Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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the port of Marseilles has closed the first semester with a decrease of the -6% of the traffic because of the bending of hydrocarbons
In the other merceologici fields the traffic has grown altogether of +4%
July 25, 2014
In the first semester of the 2014 port of Marseilles it has enlivened 38,2 million tons, with a decrease of -6% regarding the 40,5 million one tons in the first six months last year determined from the contraction of the volume of hydrocarbons, that they constitute the main voice of traffic of the French port of call and that they have accused altogether a reduction of -13% coming down to the 20,8 million one tons because of the contraction of the oil crude oil, that it is piled to 11,3 million tons (- 22.7%), and of the which liquified natural gas, that it has totaled 2,1 million tons (- 30%). Such bending partially is compensated by strong increase (+24%) of the refined produced ones that they have reached 6,4 million tons. Totally the liquid bulk has been attested 22,6 million to tons (- 11%).
Excluding the liquid bulk, the first semester of this year would have been shut in positive with a progression of +4%. The goods several in fact is increased altogether of +2% 8,9 million to tons, of which 5,6 million containerized tons of goods (+4%) pairs to 583.287 teu (+7% totaled with a handling of containers), 1,8 million tons of rotabili (- 6%) and 1,4 million conventional tons of goods (+3%). More emphasized (+8%) the increment of the solid bulk that is gone up to 6,7 million tons, of which 4,8 million tons of iron worker (+12%), 538 thousand tons of agricultural and food- bulk (+11%) and 1,4 million tons of other bulk. Particularly consisting they have turned out the increments of the iron mineral imports for the industry iron worker (+53%) and of the grain exports (+139%).
In the segment of the passengers, that it has suffered as for the rotabili of the situation of criticality that characterizes the activity of the company of navigation SNCM, the traffic has been altogether of 956 thousand people, with a total decrease of the -3% although increase of +18% of the crocieristi.
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