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The port of Taranto closes first trimester 2012 with a decrease of 3.4% of the traffic
The decided decrease of the goods several and the liquid bulk is compensated by the emphasized rise of the bulk sand banks
May 8, 2012
In the first three months of the 2012 port of Taranto it has enlivened 8,91 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 3.4% regarding 9,23 million tons in the first trimester last year. The goods in import is piled to 5,09 million tons (- 2.8%) and those in export to 3,82 million tons (- 4.3%).
The traffic of the goods several is diminished altogether of 26.7% to 2,63 million tons, of which 543 thousand containerized tons of goods (- 54.6%) for a handling of the container pairs to 59.959 teu (- 61.0%) and 2,09 million several tons of other goods (- 12.8%).
The liquid bulk volume has attested to 1,40 million tons (- 13.6%) and that of solid bulk 4,88 million to tons (+21.5%).
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In the first three months of the 2012 port of Taranto it has enlivened 8,91 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 3.4% regarding 9,23 million tons in the first trimester last year. The goods in import is piled to 5,09 million tons (- 2.8%) and those in export to 3,82 million tons (- 4.3%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
