E' calato del 7% lo scorso anno il traffico nel porto di Sines

Nel 2000 lo scalo portoghese di Sines, in cui vengono movimentati principalmente oli minerali e carbone, ha registrato un traffico complessivo di 19.957.311 tonnellate, con una flessione del 7% rispetto all'anno precedente determinata dal calo del 10,5% (1,6 milioni di tonnellate) del traffico di prodotti petroliferi.

Ricordiamo che il gruppo PSA Corporation ha siglato un accordo con l'amministrazione portuale di Sines per realizzare e gestire un nuovo container terminal nello scalo lusitano (inforMARE 24 giugno 1999).

Port of Sines
Statistics 2000
(Source: Administração do Porto de Sines, S.A.)

Cargo Handled
(Vol in Tons)

Month	Oil Products	Petrochimical Products	Coal	General Cargo	Total 1999	Oil Products	Petrochimical Products	Coal	General Cargo	Total 2000	Var. 99/00(%)
January	1,699,176	53,944	691,990		2,445,110	1,232,199	52,000	270,839	0	1,555,038	-36.40
February	993,894	31,422	159,875		1,185,191	1,140,890	48,637	490,712	0	1,680,239	41.77
March	1,290,082	45,775	284,672		1,620,529	576,016	40,499	150,606	198	767,319	-52.65
April	1,302,872	59,567	487,806		1,850,245	531,136	65,838	568,993	0	1,165,967	-36.98
May	1,370,090	46,407	315,801		1,732,298	1,156,246	38,916	491,637	1,921	1,688,720	-2.52
June	1,014,805	49,828	588,217		1,652,850	947,919	37,759	593,711	0	1,579,389	-4.44
July	1,535,667	62,535	343,602	80	1,941,884	1,263,006	61,077	437,263	3,546	1,764,892	-9.11
August	1,295,887	65,468	472,679	3,676	1,837,710	1,538,239	70,802	788,437	0	2,397,478	30.46
September	1,111,320	56,227	303,081	817	1,471,445	1,218,172	62,225	410,026	164	1,690,587	14.89
October	1,431,546	53,725	659,623		2,144,894	1,349,257	67,414	570,193	0	1,986,864	-7.37
November	1,259,765	49,092	648,750	6,029	1,963,636	1,184,342	44,241	474,245	0	1,702,828	-13.28
December	916,932	63,184	622,769		1,602,885	1,483,438	60,517	434,035	0	1,977,990	23.40
TOTAL	15,222,036	637,174	5,578,865	10,602	21,448,677	13,620,860	649,925	5,680,697	5,829	19,957,311	-6.95

Vessel Traffic/GT

Month	Vessels in 1999	Vessels in 2000	GT 1999	GT 2000	Var.00/99 Vessels(%)	Var.00/99 GT(%)
January	72	68	1,581,534	960,633	-5.56	-39.26
February	52	63	762,801	1,040,376	21.15	36.39
March	56	58	990,399	694,960	3.57	-29.83
April	62	64	1,145,084	861,941	3.23	-24.73
May	64	73	1,094,229	1,135,966	14.06	3.81
June	60	69	1,019,063	1,000,201	15.00	-1.85
July	67	76	1,174,863	1,073,685	13.43	-8.61
August	68	72	1,109,084	1,402,574	5.88	26.46
September	66	64	890,798	1,044,551	-3.03	17.26
October	71	75	1,326,454	1,207,687	5.63	-8.95
November	73	65	1,253,288	1,021,066	-10.96	-18.53
December	62	61	1,044,654	1,233,206	-1.61	18.05
TOTAL	773	808	13,392,251	12,676,846	4.53	-5.34

Cargo Handled and Vessel Traffic 1987-2000
(Vol in Tons)

Year	Vessels	GT	Oil Products	Petrochimical Products	Coal	General Cargo	Total
1987	828	12,015,357	13,631,371	338,338	1,670,168	0	15,639,877
1988	945	13,605,169	15,204,421	431,211	1,780,049	0	17,415,681
1989	978	14,555,173	16,985,735	437,248	2,501,590	0	19,924,573
1990	1038	16,611,132	18,648,762	474,588	3,435,888	0	22,559,238
1991	814	12,037,226	12,592,090	359,781	3,199,786	3,844	16,155,501
1992	894	14,894,521	16,205,420	363,752	3,316,442	5,227	19,890,841
1993	805	12,431,523	12,782,204	451,154	3,671,460	32,197	16,937,015
1994	947	15,546,310	17,331,932	476,423	4,089,076	38,637	21,936,068
1995	978	14,999,675	16,640,697	527,438	5,360,029	43,383	22,571,547
1996	846	12,643,279	13,753,006	443,807	4,683,289	21,077	18,901,179
1997	821	13,665,864	15,641,693	586,865	4,672,544	13,392	20,914,494
1998	724	13,336,002	15,548,453	589,208	4,313,728	1,486	20,452,875
1999	773	13,392,251	15,222,036	637,174	5,578,865	10,602	21,448,677
2000	808	12,676,846	13,620,860	649,925	5,680,697	5,829	19,957,311