Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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the port of Dublino records a semiannual traffic record of beyond 16 million tons of goods
In sensitive increase also the passengers
July 10, 2015
In the first half of this year the port of Dublino has recorded a semiannual traffic record of beyond 16 million tons and the public society Dublin Port Company who manages the Irish port of call previews that entire 2015 will be archived item with a new record traffic anniversary.
The volume enlivened from the port of call in the first six months of this year represents an increment of +5.0% regarding 15,3 million tons totaled in the first half of 2014. Commenting this result the managing director of Dublin Port Company, Eamonn O'Reilly, has emphasized that the increase is generated by the increase of the volumes in all the segments of traffic and has happened is from the side of the imports, that pairs to 9,5 million tons (+5.6% have been), are from that of the exports, be attested to 6,5 million tons (+4.2%). "Besides the increase of the traffic of the goods - it has specified - we have recorded also a strong increase of the volumes of traffic of the passengers is for the ferries that for the cruise ships": the regular lines in fact have enlivened 764 thousand passengers (+4.8%) and fleeting cruise ships 56 thousand (+11.7%).
"Having assisted to a progression of 10% of the traffic volumes goods between 2013 and 2014 in a context of strong increase of the national economy - it has added O'Reilly - we consider that in the next few years the volumes to Dublino will continue to increase as we have previewed in our Masterplan to 2040. This increase demands important and continues investments in harbour infrastructures and has in existence is the plans that the investments in order to support it".
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