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In the first trimester of the 2012 traffic goods in the Swiss Rhenish ports it has grown of 34%
the increment has mainly had to the solid rise of the liquid fuel imports
June 18, 2012
In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the Swiss Rhenish ports of Basel, managed Birsfelden and Muttenz-Au from Port of Switzerland has been attested to 1.833.365 tons, with an increment of 34.0% regarding the first three months of 2011. The important increment of the enlivened volumes has mainly had to the solid increase of the liquid fuel imports caused - Port of Switzerland has explained - from the operating difficulties and financial institutions of the national refineries and from the rigid winter. The society has specified that however of significance is limited compares with the first trimester of 2011, period in which the traffic on the Rhine was blocked partially or totally for about four weeks as a result of an incident to boat TMS Waldhof; moreover from the March beginning the sparsity of water that characterized the Rhine did not allow to take advantage of the maximum weight and size ability of the ships.
In the first three months of the 2012 traffic of import (towards mount) it has been of 1.603.308 tons, with an increase of 40.2% regarding 1.143.111 tons in first trimester 2011, while the export traffic (towards valley) is piled to 230.057 tons, in rise of 2.0% regarding 225.490 tons in the period January-March last year.
Altogether the traffic of the container has been pairs to 24.207 teu (+10.7%). The liquid fuel imports are increased of 86% about to 944.000 tons, while the exports are diminished of 94% to about 3.000 tons. The solid mineral fuel traffic is more than doubled going up to 32.212 tons, while that of iron and steel has grown of 9.6% to 108.190 tons. Agricultural, alimentary Prodotti and feeds are dropped of 6% about to 83.000 tons. The crisis of the industry continuous Helvetic paper manifacturing to having an impact negative on the imports of paper flesh that in the first trimester of this year have totaled 62,343 tons (- 43.5%).
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In the first trimester of this year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the Swiss Rhenish ports of Basel, managed Birsfelden and Muttenz-Au from Port of Switzerland has been attested to 1.833.365 tons, with an increment of 34.0% regarding the first three months of 2011. The important increment of the enlivened volumes has mainly had to the solid increase of the liquid fuel imports caused - Port of Switzerland has explained - from the operating difficulties and financial institutions of the national refineries and from the rigid winter. The society has specified that however of significance is limited compares with the first trimester of 2011, period in which the traffic on the Rhine was blocked partially or totally for about four weeks as a result of an incident to boat TMS Waldhof; moreover from the March beginning the sparsity of water that characterized the Rhine did not allow to take advantage of the maximum weight and size ability of the ships.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
