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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of 4.9%
In the period January-september tons (+4.9% are enlivened 33,1 million)
October 25, 2011
The port of Barcelona has totaled the third consecutive month of the reduction of the enlivened traffic having last month about 3,6 million tons of goods, with a bending of 4.9% regarding september 2010. The goods several is piled to 2,4 million tons (+1.1%), of which 1,6 million tons of goods in container (- 2.2%) and 763 thousand conventional tons of goods (+8.8%). The containerized trade measured in unit from 20 ' (teu) has been pairs to 168.422 teu (- 1.0%).
Last month in the section of the liquid bulk the traffic has attested to 919 thousand tons (- 4.7%), of which 764 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+0.8%) and 155 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (- 10.3%). The bulk sand banks is diminished of 19.5% to 306 thousand tons.
In the first nine months of the 2011 Catalan port of call it has enlivened altogether 33,1 million tons of goods, with a progression of 4.9% regarding 31,6 million tons in the correspondent period last year. The goods several tons (+7.7% have been 22,2 million), of which 15,4 million containerized tons of goods (+10.1%) and 6,7 million conventional tons of goods (+2.4%). Handling of the container has been pairs to 1.585.252 teu (+11.4%).
In the period January-september of this year the liquid bulk traffic has been of 8,3 million tons (- 0.9%), of which 6,9 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 2.6%) and 1,4 million tons of other liquid bulk (+8.0%). The Spanish port has enlivened altogether a volume of 2,7 million tons of bulk sand banks (+2.2%).
The field of the passengers has archived item the first nine months of 2011 with a traffic of 3,1 million unit (+12.6%), of which 1,0 million passengers of ferries (+6.3%) and 2,1 million crocieristi (+15.8%).
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