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In according to trimester of this year traffic of the goods in the port of Marseilles Fos it has grown of +4.6%
Decided increment of solid bulk (+22.0%). In light increase liquid bulk (+1.5%) and goods several (+0.4%)
July 9, 2015
In according to trimester of this year port of Marseilles Fos it has enlivened 20,3 million tons of goods, with a progression of +4.6% regarding the correspondent period of 2014. The volume total of the liquid bulk, that it constitutes the greater quota of enlivened traffic from the French port of call, has been pairs to 11,8 million tons (+1.5%), of which 10,9 million tons of hydrocarbons (+1.1%) and 921 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (+5.9%). The bulk sand banks has recorded an emphasized increment of +22.0% attesting itself to 3,9 million tons. In the field of the goods several the traffic has been of 4,6 million tons (+0.4%), of which 3,0 million containerized tons of goods (+5.5%) pairs to 315 thousand teu (+7.2% totaled with a handling of containers), 995 thousand tons of rotabili (- 1.9%) and 598 thousand conventional tons of goods (- 16.8%).
In the quarter April-june of this year the traffic of the passengers in the French port has been of 642 thousand people, with a decrease of the -2,2% producing by the decrease of the -17,5% of the passengers of the ferries, that they are come down to 222 thousand unit, while the crocieristi have grown of +6.9% going up to 419 thousand unit.
In the first semester of the 2015 port of Marseilles Fos it has enlivened a total of 40,5 million tons of goods, in increase of +5.9% regarding 38,2 million tons in the first half last year. The liquid bulk has grown of +6.8% to 24,1 million tons, of which 22,4 million tons of hydrocarbons (+7.3%) and almost 1,8 million tons of other cargos liquids (+0.6%). The solid bulk is piled to 7,3 million tons (+8.2%). Altogether the several goods tons (+2.1% have been 9,1 million), of which 6,0 million tons of goods in container (+6.1%) pairs to 627 thousand teu (+7.7% realized with a handling of containers), 1,9 million tons of rotabili (+2.1%) and 1,2 million conventional tons of goods (- 14.2%).
In the first six months of this year the traffic of the passengers has recorded a contraction of the -2,9% coming down to 948 thousand people, of which 352 thousand of fleeting the ferries (- 8.8%) and 597 thousand crocieristi (+1.2%).
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