Last year the harbour terminals of the Eurogate group have enlivened 14,1 million container (+7.3%)



Thanks to the advanced rise to 11% recorded from the traffic enlivened from the container terminals managed from participated (33.4%) Contship Italy and to the resumption of the traffic in the operated Moroccan terminal from participated (40%) Eurogate Tanger, the German group Eurogate has archived item the 2013 with a sturdy increment of +7.3% of the traffic total container that is piled to 14,2 million teu regarding 13,3 million teu enlivened in 2012.

The German terminals of the group have totaled a traffic of 7,8 million teu, with a bending of the -1,2% on 2012. In the single port of Bremerhaven they are enlivened 5,8 million teu, with a decrease of the -4,7%, while the terminals of the group in the ports of Amburgo and Wilhelmshaven have recorded increases of the volumes pairs respective to +7,9% and enlivened +192,8% having beyond 1,9 million teu and 76 thousand teu.

In Italy the traffic has been pairs than more 5,0 million teu (+11.2%). In Morocco, in the port of Tanger Med, the terminal participated from Eurogate has enlivened a traffic record of 1,0 million teu (+84.4%). The volume of traffic in the terminals situated in the ports of Lisbon (Portugal) and Ust-Luga (Russia) has attested respective to 261 thousand teu (+15.8%) and 62 thousand teu (+451.3%).

"The very positive result for the Eurogate group in its complex - the president of the German company has commented, Thomas Eckelmann - does not have stuffed to forget that the market of the transport of the container is enduring an epochal change. This market deeply is changed in last the five years. The navigation companies lay by their confidence in little important consortia, that it implies is opportunity that risks for the ports. The single terminals - Eckelmann has explained - are found to face a strong competition. On the other hand our excellent total result - it has emphasized - exhibition clearly that the Eurogate group is absolutely very placed in order to adapt itself to the changing conditions of the market".

With regard to the new phase of consolidation of the market of the containerized marine transport culminated with the constitution of the P3 alliance Network formed from the three first companies of navigation of the line field, "we above all catch a glimpse - Eckelmann has said - more opportunity that risks, because the three main companies of navigation of the world, Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM, more important have an interest in various constellations in some of our terminals strategically".