Hard decrease of the traffic of the goods in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven



In the first trimester of this year the volume of traffic enlivened from the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven has recorded a remarkable come down contraction being to 18,9 million tons, with a bending of 13% about regarding 21,7 million tons in the first three months of 2012. The single terminals of the harbour basin of Bremerhaven have enlivened 16,1 million tons of goods (- 13.8%) and those inside situated of the city of Bremen 2,8 million tons (- 7.8%).

"Our twin ports - the senator to the Economy, the job and the port of Bremen has commented, Martin Günthner - have resistito to the effects negatives of the weak person economic development more of their competitors in many others leave of the world. But now these repercussions have also an effect on the docks of Bremen".

The decrease of activity happened in the first three months of 2013 has not saved the main field of the German port of call: that of the container. In the period January-March of 2013 by it container is enlivened a number 1.409.753 pairs to teu, decreasing of 12.2% regarding 1.606.535 teu in the first trimester of 2012.

Heavy also the contraction of the traffic of motors vehicle, that it has totaled 491,113 means, in reduction of 7.1% regarding correspondents 528,883 last year.

The bulk traffic, enlivened for the majority from the terminals of Bremen, has been attested 2,1 million to tons, with a reduction of 7.2% regarding 2,25 million tons from January to March 2012. The bulk volume sand banks is diminished of 9.8% and that of liquid bulk is increased of 8.8%.

Günthner previews an improvement of the situation in the next few months, even if it has specified that it is too soon in order to make a forecast for entire year 2013. The senator has found that after a particularly difficult beginning in last January, month in which the harbour system of Bremen/Bremerhaven has enlivened six million tons of goods, with a decrease of 13.6% on January 2012, a traffic of the container pairs to 448.336 teu (- 15.0%) and a traffic of motor vehicles of 138.266 units (- 12.2%), in the next February is recorded some sign of improvement: the total traffic is piled to 6,3 million tons, down of 12.8% on February 2012, the container has been pairs to 466.060 teu (- 12.5%) and the bending of the car traffic has shown a marked come down attenuation having been of 5.9% to 160.703 cars. To March 2013, then - it has found Günthner - the 192,000 automobiles have been, decreasing of single 4% about regarding 201.000 2012 and 92,000 vehicles in March enlivened in March of the year of crisis 2009. The senator has evidenced also the mitigation of the decrease of the traffic of the containers, than to March 2013 it has been pairs to about 495.000 teu, with a contraction of 9% regarding 546.000 teu in March 2012, but clearly advanced one regarding 358.000 teu in March 2009.

Günthner has however emphasized that, "if currently the port has lost volumes of goods, the level of traffic remains elevated" and however it is declared convinced that "the ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven will return to grow with a resumption of the total economy".