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Decided bending of the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona
Last month the Catalan port of call has enlivened 3,2 million tons (- 15.8%)
February 23, 2012
The port of Barcelona has begun 2012 recording a decided bending of the traffic. Last month the Catalan port of call in fact has enlivened 3,2 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 15.8% regarding 3,8 million tons totaled in January 2011.
The field of the goods several has closed January 2012 with a total of 2,0 million tons (- 18.9%), of which 1,4 million containerized tons of goods (- 26.11%) and 617 thousand conventional tons of goods (+4.2%). Handling of the container which counted in unit from 20 ' (teu) has been pairs to 143.270 teu (- 28.1%).
In fort decrease also the traffic of the liquid bulk that has attested to 836 thousand tons (- 24.3%), of which 652 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 29.9%) and 183 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+5.7%). Decided rise, instead, of the solid bulk that is piled to 351 thousand tons (+64.4%).
In the section of the passengers the traffic has been altogether of 95 thousand unit (- 5.3%), of which 38 thousand fleeting of the regular lines (- crocieristi 2.1%) and 58 thousand (- 7.3%).
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The port of Barcelona has begun 2012 recording a decided bending of the traffic. Last month the Catalan port of call in fact has enlivened 3,2 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 15.8% regarding 3,8 million tons totaled in January 2011.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
