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In the first three months of the 2015 traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp it is increased of +5.9%
the container has been pairs to 2.351.299 teu (+9.5%)
April 15, 2015
In the first trimester of the 2015 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Antwerp it has recorded an increment of piled +5.9% being to 51,0 million tons regarding 48,2 million tons in the first three months last year.
The traffic of the goods several has been of 31,6 million tons (+6.8%) thanks to the increment of the goods in container that has compensated the decrease of the other cargo types. The total of the containerized volume has been of 28,2 million tons (+8.5%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 2.351.299 teu (+9.5%). In the field of the rotabili tons (- 8.7%) and in that of conventional cargos 2,3 million tons (- 3.5% are enlivened almost 1,1 million), of which 1,6 million tons of iron worker (+0.3%) and 173 thousand tons of fruit (- 37.7%). Handling of motors vehicle has been of 292 thousand vehicles (- 6.9%).
In the section of the liquid bulk the traffic has been attested 15,8 million to tons (+4.7%), of which 1,1 million tons of crude oil (- 7.0%), 11,9 million oil tons of producing and than more 2,6 million tons than chemicals (- 3.0%).
The traffic of the solid bulk has been of 3,6 million tons, in increase of +3.6% regarding than less 3,5 million tons in the first trimester of 2014 thanks to the increases of +63.3% of the traffic of sands and gravels (541 thousand tons) and of +24.6% of the coal traffic (374 thousand tons).
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