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In the 2011 traffic goods enlivened from the ports EU it is piled to 3,7 billion tons (+1.7%)
The traffic of the passengers has recorded a decrease of -3,5%
March 20, 2013
In the 2011 traffic of the goods enlivened altogether from the ports of the 27 States of the European Union it is piled to 3,7 billion tons, with an increment of the 1.7% on the year precedence. Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU has announced today, explaining that if between the 2002 and 2007 enlivened traffic goods from the communitarian ports has grown considerably and it is arranged to about 3,9 billion tons in 2008, in 2009 is collapsed of 12% coming down to 3,4 billion tons because of the economic crisis and in 2010 is returned to grow going up to beyond 3,6 billion tons in order then recording a new bending.
In the 2011 traffic total of the passengers in the ports EU 2007 with the 414,2 million one passengers are diminished of 3.5% dropping to 385,4 million unit regarding 399,5 million in the 2010 (peak were reached in).
Goods and passengers in maritime ports
Weight of goods handled,
in million tonnes
Number of passengers embarked or
disembarked, in thousands
2010
2011
Growth installments 2011/2010, %
2010
2011
Growth installments 2011/2010, %
EU271
3645.6
3706.4
1.7
399465
385402
-3.5
Belgium
228.2
232.8
2.0
829
824
-0.6
Bulgaria
22.9
25.2
9.8
-
-
-
Czech Republic
-
-
-
-
-
-
Denmark
87.1
92.6
6.4
41993
41527
-1.1
Germany
276.0
296.0
7.3
28780
29233
1.6
Estonia
46.0
48.5
5.3
11186
11840
5.9
Ireland
45.1
45.1
0.0
3089
2906
-5.9
Greece
129.1
135.3
4.8
86189
79183
-8.1
Spain*
376.4
398.3
5.8
21215
21868
3.1
France
313.6
322.3
2.8
27218
25552
-6.1
Italy
494.1
499.9
1.2
87658
81895
-6.6
Cyprus
7.0
6.6
-5.6
107
92
-14.2
Latvia
58.7
67.0
14.2
676
786
16.4
Lithuania
37.9
42.7
12.7
251
281
12.1
Luxembourg
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hungary
-
-
-
-
-
-
Malta
6.0
5.6
-7.1
8063
8250
2.3
Netherlands **
538.7
491.7
-8.7
1994
1770
-11.2
Austria
-
-
-
-
-
-
Poland
59.5
57.7
-3.0
2601
2528
-2.8
Portugal **
66.0
67.5
2.3
701
659
-5.9
Rumania
38.1
38.9
2.1
-
-
-
Slovenia
14.6
16.2
11.0
39
36
-8.9
Slovakia
-
-
-
-
-
-
Finland
109.3
115.5
5.6
17867
18074
1.2
Sweden
179.6
181.6
1.1
30185
30094
-0.3
United Kingdom
511.9
519.5
1.5
28824
28002
-2.9
Norway ***
195.1
199.0
2.0
5876
6130
4.3
Croatia
24.3
21.9
-10.1
25124
26947
7.3
Turkey
338.1
359.1
6.2
1577
1842
16.8
1 Excludes the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia which have not maritime ports
* Date refer to main ports only
** Date for passengers exclude cruise passengers
*** Passenger transport includes only international transport
- Not applicable or negligible
Top ten EU27 cargo ports and passenger ports, 2011
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In the 2011 traffic of the goods enlivened altogether from the ports of the 27 States of the European Union it is piled to 3,7 billion tons, with an increment of the 1.7% on the year precedence. Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU has announced today, explaining that if between the 2002 and 2007 enlivened traffic goods from the communitarian ports has grown considerably and it is arranged to about 3,9 billion tons in 2008, in 2009 is collapsed of 12% coming down to 3,4 billion tons because of the economic crisis and in 2010 is returned to grow going up to beyond 3,6 billion tons in order then recording a new bending.
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