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In the first six months of the 2013 traffic of the goods in the Spanish ports it is diminished of -2,2%
222.396.154 tons are enlivened altogether
August 8, 2013
In the first semester of the 2013 Spanish ports they have enlivened altogether 222.396.154 tons of goods, with a decrease of the -2,2% regarding the first half last year. Announcing today such given the ministry of the economic Development of Madrid it has explained that this light decrease of the harbour traffic is determined by various factors: on one side the good vintage year from the idrologico points of view has involved a decline of the solid bulk imports, as the coal for the generation of energy, and cereals as well as of the materials from construction; moreover the slow but constant economic resumption has caused a sure decrease of the internal consumption, for which the import of consumer goods it has been reduced, made that it is reflected in a contraction of the several imports of goods. Other factors that have influenced the decrease of the harbour traffic have been the stabilization of the situation in the Mediterranean that has riposizionato the majority of the transit traffic that previously for opportunity reasons was addressed on the Spanish ports. Moreover - it has specified the ministry - politics of control of the costs of the great companies of navigation have carried to a reorganization of the marine routes and to a concentration of the ports of call in the main ports hub.
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