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Emphasized increase of the traffic of the goods in the port of Antwerp
In the quarter April-june tons (+6.9% are enlivened 53,5 million)
July 17, 2015
In according to trimester of the 2015 port of Antwerp it has enlivened 53,5 million tons of goods, with an increment of +6.9% regarding 50,1 million tons in the correspondent period last year. The goods containerized is piled to 29,3 million tons (+6.3%) and is totaled with a container handling pairs to 2.484.944 teu (+9.5%). The rotabili have attested to 1,4 million tons (+16.7%) and the goods conventional 2,5 million to tons (- 4.2%). The solid bulk has grown of +2.7% going up to 3,5 million tons. More consisting (+10.0%) the increment of the total volume of the liquid bulk that has grown almost 16,9 million tons.
In the first semester of this year the Belgian port has enlivened altogether 104,5 million tons of cargos, with a progression of +6.4% regarding 98,2 million tons in the first half of 2014. The goods in import is piled to 52,7 million tons (+6.8%) and those in export to 51,9 million tons (+6.1%).
In the first six months of the 2015 several goods they have been pairs to a total of 64,8 million tons (+6.3%), of which 57,5 million tons of goods in container (+7.4%) pairs to 4.836.243 teu (+9.5% totaled with a container handling), 2,4 million tons of rotabili (+3.9%) and 4,8 million conventional tons of goods (- 3.9%). Handling of motors vehicle has been of 581.458 vehicles (- 9.6%).
In the segment of the bulk the total volume has been of 39,8 million tons, in increase of +6.6% on the first semester of 2014, of which 32,7 million tons of liquid bulk (+7.4%) and 7,1 million tons of bulk sand banks (+3.2%).
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