In according to trimester of this year port of Rotterdam it has enlivened 110,6 million tons of goods (- 0.9%)



In according to trimester of this year port of Rotterdam it has enlivened 110,6 million tons of goods, with a bending of 0.9% regarding the first three months of 2012. If the variations quarterly percentages of the volume of traffic enlivened totally from the Dutch port of call in last the 12 months have been light, with a -1,0% in third trimester 2012, a +1.2% in last trimester 2012, a -1,0% in first conclusosi trimester 2013 and the -0,9% of the trimester 30th june, the variations turn out marked instead percentages of the traffic in the single merceologiche categories: the section of the liquid bulk has shown a resumption recording in the four trimesters respective variations of the -16,2%, -8,4%, +4.3% and +9.9%; inverse the trend of the liquid bulk, with respective +4.7%, +5.9%, -2,6% and -3,1%, so as that of the goods containerized, with +1,0%, +1.1%, -0,6% and -3,3%; almost constant, instead, the bending of the other goods several with -3,3%, -2,8%, -4,6% and -3,9%.

In according to trimester of this year traffic of the bulk it is piled to altogether 73,2 million tons (+0.5%). The sun bulk sand banks has been attested 22,1 million to tons (+9.9%), of which 8,9 million tons of minerals and +2.6% scrap (), 7,8 million tons of coal (+29.9%), 2,6 million tons of agricultural bulk (+13.0%) and 2,8 million tons of other solid bulk (- 10.3%). The liquid bulk has been pairs to 51,0 million tons (- 3.1%), of which 21,9 million tons of crude oil (- 11.0%), 20,5 million oil tons of producing (to +4.1%) and 8,5 million tons of other liquid bulk (+2.9%).

In the period April-june of this year the containerized trade has been pairs to 31,7 million tons (- 3.3%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 3,1 million teu (+0.7%). The other goods several is piled to 5,7 million tons (- 3.9%), of which 4,6 million tons of rotabili (+3.6%) and 1,1 million tons of other goods (- 26.2%).

In entire the first semester of the 2013 Dutch port it has enlivened 219,7 million tons of cargos, with a bending of 0.9% on the first half last year. The solid bulk has been pairs to 42,2 million tons (+7.2%) and that liquid to 104,4 million tons (- 2.8%). In the segment of the container the traffic has been of 61,8 million tons (- 2.0%) with a handling of the container pairs to 5,9 million teu (+1.0%). The rotabili have recorded an increment of 2.2% to 9,0 million several tons and the other goods is dropped of 22.8% to 2,4 million tons.

The Harbour Authority of Rotterdam has evidenced that the decrease of 8.7% in the first half of this year of the oil volume crude oil, that altogether constitutes almost a quarter of the enlivened traffic from the port of call, has determined the light total bending of the traffic and is caused by the general situation of the market let alone by the resource to the withdrawal of money from the oil escorts waiting for lower prices of the crude oil in future and from the arrest warrant for maintenance of the refineries.

It is necessary also to evidence that from 1 ° January 2013 the activity of the port of Dordrecht, and the relative volume of traffic that is pairs to about three million tons per year, completely is integrated in that of the port of Rotterdam and that therefore, with the exclusion of such volume, the decrease of the traffic enlivened from Rotterdam in the first six months of this year would turn out more emphasized light.

While Allard Castelein is named new managing director of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Castelein, than currently is vice-president for the Atmosphere of the Shell group, will succeed to the current CEO of the harbour authority Hans Smits next 1° January.