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Stable the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona in 2013
the traffic of the containers has been pairs to 1.720.383 teu (- 2.2%)
February 7, 2014
In the 2013 port of Barcelona it has enlivened a total of 41,4 million tons of goods, with an light decrease of the -0,3% regarding the year precedence. The traffic of the goods several has remained stable to 26,4 million tons (+0.1%), of which 17,0 million tons of goods in container (- 2.5%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 1.720.383 teu (- 2.2%) and 9,4 million conventional tons of goods (+5.1%). The total volume of the liquid bulk is piled to 10,6 million tons (+1.7%), of which 7,9 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 2.8%) and 2,7 million tons of other liquid bulk (+17.4%). The solid bulk is diminished of -6,7% coming down to the 4,4 million one tons.
Last year the traffic of the passengers in the Spanish port has been of 3,6 million unit (+6.0%), of which 2,6 million crocieristi (+7.9%) and 1,0 million passengers of regular lines (+1.6%).
In the single month of December 2013 the port has enlivened a traffic of the goods pairs almost 3,1 million tons, with a decrease of the -5,4% regarding December 2012. The bending is determined by the contraction of 30.8% of the liquid bulk, come down to 636 thousand tons, and from the reduction of the containerized trade, than it has been attested 1,4 million to tons (- 2.6%). The other goods several is increased of +15.1% to 681 thousand tons. The bulk traffic sand banks is increased of +19.7% to 350 thousand tons.
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