The La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has recorded its largest ever result in container throughput in the first four months of 2017. In total, the throughput was in excess of 276,000 units.
This represents a rise of 15 % in total throughput compared to the corresponding four mo[ds_preview]nths of 2016 which recorded a throughput figure of 240,000 units. The increase in traffic reflected strong performances in the trades to/from the USA and Asia, as well as intra-Mediterranean services the terminal informs. LSCT said such a performance was particularly encouraging because the increase in volume was spread across several trade lanes. Furthermore the terminal operator highlighted that all the main global container alliances call La Spezia and offer improved transit-times to and from key ports in Asia.
The Contship Italia Group also saw a surge in rail traffic volume during the same four months, with the percentage of boxes moved via rail into southern Europe increasing by 20 % year-on-year. The rail growth, specifically in La Spezia, was due primarily to increased competitiveness thanks to faster transit-times via LSCT’s fast-corridor and preclearing systems.
