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Stable the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona to January
the rise of the bulk sand banks (+9.5%) has balanced the several decrease of goods (- 0.5%) and of the liquid bulk (- 3.5%)
February 25, 2014
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has remained stable being piled to 3,3 million tons, with a decrease of the -0,2% on January 2013. The goods several has been attested to altogether 1,9 million tons (- 0.5%), of which 1,2 million containerized tons of goods (- 5.3%) totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 129.545 teu (+1.6%) and 675 thousand conventional tons of goods +9.8%. Handling of motors vehicle has been of 42 thousand unit (+7.7%). In the field of the bulk, the goods liquid has recorded a bending of the -3,5% coming down to 964 thousand tons, of which 677 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 14.6%) and 287 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+39.9%), while the bulk sand banks is increased of +9.5% to 414 thousand tons thanks to the increase of +65.4% of the concrete and clinker to 171 thousand tons and to the increase of +65.8% of the seed traffic of soybean to 154 thousand tons.
To January 2014 the traffic of the passengers in the Catalan port is piled to 129 thousand unit (+18.6%), of which 40 thousand of fleeting crocieristi ferries (+8.4%) and 89 thousand (+23.8%).
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