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Traffic of the goods in the port of Zeebrugge down of 8.1%
In the first six months of this year the Belgian port of call has enlivened 22,5 million tons
August 13, 2012
In the first semester of the 2012 traffic of the goods in the port of Zeebrugge it is diminished of 8.1% regarding the same period coming down to last year 22,5 million tons. The traffic of rotabili is dropped of 3.2% to 6,5 million tons to root cause of the bending of 7% of the traffic with the United Kingdom. Handling of new motors vehicle of factory has been pairs to 890 thousand unit, an analogous volume to that of the first half of 2011.
In the field of the container the traffic has been of 10,8 million tons (- 10.0%). More consisting the bending is recorded by the which liquified natural gas traffic, that it has totaled 3,7 million tons (- 25.0%). The traffic of paper and cellulose has grown of 32.5%. The goods conventional is piled to 635 thousand tons. In the section of the bulk sand banks tons (- 5.8% are enlivened 859 thousand).
The traffic of the fleeting cruises has been of 132 thousand (+25.0%).
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