Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Singapore has recorded a rise of 8.1%
the container has been pairs to 2.826.600 teu (+1.2%)
June 13, 2013
Last month the port of Singapore has enlivened 50,5 million tons of goods, with an increase of 8.1% regarding 46,7 million tons in May 2012. The decided increment is generated by the rise of 11.5% of the oil traffic, that it is piled to 16,6 million tons, let alone by the increase of 37.7% of the goods conventional, that they have totaled 3,0 million tons, and by the increase of 27.2% of the not oil bulk, than tons have been attested almost 1,3 million. More contained the increase of the goods containerized, that it has been of +3.4% to 29,7 million tons, volume realized with handling of a number of containers 2.826.600 pairs to container teu (+1.2%).
In the first five months of the 2013 Asian port it has enlivened altogether 222,6 million tons of cargos, with a decrease of the 1.2% regarding 225,4 million tons in the period January-May last year. The traffic of the goods conventional has grown of 10.9% to 13,3 million tons. Down all the other types of traffic: the oil bulk has recorded a contraction of 1.7% to the 71,0 million one tons and those not oil are diminished of 21.0% to 5,8 million tons; the goods containerized is piled to 132,5 million tons (- 1.0%) with a container handling pairs to 13.089.200 teu (+1.2%).
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