Last year the traffic of the goods in the port of Amsterdam is diminished of -1,8%



For the first time by 2009, when the bending of the traffic of the goods regarding the year precedence had been pairs to -8,4%, in the 2015 harbour system of Amsterdam, constituted from the ports of call of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, it is returned to record a contraction of the enlivened total volume that it has been attested 97 million to tons about, with a decrease of -1% regarding the 97,8 million one tons in 2014.

Last year the single port of Amsterdam has enlivened 78,4 million tons of cargos (- 1.8%), of which 50,8 million tons in import (- 4%) and 27,6 million tons in export (+3%), the port of call of Ijmuiden 17,9 million tons (+2%), that of Zaanstad 340 thousand tons (+47%) and the harbour port of call of Beverwijk 343 thousand tons (+44%).

"In the first six months of 2015 - the managing director of the Harbour Authority of Amsterdam has commented, Dertje Meijer - we have had a level traffic record. In the second half of 2015, instead, the traffic has been inferior to the expectations. This is determined by a extremely mild winter climate that has meant less coal for the electric power plants. This - it has emphasized Meijer - is not a tendency. If in the 2016 we attend a return to the increase, as international port - it has specified - we are employee from the birds energetic markets and the geopolitical developments".

The totaled decrease of the -1,8% last year from the single port of Amsterdam is determined by the decrease of the volume of the solid bulk, with the coal that is come down of -11% to the 17,3 million one tons and the agricultural bulk that is diminished of -6% to the 7,4 million one tons, while the other solid bulk, included minerals and fertilizers, is increased of +9% to eight million tons. In the section of the liquid bulk the oil produced ones are piled to 39,4 million tons (+1%) and the other types of bulk to 3,4 million tons (+11%). The containerized trade is come down from 633 thousand tons in 2014 to 615 thousand (or 51,634 teu) in 2015. The several rotabili and the other goods have recorded a bending of -8% to the 2,3 million one tons.

Last year to Amsterdam 134 oceanic ships from cruise and 1,768 fluvial ships from cruise are landed, with increments respective of +8% and +83% on 2014. To these 44 oceanic ships from cruise join landed to Ijmuiden.