Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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To April the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of +9.4%
the increment is determined by the increase of the liquid bulk. Goods several +1.7%
May 19, 2014
Last year the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +9.4% being piled almost 3,7 million tons regarding 3,4 million tons in April 2013. In the field of the goods several the traffic has been of 2,2 million tons (+1.7%), of which 1,4 million containerized tons of goods (+1.5%) pairs to 140 thousand teu (+8.1%) and 865 thousand totaled with a handling of the container conventional tons of goods (+2.1%). The volume of the liquid bulk has been attested 1,1 million to tons (+39.4%), of which 836 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+40.9%) and 274 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+35.3%). The bulk sand banks has been pairs to 344 thousand tons (- 9.5%). The traffic of the passengers is diminished of the -6,0% to 281 thousand unit, of which 186 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 16.5%) and 95 thousand of ferries (+24.3%).
In the first four months of the 2014 Catalan port it has enlivened altogether 14,2 million tons of goods, with a progression of +9.3% regarding 13,0 million tons in the January-April period last year. The goods several tons (+2.2% have been 8,6 million), of which 5,4 million tons of goods in container (- 1.0%) with a handling of containers pairs to 672 thousand teu (+2.3%) and 3,2 million conventional tons of goods (+8.4%). In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic has been of 4,1 million tons (+27.6%), of which 2,9 million tons of hydrocarbons (+22.1%) and 1,2 million tons of liquid bulk (+44.0%). The bulk sand banks is piled to 1,5 million tons (+9.7%). The traffic of the passengers has been of 672 thousand people (+2.3%), of which 439 thousand crocieristi (- 1.1%) and 233 thousand fleeting of ferries (+9.4%).
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