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In the first semester the 2016 traffic in the port of Barcelona has grown of +4.1% and in that of Algeciras of +7.8%
the first port of call has enlivened 1.071.772 container (+12.8%), second 2.354.067 (+13.1%)
July 20, 2016
In the first semester of the 2016 traffic of the goods enlivened from the port of Barcelona it has grown of +4.1% being it are pairs to 23,7 million tons regarding 22,8 million tons in the first six months last year. The greater increment is recorded by the goods in container that is piled to 10,1 million tons (+9.7%) and is totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 1.071.772 teu (+12.8%). The goods conventional has remained stable to 5,4 million tons (- 0.4%). The bulk sand banks has grown of +5.4% to beyond 2,2 million tons. The liquid bulk is diminished altogether of -1,0% to the 6,0 million one tons, with the hydrocarbons that are increased of +3.0% 4,8 million to tons and the other liquid bulk that is dropped of -14,0% to the 1,2 million one tons.
In the field of the passengers the traffic has been of 1,5 million people (+4.5%), of which 1,0 million crocieristi (+1.4%) and 477 thousand fleeting of ferries (+11.6%).
In the single month of june the 2016 Catalan port has enlivened 4,4 million tons of goods, with a progression of +8.2% on june 2015. The goods in container is increased of +6.4% than more 1,7 million conventional tons and the goods has grown of +1.0% to 1,0 million tons. The solid bulk has shown a rise of +1.3% to 368 thousand tons, while the increase of the liquid bulk has more turned out consisting (+20,4) with a total of 1,3 million tons.
In the first six months of this year the other Spanish port of Algeciras has enlivened altogether 51,8 million tons of cargos, with an increase of +7.8% on the same period of 2015. The total of the goods several has been of 34,3 million tons (+14.7%), of which 29,9 million containerized tons of goods (+15.2%) pairs to 2.354.067 teu (+13.1% totaled with a container handling). In bending it is the liquid bulk, that pairs to 13,6 million tons (- 1.8%), than the bulk sand banks, attest to 768 thousand tons (- 24.0% have been).
In the single month of june of the 2016 Algeciras it has enlivened a total of 8,6 million tons of goods, with an increment of +6.9% on the same month of 2015, with 5,0 million tons of goods in container (+6.9%), 2,4 million tons of liquid bulk (+9.7%) and 69 thousand tons of solid bulk (+18.0%).
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