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In March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has accused a contraction of 6.2%
In the first three months of the 2012 decrease it has been of 10.9%
May 4, 2012
Last March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has recorded a bending of 6.2% attesting itself to 3,38 million tons regarding 3,60 million tons in March 2011. The goods several is piled to altogether 2,21 million tons (- 9.2%), of which 1,38 million tons of goods in container (- 16.8%) with a handling of containers pairs to 134.439 teu (- 19.1%) and 825 thousand conventional tons of goods (+7.2%). The liquid bulk has totaled 782 thousand tons (- 13.0%), of which 618 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 16.9%) and 164 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+5.8%), and the bulk sand banks 389 thousand tons (+102.2%).
In the first trimester of the 2012 Catalan port it has enlivened altogether 9,88 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 10.9% regarding 11,09 million tons in the first three months last year. The goods several has accused totally a contraction of 14.3% attesting itself to 6,27 million tons, of which 4,10 million containerized tons of goods (- 22.4%) with a traffic pairs to 410.540 teu (- 23.9%) and 2,17 million conventional tons of goods (+6.6%). Heavy also the reduction of the liquid bulk volume, that it is come down of 14.2% to 2,57 million tons, of which 2,05 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 20.1%) and 514 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+21.5%). Decided resumption, instead, of the bulk traffic sand banks, that it is piled to 1,05 million tons (+34.0%).
In the first three months of this year the traffic of the passengers has been of 303 thousand unit (- 7.8%), with a decrease of 17.7% of the crocieristi to 159 thousand unit and an increment of 6.2% of the number of the passengers of the regular lines that are gone up to 144 thousand unit.
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Last March the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has recorded a bending of 6.2% attesting itself to 3,38 million tons regarding 3,60 million tons in March 2011. The goods several is piled to altogether 2,21 million tons (- 9.2%), of which 1,38 million tons of goods in container (- 16.8%) with a handling of containers pairs to 134.439 teu (- 19.1%) and 825 thousand conventional tons of goods (+7.2%). The liquid bulk has totaled 782 thousand tons (- 13.0%), of which 618 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 16.9%) and 164 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+5.8%), and the bulk sand banks 389 thousand tons (+102.2%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
