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In the 2012 Singapore world-wide container has been confirmed according to port and has established three new records
For the first time exceeded the threshold of 30 million teu enlivened in a year
January 11, 2013
In the 2012 port of Singapore it has established the own new record anniversary of traffic of the enlivened container having approximately 31,7 million container teu, with a progression of the 5.7% respect to beyond 29,9 million teu totaled in 2011. The data confirmation the second place of the port of Singapore in classifies of the world-wide ports container also in 2012, ranking in which is placed – so like it has happened in 2011 - behind of the port of Shanghai, than last year – waiting for given supplied from the Chinese authorities – has presumablly enlivened a traffic of approximately 32,5 million teu, and in front of the port of Hong Kong, that archivierà 2012 with a next traffic to 23,5 million teu.
Last year the port of Singapore has recorded also the own new record of total traffic of the goods with a total of 537,6 million tons, in increase of 1.2% regarding the 493,6 million one tons of goods in 2011.
At last the port of call has established also the own new record of landings place of ships in terms of tons of tonnage: in the 2012 volume of tonnage of the ships that have scaled the port it is piled to 2,25 billion tons, in increase of the 6.1% regarding 2,12 billion tons of tonnage in 2011. The increment is generated mainly by the oil tankers and the portacontainer, that they represent respective the 30.8% and the 30.4% of the total tonnage of the ships arrived in port.
In 2012, moreover, the port of Singapore has confirmed the first world-wide port of call of bunkeraggio also having had recorded a bending of the fuel sales. The bunker volume is in fact come down of 1.2% to the 42,7 million one tons regarding 43,2 million tons in 2011.
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In the 2012 port of Singapore it has established the own new record anniversary of traffic of the enlivened container having approximately 31,7 million container teu, with a progression of the 5.7% respect to beyond 29,9 million teu totaled in 2011. The data confirmation the second place of the port of Singapore in classifies of the world-wide ports container also in 2012, ranking in which is placed – so like it has happened in 2011 - behind of the port of Shanghai, than last year – waiting for given supplied from the Chinese authorities – has presumablly enlivened a traffic of approximately 32,5 million teu, and in front of the port of Hong Kong, that archivierà 2012 with a next traffic to 23,5 million teu.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
