In the second quarter of 2026, the ports of the Supervisory Authority Port System of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea handled 8.45 million tons of goods, with an increase of +4.7% compared to to 8.07 million in the same period last year. Pushing The growth was mainly in containers, while traffic Ro-Ro has seen a decline as well as traffic cruise.

Containers reached 283,585 TEUs (+7.8%). In the port of Naples there were 171,878 TEUs (+10.0%) and in that of Salerno 111,707 (+4.5%). Container traffic filled up for the hinterland rose by +12.2% to 207,644 TEU, while voids fell -15.0% to 53,049 20-foot boxes. TEUs in transhipment grew by +45.9% to 22,892 TEUs: in Naples have almost quadrupled, from 2,681 to 10,525, while in Salerno they have fell by -4.9% to 12,367. Tons in containers are increased overall by +13.0% to €3.18 million, of which €1.85 million million in Naples (+17.7%) and 1.33 million in Salerno (+7.1%)

Rolling stock traffic lost -2.2% globally, falling to 2.86 million tons, but the trend is the opposite between the two stopovers. Naples left -11.2% on the ground, falling to 1.14 million tonnes, with ro-ro units down -8.8% to 59,312. Salerno, with 1.72 million tons, instead gained +4.8%, with ro-ro units at 52,304 (+4.5%).

Liquid bulk cargo, handled only in Naples, grew by +0.5% to 1.62 million tonnes: refined products increased by +1.8% to 1.34 million tonnes, while liquefied gases and fell by -4.1% to 238,895 tonnes. The Dry bulk cargo recorded an overall increase of +3.5% compared to 514,578 tons. In Naples, with 342,008 total tons (-0.6%), cereals increased by +11.7% to 95,683 tons and fell by -11.0% to 118,997 tons. In Salerno Dry bulk cargo recorded +12.7% to 172,570 tons.

Overall, the port of Naples has moved 4.96 million tons of goods (+2.9%) and Salerno 3.49 million (+7,2%).

On the passenger side, scheduled connections (ferries and local connections) transported 3.05 million people (+5.0%): local passengers grew by 6.9% to 2.84 million, while ferries fell by -14.5% to 213,170 units, by of which 189,492 in Naples (-16.0%) and 23,678 in Salerno (-0.5%).

Total cruise traffic fell by -6.8% to 609,072 passengers. In Naples the drop was -20.0% to 488,504 (transits -21.2% to 420,489 pax, home port -11.6% to 68,015 pax). Salerno, on the other hand, has more than doubled from 42,984 to 120,568 passengers, driven by transits that accounted for almost all traffic.

In the first six months of 2026, Campania's ports handled 16.05 million tonnes, with an increase of +2.1% over the first half last year. Containers amounted to 552,527 TEUs (+4.1%).