Stable the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Rotterdam in the first semester



In according to trimester of this year traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Rotterdam it has recorded a rise of +1.5% attesting itself to 112,3 million tons regarding 110,6 million tons totaled in the correspondent period of 2013. The light increase is produced by an accentuation of the trend of increase of the traffics of the container, the goods loose and from a reduction of the bending of the liquid bulk volumes, positive effects that partially are attenuated by a contraction of the increase of the solid bulk.

In the period April-june of the 2014 volume of the goods containerized is piled to 33,0 million tons (+4.0%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 3,1 million teu (+3.4%). The goods loose has been attested 6,7 million to tons (+16.3%), of which 5,0 million tons of rotabili (+7.9%) and 1,7 million tons of other goods (+51.0%). In the field of the liquid bulk the traffic has been of 49,8 million tons (- 2.5%), of which 23,8 million tons of crude oil (+8.6%), 17,8 million producing tons of oil (- 13.2%) and 7,8 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 8.4%). The total volume of the bulk sand banks is increased of +3.2% 22,8 million to tons, of which 8,5 million tons of iron mineral and 4.6% scrap (-), 8,2 million tons of coal (+5.0%) 3,0 million tons of agricultural bulk (+16.1%) and 3,1 million tons of other solid bulk (+11.2%).

In the first semester of the 2014 Dutch port it has enlivened a total of 221,1 million tons of goods, with an light progression of +0.6% regarding the first half last year. In the segment of the container the traffic has been of 63,4 million tons (+2.7%) with a handling of containers pairs to 6,0 million teu (+1.9%). The rotabili are piled to 9,8 million tons (+8.4%) and the other goods several to 3,1 million tons (+28.5%). Totally the liquid bulk has totaled 99,0 million tons (- 5.2%), of which 47,7 million tons of crude oil (+3.3%), 35,7 million producing tons of oil (- 13.5%) and 15,0 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 11.0%). The solid bulk has been 45,9 million tons (+8.8%), of which 17,5 million tons of iron mineral and +0.3% scrap (), 16,0 million tons of coal (+9.5%), 5,8 million tons of agricultural bulk (+37.3%) and 6,6 million tons of other solid bulk (+11.9%).

The Harbour Authority of Rotterdam previews that in the entire 2014, graces to an ulterior resumption of the previewed European economy in the second half of the year, the traffic enlivened from the port will record a progression of +1% approximately.