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The port of Amburgo archivia the first nine months of 2012 with a decrease of 0.8% of the traffic
The traffic of the container has been pairs to 6,7 million teu (- 0.6%), of which 3,6 million teu with Asia (- 8.3%)
November 14, 2012
The port of Amburgo has closed the first nine months of 2012 with a total traffic of 98,1 million tons of goods, with a decrease of 0.8% regarding 98,8 million tons enlivened from the German port of call in the period January-september last year. The import traffic is dropped of 4.3% attesting itself to 55,3 million tons, while that of export is increased of 4.0% 42,7 million to tons.
The goods several is piled almost 69,2 million tons (+0.2%). The traffic of the container has been pairs to 6,7 million teu (- 0.6%). The container full has totaled 5,8 million teu (+1.8%), of which about 2,9 million teu to boarding (+6.9%) and 2,9 million teu to disembarkation (- 2.6%). The containerized trade with Asia has recorded a remarkable contraction coming down to 3,6 million teu (- 8.3%), of which 2,0 million teu with China (- 11.6%), while the traffic with the other world-wide geographic areas has shown increments: the traffic between the European ports of Amburgo and the other ports is increased of 7.3% 2,1 million teu, that with the Americas is gone up of 16.8% to 856 thousand teu, of which 290 thousand teu with USA (+46.9%) that they have become the fourth commercial partner more important for the German port relatively to the traffic of the container; the traffic with Africa is increased of 10.9% to 179 thousand teu and in rise it has turned out also the traffic with Australia/Oceania that is piled to 32 thousand teu (+9.6%).
The traffic of the goods conventional has been of 1,6 million tons, with an increase of 15.4% on the first nine months of 2011 determined mainly from the increase of the traffic of vehicles, exceptional cargos and project cargo.
In the field of the bulk tons are enlivened altogether 28,8 million, with a decrease of the -4,6% of the bulk enlivened with bucket, of the -0,8% of the dusty bulk and the -2,5% of the liquid bulk.
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