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the port of Antwerp archivia the third trimester with an increase of 5% of the traffic produced from the bulk
The goods several is dropped of -2,5%
October 25, 2013
In the third trimester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 47,3 million tons of goods, with an increment of 5.0% regarding 45,1 million tons in the period July-september of 2012. The goods several is piled to 27,3 million tons (- 2.5%), of which 25,0 million tons of containerized trade (- 1.0%), 1,1 million tons of goods ro-ro (- 8.3%) and 2,3 million conventional tons of goods (- 16.7%). The volume of the bulk has been attested 18,9 million to tons (+19.4% totally), of which 15,2 million tons of liquid bulk (+29.8%) and 3,7 million tons of bulk sand banks (- 10.1%).
In the first nine months of the 2013 Belgian harbour port of call it has enlivened a total of 143,0 million tons, with a progression of 3.0% regarding 138,9 million tons in the period January-september last year. The goods several is dropped of -7,0% to the 84,2 million one tons, of which 76,5 million tons of containerized cargos (- 2.8%), 3,4 million tons of goods ro-ro (- 5.3%) and 7,7 million conventional tons of goods, decreasing of the -6,0% because of the reduction of the -9,1% of the iron worker while the conventional volume of the other goods has remained stable. The traffic of motors vehicle has been of 969 thousand unit (+5.5%). The bulk has totaled 55,4 million tons (+14.5%), of which 44,5 million tons of liquid bulk (+32.0%) - with 32,2 million oil tons of producing (to +36.7%), 8,5 million tons of chemicals (to +9.2%) and 3,5 million tons of crude oil (+71.4%) - and 10,9 million tons of bulk sand banks, with a mainly determined contraction of the -25,6% from the bending of the -57,4% of the coal imports.
In the period January-september of this year the port of Antwerp is scaled by 10.769 ships (- 2.4%) for total 246.890.887 tons of tonnage (+3.4%).
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In the third trimester of this year the port of Antwerp has enlivened 47,3 million tons of goods, with an increment of 5.0% regarding 45,1 million tons in the period July-september of 2012. The goods several is piled to 27,3 million tons (- 2.5%), of which 25,0 million tons of containerized trade (- 1.0%), 1,1 million tons of goods ro-ro (- 8.3%) and 2,3 million conventional tons of goods (- 16.7%). The volume of the bulk has been attested 18,9 million to tons (+19.4% totally), of which 15,2 million tons of liquid bulk (+29.8%) and 3,7 million tons of bulk sand banks (- 10.1%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
