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To August the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona is increased of +5.4%
In the first eight months of the 2014 increase it has been of +8.0%
September 22, 2014
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona is increased of piled +5.4% being to 3,8 million tons regarding 3,6 million tons in August 2013. The total volume of the goods several has attested 2,2 million to tons (- 3.2%), of which 1,5 million containerized tons of goods (- 3.0%) and 719 thousand conventional tons of goods (- 3.4%). The traffic of the liquid bulk has grown of +14.7% almost 1,2 million tons, of which 869 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+14.2%) and 300 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+16.4%). The bulk sand banks has totaled 436 thousand tons (+37.8%).
To August 2014 the traffic of the passengers has been of 584 thousand unit (+3.4%), of which 326 thousand crocieristi (0%) and 258 thousand fleeting of ferries (+7.9%).
In the first eight months of the 2014 Catalan port it has enlivened a total of 30,4 million tons of goods, with a progression of +8.0% regarding the period January-August last year. The goods several pairs to 18,4 million tons (+2.6% have been), of which 11,6 million containerized tons of goods (+1.5%) pairs to 1.230.032 teu (+6.7% realized with a handling of containers) and 6,7 million conventional tons of goods (+4.8%). The liquid bulk is piled to 8,8 million tons (+19.4%), of which 6,2 million tons of hydrocarbons (+9.0%) and 2,6 million tons of other liquid bulk (+54.1%). The volume of the bulk sand banks has been pairs to 3,2 million tons (+11.7%).
In the first eight months of this year the traffic of the passengers has been almost 2,4 million unit (- 4.4%), of which 1,5 million crocieristi (- fleeting 9.7%) and 845 thousand of ferries (+6.8%).
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