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In the third trimester the traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp has grown of +5.8%
In the first nine months of this year tons (+3.7% are enlivened 148,3 million)
October 22, 2014
In the third trimester of the 2014 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Antwerp it has grown of +5.8% attesting to 50,1 million tons regarding 47,3 million tons in the period July-september last year. In the segment of the container the traffic has been of 27,6 million tons (+10.3%) that pairs to 2,3 million teu (+9.3% are totaled with a handling of containers). The goods conventional is piled to 2,4 million tons (+3.2%) and the traffic of the rotabili to 1,0 million tons (- 5.1%). Handling of motors vehicle has been pairs to 271 thousand unit (- 14.6%). The volume of the liquid bulk is increased of +3.4% going up 15,7 million to tons while that of the bulk sand banks is diminished of -9,3% to the 3,4 million one tons.
In the first nine months of this year the traffic enlivened altogether from the Belgian port of call has grown of +3.7% to 148,3 million tons regarding 143,0 million tons in the period January-september last year. The container traffic is increased of +6.0% to 81,1 million tons for a handling of container from 20 ' pairs to beyond 6,7 million teu (+5.0%). The goods conventional is diminished of -3,2% to the 7,4 million one tons, between which 4,9 million tons of iron worker (+4.6%) and 795 thousand tons of fruit (- 15.4%). The traffic ro-ro is come down to 3,4 million tons (- 0.8%). Car handling is dropped of the -5,7% to 914 thousand unit. In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic total is increased of +3.8% 46,2 million to tons, of which 33,8 million oil tons of producing (to +4.9%), 8,6 million tons of chemicals (to +1.9%) and 3,5 million tons of crude oil (- 0.6%). The total volume of the solid bulk is diminished of -6,5% to the 10,2 million one tons, reduction that is determined mainly by the bending of the -39,6% of the coal to 1,2 million tons; down also the fertilizers, come down to 2,8 million tons (- 9.7%), while the minerals are increased of +5.5% 2,1 million to tons and the traffic of sand and gravel has grown of +27.4% to 992 thousand tons.
In the first nine months of the 2014 port of Antwerp it has recorded the ports of call of 10.526 ships (- 2.3%) for a total tonnage of 251,6 million tons (+1.9%).
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In the third trimester of the 2014 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Antwerp it has grown of +5.8% attesting to 50,1 million tons regarding 47,3 million tons in the period July-september last year. In the segment of the container the traffic has been of 27,6 million tons (+10.3%) that pairs to 2,3 million teu (+9.3% are totaled with a handling of containers). The goods conventional is piled to 2,4 million tons (+3.2%) and the traffic of the rotabili to 1,0 million tons (- 5.1%). Handling of motors vehicle has been pairs to 271 thousand unit (- 14.6%). The volume of the liquid bulk is increased of +3.4% going up 15,7 million to tons while that of the bulk sand banks is diminished of -9,3% to the 3,4 million one tons.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
