the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven will close 2015 with a traffic of 74,5 million tons (- 4.8%)



the Land of Bremen has confirmed the full support to the development of the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven in spite of the reduction of the volumes of traffic of the goods enlivened from the German port of call in existence from three years after repentino a rise of the activity recorded after collapse of the traffic happened in 2009 as a result of the crisis world-wide economic-financial institution.

the senator to the Economy and the port of Bremen, Martin Günthner, has assured that in the next few years the city will invest hundred of million euro for the expansion and the modernization of marine-harbour infrastructures. "We - he has emphasized the senator - support ambitiouses plans for the construction of docks and terminal and for the railway net harbour future of our ports".

Günthner has announced that however the 2015 will shut with a sun traffic 74,495 million tons enlivened from the harbour system of Bremen/Bremerhaven, with a bending of -4,8% regarding the 78,236 million one totaled tons last year. In the 2015 in the harbour area of Bremerhaven traffic it will be attested to 61,156 million tons (- 6.5%) and in the harbour area of Bremen 13,339 million to tons (+3.9%).

"the economic difficulties in many you leave of the world - it has explained - have an impact directed on the activity of our port. The senator has referred in particular to the slow down of the economy of China, to collapse of the commercial exchanges with Russia and to the decrease of the question in the emergent markets.

Altogether this year the containerized trade will pile to 56,159 million tons (- 6.3%) for a handling of the container that will be pairs to 5,570 million teu (- 3.6%). "The decrease of handling of the container - Günthner has commented - is disagreeable, but it does not arouse great worry. After all - it has found - to enliven 5,6 million teu it up to now represents for Bremerhaven one of the best ones turned out recorded. All over the world - it has emphasized the senator - they are transported less container". Günthner has explained that the decrease is determined mainly by the contraction of the traffic from and for China, that constitutes the second greater volume of traffic after that with the United States. Moreover the reduction of the traffic with Russia is weighed on the result also, that it constitutes the third main market of the German harbour port of call. Günthner has specified that an ulterior impact negative is determined by the structural changes in existence in the marine transports of line, with a consequent decrease of the container traffic.

In entire 2015 is attended also a contraction of the traffic of the goods conventional, previewed pairs to 8,574 million tons, with a -4,2% on the year precedence. Total of the bulk is previewed instead an increment of the volume, that it will be pairs to 9,762 million tons (+4.2%). Handling of new motor vehicles of factory will be pairs to 2,230 million cars, analogous figure to that of 2014.

In the field of the passengers, if in 2015 the number of ships from cruise is increased landed to the German port, that it has been of 61 units regarding 58 in 2014 (+5.2%), vice versa the number of the passengers is dropped to 66 thousand people regarding 69 thousand in 2014 (- 4.6%). The senator has evidenced that however in 2016 a decided increment of the activity with a traffic previewed of approximately 95 thousand crocieristi is attended.