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In the first half of the 2011 traffic in the port of Antwerp it has grown of 10.4%
The goods several is increased of 5.0%. More consisting (+21.5%) the progression of the bulk
July 20, 2011
In the first semester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp has grown of 10.4% attesting itself to 95.869.516 tons regarding 86.859.099 tons enlivened in the first half of 2010. The goods disembarked is piled to 50.266.971 tons (+11.0%) and those boarded ones to 45.602.545 tons (+9.7%).
In the field of the goods several the traffic has been of 61.580.111 tons (+5.0%). The single containerized trade has been of 53.067.418 tons (+3.4%) and handling of the container in terms of box from 20 ' has been pairs to 4.382.882 teu (+4.3%). The traffic of the goods conventional is increased of 16.9% to a total of 6,4 million tons, of which 4,4 million producing iron and steel (+48%), 400 thousand tons of paper and cellulose (- 44.5%) and 700 thousand tons of fruit (+3.2%). The goods rotabili has totaled 2,1 million tons (+15.8%). The traffic of motors vehicle has been of 526.841 units (+19.1%).
The traffic of the bulk has grown altogether of 21.5% to 34.289.405 tons. Particularly consisting (+31.8%) the increase of the liquid bulk volume that has been attested 24,2 million to tons, of which 15,7 million oil tons of producing (to +42.2%), 2,5 million tons of crude oil (+17.1%) and 5,8 million tons of chemicals (+16.8%). The bulk sand banks has been 10 million tons (+2.3%), of which 2,8 million tons of coal (+8.4%), 2,5 million tons of fertilizers (+7.4%), 800 thousand tons of sand and gravel (+0.8%), 1,6 million tons of minerals (- 3.7%) and 600 thousand tons of metallic scrap irons (- 11.3%).
In the first six months of the 2011 Belgian port it is climbed by 7.745 ships (+7.3%) for a total of 158.678.748 tons of tonnage (+13.4%).
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In the first semester of this year the traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp has grown of 10.4% attesting itself to 95.869.516 tons regarding 86.859.099 tons enlivened in the first half of 2010. The goods disembarked is piled to 50.266.971 tons (+11.0%) and those boarded ones to 45.602.545 tons (+9.7%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
