Demand for mobility in the transport sector grows in the first quarter of the year
The upturn in mobility in the transport sector continued in the first quarter of the year 2024. Increases were recorded for all modes of transport, with the only exceptions being cruise traffic and local public transport passenger demand.
This is what emerges from the Quarterly Report of the Observatory on Mobility Trends prepared by the Struttura Tecnica di Missione (STM) of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT), which evaluates quarterly analyses of mobility trends to monitor trends and needs in the transport and logistics sector, also with a view to planning and programming future investments in transport infrastructure and services.
In detail, the report shows significant positive changes in passenger demand for both high-speed (+6%) and Intercity services (+8%), against an increase in services of 2% and 1% respectively. Air transport passengers are also up (+12%) against an 8% increase in services, as is passenger demand for cruises (+50%) in maritime transport, where, however, there is a drop in passenger demand for ferries (-7%).
The road transport sector for light vehicles on the Anas network remained substantially unchanged, while there was a slight increase on the motorway network (+2%); the opposite trend for heavy vehicles, up 1% on the Anas network and down 2% on the rest of the motorways.
A comparison of this quarter’s data with pre-Covid data (same period in 2019) is also interesting: in this context, the greatest signs of growth were seen in passenger demand in the ferry (+26% compared to 2019) and cruise (+47%) sectors.
The Report’s analyses are based on data made available by the national multimodal operators, the General Directorates of MIT and those contained in the open source databases of the main national and international mobility players. To consult the full Observatory Report, click here.
