In the first half of this year the port of Amburgo has enlivened 65,8 million tons of goods (+3.5%)



In the first semester of this year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Amburgo has recorded a rise of 3.5% going up to 68,1 million tons regarding 65,8 million tons enlivened in the first half of 2012. The import traffic has grown of 2.3% attesting itself to 38,3 million tons and that of export is increased of 5.1% 29,8 million to tons.

The single containerized trade in import and export is piled to 46,5 million tons (+3.4%), volume that is realized with a container handling pairs to 4,5 million teu (+2.1%). The container to the boarding pairs to 2,2 million teu (+2.6%) and those to the disembarkation to 2.3 million teu (+1.7% have been). The single handling of container full has been pairs a3,9 million teu, with an increment of 2.4% on the first semester last year, while container handling empty has remained almost stable to 600.000 teu (+0.2%).

The traffic of the goods conventional is diminished of 10.1% to 920 thousand tons.

In the field of the bulk the traffic has grown totally of 4.4% going up to 20,7 million tons. The liquid bulk has totaled 7,0 million tons (+7.0%). The bulk enlivened with bucket is dropped of 0.7% to 10,0 million tons and the agricultural bulk is increased of 14.9% 3,7 million to tons.

The Harbour Authority of Amburgo previews that in the entire the 2013 traffic enlivened from the German port of call it will record an light increase regarding last year. Remembering that the association of German exporter BGA has looked on to for a 2013 increase of 3% of the German exports and that directive of the Port of Hamburg the Marketing considers that us cannot be attended rates of growth of the German exports pairs at least +5% as it has happened during the last few years, councilman of the Port of Hamburg Marketing, Axel Mattern, has explained that "taking into consideration the exports from the markets in neighboring countries, in the port of Amburgo rates of growth between 4% are possible however and 5% of the traffic of the goods". "Also in the presence of a weakening of the German imports - it has specified - thanks to the question of the near nations, I preview a stable trend of the traffic of the goods". According to Mattern, for entire the 2013 traffic enlivened from the port of Amburgo it will be attested to about 136 million tons (+4%) and handling of the container to about 9,1 million teu (+3%).