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In the 2012 port of Antwerp it has enlivened approximately 183,8 million tons of goods (- 1.8%)
The container has been pairs to 8.629.992 teu (- 0.4%)
December 28, 2012
In entire the 2012 port of Antwerp it has enlivened a traffic of approximately 183,8 million tons of goods, with a bending of 1.8% regarding the 187,2 million one tons in 2011. The decrease is caused by the contraction of the volumes of traffic recorded in all the main merceologici sections.
In the field of the goods several tons of cargos are enlivened altogether 119,6 million, with a reduction of the 2.0% regarding 122,0 million tons in 2011. The goods containerized is piled to 104,0 million tons (- 1.1%) totaled enlivening a total of 8.629.992 container teu (- 0.4%). More emphasized the decrease of the goods conventional, that they are come down of the 14.9% to 10,8 million tons, while the traffic of rotabili has grown of the 13.6% attesting itself to 4,8 million tons. In increase also handling of motor vehicles, that it has been pairs to beyond 1,2 million unit (+14.1%).
Altogether the bulk traffic is dropped of 1.3% to the 64,2 million one tons. The liquid bulk volume is diminished of the 1.7% to 45,2 million tons because of temporary arrest warrant of the refineries of the Belgian Refining Corporation (BRC), that it has prevented to the section to record a new record of traffic. The bulk traffic sand banks is dropped of the 0.4% to 19,0 million tons.
In the 2012 Belgian port it is climbed give approximately 14.593 ships (- 4.2%).
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