In the first trimester of the 2012 traffic in the port of Antwerp it is diminished of 2.2%



In the first trimester of this year the port of Antwerp has accused a decrease of 2.2% of the traffic of the goods that has been pairs to 46,3 million tons regarding 47,4 million tons enlivened in the first three months of 2011.

The traffic of the container is increased of 2.9% to 27,0 million tons regarding 26,2 million tons in the first trimester last year. The containerized trade which counted in box from 20 ' has been pairs to 2.188.185 teu, in increase of 0.7% regarding the 2.172.323 teu last year. The Harbour Authority of Antwerp has emphasized that draft of the enlivened volume more never elevated from the Belgian port of call in the first trimester of a year and that the perspectives are of an ulterior increment thanks to the arrival of two services with the Far East: line NE4 operated from shipowning consortium CKYH and line CES 2 operated from the companies Evergreen Line and China Shipping Lines Container.

The traffic of the bulk is piled to altogether 15,7 million tons, with a bending of 8.9% regarding the first trimester of 2011. The liquid bulk is diminished of 13.5% to 10,3 million tons because of the decrease of 3.1% of the oil produced ones to 7,6 million tons, of chemicals 8.0% of to 2,5 million tons and of 91.6% of the imports of crude oil to 106 thousand the tons. The bulk sand banks instead is increased of 1.4% attesting itself the 5,3 million one to tons; the coal volume is gone up of 34.5% to 1,7 million tons, the granagli is increased of 18.7% to 324 thousand tons, while the fertilizers are diminished of 19.7% to 1,1 million tons and the minerals are dropped of 29.9% to 664 thousand tons.

In the section of the goods conventional and loose the traffic has been of 2,5 million tons, with a reduction of 13.6% on the first trimester of 2011. The iron worker volume is diminished of 20.3% to 1,5 million tons, the fruit is dropped of 7.0% to 315 thousand tons, paper and cellulose has totaled 210 thousand tons (+9.6%), granites 46 thousand tons (- 44.1%) and the not ferrous minerals 91 thousand tons (+29.2%).

In the field of the rotabili the traffic has been of 1,2 million tons (+12.3%). The number of enlivened motors vehicle has been of 289.842 units (+14.8%).

In the first three months of 2012 to the port of Antwerp pairs to 77,5 million (+0.4% are landed 3,629 ships (- 3.0%) for a tonnage of tonnage).