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Third consecutive trimester of contraction of the traffic enlivened from the port of Antwerp
In the first semester of the 2012 Belgian port of call it has totaled 93,8 million tons of goods (- 2.1%)
July 20, 2012
In the first semester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 93,82 million tons of goods, with a bending of 2.1% regarding 95,87 million tons in the first half of 2011. The goods to the disembarkation is piled to 48,76 million tons (- 3.0%) and those to the boarding to 45,06 million tons (- 1.2%).
In the section of the goods several the traffic has been altogether of 61,27 million tons (- 0.5%), of which 53,48 million containerized tons of goods (+0.8%) with a handling of the container pairs to 4.363.403 teu (- 0.4%), 2,41 million tons of rotabili (+16.2%) and 5,38 million conventional tons of goods (- 16.5%). Handling of motors vehicle has been of 617.453 units (+17.2%).
The traffic of the bulk has totaled a bending of 5.1% to 32,56 million tons, of which 21,98 million tons of liquid bulk (- 9.2%) and 10,58 million tons of bulk sand banks (+5.0%).
In the second solo trimester of the 2012 Belgian port has enlivened 47,50 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 2.1% regarding 48,49 million tons in the period April-june last year that it represents the third consecutive trimester of contraction of the traffic enlivened from the port of call of Antwerp. The goods containerized tons (- 1.3%) with a handling of the container pairs to 2.175.218 teu (- 1.6% have been 26,48 million); the rotabili have recorded an increase of 19.8% to 1,28 million tons, while the goods conventional is dropped of 19.0% to 2,85 million tons. The liquid bulk traffic is diminished of 5.0% to 11,65 million tons, while that of the bulk sand banks is increased of 9.0% 5,25 million to tons.
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In the first semester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 93,82 million tons of goods, with a bending of 2.1% regarding 95,87 million tons in the first half of 2011. The goods to the disembarkation is piled to 48,76 million tons (- 3.0%) and those to the boarding to 45,06 million tons (- 1.2%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
