The regular shipping routes to Sardinia to continue to record traffic hemorrhage. Last month the number of passengers disembarked and distributed in the two ports of Olbia and Golfo Aranci 360mila was lower than compared to August of 2010 and the first eight months of 2011 the loss amounted to more than 900 thousand units. "It is - said the Port Authority of Northern Sardinia - confirmation that the downtrend in 2011, even during the climax of the summer season, not only does not mention an improvement, but fell by another percentage point in July."
Last month in the port of Olbia traffic was 739,413 passengers, a decrease of 32.0% compared to 1,087,944 passengers in August 2010. The port authority has announced that "it is precisely because of the arrival highlights the heavy decline which has begun to affect the ports of the north-east Sardinia as early as October of last year.In August, the only White Island arrivals decreased by about 35%, the equivalent of 185 thousand passengers in less. " Last month the ship movements were reduced by 115 units amounting to 957, while in the first eight months of 2011 was the decrease of 1,090 ship movements, "a decline - the Port Authority said - mainly due to the cancellation of many races all'ultim'ora day and waiver of certain companies - just for a policy of reducing business costs - to include other lines to and from ships on the continent. "
Last month in the port of Golfo Aranci traffic was about 233mila passengers, a decrease of 5.2% compared to 246,000 in August 2010. A loss - has specified the port authority - however, stemmed from the presence of Saremar, the company of the Region of Sardinia, with its new service to and from Civitavecchia. "The new line, which in June and July led to the airport golfoarancino a significant recovery to a quarter of crisis - said the Port Authority - the month of August has managed to contain an otherwise reputable meltdown around 19%."Conversely, the ship movements, due to the daily presence of the new line covered by Saremar, which showed an increase only in the month of August was of +33.7% in the first eight months of 2011 of +7.4%.
"It is, unfortunately - said the president of the Port Authority of Northern Sardinia, Paul Piro - the data speak for themselves and say a lot about the serious situation in the island's tourism industry. The rate of collapse of Olbia, as I have repeatedly announced, is alarming and the first Sardinian port continues to fail. The malicious mix of crisis because of transport, increased ticket prices, general uncertainty and, therefore, a certain alienation from our island, combined with fierce competition from other destinations, is a constant raging on our system. "
"Surely - continued Piro - the month of September did not rise again the fate of our airports and autumn arrives, unfortunately, will not be an easy one, especially given the slow evolution of the story of Tirrenia, on which much remains strong uncertainty. I'm sorry to stress, but we have taken a dark road, which is already having a major impact on the employment of character harbor system of North Sardinia.I'm talking about use of layoffs, dismissals or non-employment between port operators, shipping agencies, at the ticket, in general, and in ancillary services consistent orbiting the port facilities. I hope that this cry of alarm, that I can throw with the force and for the first time the political class and business operators, debt can find a match, with adequate and immediate solutions to relaunch the island in the international market and give an injection of life to the entire transport system. For our part, the position remains firm, already announced, the search for new shipping groups and, therefore, new lines of traffic that can detect new market shares. "
The Port Authority has announced that last month the port of Olbia has also suffered a setback in the goods sector with a decrease of 11% in terms of tons, a reduction which has reduced the percentage of positive deviation from the 2010. No tonne of goods transported, however, in the port of Golfo Aranci, which remains stationary at zero. "The decline in percentage of goods - Piro said - is definitely a symptom of the decline in demand for goods by tour operators. Percentages are still contained, even if it is essential to keep a constant monitoring on the field. "
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The regular shipping routes to Sardinia to continue to record traffic hemorrhage. Last month the number of passengers disembarked and distributed in the two ports of Olbia and Golfo Aranci 360mila was lower than compared to August of 2010 and the first eight months of 2011 the loss amounted to more than 900 thousand units. "It is - said the Port Authority of Northern Sardinia - confirmation that the downtrend in 2011, even during the climax of the summer season, not only does not mention an improvement, but fell by another percentage point in July." 
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