Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Last month the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona has grown of +8.0%
In the first quadrimestre of this year the total has been of 14,2 million tons (- 0.6%)
May 21, 2015
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona has recorded an increase of +8.0% being is pairs four million tons regarding almost 3,8 million tons enlivened in April 2014. Emphasized the increment of the several goods, that they are piled to 2,5 million tons (+11.8%), of which 1,6 million tons of goods in container (+16.4%) pairs to 158 thousand teu (+11.3%) and 907 thousand totaled with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+4.5%).
Stable
the total traffic of the liquid bulk, than has been attested 1,1 million to tons (+0.1%), of which 874 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (+4.4%) and 238 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (- 12.9%). The bulk sand banks has been pairs to 376 thousand tons (+9.3%).
In April 2015 the traffic of the passengers has been of 286 thousand people (+1.5%), of which 206 thousand crocieristi (+10.6%) and 80 thousand fleeting of ferries (- 16.3%).
In the first quadrimestre of this year the Catalan port has enlivened a total of 14,2 million tons of goods, with a bending of the -0,6% regarding the same period of 2014. The goods several is increased of +5.4% almost 9,1 million tons, of which 5,9 million containerized tons of goods (+4.7%) with a container handling pairs to 613.541 teu (+7.4%) and 3,2 million conventional tons of goods (+1.5%). Totally the liquid bulk is diminished of -7,8% to the 3,8 million one tons, of which 2,8 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 5.7%) and 1,0 million tons of other cargos liquids (- 13.1%). Decided contraction also of the bulk volume sand banks, that it is come down of -15,0% to the 1,3 million one tons.
In the January-April period of the 2015 traffic of the passengers has been of 661 thousand people, with a reduction of the -1,7% on the correspondent period last year. The crocieristi have been 437 thousand (- 0.3%) and the passengers of the ferries 223 thousand (- 4.3%).
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