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To October the traffic of the goods in the port of Barcelona is diminished of -11,5%
Emphasized contraction of the bulk volumes liquid (- 43.8%) and solid (- 12.0%). Stable the traffic of the container. Goods conventional +13.7%
November 23, 2015
Last month an important contraction of the volumes of bulk traffic has determined a decrease of the -11,5% of the total of the goods enlivened by the port of Barcelona that is piled to 3,7 million tons regarding 4,2 million tons in October 2014. In the segment of the liquid bulk the traffic is diminished altogether of the -43,8% attesting to 684 thousand tons, of which 433 thousand tons of hydrocarbons (- 51.6%) and 251 thousand tons of other cargos liquids (- 51.6%). The volume of traffic of the bulk sand banks has recorded a contraction of the -12,0% coming down to 442 thousand tons. In the field of the goods several tons (+4.6% are enlivened 2,6 million), of which 1,7 million containerized tons of goods (+0.1%) pairs to 176 thousand teu (- 2.0%) and 918 thousand totaled with a handling of containers conventional tons of goods (+13.7%).
Last month the traffic of the passengers has grown of +10.8% with a total of 401 thousand unit, of which 337 thousand crocieristi (+10.5%) and 64 thousand fleeting of ferries (+12.0%).
In the first ten months of the 2015 Spanish port it has enlivened 37,8 million tons of goods, with a bending of the -1,5% regarding the January-October period last year. The traffic of the several goods is increased of +6.0% 24,6 million to tons, of which 15,5 million tons of goods in container (+4.7%) pairs to 1,6 million teu (+3.1% realized with a handling of containers) and 9,0 million conventional tons of goods (+8.3%). The traffic of the liquid bulk is diminished of -12,8% to the 9,7 million one tons, of which 7,4 million tons of hydrocarbons (- 6.3%) and 2,3 million tons of other liquid bulk (- 28.6%), with a contraction particularly consisting (- 54.4%) of the biocombustibili come down to 766 thousand tons. The bulk sand banks has totaled beyond 3,5 million tons (- 13.1%).
In the first ten months of this year the passengers have been 3,3 million unit (+6.1%), of which 2,2 million crocieristi (+6.1%) and almost 1,1 million passengers of regular lines (+6.1%).
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