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Busan archivia first semester 2015 confirming sixth port world-wide container
In June a bending of the traffic, the first after 20 consecutive months of increase is recorded
August 4, 2015
In the first semester of this year the port of Busan has enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 9,7 million teu, with a progression of +5.1% regarding 9,2 million teu in the first half of 2014. This volume of traffic allows with the South Korean port of call to confirm to the sixth place of the ranking of the first world-wide ports container on June 30, 2015 and to classify in front of the port of Qingdao, as in the first semester of 2014, and behind the port of Hong Kong, than in the first semester of 2015 it is retreated to the fifth position.
In the first six months of this year the enlivened traffic of transhipment from Busan has been pairs to 5,0 million teu (+7.4%). The import traffic has been attested to beyond 2,2 million teu (- 0.4%) and that of export to 2,3 million teu (+1.2%).
To signal that in June the 2015 South Korean port has recorded a bending of the -1,4% of the containerized trade, the first decrease after 20 consecutive months of increase of the activity.
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In the first semester of this year the port of Busan has enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 9,7 million teu, with a progression of +5.1% regarding 9,2 million teu in the first half of 2014. This volume of traffic allows with the South Korean port of call to confirm to the sixth place of the ranking of the first world-wide ports container on June 30, 2015 and to classify in front of the port of Qingdao, as in the first semester of 2014, and behind the port of Hong Kong, than in the first semester of 2015 it is retreated to the fifth position.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
