In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the The port of Venice grew by +4.3% over the same period of 2024 having been equal to 5.90 million tons, of which 4.69 million tons of cargo at landing (+4.1%) and 1.20 million tons million tons at embarkation (+5.6%).

Overall growth was driven by bulk shoals which, with a total of 1.85 million tons, have recorded an increase of +21.2% generated by the increase in volumes in all product segments except coal, traffic that was reduced to zero compared to the 239 thousand tons handled in the first three months of 2024. Metallurgical products amounted to to 577 thousand tons (+53.6%), minerals and building materials to 499 thousand tons (+18.0%), feed, fodder and oilseeds to 326 thousand tons (+6.9%), cereals at 224 thousand tons (+220.0%), chemicals at 51 thousand tons (+36.2%) and other dry bulk cargo at 169 thousand tons (+131.5%).

Miscellaneous goods also increased, reaching 2.37 million tons (+1.4%) thanks to the +10.1% increase in goods containerized vehicles, amounting to 1.23 million tons with a handling of containers amounting to 124,194 TEUs (+11.1%), which offset the declines in rolling stock, which fell to 591 thousand tons (-0.5%), and conventional goods which totaled 544 thousand tonnes (-12.2%).

Liquid bulk cargo fell by -6.1% with 1.68 million tonnes, of which 1.32 million tonnes of products refined petroleum (-4.1%), 276 thousand tons of liquefied gas or compressed and natural gas (-8.7%) and 86 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (-24.4%).

In the cruise sector, a decrease of -39.5% with only 7 thousand passengers.

In the first quarter of 2025, the port of Chioggia handled 221 thousand tons of goods (+29.3%), including 142 thousand tons of dry bulk (+17.2%) and 79 thousand tons of miscellaneous goods (+58.5%).