landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n The national port system closed the first six months of the year with nearly 250 million tonnes handled, up 1.2% on 2024<\/strong>. Growth was driven by containers (+2.6%) and solid bulk (+18.9%)<\/strong>, while liquid bulk (-3.5%) and Ro-Ro (-1%)<\/strong> remained down. The passenger segment was also strong: almost 30 million travellers and 5.6 million cruise passengers, both up 5.8%.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On the sustainability front, quay electrification continues to progress: 25 <\/strong><\/span>cold<\/span> ironing<\/span> points have been contracted or are already installed in Italian ports. The new issue includes a focus on intra-Mediterranean traffic, a segment that is emerging as one of the main maritime businesses. Alongside Italy, Turkey, Egypt and Spain stand out as particularly dynamic<\/strong>, with a growing offer of container Short Sea services for import-export. In EU countries, Mediterranean Short Sea traffic is worth nearly 630 million tonnes.<\/strong> Among ports, Tanger <\/span>Med<\/span>, Valencia and Port Said top the container rankings in the first half of 2025, all growing. The top five carriers operating in this market account for 66.6% of the <\/span>intramediterranean<\/span> fleet capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00abOur strategic collaboration with Assoporti continues and we are very satisfied with it. I would like to highlight \u2014 said SRM\u2019s director general, Massimo Deandreis<\/strong> \u2014 that in this issue we have placed particular emphasis on intra-Mediterranean traffic, considering it a driver for the development of maritime transport<\/strong>. In a context of increasing port competition, Short Sea Shipping is an ever more strategic traffic segment, and Italy, with a market share of around 40%, is the undisputed leader both in the Mediterranean and in the EU. In today\u2019s complex geopolitical environment there is one element we cannot ignore: Mare Nostrum is becoming increasingly central to the global economy, and Italy can play a key role only if it continues along the path of strengthening its ports, which are essential infrastructure for a major exporting country\u00bb.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TRIESTE – Assoporti and SRM present the 2025 edition of \u201cPort Infographics\u201d, updating figures and trends for Italy\u2019s port sector and global maritime traffic. The report confirms a positive first half for Italian ports and highlights the Mediterranean\u2019s growing role in the container landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-logistics","category-shipping-en","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>The international picture points to seaborne trade reaching a new peak in 2025, with 12.8 billion tonnes transported by sea. Containers remain a key segment, expected to grow by 14% by 2029. In this context, the Mediterranean strengthens its position: in 2024, ports in the area handled over 82 million Teu<\/strong>, well above Northern Europe\u2019s 61 million.<\/span><\/p>\n