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In the first trimester of this year the traffic in the port of Rotterdam has grown of 3%
Increase of liquid bulk (+9%) and of container (+1%). Decrease of the bulk sand banks (- 6%) and of the goods loose (- 6%)
April 17, 2012
In the first trimester of this year the port of Rotterdam has enlivened 110,2 million tons of goods, with an increment of 3.0% on the correspondent mainly determined period of 2011 from the increase of the liquid bulk. These last ones are piled to altogether 54,8 million tons (+9.0%), of which 25,9 million tons of crude oil (+6.1%), 20,1 million oil tons of producing (+12.5%) and beyond 8,5 million tons of other liquid bulk (+7.9%).
In the section of the bulk sand banks the traffic is diminished of 6.5% attesting itself to 19,2 million tons, of which 7,7 million tons of iron mineral and 15.2% scrap (- 13.9%), 6,9 million tons of coal (+14.7%), 1,9 million tons of agricultural bulk (-) and 2,7 million tons of other bulk sand banks (- 18.7%).
In the field of the container the traffic is increased of 1.3% in terms of weight, that it has totaled 30,2 million tons, while container is dropped of 3.9% in terms of volume having been is 2.780.439 pairs to teu (the container empty is diminished of 16%).
The traffic of the rotabili has been pairs to 4,4 million tons (+0.3%) and that of the other goods several to 1,6 million tons (- 18.5%).
Altogether the imports through the Dutch port of call are piled to 78,0 million tons (+2.3%) and the exports to 32,2 million tons (+4.9%).
"The results - the managing director of the Port of Rotterdam has commented today Authority, Hans Smits - are better than we previewed at the end last year, even if I remove the percentage of increase due to the bisestile day. On the base of the forecasts of end 2011, in the first half of the 2012 we would have had to record an light bending continuation from a resumption in the second half of the year, with stable a final result or of light increment. From this perspective, in the first trimester we have lived of unearned income. However it is, we need to reach to these reserves that depend on the economies German and Dutch. The continuous first to develop itself positively, while the second one gives still little reasons in order to instill optimism. The exports towards nations to out of the European Union, of which the great part it passes through Rotterdam, offer a hope beam".
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In the first trimester of this year the port of Rotterdam has enlivened 110,2 million tons of goods, with an increment of 3.0% on the correspondent mainly determined period of 2011 from the increase of the liquid bulk. These last ones are piled to altogether 54,8 million tons (+9.0%), of which 25,9 million tons of crude oil (+6.1%), 20,1 million oil tons of producing (+12.5%) and beyond 8,5 million tons of other liquid bulk (+7.9%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
