Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Light increase of the traffic goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona in the first nine months of 2013
To september an increment of 3.3% is recorded
October 17, 2013
Last month the port of Barcelona has enlivened beyond 3,6 million tons of goods, with a progression of 3.3% regarding 3,5 million tons in September 2012. The goods several is piled to 2,2 million tons (- 0.8%), of which than more 1,4 million containerized tons than goods (- 3.8%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 152 thousand teu (- 0.3%) and 759 thousand conventional tons of goods (+5.4%). The total volume of the liquid bulk has attested to 981 thousand tons (+13.1%), of which 688 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+9.4%) and 293 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+22.7%). The bulk sand banks has been 446 thousand tons (+5.2%).
Last month the traffic of the passengers has been of 414 thousand unit (- 5.1%), of which 314 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 7.9%) and 100 thousand of ferries (+5.1%).
In the first nine months of the 2013 Catalan port it has enlivened 31,8 million tons of goods totally, with an increase of 0.6% regarding 31,6 million tons in the period January-september last year. The volume of the goods several has recorded an light bending of -0,2% coming down to the 20,1 million one tons, of which 12,9 million containerized tons of goods (- 1.9%) for a container handling pairs to 1,3 million teu (- 1.8%) and 7,2 million conventional tons of goods (+2.9%). The liquid bulk is increased altogether of 7.3% to beyond 8,3 million tons, of which 6,3 million tons of hydrocarbons (+5.0%) and 2,0 million tons of other liquid bulk (+15.5%). The bulk sand banks is diminished of -9,1% to the 3,3 million one tons.
In the first nine months of this year the passengers are increased of 6.0% almost 2,9 million unit, of which 2,0 million crocieristi (+8.4%) and 891 thousand fleeting of regular lines (+1.1%).
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