Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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In the first semester of this year the port of Amsterdam has enlivened 42,4 million tons of goods (+0.8%)
In the harbour ports of call of Ijmuiden, Zaanstad and Beverwijk the traffic has grown respective of +2.7%, +69% and +17%
August 19, 2015
In the first six months of the 2015 harbour system of Amsterdam, constituted from the ports of call of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, it has enlivened a traffic of 51,7 million tons of goods, with a progression of +1.3% regarding the first semester last year.
The single port of Amsterdam has enlivened 42,4 million tons, with an light increase of +0.8% on the first half of 2014, while more consisting it has been the increment of the traffic to Ijmuiden, that it has enlivened 8,9 million tons (+2.7%), to Zaanstad, that has totaled 200 thousand tons (+69%), and to Beverwijk, where tons (+17% are enlivened 131 thousand).
The increase of recorded +0.8% to Amsterdam is determined mainly by the progression of +5% of the traffic of the oil produced ones that are gone up to 22,3 million tons. Decreasing, instead, the coal traffic, that it is piled to 9,6 million tons (- 7%), so as that of containerized cargos, that it has been of 294 thousand tons (- 17%) and in terms of handling of container from 20 ' (teu) has been pairs to 25.170 teu. In bending also the agricultural bulk, included fertilizers, that they quickly have a contraction of -13% coming down to the 4,1 million one tons. The other solid bulk is increased 3,1 million to tons, with a +6% regarding 2,9 million tons in the first semester of 2014, and the other liquid bulk has recorded a progression of +20% to 1,6 million tons. The other goods several, included the rotabili, has totaled an increment of +14% to 1,4 million tons.
In the single port of Amsterdam the imports are diminished of -4% to the 27 million one tons, while the export has grown of +10% to 15,5 million tons.
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