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To October the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is increased of +25%
In the first ten months of the 2014 increment it has been of +9%
November 19, 2014
Last month the port of Barcelona has recorded a fort increment of the traffic of the goods enlivened from own terminals that is piled to 4,2 million tons, in increase of +25% respect to beyond 3,3 million tons in October 2013. The goods several is increased altogether of +10% 2,5 million to tons, of which 1,7 million tons of goods in container (+16%) and 805 thousand conventional tons of goods (0%). Important the increase of the bulk, with cargos liquids that have totaled 1,2 million tons (+57%), of which 892 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+85%) and 325 thousand tons of other cargos (+12%), and with the bulk sand banks attest to 503 thousand tons (+52%).
Last month the traffic of the passengers in the Catalan port of call has been of 362 thousand people (0%), of which 305 thousand crocieristi (- fleeting 1%) and 57 thousand of ferries (0%).
In the first ten months of the 2014 port of Barcelona it has enlivened a total of 38,4 million tons of goods, with a progression of +9% regarding 35,1 million tons in the January-October period last year. In the single activity of transfer the traffic has been pairs to 7,1 million tons (+23%). In the field of the goods several tons (+4% are enlivened 23,2 million), of which 14,8 million containerized tons of goods (+3%) with a container handling pairs to 1.570.993 teu (+8%) and 8,4 million conventional tons of goods (+4%). The liquid bulk has been totally 11,1 million tons (+22%), of which 7,9 million tons of hydrocarbons (+15%) and 3,2 million oil, chemical tons of producing, oils, biocombustibili and fertilizers (+42%). The bulk sand banks has totaled almost 4,1 million tons (+11%).
In the first ten months of this year the passengers have been 3,1 million unit (- 4%), of which 2,1 million crocieristi (- 8%) and a million imbarcatesi people on ferries (+7%).
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