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After 22 years of increase, in the 2014 traffic in the port of Santos it has recorded a decrease of -3,1%
the solid and liquid bulk is diminished respective of the -9,0% and the -6,8%, while the goods several is increased of +6.6%
December 31, 2014
After a period extremely along of uninterrupted increase of the traffic, that it has very lasted 22 years after the recorded decrease of the -2,3% in 1992, the port of Santos closes 2014 with a bending of the enlivened volumes of goods. This year, in fact, the main Brazilian port has enlivened 110,5 million tons, with a decrease of the -3,1% regarding 2013. A trend that, second the initial forecasts of the Harbour Authority of Santos (CODESP), probably will be inverted returning to the increase in 2015 when the traffic total is pairs to 112,4 million tons (+1.7%), even if the harbour agency has formulated also a forecast more optimistic than 117,2 million tons and a more pessimist than 108,5 million tons.
CODESP has emphasized that, even if this year the traffic has turned out in light decrease, that of 2014 represents the turned out better second than always being inferior only to the record established anniversary own in 2013 with the 114,1 million one tons.
The contraction of the traffic recorded in 2014 is caused by the reduction of the bulk volumes. In the field of the solid bulk tons (- 9.0%), while in that of the liquid bulk the total has been of 14,9 million tons (- 6.8% are enlivened altogether 51,9 million). The goods several, instead, has grown of +6.6% going up to 43,7 million tons. The single containerized trade has been of 39,1 million tons (+8.6%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 3.725.646 teu (+8.0%).
Altogether this year the cargo in the port of Santos pairs to 75,9 million tons (- 4.5%) and those disembarked have been 34,6 million to tons (+ 0.1%).
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After a period extremely along of uninterrupted increase of the traffic, that it has very lasted 22 years after the recorded decrease of the -2,3% in 1992, the port of Santos closes 2014 with a bending of the enlivened volumes of goods. This year, in fact, the main Brazilian port has enlivened 110,5 million tons, with a decrease of the -3,1% regarding 2013. A trend that, second the initial forecasts of the Harbour Authority of Santos (CODESP), probably will be inverted returning to the increase in 2015 when the traffic total is pairs to 112,4 million tons (+1.7%), even if the harbour agency has formulated also a forecast more optimistic than 117,2 million tons and a more pessimist than 108,5 million tons.
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