the port of Amburgo closes the first half of the 2014 with a semiannual traffic record of 72,6 million tons (+6.6%)


the port of Amburgo has archived item the first half of the 2014 with a semiannual traffic record of 72,6 million tons of goods, with an increment of +6.6% regarding the same period last year. The export traffic is increased of +9.5% totaling 40,0 million tons and that of import has grown of +4.4% attesting itself to 32,6 million tons.

In the field of the container the total has been pairs to 50,7 million tons (+9.0%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 4,8 million teu (+6.8%). The Harbour Authority of the German port of call has emphasized that the main nordeuropei ports have recorded a medium increase traffic of the container pairs to +1.8% and an increase of +2.6% of handling of the container and, therefore, the port of Amburgo has realized a higher than average increase and has widened own market share of the traffic container from the 25,7 to 26.7%. The container traffic full has been pairs to 4,2 million teu (+8.2%), volume that represents greater the quantitative one of full containers never enlivened in the first semester from the German harbour port of call. The container traffic empty has been pairs to 588 thousand teu (- 2.1%). Altogether the container full and empty in export pairs to 2,3 million teu (+6.3%) and those in import to 2,5 million have been teu regarding 2,2 million teu in the first half of 2013. The containerized trade with Asia north-oriental has been pairs to 1,8 million teu (+11.3%), that with the Baltic Sea to 1,2 million teu (+4.5%); particularly consisting it has been the increase of the traffic of the container with Africa, that it has been pairs to 171 thousand teu (+33.3%), while almost stable has turned out that with the America North, attesting to approximately 300 thousand teu (+0.1%).

In the section of the goods conventional is enlivened 930 thousand tons (+0.8%), of which 302 thousand tons of project cargo and exceptional cargos (+1.7%).

the traffic of the bulk is piled totally to 21,0 million tons (+1.6%), of which 7,0 million tons of liquid bulk (0%), 4,4 million tons of dusty cargos (+18.1%) and 9,7 million tons of bulk enlivened with bucket (- 3.4%).

the Harbour Authority of Amburgo previews that in the entire 2014 it could be enlivened a traffic record of 145 million tons of goods, volume that for being reached - it has specified - demands an ulterior increase of the traffic of the container with China and the decrease of the determined restrictions to the Russian foreign trade from the endorsements. For the container it is attended a annual traffic pairs to approximately 9,7 million teu.