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Last month the traffic goods in the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +14.9%
In the first seven months of the 2014 increase it has been of +8.3%
September 1, 2014
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded an increment of +14.9% attesting itself to 4,5 million tons regarding 3,9 million enlivened tons in July 2013. The increase is produced mainly by the increase of the bulk volumes: the cargos liquids are piled to beyond 1,4 million tons (+31.7%), of which 974 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+8.6%) and 466 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+136.5%), and the bulk sand banks has totaled 483 thousand tons (+38.1%). Increase also in the field of the goods several with a traffic has been pairs altogether almost 2,6 million tons (+4.2%), of which 1,6 million containerized tons of goods (+6.7%) pairs to 173 thousand teu (+13.4%) and 983 thousand realized with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+0.5%).
Last month the traffic of the passengers is piled to 414 thousand unit (- 12.7%), of which 161 thousand of fleeting crocieristi ferries (+3.5%) and 253 thousand (- 20.6%).
In the first seven months of the 2014 Catalan port it has enlivened 26,5 million tons of goods, with a progression of +8.3% regarding 24,5 million tons in the January-July period last year. In the segment of the liquid bulk the traffic has been pairs to 7,6 million tons (+20.1%), of which 5,3 million tons of hydrocarbons (+8.2%) and 2,3 million tons of other liquid bulk (+60.8%). The bulk sand banks has totaled 2,8 million tons (+8.5%). The total volume of the goods several has been of 16,1 million tons (+3.5%), of which 10,1 million tons of goods in container (+2.2%) with a handling of containers pairs to 1.060.883 teu (+7.9%), of which 648,463 teu full to clearly of transfers (+6.5%), and 6,0 million conventional tons of goods (+5.8%).
In the first seven months of this year the traffic of the passengers has been pairs almost 1,8 million unit (- 6.7%), of which 587 thousand fleeting of ferries (+6.3%) and 1,2 million crocieristi (- 12.0%).
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