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To August the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -8,9%
Hard contraction of the bulk volumes. In increase the goods in conventional container and the goods
September 16, 2015
Last month the port of Barcelona has enlivened 3,5 million tons of goods, with a decrease of the -8,9% respect to August 2014. The bending is determined by the reduction of the bulk volumes, with cargos liquids that are diminished of the -22,6% to 908 thousand tons, of which 714 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 17.4%) and 194 thousand tons of other liquid bulk (- 37.1%), and with the bulk sand banks that are come down of the -41,3% to 256 thousand tons. In the field of the goods several the traffic has grown of +4.4% than more 2,3 million tons, of which 1,6 million containerized tons of goods (+3.1%) pairs to 169 thousand teu (- 0.4%) and 767 thousand totaled with a container handling several tons of other goods (+7.2%).
To August 2015 the traffic of the passengers in the Catalan port has been of 621 thousand people (+6.4%), of which 336 thousand crocieristi (+3.2%) and 285 thousand fleeting of ferries (+10.5%).
In the first eight months of this year the traffic of the goods has been attested altogether 30,1 million to tons, with a contraction of -0,8% regarding 30,4 million tons in the period January-August of 2014. Totally the section of the several goods has recorded an increment of +6.1% with a total of 19,5 million tons, of which 12,3 million tons of cargos in container (+5.6%) realized with a handling of containers pairs almost 1,3 million teu (+4.0% thanks to the increment of +9% it is of the exports that of the imports piled respective to 425.341 teu and 322,061 teu, while the traffic of transhipment is diminished of the -14,9% to 179.511 teu) and 7,2 million several tons of other goods (+6.9%). The liquid bulk is diminished of the -10,3% almost 7,9 million tons, of which 6,0 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 3.1%) and 1,9 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 27.3%): The bulk sand banks is dropped of -14,7% to the 2,7 million one tons.
In the first eight months of this year the passengers have been 2,5 million (+6.2%), of which 1,6 million crocieristi (+6.6%) and 892 thousand fleeting of regular lines (+5.5%).
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