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In light increase the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona in August
Stable the goods several; increment of the liquid bulk and decrease of those solid ones. Passengers +13%
September 22, 2011
Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is increased of 1.2% regarding August 2010 attesting itself 3,6 million to tons. Stable altogether the goods several that has totaled 2,4 million tons (+0.3%), of which 1,7 million containerized tons of goods (- 2.3%) and 693 thousand conventional tons of goods (+7.3%). Handling of the container has been pairs to 171.949 teu (- 0.7%).
Last month the liquid bulk is piled to 934 thousand tons (+6.9%), of which 720 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 3.2%) and 215 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+64.0%), and the solid bulk has been pairs to 315 thousand tons (- 7.6%).
In the first eight months of the 2011 Catalan port it has enlivened altogether 29,5 million tons of goods, in increase of 5.8% regarding 27,9 million tons in the correspondent period of 2010. The goods several tons (+8.5% have been 19,8 million), of which 13,8 million tons of goods in container (+11.8%) and 6,0 million conventional tons of goods (+1.7%). Handling of the container in terms of box from 20 ' (teu) has been pairs to 1.414.934 teu (+12.9%). The Harbour Authority of Barcelona has announced that in the first eight months of 2011 it has been particularly consisting the increment of the traffic of container in export, that is gone up of 19%, type of traffic that in the single August has recorded the own new record salary with a total of 50.000 teu boarded.
In the period January-August of this year the liquid bulk is piled to 7,4 million tons (- 0.9%), of which 6,1 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 3.0%) and 1,2 million tons of other liquid bulk (+10.8%). The bulk sand banks has been 2,4 million tons (+5.9%).
In the field of the passengers last month the traffic has been of 668 thousand unit (+13.1% on August 2010), of which 398 thousand crocieristi (+22.2%) and 270 thousand fleeting of regular lines (+2.0%), while in the period January-August of this year the traffic has been altogether of 2,7 million passengers (+12.9% on the same period of 2010), of which 1,8 million crocieristi (+17.4%) and 909 thousand fleeting of regular lines (+5.0%).
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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is increased of 1.2% regarding August 2010 attesting itself 3,6 million to tons. Stable altogether the goods several that has totaled 2,4 million tons (+0.3%), of which 1,7 million containerized tons of goods (- 2.3%) and 693 thousand conventional tons of goods (+7.3%). Handling of the container has been pairs to 171.949 teu (- 0.7%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
