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the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven has recorded for the ninth consecutive month a decrease of the traffic
Last month tons of goods (- 10.6% are enlivened 6,7 million). In the first semester of the 2013 traffic it is diminished of -9,1%
August 8, 2013
The port of Bremen/Bremerhaven has recorded for the ninth consecutive month a decrease of the volume of traffic enlivened from the port of call. Last month, in fact, the traffic is piled to 6,7 million tons, with a decrease of -10,6% regarding the 7,5 million one tons totaled in June 2012. In the single harbour area of Bremerhaven tons (- 8.6%) and in that of Bremen 1,0 million tons (- 20.0% are enlivened 5,7 million). The bending is determined by the contraction of the volumes enlivened in all the main merceologici sections.
Last june the traffic of the goods several is piled to 5,9 million tons (- 8.4%), of which 5,3 million containerized tons of goods (- 7.9%) realized with handling of 496.651 container teu (- 6.4%) and 624 thousand conventional tons of goods (- 12.1%). Handling of motors vehicle has been pairs to 163.025 units (- 9.6%). The total volume of the bulk has attested to 797 thousand tons (- 23.9%), of which 150 thousand tons of liquid bulk (- 23.9%) and 647 thousand tons of bulk sand banks (- 23.9%).
In entire the first semester of the 2013 German port it has enlivened a total of 39,8 million tons of cargos, with a contraction of -9,1% regarding the 43,8 million one tons in the first half last year. The import traffic is piled to 19,7 million tons (- 10.8%) and that of export to 20,0 million tons (- 7.4%). In the single harbour area of Bremerhaven the traffic has been of 33,5 million tons (- 10.2%) and in that of Bremen of 6,3 million tons (- 3.2%).
In the first six months of this year the volume of the several goods is diminished of -9,9% coming down to the 34,9 million one tons, of which 31,0 million tons of goods containerized (- 10.5%) totaled enlivening 2.917.597 teu (- 8.9%) and 3,9 million tons of goods conventional (- 4.5%), between which 1,9 million tons of goods ro-ro (+0.1%), 1,1 million tons of iron worker (- 13.1%), 276 thousand tons of producing forest (to +9.5%) and 54 thousand tons of fruit (+237.5%). The bulk is dropped of -3,3% to the 4,8 million one tons, of which 785 thousand tons of liquid bulk (+8.3%) and 4,0 million tons of bulk sand banks (- 5.3%). This last volume turns out composed from 334 thousand tons of cereals and alimentary bulk (- 36.0%), 2,2 million tons of minerals (+1.7%) and 752 thousand tons of coal (- 16.6%).
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