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Sixth consecutive month of the reduction of the traffic of the container in the port of Singapore
To August 12.0% are enlivened 2,5 million teu (-)
September 14, 2015
Last month the traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Singapore is diminished of the -2,1% being is pairs to 48,7 million tons regarding 49,7 million tons in August 2014. The containerized trade, that it has recorded the sixth consecutive month of bending, is piled to 27,4 million tons (- 7.8%) and are totaled with a container handling pairs to 2,5 million teu (- 12.0%). The traffic of the goods conventional has grown of +3.8% attesting itself to 2,8 million tons. In increase also the bulk volumes, with the oil traffic that has been pairs to 16,9 million tons (+5.4%) and with the other bulk that is piled to 1,6 million tons (+24.9%).
In the first eight months of the 2015 port it has enlivened a total of 390,3 million tons of goods, with a progression of +0.9% regarding 386,9 million tons in the period January-August last year. The goods in container pairs to 225,2 million tons (- 3.4%) and are realized with a handling of containers pairs almost 21,1 million teu (- 5.6% have been). The goods conventional has shown an increment of +2.1% to 20,4 million tons. The oil traffic has totaled 131,1 million tons (+6.1%) and the volume of the bulk of other type has been of 12,5 million tons (+24.1%).
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