Sensibile flessione del traffico passeggeri nel porto di Calais nel primo semestre

Nei primi sei mesi di quest'anno il traffico merci nel porto di Calais è ammontato a 16,2 milioni di tonnellate, con un incremento dell'1,25% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2000. Il traffico passeggeri, con 6,3 milioni di unità, è invece risultato in calo dell'8,34%. In flessione anche il numero di autovetture (-9,17%), mentre è cresciuto quello degli autoveicoli pesanti (+3,63%).

Port of Calais
Statistics 2001
(Source: Port of Calais)

Passenger and vehicle traffic
(Arrivals and departures combined)

		JUNE			JANUARY to JUNE
		2001	2000	01/00	2001	2000	01/00
Passengers
	car ferries	1,432,456	1,411,967	+1.45%	5,971,289	6,327,675	-5,64%
	hovercraft		106,837			457,169
	catamarans	55,485	863		335,870	96,371	+248,51%
	cruise ships	1,837	2,058	-10.74%	2,445	2,058	+18,80%
Total number of passengers		1,489,778	1,521,725	-2.10%	6,309,604	6,883,273	-8,34%

Tourist vehicles
	car ferries	238,660	224,135	+6,48%	938,297	989,865	-5,21%
	hovercraft		25,917			105,264
	catamarans	14,570	218		80,641	26,628	+202,84%
Total number of vehicles		253,230	250,270	+1,18%	1,018,938	1,121,757	-9,17%

Lorries
	car ferries	119,430	113,624	+5,10%	681,953	657,760	+3,67%
	hovercraft		65			387
	catamarans	28	2		179	64	+179,68%
Total number of lorries		119,458	113,691	+5,07%	682,132	658,211	+3,63%

Number of movements
	car ferries	3,619	3,162	+14,45%	18,888	16,887	+11,84%
	hovercraft		610			2,686
	catamarans	240	2		1,756	472	+272,03%
Total number of movements		3,859	3,774	+2,25%	20,644	20,045	+2,98%

Traffic in merchandise
(Arrivals and departures breakdown)

		JUNE			JANUARY to JUNE
		2001	2000	01/00	2001	2000	01/00
Diversified merchandise	arrivee	1,200,670	1,199,150	+0,12%	6,771,810	6,901,840	-1,89%
	depart	1,526,940	1,462,710	+4,39%	8,358,470	8,340,450	+0,21%
	Total	2,727,610	2,661,860	+2,47%	15,130,280	15,242,290	-0,74%
Commercial port
Liquids in bulk	arrive
	depart	16,097	13,063	+23,22%	102,742	93,229	+10,20%
	Total	16,097	13,063	+23,22%	102,742	93,229	+10,20%
Solids in bulk	arrive	105,568	42,752	+146,93%	417,477	261,583	+59,59%
	depart	90,967	44,795	+103,07%	318,638	256,692	+24,13%
	Total	196,535	87,547	+124,49%	736,115	518,275	+42,03%
Diversified merchandise	arrive	2,772	2,631	+5,35%	17,594	21,568	-18,43%
	depart	20,322	35,173	-42,23%	222,616	132,960	+67,43%
	Total	23,094	37,804	-38,92%	240,210	154,528	+55,44%
Merchandise commercial port	arrive	108,340	45,383	+138,72%	435,071	283,151	+53,65%
	depart	127,386	93,031	+36,92%	643,996	482,881	+33,36%
	Total	235,726	138,414	+70,30%	1,079,067	766,032	+40,86%

Port of Calais General total		2,963,336	2,800,274	+5,82%	16,209,347	16,008,322	+1,25%